> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://doc.pixotchi.tech/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://doc.pixotchi.tech/faq.md).

# FAQ

### Do I need crypto experience to play?

No. Sign in with just an email (a secure wallet is created for you), and the in-app tutorial plus the Neural Seed AI walk you through everything. When you're comfortable, you can export that wallet or connect any other.

### How much does it cost to start?

A plant costs **10 to 40 SEED** (a few dollars' worth), and \~100 SEED total is a comfortable first week. Most transactions are gas-sponsored for smart wallets, and free-claim campaigns for Base-verified users pop up from time to time in the Mint tab.

### My plant is going to die while I sleep. What do I do?

Buy TOD time: **Water** (+12h), **Pollinator** (+26h), or **Moonlight** (+75h) for trips. See Care Items. Long-term, a Bee Farm drips daily lifetime, and notifications warn you when any plant dips under 12 hours.

### My plant died. Is everything lost?

Not yet. **Revive it for 5 SEED**: it returns with a fresh 24-hour timer and **all its PTS intact**. But hurry: dead plants can be **burned by other players** (one kill per wallet per hour). If that happens, the plant is gone forever, though your accrued ETH is automatically paid out to you. Death never confiscates rewards.

### How do I actually earn ETH?

Your plant's **PTS** entitle it to a share of the ETH pool, funded by 2% of all SEED trading volume. It accrues continuously; claim it anytime, but **claiming resets that plant's PTS to zero**. Full mechanics in ETH Rewards.

### Someone attacked me! Can they kill my plant?

No. Attacks only move **points**: a successful attacker takes 0.5% of your PTS. Nobody can reduce your TOD or hurt your plant's health. If attacks annoy you, a Fence (50 SEED per day) blocks them completely.

### Why is there a 5% tax on SEED trades?

It's the reward engine: **2% funds the ETH pool paid to players, 2% funds development, 1% deepens liquidity**. Wallet transfers and in-game purchases aren't taxed. It's also why you should avoid Uniswap pools and use \~6% slippage on manual trades.

### What's the difference between SEED, LEAF, and PIXOTCHI?

[**SEED**](/tokens/seed-token.md) is the money (minting, items, staking). **LEAF** is earned by staking and burned by land construction; it's deliberately not listed anywhere. **PIXOTCHI** is the Zora creator coin powering speed-ups, the casino, troops, and batch tools. One-page version: Economy Overview.

### Is buying a Land worth it?

If you play daily, usually yes: buildings produce PTS and TOD every day without buying items, quests pay out SEED and LEAF, and the land itself unlocks the marketplace, casino, and raids. It's the difference between renting growth (items) and owning the farm.

### Can I play from a Solana wallet?

**Not right now: Solana sign-in and the bridge are temporarily disabled in production.** The infrastructure exists (Phantom, Solflare, or Backpack connect through a **Twin** smart account that can mint, care for plants, claim ETH, and rename), and it will return; watch the official channels for the announcement. Details in Wallets & Sign-In.

### Can I stake without playing the game?

Yes. [stake.pixotchi.tech](https://stake.pixotchi.tech) is a standalone app for staking SEED and claiming LEAF, using the same onchain contract and the same sign-in as the game. Your position is one and the same, so you can stake there and spend the LEAF on buildings in the game later. Full detail in Staking.

### Is Pixotchi safe? Where's the proof?

SEED is audited, the game's mechanics run in public smart contracts on Base, and these docs' numbers were verified directly onchain. Also the golden rule: the team **never DMs first** and **never asks for your seed phrase**.

### Is this financial advice? Will SEED go up?

No, and nobody knows. Pixotchi is a game; its tokens are game assets with real market risk. Play for fun, never with money you can't afford to lose, and mind your local regulations.

### The app is not loading, or a transaction is stuck. Is it me?

Check [status.pixotchi.tech](https://status.pixotchi.tech) first. It reports live health for the app, the staking app, the RPC cluster, the indexer, the database, notifications, the Farcaster Mini App, and Base itself, so you can tell a network problem from a local one in a few seconds. If everything reads operational, try a hard refresh, then ask in the community chat.

### I have a question that isn't here.

Ask Neural Seed in-app (it knows your account), drop into the community chat, or reach the team via the official links.