#nft blocker plugin

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can you tell us all the plugins / ad blockers you use

on desktop, uBlock Origin (NOT Adblock Plus! they sold out years ago! they literally take money from advertisers to make sure their ads get through their filters!) and SponsorBlock for Firefox. if you still see ads on youtube specifically check out this page. if it's green, then the problem is with your specific installation and you should check out this reddit megathread. if it's red, then tough luck, wait a few hours for uBlock's crack team of hackers to catch back up in their constant arms race with Youtube.

for Android, get ReVanced Manager from here and use that + an .apk download of the latest Youtube release (just google "youtube apk") to patch yourself together a version of the Youtube app that acts like you paid for Advanced even though you didn't, which means no ads. also, side tangent, that's where the name comes from: originally it was just "Youtube Vanced" because it was "Advanced" without the "ad"s. then the Vanced team got slapped with a C&D for being dumbasses and minting NFTs of the Vanced logo, which was literally just the Youtube logo, so ReVanced rose from the ashes to continue its legacy. oh also there are a shitload of boxes you can check off during the patching process and one of them just integrates Sponsorblock for you, so that's nice.

i should also mention here, for no reason in particular, that the Vanced Manager app lets you patch a number of other apps in the same way, removing ads and adding "premium" features without you having to pay. one of these apps may or may not be Tumblr itself.

as long as you're fucking with your Android, download xManager and use it to get ad-free Spotify without paying for it. iirc the app auto-downloads the apk for you but it's been months since i last fucked with it so i might be misremembering.

honorary mention goes to NewPipe for being a way easier to install alternative to all of the above if you don't care about logging in. it's an alternate frontend for youtube that lets you watch it ad-free right out of the box. the main drawbacks are that the UI is a little ugly (especially compared to the official/ReVanced version), you can't use Sponsorblock, and it doesn't sync with your Google account (this could be a plus for you if you're big into privacy but personally i like having my likes and watch history synced across desktop and mobile). although now that i just did some research to make sure i wasn't talking out my ass, it looks like the original dev is working on a forked version of the app named Tubular that does have Sponsorblock and is apparently trying to get google account stuff working, so that's cool. oh and it can also browse/play Soundcloud ad-free, if you still use Soundcloud in 2024

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FABULOUS!!!chainsafe gaming SDK in ARSENAL

Now a Days Interest in #GameFi is surging behind NFT use cases & play to earn models. To give some insight into what the builders are doing, Iam highlighting the most exciting project using Gaming SDK📷

New NFT use cases and play-to-earn (P2E) models are driving significant interest in blockchain gaming. 

Here is the short introduction to Arsenal

Arsenal is a 3D first-person shooter game. The vision is to introduce high-quality games on Fabwelt that are fun and gaming-focused, not just a way to earn. Arsenal involves global tournaments, which will be played after the successful deployment on the Polygon mainnet.

Arsenal is also the first introduction of Fabwelt in-Game NFTs. The NFT technology we provide will offer much more than the typical use as collectibles or assets. We introduce NFT technology in our games as utilities supplemented by known use cases (i.e., collectibles and assets.)

Using NFTs as in-game utilities means players can use specific NFTs to trigger special features or actions during gameplay. A few examples:

Opening things

Activating infinite ammo

Looking through walls

Increasing building speed

Here are some blockers to the adoption of web3 gaming, and how do they overcome them

Lack of education and awareness are the two main factors causing adoption to lag. Dealing with cryptocurrencies to participate in gaming platforms needs to be a routine. Moreover, web3 gaming lacks quality games with depth in their gameplay. With improvements, adoption by traditional and professional gamers will increase.

Here are aspiring web3 gaming developers focus on

Build games around the needs of a community.

Create a strong economic model for the game.

Enable ease of change — any adaptation to change the game dynamics.

The exciting developments in the web3 gaming space that you’re paying attention to

High-end games

Multi-gaming ecosystems

Innovative NFT usage

Exploring utilities

The interaction of DeFi with games

The experience building a blockchain game using the ChainSafe Gaming SDK

 During the development of Arsenal, ChainSafe pushed new updates of the SDK enabling a better user experience to connect their wallet to our games and retrieve the information we need.

What blockchain features are fabwelt  hoping to build for Arsenal or their other games

As its a gaming ecosystem, it keep building new games. We believe that not everybody likes the same genres of games, and we want to provide a diversity of high-end games. Everybody can have fun, earn, and explore what interests them in our ecosystem.

The ChainSafe Gaming SDK in Arsenal

First, we’re using the plugin to allow players to connect their wallets on different chains (BSC, polygon, KCC, HECO, and AVAX). Once connected, we use the plugin to check player wallet balances (needed to unlock certain features in the game).

The second part is the NFT section. We use NFT tech in our games as strategic utilities and assets. Buying our NFTs on the market allows the gamer to use them in-game by connecting their wallet with the ChainSafe SDK.

The third part is the tier system. When gamers stake a certain amount of tokens on our staking portal, they can earn more by playing with our multiplier system. We use the SDK to call a function on our staking contract to retrieve the amount of staked tokens by the player.

How does the ChainSafe Gaming SDK compare to other game development tools?

In our early stages, we did a lot of research on several gaming development tools. Because we wanted to build our first game with Unity, we chose the ChainSafe SDK. And it’s turned out to be easy to implement for different use cases with it. It has clear documentation, continues to have active development, and the team has been approachable if support is required.

About Arsenal Arsenal is a 3D First Person Shooter FPS game developed by Fabwelt. It features cutting-edge gameplay, unique in-game NFTs as utilities, and play-to-earn functionality. To learn more, please visit the official Arsenal website, join the gamers lounge, and keep up with their latest announcements on Telegram.

About ChainSafe

ChainSafe is a leading blockchain research and development firm specializing in infrastructure solutions for the decentralized web. Alongside client implementations for Ethereum, Polkadot, Filecoin, and Mina, we’re building a portfolio of web3 products — Files, Storage, the Gaming SDK, and ChainBridge. As part of our mission to build innovative products for users and better tooling for developers, ChainSafe embodies an open source and community-oriented ethos.