Mechanics

Game design details and more

Refueling

A mission begins when the first contribution is made. Some missions may start with a predetermined seed amount to boost rewards, though this may vary based on game activity and token availability.

Once fuel is added, a 60 minute countdown timer begins.

Each contribution resets the timer, but the reset time decreases by 30 seconds per contribution until it reaches a minimum of 5 minutes, where it remains until the mission ends.

If the timer reaches zero without a new contribution, the mission ends, and rewards are distributed.

The first contribution starts at the initial token contribution, with each subsequent contribution increasing by 3% (e.g., 1 → 0.13 → 0.161, etc.). The initial seed amount does not factor into these calculations. See Supported Missions for numbers.

90% of the contribution is split 70 / 30 between the Discoveries and Last Refueler Pools.

10% of the contribution is sent to the Outpost Surge treasury.

A cap to contributions may be added, which caps the # of tokens sent to rewards pools. Any excess beyond this cap is redirected to the Outpost Surge treasury to help sustain future missions.

Missions variables may change based on token and blockchain type.

Mission Phases

Each mission goes through 4 phases. The location of the phase is randomly determined, and corresponds to a location on Mars.

The phase changes after a certain amount of contributions are made:

Phase	Total Contributions Required to Advance	Does the Phase End?
Phase 1	60 Contributions	Ends when full
Phase 2	30 Contributions	Ends when full
Phase 3	15 Contributions	Ends when full
Phase 4	Unlimited	Continues until mission ends

Discoveries

Each refueling contribution has a baseline chance to uncover a discovery. Discoveries are themed as actual Mars scientific discoveries.

The chances are highest at towards the end of the mission in phase four. The phases get faster paced as the mission goes on, since the time to refuel gets shorter and shorter. You can see the phase details and discovery chances and points values below:

Phase	Common (10 pts)	Uncommon (20 pts)	Rare (50 pts)	Epic (100 pts)	Legendary (200 pts)	No Discovery
Phase 1	15.0%	3.5%	1.0%	0.4%	0.1%	80%
Phase 2	21.0%	6.0%	2.0%	0.75%	0.25%	70%
Phase 3	26.0%	9.0%	3.5%	1.2%	0.3%	60%
Phase 4	30.0%	12.5%	5.0%	2.0%	0.5%	50%

Bonus Odds for Discoveries

Certain NFTs may increase the odds of finding discoveries. Exact odds bonuses are still being determined and will be published when they are ready.

Rewards

All the tokens in the Last Refueler rewards pool is sent to the last player to contribute to the mission before the timer runs out.

The tokens in the Discoveries pool are split up between players that found a discovery, based on their total point values at the end of the mission. The approximate token amount is shown in the discoveries leaderboard in the UI.