COSMIC HORIZON

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COSMIC HORIZON

What is Cosmic Horizon

Cosmic Horizon is a play-and-earn strategy space-trading/conquest MMRPG, developed by Qwoyn Studios and powered by the Cosmos SDK. Cosmic Horizon takes inspiration from adventure and strategy games of the 1990s and updates the established concepts with a modern blockchain-based approach. The core elements of the game consist of the Universe (divided into thousands of individual sectors) and the elements within it, namely: Players, Ships, Planets (including special planets) and Ports (including special ports). Players will interact with the world and one another to gain resources and exert control over sections of the universe.

Cosmos SDK

Our application-specific blockchain is built using the Cosmos SDK, an open-source framework for building multi-asset public Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchains and one of the most powerfull tools in the industry.

Community Owned

Cosmic Horizon is not just an experience, it's a community! Using the power of governance you get to decide how to make it an amazing one. You are at the center of this mission!

DAO

One of the most exciting opportunities a blockchain community presents is the formation of a Decentralized autonomous orginization (DAO). Cosmic Horizon enables making a real change in the world!


Official Discord
https://discord.gg/GTWQCMKvud


Official Telegram
https://t.me/cosmic_horizon
Telegram (RU)
https://t.me/cosmicru
Telegram (TR)
https://t.me/cosmichorizonturkey

Website
https://cosmic-horizon.com/

Twitter
https://twitter.com/Coho_Cosmos

Github
https://github.com/Cosmic-Horizon

Whitepaper
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSaIWZF6REwC6yQsj1KCFtmjKFZwMTdo7rdAxsv-JqL8cTJD1NIGq0UIm1X0qEO1w/pub

NFT Information
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTEUljd2iVJdlo1F-fyDbUiJQ44mDpMGd5rsoFL8KNEAW0wS4yhiSHJQ4uoEeZY6eE-5eQfqOcDwvtG/pub

Public Roadmap
https://cosmic-horizon.notion.site/Cosmic-Horizon-Public-Roadmap-d5facc0e546d4cbf9c3bb2ec9551ab53

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Since inception until today, we are thankful for the continued and enthusiastic support we receive from our community.

We believe that the community is the backbone of any successful project and when it comes to play-and-earn metaverse projects, it is even more important, as true decentralization cannot be achieved without a vibrant community.

We have decided to launch the Cosmic Horizon Ambassador Program, so our most passionate community members across the globe can represent Cosmic Horizon and help to continue the rapid growth of our thriving community.

The ambassador program will run from September 3 to November 3, 2022, and awards will be announced soon!

Based on Crew3, the concept is simple:

- You will earn experience points for each quest completed, the more quests completed the higher the chance for rewards.

- We will update and add quests as we progress.

- Rewards will be announced based on rankings, but first we’ll make sure everything works perfectly.

How do I participate in Crew3 quests?

- Go to https://cosmic-horizon.crew3.xyz/questboard

- Login to your Discord account.

- Start with a quest to earn your first experience points.

- Participate in as many quests as possible to climb up the leaderboard and level up.

Good luck to everyone!

Make sure you follow us on your fav social media channel:

- Discord: https://discord.gg/GwkAqHPDyj

- Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoHo_Cosmos

- Telegram: https://t.me/cosmic_horizon

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Ambassador Program Update!

Hello Cosmic Horizon Community!

We are honored! It has been only four days since the ambassador program launched, and we have already had 565 participants sign up. This fantastic community has made us all proud once again.

Presently we are reviewing all of the incoming quest submissions, and we greatly appreciate your patience during the review period. Going forward, we will be removing some old quests and adding new ones with higher XP. If you haven’t already signed up, now is still a great time to join. The chances to score rewards remain very high.

Without further ado, it’s time to announce the awards.

