FISHLANDS

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Play-to-Earn · Ronin · 24 Seasons · Full Economy Design

1. Game Philosophy

FISHLANDS is a relaxing P2E fishing game on the Ronin blockchain. Three principles: simple rules with deep mechanics, fair and transparent economy, real daily player choices. 24 seasons, full distribution of all Vault tokens every season — with no leftovers and no deficit.

1.1 Three Pillars of the Game

• Fishing — the core action. Each island is a unique ecosystem. Each fish is an economic asset: sell immediately, stake it, or process it.

• Aquarium — staking of live assets. Fish in the aquarium earns a daily share of the Staking Pool proportional to its Staking Power and generates Pearls. Feeding fish is mandatory: unfed fish earns no income and loses freshness — when the timer expires, it disappears forever.

• Progression — meaningful and contractually enforced. Islands I05–I06 are inaccessible until Season 6, I09–I10 until Season 11. Aquarium slots unlock at seasonal milestones. No token, no NFT bypasses these restrictions — it’s a smart contract.

1.2 Game Start

To start playing, you must purchase a rod. There is no free entry. The rod is purchased for RON in the in-game shop. After purchasing a rod, the player automatically gains access to I01 and can catch their first fish. One account — one rod. Changing rods is only possible through an upgrade.

1.3 Key Design Decisions

2. $CAST Token and Pearls

2.1 $CAST Base Parameters

2.2 Pearls — In-Game Currency

Pearls are an in-game currency, not a token. Pearls do not exist on-chain, are not traded on the marketplace, and cannot be transferred between wallets. They are tied to a specific account.

Pearls create an alternative progression: even a player with low $CAST income gradually accumulates Pearls for buoys on new islands — an incentive to keep fish in the aquarium and feed them.

2.3 Token Distribution

2.4 Dual Pool Mechanism — Zero Remainder Guarantee

Each day a daily allocation is drawn from the Rewards Vault. It is split into two pools:

• DQ/CSR Pool (30%) — payment for daily quests and Catch Score Reward. Unspent remainder → automatically to the Staking Pool of the current day.

• Staking Pool (70%) — distributed automatically to all stakers proportionally to Staking Power. When TotalStakingPower > 0, the pool is distributed 100%.

• Season Final Boost (days 58–60 of the season) — any accumulated remainder is distributed to all active wallets proportionally to activity during the last 7 days of the season.

Ƒ DAILY STAKING RATE FORMULA: Daily_Staking_Pool = (Season_Daily_Alloc × 0.70) + DQ_CSR_Surplus_Today Daily_Rate = Daily_Staking_Pool / Total_Ecosystem_Staking_Power Player_Daily_FISH = min(Σ(Fish_SP × Daily_Rate × Feeding_Multiplier), StakingWalletCap) Feeding_Multiplier = 1.0 (fed today) | 0.0 (not fed) Staking accrues at 00:00 UTC. StakingWalletCap = 5,000 $ CAST/day.

2.5 Bell-Curve Token Allocation — 24 Seasons

CURVE LOGIC: Emission grows in the first 8 seasons along with player progression growth. The peak (S8) coincides with ecosystem maturity — at this point the gap between newcomers and whales is minimal in relative terms. After the peak, a gradual decline. S20–S24 stabilize at 85–90M.

ZERO REMAINDER RULE: Total over 24 seasons: 4,500,000,000 $CAST — everything goes to players.

2.6 DQ Pool Coverage — Verification (DAU = 9,500)

Expected DQ spend = 6,000 quest-active (63% DAU) × 50% completion × 90 $CAST = 270,000 $CAST/day

WalletCap 160 $CAST does not require reduction in any of the 24 seasons.

2.7 All $CAST Sinks (Burn Vault)

All operations listed below burn $CAST permanently. The RON portions of the same operations go to the Project Treasury.

2.8 Project Treasury — RON Revenue

3. Level System and Season Locks

3.1 XP Sources

3.2 Key Levels and Unlocks

Battle Pass leveling pace (50,000 XP): Early game (I01–I02): ~400–500 XP/day → ~100–125 days. Mid game (I04–I05): ~2,000–3,000 XP/day → ~17–25 days. Late game (I07+): ~5,000–8,000 XP/day → ~6–10 days.

3.3 Season Island Locks — HARD LOCK + QUADRUPLE GATE

🔒 HARD LOCK — smart contract. Condition checked on-chain at each fishing attempt: Unlock = (Level >= Min_Level) AND (Current_Season >= Min_Season) AND (FISH_Paid) AND (RON_Paid) AND (Buoy_Purchased) All five conditions are mandatory. No token, no NFT bypasses them.

