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What is Baobab Studios?

Baobab Studios is a 9x time Emmy-winning leading independent animation studio that makes story franchises across film, tv, games, and book/publishing. Baobab has released 9 games to date including Invasion!, Asteroids!, Jack, Crow: The Legend, Bonfire, Baba Yaga and Namoo all to commercial and critical acclaim. Founded by Maureen Fan, Eric Darnell, & Larry Cutler. Momoguro is a franchise in collaboration with industry-recognized creators Martin Allais & Nico Casavecchia. Our games team includes veterans from EA, Zynga, Xbox, Magic: The Gathering, Star Wars, Marvel, Minecraft, Pokémon, and D&D.

Who are Baobab’s strategic partners and investors?

Baobab is fortunate to have the support of world-class creators, investors, board members, and talent that believe in collaboration, innovation, and the power of storytelling. Baobab’s Board includes: Alvy Ray Smith (Co-Founder Pixar), Ed Catmull (Co-founder, Pixar and President, Disney Animation), Glenn Entis (CTO/COO, EA and co-founder Dreamworks Animation and CEO responsible for creating Medal of Honor), Glen Keane (Director, Over the Moon, Directing Animator, Aladdin, Little Mermaid, Beauty & The Beast, Tarzan), Jane Rosenthal (Chairman, Tribeca), Kevin Lin (Co-founder Twitch), Maggie Malone (VP of Film Animation, Netflix), Mireille Soria (Producer, Netflix and President, Dreamworks), and Tim Letourneau (CCO, Zynga). Baobab investors include: Disney, Peter Chernin, Shari Redstone, Comcast, Liz Murdoch, Samsung, Shanghai Media Group, and Youku/Alibaba.

How do I get a Holoself digital collectible?

There are 8,888 Holoselves in the Momoguro: Holoself collection (that sold out and minted in March 2023). You can currently purchase a Holoself digital collectible on secondary marketplaces such as:

How do digital collectibles fit into the rest of the Momoguro franchise?

We see digital collectibles as a new way for creators and communities to tell stories together. Our team has a long track record of creating compelling, award-winning stories and characters in worlds where you are part of the story. Joining Momoguro gives creators the opportunity to play the digital collectible storytelling RPG game, Legends of Uno. This will be followed by episodic content for the gam  and an expansion of the Momoguro franchise across media and entertainment.

What are the IP rights for digital collectable owners?

The ownership rights for any digital collectables can be found at https://www.baobabstudios.com/terms-of-service.

What is Momoguro: Legends of Uno?

Our story universe begins with Momoguro: Legends of Uno, a light storytelling RPG where players assume the role of a Holoself avatar and progress through increasingly difficult quests to collect unique and tradable Momo NFTs. Through exploration and narrative gameplay, players can customize and boost teams of fantastical creatures of all shapes and sizes to form ultra powerful Momobeats as they fight to save Uno from the forces seeking to destroy it.
  • Unlock New Quests
  • Collect New Momos
  • Combine Momos
  • Complete Story Quests
  • Collect Loop and Power-Up

How is owning/using your Holoself/Momos important?

Your Holoself acts as your player account that tracks all of your progress, storyline, in-game currency, and what Momos you have access to — including collecting free randomized Momo NFTs through game play.  Your Holoself also:
  • Acts a central part of the storyline, so the characters of the world remember your Holoself’s choices and react to them. This makes for a fun RP element of the game.
  • Determines your story progress and even which Momos you may have access to.
  • Increases its stats through gameplay, and will become more powerful the more you use it. As you continue through the game, the NFT drops you get will increase.
  • In-game currency is also attached to your Holoself so if you trade or sell your Holoself, the gold attached to your Holoself goes with it.
  • A powerful Holoself may be worth more in the future because there is no way to cheat that — there’s no pay to win to increase the power of your Holoself.

Lastly, owning a Holoself means you really are part of the first iteration of this IP before it expands to other media. As a Holoself holder, you can be verified and participate in holder only activities, events and community channels.

Will I be able to play the game even if I don’t own a Holoself?

Sorta...  Holding a Momo, even if you don’t hold a Holoself, will let you into the lightweight version of game where you can view your Momo and retire it for Momo Gold.

When was the game released?

Momoguro: Legends of Uno was released June 13th, 2023. 

How do different Holoself stats impact gameplay?

When a player starts a quest their chance of success is determined by a combination of their Holoself stats, Momo stats, and their combination of Momos. Each quest shows which stat is needed and other requirements for success. Momos also have random special abilities created when they are minted. These give reward bonuses when used correctly in the single player RPG. We also have future features such as battle mechanics that directly use the Holoself stats, Momo stats, and Momo abilities. Holoselves have the stats of attack, speed, defense, and special. They start out rather low and then can be continuously improved until they meet their max. They all have different maxes. (Read more about Holoself stats here.)

Momos also have the same kinds of stats plus one to four additional special abilities. Special abilities give bonus rewards in Legends of Uno.

You can earn Momos through game play and also through airdrops and community rewards. Every way of earning gives the chance for exclusive legendary and time-limited Momos.

When a player starts a quest their chance of success is determined by a combination of their Holoself stats, Momo stats, and their combination of Momos. Momos all come with special random abilities created when they are minted. These give reward bonuses when used correctly in the single player RPG. Each quest shows which stat is needed and other requirements for success.

