# Welcome to Pixotchi

## Introduction to Pixotchi

Pixotchi is an onchain farming and resource-management game built on **Base**, where players grow plants, manage land, earn rewards, and participate in a transparent, verifiable in-game economy. All core actions, from watering and feeding to upgrading land and claiming rewards, take place directly onchain.

Originally launched in early 2023, Pixotchi has since evolved into a fully integrated **Mini App** inside Base-compatible clients and a standalone web application, offering fast onboarding and a unified experience for both newcomers and advanced users.

Pixotchi is designed to demonstrate what onchain gaming can look like when ownership, incentives, and gameplay depth are aligned.

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## Why Base?

Pixotchi is built on **Base**, a Layer 2 network incubated by Coinbase, chosen for its:

* Low transaction fees, enabling frequent onchain actions
* Fast confirmation times, suitable for active gameplay loops
* Ethereum-level security
* Growing cultural ecosystem and strong developer support
* Robust tooling, including Mini App support and AA-friendly infrastructure

Pixotchi doesn’t only run on Base — it is intentionally designed to complement Base’s ecosystem and demonstrate the potential of onchain mini apps.

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## Onboarding and Wallets

Pixotchi supports multiple onboarding paths to accommodate users with different levels of crypto experience:

* **Privy embedded wallets** for seamless email or social login
* **External wallets** such as Coinbase Wallet and other EOAs
* **Account Abstraction features**, including gasless transactions via Paymasters
* **Mini App identity**, enabling fast access inside Base-compatible clients

This hybrid approach ensures that onboarding remains simple without sacrificing the benefits of self-custody and blockchain verification.

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## What Makes Pixotchi Different

Pixotchi is built around a **fully onchain lifecycle and economy**, offering mechanics that are verifiable, permissionless, and designed for long-term sustainability.

Key features include:

#### Onchain resource economy

A multi-token system (SEED, LEAF, and soon PIXOTCHI Creator Coin) governs plant growth, land production, upgrades, and in-game rewards.

#### Real plant growth

Every core action — watering, feeding, extending lifetime, harvesting points — is recorded onchain. No centralized servers manage progression.

#### Land system and upgrades

Land plots generate production over time, can be upgraded, and provide strategic long-term advantages while being intentionally capped to prevent exploitation.

#### True ownership

Plants, land, resources, and progression are player-owned assets, not server-hosted game data.

#### Integrated social layer

Player profiles, identity, and cross-platform interactions allow the ecosystem to function as a social game, not just a resource engine.

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## Transparency and Open Source

Pixotchi is fully open source. Contracts, mechanics, and configurations are publicly available and auditable.\
This ensures:

* No hidden mechanics
* No centralized balancing without visibility
* Long-term project integrity
* Trustless interactions for all players

Open development has been a core principle since day one.

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## Constant Evolution

The Pixotchi ecosystem has undergone significant upgrades, including:

* Transition to a unified Mini App architecture
* Complete economic redesign to ensure sustainability
* Land production balancing and new building levels
* Integration of push notifications and background actions
* Social identity features powered by external protocols
* AI-assisted help inside the app
* Major backend and performance improvements

V2, currently in its planning phase, will introduce major new systems and gameplay concepts.

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## The Project Philosophy

Pixotchi is not a hype-driven seasonal game. It is a long-term, independently built project focused on:

* Sustainable design
* Transparent systems
* Fair mechanics
* Onchain credibility
* Community-driven evolution

Players, contributors, and builders shape the direction of the game as it grows.