I09 buoy calculation: a player with 10 Legendary fish earns 1,650 Pearls/day. Over S6–S10 (300 days) = 495,000 Pearls — enough.

3.4 Aquarium Slots — Hard Lock + RON + $CAST

🔒 SLOTS: Maximum 15 slots. RON portion → Treasury. $CAST portion → Burn Vault. A slot cannot be purchased before the indicated season.

3.5 Season Transitions

Each season lasts exactly 60 days. The transition occurs at 00:00 UTC on the first day of the new season.

Season transition timeline: - Days 57–59 (Final Boost): Season Final Boost is activated. The total remaining pool of the season is split between all wallets proportionally to activity during days 53–59. - Day 60, 23:00 UTC: Last staking accrual for the current season. - Day 60, 23:30–23:59 UTC: Technical maintenance window (30 minutes). Fishing unavailable. Aquarium operates in read-only mode. - Day 61 = Day 1 of the new season, 00:00 UTC: New daily allocation from Vault is activated. Activity snapshot is reset. New seasonal Hard Lock islands open (if applicable). First staking day of the new season is accrued. - Seasonal reset: XP, level, fish collection, Pearls, and aquarium are not reset. They carry over to the next season. - What resets: Battle Pass progress (new Pass), Guild Contribution Points, DQ statistics.

4. Islands and Full Fish List

4.1 Base Fish Parameters by Rarity

Freshness in the aquarium: Feeding fish (RON) resets the freshness timer to maximum. If the fish is not fed — the timer runs. When it reaches 0 — the fish disappears from the aquarium forever (NFT is burned). The more valuable the fish, the longer it survives without food. Common fish requires daily feeding, otherwise it will disappear the next day.

Ƒ STAKING POWER: SP grows as powers of three (1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, 729, 2187). StakingWalletCap = 5,000 $CAST /day.

4.2 I01 — Crab Cove

Distribution: Common 58% | Uncommon 28% | Rare 12% | Epic 2%

4.3 I02 — Kelp Forest

Distribution: Common 42% | Uncommon 35% | Rare 18% | Epic 4% | Legendary 1%

4.4 I03 — Coral Ridge

Distribution: Common 32% | Uncommon 28% | Rare 24% | Epic 12% | Legendary 4%

4.5 I04 — Sunken Reef [S2]

Distribution: Uncommon 28% | Rare 30% | Epic 20% | Legendary 15% | Mythic 7%

4.6 I05 — Storm Shelf [S6]

⛔ HARD LOCK: Buoy I05: 25,000 Pearls + 3,000 $CAST + 1,500 RON. Current_Season >= 6 checked on-chain.

Distribution: Rare 25% | Epic 28% | Legendary 25% | Mythic 18% | Ancient 4%

4.7 I06 — Deep Channel [S6]

⛔ HARD LOCK: Buoy I06: 60,000 Pearls + 7,000 $CAST + 3,000 RON. Unlocks simultaneously with I05 in S6.

Distribution: Epic 20% | Legendary 30% | Mythic 30% | Ancient 20%

4.8 I07 — Midnight Trench [S8]

Distribution: Epic 12% | Legendary 22% | Mythic 40% | Ancient 26%

4.9 I08 — Abyss Gate [S9]

Distribution: Legendary 15% | Mythic 35% | Ancient 38% | Abyssal 12%

4.10 I09 — Void Waters [S11]

⛔⛔ DOUBLE HARD LOCK. Buoy I09: 400,000 Pearls + 35,000 $CAST + 18,000 RON.

4.11 I10 — The Maw [S11]

⛔⛔ DOUBLE HARD LOCK. Buoy I10: 800,000 Pearls + 60,000 $CAST + 30,000 RON. Only Abyssal fish. Drop rate reduced ×3 compared to I09.

5. Aquarium and Staking

5.1 Basic Rules

• Each slot = one staking position (1 fish).
• Fish in the aquarium has a freshness timer. Feeding (RON) → timer resets to maximum. Timer = 0 → fish disappears forever (NFT is burned).
• Fish earns $CAST and Pearls only if fed on that day. Unfed = 0 income, timer keeps running.
• Staking accrues at 00:00 UTC daily.
• StakingWalletCap = 5,000 $CAST/day.

5.2 Staking Income Examples (S8, peak)

Staking Pool/day ≈ 5,000,000 $CAST. TotalSP ≈ 800,000. Daily Rate ≈ 6.25 $CAST/SP.

5.3 Daily Rate Forecast by Season

5.4 Fish Feeding (RON → Treasury)

FEEDING — MANDATORY REQUIREMENT. Feed is exclusively RON. All RON → Project Treasury.

