The time is here!

Below you’ll find details about what you’ll be able to do with your BAPs, a new soft staking system in development (Starbases), and what to expect leading up to the launch of these initiatives. There’s a lot of info here, so buckle up, and get ready for takeoff.

BAP Mechanics

• Once your BAP is online, you’ll be able to use it to travel beyond the reaches of your current galaxy and explore a new World. The device is unstable, a one-way ticket. Opening a portal will destroy (i.e., burn) your device.
• Activating your BAP will open a portal to one of seven Worlds. The World you travel to will depend on the type of BAP you activate (Void, Galactic, Focus, Grand, Gravity, A2EX-ULTRA, or Giga Star’s Blessing).
• Upon activating your BAP, you’ll receive two new items: (1) a vista of your new World in the form of a banner that you can showcase with your Stars on whatever platform you choose; and (2) an insignia specific to the World you travel to.
• Banners and insignias are not new NFTs. When you activate your BAP, these items will be deposited in two new Inventories that you’ll be able to view on your Star’s OpenSea page: an Insignia Inventory and a World Inventory. 
• Upon activating your BAP, each Star in your wallet will receive an insignia and banner in their Insignia and World Inventories. Inventories are attached to Stars and will transfer with your Stars if your Stars change hands.
• Equipping an insignia to a Star will give them access to a Starbase (described below). You’re free to swap back and forth between insignias, or toggle them off altogether.
• The types of insignias and banners your Stars receive will depend on the type of BAP you burn and its rarity. Burning a BAP of a given type and rarity will award each of your Stars with an insignia of the corresponding type and rarity. Burning a BAP of a given type will award all your Stars with banners of the corresponding type, but, if you hold multiple Stars, you’ll have a chance to receive different variants of that banner-type.  
• Activating multiple BAPs of different types and/or rarities will allow you to travel to different Worlds. By doing so, you’ll be able to collect the full range of available insignias and banners across the Inventories of all your Stars.
• Wen? Q3 2022.

Starbases

• Once you arrive in your new World, you’ll need a Starbase. Your insignia is the key to your base: equip an insignia, dock your Star, earn rewards.
• To dock a Star at a base, you’ll need to equip an insignia to it. The insignia equipped to a Star at the time of docking will determine your Star’s reward track. There is a different reward track for each type of insignia. Your Star will stay on its reward track for as long as it stays docked. The longer you dock, the greater your rewards.
• Rewards will consist of a range of benefits. We’ve got lots of surprises in store, but just to give a taste: think upgrades to your Stars, entirely new digital assets, and more. 
• Docking a Star at a base does not involve depositing your NFT to a smart contract and “locking it up” for any period of time. While your Star is at your base, you retain full control over it, and can transfer or sell it at any time. However, if your Star is listed or transferred, it will be removed from its base and reward track, resetting its progress.
• Once this system is implemented, the possibilities are boundless. It will be a core part of our ecosystem, and a source of continuous rewards and benefits for all holders. More information on all aspects of this system will be provided closer to release.
• Wen? Q4 2022.

What now?

• Over the next several weeks, leading up to the day your portals open, we’ll be delivering lore and art assets that build out the story of our Starcatcher as they continue to accumulate the pieces they need to activate their BAP and embark on their journey. First on the list: a Fusion Cell – the power source.
• Previously, we planned to deliver the pieces you need to activate your BAPs in the form of claimable items. We now think this would only introduce needless friction and complicate the process of getting your BAPs online. Our new, streamlined approach requires only that you sit back, relax, and prepare for the journey to come.
• Expect the first art and lore installment next week.

More soon, Stars. We’re on the runway, starting now.

TL;DR: Burn a BAP, get insignias and banners, use insignias to soft stake your Stars, earn rewards. Lfg.