In Brief:
- Pixels (official site) has rolled out a community development website built around player contributions and project proposals.
- Developers can put forward features and modifications through the platform, which includes a voting system for gathering player input.
- Bounties can be requested for development tasks, giving the community an incentive to drive improvements.
Pixels launches community development platform
A new community development website has been unveiled by Pixels, designed to bring player-created projects, feature requests, and development bounties together in one place. The move comes after the studio released the game’s client and backend as open-source software.
Through the Pixels Community website, developers get a place to display their work, whether that means small enhancements or full game forks. Submitted features are also open to player votes, which can pave the way toward official integration in the game.
Range of contributions accepted
Projects of many kinds are welcome on the platform: interface changes, accessibility features, and standalone resources such as calculators and guides. Developers also have the option to run independent instances of the game — complete with their own worlds and economies — by working from the GitLab repository or Pixels’ Reforge tools to spin up separate versions called Realms.
Each submission needs a project description, media, source code, and playable links. Before anything is published, it passes through moderation to confirm it follows community rules. That review is not a security audit, though, and players should stay cautious when using community-operated clients.
Voting process for player input
Once approved, projects move into a community vote where players can assess and back submissions. How much weight a vote carries depends on holdings in the Pixels ecosystem, counting PIXEL tokens and Land NFTs. Votes reset monthly, so players are free to change their positions regularly — but a winning vote still isn’t a guarantee of integration into the live game, since the Pixels team makes the final call.
Bounty system enhances participation
A public request and bounty system arrives alongside the platform. Development tasks can be proposed by players, who then attach PIXEL rewards for whoever completes them. To claim a reward, a developer has to file a merge request and supply a payout wallet, and payments are only flagged as paid once verified on-chain.
Until now, development talk happened informally, scattered across Discord threads. The new platform is meant to pull those conversations into one place and streamline community development efforts.
“This site replaces outdated channels and facilitates organized collaboration for all contributors,” a Pixels spokesperson said.