Deep Web3 Secrets | Oil Industry to GameFi: How Spiritsurge Built Astral Wars During a Bear Market

Today, we'd like to share an episode of the Deep Web3 Secrets podcast. Honored guest SpiritSurge joins host Ecoinstant to share a story of progression from working in the Oil and Gas industry to starting a Web3 GameFi venture.

Join us on Deep Web3 Secrets as we dive deep with Spiritsurge, the visionary behind Astral Wars and founder of Surgent International. Discover how this former oil industry professional leveraged corporate skills to build a thriving play-to-earn ecosystem in Dubai's emerging GameFi scene.
In this exclusive interview, Spiritsurge reveals:

✅ The strategic pivot from the corporate oil and gas sector to decentralized gaming
✅ Behind-the-scenes of AstralWars' new exploration mode launch
✅ How to build effective dev teams on tight budgets during crypto winter
✅ Creating reusable, modular code that scales across multiple projects
✅ Practical lessons from failed launches that led to successful pivots
✅ The Surgent International approach to supporting fellow Web3 game developers

Join the Astral Wars Discord:

• Discord

Follow Surgent International on YouTube:

• @Surgentgamingstudios

Whether you're a blockchain game developer, crypto enthusiast, or Web3 builder, this conversation offers invaluable insights on perseverance, technical innovation, and community building in decentralized gaming.

Read more about Exploration mode on Astral Wars here:
https://peakd.com/oneup/@astralwars/2024-review-and-2025-roadmap
https://peakd.com/hivegaming/@astralwars/astral-wars-new-exploration-mode-and-seasonal-pve-leaderboard

Beneficiaries:

• @ecoinstant (host)
• @spiritsurge (guest)
• @deep.pizza (podcast engineer)