The first forty spots on the leaderboard will receive the following rewards:

1st place: 2500 tokens + 1 GENESIS NFT

2nd place: 2000 tokens + 1 GENESIS NFT

3rd place: 1500 tokens + 1 GENESIS NFT

4th place: 1000 tokens + 1 GENESIS NFT

5th place: 750 tokens + 1 GENESIS NFT

6th — 15th place: 500 tokens + 1 GENESIS NFT

16–20th place: 350 tokens + 1 GENESIS NFT

20th to 40th place: 2 GENESIS NFT

As a reminder, if you own one or more of the limited genesis NFTs, you are eligible to receive a special role which gives you the ability to join The Founders Club. Becoming a founder comes with special privileges which include airdrops, special events and more! Use the #Starrybot channel of our Discord server to receive the Founders Club role.

We will publish our updated Whitepaper and Tokenomics paper in an upcoming article, so stay tuned!

Thank you all so much for your support!

Make sure you follow us on your fav social media channel:

- Discord: https://discord.gg/GwkAqHPDyj

- Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoHo_Cosmos

- Telegram: https://t.me/cosmic_horizon

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Founder NFTs

The perks and benefits of founders assets

Community driven projects depend on their communities. Cosmic Horizon is no exception, and we wish to recognize and reward the early contributions, enthusiasm and bootstrapping of our founders. Our foundational NFT sale aims to deliver exciting and unique NFTs that will provide value and enhanced gameplay to those who have them. These limited NFTs are available only to early adopters and come with additional perks and benefits.

Founders’ NFT Sale

The founders’ NFT sale comes in three stages: whitelist round one, whitelist round two and the public sale.  Each stage will offer specific perks and the exclusive NFTs available in each stage feature special perks as well.

General Perks

Level 1 - Whitelist number one perks

*  40% Discount on NFTs
*  Founders Club Membership

Level 2 - Whitelist number two perks

*  25% Discount on NFT
*  Founders Club Membership

Level 3 - Public NFT perks

*  Founders Club Membership


Avatar NFT Perks

Founders are not only important community members but also players in the Cosmic Horizon game. In order to play the game you will need an avatar and one or more ships to explore the universe.

The Cosmic Horizon NFT sale includes three limited, unique avatars:

The Kalin are a world conquering warrior race with a space battleship. This is a culture which explores the universe searching for new planets to conquer. Their ships are built for battle, capable of being equipped with heavy weapons and shields

Kalin Perks

*  5% greater weapons efficiency, on any ship Avatar is piloting

*  3% Fuel Efficiency on any ship they control

*  Extra Cargo Holds on any ships they control

*  5% discount on battleships


The Tar’ri Merchants travel the universe looking for other cultures that will trade with them. They operate cargo ships that can hold a lot of inventory but aren't very fast and have a medium amount of weapons.

Tar’ri Perks

*  1% Price break on buying from starports

*  3% Fuel Efficiency on any ship they control

*  Extra Cargo Holds on any ships they control

*  5% discount on cargo ships


The Vedic Scientists travel the universe mapping different sectors in ships made for scientific research and exploration. These ships are extremely fast but have fewer cargo holds and fighting capability.

Vedic Perks

Veda ships are known for their efficiency and speed, and Pathfinders even more so. Ideal for exploring the galaxy, the advanced engines are designed and tuned for efficiency. While Veda ships have limited armor, their advanced shield generators can take a hit and their nimble nature allows for a quick escape.

Unlike a standard Pathfinder, the MKII were made in limited numbers for deep exploration and special operations. As such they have uprated weapons and cargo capacity (for dangerous encounters and for carrying more supplies when exploring the deep expanse of space).

*  5% greater shield efficiency on any ship avatar is piloting

*  2% Fuel Efficiency on any ship they control

*  Free level 1 shield generator upgrade on ship avator is piloting

*  Extra fuel slots

Ship NFT Perks

Each of our ships is specifically designed  with an avatar in mind, but this does not mean you have to use a specific ship with a specific avatar. You are free to choose your own adventure!

Ships, similar to the avatars, come with specially designed perks just for our founders.  Attack, defense and burn ratios, as well as other ship stats vary depending on the level of the founder, but each will always have a slight advantage  over non-founder ships.

