In another sign of just how cold the crypto winter has become for some of the highest flying of blockchain projects, Star Atlas' CEO took to Discord on Wednesday in an effort to gin up revenue amid a desperate search for investors.

Speaking to only a few hundred of the more than 190,000 members of Star Atlas’ Discord server, CEO Michael Wagner outlined the company's new vision which includes focusing on cheaper-to-produce gaming projects.

Wagner said he hopes to start by rolling out a new iteration of an online browser game called Sage in about three weeks.

“This is going to be a more simplified user interface," Wagner said. "It is a 2D environment … but again all of the real mechanics on mainnet with real economic outcomes to you guys.”

Unveiling a 2D browser game is a far cry from …