Back to collectionThe first card NFT test consumes 30% of the budget in gas
Background: The card game’s on-chain approach was still constrained by deployment costs, and A-Zhen had warned the team to understand the fees before discussing scale. Today: ETH approached 3,500, and the team test-minted a batch of card NFTs. Impact and next steps: On-chain cards moved from discussion to a small-batch test, and budget pressure shifted from A-Zhen’s estimate to an actual expense.
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Background: The card game’s on-chain approach was still constrained by deployment costs, and A-Zhen had warned the team to understand the fees before discussing scale. At the same time, testing could not remain a paper exercise; the studio needed an actual minting run to see whether the process worked.
Today: ETH approached 3,500, and the team test-minted a batch of card NFTs. Gas fees consumed 30% of the budget, turning the cost concern into a direct test result: the process could be attempted, but the expense was high enough to change the plan. The team recorded the spend and prepared to review the minting steps.
Impact and next steps: On-chain cards moved from discussion to a small-batch test, and budget pressure shifted from A-Zhen’s estimate to an actual expense. Next, the team would look for adjustable parts of the process before deciding which content deserved further minting; how to balance usability against cost remained unresolved.