Shrapnel, the blockchain-based first-person shooter developed by Neon Machine, is launching its Shrappy Holidays 2024 event, an early access celebration packed with festive-themed rewards and mission-based challenges. Running from November 18th to November 25th, the event transforms Shrapnel's "Sacrifice Zone" with wintery elements and holiday lighting. Players can earn exclusive rewards including NFTs, physical prizes, and in-game assets through various challenges and raffles.
What is Shrapnel?
Shrapnel isn't your standard Early Access multiplayer game. This first-person extraction shooter currently features a single operator, a limited weapon selection, and an unfinished map set in a futuristic Japanese city. The game shows missing textures on buildings and surfaces, with basic geometric shapes standing in for future content.
This greybox environment represents an early development stage rarely made available to the public. For Seattle-based developer Neon Machine, this approach is deliberate. The studio wants to involve the community early in development, letting player feedback shape both the map design and Shrapnel's extraction gameplay.
Shrapnel Key Art
Shrapnel Holiday Event Details
Shrappy Holidays 2024 celebrates Shrapnel's community while marking a year of development achievements and updates. This limited-time event is only accessible to players who own an Extraction Pack, available through the game's official marketplace starting at $9.99 for the Basic Pack. These packs provide early access to playtests, along with a playable MEF Operator and a Gear Pack.
The event offers a final chance to experience the game's Solo Extraction mode before major 2025 updates arrive. The holiday-themed Sacrifice Zone features festive textures, snow-covered landscapes, and atmospheric fog. Players can test new weapons including the Type 42 Revolver and the CL7 MK II Assault Rifle.
Responding to community requests, Shrapnel has added initial controller support to improve gameplay accessibility. Shrappy Holidays 2024 offers rewards through both daily and event missions. Completing missions grants in-game assets, cosmetics, and comic book NFTs. Special prizes are available through raffles, which can be entered using METAL currency.
Shrapnel Holiday Event NFTs
NFTs, Prizes, and Rewards
Shrappy Holidays rewards include both digital and physical prizes. Daily missions offer rewards each day, with players able to collect the entire Shrapnel Volume 2 Comic NFT by completing six daily missions. Event missions provide unique event badges and in-game items that will be distributed two weeks after the event ends.
Raffles give players a chance to win physical items such as a PS5 DualShock controller, a GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card, Shrapnel-branded hoodies, and physical editions of Volume 2 comic books. Players can purchase raffle tickets using METAL, the in-game currency. Winners will be notified through their account on Shrapnel's official site and must respond by December 9 to claim their prizes.
Physical prize quantities are as follows:
- Branded PS5 Wireless DualShock Controllers – 16 units
- GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC V2 Graphics Cards – 8 units
- Shrapnel Summer Hoodies – 21 units
- Physical Comic Books (Volume 2) – 12 units
Players who own certain NFTs can gain additional benefits by completing specific missions during the event. The required assets include BTC Shotgun Skins, BTC Pistol Skins, Heavenly Dragon Skins, and Operator NFTs. Snapshots of NFT ownership will be taken at the start and end of the event, on November 18 and November 25. Completing the corresponding missions allows these NFT holders to earn special schematics and potentially both volumes of Shrapnel comic books.
Shrapnel Holiday Event In-Game Items
Final Thoughts
Shrapnel has introduced Zone Skins (formerly known as Sigma Skins) with five rarity tiers: Common (5,000 units), Uncommon (2,000 units), Rare (1,500 units), Epic (800 units), and Legendary (500 units). These limited-supply skins grant players additional in-game rewards and assets upon completion of gameplay activities. The Heavenly Dragon Skin, a highly sought-after Zone Skin, will be distributed as an airdrop to eligible players who completed specific missions in previous events.
As Shrapnel continues to expand, Shrappy Holidays 2024 offers players a chance to earn unique digital assets and physical rewards while exploring the newly transformed holiday environment. The event demonstrates Shrapnel's approach to blending extraction shooter gameplay with blockchain technology, positioning itself within the web3 gaming space.
