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On June 20, Yuga Labs<\/a> made major waves by announcing something called the \u201cHV-MTL Forge<\/a>\u201d to begin on June 29. After sharing only a few major details about the event on social media, the Bored Ape Yacht Club<\/a> progenitors have now unveiled the full extent<\/a> of the significant metaverse gaming expansion. Here\u2019s what you need to know.<\/p>\n The HV-MTL Forge has everything to do with, you guessed it, HV-MTL<\/a>. A seemingly stand-alone gaming venture launched by Yuga in March 2023<\/a>, HV-MTL is dissimilar from Otherside<\/a> (an MMORPG linked to the BAYC ecosystem) as it features a narrative revolving around 30,000 sentient mech NFTs.<\/p>\n Initially billed as one of the \u201cfinal\u201d stops in the still-evolving, multi-part\u00a0MDvMM.xyz<\/a>\u00a0saga, it\u2019s become clear that HV-MTL is something completely different from the many NFT-based initiatives Yuga has released over the past few years. And with season one of the Forge, collectors will finally be able to experience everything the new platform has to offer.<\/p>\n Essentially, HV-MTL Forge is not a single event but a game billed as \u201ca mix between a pet game and a casual world builder,\u201d but that will eventually culminate as a competitive dungeon crawler. Per information released via Yuga\u2019s HM-MTL game guide<\/a>, the Forge will span a total of six seasons and will rely on users to \u201cbuild, flex, fight, and evolve.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYour HV is relying on you to evolve into an Evo2 and earn up to six powerful upgrades for its Evo2 form. You\u2019ll do this by building a workshop \u2014 your Forge, which will generate the energy needed to explore The Rift \u2014 and keeping your HV happy,\u201d the HV-MTL site reads<\/a>. \u201cYou\u2019ll be at the mercy of fellow degens voting daily on how your Forge stacks up. After three weeks, the season\u2019s votes are tallied, and your fate will be sealed.\u201d<\/p>\n \nWhat is the HV-MTL Forge?<\/h2>\n