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A complete guide to getting started with the Avastars liquidity pool on NFTX. (est June 2021)
[https://academy.nftx.io/avastars/](https://academy.nftx.io/avastars/)

A complete guide to getting started with the Avastars liquidity pool on NFTX. (est June 2021)

Root

Avastars NFTX vault guide

Avastars CORE (Community-Optimized Resources for Enterprisers) Program, which allows 3rd-party developers to receive grant funding and hands-on mentorship for their Avastars projects. William M. Peaster Jul 24, 2020
[https://nft.substack.com/p/avastars-core-build-the-future-of](https://nft.substack.com/p/avastars-core-build-the-future-of)

Avastars CORE (Community-Optimized Resources for Enterprisers) Program, which allows 3rd-party developers to receive grant funding and hands-on mentorship for their Avastars projects. William M. Peaster Jul 24, 2020

Avastars CORE: Build the Future of Avastars, Today

In August, Jimmy had a chat with Avastar #101, Salvatar, with the help of Alethea's AI technology. Check it out on Twitter!

[https://twitter.com/real_alethea/status/1425913458806116356](https://twitter.com/real_alethea/status/1425913458806116356)

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/avastar-archives.appspot.com/o/flamelink%2Fmedia%2FScreen%20Shot%202022-09-25%20at%204.51.59%20PM.png?alt=media&token=96a8d811-9db6-4fc1-94f0-668770ecfa99)

Jimmy has a chat with an Avastar via Alethea's AI Technology

Alethea AI - Chat with Jimmy and Salvatar

Below is a list of the original tools built by members of the Avastars Community, back in November, 2020. We're logging these here for historical reference; some are still active, some are now defunct, but we still love them all just the same! 

**Replicant Builder** by @daLenz - [http://arp.lenz.gr/](http://arp.lenz.gr/) In the beginning, while scrolling was live and before the Replicant Factory existed, DaLenz created this awesome tool so that community members could unofficially prototype Replicants in advance. This made it easier to visualize the trait combinations you envisioned for your Replicant while scrolling to purchase Primes. You just input the token ID# of your Avastars, and select the traits you'd like to see and voila! 

**Avadex** by @Owl | AvaDex - [https://avastars-codex.vercel.app/avadex](https://avastars-codex.vercel.app/avadex) This helpful tool allows you to sort Avastars by given critera. Wanna know how many Series 5 Primes have neckbeards? Find out here!

**Bounty Hunter** by @kai - [https://github.com/kaigani/avastars-bounty-hunter](https://github.com/kaigani/avastars-bounty-hunter) This heavyweight was a favorite while Prime scrolling was live. Part of the fun, but also, frustration at times with "the scroll" was that depending on what you were searching for, you may have to scroll for days to find your specific trait combo. Remember, this was a randomly generated search through a seemingly neverending sea of Avastars. One might argue that when finally finding, and teleporting that perfect combo, it was that much sweeter a victory because of the time spent searching. But, it's healthy to do more in life than scroll for Avastars. Enter Kai's Bounty Hunter tool. You could set this up to select specific traits and rarities you were searching for, and while you would scroll, it would hilight those that contained what was in your list, making scrolling go much faster. Instead of pausing every so often to review the Avastars on your screen for traits, this showed you which had them right away. [Here is an awesome article with videos](https://juneaucrypto.medium.com/the-art-of-scrolling-for-avastars-tips-tricks-db07899d76eb) that NFT42 Crew member @JuneauCrypto created on the use of this tool.

**Gender Bending Avastar Generator** by @kai - [https://codepen.io/kaigani/full/YzwXKVN](https://codepen.io/kaigani/full/YzwXKVN) Avastar Primes were created in Male and Female genders. Kai built this tool to allow the community cross those boundaries. 

**Avastar Bounty Designer** by @kai - [https://codepen.io/kaigani/full/oNbXwPd](https://codepen.io/kaigani/full/oNbXwPd) While Gen 1 was live, the community could create a Bounty for an Avastar they were hoping to find. With this tool, you could easily select the combination of traits you were looking for and share.

**Avastars Dashboard** by @kai [https://avastars-dashboard.vercel.app/ ](https://avastars-dashboard.vercel.app/) This tool allows users to find a plethora of Avastars collection data including; high scoring Avastars, which Avastars were minted with the first of a trait type, collectible sets like cats, vampires, 3x Legendary Colors, and so much more. Check it out! 

**Pimp my Avastar** by @Gareth This was a website that enabled the customization of Avastars for PFP purposes. **_This site is no longer functioning._**

**The Avastar Print Registry** by @snowfro. This was a smart contract controlled authenticated printing service and registry for NFT based artwork, supporting CryptoPunks, Avastars and Known Origin platforms. They verified ownership of the artwork through the smart contract itself which rejects transactions if they are not initiated by the owner of the NFT. _**This project is no longer active.**_


Community-built Tools for the Avastars NFT project

Original Avastars Tool List 

Watch this to see what SCROLLING was like! by @RyanJK, 4/23/20 
[https://youtu.be/VlfZUNj_85A](https://youtu.be/VlfZUNj_85A)

Watch this to see what SCROLLING was like! by @RyanJK, 4/23/20 

Avastars Explainer

Avastars has pioneered a new technology that allows all of the artwork metadata to live natively on the Ethereum Blockchain. Jim McNelis Mar 23, 2020
[https://nft.substack.com/p/avastar-combinations-and-traits](https://nft.substack.com/p/avastar-combinations-and-traits)

Avastars has pioneered a new technology that allows all of the artwork metadata to live natively on the Ethereum Blockchain. Jim McNelis Mar 23, 2020

Avastar Combinations and Traits

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History Article 2

**The Outer Realm** is an NFT podcast hosted by CryptoArt pioneer Eric P. Rhodes. [https://twitter.com/ericprhodes](https://twitter.com/ericprhodes) To learn more visit: [https://www.theouterrealm.io/ ](https://www.theouterrealm.io/ )

Every week he interviews people from around the globe about what it takes to become a successful NFT artist on this exciting new frontier for art sales. In each episode, Eric's guests will reveal their creative process, discuss the intricacies of blockchain technology, and inspire you to create your first NFTs!

