NEST Guide
The complete manual for whelps, rewards, and the NEST economy.
Ecosystem Overview
Understanding the balance between growth, activity, and scarcity.
1. EarlyBird Supporters
EarlyBird eggs are limited supporter NFTs that grant permanent boosts to your NEST economy.
- Four Tiers: Bronze (10 USDC), Silver (25 USDC), Gold (50 USDC), Platinum (100 USDC).
- Cumulative Boosts: Bonuses from different tiers STACK. Owning all four grants the maximum possible advantage.
- Yield Boosts: Up to +4% per Platinum tier, stacked with others for a massive daily production increase.
- Staking Boosts: Up to +3% extra Staking Power per Platinum tier, increasing your share of the weekly rewards.
- Immutable Status: These supporter parameters are fixed and will never be reduced.
2. Nest NFTs & Whelps
Whelps are the core productive units of the ecosystem. They are minted and upgraded to increase NEST yield.
- Minting: Start your journey by hatching new whelps in the 'Hatch' section.
- Levels (L1 to L5): Higher levels produce exponentially more NEST per day.
- Productivity: L1 (1/day), L2 (10/day), L3 (25/day), L4 (75/day), L5 (250/day).
- Evolve Function: Use the upgrade system to attempt leveling up your whelps. Success increases your daily yield permanently.
3. Costs & Upgrades
Upgrading requires NEST tokens and carries a calculated risk/reward ratio.
- L1 → L2: 1,000 NEST (90% Success Chance)
- L2 → L3: 2,500 NEST (60% Success Chance)
- L3 → L4: 10,000 NEST (30% Success Chance)
- L4 → L5: 50,000 NEST (10% Success Chance)
- Safety: If an upgrade fails, the whelp remains at its current level. The NEST tokens used are burned or routed to rewards.
4. Yield Decay & Activity
The ecosystem rewards active participants. Inactivity leads to a reduction in production.
- 30-Day Activity Rule: You must attempt at least one upgrade (any whelp, any level) every 30 days.
- Decay: If no upgrade attempt is recorded for 30 days, your Daily Yield drops by 1% every day.
- Reset: A single upgrade attempt (success or fail) immediately restores production to 100% and resets the 30-day timer.
- Goal: This ensures the NEST supply remains tied to active gameplay and development.
5. Claiming & Scarcity
NEST rewards must be manually collected from your Nest. Claiming contributes to the token's health.
- Claim Windows: The time you can hold rewards depends on your highest whelp: L1 (1 day), L2 (2 days), L3 (3 days), L4 (5 days), L5 (30 days).
- Standard Split: Claims are split: 98% to the player, 1% Permanently Burned, 1% to Liquidity Provision (LP).
- Bonus Delivery: EarlyBird bonuses are added AFTER the split, so you receive 100% of your supporter advantage.
6. Legacy Support
Old ecosystem chickens are not forgotten. They can be migrated into the new Nest.
- Legacy Nesting: Use the 'Old Coop' to bring your classic assets into the modern NEST loop.
- Benefits: Migrated assets receive starting levels or special attributes depending on their original status.
- Cutoff Rule: Legacy NFTs bought or received after 05.05.2026 00:00 CET cannot be evolved.
7. Future: Market & Staking
The ecosystem will soon expand with secondary markets and deep-vault staking.
- Marketplace: Trade whelps and items directly for NEST. High-level whelps will be the core of the secondary economy.
- Staking Vaults: Lock NEST for fixed durations to earn a share of the weekly protocol emissions.
⚠️ Disclaimer
While EarlyBird boosts are permanent, other gameplay parameters are subject to tuning.
- Yield rates, upgrade costs, and success chances may be adjusted to ensure long-term economic stability.
- Any major changes will be communicated through the official channels and reflected in this guide.