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• Minting Website: https://nibblers.io
• Smart Contract: 0x6a0241b77921e244eE60aCA7e337f28380851878
• Telegram: nibblersnft
• Twitter: @Nibblersnft

Refectory Studios and the Nibblers Project

Refectory Studios is a start-up creative studio working predominantly in the blockchain/crypto space.

Nibblers is the first, and flagship project, from Refectory Studios. Nibblers have been living long in the minds of the Refectory team. Progress in blockchain and the wider reaching NFT landscape has given us the ability to self-start this project, beginning with the Nibblers NFT collection, to raise capital and as a means to offer early supporters a chance to share in the future success of Nibblers, and Refectory Studios in general.

What is a Nibbler!?

A posse of lost youths, lurking in the depths of the digital space, feeding on the crumbs of current fashion trends and crusts of ‘in the now’ popular culture.

With a hunger for acceptance, they search for identity and a way to fit in, impersonating styles and ready to jump on the next bandwagon.

The Nibblers NFT Collection

The Nibblers NFT Collection consists of 8192 unique hand drawn NFTs, randomly generated from over 190 traits. Each Nibbler is unique, and fucking awesome, but some have particularly rare characteristics.

Nibblers are stored as ERC-721 tokens on the BNB Chain and hosted on IPFS.

Technical Details

The Nibblers NFT collection has been created using a smart contract that verifies ownership of the digital assets as well as allows exchange and sale of these assets. The smart contract has been written in the Solidity programming language and deployed on the BNB Chain.

Why BNB Chain (formerly Binance Smart Chain)?

BNB Chain was the obvious choice for us. Ethereum is the daddy when it comes to most things DeFi, including NFTs, but the ridiculously high gas fees make it unusable for people without very deep pockets and that’s really not what we’re about: we’re a start-up, and want to give some smaller time buyers the chance to take this journey with us.

Although discounting Ethereum, we did want to use an EVM compatible chain. This would offer us the most flexibility and scope to grow further down the line, and is what most retail investors are used to via matamask etc.

From there, it seems BNB Chain is the best place for this project. It has the highest user base of any smart chain and the most complete and varied infrastructure, but the NFT market is still in its infancy, giving plenty of room for the project to grow, and scope for increased value of the Nibbler NFTs.

We also have the option to bridge or migrate to another EVM compatible chain if we want to further down the line.

Why 8192?

Simple! A nibble is half a byte, or 4 bits. A kilobyte is 1024 bytes, or 2048 nibbles – a kilonibble you might say. So a nibble of kilonibbles (4 x 2048) is 8192. See, simple you fucking Nibbler!

(8192 is also the maximum number of fragments that can be sent with IPv4. And if you knew that you’re as big a fucking nerd as Macco)

Randomness

Nibblers are randomly pre-generated before minting using our magical algorithm. Made from over 190 possible traits, each Nibbler is completely unique. Each trait is assigned a rarity weighting allowing some Nibblers to have rarer traits than others. We have no input on how the digital gods create each Nibbler other then feeding them each image layer. The algorithm includes a unique DNA system to ensure that no 2 Nibblers are generated with the same attributes.

Once all 8192 Nibblers have been created they are automatically uploaded to IPFS without us even seeing them. We are as much in the dark as everyone else about what NFT's will be minted.

Nibblers are minted sequentially with unique id's assigned to each asset ranging from 0 - 8191. The id of each Nibbler has no bearing on how rare it is. Nibbler #0 might not be any rarer than #8191 as attributes are randomly distributed across the entire collection.

NFT Hosting

During the minting phase of the project Nibbler images will be stored and hidden on IPFS and served via our API. This is to prevent the often overlooked trait sniping problem. As Nibblers are minted sequentially we can use our servers to read and return requested metadata to users preventing crafty scallywags from looking up the rarest Nibblers and minting them when they become available.

We realise that having our servers retrieving the NFT data defeats the purpose of having a decentralised platform. However, this is only a temporary measure. Nibbler images and metadata will be uploaded to IPFS before the smart contract is deployed and revealed after minting is complete. At this point our API will be removed and all Nibblers will be pulled directly from IPFS.

To give the skeptics amongst you assurance that nothing funny is going on our side, we added an immutable provenance record to the smart contract.

Provenance

Hold onto your dicks, this is about to get very technical...

The Nibblers smart contract contains a provenance record as a single SHA-256 hash of all combined Nibblers data. What does this prove I hear you ask? Well by creating a SHA-256 hash of each Nibbler image and storing the result sequentially in a concatenated string you/we can verify that the order or attributes of the Nibblers has not been tampered with in any way. The provenance hash in the smart contract is itself an immutable hash of that concatenated string representing the original legit collection of Nibblers.

