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Hello and welcome to the July Recap. The July Recap is a look back at the month from July 4th to July 31st and everything that happened in Parallel and Echelon News.
July was another big month for Parallel with some incredible new art releases and key events taking place. Itโs staggering to look back at almost a full month and see everything that Parallel has created and released. Letโs jump right in.
//Artist @oscarmarstudio
//Audio @cypheraudio
On July 25th, Parallel released this teaser trailer, featuring Marcolian Warden on their quest to locate Prime. The quality of the video, sound, and story raised the bar yet again for the art team. The sound in particular was goosebump inducing:
Not only was the video only produced by just two people, one of them, Oscar Mar, worked on it while having Covid.
The Parallel community and CT were buzzing for days after the video.
On July 13th, PD4 Parasets, Surge Key, Surge Key Snapshot, and Prime + Renown = Echo were all announced. Summarizing them briefly here:
Parallel cards are each made with a limited supply. Cards range from editions of 1 to 60,000.
To enable more players to enter the ecosystem, more cards need to be created. The only way that more cards can be created is by using the native token of Prime with Renown earned by playing the game. Without Renown, players and market participants cannot create Echos.
On July 15th, the value of the Surge Key became apparent. The Surge Keyโs in-game function: significantly boost renown gained from winning games. This means that if people are planning to create Echos it would be advantageous to have a Surge Key to boost their Renown for winning games.
Do you have a Sparky Key yet anon?
July 17th
Earlier this summer the Wardens were given access to the gray box client to help test the game. To share their experience with the community the Wardens held an AMA with Merchantโs help on July 17th.
On July 12th the Caching of Parallel cards on Echelonโs website went live. To learn more about Caching, check out this article. Happy card owners posted screenshots of their cached sets and cards in Discord and on Twitter:
Shortly after caching began Prime rewards went live on July 18th. Every day we check our caching rewards. Good rewards.
The long awaited PK Hoodie redemptions were announced on July 27th. Trumpets sounded, strong men cried, and I even heard rumors that one child spoke its first words (they were โLooks rareโ).
The feedback from the community was extremely positive including one of our beloved whales running a contest to spread the hoodie love!
On July 28th it was announced that PDV (Pack Drop Five) would take place in September. On Aug 18th, it was announced that it would take place on September 10th. More details followed and to learn more, check out our article on it here.
July was another busy month for art releases. It felt like every day a new card was being released. The artwork continued to get better, which led some to ask the question: have the artists gone too far? Is the art too good? You be the judge.
Leonid, Wielder of Corruption
/Artist @nachoyague
Mortal Echo
//Artist @_chrisbjerre
Black Market Fixer [PL]
//Artist @TaehoonPark9
In game design
Hijack [PL]
//Artist @DhenzelObeng
Beseech the Gifted [PL]
//Artist @vinogrdova
Aetian Subjugate [PL]
//Artist @TaehoonPark9
Improvised Tactics
//Artist @vinogrdova
Nanobot [Token]
//Artist @cafaro_oscar
A.E.G.I.S Generator
//Artist @cafaro_oscar
Marcolian // Orbital Patrol [Hi res model WIP]
Crew Boss [PL]
//Artist @nachoyague
Kathari Backup Copy [AR Objects]
Marcolian // Longbow Personnel Carrier [AR Vehicles]
July 20th
Shroud // Spider Drone
Sanctuary
//Artists @cafaro_oscar + @CSimultan
Pyrrhic Victory
//Artist @TaehoonPark9
Technophobic Warrior
//Artist @_chrisbjerre
The Swarm [Token]
//Artist @cafaro_oscar
Augencore // Jury Rigged Juggernaut [AR Collectibles]
Stoic Sellsword
//Artist @vinogrdova
Beacon of Gnaeus – Details and Process behind the vehicles and equipment in the Parallel world
Marcolian // Ruthless Sergeant [Highres model WIP]
//Kathari – Hydrolist Chamber [AR]
The Marcolian Capital City, Valli
//Lanscape Artist @janurschel
Arrisah Skyscout
//Artist @_chrisbjerre