Glossary
This is the place to take a look at Upland’s most used terms.
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Alcatraz
Alcatraz is a small island located in the north of San Francisco. It is used to punish players that have infringed Upland’s rules (e.g. multiaccounting). Players that are being sent to Alcatraz are marked with a “J” that stands for “Jail”.
B
Blockchain
A blockchain is a continuously growing list of data blocks. All data blocks are connected with each other via cryptographic processes. The most famous blockchain is the Bitcoin blockchain.
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Challenges
Players can particiapte in both official and community hosted challenges to win UPX or other rewards.
Collections
Collections are groups that consists of at least one or more properties with specific characteristics. Players can put properties into collections to gain additional rewards.
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Discovery Range
Each block explorer has an invisible discovery range that is used to reveal properties so that they can be purchased. That means in order to be able to purchase a property a player needs to bring the block explorer into the discovery range.
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EOS Blockchain
Upland is based on the EOS blockchain, more specifially the blockchain protocol called EOS.io. The EOS blockchain is mostly known for very fast transactions that are not charged with any fee.
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Fair State Act / FSA
The Fair State Act (FSA) was implemented to reserve a percentage of properties for new players with a net worth below 100k UPX. Players with a net worth of 100k UPX or above will not be able to directly buy FSA properties. Each city in Upland will be categorized in one of the three categories:
- High End (approx. 15% reserved for FSA)
- Middle Tier (approx. 50% reserved for FSA)
- Affordable (approx. 75% reserved for FSA)
Fiat Money
The term fiat money describes a currency that is used as a medium of exchange and most often regulated by a goverment. The intrinsic value of fiat money needs to be managed by a goverment as it is not bound to any other store of value such as gold.
Fiat-Out Update
Fiat-Out is used to describe the cashout process via TiliaPay that is used to sell NFTs in Upland for fiat money (US Dollar).
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Marketplace
Properties that are listed for sale will be included in Upland’s integrated marketplace.
Minted Property
The term minted originates from blockchain terminology. In Upland, all properties that have not yet been bought by anyone are called unminted properties. If a property is bought for the first time it is sold by the Upland Community Pool and will be called a minted property afterwards. Minted means that the new owner was minted (notarized) on the blockchain.
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NFT / Non-Fungible-Token
NFT stands for Non-Fungible Token and is a cryptographic token used to represent a specific, unique and not mutually interchangeable asset. NFTs are used to manage digital ownership of assets and allow the use of interoperability across various platforms.
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Player Status Levels
Player status level represent the progress of a player in the Upland. Every player starts as a “visitor” and can upgrade the level by increasing the net worth to unlock special rewards.
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Recurrent Earnings
In the current version of Upland, players receive a rent from their properties that is paid by the Community UPX Pool. Recurrent earnings is the technical term for this rental income that can be collected in the game.
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T
Tilia Pay
Tilia Pay is a product of Tilia, inc. and is used in Upland to sell NFTs for fiat money.
Trails
The trail is a marker that shows the directional path from the last visited places of your block explorer.
Treasure Hunts
A treasure hunt is a minigame inside Upland where players try to search for a hidden treasure via utilizing markers that point into the direction of a treasure. The player who finds the treasure will be rewarded with UPX. There is also a type which hides the marker to increase the difficulty.
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UPX
UPX (pronounced UP-EX) is Upland’s digital currency. It is used for in-game purchases of goods and services.
Unminted Property
The term minted originates from blockchain terminology. In Upland, all properties that have not yet been bought by anyone are called unminted properties. If a property is bought for the first time it is sold by the Upland Community Pool and will be called a minted property afterwards. Minted means that the new owner was minted (notarized) on the blockchain.