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/avastar-archives.appspot.com/o/flamelink%2Fmedia%2FScreen%20Shot%202022-09-25%20at%206.34.03%20PM.png?alt=media&token=1592ab66-6f59-4e1d-b609-47fe18f2f016)

Spinoff Pictures

The Outer Realm Podcast by CryptoArt Pioneer Eric P. Rhoads, Featuring his Avastar

Avastars.io came flying out of the launch gate last week and is rapidly approaching 5,000 Gen1 Series 1 Avastars sold. Rizzle Apr 28, 2020
[https://nft.substack.com/p/that-was-quick-gen1-series-1-approaching](https://nft.substack.com/p/that-was-quick-gen1-series-1-approaching)

Avastars.io came flying out of the launch gate last week and is rapidly approaching 5,000 Gen1 Series 1 Avastars sold. Rizzle Apr 28, 2020

That was quick!! Gen1 Series 1 Approaching Hard Cap of 5,000

Back in February 2020, just before the launch of the auctions for the Avastars Founders, Jim McNelis was interview by Matthew and Rizzle for the The Matthew and Rizzle Show. In this interview, Jim explains the vision of the Avastars project.

[[Special Interview] Jim McNelis, Creator of Avastars](https://beta.cent.co/matthew/+kt5jdx) Or go directly to the [podcast episode](https://anchor.fm/ma-fer5/episodes/Special-Interview-Jim-McNelis--Creator-of-Avastars-eb1t84)

In this interview, Jim explains the vision of the Avastars project.

[Special Interview] Jim McNelis, Creator of Avastars

https://makersplace.com/jatinpathi/whalesharkpro-3d-360-1-of-1-34494/

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/avastar-archives.appspot.com/o/flamelink%2Fmedia%2FWhaleshark%203D%20Jatin%20Pathi%20x%20Avastars.png?alt=media&token=84988eda-6b2e-4c23-9b18-b2d6b75637bf)

Whaleshark x Jatin Pathi, 3D

**Avastar Music NFT Collab!**
The song "AvaStar" was originally written by BullyMeow for a Twitter contest. It was 30 secs long. After we all fell in love with the song, Bully produced an extended version of the song and partnered with AvaStar Discord Mod and talented Australian artist StellaCat for this collaboration. This is a #musicNFT with a full-length animation. Purchase of the NFT comes with a full resolution audio file.
[https://twitter.com/StellaCat4](https://twitter.com/StellaCat4)
[https://twitter.com/BullyMeow](https://twitter.com/BullyMeow)


![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/avastar-archives.appspot.com/o/flamelink%2Fmedia%2FBullyMeow%20x%20StellaCat%20x%20Avastars.png?alt=media&token=74c43e55-5e04-4d38-8e5c-85d41113f928)

Avastar Music Collab between Avastar OG and Mod StellaCat & BullyMeow!

BullyMeow x StellaCat's Avastar

We made up a bunch of terms to describe how Avastars work. Now you get to learn them. Jim McNelis Jan 27, 2020
[https://nft.substack.com/p/terminology-of-avastars](https://nft.substack.com/p/terminology-of-avastars)

We made up a bunch of terms to describe how Avastars work. Now you get to learn them. Jim McNelis Jan 27, 2020

Terminology of Avastars

[https://twitter.com/DidierRA1](https://twitter.com/DidierRA1)

[https://opensea.io/assets/0x765433c059efee858239a820fe58c44973e7283d/32](https://opensea.io/assets/0x765433c059efee858239a820fe58c44973e7283d/32)

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/avastar-archives.appspot.com/o/flamelink%2Fmedia%2FWhaleshark%20x%20DidierRa1%20TheManWithTheWhale%20x%20Avastars.png?alt=media&token=a78d011c-f34c-43fe-be5f-0bac0ba3dbfb)

Whaleshark x DidierRa1: The Man With The Whale 

Avastars ‘Unique By’ Ranking.  kaigani May 20, 2020
[https://kaigani.medium.com/avastars-unique-by-ranking-9f1458be469d](https://kaigani.medium.com/avastars-unique-by-ranking-9f1458be469d)

Avastars ‘Unique By’ Ranking.  kaigani May 20, 2020

Avastars ‘Unique By’ Ranking

Input your Avastars Token ID#s to see standalone traits, and mix and match them to create your perfect Avastar. Then, go to the Replicant Factory and build it!

Avastars Replicant Preview

This is an Article that sums up the roadmap deliveries of Avastars from original launch of the Founders in February, 2020 to the launch of Planet Avastar launch in August, 2022

Avastars Historic Roadmap

**What is ART?**
The Avastar Replicant Token!
https://nft.substack.com/p/announcing-the-avastars-replicant 
People tend to call these ART Tokens, which is redundant since the "T" stands for Token, but hey, if it helps to convey what it is more clearly, we're all for it!

**Who is eligible to claim ART?**
 After the end of each Series, we took a snapshot of all addresses containing an Avastar from that Series. 
 If you Teleported an Avastar and held on to it until we took the snapshot, you are eligible to claim ART. 
 If you are eligible, follow the instructions in this article to claim your ART. https://nft.substack.com/p/announcing-the-avastars-replicant

**Where can I see ART?**
Etherscan will show it as a token in the dropdown. You need to add the ART Contract Address, 0x69ad42a8726f161bd4c76305dfa8f4ecc120115c,  as a Custom Token in MetaMask to see your ART appear in your Token List. In MetaMask, under your Asset List, click "Add Token." Then, under "Add Token", (DO NOT SEARCH for ART-that will return the wrong Token. There is another ART that is Maecenas-not Avastars) go to "Custom Token", and paste the address above, into the "Token Contract Address" bar. Click "next" and check- it should appear!

**I bought 30 Series 1-4 Avastars on OpenSea yesterday. Can I claim ART?**
Unfortunately, no. Only the wallet holding the Avastar at time of snapshot is eligible to claim the ART for that Avastar.

