NeonSentinel

During the hackathon, we designed and built Neon Sentinel from concept to a functional GameFi prototype tailored for the Mantle ecosystem. We implemented a playable cyberpunk shooter prototype and redesigned the frontend to support core GameFi mechanics such as extraction value, vault staking, district control, and reward claiming. Player identity and ownership are currently handled using standard ECDSA wallet-based authentication to ensure a smooth and accessible onboarding experience. On the smart contract side, we designed a Mantle-native architecture covering player NFTs, district ownership, staking vaults, and yield-backed rewards, with a clear separation between gameplay, economy, and reward settlement. To ensure long-term scalability and fairness, we also scoped privacy-preserving and anti-cheat improvements using zero-knowledge proofs as a planned upgrade, including ZK-based gameplay verification and identity enhancements. By the end of the hackathon, Neon Sentinel demonstrates a complete GameFi loop—play, extract, stake, and earn—while remaining production-oriented and ready for iterative upgrades on Mantle.

--Pre seed / Grant