🗺️ Development Roadmap

This roadmap outlines the vision for Holdara’s growth and development, including key milestones and an aspirational timeline. The focus is on delivering a rich and engaging player experience in partnership with our community.

🏴 Quarterly Phases and Objectives

Q1: Foundational Gameplay (Ancients)

The initial phase focuses on establishing core gameplay mechanics that form the foundation of the player experience.

Key highlights include:

• Core Gameplay: Build immersive and engaging foundational gameplay loops.

• CAP Rewards: Reward players with CAPs (Collective Anvil Points) for their engagement and participation.

This phase sets the stage for the broader expansion by ensuring a compelling foundational core mechanics from the outset.

Q2: Arena Tournaments (A

The second phase introduces competitive elements to enhance player engagement:

• Arena Tournaments: Structured and recurring tournaments where players can compete for glory and CAPs rewards.

• Community Engagement: Foster a competitive yet collaborative community atmosphere to drive retention and growth.

These tournaments will diversify the player experience and offer new ways to have fun while continuing to drive the game worlds collaborative development.

Q3: Character Advancement & Skills

The third phase deepens the role-playing elements of the game:

• Skill Development: Introduce a system for character advancement and skill progression.

• Customization: Enable players to personalize their characters through abilities, skills, and playstyles.

This phase empowers players to feel a greater sense of ownership and investment in their in-game journey.

Q4: Resource Gathering & Crafting

The fourth phase broadens the game’s ecosystem while supporting character growth:

• Resource Systems: Add resource gathering and crafting mechanics that tie into character advancement.

• Expansion Context: While this phase does not introduce areas beyond Lighthaven, it enriches the existing world with deeper gameplay systems.

This expansion maintains focus on player progression within the current world, enhancing depth and variety without requiring significant new content.

♾️ Future Milestones & Ambitions

Sustained Growth Through Iterative Expansion

The roadmap envisions ongoing growth through:

• More Tournaments: Regularly introducing new tournament formats and environments.

• Enhanced Skills: Adding skills, upgrades, and abilities to keep gameplay fresh and dynamic.

• Iterative Upgrades: Incremental improvements to existing systems to sustain player interest and revenue generation.

These additions ensure the game remains engaging and evolving without requiring a leap to entirely new content areas.

The Lightbridge Event and Beyond

A major aspirational goal is the introduction of the Lightbridge event, which would unlock the world beyond Lighthaven:

• Global Expansion: Enable exploration and gameplay in a larger world, incorporating settlement building and land plot mechanics.

This milestone represents a significant leap in scope and complexity, intended to occur only once foundational systems are robust and sustainable.

Projected Timeline

• Q1 2026: Aspirational target for launching the full world. This timeline is optimistic given current resource constraints, but achieving a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) of content could make it possible.

• Resource-Driven Progress: Progress will depend on securing additional funding and scaling the development team to meet the ambitious goals outlined in this roadmap.

While ambitious, this roadmap provides a clear direction for the game's development, focusing on delivering value to players in every phase while setting long-term goals for transformative growth.

Summary Version

Holdara Development Roadmap

Quarterly Phases and Objectives

• Q1: Foundational Gameplay

  • Build immersive core gameplay loops.

  • Reward player engagement with CAPs (Collective Anvil Points).

  • Establish a compelling foundation for future development.

• Q2: Arena Tournaments

  • Launch structured tournaments with CAP rewards.

  • Foster a competitive and collaborative community atmosphere.

  • Diversify player experiences with recurring events.

• Q3: Character Advancement & Skills

  • Introduce skill progression and character customization.

  • Empower players with unique abilities and playstyles.

  • Deepen role-playing elements for greater player investment.

• Q4: Resource Gathering & Crafting

  • Add resource collection and crafting mechanics.

  • Enrich the existing world of Lighthaven with deeper systems.

  • Focus on enhancing player progression without new areas.

Future Milestones & Ambitions

• Iterative Expansion

  • Regularly introduce new tournaments and formats.

  • Expand skill systems with upgrades and abilities.

  • Continuously improve existing systems to sustain engagement.

• The Lightbridge Event

  • Unlock a larger world beyond Lighthaven with settlement building and land plots.

  • Target aspirational global expansion after robust foundational systems.

Projected Timeline

• Q1 2026: Aspirational launch of the full gameplay loop.

  • Dependent on additional funding and team scaling.

  • Focus on delivering value at every phase to achieve long-term growth.

This roadmap balances near-term development goals with ambitious long-term vision, ensuring consistent value delivery for players.