Blast, Game Economy, Blockchain Migration... April Roundtable Recap.
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Published on May 5 2025
2 hours of discussion. Dozens of questions. Straight answers.
During the latest digital round table between the Cross The Ages community of players and the core team (COO & CTO), announcements came thick and fast. The new Blast game, the evolution of the economy, the migration to Solana, the lore... everything was put under the microscope.
Here's the full rundown of key announcements.
First test phase: Blast goes into action
Blast's first closed playtest kicked off on April 23 at 8 a.m. (UTC).
🕹️ What players can expect:
2 Blasts available: Arkhante (Fireball) & Mantris (Drones)
Game modes: AI, custom PvP, ranked PvP
Maps: all accessible
Interface: mix of old and new design
Feedback: form + integrated bug report system
Reward: exclusive card for testers
The environment is dedicated to Closed Playtest 1, so any winnings achieved on this environment will not be carried over to the TCG Live environment.
A clear roadmap to launch
The team has unveiled the complete roadmap for :
| Version | Content |
|---|---|
| Closed Playtest 1 0.24 | Test Gameplay (2 Blasts) |
| Closed Playtest 2 0.24 | Test Gameplay (4 Blasts) |
| Closed Playtest 0.25 | Test Reward system, unlocks, boosters |
| 0.24 | Gameplay |
| 0.25 | Reward system, unlocks, boosters |
| 0.26 | Adventure mode |
| Early Access (1.0) | Marketing campaign |
Blockchain migration: faster, smoother, stronger
We remind you here: Cross The Ages migrates from ImmutableX to the new blockchain...
What this means:
NFTs: frozen on IMX then re-minted on the new blockchain (via Portal)
Tokens: transferred at the same time as re-mint to the new blockchain, or manually via the Immutable bridge to Ethereum, then Ethereum to the new blockchain.
Estimated period: ~ June 2025
This migration concerns the entire Cross The Ages ecosystem, as Arise & Blast will use the new blockchain when they are released.
The bridge from Polygon will continue to exist, but will lead to the new blockchain from now on.
New economy rethought
Mint Pass :
- Its effects are cumulative between games and between them (several Mint Passes can count).
- Now acts as a rewards multiplier
VIP & Eternal Score system:
- Revision of the VIP system
- NFT duplicates will be considered for EM based on VIP, easily managed via the Codex system on the Portal
- All seasons (no longer limited to the 3 biggest) now count towards Eternal Score
Trisel becomes the central reward redeemable across the 4 DeFi pools:
- CTA/SOL, CTASTO/CTA, CTATRI/CTA, $CTA/CTA
- Unbonding period of 28 days to unlock $CTA (Liquid Staking)
Anti-bots & security :
- Economic redesign = natural imperviousness to bots (“by design”)
The universe expands: narrative and lore
- The first 3 seasons are part of the same whole called: Heritage
- The next seasons will be broken down into arc so as to be more connected to the Lore and be able to follow (maybe even catch up with) the books on the unfolding of the Cross The Ages SAGA.
- Season 4 and season 5 will be part of the next ARC “War of Heroes”, set before volume 1.
- Volumes 3 and 4 will be synchronized with the game.
- The next collaboration has not yet been announced and will not take place before season 4 in any case.
Question about SR-39, the combo of combos.
The SR-39 follows the principles of the classic craft combo rules, as it is a combo card of several combo cards. At present, it has no special features other than being the first card to reach 750 power.
We've taken on board the feedback concerning the wish to be able to change its element and we're thinking about an interesting but balanced proposal.
More information to come.
Additional information
In preparation for our migration to Solana, we’ve decided to strengthen CTA token liquidity following the positive impact of previous accelerated unlocks.
As a result, all remaining locked tokens from the External Team and Founding Team allocations will be fully unlocked on Monday May 5.
