DANKBOTS is an NFT drop of completely unique, algorithmically generated Block Shaped Bots living on the Ethereum blockchain. The project brings a unique vision to the NFT space, fine art community and metaverse. With classic minimalist art and a thesis that will change the standard for NFT projects of the future, DANKBOTS has become one of the most anticipated NFT drops of 2022.

1. NPM v6.14.8
2. Truffle v5.5.9
3. Solidity Compiler v.0.8.4 (to be specified in truffle-config.js)
4. Ganache v2.5.4

First, you must set up a project using truffle. On the command line, type:

truffle init DankBots

This will create a directory with a file structure containing (among other things):

1. "contracts" directory - this is where the code will live
2. truffle-config.js - config file specifying details for compilation and deployment

Replace the default "DankBots.sol" in the "contracts" folder with the one in this repository.

The truffle-config.js must be edit with the following:

1. Your infura link (if you want to deploy to mainnet/testnets)
2. Change the compiler version to "0.8.4"

Create a file called '.secret' in the parent directory (same directory as truffle-config.js). In this directory you will place the 12 word mnemonic for your development account. You cannot deploy to the mainnet or testnet without this. Do not upload the .secret file or check it in anywhere (this is your secret key).

In the parent directory, type:

truffle compile

If you have done everything correctly you should see something like the following:

Compiling your contracts...

===========================

> Compiling .\contracts\DankBots.sol

> Compiling .\contracts\Migrations.sol

> Artifacts written to C:\Users\13212\OneDrive\Desktop\Solidity\Dankbots\build\contracts

> Compiled successfully using: \ - solc: 0.8.4+commit.c7e474f2.Emscripten.clang

Before deploying, we recommend thoroughly testing the contract. Truffle provides a test suite that can automate unit tests provided in the "test" directory. Test cases are written in .js files. You can have one or more test files in the test directory, which will all be executed by simply typing:

truffle test

We recommend testing on the local testnet with Ganache, then deploying to one or more testnets e.g. Ropsten or Rinkeby, before deploying to mainnet.

Before deploying the code, we need to create a file named "2_deploy_contracts.js" in the "migrations" directory, which will specify the DankBots contract to the deployer. Once you've done this, simply type:

truffle deploy --network <network>

where <network> corresponds to a network specified in your truffle-config.js file. For example "truffle deploy --network development" should deploy to your local Ganache instance. "truffle deploy --network ropsten" will deploy to the Ropsten test network (assuming you have specified this properly in truffle-config.js). To deploy to mainnet, use "truffle deploy --network mainnet".