EC 2021 | SPECIAL ISSUE
PIXELZINE
A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE BY ADAM B. LEVINE
INTRODUCTION
FROM
ADAM
B.
LEVINE
Hey folks, After much discussion, experimentation, philosophizing and, most of all, work, the day has finally come: On December 30th, 2021, our earliest community members (WAGMI.G1 role on Discord) will mint the first Pixelmind Collector Passes onto the Ethereum blockchain. If all goes well, the next batch (WAGMI.G2) will be allowed to mint during the first week of January. With your membership minted, you’ll use your Metamask wallet to login and start creating your unique pieces of the very first Pixelmind series. It’s a very exciting moment but it’s not the exciting part. This moment is the end of the prologue - you’ve met some of the characters, you understand the basics of the story, but all that will happen still lies ahead. We’re happy you’re here for it. But before all of that, in this article I’ll briefly walk through the process of minting your membership, gaining access to Pixelmind and creating your first piece.
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MINTING YOUR MEMBERSHIP STEP 1 - QUALIFICATIONS To participate in the G1 “free mint”, you must have completed two steps already. a. You must have acquired the “WAGMI.G1” role in the Pixelmind discord b. You must have already added your ETH address to the #WHITELIST_ETH_ADDRESS channel If you completed both of those steps, congratulations! You are one of the lucky few who may mint their Collector membership at no cost besides the ETH gas fee for your mint. If you missed one or both of those steps, there are still a few spots left in the G2 whitelist which offers an 80% discount to the regular mint price. To learn more about how to join that whitelist, type “!whitelistinfo” into any channel in the Pixelmind discord.
STEP 2 - MINTING PREP Although you won’t pay Pixelmind anything for your G1 membership, you do need to have enough ETH to pay for your minting transaction on the ethereum blockchain. You also need to ensure you’re minting from the same ETH address you provided during Step 1.B (above) a. Ensure you’re using the same ETH address you provided during step 1.B. Note that you MUST CONTROL this address. You can’t use a Coinbase address successfully, for example. b. Ensure you have at least .03ETH and preferably .05ETH available for use in that address. Note: This cost can vary widely depending on how busy the ethereum blockchain is. As a general rule, you shouldn’t need to pay more than .05ETH and our first minters this morning saw gas costs around .025ETH. Note: If you’re seeing costs that seem too expensive, take a screenshot and post it to #minting_support in Pixelmind discord. Important: Do not manually adjust the cost of your transaction fee down unless you understand exactly what you’re doing. Minting transactions are more complex (and thus more expensive) than simply sending a token and if you lower the transaction fee it is likely that your fee will be consumed without your token being successfully minted
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STEP 3 - MINTING YOUR MEMBERSHIP With the preliminaries out of the way, it’s time to create your own Pixelmind Collectors Pass (G0). To do so: a. Visit https://claim.pixelmind.ai/
b. Click “Connect my wallet”
c. Unlock and follow the instructions within Metamask to connect your WHITELISTED address for minting. If its stuck for a while on the part that says "Connecting..." try a different browser.
d. Once connected, you’ll see the “Please connect wallet” button become a “Claim Collector’s Pass” button.
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e. Click “Claim Collector’s Pass” This will cause your Metamask wallet to load the minting transaction. f. Review and approve the transaction within Metamask. i. Note - If fees are very expensive (above .05ETH) you may want to wait until a time when the Ethereum network is less busy. You will have until January 3rd, 2022 to claim your free mint. g. You did it! Once it’s been approved by the Ethereum network, you’ll be able to visit Opensea.io/account and find your “PX Collector’s Pass”. Each pass is individually numbered, determined by minting order. ii. If you need any additional assistance, please see #FAQ channel in Pixelmind Discord for a minting walkthrough video.
The Next Generations Over the next number of months, Pixelmind will be offering a total of 5500 Collector Membership. The price & availability breakdown are as follows: WAGMI.G1 - FULL - Up to 420 Memberships @ 0ETH plus gas (minting TODAY, December 30th, 2021) WAGMI.G2 - ALMOST FULL - .1ETH mint plus gas (minting NEXT WEEK) Together, G1 and G2 will equal 1,100 NFT memberships. G1 members who don’t mint their membership will be able to claim a G2 Membership. Later in January and in the months that will follow, we’ll release more opportunities to purchase Collector memberships. WAGMI.G3 | Whitelisting Soon | 1,100 Memberships | .2ETH/mint | Late January/February WAGMI.G3 | Whitelisting Soon | 1,100 Memberships | .3ETH/mint | Late January/February WAGMI.G3 | Whitelisting Soon | 1,100 Memberships | .4ETH/mint | February/March WAGMI.G3 | Whitelisting Soon | 1,100 Memberships | .5ETH/mint | February/March
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