Basics

To enter CardaStacks metaverse you will need a browser with a Cardano wallet extension:

• Open your browser
• Go to enter.cardastacks.com or go to cardastacks.com and click on ‘enter CardaStacks’.
• Click on "Connect your Cardano Wallet" and choose the wallet you use. Make sure to choose the wallet you have your CardaStacks NFTS in.
• To change your Display Name, type the name you would like to use and click "Change (in Game) Display Name". You can change your Display Name each time you log in.
• Your Username, however, you can only set the first time. Type in the name you would like and click "Set your Username"
• When you are sure you are happy with the names click on "Enter CardaStacks"
• The game will load. The first time loading can take up to 5 minutes. Second time will be much faster. Please be patient. The loading bar is not reflective of loading time. Usually it will fill up a third and then the game will load.
• When the game is loaded you will enter the Character Selection. Right now you can choose from 3 avatars. There will be more avatars to choose from plus a character customization feature in future updates.
• You can sort through the avatars with the "next" and "previous" buttons. When you are happy with your selection click "Play"
• You will load into the Lobby at the start. This is the main area where everyone gathers. You will get a prompt that we ask access to your microphone. This is for a future voice chat feature. To your left are the doors to the metaview tower. In front of you are the doors to the OG Lounge (only accessible for OGs) and the Concert Arena (under construction). To your right are the doors to the collab tower (also under construction).

Controls

• Walk: W,A,S,D or arrow keys
• Jump: Space Bar
• Run: hold Left Shift while walking
• Rotate Camera/turn avatar: mouse
• Open doors and activating objects: walk to the object/doors and press E

UI

On the bottom right of your screen you will see a series of buttons. From left to right:

• Room Chat
  • You can open up the Room chat with this button.
  • Click on text input field or hit enter to chat and hit enter to send text. This will be seen by everyone in the current room you are in.
• Private Chat
  • Not available at launch. You will only see placeholders.
• MailBox
  • Not available at launch. You will only see placeholders.
• Wallet/Inventory
  • This opens up your inventory and lists what CardaStacks NFTs you have.
  • Posters will be included in a later update.
  • More detailed information about the keycards will be added in a future update.
• Menu
  • Here you can go to the Asset Store (external site) and access the Settings Menu.
  • In the Settings Menu you can control your sound volume and even mute it.
  • Logout button will bring you back to the login screen.

Music: When a new song starts to play you will see a bar on the bottom of the screen with information on the artist and title plus a button you can click which will take you to the Sick City record store. (external site)

Metaview Tower

To go to your rooms, walk to the Metaview Tower doors and press E. The Elevator Panel will pop up.

Elevator Panel:

• Click on numbers with left mouse button (or insert numbers via keyboard) of the floor you want to go to and click enter
• To delete numbers click Cancel
• To go directly to Lobby click Lobby button. (the other buttons are not accessible yet)
• When you have clicked enter the floor will load. To access your room, go to the room number and press E. to enter
• If you have the keycard in your wallet you connected with your room will load. Otherwise you will get a popup that says you do not have access to that particular room. Make sure you are also on the right floor.

Misc.

• Inactivity: When you are inactive for 10 minutes you will be logged out.
• Quit: To quit the game just close your browser you will be logged out or go to the menu and press the logout button.

Upcoming Features

• Bigger rooms. We always used “real life” measurements for the rooms. However in third person view it results in cramped spaces and not much space to move in. That is why we will make all rooms a bit bigger.
• NPCs
• More avatars
• Avatar customization
• Build/decoration tool
• Interactive objects
• Emotes
• Voice chat
• Concert Arena
• Collab tower
• Shopping mall
• Games
• Events
• Quality of Life updates. (for instance an overview with all your keycard information)

Known Bugs

• We experienced the elevator panel showing up outside of the elevator once, but haven't been able to reproduce it ourselves.
• Avatar can get stuck while jumping against another object.
• Avatar can sometimes get stuck running or walking when typing in the chatbox.