Black Hole & White Light — Daily Cloud Events

The Erleuchtung world just got more dynamic. Starting today, two daily cloud events spawn in random countries across the map — one threatens destruction, the other brings blessings. Both require you to pay attention, cooperate, and act.

⚠️ Black Hole — The Void of Collective Negativity

A black hole appears over a country and begins to drain all color energy from it. Over 6 hours, the colors of every player who holds tokens for that country gradually fade. If the community doesn’t act, the colors are burned on-chain and the black hole hops to the next country.

✦ White Light — The Blessing of Collective Resonance

A radiant white light descends upon a country and dissolves over 6 hours. During this time, color tokens spawn at double rate, energy drinks and books appear twice as often, and treasure chests give double plasma. No action required — just be there.

How the Black Hole Works

When a black hole spawns, it targets a country weighted by how many color tokens exist there — countries with more colors are more likely to be attacked.

The Plasma Field

Each black hole has a plasma field strength that must be overcome by collective contribution:

required_plasma = 80% of online players × 20 plasma

Online Players	Required Plasma
5	80
10	160
25	400
50	800
100	1,600

The 6-Hour Lifecycle

Phase 1 — FADING (0–6 hours)

Colors gradually fade from full opacity to transparent. Players can contribute plasma to collapse the black hole. A progress bar shows how much plasma has been collected vs. how much is needed.

Phase 2a — COLLAPSED (if enough plasma is contributed)

The black hole is collapsed! Colors return to full opacity. All contributors receive their plasma back plus a 50% bonus, distributed proportionally to their contribution. Example: if you contributed 40% of the total plasma, you get back your contribution + 40% of the bonus pool.

Phase 2b — DESTROYED (if the timer expires)

All color tokens for this country are burned on-chain via the ColorKnowledgeV2 contract. Every player on the server loses their color tokens for that country. The black hole then hops to an adjacent country (up to 3 times) and the cycle repeats.

Phase 3 — RECOVERY (6 hours after destruction)

The affected country slowly regains its color. No items spawn during recovery. After 6 hours, normal gameplay resumes.

How to Contribute Plasma

Click on the black hole marker on the map, or use the Cloud Events panel (bottom-right corner)
Choose how much plasma to contribute (10, 50, 100, suggested, or all)
Confirm — your plasma is deducted immediately
If the community reaches the threshold, everyone gets paid back with a bonus

Example: A black hole appears over Japan with a required plasma of 160. Player A contributes 40 plasma, Player B contributes 60, Player C contributes 60. Total: 160 — the black hole collapses! Bonus pool: 80 plasma (50% of 160). Player A gets back 40 + 20 = 60. Player B gets back 60 + 30 = 90. Player C gets back 60 + 30 = 90.

How the White Light Works

The white light is purely beneficial. No player action is needed — just travel to the blessed country and collect:

2× color token spawns
2× energy drink spawns
2× book spawns
2× plasma from treasure chests
Glowing golden visual effect on the map

The white light lasts for 6 hours, then dissipates. The glow fades over 30 minutes.

Strategy Tips

✦ Travel to White Light countries — Double spawns mean double rewards. If you see a white light, go there immediately.

⚠️ Contribute to Black Holes early — The more players contribute, the faster the black hole collapses. Don’t wait until the last minute.

⚠️ Don’t hold colors in Black Hole countries — If you think a black hole might not be stopped, consider converting your colors to plasma before they’re burned.

✦ Coordinate with other players — Use the chat to organize plasma contributions. The black hole requires collective action — no single player can do it alone (unless they’re very rich).

On-Chain Transparency

When a black hole destroys colors, the burn happens on the CC Chain via the batchBurn function of the ColorKnowledgeV2 contract. This means:

The destruction is verifiable on-chain — you can see the burn transaction
The tokens are permanently removed from circulation
The event is transparent and auditable

Plasma contributions and payouts remain server-internal (no on-chain transaction needed) to keep gas costs at zero for players.

Narrative Meaning

When the collective consciousness of humanity dips, black holes form over the lands, draining the color and life from them. Only by coming together and channeling collective plasma — the energy of awareness — can the community collapse the void and restore the light.

When the collective resonance reaches a peak, white light descends to bless the lands, amplifying the color energy and rewarding those who are present. These moments of grace remind us that light is always possible.

The Black Hole and White Light are more than game mechanics — they’re a daily reminder that darkness can be overcome through collective action, and that light is a gift to be shared.

Released in version V2i19082026. The Update-Agent deploys automatically to all regions.