[url=http://bombermine.com/]Bombermine[/url] is a new Bomberman-based multiplayer browser game in open beta. Up to a thousand players can play on the same map, which isn't as big of a clusterfuck as it sounds; It's a very big map, with many blocks and treats in-between. There's several servers to support the thousands of players that have been playing over the last few days. Every round is about 20 minutes long. The game has references to a few characters like the Nyan Cat or Pacman, but personally I don't think they detract from the fun any. Link to the game: [URL]http://bombermine.com/[/URL] The game currently has no sound effects, so don't be surprised if you don't hear anything yet.
There are also resources ([IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/icon19.png[/IMG][IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/icon20.png[/IMG][IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/icon21.png[/IMG]) which drop from dirt blocks. These supposedly increase your score, though I don't yet know what relevance that has. There IS a rank system, but I'm not sure if collecting resources affects it. The rank system is basically what it sounds like; Your rank increases as you gain kills. Your rank is only relevant to the current match, naturally.
Pressing [B]Tab[/B] shows the scoreboard, listing all of the players in the current round/server and their rank. There is another menu in the scoreboard, the [B]Squads [/B]tab. This allows you to create or join any squads listed, though squads seem to have no purpose yet aside from every member having a green name to each other in-game. It is still possible to kill your fellow squad-members. There is a maximum of 4 players per squad.
[B][U]Controls:[/U][/B]
[B]Arrows or W S A D — movement[/B]
[B]SPACE or K — place bomb / respawn on the map[/B]
[B]CTRL or L — detonate radio-bomb[/B]
[B]Q — "Eagle's eye" view[/B]
[B]ENTER — message to chat[/B]
[B]P — toggle fullscreen mode[/B]
Many of the usual Bomberman [B]Powerups[/B] are included that are generally hidden in destroyable blocks or dropped by killed players, such as:
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[h2]Powerups[/h2]
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[img]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/icon01.png[/img] [B] Bomb — +1 to the total amount of bombs. Maximum is 20.[/B]
[img]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/icon02.png[/img] [B] Fire — +1 to the range of explosion. Maximum is 8.[/B]
[img]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/icon03.png[/img] [B] Rollerblades — +1 to player speed. Maximum is 4.[/B]
[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/icon04.png[/IMG] [B] Kick — permanent bonus gives an ability to kick away any bombs.[/B]
[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/icon06.png[/IMG] [B] Gift — random bonus.[/B]
[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/icon05.png[/IMG] [B] Jelly — your bombs are able to bounce off the walls.[/B]
[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/icon07.png[/IMG] [B] Exploder — provides you with a limited quantity of radio controlled bombs. Press CTRL or L to detonate.[/B]
[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/icon08.png[/IMG] [B] Shield — helps you survive after 1 explosion. Maximum is 1.[/B]
[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/icon16.png[/IMG] [B] Blue fire — gives you an ability to place additional powerful bomb with the range of explosion 9 and block's damage 3. Maximum is 3.[/B]
[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/icon17.png[/IMG] [B] Bat — allows you to throw a bomb while you are not moving by pressing CTRL or L while facing a bomb. The second bat increases the power of throwing by one cell. [/B]
[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/icon09.png[/IMG] [B]Nuclear Bomb — Turns the player into a nuclear bomb. Upon death, the player detonates in a massive radius. If the player has the Nyan-cat status effect, the radius is doubled.[/B]
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[h2]Bombs[/h2]
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There are several different types of bombs, the number of which are going to be increased in the close future.
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[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/bomb01.png[/IMG] [B]Simple bomb — the most common type of bomb.[/B]
[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/bomb05.png[/IMG] [B]Blank bomb — does not hurt players. Still able to destroy blocks. The bomb can be placed only in the invulnerability condition after respawn.[/B]
[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/bomb03.png[/IMG] [B]Nyan-bomb — emit rays of goodness and happiness. Be careful, this bomb destroys everything and everyone in its path. Does 2 hp of damage to blocks.[/B]
[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/bomb04.png[/IMG] [B]Blue bomb — blue explosion spreads out over 10 cells. Blocks are damaged by 3 hp.[/B]
[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/bomb02.png[/IMG] [B]Radio bomb — detonation happens if bomb is caught in the blast of other bombs, or if player detonates them (CTRL or L).[/B]
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[h2]Statuses[/h2]
Statuses can be acquired by collecting a Mystery ([IMG]http://i.imgur.com/deUeVDh.png[/IMG]) powerup. They can be transmitted from player to player as they come close to each other. It makes statuses extremely influential on the game tactic. However, several statuses have positive effects, for example you can get an invisibility status, making you invisible to yourself and everyone else.