**I teleported 1 Avastar in Series 4, and didn't know about ART, &  I sold it yesterday! Can I still claim 1 ART Token?**
YES! If you had that Avastar in your wallet when the snapshot was taken, YOU may claim the ART even if you no longer own that Avastar! 

**I teleported a few Avastars in Series 3, and hodl'd them. Can I still claim that ART?**
YES! As long as the Avastar was in your wallet when the snapshot was taken, you're eligible. **There is no time limit to claim past series.**

 **I bought all of my Avastars on OpenSea before Series 5! How can I get an ART Token?**
If liquidity remains, you may purchase them via Uniswap.

**I claimed a VEESTAR from Series 5 and held it past the snapshot, but I'm just learning about this now-can I get ART?**
Yep! Follow the instructions above. 

**PLEASE BE CAREFUL AS THERE IS ANOTHER ART TOKEN THAT IS NOT OURS!**  

 **ALWAYS USE OUR ART TOKEN CONTRACT ADDRESS:**
 0x69ad42a8726f161bd4c76305dfa8f4ecc120115c
https://etherscan.io/token/0x69ad42a8726f161bd4c76305dfa8f4ecc120115c

ART UNISWAP PAIR:
https://v2.info.uniswap.org/token/0x69ad42a8726f161bd4c76305dfa8f4ecc120115c 

**Check out this quick and easy guide to claiming ART from long time community member and part of the NFT42 CREW, @juneaucrypto !!** https://juneaucrypto.medium.com/claiming-art-tokens-from-avastars-247d66631566 

**MORE ART FAQ:**
 **Why did some people get ART included with their Avastar, and others didn’t?**

To qualify to claim 1 ART per Avastar, the following had to occur;

- Obtain an Avastar from the current Series while it was live,
- Hold that Avastar from that Series until after the Series sold out,
- Hold that Avastar until the snapshot of wallet holders for that Series was taken.

**Examples of those who WERE eligible to claim ART:**

- During Series 3, you scrolled the Avastars.io site and teleported an Avastar. You held it until after the series sold out and the announcement that the snapshot for that series was taken.

- During Series 4, you bought a Series 4 Avastar on Opensea. You held it until after Series 4 sold out and the snapshot of wallet holders for that series was taken.

**Examples of those who were NOT eligible to claim ART:**

- During Series 3, you bought an Avastar. You sold it on OpenSea before the Series sold out and the snapshot of wallet holders for that series was taken.

- During Series 5, you bought a Series 4 Avastar on OpenSea and held onto it until Series 5 sold out and the snapshot of wallet holders for that series was taken.


Not sure what "ART" is? Read this FAQ originally posted in our Discord server.

ART FAQ

Find your Avastar today! Discover your very own at avastars.io & join our community at discord.gg/avastars  Rizzle Apr 24, 2020
[https://nft.substack.com/p/avastars-has-launched-and-its-time](https://nft.substack.com/p/avastars-has-launched-and-its-time)

Find your Avastar today! Discover your very own at avastars.io & join our community at discord.gg/avastars  Rizzle Apr 24, 2020

Avastars has Launched and it's Time to get Scrolling!!!

Today's episode is an original interview I did with a dear friend, J1mmy.ETH, who is the founder of NFT42 and Avastars (the first on-chain (metadata and SVG art), generative nft project). We covered everything from the beginning of NFTs, the origin of Avastars, why J1mmy gave away BAYC for free, VeeFriends launch story, StonerCats, and more. If you wait till the end… there’s a surprise for my VeeFriends community that I promise you won’t want to miss 
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GmzTgUGPU4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GmzTgUGPU4)
To claim a FREE Avastar as a VeeFriends holder, please checkout this article for details: https://garyvee.com/avastars

GaryVee Interviews Jim McNelis Aug 6, 2021

Why NFT Projects Before 2021 Are Important | GaryVee Audio Experience: J1mmy.ETH

The Avastar Replicant Factory will open to the public on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021, beginning at 10am EST/9am CDT/8am MDT/7am PDT/3pm GMT. Please report to Avastars.io for access. kwigbelle Nov 22, 2021
[https://kwigbelle.substack.com/p/avastar-replicant-creation-manual](https://kwigbelle.substack.com/p/avastar-replicant-creation-manual)

The Avastar Replicant Factory will open to the public on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021, beginning at 10am EST/9am CDT/8am MDT/7am PDT/3pm GMT. Please report to Avastars.io for access. kwigbelle Nov 22, 2021

Avastar Replicant Creation Manual

Please note, Avastar Prime minting has ended. You can currently purchase Avastar Primes on secondary markets, and/or Mint your own, custom Avastar Replicant at [The Replicant Factory](https://replicants.avastars.io). This is the original FAQ from our Discord and while some of it is dated, most of it is still quite useful.

Q: **What are Avastars?**
A: Avastars is a blockchain project that has pioneered a new technology allowing all the artwork and metadata to be stored entirely on the Ethereum blockchain. They are unique avatars that you can buy, sell or trade with other people.

Q: **How do I buy Avastars when it launches?**
A: Discovery is how you can randomly generate unique Avastars.  Users can scroll down the webpage until you find one that you like, and then add that to your basket. You can add/remove as many Avastars as you like to your basket prior to completing your purchase.

Q: **Ok, so I have an Avastar. What can I do with it?**
A: When you acquire an Avastar, you're acquiring everything including the image metadata and the rights to the image. Thanks to Avastar's pioneering digital asset ownership license, all Avastar owners can use the image of their unique Avastar however they wish. The only thing you are not permitted to do is use your Avastar for a hateful purpose.

Q: **Can you explain more on what Scrolling is?**
A: Discovery is the mechanism that allows you to scroll through Avastars and continuously generate nearly infinite combinations of traits.  This mechanism ensures that every Avastar minted for purchase has carefully curated and hand-selected.

