Three years ago, on July 18th, 2021, Prometheus & Funcracker officially opened the doors to one of the first Star Atlas DACs (Decentralized Autonomous Corporations—aka guilds. Aephia Industries‘ vision has resonated with well over 2000 Star Atlas enthusiasts since then. It’s your support that has brought us to where we are today. Thank you for choosing to build your Star Atlas home with us and for all the support you’ve provided!
These past few years have been challenging for the Star Atlas community, with many early supporters moving away from Star Atlas and even from crypto (gaming) altogether. However, you are still with us, and that is what matters most! The team continues to build, and we remain building right alongside them.
If you’ve recently joined the community, are still looking for a DAC to join, and are excited by the economic opportunities offered by Star Atlas’ 4X/Grand Strategy gameplay, we invite you to consider Aephia Industries. We would welcome you with open arms, keeping you up-to-date with the latest news, gameplay, and strategies!
Congratulations, Aephians! We’re three years into the Star Atlas roller coaster, and we’ve certainly been through a lot together! The brutal bear cycle, the significant delay of the mini-game (SAGE), shifting priorities within the team, and impactful events such as FTX and team downsizing have unfortunately driven many away. We’ve come to regard some of those who left as friends, and we hope they will return once the situation stabilizes and the prospects look brighter. Meanwhile, we are fully aware the project has lost some for good.
Today, the Star Atlas community is a shadow of what it was two years ago. Even now, as SAGE profitability remains elusive for many, we see faith in the project wavering. It’s not always easy to remain steadfast amid the turmoil, both for the team and for ourselves as a dedicated Star Atlas DAC.
Fortunately, there has always been light at the end of the tunnel—even though some may not have seen it or felt the tunnel was simply too long. At Aephia Industries, we maintain a bird’s-eye view of the project and adopt a long-term perspective. Instead of getting caught up in the daily drama, hype, or silence (lack of new things), we have focused on building and progressing, keeping our sights set on where the team is headed, not just where their products stand today. Still, throughout this period, we have consistently kept people informed, engaged, and thriving within this ecosystem—to the fullest extent possible—every single day!
Aephia Anniversary PFP 2024
Over the past three years, we have been working hard to align Aephia Industries to our founders’ original vision: to create a Star Atlas-focused, self-governed community of like-minded individuals, offering a gamified layer that envelops Star Atlas, and providing fertile ground for projects that can help push Star Atlas to greater heights. Our recent management restructuring and Community Expert refresh are testaments to our commitment—not to maintain the status quo but to continually strive for improvement.
COPA ’24 Winners
In recognition of that unwavering commitment, the team saw fit to award us FIRST place in the COPA competition earlier this year! The Council of Peace Assembly (COPA) is a competition between DACs (guilds), spanning two rounds. Initially, participating DACs submit a pitch deck, from which the team selects a handful of finalists to present their DAC live during the COPA show. The jury, comprised of team members, evaluates these presentations based on various criteria to determine the winner. For the second-ever COPA event, we came out on top!
While winning is, of course, wonderful, COPA also presents a valuable opportunity to showcase Aephia Industries’ latest achievements and forward-looking plans. It’s an excellent occasion to highlight our ongoing efforts and future initiatives to the community. We highly encourage you to explore our pitch decks and presentations!
Breakpoint ’23 & ’24
We had a great number of Aephians join the special Community Meetup that took place during Solana’s Breakpoint in Amsterdam last year (a few of them are shown below). All of them (including a number of team members) went home with a limited edition Aephia-hoody.
Breakpoint ’23 Community Meetup – A few of the Aephians present & Michael Wagner (CEO ATMTA)
We look forward to seeing even more of you this year during the Star Atlas Impact Summit, which takes place on the 2nd day of Breakpoint in Singapore. We’ll make sure to bring limited edition T-shirts and some other fun trinkets to all Aephians attending! Make sure to use the dedicated Discord thread to make your presence known beforehand!
Breakpoint ’23 – Michael Wagner rocking our hoody on the mainstage
Celebration
As you’ve likely grown accustomed to, we prefer to spread the festivities concerning our anniversary over several days or even a full week. Each day, we like to share a bit of our knowledge with the community or have some other kind of fun small release. This year is no exception!
Last year, we collaborated with our friends at Dark Core Roasters, offering a special, limited-edition Aephian brew to the community and giving away some for free. We launched a social campaign on top of Never Alone, dubbed Stronger Together, and released (members-only) the LitePaper for our NFT campaign: AEP Life Form!
Throwback to last year’s (2023) celebrations!
This year, we are going back to our roots and our first-anniversary week, which we dubbed Knowledge Sharing Week. The focus is entirely on sharing knowledge through various media. This year, we have guides, an interview with Michael Wagner, and an open session on Starbased Automation. In addition, now that ALF is out of the door, we will focus on another major project we’ve been working on diligently over the past two years: Cataclysm!
We’re going to keep some things under wraps a little longer, but we’re providing the current planning for this week-long celebration below!
Note: To right away squash any hype/hope, the Cataclysm event is best comparable to our LitePaper launch event last year in scope. So, nope, this is not yet the full release!
Anniversary Schedule
We’ve got some great things in store, with a key focus on sharing knowledge!
Aephia Anniversary Schedule 24
Today, on the day of our anniversary, the team will host an event that is dear to our hearts: the second edition of Developer Hour! In addition, we’ll publish an intro to Starbased that is an optional starting point for new players to dive into the brand new Starbased manual we are releasing over the next few days!
The days after that will be filled with some cool releases and events, with an interview with Michael (by ME) and a small Cataclysm celebration as stand-out events! Check the full schedule out below!
Thursday – July 18th
- Developer Hour (16:00 UTC) – Courtesy of ATMTA
Learn how to make use of the composability Star Atlas offers through its on-chain programs. - Publication of Starbased Guide – Part 0
This is an intro to Star Atlas, SAGE, and Starbased, and a look back at how we came here—a great place to start your Starbased journey or reminisce about the past.
Friday – July 19th
- Brand new Interview with Michael Wagner (CEO ATMTA) by the one and only Metaverse Explorer! Believe it or not, this is the first time ME gets to interview the big man himself!
Saturday – July 20th
- SAGE Starbased Automation 101 – Live!
Learn how to use automation to make your life a lot easier playing Starbased! Everyone’s favorite Data Runner, Viktor, will explain it all and answer any questions you might have! This event will be organized in the public section of our Discord server and is OPEN TO ALL!
Sunday – July 21st
- Publication of Starbased Guide – Part 1
The long-awaited update to the SAGE Guide – Part 1
Monday – July 22nd
- Cataclysm: Battle for Iris
Stay tuned for more details!
Tuesday – July 23rd
- Aephia Content Highlights
Viktor and Funcracker sit down to discuss everything Aephia has to offer and has offered content-wise
Wednesday – July 24th
- Publication of Starbased Guide – Part 2
That next chapter of our missing manual, which was so far… missing.
Congratulations!
To wrap this up, to all Aephians: Thank you for being here and for putting in your time and effort to make Aephia Industries the wonderful community it is today!
We are grateful to all community members who have actively participated within Aephia these last few years! A special shout-out has to go to our Community Experts, Metaverse Explorer, our Data Runners, and our ALF & Cataclysm teams! You have all contributed in a major way to shaping Aephia into the terrific home among the stars it is today! You have our eternal thanks!
Happy 3rd-anniversary, everyone!