Kalin: N’Kasi Heavy Cruiser

Kalin heavy cruisers are formidable in battle, with heavy armor and high capacity energy stores for their weapons and shield. It is a less maneuverable ship, not very adept at evasive action, but the Kalin are not known to often retreat from a battle.

N’Kasi are an upgraded version of the standard Kalin heavy cruiser, fitted with upgraded cargo capacity and an experimental engine for improved efficiency compared to other ships of this mass and fighting ability.

*  Unique attack ratios

*  Unique burn ratios

*  Can be captured, but not destroyed

Tar’ri: Pyxis Freighter

The Tar’ri are merchants first and their ships are optimized for this purpose. Pyxis Freighters feature an almost unrivaled cargo capacity and are relatively fuel efficient, considering their size.


The Pyxis Freighter is a special assignment variation on the standard freighter - designed to go further and carry more. Though the Tar’ri prefer to rely on alliances and bargaining rather than combat to settle their differences, the Praxis Freighter has uprated shielding and propulsion systems to allow for increased chances when engaging in evasive maneuvers.

*  Unique defense ratios

*  Max cargo holds

*  Can be captured, but not destroyed

Uvlar Science Vessels

*  Unique passenger ratios

*  Discount at fuel depot

*  Can be captured, but not destroyed

Founders Club

One of the most exciting founder perks is our Founders Club Membership. Our founders club and its membership is our way of saying thank you to those who are helping bootstrap the Cosmic Horizon project.

Membership Perks

*  First to access new avatars, ships and other in-game assets

*  Rare NFT airdrops

*  Ability to participate in community contests and grants

*  Special Discord role and access to exclusive channels

*  Access to exclusive the founders stardock


The NFTs sold in the founders' exclusive sale come with many perks and benefits. However, the biggest benefit of bootstrapping the Cosmic Horizon game is helping create a vibrant and exciting community. Community is the most important aspect of any project, particularly in the blockchain industry. Founders are at the center of the community and for this reason we are honoring them and thanking them for their support!

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General COHO Blockchain Economics

Note: Below outlines the outset of Cosmic Horizon economics as they relate to the blockchain itself. Further details regarding the in-game economics and token (Sagans) will be provided in a later paper.

Cosmic Horizon economics are structured to be robust and dynamic–utilizing a combination of staking rewards, an innovative in-game economy (IGE) bootstrapping pool, as well as blockchain inflationary rewards. Cosmic Horizon operates on a play-to-earn (P2E) model, whereby players will strategize, trade, colonize and battle to control strategic sectors of the cosmos–and earn rewards along the way in the form of CoHo tokens.

Genesis Distribution

At genesis, 100 million CoHo tokens will be minted and distributed to investors, Qwoyn Studios, the IGE bootstrapping pool, Qwoyn Foundation and a Cosmos-wide airdrop. The following sections describe token distribution and utilization.

Fundraising and Market Offerings

Qwoyn Studios is raising a portion of operating capital for Cosmic Horizon by performing a private token sale which will be used to support ongoing development and operating costs. Qwoyn Studios’ target is to sell 10M COHO tokens. In the event the goal is not met, the remaining tokens will be distributed to non-sale allocations.

Non-Sale Allocations

Non-Sale Allocations will be distributed to Qwoyn Studios to ensure the longevity of the Cosmic Horizon project. These funds will also be applied toward team allocations, marketing, testnet validator distributions and token swaps with current and future partners.

Breakdown of Non-Sale Allocations:

Team Allocations        -         12M COHO

Marketing                -        1.5M COHO

Token Swaps                -        2.5M COHO

Liquidity Bootstrapping        -           3M COHO

Testnet Distributions        -           1M COHO

In-Game Economy Bootstrapping Pool

An exciting component of Cosmic Horizon’s tokenomics is its IGE Bootstrapping Pool, which is leveraged to balance and support the dynamic in-game economics and Starport trading mechanics. From the genesis mint, 20M tokens will be permanently locked and staked. The resulting rewards from this pool will be distributed to a smart contract, which in turn provides an ancillary funding mechanism for Starports to enhance the gaming experience. You can read more about Starports in the “Celestial Arbitrage” section, later in this document.

