Cape Town Drops in Upland: Your Complete Prep Guide for Africa's First Major Metaverse City
Pre-Sale Alerts, Landmarks, FSAs & Why You Can't Miss This African City Release
Upland is expanding to Africa with its 51st city release in Cape Town, South Africa. The release is Thursday, April 30th at 9 AM PT. This marks the platform’s first city to be released on the continent of Africa. All the details are covered below, and the most important tips to get you prepared.
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Cape Town Release Details
% of City Opened: ~10%
Official Send Fees: (Lo/Hi/Default): 10/50/20
Collections: 12
Neighborhoods: 21
Total Properties: ~20,500
% of FSA Properties: 28%
Future Expansions: Yes
Official Treasure Hunt Tier: Tier 4
Current Treasure Hunt Tier: Tier 4
Average Property Price: 18,448 UPX
Minimum Price: 1,072 UPX
Maximum Price: 1,754,389 UPX
Pass Sales
Register for passes:
Registration Start: Monday, April 27th, at 9 AM PT
Sale Start: Tuesday, April 27th, at 9 AM PT
Price: $5 Each
Quantity: 500 Passes per city (1,000 total)
Snapshot Date: Friday, May 1st, at 9 AM PT
Holding a pass at the snapshot date, Friday May 1st at 9 AM PT, will permanently unlock the ability to construct a Unique Townhouse Structure on your properties within that city. These structures can only be built within their respective cities. Learn more about passes on the Upland Guide.
Block Explorer Sale
Add these sasquatch block explorers to your collection and add to your collectors score this season. Learn more about block explorers.
Registration Start: Monday, April 27th, at 9 AM PT
Sale Start: Tuesday, April 28th, at 9 AM PT
Price: $20. Each purchase comes with 20,000 UPX with one random block explorer
Qty: 300
Property Presale
Register for a limited-time Pre-Sale, giving your chance to secure properties in key areas ahead of the city release.
Registration Start: Tuesday April 28th, at 9 AM PT
Sale Start: Wednesday, April 29th, at 9 AM PT
City Opening: Thursday, April 30th, at 9 AM PT
Low price property: 15,000 UPX - one low priced property. Quantity - 1000 properties.
Mid price property: 20,000 UPX - one medium price property. Quantity - 800 properties.
High price property: 30,000 UPX - one high price property. Quantity - 500 properties.
Curated bundle: 65,000 UPX - two properties. Quantity - 400 bundles.
Deluxe bundle: $99 - two properties plus African crafts service structure, that can only be built in Cape Town. This bundle also grants entry into a drawing for one of two iconic landmarks - District Six Museum, Auwal Masjid.
Quantity - 400 bundles.
Marina Bundle Sales
Dock your boats in the newest city. Learn more about marinas here. Note that this bundle only comes with a place to park your boat, and it does not come with a boat itself.
Registration Start: Tuesday, April 28th, at 9 AM PT
Sale Start: Wednesday, April 29th, at 9 AM PT
$30 USD gets you 30,000 UPX + one marina property
Quantity - 200 bundles.
Terminal Sale
Owners of airport terminals will share in the UPX revenue made from travel through the terminals. Learn more about profit sharing when purchasing a public transportation terminal.
International Airport Terminal Price: $1,536 (Web only)
Registration Start: Tuesday, April 28th, at 9 AM PT
Sale Start: Wednesday, April 29th, at 9 AM PT
QTY: 10
Collections Reveal
Collections will remain a mystery until they are fully minted out. Each Thursday, we will announce the newly completed collections from the previous week, with the first reveal on Thursday, March 5th.
This rolling reveal will continue until Thursday March 26th. Then, any collections that are still incomplete will be announced, locked, repriced, and reopened for public minting.
Mint Master Badges
Players have the opportunity to earn mint master badges in each of the city releases.