Q: **How much do Avastars cost?**
A: This depends on the type of (rarity) you would like to purchase, the cost for each is set out as follows:

Common = 0.07 eth
Uncommon= 0.14 eth
Rare = 0.28 eth
Epic = 0.56 eth
Legendary = 1.2 eth (NOTE: THIS WAS CHANGED TO 1.12 ETH upon launch.)

Q: **What is different with Avastars compared to other blockchain projects?**
A: The combination of the images and metadata living natively on the Ethereum Blockchain with the scrolling mechanism creates an extremely durable and highly curated token that separates Avastars from every other blockchain project.

Q: **Why is having all the artwork and metadata living on the blockchain important?**
A: We believe this should be industry standard, but right now it is not.  Having all the artwork and metadata living on the blockchain means that even if the company Avastars shuts down, all the Avastar art and data will still be available to the owners of the Avatars.  They cannot be deleted or removed from the blockchain, so once you own an Avastar you own everything about that Avastar.  Similar projects rely on a 3rd party to host their metadata, which means that owning the complete token is dependent on the continued support of those companies.

Q: **How many Avastars are there going to be?**
A: There will be 5 Generations of Avastars and we are currently releasing Generation 1.
Each Generation will have 5 Series of Avastars and each Series is capped at 5000 per series. These will all be considered “Prime Avastars” and will be capped at 25,000.

Q: **What are Replicants?**
A: Once “Prime Avastars” have hit their hard cap, we will introduce the ability to “build your own” Avastar using Traits from the Prime Avastars you own. These Avastars are called Replicants.  Replicants do not come with Trait copies to build more Replicants, they can only be created from Primes. Each Prime comes with 1 copy of each of its 12 traits.

Q: **What are Genes?**
A: Each Avastar Prime and Avastar Replicant has 12 Genes.  The following are the gene categories, Skin Tone, Hair Style, Eye Color, Background Color, Backdrop, Ears, Face, Nose, Mouth, Facial Feature, Eyes, and Hairstyle. These genes are expressed as “Traits.”

Q: **Are there different rarities amongst the Traits?**
A: There are 5 different rarity categories for Traits including, Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary. 
Traits are also capped depending on the series:
Common Traits retire after every 1st series.
Uncommon Traits retire after every 2nd Series.
Rare Traits retire after every 3rd Series. 
Epic Traits retire after every 4th series. 
(Exception: Epic male nose retired after series 3)
Legendary Traits retire at the end of each Generation.

Q: **What are Founder and Exclusive Avastars?**
A: Every generation of Avastars has a special series of Avastar Primes called Founders and Exclusives.
Founders are numbered #0 - #99, Founders are paired together, male and female, and have had themes assigned to them that will be obvious when looking at them side by side.
Exclusive Avastars are numbered #100 - #199,  these are mascots, special gifts, and promotional Avastars for giveaways and contests.
Both Founders and Exclusives are special Avastars that exist outside of a Series or the Replicants.

Q: **How do I know if I have found a good or rare Avastar?**
A: When you click on an Avastar you can view its rarity score. The Avastar will have a rarity score of 1-100, which is determined by the rarity of its Traits.  An example would be if the Avastar had all 12 Common Traits this would make it a very rare Avastar even though its score would be 1.  The same would apply if you found an Avastar with 12 Legendary Traits, the score would be very high and very rare. 

Q: **Are the Traits going to be the same through the whole of each Series?**
A: No, for example, when generation one is released that will be the start of the 1st series of Traits.  Let’s say you buy an Avastar with mostly Common Traits.  You may think that wouldn't make it very rare, but once series 1 sell out all the Common Traits change, so those Traits won’t be available again.
There are a few exceptions to this.  The face shapes will change every 3 series and the skin tones will stay the same through all 5 series.  Every other Trait you can expect a predictable pattern.  Below is a breakdown of how this system will work:

Common Traits change out every single series.
Uncommon Traits trade out every two series. You'll have the same Uncommon Traits in series #1 and #2.  They will change to new ones for series #3 and #4. Uncommon traits will change the last time in series #5.
Rare Traits change every three series.  You'll have the same Rare Traits for series #1,#2, and #3. There will be a different set of Traits for series #4 and #5.
Epic Traits run for four series. You will have the same Epic Traits for series #1, #2, #3 and #4. Series #5 will get all-new Epic Traits.
Legendary Traits stay the same throughout series #1-#5

Q: **How do you store Avastars on the blockchain?**
A: Each Avastar has its art stored on the Ethereum blockchain. We upload 1 base image of each trait to one of our smart contracts and then use that copy for every Avastar that has that genetic trait. Our smart contracts can then render the portrait by referencing metadata and assembling the art.

Q: **Do you host the Avastar data on your own servers?**
A: No, the metadata is stored on the blockchain!
Whether we continue to exist or not, you'll always have it.

Q: **What is the Digital Asset Ownership License?**
A: The Full digital asset ownership license will be available on the Avastars website and a copy will be attached to every Avastar.  In short the license means that you have a license to the copyright and commercial use of each Avastar you own. Please view the license in full for a more complete understanding. 

Q: **Who designed the art for Avastars?**
A: The artists who worked on the first generation of Avastars are Marmota and Milky.  They reside in Sao Paulo, Brazil and have worked with brands like Adidas, Burger King and Hyundai.  Future generations of Avastars will have new artists involved.

j1mmy — 04/24/2020
Q: **What are the odds of the trait rankings showing up in an Avastar?**
A: Common: 60%, Uncommon 22.5%, Rare: 12.5%, Epic: 4.75%, Legendary: .25%

kwigbelle — 02/25/2021
Q: **Are Avastars the first on-chain NFTs?**
A: Avastars are the first on-chain (Metadata and Art) NFTs using SVG art. A lot of innovative NFT experimentation was underway in late 2019, early 2020. Jim shared his ideas with @alxo and @natealex , who were also working on on-chain projects, while he was working on the Avastars project in 2019. @alxo launched “Math” on December 30th, 2019, then @Gmugr used the “Math” contract made by @alxo  and repurposed it for the “Words” project, which launched January 12th, 2020. @natealex  launched “Chainfaces” on January 19th, 2020, before the Avastar Founders were released for sale on February 7th, 2020. Scrolling went live for the first time on April 20th, 2020.

