Free
Does trying it cost anything?
Detonation runs locally in your browser. You can view any number of universes at no cost.
Questions
The ten questions asked most often. Everything else is on what this is, and beyond that, in the code.
Playing
Only to mint
Do I need a wallet?
A wallet is needed only to mint a universe as an NFT. Browsing requires none.
Dimension mismatch
Why did my universe end so quickly?
D is the number of spatial dimensions, and ours is 3. Hashes commonly yield 9, 14 or 18. At those values gravity is too steep for a planet to hold an orbit or an electron to stay bound to a nucleus, and the universe ends within the first second. More than nine blocks in ten stop at this gate, which is why a block that grows stars is uncommon.
Computed, not drawn
Are the images drawn or computed?
No artist, no layers, no asset library. Every image is a simulation of that universe's own parameters: a different viewing angle gives a different picture, and changing any constant changes it again.
Minting and selling
887 free
What does a mint cost?
887 are free (387 guaranteed slots plus 500 first-come), one per address, gas only. Gas on Arc is paid in USDC, so a mint costs a fraction of a cent and no separate fuel token is required. The price after that will be announced separately, and each address may mint at most 3 more. Total supply is 1,387, with no further issuance.
Yes
Can I sell what I mint?
A mint is a standard ERC-721 and can be traded on OpenSea and similar venues, with 5% royalties. The site also provides listing and buying, with no marketplace fee.
Anti-sweep cap
Why does the paid mint keep the 3 cap?
Without a per-address cap, a script could take the entire supply in minutes and everyone else would be left buying on the secondary market. A cap of three keeps the primary mint within reach of more addresses. It is not there to create urgency.
Everything else
Delivered before paid for
How does this differ from other NFT projects?
Most projects sell an allocation first and show the work later. Here the universe you intend to mint is already on your screen before you pay anything, and viewing is free. The scarcity is not a chosen number either: one block hash yields one universe, and once it is minted it does not recur.
Open source
Where is the code?
The engine is open source under AGPL-3.0 at github.com/q3579338/arcbang. Any NFT can be recomputed locally and compared against the chain in two commands, listed on verify.
No
Will there be a token?
No token, no presale and no airdrop. The project is these 1,387 universes, and it is complete once they are minted.