Alright.. i have updated the game to the newest version and it now is in the Beta phase.
Rules apply again as before. New users get 1 virtual BTC to play with, deposits and withdraws wont work yet. Existing user accounts have been resetted.
Please comment on any bugs you find as well as on the game itself in general.
Thanks :0)
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i might add that this version in the picture is not online yet, but will come online this night (CET) or tomorrow...
Just to show what is now being build:
Well.. thats a good idea and it has been noted..
But - currently i rewrite the game (for the third time in its existence) so dont worry if you dont see updates atm. The version you all test was meant to be the final one day but now is just some testing ground for most functions.. i will release soon version 3 which then should finally be the one to call "final" ^^
But - currently i rewrite the game (for the third time in its existence) so dont worry if you dont see updates atm. The version you all test was meant to be the final one day but now is just some testing ground for most functions.. i will release soon version 3 which then should finally be the one to call "final" ^^
A suggestion after playing for a few minutes:
1. Item costs. I built a rig, and i had no idea how much it costed until AFTER i bought it. I can upgrade my rig, but i have no idea how much its going to cost.
1. Item costs. I built a rig, and i had no idea how much it costed until AFTER i bought it. I can upgrade my rig, but i have no idea how much its going to cost.
Alright.. after the first few days of testing i came accross several bugs and some ideas on how to improve the UI. If everything goes well i can start the Beta phase next week
Just solved some minor bugs that were noticed during the night. ..
Neat idea.
[edit: nvm, user error]
Just solved some minor bugs that were noticed during the night. ..
Been watching this evolve as Nachtwind's little project. Alpha should be interesting, hopefully in beta we'll have a cleaned up UI. My personal game to compare this to (once its in full swing) is the old Trade Wars/Drug Wars BBS games 
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API Information
I currently offer a limited API for interaction. All functions return JSON statements and can be called via virtualminer.eu/api.php
Syntax for the currently available commands:
api.php?a=action&p1=param1&p2=param2&p3=param3&p4=param4
Action: GetChains
Params:
Return: List of all Chains and their Parameters
Action: GetTicker
Params: p1 = ChainID
Return: High/Low/Last of the Chain defined in p1
Action: GetLast
Params: p1 = ChainID, p2 = Number of Items
Return: Get the p2 last transactions for the Chain defined in p1
Planned:
- Rig managment (rename, upgrade etc)
- Trading (once the exchange works as expected..)
- User to User Coin Transfer
more?
I currently offer a limited API for interaction. All functions return JSON statements and can be called via virtualminer.eu/api.php
Syntax for the currently available commands:
api.php?a=action&p1=param1&p2=param2&p3=param3&p4=param4
Action: GetChains
Params:
Return: List of all Chains and their Parameters
Action: GetTicker
Params: p1 = ChainID
Return: High/Low/Last of the Chain defined in p1
Action: GetLast
Params: p1 = ChainID, p2 = Number of Items
Return: Get the p2 last transactions for the Chain defined in p1
Planned:
- Rig managment (rename, upgrade etc)
- Trading (once the exchange works as expected..)
- User to User Coin Transfer
more?
What is it about?
„Virtual Mining“ is a game unlike any other currently found in the BTC community. In contrast to most other games VM is neither a gambling site, nor a Ponzi scheme to give most money to only a handful of people. In VM every user has the chance to make the same amount of money, no pyramid anywhere.
So in just a few words – what is VM?
As the name says: Virtual Mining is virtual mining.
It seemed to become sort of a trend to spawn new forks for fast pump and dump. This lead to some serious opportunities to make money but It always had an impact on the BTC network since it had drawn computing power away from the real network. Also most of the chains were rather short lived. So this game is meant to put this on a different level. In VM you are meant to create virtual rigs and point them on virtual forks, here called “chains” (short for Blockchains). As of now there will be up to 5 parallel chains around and everyone can mine with as many virtual rigs on those.
As in real BitCoin you earn coins from mining which can be traded for Bitcoins on the site’s exchange. Therefore this game is basically a virtual BitCoin network.
So what are the rules?
Currently the game is running in a testing phase – therefore all of the rules are negotiable, except the one about cheating
- Every user may “Buy” up to 30 rigs per account
o A rig can be upgraded 7 times
o A rig costs 0.025 Btc (including 100vMH (virtual MegaHash)) any upgrade 0.005 BTC per 100vMH
- Users can create new Chains
o There can be a maximum 10 parallel active chains
x A chain is flagged inactive after 24 hrs. of no one mining it anymore
x A chain is deactivated (unminable and untradeable, 24hrs after flagging inactive)
x Every new chain costs 0.125BTC for every Chain already in existence. The first one is free, the 2nd costs 0.125, the third 0.25 and so on..
o There is currently no upper limit on coins created nor a way to premine coins. This might come later.
- To prevent bubbling on the exchange a fee of 0.3% exists on all trades. Fees go into a Faucet
- Deposits are handled with a unique address every time. A deposition is “valid” and added to the account after 4 confirmations.
- There is a small fee of 0.01BTC on withdrawal. This is to keep the server alive and cover transfer costs.
- “Cheating”
o “In theory, as the service operator, I could keep the bitcoins for myself. I'm not going to do this, but I completely accept that people do not trust the service operator. It is their freedom of choice, and Bitcoin is about freedom.” (slush)
Screenshot:
Have fun and please report every bug or suggestion here
„Virtual Mining“ is a game unlike any other currently found in the BTC community. In contrast to most other games VM is neither a gambling site, nor a Ponzi scheme to give most money to only a handful of people. In VM every user has the chance to make the same amount of money, no pyramid anywhere.
So in just a few words – what is VM?
As the name says: Virtual Mining is virtual mining.
It seemed to become sort of a trend to spawn new forks for fast pump and dump. This lead to some serious opportunities to make money but It always had an impact on the BTC network since it had drawn computing power away from the real network. Also most of the chains were rather short lived. So this game is meant to put this on a different level. In VM you are meant to create virtual rigs and point them on virtual forks, here called “chains” (short for Blockchains). As of now there will be up to 5 parallel chains around and everyone can mine with as many virtual rigs on those.
As in real BitCoin you earn coins from mining which can be traded for Bitcoins on the site’s exchange. Therefore this game is basically a virtual BitCoin network.
So what are the rules?
Currently the game is running in a testing phase – therefore all of the rules are negotiable, except the one about cheating
- Every user may “Buy” up to 30 rigs per account
o A rig can be upgraded 7 times
o A rig costs 0.025 Btc (including 100vMH (virtual MegaHash)) any upgrade 0.005 BTC per 100vMH
- Users can create new Chains
o There can be a maximum 10 parallel active chains
x A chain is flagged inactive after 24 hrs. of no one mining it anymore
x A chain is deactivated (unminable and untradeable, 24hrs after flagging inactive)
x Every new chain costs 0.125BTC for every Chain already in existence. The first one is free, the 2nd costs 0.125, the third 0.25 and so on..
o There is currently no upper limit on coins created nor a way to premine coins. This might come later.
- To prevent bubbling on the exchange a fee of 0.3% exists on all trades. Fees go into a Faucet
- Deposits are handled with a unique address every time. A deposition is “valid” and added to the account after 4 confirmations.
- There is a small fee of 0.01BTC on withdrawal. This is to keep the server alive and cover transfer costs.
- “Cheating”
o “In theory, as the service operator, I could keep the bitcoins for myself. I'm not going to do this, but I completely accept that people do not trust the service operator. It is their freedom of choice, and Bitcoin is about freedom.” (slush)
Screenshot:
Have fun and please report every bug or suggestion here
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