Ashes of Mankind is a multiplayer extraction shooter (FPS) for PC (Windows) by Black Ice Studio. The game is set in a dystopian universe where players combat, scavenging for resources while contending with rival squads. Players can immerse themselves in two interconnected games: AoM: Empires (FPS) and AoM: Citadels. In Empires, players focus on creating and trading unique technologies and cosmetics which have a direct impact on Citadels, the extraction shooter. Ashes of Mankind employs blockchain technology (Ultra) to record and secure ownership of in-game assets such as NFTs (e.g. skins, land, items) and cryptocurrency ($ASH).
Game Features
- PvP and PvE Combat: In Citadels, players engage in tactical FPS gameplay, where scavenging, strategy, and combat skills are essential for survival. The game’s combat system is highly competitive, with the risk of losing valuable items upon defeat.
- Customizable Gear: Players can acquire and customize gear to enhance their combat effectiveness. Equipment, weapons, and consumables can be crafted from resources extracted from the land.
- Market Economy: The open marketplace allows players to trade resources and items, influencing the game’s economy. Landowners and Corporations hold power over the supply chain, shaping the political and economic landscape.
- Land Ownership: Land in Ashes of Mankind is a valuable asset, offering control over essential resources such as oil, steel, titanium, and gold. These resources are vital for producing in-game items like weapons, armor, and consumables. Landowners can build Corporations, turning their land into production hubs that fuel the economy.
- Corporations: Players can form Corporations to manufacture and trade items within the game’s economy. These Corporations control production and can rise to power by strategically managing resources and participating in market trends.
Blockchain Integration
WhitepaperAshes of Mankind features a partially player-owned economy where players can effectively own and trade many in-game digital assets (e.g. skins, land, items, cryptocurrency) freely using smart contracts built on the Ultra blockchain to record and secure transactions and ownership thereof. The game also has its own cryptocurrency, $ASH, which serves as a measure of political influence within the Ashes of Mankind universe, and plays a crucial role in resource extraction, production, and market dynamics.
Ashes of Mankind is not open source. While ownership of digital assets is decentralized and secured on the blockchain, users may not be able to run the game in the event that its online service is prematurely shut down.
Ownable (NFTs)
- Skins: NFT skins of characters and weapons that can be traded or monetized outside of the game ecosystem.
- Characters: NFT profile picture (PFP) characters that grant additional benefits (e.g. skin pack, land and $ASH pre-sale access, and more) depending on rarity.
- Land Plots: NFT land which yields valuable resources that can be extracted and traded.
- Corporate Deeds: Required to establish Corporations, these deeds give players the ability to manufacture in-game items and influence the economy.
- Production Licenses: Corporations need these licenses to create items like weapons, armor, and consumables. Some licenses may be derived from user-generated content.
- Order Permits: These permits allow players to replace lost items, ensuring continued gameplay despite combat losses.
Cryptocurrency
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$ASH is the in-game cryptocurrency and serves as a measure of political influence within the Ashes of Mankind universe. With a limited supply of one billion tokens, $ASH plays a crucial role in resource extraction, production, and market dynamics. It is a fungible, Ultra-based token limited to a total original supply of 1,000,000,000. The different ways to get $ASH outside of crypto markets are… (read more)
