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DTO - New Gamemode? by Lakitue July 16, 2015 at 9:07 PM UTC

Hello people of avicus!

Me & Javi (The new developer) have recently come up with a new idea for a gamemode. It is called Destroy the Orb!
Basically instead of having monuments, there is orbs. Orbs are pretty smart. When you destroy them, you will receive points (Different orbs gives different amount of points). After a certain amount of time, the orbs will respawn and the team will be able to destroy them again. When the team have come up to a certain amount of points, they win.
So it's pretty simple, but I think it will be good. But me and Javi couldn't agree on one thing.

Should it be "Attackers VS defenders"? Where the attackers need to get a certain amount of points before the time runs out!
or
Should it be "Team VS Team"? Where both teams have orbs, and the first team to reach the amount of points win!

Remember, this gamemode is not confirmed. It is just a small little thing that Javi might be working on and in the end, it will hopefully be released :D


Vijf July 16, 2015 at 9:07 PM UTC

+1, call it Attackers VS defenders.

kycrafft July 16, 2015 at 9:07 PM UTC

Should it be "Attackers VS defenders"? Where the attackers need to get a certain amount of points before the time runs out!
or
Should it be "Team VS Team"? Where both teams have orbs, and the first team to reach the amount of points win!

Could we have support for both and let the map makers decide which one to have?

Javipepe July 16, 2015 at 9:07 PM UTC

Should it be "Attackers VS defenders"? Where the attackers need to get a certain amount of points before the time runs out!
or
Should it be "Team VS Team"? Where both teams have orbs, and the first team to reach the amount of points win!

Could we have support for both and let the map makers decide which one to have?
This is what I was planning :)

Pavlo July 16, 2015 at 10:07 PM UTC

Both sounds good, but otherwise, I'd go team vs team

ClubberNugget July 16, 2015 at 10:07 PM UTC

I like attack vs defense

Question: what are the orbs? Are they one block of obsidian? A Dragon egg? A mass of blocks shaped into a circle?

Javipepe July 16, 2015 at 10:07 PM UTC

I like attack vs defense

Question: what are the orbs? Are they one block of obsidian? A Dragon egg? A mass of blocks shaped into a circle?
Up to the map maker. In the prototype there were several endstone blocks around the maps which were the orbs

Lakitue July 16, 2015 at 10:07 PM UTC

I like attack vs defense

Question: what are the orbs? Are they one block of obsidian? A Dragon egg? A mass of blocks shaped into a circle?
I would suggest a endstone block with a wooden pickaxe!

Dyspa July 17, 2015 at 12:07 AM UTC

"After a certain amount of time, the orbs will respawn and the team will be able to destroy them again"

What would the teams do in the meanwhile? You know, like, while the orb is not there but still respawning.

ClubberNugget July 17, 2015 at 1:07 AM UTC

"After a certain amount of time, the orbs will respawn and the team will be able to destroy them again"

What would the teams do in the meanwhile? You know, like, while the orb is not there but still respawning.
Well there would be more than one orb i would think.

but if they are all broken at one point, maybe the team gets bonus points for their score by killing the other team?

ALM July 17, 2015 at 2:07 AM UTC

Let he map developers decide, make it highly configurable. That'll give more map variety.

kycrafft July 17, 2015 at 2:07 AM UTC

"After a certain amount of time, the orbs will respawn and the team will be able to destroy them again"

What would the teams do in the meanwhile? You know, like, while the orb is not there but still respawning.
Fighting for map control.

smitdalt July 17, 2015 at 3:07 AM UTC

This sounds like a prtty cool idea. I think in team vs. team, points should only be awarded for breaking orbs, but kills award emeralds which could be traded for better gear at the team's spawn. Also, in defenders vs. attackers, how would the defenders get points?

ImRaging July 17, 2015 at 5:07 AM UTC

Should it be "Attackers VS defenders"? Where the attackers need to get a certain amount of points before the time runs out!
or
Should it be "Team VS Team"? Where both teams have orbs, and the first team to reach the amount of points win!

I was talking with someone about this, and we came up with the idea that: in a certain amount of time the attackers try to get  as many points as possible. Then, the defenders switch with the attackers and try to beat that score.

smitdalt July 17, 2015 at 5:07 AM UTC

Should it be "Attackers VS defenders"? Where the attackers need to get a certain amount of points before the time runs out!
or
Should it be "Team VS Team"? Where both teams have orbs, and the first team to reach the amount of points win!

I was talking with someone about this, and we came up with the idea that: in a certain amount of time the attackers try to get  as many points as possible. Then, the defenders switch with the attackers and try to beat that score.
I like this idea

Lakitue July 17, 2015 at 6:07 AM UTC

"After a certain amount of time, the orbs will respawn and the team will be able to destroy them again"

What would the teams do in the meanwhile? You know, like, while the orb is not there but still respawning.
There is more than one orb

IcyCode July 17, 2015 at 7:07 AM UTC

I really like this game mode idea, would work really well imo

ClubberNugget July 17, 2015 at 10:07 PM UTC

I really like this idea, i like it so much, that i made this for you guys to use to test this gamemode if you need it:)
https://avicus.net/forums/a7a5028bc