Vaulten has officially launched on Neo N3 MainNet, introducing an on-chain puzzle and logic game inspired by escape rooms and cryptographic riddles. Players can engage in weekly and monthly challenges spanning various difficulty levels, with opportunities to win NFT rewards and occasional GAS prizes.
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Gameplay and mechanics
Vaulten is designed around a lore in which “the Vault” once held Source Keys to a perfect chain. A rogue faction called The Architects scattered that Vault across numerous smart contracts, locking access via cryptographic puzzles. Solving these puzzles, deemed a “Proof of Wit,” releases new rewards.
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Users spend GAS to submit guesses on-chain and, if correct, can claim an NFT reward. These NFTs are displayed in a “Vault” linked to the user’s wallet. Victory also yields occasional GAS payouts.
Puzzles are divided into three tiers:
- Surface layer (easy): “Recently exposed code fragments. Unstable but accessible.”
- Deep node (medium): “Hidden within old contracts, protected by logic loops.”
- Core cipher (hard): “Obfuscated by the Architects themselves. Only few have reached this far.”
Funding and community support
Vaulten was backed by the GrantShares community funding DAO, which secured unanimous support with seven votes. On Sep. 10, a funding allocation of 2,300 GAS was released. The project is intended as a free, community-driven initiative aimed at stimulating engagement in the Neo ecosystem.
Launch incentives and anti-farming measures
To celebrate its launch, Vaulten is running a rewards campaign through Oct. 11. Under the campaign:
- Each puzzle attempt grants 0.05 GAS (up to two attempts per puzzle).
- Each solved puzzle awards 0.1 GAS.
- Only wallets with prior transaction history are eligible.
- Newly created wallets (or wallets that only received GAS and that solve a puzzle on the first try) will be disqualified.
The policy is intended to deter “farming” of rewards by throwaway addresses.
Outlook and impact on Neo
Vaulten offers a novel approach to user engagement in the Neo ecosystem. By blending cryptographic puzzles with on-chain mechanics and collectible NFTs, it seeks to encourage both casual users and more technically minded participants to explore Neo’s tooling in a playful environment.
The team aims to increase on-chain activity via sustained puzzle design, community interest, and balancing rewards versus GAS costs. As an experiment in interactive learning and ecosystem activation, Vaulten strives to stand out as one of the more creative dApps now live on Neo N3.
To try solving Vaulten puzzles, visit the link below:
https://vaulten.xyz/
