Getting Started

WHAT IS LEGENDS OF THE MARA (LOTM)?

Combining the collectability of a card game with the chill of an idle tap game, Legends of the Mara open beta pits your Otherside and partner NFTs against hostiles roaming the land. This open beta release is the first step in exploring Otherside and getting to know Oda, the original inhabitants of Otherside that include Koda, Mara, and Kodamara. Hatch Mara from Vessels, harvest and trade Sediment Fragments, and defend your land from Shattered. Each time you defeat them, you’ll be rewarded with a loot chest. Some contain items for spaceship crafting. Others contain NFTs from partner collection ecosystems. And all will help you prepare for what’s ahead.

WHERE LOTM?

Consider Camp your LoTM home base. Here it be.

WHO CAN PLAY LOTM?

The Legends of the Mara open beta is a token-gated game exclusively available for Otherdeed Expanded NFT holders. You can buy an Otherdeed Expanded on Blur or X2Y2 or claim one by burning an original Otherdeed for Otherside in exchange for an Otherdeed Expanded, a Vessel, and a Koda (if a Koda is present on the OG Otherdeed). Once you have your Otherdeed Expanded (i.e. your LoTM-ready Otherdeed), you can either harvest its resources in Camp or defend it against Shattered. Camp requires a Koda, Farmer Mara, or Kodamara, while Shattered requires a Koda, Hunter Mara, or Kodamara. More on Camp and Shattered gameplay below.

TELL ME MORE ABOUT ODA. WHAT ARE THEY AND HOW DO I GET ONE?

Koda, Mara, and Kodamara are all Oda, aka the magical beings tied to the fate of Otherside. The most powerful Oda are Koda. There are only 10,000 in existence. An Oda who arrived in Otherside via a Vessel is a Mara, which can evolve into the more powerful Kodamara by ingesting a Catalyst and some optional Sediment Fragments. A Catalyst has special properties necessary for the evolution of Mara into Kodamara, and affects the physical traits of the Kodamara, while Sediment Fragments affect Kodamaras’ physical traits and rarities. Burning an original Otherdeed NFT into an Otherdeed Expanded NFT grants holders a Vessel containing a Mara with one of three functions. Hunter Mara fight Shattered, Farmer Mara harvest your Otherdeed’s Sediment Fragments, and Enchanter Mara boost the skills of the Oda around them. While a Mara can only perform one function — hunting, farming, or enchanting — Koda and Kodamara can perform all three, but only one at a time. Some Otherdeeds also have Koda, but if one isn’t present on your Otherdeed, you can buy a Koda and assign it to your Otherdeed to either hunt, farm, or enchant. Learn more about Oda functions in the “Oda” section below, and learn how to assign Oda to your Otherdeed in the “Camp Gameplay” section.

WHEN WILL LOTM BE AVAILABLE TO PLAY?

LoTM open beta Season 1 begins September 26, 2023.

WHAT IF MY WALLET HOLDS SEVERAL VESSELS OR ODA?

First, you’ll need to burn your Vessel NFTs to hatch Mara. You can then assign your Mara to your Otherdeed, which acts as a game card with slots for all your Oda. Depending on your Otherdeed’s Environment Tier, there will be between 1 and 5 upper slots for workers (i.e. Hunter or Farmer Oda), and 3 dedicated lower slots — regardless of Environment Tier — reserved for Enchanter Oda. Heads up that Enchanter Oda need to remain rooted to Camp for their buffs to be active. This means that Koda and Kodamara assigned to enchant can’t hunt or farm.

WHAT HAPPENS IF I SELL A MARA OR KODA THAT IS ATTACHED TO MY OTHERDEED?

It’ll be automatically unassigned from its designated work function and be moved into the ‘inventory’ of the new holding wallet.

WHAT HAPPENS IF AN OTHERDEED IS TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER WALLET? DOES EVERYTHING ON THE OTHERDEED COME WITH IT?

Once harvested, Sediment Fragments are tied to the wallet connected to that game. If that same Otherdeed is delegated to someone else, those Sediment Fragments will be harvested by them, not you. For all other assets on the Otherdeed, they stay with the wallet that holds them.

WHAT HAPPENS IF I HAVE A MARA, BUT DON’T PLAY LOTM AT ALL?

Regret, probably. But if you don’t want to FOMO spiral, Season 1 is the ideal time to hatch Mara from Vessels. Once hatched, Mara have one of three functions — hunting, farming, or enchanting — which in turn allows you to either fight Shattered and rake in in-game loot or harvest Sediment Fragments from your Otherdeed. Starting LoTM with a Koda or evolving your Mara into a Kodamara allows you to participate in either gameplay style. Check out the Oda section below for more deets on Kodamara.

WHAT ARE THE TECH REQUIREMENTS TO PARTICIPATE?

We support the two most recent versions of Chrome, Firefox, Brave, Edge, and Safari on desktop. We do not support plug-and-play peripheral controllers for desktop. And as for the mobile experience, we’re working on it.

WHICH WALLETS ARE SUPPORTED?

We support MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, and any hardware/software wallet compatible with WalletConnect, including WalletConnect v2.0. For other hardware/software wallets, we recommend using Warm.xyz. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee support for smart contract wallets, such as Gnosis Safe.

HOW DO I CONTACT SUPPORT?

For support, create a ticket in Otherside Discord or email [e-mail]. You can also submit any feedback through the form in the bottom right corner of your screen.