For more details, see this article, [https://niftyreport.substack.com/p/the-nifty-report-vol1-issue-4-the](https://niftyreport.substack.com/p/the-nifty-report-vol1-issue-4-the) by @GoWestBTC  Thanks also to @Werekitty & @Steady for the breakdown!

Q: **How do I know if I have found a good or rare Avastar, PART 2** (Scroll up for Part 1!)
A: You can also go to the AvaDex [https://avastars-codex.vercel.app/avadex](https://avastars-codex.vercel.app/avadex) , created by @Owl | AvaDex, to search Avastar traits that have already been minted. So, if you think you’ve found something unusual, you can go and check to see if there are any others like it. Remember too, that everyone has different tastes, and many choose Avastars that reflect their own style. @chafomon illustrated this very well when he said, “Asking which are the best is literally like asking what everyone’s favorite color is.” There are MANY factors that can create potential value. Many are also gathering Avastars with specific traits they can eventually use to mint their own, perfect, Avastar replicants. Others will never use their Avastars to create replicants. The future is currently unknown.

Here you'll find the original Avastars FAQ from our Discord server.

Avastars FAQ

Avastars FAQ: An Intro to Ethereum's Best On-Chain Art Project  William M. Peaster Jul 27, 2020
[https://nft.substack.com/p/avastars-faq-an-intro-to-ethereums](https://nft.substack.com/p/avastars-faq-an-intro-to-ethereums)

Avastars FAQ: An Intro to Ethereum's Best On-Chain Art Project  William M. Peaster Jul 27, 2020

Avastars FAQ: An Intro to Ethereum's Best On-Chain Art Project

[https://twitter.com/karanbendigiri](https://twitter.com/karanbendigiri)

[https://twitter.com/Barthazian](https://twitter.com/Barthazian)

https://opensea.io/assets/0xd83bbb82c2414e6db683fbad4caa7df6e51653eb/1 

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/avastar-archives.appspot.com/o/flamelink%2Fmedia%2FBarthazian%20x%20Karan%20Bendigiri%20x%20Avastars.png?alt=media&token=c18cd148-8b01-4cd8-8883-c473fd319a7b)

Barthazian's Avastar #10260 in 3D, by Karan Bendigiri

[https://twitter.com/foxyoga_om](https://twitter.com/foxyoga_om)

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/avastar-archives.appspot.com/o/flamelink%2Fmedia%2FKanwulfTriangle%20x%20FoxyYoga%20x%20Avastars.jpg?alt=media&token=b86eb8e0-5f5b-4793-b868-775ac6d5c655)

FoxyYoga's rendition of Kanwulf's Avastar

[https://twitter.com/ekaitza_](https://twitter.com/ekaitza_)
[https://twitter.com/kwigbelle](https://twitter.com/kwigbelle)

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/avastar-archives.appspot.com/o/flamelink%2Fmedia%2Fab6775700000ee858969b84c960b7911aabd8301.jpg?alt=media&token=3bd6627a-5f34-4dd6-86a2-21eceff6e043)

Ekaitza's rendition of Avastar #8014, owned by Kwigbelle

It’s now been a little over one week since Avastars Gen1 Series 2 launched, and collectors have already minted nearly half of the 5,000 Primes available in this run. William M. Peaster Jun 22, 2020
[https://nft.substack.com/p/breaking-down-the-1st-week-of-avastars](https://nft.substack.com/p/breaking-down-the-1st-week-of-avastars)


It’s now been a little over one week since Avastars Gen1 Series 2 launched, and collectors have already minted nearly half of the 5,000 Primes available in this run. William M. Peaster Jun 22, 2020

Breaking Down the 1st Week of Avastars Gen1 Series 2

The 5,000 Gen1 Series 1 Avastars sold out last month, and we’re really proud of reaching this huge milestone. William M. Peaster Jun 5, 2020
[https://nft.substack.com/p/dissecting-avastars-gen1-series-1](https://nft.substack.com/p/dissecting-avastars-gen1-series-1)

The 5,000 Gen1 Series 1 Avastars sold out last month, and we’re really proud of reaching this huge milestone. William M. Peaster Jun 5, 2020

Dissecting Avastars Gen1 Series 1 Pt. 1

In this podcast, Jim sits down with Rizzle to briefly explain what else we’re doing while we gear up for the highly anticipated launch of Avastars. We discuss the community we have built for #nftland called TokenSmart, our new decentralized minting platform InfiNFT, and the prominent role nft42 expects to play in the rapid expansion of NFT technologies.
[https://nft.substack.com/p/nft42-projects-avastar-updates-and](https://nft.substack.com/p/nft42-projects-avastar-updates-and)

Have a listen here: [https://anchor.fm/tokensmart/episodes/nft42-Projects--Avastar-updates--and-how-it-all-ties-together-eckhaq](https://anchor.fm/tokensmart/episodes/nft42-Projects--Avastar-updates--and-how-it-all-ties-together-eckhaq)

In this podcast, Jim sits down with Rizzle to briefly explain what else we’re doing while we gear up for the highly anticipated launch of Avastars.  Rizzle Apr 10, 2020

nft42 Projects, Avastar updates, and how it all ties together

In November 2021, we collaborated with the Fluf team. Holders of BOTH at least 1 Fluf and at least 1 Avastar were airdropped an Avastars inspired background for their Flufs!
https://twitter.com/flufworld/status/1458955213952462848

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/avastar-archives.appspot.com/o/flamelink%2Fmedia%2FScreen%20Shot%202022-07-26%20at%207.12.16%20PM.png?alt=media&token=145eea25-fc56-4beb-bcd4-0a1dda56a971)


Fluf & Avastars Background

[https://twitter.com/namakubi_NFT ](https://twitter.com/namakubi_NFT ) 

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/avastar-archives.appspot.com/o/flamelink%2Fmedia%2FNamakubi%20x%20Kwigbelle%20x%20Avastars%20KwigbelleMovingtoyou.gif?alt=media&token=5c9401bd-2ecb-47eb-b76e-8d3514ed03e1)