Emergency feed with Fish Meal: 20 Fish Meal replaces 1 day of RON feeding (×1.5 more expensive by value). Limit: no more than 30% of total feedings per season can be paid with Fish Meal. That is, out of 60 days — a maximum of 18 days on Fish Meal. The remaining 42+ days — mandatory RON. This protects the Treasury from bypassing the RON sink.

Feeding options: daily manual | Auto-feed for 7/30/60 days (−5/−10/−15% discount). Cancellation → unspent RON is returned.

5.5 Freshness System

Two types of fish — two rules:

The more valuable the fish — the more time to decide (stake, sell, process) and the longer it survives without feeding in the aquarium. An Abyssal fish survives 45 days without feeding in the event of a sudden player absence — enough time to return and resume care.

6. Fishing Mechanics

6.1 Stamina

Speed modules accelerate recovery, they do not increase the maximum. This means: if a player fully spends Stamina every day, the Speed module allows fishing to start earlier (e.g., at 20:00 instead of 00:00), getting the same 60 attempts at a convenient time. The total number of attempts per day does not change, but convenience and scheduling flexibility are improved.

6.2 Key Formulas

Ƒ CATCH SUCCESS: Catch_Chance = Base_Island_Chance × (1 + Rod_Power/500) × (1 + Module_Bonus) × Bait_Bonus

Ƒ CATCH RARITY: Rarity_Chance = Base_Rarity_Island × (1 + Luck_Module_Bonus) × (1 + Bait_Rarity_Bonus) Luck_Module_Bonus: T1=+5% … T6=+50% to Rare+ fish chance

Ƒ CSR (Catch Score Reward): CSR = 2 $CAST × Rarity_Multiplier × Quality_Roll Rarity_Multiplier: Common×1 | Uncommon×1.5 | Rare×2.5 | Epic×4 | Legendary×7 | Mythic×12 | Ancient×20 | Abyssal×35 Quality_Roll = random(0.8, 1.2) CSR Cap: 50 $CAST/day

6.3 Materials from Fishing

7. Full Materials List (T1–T10)

7.1 Derived Materials (Processing Plant)

8. Rods

Purchasing a rod — mandatory game entry. Rod is acquired for RON on the market. 1 account = 1 active rod. Rod upgrade = purchasing a new one + automatic write-off of the old one.

The Trench Rod fills the gap: players at levels 75–89 get a specialized rod for I07–I09 that increases the chance of Abyssal fish — the most valuable catch on these islands.

8.1 Repair Mechanics

Wear formula: Durability_Loss = 1 unit/attempt × Island_Modifier (I01–I04: ×1, I05–I08: ×2, I09–I10: ×3).

9. Baits

Note on Deep Bait: In the shop, Deep Bait is available from Level 40. Self-crafting Deep Bait requires T5 Ember Glass, which drops at I05–I06 — accessible only from S6. Thus, crafting Deep Bait is only possible starting from S6, while the shop version is available immediately from Lvl 40. The shop and craft versions are identical in bonuses.

9.1 Bait Crafting Recipes

10. Modules

Speed modules do not increase the maximum Stamina (60 units) and do not grant additional attempts beyond the limit. They allow spending the same amount of Stamina 2–4 hours earlier — useful for players with non-standard schedules.

11. Processing Plant

Unlocked at Level 25.

11.1 Processing Recipes

11.2 Plant Upgrade

11.3 Fish Meal — Uses

12. Fish Fusion — Fish Evolution

Fish Fusion is a mechanic for upgrading fish rarity. Requires Processing Plant Level 2+. Three fish of the same rarity merge into one fish of the next rarity. $CAST on fusion → Burn Vault (S008).

Logic: Fusion solves the “junk” fish flood more powerfully than processing, creates a strong $CAST sink, and gives casual players a path to rare fish through accumulation rather than purchasing.

12.1 Fish Fusion Recipes

Fusion Rules: - Input fish must be from the same island (e.g., 3 Uncommon only from I02). - Output fish is random from the pool of next-rarity fish on the same island. - Input fish are burned upon merging. - Fish Meal is not awarded on Fusion — fish are fully consumed in synthesis. - Fish must be in inventory, not in the aquarium.

13. Daily Quests (DQ)

5 quests per day. Reset at 00:00 UTC. WalletCap DQ+CSR = 160 $CAST/day.

Access to advanced quests: Since all players are required to have at least Battle Pass Tier 1 (Sailor), DQ-D is available to everyone. DQ-E is available from Tier 2 (Captain) and above.