[B]Invulnerability — available after respawn and losing shield for a couple of seconds.[/B]
[B]Pacifism — only blank bombs are available. You become Kenny.[/B]
[B]Invisibility — player becomes fully invisible to yourself and everyone else.[/B]
[B]Flip-over — turns player and screen upside down, making control more difficult.[/B]
[B]Slowdown — significantly decreases your speed. You become Slowpoke.[/B]
[B]Minimization — makes you two times smaller in size, allowing access through Stone Columns.[/B]
[B]Fast explosion — detonation of bombs happens twice as fast.[/B]
[B]Nyan-disease — you become a Nyan-cat. Overall speed is increased significantly and bombs are changed to be more powerful Nyan-bombs, but they drop automatically, you cannot drop them yourself.[/B]
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[h2]Block Types[/h2]
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Blocks vary in strength - N hp (health point), i.e. you have to hit N times to destroy it.
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[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/block01.png[/IMG] [B]Simple block — 1 hp.[/B]
[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/block04.gif[/IMG] [B]Brick block — 6 hp.[/B]
[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/block05.gif[/IMG] [B]Stone block — 9 hp.[/B]
[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/block02.png[/IMG] [B]Iron block — Indestructable.[/B]
[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/block12.png[/IMG] [B]Stone columns — the way is passable only to those who possess the minimization status.[/B]
[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/block06.gif[/IMG] [B]Land with stones and silver bullion — gold and diamond, 1 — 4 hp.[/B]
[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/block03.png[/IMG] [B]Treasure — can be found by destroying blocks, or found around the map, generally surrounded by Stone and Brick blocks.[/B]
[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/icon12.png[/IMG] [B]Box of bombs — explosion of box scatters bombs in different directions. Found in Depot areas.[/B]
[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/icon11.png[/IMG] [B]Box of bonus — can be found in Depot areas, which are similar to Treasure chest areas.[/B]
[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/icon14.png[/IMG] [B]Goal — player has to lead a [IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/ball.png[/IMG] ball that is dropped from Mystery powerups into the goal for points.[/B]
[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/icon13.png[/IMG] [B]Lodge — "pause" mode. Press i to activate. A ten second timer will activate, during which you are still vulnerable. After the timer expires, you will be in Lodge, during which the Player cannot be affected by other players. Basically an AFK mode.[/B]
[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/icon10.png[/IMG] [B]Chest — "Shield" powerup is hidden inside of the chest.[/B]
[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/tile01.gif[/IMG] [B]Arrows — Usually found around Special Treasure forts, allows movement only in one direction.[/B]
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[h2]Structures[/h2]
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[B]Football Pitch - Where a ball can be lead into the goal. You can score from either side of the goal. Lodge cannot be placed in the football pitch.[/B]
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[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/004.png[/IMG]
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[B]Depot - The depot contains boxes of bombs (explosion scatters bombs in different directions) and also, boxes of bonuses and nuclear bomb . Depot is surrounded by brick blocks.[/B]
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[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/005.png[/IMG]
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[B]Fort - chest is surrounded by Brick and Stone blocks. Usually contains the shield powerup.[/B]
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[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/007.png[/IMG]
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[B]Special Treasure Fort - fortification which is surrounded by the abyss. Only a player with the Minimization status effect is able to enter through the Stone Columns. The golden chest is located in the centre of the fort.[/B]
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[IMG]http://bombermine.com/faq/images/017.png[/IMG]
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[U]Observer Mode:[/U]
You are able to watch the game as an observer by simply typing /obs or /observer (in order to come back to the game, you need to repeat this command). You can use a mouse wheel or keyboard keys up/down to increase or decrease the size of a map.
Also, in this mode you can follow any player (if they are on the field) - open the scoreboard (TAB) and click on the nickname.
[B]Screenshots:[/B]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/2xfNDul.png[/t]
[B]Server List (In the background, there appear to be player avatars that aren't currently available. At the moment, everyone is the same.)[/B]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/hASzsXH.png?1[/t]
[editline]27th February 2013[/editline]
Reduced the amount of images a bit. I don't think that many is necessary, and most of this information is available in the "How to play" tab ingame anyway.
Yo this game is awesome. Why hasn't anyone posted yet?!
[QUOTE=Edthefirst;39743757]Yo this game is awesome. Why hasn't anyone posted yet?![/QUOTE]
I never would've seen this if you hadn't bumped it, cheers!
I'm a bit concerned about the large amount of players, but if the map is as large as Shuzup implies I don't think it'll be an issue. Time to get started.
It's never an issue; it's only a benefit. The battles are crazy.
My roommates and I formed a squad and absolutely destroyed.
This game pisses me off sometimes.
But I enjoy it.
A small bit of a modding tool has been released here, more of an edit-and-preview sort of thing but it's interesting, and we might be getting some new icons sometime soon: [url]https://github.com/ivanpopelyshev/bombermine-shuffle#readme[/url]
As well as gamepad support, directions here:
[url]https://github.com/jcla1/bombermine_gamepad[/url]
The game still seems to be just as popular, there's over two thousand people on right now, spread across the servers of course.
Registration is now open, allowing everyone to track their stats. Guests are still available.
Yessssssssss. You don't know how happy I am.
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