Namakubi's Animation of Avastar #8014, owned by Kwigbelle

Deep dive into the Avastars rarity system. Jim McNelis Mar 25, 2020
[https://nft.substack.com/p/the-ranking-and-pricing-of-avastars](https://nft.substack.com/p/the-ranking-and-pricing-of-avastars)

Deep dive into the Avastars rarity system. Jim McNelis Mar 25, 2020

The Ranking and Pricing of Avastars

 This video features an Avastars Cryptovoxels build, across Modville/Te Aro/Gangnam districts
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUAlovD5Emw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUAlovD5Emw)

 This video features an Avastars Cryptovoxels build, across Modville/Te Aro/Gangnam districts

Avastars Cryptovoxel build

Click here to read the Dapp Review's extensive analyse after the end of the Avastars series 1 scrolling back in July 2020:
[https://dapp.review/article/129/Avastars-From-Digital-Collectible-Success-to-Becoming-An-Identity-Solution](https://dapp.review/article/129/Avastars-From-Digital-Collectible-Success-to-Becoming-An-Identity-Solution)

Since its' inception, Avastars has been responsible for almost 700 ETH or 140 thousand dollars in trading volume. Each Avastar is uniquely generated, and its traits are stored on the blockchain. As a result the project now offers 5200 unique character faces after  Series 0 and Series 1, while a second series is coming up. Together with Idaho-based founder Jim McNelis we look back at the past few months, and take a look at what the future may hold. 

Avastars: From Digital Collectible Success to Becoming An Identity Solution

$ART will be required to create Avastar Replicants. $ART is claimable by Avastar Prime holders.  Jim McNelis Nov 9, 2020
[https://nft.substack.com/p/announcing-the-avastars-replicant](https://nft.substack.com/p/announcing-the-avastars-replicant)

$ART will be required to create Avastar Replicants. $ART is claimable by Avastar Prime holders.  Jim McNelis Nov 9, 2020

Announcing the Avastars Replicant Token ($ART)

# The Timeline Of NFTs
For the sake of clarity, we’ve condensed this brief history into a tidy timeline of important events in the history of NFTs

## NFT Timeline Overview
### 2012-2016 (The Early History Of NFTs)
- Coloured Coins
- Kevin McCoy creates the first NFT - Quantum
- Counterparty
- Spells of Genesis
- Memes start being minted as NFTs

### 2017-2020 (NFTs Go Mainstream)
- NFTs Shift to Ethereum
- Token standards introduced
- Cryptopunks
- Cryptokitties
- NFT gaming and Metaverse (Decentraland (MANA) 
- Platforms and games with Enjin Coin (ENJ), and Axie Infinity (AXS) surfaced. 

### 2021 (The Year Of The NFT)
- Prestigious auction houses start selling NFT art
- Beeple’s NFT is sold for a record amount
- Other blockchains start getting involved with their own versions of NFTs (Cardano, Solano, Tezos, Flow, etc)
- A surge in demand for NFTs, especially in the metaverse
- Facebook rebrands as Meta and moves into the metaverse


In 2021 a new type of art and investment emerged onto the world scene with the record Christie’s sale of Beeple’s Everydays: the First 5000 Days NFT for $69 million.

A Brief History Of NFT Art

Our attempt at "True Ownership" of Digital Assets. You have a license to the copyright and commercial use of each Avastar you own.  Jim McNelis Feb 4, 2020 [https://nft.substack.com/p/the-digital-asset-ownership-license](https://nft.substack.com/p/the-digital-asset-ownership-license)

Our attempt at "True Ownership" of Digital Assets. You have a license to the copyright and commercial use of each Avastar you own.  Jim McNelis Feb 4, 2020

The Digital Asset Ownership License

Avastars Generation 1 Series 2 Launching Today! Starting 6/12/20 @ 9am PST  Rizzle Jun 12, 2020
[https://nft.substack.com/p/avastars-generation-1-series-2-launching](https://nft.substack.com/p/avastars-generation-1-series-2-launching)

Avastars Generation 1 Series 2 Launching Today! Starting 6/12/20 @ 9am PST  Rizzle Jun 12, 2020

Avastars Generation 1 Series 2 Launching Today!

Welcome to Part 2 of the Avastars Gen1 Series 1 sale analysis. William M. Peaster Jun 8, 2020
[https://nft.substack.com/p/dissecting-avastars-gen1-series-1-c8b](https://nft.substack.com/p/dissecting-avastars-gen1-series-1-c8b)

Welcome to Part 2 of the Avastars Gen1 Series 1 sale analysis. William M. Peaster Jun 8, 2020

Dissecting Avastars Gen1 Series 1 Pt. 2

[https://twitter.com/SomethingBTC](https://twitter.com/SomethingBTC)

https://opensea.io/assets/0xd07dc4262bcdbf85190c01c996b4c06a461d2430/40295

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/avastar-archives.appspot.com/o/flamelink%2Fmedia%2FSomething%20Pranksy%20x%20SomethingStrange%20x%20StrangeBTCx%20Avastars.png?alt=media&token=9b968231-dceb-4e45-92d0-50cd2a680412)

"Something Pranksy", by SomethingStrange, owned by Pranksy

Transmission received via Avastars Corp.  kwigbelle Jul 13, 2021 (The big Veefriend airdrop)
[https://kwigbelle.substack.com/p/avastars-g1-project-terminus](https://kwigbelle.substack.com/p/avastars-g1-project-terminus)

Transmission received via Avastars Corp.  kwigbelle Jul 13, 2021

Avastars G1: Project Terminus

I am going to explain what people are going to be doing when they're scrolling.  Like, what's the point? Jim McNelis Mar 20, 2020
[https://nft.substack.com/p/a-deep-dive-into-scrolling-and-trait](https://nft.substack.com/p/a-deep-dive-into-scrolling-and-trait)


I am going to explain what people are going to be doing when they're scrolling.  Like, what's the point? Jim McNelis Mar 20, 2020