When you form a Momobeast to take on a quest, it’s going to combine your attack stat of your Momo with your attack stat of your Holoself (and other bonuses that come from the combinations for how you choose to build out the team.) That is the main factor in determining success of failure of the quests. We also have future features such as battle mechanics that directly use the Holoself stats, Momo stats, and Momo abilities.

Some quests will have high attack stat or high defense stat, or speed quests or special quest, so you’ll look through your collection to see what Momos you have have the highest current stats and then you’ll want to balance that with how those Momos attach to the hands, feet, chest, etc. This will help you win.

Having a large collection is a good strategy to beat the game because you’ll come up against quests where you need a certain combination or you’ll get an advantage from having a certain combination. This is where trading and borrowing can also can come in. Somebody is going to want/need the Momo you have because it will be the perfect fit for their team.

What’s more important, a high stat Holoself or high stat Momo?

Momos are possibly more important for gameplay. You will always have your Holoself, so high stats give you consistency. But high stat Momos will be needed in some quests but not others. So high stat Momos give you flexibility and strategic options. The game rewards having a good collection of Momos. Momos give you a higher percent chance to actually get through the quests. One of the fun things to do is deciding what Momos to buy, sell, or trade when you need them. If you need a high SPD high level Biota hand Momo for a certain quest, and you don’t have one, you can hunt for bargains in the marketplace. If you have leveled up a Momo but never use it anymore, how much can you get for it? You can get lost in the fun of trading.

How do Momos affect gameplay?

You need Momos to create Momobeasts and you need a Momobeast to progress through quests. Having a good collection of Momos with high stats and lots of abilities gives a big advantage.

Do Momos have stats?

Yes, they have the same stats as Holoselves, plus one to four additional special abilities. Special abilities give bonus rewards in Legends of Uno.

How many Momos can fuse with a Holoself?

A minimum of 1 and maximum of 5. You can attach to head, right/left hands, chest and legs.There’s a strategic decision if you want to fuse one, two, or up to five to increase your chance to successfully complete a quest.Using one Momo would have a lower chance of success, but that Momo will get a bigger XP and stat increase if successful. If you have one Momo you are trying to build up the stat for really quickly, you would do one Momo and Holoself combination.

How can we get more Momos?

You can earn some Momos through game play. Others can be earned through airdrops and community rewards. Every way of earning gives the chance for exclusive legendary and time-limited Momos.

Will there be limited Bounty quests/daily quests?

Yes. A bunch of new Bounty Quests will be available every day. All the Bounty Quests are instantly resolved, while the Story Quests may have time requirements to see success/failure.

Will there be some sort of progression limitation, to keep bots from playing 24/7? Ex. energy recharge over time.

Yes, each Holoself has a limited number of Quest attempts per time period. This may vary depending on the Holoself’s level and story progression, but it’s there to ensure a good balance of anti-botting, reduce grinding, and reward frequent play.

What’s special about Momo Boxes? What advantages will these Momos have?

Genesis Momo boxes will have a chance to get Momos that will never be available again. You can trade Genesis Boxes and Ancient Genesis Boxes on Ethereum markets. Once opened, these boxes are burned and a Momo NFT is generated on IMX. You will be able to buy and sell individual Momos through an IMX Marketplace. While most loot box games want you to buy in-game loot boxes, you can’t buy extra Momo boxes in the game. You can only earn them through gameplay rewards (and sometimes airdrops.) Holoself holders are the ones who can get them.

How does soft staking work?

Soft staking is available in Legends of Uno at the training section, see the tutorial here.

How does player progression in game affect future experiences?

As you complete storyline chapters you get access to new Momos in the loot boxes. In the future — we are working toward adding Leaderboards and social recognition.

Are there any games that best represent the gameplay style of Momoguro?

There’s not a single game just like Momoguro. It’s not “just like Pokemon” or “just like a JRPG”. Players will recognize some familiar elements from quite a few different games. In particular:
  1. There are elements of Pokemon with collecting and building a team of creatures and leveling them up while using them in RPG storyline. Also, trading in Momoguro can be a big part of the game for those who enjoy it.
  2. It has some of the style of the Persona Game series (JRPG) that focuses on conversations with NPCs, visual elements, and discovering the story and lore of the world. It’s worth noting that the RPG parts and collecting parts are not a 3D environment where you run around and smash boxes.
  3. Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney is another possible comparison. Although Momoguro is not a courtroom drama, it has plenty of interpersonal interactions, collecting, and strategic decisions but it’s not like you run, jump, and shoot.

Where does the team see the game progressing features wise?

Nothing set in stone, everything is possible — from PvP to leaderboards to Momobeast vs. Environment. Although not features were live at launch, the game is set up to have a Pokemon-like battle mechanism already layered in for many years of collecting, trading, and refining your Momo combinations.

How are L1/L2 chains integrated into the game?

The core gameplay loop will take place on ImmutableX which has no fees. We feel that Immutable is the best L2 platform for us and that they are focused on the gaming segment – so it was an alignment of their focus and our needs. Our Holoselves are on L1 and are available for purchase on OpenSea or other secondary marketplaces.