Community Pool / Qwoyn Foundation

Following the venerable precedent set by many projects in the Cosmos ecosystem, and to further the betterment of society, we have created a community pool. From the genesis pool, 15M tokens will be distributed to the Qwoyn Foundation, which will in turn be dispersed to various Community Staking DAOs.  As the funds are distributed to the individual DAOs, they will be permanently locked. Only the resulting staking rewards will be available for use. Of the 15M tokens, 5M will be controlled by the Qwoyn Foundation, while the remaining 10M are to be distributed to the Community Staking DAOs.

Airdrop

The importance of a successful and measured initial distribution of tokens to the broader community cannot be overstated. It is with this in mind that Cosmic Horizon will be modeling its airdrop mechanics on those of the markedly successful Cosmos project Stargaze. Of the initial 100M genesis tokens, 40% will be distributed as a protocol to protocol distribution and airdrops to the Cosmos, Osmosis, Juno, Stargaze, EVMOS and Regen communities.. Each one of these communities and their respective projects align strategically with our own, and Cosmic Horizon will utilize elements of each to enable or enhance various in-game mechanics and the overall gaming experience.

Inflation and Lockups

COHO Inflation

Inflation is a proof-of-stake method of distributing funds to validators, in exchange for their contributions towards securing a given blockchain. The Cosmic Horizon chain will utilize inflation in a variety of ways, including the aforementioned inflationary rewards that validators receive. Another way we will be utilizing inflation rewards is by funding our in-game Starports, supporting a core gaming element known as celestial arbitrage. This topic will be covered further later in this document. We are also utilizing the inflation rewards to fund the on-chain community pool, from which funds can be utilized via community governance.

The inflation rate of Cosmic Horizon’s blockchain will begin at 45% and decrease over time via a commonly deployed Cosmos SDK mechanism. For example, if more than 67% of the total COHO tokens are bonded (i.e. staked) then the inflation rate will begin its descent toward 20%, over a period of 12 months. Conversely, if at any point the proportion of the blockchain’s bonded tokens fall below 67%, inflation will increase incrementally toward the maximum inflation rate of 45%.

Lockups

At genesis, much of the token supply will be either permanently locked, temporarily locked or bonded. As noted in the graphic above, 20M tokens will be permanently locked in the IGE bootstrapping pool. Additionally, and as described in the community pool section above, 25M tokens will be permanently locked in various DAOs after they are created.

This means that roughly 40% of the supply will be permanently locked at genesis. The private sale tokens acquired will be locked for either a 1 year or 3 year period

Celestial Arbitrage

One of the primary objectives for players in Cosmic Horizon is to engage in the profitable trade of resources between various starports, in a process we have dubbed celestial arbitrage. Starports throughout the galaxy buy or sell diverse resources. Supply and demand generally guides resource pricing, but buying power is also limited by a starport’s treasury. The in-game economy bootstrapping fund is an important tool (and financial catalyst) to keep starports and players trading, enabling more dynamic gameplay.

In order to do so, they will need to be balanced and funded, and a key element to the balancing/funding mechanism are the staking rewards of the IGE bootstrapping fund (as well as a portion of the chain’s inflationary rewards). As users purchase resources from a given starport, its funds will increase, however since the advantage goes to the players, our Starports will not always be able to fully replenish themselves purely through economics. Instead, smart contracts will ensure that the funds of the starports across the cosmos are replenished and balanced strategically–not merely to support their function but to enhance the gaming/trading experience of the player.

Starport Treasury Contract

This smart contract will hold staking rewards from the 10M permanently locked COHO tokens, along with 25% of inflation rewards. The smart contract will ensure that the starport treasuries throughout the cosmos are never stagnant and are strategically replenished.