Once minting has completed and all metadata is revealed anyone can follow the same process described above to get a provenance hash. If that hash output is different to the one on the smart contract then you know the collection has been tampered with and someone needs a spanking!

It's worthing note that the smart contract was created deliberately with no method to whitelist addresses allowing people to mint without payment including ourselves.

Below is the combined hash data of of the entire colletion:

The final hash of all this data resolves to:

The value above should always match the NIBBLERS_PROVENANCE value set in the smart contract.

Artwork

The Nibblers NFT artwork has been created from scratch by Refectory Studios resident artist and designer Dodo, the one that thinks he’s cool.... but tries too hard. With several years of experience in drawing cool shit for multiple well known brands, and a personal interest in streetwear and current cultural trends (yes, it would seem it takes a Nibbler to draw a Nibbler), the NFT space seemed like the perfect place for this project and concept.

As a team we decided the best aesthetic for this project was good old fashioned 2D cartoon illustration, as it was felt this sharp and simple digital form, with bold colours and outlines, best portrayed the Nibbler characteristics .....and to be fair, we’ve probably watched too much family guy. Special attention has been put into shading techniques, which works across the build up of layers to give some depth and detail to the final NFT artworks.

The character development was formed from ground up, with shaping, key features, and connection to the back story all taken into account. We wanted the Nibblers to be original and reflect real life characters or sorts, and decided a human based character was fundamental in making the Nibblers story connect with collectors, and make us as a team laugh. Key features of the collection include the trade mark 4 teeth, nervous and on-edge eye sets, as well as physical attributes or clothing items fitting in todays popular culture. You know, like the kind of shit your wife’s boyfriend wears!

This NFT collection is made up of over 190 unique traits, each hand drawn, coloured and shaded, reflecting known nibbler behaviours, fashions, and sheeple attitudes (trust us that’s a lot of hours of drawing). Traits have been drawn up to work in harmony with one another so that once minted through our own layering technique, the final unique NFT artworks look complete and seamless, and all show a good selection of uniqueness and difference.

Watch out for some of the rarer traits. We also feel colour matched combos across various streetwear pieces will look fucking cool if and when that happens. There are traits lurking in the collection inspired by current well known cultural icons, and if the mint gods decide it to be, there may well be a few artworks minted that remind you of some well known real life Nibblers. We as a team can’t wait to see the time spent on the artwork come together and discover, with yourselves, what comes out of the minting process!

Pricing

The big question - How much do they cost?

Nibblers start at a price of 0.04 BNB.

Every 10% of the total minted steps the price up by 0.02 BNB so get in early boys and girls!

At every price increase we will mint and airdrop a Nibbler to a random holder.

20% of every mint goes to the Community/Marketing wallet.

Here is a chart breakdown of the pricing:

The Nibbler Community

We aim to build a great community around this and future projects that will influence the steps we take in growing this whole thing.

Holder Benefits

As stated before – The Nibblers NFT collection is the start of both the Nibblers project and Refectory Studios in general. We haven’t set out to bash a collection of NFTs out and then try to shoehorn in some artificial utility like staking rewards that immediately peter out or a new token that’s price inexorably descends to zero, to give the illusion of value (although any opportunity to add genuine value for our holders external to our ecosystem, whether short or long term will be explored).

As a Nibbler NFT holder, you are essentially investing in the future potential of the Nibblers project, and all future Refectory Studios projects. This NFT collection is allowing us the opportunity to get Refectory Studios off the ground, something that would be very difficult to do otherwise. We will be eternally grateful for everyone that takes a chance on us and buys a Nibbler NFT, and we will never forget it. Every new step or project Refectory Studios takes, will prioritise Nibbler NFT holders whether that’s a share of revenue, whitelisting for a token launch, first dibs on real world physical items, or whatever else.

(Jeez, who wrote this? 👆 What an emotional fucking Nibbler!)

See Roadmap for specific utility in the pipeline.

Roadmap

Phase 0 - Finding the early Nibblers Community

Before minting commences, we will begin outreach to find the Nibbler Community OGs. This will mainly be through twitter. Website will be fully formed and ready to go, Telegram group will be open. Early community members who help to grow the project will be rewarded, and awarded OG status.

We’ll hold an AMA once we reach 100 members in the telegram. Further AMAs in telegram and twitter at the community’s request.

Phase 1 – Minting the Nibblers NFT Collection

See the pricing for more details.

Minting Milestones

At every 10% we will mint and airdrop a Nibbler to a random holder.

