What gas fees are
A gas fee is a small network cost paid to a blockchain to process a transaction. You can think of it as the fee for updating the blockchain’s public record, for example when an NFT is transferred between owners.
Gas fees are not paid to VPR. They are paid to the blockchain network that processes the transaction.
Gas fees in VPR
In Virtual Pigeon Racing, you can play the game without worrying about gas fees during normal gameplay. Racing, breeding, and other actions on the VPR platform do not require blockchain gas fees.
Gas fees may only apply when you interact with the blockchain outside the VPR platform.
Core gameplay systems run on the VPR platform for speed and accessibility. Because of this, actions such as the following do not require gas fees:
Entering races
Breeding pigeons
Viewing race telemetry and results
Managing your loft
When gas fees can apply
Because your pigeons are NFTs that you truly own, you can use them outside the VPR platform. Some actions outside the platform may require a blockchain transaction, which can include gas fees.
Examples include:
Transferring a pigeon to another wallet
Listing or selling a pigeon on an external marketplace (such as OpenSea)
Moving assets between wallets