Your block explorer plays an important role in the Upland Metaverse, as it is your game piece that moves around the map, but stamina adds an important update that will focus on which specific block explorer you have selected. As players collect troves and complete recipes, your block explorer will influence how many troves you can gather and recipes you can fulfill before needing to cooldown. This adds more utility to block explorers and adds another layer of decision making that connects movement, ownership and activity within the metaverse.
The stamina feature scales based on rarity. Higher-tier explorers, like terraformers, will be able to operate longer and recover faster, while more common explorers will have tighter limits.
Director Block Explorers will be included in this system as part of a broader collection. Their equivalent rarity tier will be announced in advance, and it will not be the highest tier. While each Director Block Explorer remains a 1-mint asset, they will not function as a technical one-of-one rarity within this system.
While collecting troves or completing recipes you won’t need to actively change your block explorer when it reaches its limit. The system is designed for another explorer to automatically take over, ensuring that gameplay continues without interruption. Players with more (and rarer) block explorers will be able to stay active longer. This new mechanic gives weight to rarity and introduces a reason to think carefully about how each explorer is used.
Beyond stamina, Upland is exploring modifiers for Block Explorers, where some block explorers may perform better when collecting certain types of troves, while others may improve the likelihood of higher-quality rewards or interact more effectively with specific service structures. There is also room for time-based or seasonal advantages, where using the right explorer at the right moment can produce better outcomes.
In the future, completing a full series of block explorers could unlock additional benefits that go beyond the sum of their parts. This creates a longer-term incentive structure that rewards both active play and deliberate collecting.