Somnia has positioned itself as a “Layer-1 born for games and interactive entertainment” since its inception, aiming to support real-time loads similar to Web2 servers on the blockchain. The proposed MultiStream parallel consensus splits validators into several independent streams, each processing transactions that are then ordered and merged by a coordination layer, theoretically achieving a TPS limit in the millions; combined with the native database IceDB and a native compilation execution environment, the official claim is an average confirmation time of less than 1 second. Behind the seemingly stunning data, there are three key engineering challenges: First, how to resolve cross-stream dependencies? In real applications, the assets of the same player often update across multiple data streams, and if there is a delay in inter-stream synchronization, read-write conflicts will arise. Somnia's approach is to maintain a “conflict domain” for each account, adding a timestamp lock upon writing and batch reordering, but whether this is sufficient in high-concurrency PvP scenarios still requires stress testing for validation. Second, can the node layer handle massive I/O? IceDB uses an improved LSM-tree structure to reduce random writes, but a million TPS means index bloat and disk jitter; without hardware threshold limitations, this could lead to node centralization. Third, data availability and sharding recovery strategies. Somnia plans to collaborate with service providers like Google Cloud to provide backup shards, but the absence of external DA solutions means that if the storage layer fails, the path for rapid recovery of on-chain state has not been fully disclosed. Nevertheless, Somnia has done extensive homework on composability: Solidity compatibility, EVM RPC endpoints, and consistent serialization ABI allow existing toolchains to migrate seamlessly; while the “timeline” semantics of on-chain events and block indexes simplify the difficulty of synchronizing world states for multiple users. In summary, if Somnia's technical blueprint can be realized, it will provide near-real-time infrastructure for metaverse applications; however, performance metrics must be validated in public testnets and large-scale real interactive scenarios to turn “laboratory results” into community consensus.@Somnia Official #Somnia $SOMI