In case you missed it, Shrapnel will launch as a free-to-play, always-on game in 2025. As we start the new year, we are laser-focused on completing the new team-based game mode.

While that cooks, we’re planning this year’s perks for our Operator Holders & SCU Holders and defining the features that will grow and sustain the underlying game economy. Above all, delivering an intensely fun game is mission-critical and we can’t wait for you to try out all the new Sigma Abilities!

Ecosystem & Marketplace

As we move toward launch, our asset ecosystem will evolve to enhance clarity, usability, and sustainability. Some exciting updates include:

• Schematics and The Printer: A Schematic is a unique item with hidden information that players can insert into the Printer, pay a small SHRAP fee and produce in-game items such as weapon skins and weapon charms. More item types will be added as the game evolves. Some lucky players got pre-launch Schematics during Early Access Events — and today, you can buy, collect and sell Schematics in the Marketplace.
• The Recycle Depot enables players to manage their inventory. Placing items (e.g. weapon skins) in The Recycle Depot will recycle them for a scaling SHRAP fee and in return, you’ll receive a new item. Each item added for recycling has a point value, and contributing more items or using Metal to upgrade the Recycling tier boosts the quality of the item received.

Detailed descriptions of these features will be shared ahead of their release, each introducing a new use case for SHRAP. It’s a lot of work, and the intent is to reaffirm our commitment to our early community as we prepare for the game’s launch.

Team Engagement

With 400K+ on X and 100K+ on Discord, we have an opportunity to expand engagement and increase transparency with our community. This will mean regular AMAs, new polling and voting topics, collaborations with other great games’ audiences, and more consistent blogs, dev diary videos, and news beats. The entire team is excited to embrace feedback and deliver the very best to our community.

Playable Operators

Players can select their in-game Operator when entering the Zone, with each Operator featuring unique characteristics and perks at launch.

Operators will be available for purchase on the SHRAPNEL marketplace, with release campaigns planned throughout the year. Extraction Pack holders can redeem an Operator as part of their rewards, while Operator NFT holders will receive an in-game Operator through an airdrop.

Additional features such as Operator Progression, Customisation, and peer-to-peer trading of playable Operators will be introduced in the months following game launch.

Get Ready for All-Access

Growing from an Early Access phase to an All-Access launch is essential to our mission. Extraction Packs are no longer purchasable, and expanded access to preview events will be announced soon. If you purchased an Extraction Pack, you’ll receive inventory rewards before launch and enjoy the thrill of more new players to dominate as they become familiar with the Sacrifice Zone. It’s a win all around: more players, more chances for OGs to shine, and more fun for everyone.

Insignias

In full disclosure, we are still finding the right time to release Insignias. Our community showed their talent and passion with incredible designs, and we are proud of this Creator Tool. But as you know, it’s not enough for a JPG to be on-chain. There needs to be a compelling use for an Insignia within the player experience to show-off and flex the coolest designs in order to have player value. When that’s locked, Insignias will enter the Shrapnel ecosystem for real.

Onward to Victory

Closer to launch, you’ll get more videos of gameplay and teasers and trailers showcasing Shrapnel lore and characters — as well as collabs, promotions and paid campaigns to drive user acquisition. Post-launch, we will continue to release fixes and exciting features, so you can think of it as a “rolling launch” that is agile, responsive, and long-tail.

We hope you are as excited as we are to play Shrapnel in 2025! Join us on the journey!

See you in the Zone, Operators.

Team Shrapnel

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