Continuing Work

In parallel to these events, we will be putting in place the groundwork for utility for the Nibbler NFTs including:

• Building the Nibblers Trust Fund
• Setting up staking pools (chains tbd), profits regularly distributed to NFT holders
• Constantly seeking partnerships to add further value for NFT holders
• Finding the best marketplace/s to list Nibblers
• Producing Nibblers merchandise
• Constant work on future projects

Phase 2 – To Utility and Beyond

• Nibblers Trust Fund (1 Nibbler will be 1 share in the profits!)
• Set up staking pools (chains tbd), profits regularly distributed to NFT holders
• High risk/return investments if community decides using community/marketing fund
• Premium listings for Nibblers – PancakeSwap, Binance, OpenSea when BNB Chain is integrated

Possible further Nibblers projects if the community are excited by them:

• Nibblers cartoon/animated series
• Limited edition Nibbler NFTs
• Nibblers merchandise
• Nibblers metaverse collaborations

Phase 3 – Further Refectory Studios Projects

• We’ve got a great online game that Macco has been working on for nearly 2 years that has great potential to tokenise.
• Also a website with its own utility token. We can’t be more specific on either at this stage as we need to keep the ideas close to our chests until we’re nearly ready to launch. Nibbler NFT holders will either get airdropped tokens or free access to both.
• Continued networking and partnership forming across the blockchain community.

Nothing in the roadmap is set in stone, we’ll be constantly asking the Nibblers community for their input in guiding the project, and putting big decisions to Nibbler NFT holders to vote on.

Creator Royalties

We intend to have a 5% creator royalty on whichever marketplaces Nibblers get listed on. This serves two purposes – firstly, and we’re sure you’ll agree, that any creators deserve to paid for their work.

Secondly, we appreciate that we’re a start-up in the blockchain space and are asking you to take a leap of faith with us. If you want to be cynical, and I think we all would be if we were in your shoes with scams and ill intentions unfortunately rife in this space , it will hopefully assure you that we intend to stick around and keep adding value to the project, because it’s in our interest to do so: the more Nibbler NFTs are worth and are being traded, the more we make.

FAQ

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Terms & Conditions

Nibblers is a collection of digital artworks (NFTs) running on the BNB Chain network. This website is only an interface allowing participants to exchange digital collectibles. Users are entirely responsible for the safety and management of their own private wallets and validating all transactions and contracts generated by this website before approval. Furthermore, as the Nibbler smart contract runs on the BNB Chain network, there is no ability to undo, reverse, or restore any transactions.

This website and its connected services are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranty of any kind. By using this website you are accepting sole responsibility for any and all transactions involving Nibbler digital collectibles.

Ownership

1. You own the NFT. Each Nibbler is an NFT on the BNB Chain. When you purchase an NFT, you own the underlying Nibbler, the Art, completely. Ownership of the NFT is mediated entirely by the Smart Contract and the BNB Chain Network: at no point may we seize, freeze, or otherwise modify the ownership of any Nibbler.
2. Personal Use. Subject to your continued compliance with these Terms, Refectory Studios grants you a worldwide, royalty-free license to use, copy, and display the purchased Art, along with any extensions that you choose to create or use, solely for the following purposes: (i) for your own personal, non-commercial use; (ii) as part of a marketplace that permits the purchase and sale of your Nibbler / NFT, provided that the marketplace cryptographically verifies each Nibbler owner’s rights to display the Art for their Nibbler to ensure that only the actual owner can display the Art; or (iii) as part of a third party website or application that permits the inclusion, involvement, or participation of your Nibbler, provided that the website/application cryptographically verifies each Nibbler owner’s rights to display the Art for their Nibbler to ensure that only the actual owner can display the Art, and provided that the Art is no longer visible once the owner ofthe Nibbler leaves the website/application
3. Commercial Use. Subject to your continued compliance with these Terms, Refectory Studios grants you an unlimited, worldwide license to use, copy, and display the purchased Art for the purpose of creating derivative works based upon the Art (“Commercial Use”). Examples of such Commercial Use would e.g. be the use of the Art to produce and sell merchandise products (T-Shirts etc.) displaying copies of the Art. For the sake of clarity, nothing in this Section will be deemed to restrict you from (i) owning or operating a marketplace that permits the use and sale of Nibblers generally, provided that the marketplace cryptographically verifies each Nibbler owner’s rights to display the Art for their Nibbler to ensure that only the actual owner can display the Art; (ii) owning or operating a third party website or application that permits the inclusion, involvement, or participation of Nibblers generally, provided that the third party website or application cryptographically verifies each Nibbler owner’s rights to display the Art for their Nibbler to ensure that only the actual owner can display the Art, and provided that the Art is no longer visible once the owner of the Purchased Nibbler leaves the website/application; or (iii) earning revenue from any of the foregoing.