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NodeOps is thrilled to announce a brand new partnership with XAI Games. The TL;DR? You can now deploy your nodes on XAI through a single click, all with the help of NodeOps.
XAI is a layer-3 gaming blockchain designed to meet the scaling needs of games and improve the overall player experience. The blockchain is built based on an exciting new developmental framework from Arbitrum called Orbit. By creating a custom blockchain, XAI is addressing many challenges for gamers like high gas fees and complex user onboarding. XAI is also the first infrastructure to introduce Node Sales and its unique economic model.
XAI is leading the way in developing high-quality games like Final Form and LAMOverse through a strategic partnership with the experienced game studio, Ex Populus. Anyone can engage in this expanding ecosystem by running a node, staking tokens, and participating in governance. This is where NodeOps hops in!
How Does XAI Work?
XAI is a specialized gaming-focused rollup constructed atop Arbitrum, utilizing Sentry Nodes for error detection. Here's an overview of their functionality:
Orbit Chain
XAI functions as an Orbit chain built using Arbitrum’s Nitro scaling tech. Orbit enabled XAI to configure protocol logic and build a blockchain specific to gaming applications. This involves customizing everything from gas token and governance to settlement and data availability layers.
To optimize for performance and low gas fees, XAI selected AnyTrust technology that powers Arbitrum Nova rollup. AnyTrust significantly reduces the rollup cost as it uses an external Data Availability Committee (DAC) instead of Ethereum. The cost reduction is a result of taking data availability off-chain and trusting that at least one member of the committee is honest.
Orbit also provides elastic block times that help with super-fast gaming experiences. Traditionally, when blocks are empty, the roll-up still has to publish data and incur costs. With elastic block times, there will be no blocks produced if there are no transactions. On the other hand, blocks are produced faster when there is a surge in activity.
Sentry Nodes
Sentry Nodes play the role of observation nodes on the XAI protocol. They monitor the computations made and alarm the network whenever an incorrect block is proposed. These nodes can run on minimal hardware like a laptop, or they be hosted on cloud instances.
The nodes join the network by purchasing a license key that allows them to post claims with respect to an assertion, a statement from validators sharing the state of the network. If the claims posted by Sentry Nodes are correct, the referee contract pays a reward in the form of esXAI, which can be redeemed for XAI.
There will be 720 challenges per month that Sentry Nodes can participate in to accrue esXAI rewards. However, there is only a 1% probability that a node gets to participate. So it’s extremely important to have the Sentry operation active with no downtime.
Games Building On XAI
The XAI gaming ecosystem continues to expand with renowened gaming studios launching their game on the XAI blockchain. Some of the games revealed and soon to launch are:
Final Form
Final Form is the first flagship game set to launch on XAI that is developed by Ex Populus. It is a rogue-lite auto-battler where players use limited edition cards to build a deck and compete in battles. Final Form uses a traditional card deck system with a standard rule set to determine different parameters, unlocking a wider variety of trading cards.
Tarochi
Tarochi is a fully on-chain RPG where players explore a vast autonomous world, capturing and leveling up monsters. The in-game economy revolves around tradeable items crucial for battles and quest-solving, providing an immersive experience. Tarochi is currently live on XAI, recording impressive player growth.
Crypto Unicorn
Crypto Unicorn recently migrated from Polygon to XAI for a gas-free experience coupled with incredible block time. This is a simulation and tycoon game where players use Land NFTs to breed, upgrade, and showcase unicorns. Players engage in farming, jousting, racing, and team RPG battles with specialized unicorns in a dynamic and socially interactive world.
Now that we know all about XAI, let’s find out how running Sentry Nodes on the platform would work:
Running XAI Nodes On NodeOps
NodeOps streamlines the deployment and monitoring of XAI Sentry Nodes into a few simple steps. Note that the Sentry KeyHholders benefit from automatic upgrades and enhanced uptime with zero additional cloud subscription costs.
Here’s a step-by-step guide to get your XAI Sentry Nodes up and running through NodeOps:
Step 1: Sign up to NodeOps
Head over to NodeOps Console
Click on Deploy Node and select XAI
Connect your Metamask wallet that holds the Sentry key
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Select your chain on NodeOps
Step 2: Pay the maintenance fee
Select duration and click on Pay
Fill your contact information
Process payment
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Pay the required fee
Step 3: Assign Sentry Key
Before deploying, you have to assign NodeOps as your node operator. This requires a signature verification from your wallet and you have to pay a small gas fee.
Note: While you assign NodeOps as your node operator, there won’t be any exposure to your private keys and Sentry Keys remain non-transferable.
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Proceed through signature verification
Step 4: Check node status
Your node is deployed successfully as the status changes from pending to running. You can also check the logs and how many rewards you collected so far.
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Your Sentry Node is now deployed
And just like that, your one-click node deployment for XAI Sentry Nodes through NodeOps is done. It will now appear in your Nodefolio.
To sum up, NodeOps’s collaboration with the XAI Foundation streamlines the infrastructure for node operators and elevates performance across the expansive gaming ecosystem within the Arbitrum environment.
By leveraging the NodeOps console, users can easily deploy, monitor, and manage XAI nodes. This simplifies the technical complexities associated with running nodes and ensures high uptime and automatic updates, making it a no-brainer for those looking to contribute to the XAI network.
NodeOps is the only node operator supporting almost all of the recent node infrastructures that raised more than 125 million via their Node Sales, including XAI, HyChain, Avail, Zora, and more- with over 17,000 nodes powered by us in the last quarter alone. We provide active support for over 20 chains right now and bring single-stop node deployment solutions for node infrastructures and relevant communities.
Don't overthink this: join NodeOps today and try out one-click node deployment across our supported protocols. Further, follow NodeOps on X for protocol updates!
