In today’s article, we are talking about the real-estate game Upland. What types of NFTs and ways to earn money exist in the game?
What is Uplands?
Upland is a play-to-earn game that is a map of our world with all the properties taken from Google Maps. The essence of the game is that the players are the owners of land plots with real estate and receive dividends from this. Objects can be traded and exchanged.
Upland is a game without any cryptocurrency familiar to us. Instead, it uses the internal UPX token, which has a fixed value of 1,000 UPX = $1.
Important clarification: this was created so that the token would not be traded on external markets and would not change its value.
In Upland, NFT is virtual real estate and various collections. We will tell you more about the buildings and collections below.
How to start playing Upland?
Before starting the game, you need to register on the official website. With Upland, you don’t need a crypto wallet, just your email.
After registration, you will be given a welcome bonus of 4,500 UPX. This will be your starting capital, for which you can purchase your first property!
The game will prompt you to choose a starting city with land plots marked “FSA”; they are cheap and created specifically for beginners. You just have to go through the city map in search of an affordable plot and buy it.
An important clarification: the purchase of gaming real estate is only available on the virtual streets of the United States.
Ready! Your account has been created, and the first lot has been purchased. Now you will begin to receive dividends from the ownership of the site.
An important clarification: Upland is available as a mobile application in addition to the web version. Available for download on Google Play and the App Store.
Upland Gameplay
The gameplay is a purchase/sale/exchange of real estate. Players can move around the map, see the movements of other players and observe their land plots.
There are 3 types of land plots on the map:
- Gray – free plots, not acquired by anyone;
- Green – purchased plots for sale;
- Blue – purchased plots, not put up for sale.
The user can buy both one plot and entire areas. The more real estate you own, the more you earn.
An interesting point in Upland is that you can buy an NFT building for fiat, namely for dollars. This feature was introduced not so long ago but is already actively used by players, and many of them list objects for sale in dollars. However, the dollar option is not available to everyone, but only to players who have already received the “Uplander” status.
About statuses:
At the beginning of the game, the new user has the status of “Visitor” (Visitor) and only has the option of buying land; and also needs a weekly “Visa extension” so that his account is not cancelled.
To open additional opportunities, you need to increase your status. The most important thing is getting the Uplander; the statuses above unlock not many features:
- Uplander is a complete Upland player. It opens access to dollar transactions, makes it possible to send offers to purchase plots at its price and exempts from the weekly visa extension. To get the status, you need to have 10,000 UPX;
- Pro – have 100,000 UPX;
- Director – have 1,000,000 UPX;
- Executive – Have 10,000,000 UPX.
And that’s not all! To diversify the gameplay, the creators added exciting features:
- Collections. The spirit of classic Monopoly, where ownership of several buildings on the same street was encouraged. Here too, you just need to collect a collection according to a given condition, and you will receive a one-time bonus that will increase your regular income from real estate.
- Spark reactor. The Terraformer item allows you to modify your territory. It can be purchased from the game store.
- Frequent events with new quests or collections. In Upland, some updates are released regularly, adding a lot of game activities.
- NFT card collections. Upland has a partnership with the popular brand Blockchain Heroes. Together with him, they periodically release collections of cards that can be traded on the AtomicHub marketplace.
Upland How to earn?
The primary way: Earning from virtual real estate in Upland is similar to earning from physical real estate in the real world. You can rent them out and receive a regular income from this, or you can ultimately sell the site to another player.
You can buy one or more buildings nearby to increase your regular income. As well as collect collections and get a permanent bonus to your income.
An important clarification: the average payback of buildings when renting out is ~ 11 months.
Secondary ways to earn:
- Treasure Hunt – In the explorer mod, which allows you to open new buildings and buy them cheaper, it is also possible to find a treasure from which you can get NFT or a reward in UPX.
- NFT trading. As we said above, Upland has collections of NFT cards. They don’t have some excellent utility but still have good liquidity. Therefore, many people buy NFTs in the game to sell them more expensive in the future.
Conclusion. There is no cryptocurrency in Upland, so in the game, withdrawals are made in dollars and only to PayPal.
The game Upland is viral among the NFT community of gamers, as it has interesting mechanics and constantly evolves. Many different collaborations confirm this with other projects. It can also be assumed that the fact that the UPX token has a fixed price and is not affected by the market has a positive effect.