A Deep Dive into Scrolling and Trait Generation

[https://twitter.com/ekaitza_](https://twitter.com/ekaitza_)
[https://twitter.com/pranksy](https://twitter.com/pranksy)

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/avastar-archives.appspot.com/o/flamelink%2Fmedia%2FPranksy%20x%20Ekaitza%20x%20Avastars.png?alt=media&token=155b2293-a00f-4624-8d9a-8a0f2faad57b)

Ekaitza 's rendition of Avastar #180, owned by Pranksy

A Group of Builders Came Together, Determined to Extend Humanity for Millennia to Come ... William M. Peaster Aug 18, 2020
[https://nft.substack.com/p/lo-the-lore-of-avastars-how-humanity](https://nft.substack.com/p/lo-the-lore-of-avastars-how-humanity)

A Group of Builders Came Together, Determined to Extend Humanity for Millennia to Come ... William M. Peaster Aug 18, 2020

Lo, the Lore of Avastars: How Humanity Took Hold of the Stars!

Avastars This Week: High-Scoring Primes, CORE, Lore, and More!  William M. Peaster Jul 31, 2020
[https://nft.substack.com/p/avastars-this-week-high-scoring-primes](https://nft.substack.com/p/avastars-this-week-high-scoring-primes)

Avastars This Week: High-Scoring Primes, CORE, Lore, and More!  William M. Peaster Jul 31, 2020

Avastars This Week: High-Scoring Primes, CORE, Lore, and More!

Scrolling for Avastars: Setup and Using the Bounty Hunter Tool & Tips JuneauCrypto May 1, 2021
[https://juneaucrypto.medium.com/the-art-of-scrolling-for-avastars-tips-tricks-db07899d76eb](https://juneaucrypto.medium.com/the-art-of-scrolling-for-avastars-tips-tricks-db07899d76eb)

Scrolling for Avastars: Setup and Using the Bounty Hunter Tool & Tips JuneauCrypto May 1, 2021

Scrolling for Avastars: Setup and Using the Bounty Hunter Tool & Tips

Don't worry, Replicant Scientists-it's easy! In this article, I'll show you how to check this directly on the Avastars contract via Etherscan.  kwigbelle

[https://kwigbelle.substack.com/p/help-how-can-i-identify-burned-traits](https://kwigbelle.substack.com/p/help-how-can-i-identify-burned-traits)

Don't worry, Replicant Scientists-it's easy! In this article, I'll show you how to check this directly on the Avastars contract via Etherscan.  kwigbelle Jan 7 2022

HELP! How can I identify burned traits on an Avastar Prime?

Do you know about old Avastars related articles and projects that should be listed here? Or do you want to write new content? Let us know and we'll work together to expand our article collection!

Do you want to contribute to the Avastars Archive?

Some of our favorite articles from our early history, and why it matters in the big picture of NFT history

Highlights from the Archive

Presented by MODE, The A6 Experiment is an artist showcase and IP use-case inspired by the Avastars project.

[https://www.themode.io/a6experiment](https://www.themode.io/a6experiment)

Presented by MODE, The A6 Experiment is an artist showcase and IP use-case inspired by the Avastars project.

The A6 Experiment

Avastars: A Practical Guide to UB Scores kaigani Oct 4, 2020
[https://kaigani.medium.com/avastars-practical-guide-to-ub-scores-4fc793e63e1b](https://kaigani.medium.com/avastars-practical-guide-to-ub-scores-4fc793e63e1b)

Avastars: A Practical Guide to UB Scores kaigani Oct 4, 2020

Avastars: A Practical Guide to UB Scores

The first week of October, 2021, Avastars, the first fully on-chain profile picture NFT project, collaborated with Alethea AI, creator of the intelligent NFT (iNFT) category, to stage the first conversation between iNFTs. Click on the link below to read the original press release for this historical event!

[https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/avastars-and-alethea-ai-stage-first-conversation-between-intelligent-nfts-infts-301396410.html](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/avastars-and-alethea-ai-stage-first-conversation-between-intelligent-nfts-infts-301396410.html)



This week, Avastars, the first fully on-chain profile picture NFT project, collaborated with Alethea AI, creator of the intelligent NFT (iNFT) category, to stage the first conversation between iNFTs.

Avastars And Alethea AI Stage First Conversation Between Intelligent NFTs (iNFTs)

Hey there, Teleporter Engineers! Unsure about about how to get the actual SVG file of your Avastar from the Ethereum Blockchain? I‘ll break it down for you, step by step. -Kwigbelle

[https://kwigbelle.medium.com/retrieving-the-svg-file-of-your-avastar-from-the-ethereum-blockchain-a-simple-guide-bd953d067bd0](https://kwigbelle.medium.com/retrieving-the-svg-file-of-your-avastar-from-the-ethereum-blockchain-a-simple-guide-bd953d067bd0)

Hey there, Teleporter Engineers! Unsure about about how to get the actual SVG file of your Avastar from the Ethereum Blockchain? I‘ll break it down for you, step by step.e kwigbelle Jun 30, 2021

Retrieving the SVG File of your Avastar from the Ethereum Blockchain: A Simple Guide

In this conversation between myself and Cliff, we discuss what metadata is, and describe the rich metadata associated with each Avastar. We talk about how we use an Avastar unit256 trait hash to assemble the art and rich JSON metadata on-chain. Lastly, we touch on the limitations of the current best-practices around NFT metadata and our intentions to contribute to the overall improvement of the ERC721 standard. We kept it brief. Cheers!
[https://nft.substack.com/p/the-metadata-of-avastars](https://nft.substack.com/p/the-metadata-of-avastars)

In this conversation between myself and Cliff, we discuss what metadata is, and describe the rich metadata associated with each Avastar. 

