In MoonKarts, earning rewards isn’t random: it’s built on four pillars — Skill, Time, NFT Quality, and Stake in Governance Tokens. A great racer is not enough — one must also play often, equip high-end NFTs (karts, drivers, parts), and stake COLONY governance tokens to stay competitive. Miss any pillar, and your reward potential drops.
The Reward Pools & Token Distribution
MoonKarts receives a daily allotment of COLONY tokens via Arcade Colony, and divides it into specific pools:
40% → Orbitals Pool
25% → Ranking Pool
10% → COLONY tokens that drop on the track
5% → Referral Pool
20% → Seasonal Pool
Each pool supports a different type of player participation (racing, referrals, seasonal performance).
Earning Through Racing
Three main paths to collect COLONY in the heat of competition:
Track drop & delivery — Grab COLONY tokens on the course and finish the race with them still in hand. Lose them mid-race, or don’t prevail, and you get nothing.
Leaderboards (Skill / Ranking) — Your performance is tracked daily and seasonally. Better rank → bigger share of the Ranking Pool.
Orbitals Collecting — Pick up Orbitals during the race; if you finish, they count toward a separate leaderboard. The amount you collect is boosted by the quality of your NFTs (kart, driver, etc.) to reward investment in stronger gear.
Referral Program & Constraints (Not Yet Live)
MoonKarts doesn’t leave community growth out of the mix: every player gets a unique invite link. When a referred new player spends at least $20 (not via COLONY or SCRIPT), that triggers referral points. The Referral Pool (5% share daily) is allocated proportionally to referrers’ points.
However, to prevent abuse, no account can claim more than 0.5% of the total Rewards Pool or 10% of the Referral Pool per day. Unused referral tokens roll over to the next day.
Seasonal Rewards & Moon Domes
Every ten days, the system snapshots leaderboard standings and distributes the Seasonal Pool (20% of daily token allocation over those days) based on consistent performance. This encourages steady, strategic play rather than one-off bursts.
Moon Domes (Future Feature)
Down the line, MoonKarts plans to let players own Moon Domes — racetracks of their own. Races that take place in your Dome will grant you 10% of tokens earned in those races, rewarding both race organizers and strategists.
All things considered, the MoonKarts economy blends active gameplay, long-term consistency, asset investment, and community growth into a cohesive reward engine.