Author: 0x538ce85ccf6080cec960bc5341787691217c4d97
Update Status: On Time
Project Health: 
On Track
Introduction
This month, we continued to focus on expanding our player base, enhancing the overall CROSSVERSE experience, and expanding our marketing efforts.
Highlights
Halloween PVP Tournament on Mainnet: We successfully launched our Halloween experience on decentraland.org domain. The tournament took place as a grand finale of Halloween '23 and had a unique storyline.
In the updated PVP mode for the tournament, we’ve added a team mode. Players were automatically enrolled in one of the teams Zombie Radio Inc. or Vamp radio corp. According to the story, the two teams competed to spread their propaganda in Decentraland by setting up radio towers, and could also hack neutral towers and towers belonging to the opposing team.
To simplify the onboarding process, we updated the PVP mode, adding rules and storyline sections, where players could learn the storyline and tournament rules.
We received positive feedback about the themed experience from the community, here are some of the posts:
To ensure that the greatest number of players have access to the experience, we have temporarily endowed the Bat Orlock smart wearable by DAPPCRAFT with Hyp-0 functionality for the duration of the tournament.
Developing Interactive Onboarding Process for PVP Mode: To simplify the user journey and reduce onboarding time, we have started working on an interactive onboarding process for PVP mode. The interactive process is based on quest mechanics and allows new players to learn the basic rules and actions in the game in a gamified way.
Xmas-themed AR tournament
We started preparing a thematic experience for Christmas, adding a festive touch to the CROSSVERSE world. We plan to use this experience as a testbed for a new onboarding process and new game mechanics based on community feedback.
Hyp-0 OS v. 0.6.0 Update
We are working on the Hyp-0 OS v. 0.6.0 update, which will introduce new features and enhancements to improve the overall user experience as well as add a new feature for the teleportation mode.
Expanded Cross-Marketing Efforts
We have expanded our cross-marketing efforts to reach a wider audience and attract more players to CROSSVERSE.
Player Feedback Analysis
We have gathered and analyzed feedback from players after the Halloween Tournament, which is helping us to identify areas for improvement and further refine the CROSSVERSE experience.
CROSSVERSE presentation at Brick by Brick
We presented CROSSVERSE at Brick by Brick Builders club session on the DAO Discord server, showcasing our progress and gaining valuable insights from the Decentraland community. You can check the full presentation following this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSnIBE5Cn1w
Blockers
none at the moment
Next steps
Hosting Xmas-themed tournament to test out Portable Experience integration and simplified onboarding.
Hyp-0 OS v0.6.0
public release with an updated teleportation feature.
Expansion of Player Base
We will continue to expand our marketing efforts and explore new avenues to attract more players to CROSSVERSE.
Additional notes and links
We are committed to providing a compelling and innovative gaming experience for the Decentraland community. We appreciate the support of the DAO and look forward to sharing more updates in the coming months.
Let’s build CROSSVERSE together, and join our community: CROSSVERSE