The Metadata of Avastars. Jim McNelis Jan 17, 2020

This song is produced by Rare Scrilla aka DJ J-Scrilla, with rap by Willie Waze. The video ft. 2 Avastars (19947, 19959) owned by Scrilla and trained on 1970-80 Japanese coverart A E S T H E T I C using playform platform. [https://opensea.io/assets/0x1c21c51d3b002d0820b03df550556c72e13b4e23/10006](https://opensea.io/assets/0x1c21c51d3b002d0820b03df550556c72e13b4e23/10006)  

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/avastar-archives.appspot.com/o/flamelink%2Fmedia%2FScreen_Shot_2021-07-26_at_12.38.46_PM.png?alt=media&token=aeea7ad2-013a-44bd-ac6e-c796dd9d0a06)

"STYLES UPON STYLES" video ft. Willie Waze & 2 Avastars, by @scrillaventura 🔥🥁🔥   Rare Scrilla Records

Why did we launch our Archive?

Back in early 2020 when Avastars originally launched, the nft market and communities were small and few, and it was easy to have the overview.
We're now at summer 2022. 2,5 year has passed since the original Founder auctions.
The nft communities have had an enourmous growth in this period. We've welcomed a lot of new collectors that might not be aware of why we made Avastars, and what the history of this unique on chain pfp project is among the thousands of other pfp project that have been released later. Everything is available on the internet, but it has been fragmented and not that intuitive for new people to find. So we decided to make a new webpage to collect it all and weave it all together. In that process we also made a perfect place to keep the dialgoue and creativity going. This Archive will be our main communication platform for deep dive ins, as a support for our daily communications in discord and Twitter (and Instagram). 
 
Jim McNelis wrote a lot of articles, attended podcasts and youtube interviews to explain the why and how this project was made. The short story is: The vision of NFT's being fully on chain and fully owned. Human readable metadata and a NFT user liscence that gave the users high degree of freedom and ownership to the tokens they've bought. The goal was to set the standard, and raise the bar of what users should expect from an NFT. 

Archive launch

Correction: Series 2 Launch @ 9am Pacific + A Bounty Contest We had the wrong time in the previous post.  Jim McNelis Jun 12, 2020
[https://nft.substack.com/p/correction-series-2-launch-9am-pacific](https://nft.substack.com/p/correction-series-2-launch-9am-pacific)

Correction: Series 2 Launch @ 9am Pacific + A Bounty Contest We had the wrong time in the previous post.  Jim McNelis Jun 12, 2020

Correction: Series 2 Launch @ 9am Pacific + A Bounty Contest

Avastars Scroll-to-Earn Is Live!  William M. Peaster Aug 25, 2020
[https://nft.substack.com/p/avastars-scroll-to-earn-is-live](https://nft.substack.com/p/avastars-scroll-to-earn-is-live)

Avastars Scroll-to-Earn Is Live!  William M. Peaster Aug 25, 2020

Avastars Scroll-to-Earn Is Live!

Creating generative digital art stored as tokens on the Ethereum blockchain.  Author:  Jim McNelis Jan 16, 2020
[https://nft.substack.com/p/the-art-of-avastars](https://nft.substack.com/p/the-art-of-avastars)

Creating generative digital art stored as tokens on the Ethereum blockchain.  Author:  Jim McNelis Jan 16, 2020

The Art of Avastars

[The Collector’s Guide to Avastars. Cliff Hall May 17, 2020](https://cliffordhall.com/2020/05/collectors-guide-to-avastars/)

The Collector’s Guide to Avastars. Cliff Hall May 17, 2020

The Collector’s Guide to Avastars

[https://twitter.com/shellysoneja/status/1315620595199926272](https://twitter.com/shellysoneja/status/1315620595199926272)

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/avastar-archives.appspot.com/o/flamelink%2Fmedia%2FMezmerize%20x%20Shelly%20Soneja%20x%20Pranksy%20x%20Avastars.png?alt=media&token=e7b8977c-5568-4d55-976b-af90eeb0d735)

"Mezmerize" by Shelly Soneja, owned by Pranksy

**This is the original Replicant FAQ from our Discord server.**

**WHAT is a Replicant?**
You may now “build your own” Avastar using Traits included with the Prime Avastars you own. These Avastars are called Replicants.  Replicants do not come with Trait copies to build more Replicants, they can only be created from Primes. Each Prime comes with 1 copy of each of its 12 traits.

**Is this Breeding?**
Nope! You do NOT need a male and a female to Replicate. Either Gender will work. And, you can pull traits from any 2-5 Owned Avastars-from ANY Series in Gen 1. You are a Replicant Scientist, carefully crafting the perfect Avastar Specimen for the purpose of creating a thriving new world on Planet Avastar!

**WHEN can we Replicate?**
Now! Go to https://replicants.avastars.io

**If I Create a Replicant, does this mean that I'll burn/ lose my Avastar Primes?**
NOPE! They will still look exactly the same as they do now. 

**So, If I want to Replicate, when I use a Trait from an Avastar Prime from Gen 1 that I own, like a Nose, will the nose then disappear on my Avastar Prime?**
NOPE! Think of this more like this; Every Avastar has one "trait copy" per trait. You can use the trait copies to create replicants,  sell them eventually -they're your trait copies!

**If I want to buy a Prime to use in Replication, how can I make sure the trait copies are not already used?** OpenSea is indicating burned traits, but it is not always exactly in sync with the Ethereum blockchain. To be extra sure, read [this article](https://kwigbelle.substack.com/p/help-how-can-i-identify-burned-traits?r=oc8xt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web) for a simple way to check this on Etherscan. 


**How will we be able to tell on OpenSea which Avastars are Primes, and which are Replicants?** OpenSea already has a category set up for this in the trait search list. It's called "Wave". 

For an in-depth article, please teleport[ here!](https://kwigbelle.substack.com/p/avastar-replicant-creation-manual?r=oc8xt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy)



Enter to learn more about Avastar Replicants!

Replicant FAQ

[https://twitter.com/karanbendigiri](https://twitter.com/karanbendigiri)

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/avastar-archives.appspot.com/o/flamelink%2Fmedia%2FKwigbelle%20x%20KaranBendigirixAvastars.png?alt=media&token=24ba9ea4-9ed7-48d3-829e-c8a8dcb06326)