NomStead Update: Gold bars and Stadiums split for June 2026
NomStead published The next chapter (opens in new tab) as the design for a late June 2026 rebuild on Immutable zkEVM. The sandbox splits into NomStead Kingdoms (farm and craft) and NomStead Stadiums (standalone PvP/PvE), with cross-game value moving only as ERC-1155 gold bars minted through player-built Gold Bar Furnaces, not as a game ERC-20. If you farm tiles or fight in Stadiums, plan inventory and soft-currency stacks for that window; the docs target furnaces, the Stadiums relaunch, and an in-game order-book for non-NFT items in the same month.
Background
NomStead is a free-to-start browser homestead sandbox from indie founder Julian Renard. You gather, craft, and build on map tiles in a shared world. Day-to-day soft balances are silver (NPC recipes and shops) and gold coins (player trade and premium sinks). Those coins stay in-client today. They are not the same as gold bars, which the studio designs as on-chain ERC-1155 items, and they are not IMX, the gas token on Immutable zkEVM when Passport sponsorship does not cover a fee.
The studio evaluated launching gold as an ERC-20 and rejected that path. Bars keep ownership and mint friction inside gameplay (furnaces, burns, daily capacity). Permanent wallet NFT lines shrink to four families. Most craftable objects move to an in-game order book once gold can leave and re-enter via bars.
What happened
Per The next chapter (opens in new tab) and the Gold bars FAQ (opens in new tab):
Kingdoms and Stadiums stay linked by bars only
| Experience | Role |
|---|---|
| NomStead Kingdoms | MMO loop: farm, craft, build, socialize; supply weapons, potions, and cosmetics the wider economy needs |
| NomStead Stadiums | Standalone combat: bet gold on matches, buy gear from farmers, skill-based wins and losses (not passive income) |
Gold coins cannot move directly between Kingdoms and Stadiums. The only path is mint a gold bar in one context and import it in the other. Fighters reach Stadiums only, so they mint through stadium furnaces. Farmers mint through Kingdom furnaces.
Gold Bar Furnaces and mint math
Bars mint only through player-built furnaces:
- Buy a furnace blueprint from the studio for USDC.
- Build it with in-game resources (furnaces rank among the most expensive structures).
- The owner sets a mint fee (roadmap: capped; exact % after council tests).
- Another player pays gold coins to mint a bar.
- Each furnace has daily production capacity and needs maintenance after enough conversions.
The Gold bars FAQ (opens in new tab) publishes concrete mint costs: each bar has a 100 gold coin base, plus a permanent 20 gold burn (not studio revenue), plus a furnace fee up to 10 gold. Total cost lands between 120 and 130 gold coins per bar. Only farmers generate new gold through play. The studio will not mint or sell bars. Any gold holder can mint at a furnace. Early stadium furnace owners get a temporary edge on fighter cash-outs until rivals build competing furnaces.
Four permanent NFT lines; items go to an order book
Permanent on-chain collections stay at Tiles, Visas, Packs, and Companions. Other objects and items are scheduled for a centralized in-game order-book marketplace once gold withdraws via bars, so those items do not need to be NFTs.
Stadium bet taxes are redesigned to feed a pool shared equally by stadium tile owners, instead of the prior random distribution.
June 2026 targets vs Q3 themes
The roadmap’s June 2026 block (still labeled a draft, with fundamentals locked) lists:
- Gold Bar Furnace launch: first USDC recipes, craft and place furnaces, mint and trade the first bars
- NomStead Stadiums launch: current PvP improved and relaunched as a standalone game tied to the bar economy, with new players able to buy bars from incumbents inside that client
- In-game order-book marketplace for non-NFT items
Q3 2026 themes sit later: Stadiums PvE dungeon mode, plus a Kingdoms pass for UX, seasons, interiors, and art. The FAQ asks players to stockpile resources ahead of June 26 before furnace construction costs go live; exact recipe mats stay unpublished until launch so starts stay even.
External bar trades are called out on Immutable marketplaces such as TokenTrove. An in-game bar trading interface is also planned.
Who it affects
Players
Farmers should treat late June as an infrastructure window: accumulate basic and scarce resources before furnace builds, and expect gold coin sinks (burn + furnace fee) when someone mints bars. Fighters should expect Stadiums as a separate client loop where cash-out and buy-in run through bars and stadium furnaces, not a free gold bridge from Kingdoms. Soft silver and gold coins remain in-client spend; do not confuse them with bar inventory or with IMX gas.
Collectors and traders
| Asset / surface | What to watch in this window |
|---|---|
| Tiles (incl. stadium tiles) | Permanent NFT line; stadium tiles share the redesigned bet-tax pool |
| Visas, Packs, Companions | Stay in the permanent four; verify live utility in-client and on marketplace UIs |
| Gold bars (ERC-1155) | Planned mint via furnaces; trade on TokenTrove / studio paths after launch |
| Non-NFT items | Move toward the in-game order book; not a new catalog NFT family |
Check chain and contract in the live marketplace UI before buying. Do not invent a $NOM or $GOLD ERC-20 from older “token planned” marketing; the published design is bars.
At a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Doc | The next chapter (opens in new tab) (draft roadmap) |
| FAQ | Gold bars FAQ (opens in new tab) |
| Target window | Late June 2026 (furnaces, Stadiums, order book); FAQ prep ahead of June 26 |
| Chain | Immutable zkEVM (gas: IMX) |
| Bridge asset | Gold bars ERC-1155 (not ERC-20) |
| Mint path | Player Gold Bar Furnaces (USDC blueprint; burn + owner fee; daily cap) |
| Mint cost (FAQ) | 100 base + 20 burn + ≤10 fee → 120–130 gold coins |
| Permanent NFTs | Tiles, Visas, Packs, Companions |
| Studio | NomStead / Julian Renard · nomstead.com (opens in new tab) |
On Web3Raider
- Games hub and the NomStead game page for docs, socials, and network links
- Immutable network page and the blockchain hub
- Closest pages: IMX for gas vs soft currency, and TokenTrove when you check Immutable marketplace listings for NomStead assets
What to watch next
- Official go-live posts for the first furnace recipes and Stadiums client (NomStead on X (opens in new tab), Discord (opens in new tab))
- Published tax caps and marketplace fee splits after council tests
- Whether bar trading opens first on TokenTrove, in-client, or both
- Q3 Stadiums PvE and Kingdoms season cadence once June targets ship or slip
Bottom line: Treat late June 2026 as a target window, not a confirmed ship date as of this article’s June 12 framing. Stockpile craft mats before the FAQ’s June 26 prep line, keep silver / gold coins / gold bars / IMX in separate mental buckets, and wait for furnace and Stadiums launch notes before pricing bar utility from roadmap language alone.