13.1 Basic Quests (all players)

13.2 Advanced Quest (Tier 2+ Battle Pass)

Ƒ WalletCap CALCULATION: Maximum DQ (all quests): 20+15+10+30+35 = 110 $CAST/day. Maximum CSR: 50 $CAST/day. WalletCap DQ+CSR = 160 $CAST/day. Tier 1 (without DQ-E): maximum 145 $CAST/day — covered by WalletCap ✓

13.3 “Full Day” Bonus

All basic DQs completed (DQ-A + DQ-B + DQ-C + DQ-D) in one day → +50 XP and +1 Guild Contribution Point.

14. Seasonal Battle Pass (4 Tiers)

No free players. Minimum tier — Tier 1 (Sailor, 500 RON/season). All RON → Project Treasury. No pay-to-win: tiers provide convenience, cosmetics, and extended quests, but not Staking Power and no direct fishing advantages beyond the described DQ.

14.1 Tier Parameters

14.2 Level Reward Table (50 levels)

15. Guild System

15.1 Guild Events

16. Marketplace and Secondary Market

16.1 Marketplace Structure

16.2 Anti-Dump Protection

Mechanism to protect against price crashes from mass selling by large players.

Rule 1 — Aquarium withdrawal cooldown: Fish placed in the aquarium can be withdrawn back to inventory. After withdrawal, a 48-hour cooldown applies before listing on the marketplace. This eliminates flash arbitrage: buy fish → take staking for 1 day → sell immediately.

Rule 2 — Graduated Release for large positions: Listing more than 20 fish of the same species in one day activates graduated release: - First 20 fish — listed immediately. - Next 20 fish — after 24 hours. - Each subsequent batch of 20 — another 24 hours later. Total queue can hold up to 200 fish (10 batches × 10 days).

Rule 3 — Price Floor Alert: If a listing price is >30% below the median price of that species over the last 7 days — the listing requires confirmation with a 24-hour delay. The player can cancel the listing during these 24 hours.

16.3 Market Price Dynamics

• Staking Power — the main demand driver for fish.
• Collection rarity — first catch of a unique species (+100 XP) creates additional demand.
• Seasonal cycle — prices are higher at the start of the season (aquarium setup), lower at the end (processing before the finale).
• Hard Lock anticipation — before S6 (I05–I06) and S11 (I09–I10), hype builds for fish from new islands.

17. Material and Token Balance

17.1 Material Balance by Tier

17.2 Token Balance by Key Seasons

18. Onboarding Process

How to start playing FISHLANDS:

1. Purchase a rod. The player acquires a Rod in the in-game shop. RON → Treasury. Without a rod, game entry is impossible.
2. First fishing session. After purchasing a rod, the player automatically gains access to I01 (Crab Cove) and 10 Basic Baits. First fish caught.
3. Aquarium. The first 3 slots are free. The player places fish in the aquarium → $CAST and Pearls start accruing.
4. Feeding. Daily RON payment activates income. Auto-feed removes the need for daily transactions.
5. Battle Pass. The player chooses a tier (minimum Tier 1 — 50 RON). Pass activates DQ-D and basic rewards.
6. Progression. Fishing, XP, levels, new islands, Fish Fusion, guild.

NFT fish as an asset: Every caught fish is a unique NFT on Ronin with on-chain history: catch date, island, season number, total $CAST earned in the aquarium over all time. This history is visible in NFT metadata and on the marketplace — it affects collectible value.

19. DAO Governance & Insurance Fund

19.1 Insurance Fund

Permitted uses of the Insurance Fund: - Emergency $CAST price support via buyback in the event of an anomalous market crash. - Compensation for players in the event of verified smart contract errors. - Ecosystem development grants (integrations, partnerships, marketing). - Adjustment of seasonal staking parameters in force majeure circumstances (requires supermajority).

19.2 DAO Voting Mechanics

20. Key Risks and Mitigation

◈ MAIN CONCLUSION: FISHLANDS economy is built on six guarantees:

1. ZERO REMAINDER: Dual Pool 30/70 + Season Final Boost = 4,500,000,000 $CAST over 24 seasons — all to players.

2. FAIR CURVE: S1=120M → peak S8=340M → S24=85M. Emission growth coincides with player progression growth.

3. PHYSICAL PROGRESSION: Hard Lock + Quadruple Gate (Level + Season + $CAST + RON). Smart contract, not a rule.

4. REAL ACCOUNTABILITY: Fish in the aquarium disappears without feeding. Fish Meal limit 30%. RON feeding is unavoidable.

5. MARKET PROTECTION: Anti-Dump (48h cooldown + graduated release + price floor). Fish Fusion as an alternative to purchasing. Staking T1/T2 from the first island.

6. SUSTAINABLE MONETIZATION: RON income → Treasury (feeding + rods + marketplace 12.5% + Battle Pass). $CAST sinks → Burn Vault. Insurance Fund 700M under DAO governance.

FISHLANDS WHITEPAPER — Good luck fishing!