Rise Of The Rebels: New Game Mode In Development For Minecraft Servers. - Games

[b]news[/b] APRIL 28 10PM EST: Game test 4: CONCLUDED. Thankyou to everyone who participated, I learned alot about the gameplay to expect, and I need to work on the map some more to fix some balance issues. Thankyou fellow facepuncher Glent for all of his suggestions and help. Brief Synopsis: -This game is my vision for a team based, somewhat tactical game of Minecraft, with some very light story to give it some depth. It is not ready, but after our first 2 tests, the responses are pretty positive, and we will continue to develop this game mode further. Please post your suggestions, thoughts, or requests to join a game. Thanks for reading! At it's core, this game is a team deathmatch. But it is broken up into segments wherein organization and teamwork are crucial for success. I hope you find it in you to read on and learn more bout this game. And now I present to you, the thread of "Rise of the Rebels"! ------------------------------------------------- [img]http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/9104/faceoff.png[/img] [b] -------> -[url]http://kryplekraft.com/gle/[/url] <---------[/b] [b][u]NEWS[/b][/u] -PARTICIPANTS MUST DOWNLOAD A SKIN OF THE APPROPRIATE TEAM THAT THEY ARE ON, THERE WILL BE AN IN-GAME CHECK TO BE SURE EVERYTHING IS 'KOSHER'. [b]Currently:[/b] We just finished Test #2 of the game, and we've developed a better rule-set. Currently we're balancing out the bases, and testing out some plugins for protection reasons. Come visit us on ventrilo to learn more! BORON.TYPEFRAG.COM 48354 pass: minecr4ft [B] Vanilla Gameplay with mods to protect gameplay [/B] The gameplay is entirely vanilla in that; there are no sneaky special modified ways to obtain any items. Everything must crafted or looted. Plugins are in place to protect the sanctity of the rules we have in place. [b]Rise of Green Rebels[/b] The Rebels, once co-existed with the Blue Royals quite peacefully. With the election of a most corrupt politician, riots became a natural sight in the streets of towns. Funding of schools and kitchens were cut drastically and instead were put towards exploring and conquering new lands. The resources of which went to do more of the same, as the world never seemed to end... The chasm between the Blue Royals and her people began to stretch. Many skipped town and formed an alliance of citizens who were devoted to bringing back the honest land that once was. They were called: The Green Rebels. This story has an quantum fuck-ton of socio-political-economical factors that I won't go into, but trust me, it's epic. [b]Pledge Your Allegiance![/b] Who will you fight for? The Blue Royals or the Green Rebels? -------------------------------- [b]Gameplay:[/b] [u]Team Meeting At Barracks:[/u] Organize your team, split people up into teams and decide what you need at the most efficient rate possible. Lumberjacks, miners, farmers... 3 keys to success! Before the game officially begins, you will be given time to set up your respawn point by laying in a bed for 10 seconds. [u]Economy:[/u] Go out and start working! Gather resources, and either bring them back to base, or create outposts to store goods until battle time arrives! Be wary, the other team may attack you in the wilderness. But you can do the same... [u]The Eve of Battle:[/u] When it begins to rain/snow, that is your warning to begin getting your resources back to your respective bunker, and prepare for war. Be sure you share resources and make sure your team is well equipped. The Battlemaster will announce what type of arena battle will be fought: VIP or Arson. - VIP: In VIP, each team is given a VIP Token (Glowstone Dust). The team will decide together who is responsible for being the VIP. If the VIP is killed, their token must be obtained and returned to your teams VIP. 2 glowstones will be presented to a BattleMaster to be granted the victory. - Arson: In Arson, each team has a 3x4 block of colored wool that is to be defended. The objective is to burn your enemies block of wool while defending your own. Water may be used to douse fire, but not left over the wool. You will be allowed to walk back into the arena in this mode. [u]PREPARE FOR WAR![/u] Hints of an impending battle will be given. The exact opening of the War Door [b]WILL NOT BE GIVEN[/b]. Instead, once the hints start, be sure you have someone watching the door to have the jump on the enemy. The battlemaster will flick the switch to open both arena doors at the same time. Pour out and put your best tactics to work! You will be timed on your entering of the arena, if you do not make it, your team fights without you. [u]Return To Base[/u] Victors and survivors both return to their bases while the door is open. It will stay open for 1 minute from an announcement, and all those who are in the arena after it closes, will be killed. MAKE IT BACK ON TIME! ---------------------------- [b]Media:[/b] The inside of the bunkers has a barracks area with available beds to set your spawn, as well as a forge to craft your weapons. [img]http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/8339/tosleeptowork.png[/img] Select for yourself [b]ONE[/b] bed to use as your respawn. Do not take someone else's as it might mess up the respawn. [img]http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/3232/20110425002749.png[/img] The snow signals the [b]"Eve Of Battle"[/b] segment of the game. [img]http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/4941/thebattlefield.png[/img] The battlefield is large, use it's size to your advantage and flank your enemy! [img]http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/2057/thebattlefield3.png[/img] The rebels have built fortifications from previous battles, use them! [img]http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/4608/thebattlefield2.png[/img] The Rebels have them on the run! [img]http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/7628/calvalry.png[/img] Pledge your allegiance! [img]http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/5017/blueroyalcalvalry.png[/img] Video with a short overview of the game mode: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=466AhRCSLdE&feature=channel_video_title[/media] ----------------------------- [B]RULES:[/B] - You may [b]NOT[/b] enter or harass the enemy barracks. - You may [b]NOT[/b] enter the arena unless advised to do so by a Battlemaster. - You may [b]NOT[/b] use lava IN THE ARENA! - You may [b]NOT[/b] start a mine in the starting barracks. [B] AND DO NOT MINE OR DIG TOWARDS THE ARENA!![/B] - You [b]MAY[/b] start forest fires within the arena. - You may build in the arena [b]ONLY[/b] with wooden planks. ----------------------------- [b]What we offer with this game mode:[/b] A Ventrillo with plenty of slots and channels for all people participating, to join. 50 player slot server complete with pretty good load times and complete vanilla gameplay. -REQUEST INFO VIA PM. EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE A MICROPHONE. YOU CAN CHAT IN VENT. [b]Custom Skins![/b] -We have created custom skins to allow teams to be easily identifiable. We have multiple variations of skins to allow diversity on the battlefield as well. Battle Masters are dressed all the same as well. [B] **It is required to download and use the custom skin to play the Rise of the Rebels (RotR) SMP Livestream Event.**[/B] [b][u]Download skins here:[/b][/u] [url]http://kryplekraft.com/gle/[/url] ----------------------------------- [b]Strategies:[/b] -During the Gathering phase of the game, there is nothing preventing your team from sneaking on the enemy. Do you wish to sacrifice valuable gather time to sneak on the enemy? Risk V. Reward, choose wisely. -Organization is key!! Communicate with your team via Ventrilo and keep your VIP alive! Split into squads if you have the numbers for it. Keep your archers back. -USE YOUR SNEAK (shift default) KEY! This will hide your name when behind any object. Use it to keep your moves hidden from sight! -Having one teammate on a jump tower in the arena is handy to relay info of enemy movements, however, these jump towers can EASILY be burned down. And leave players extremely vulnerable. ------------------------------- IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING: Join our Ventrillo server and inquire about the next "Rise of the Rebels SMP Match". [B]MANDATORY! Everyone who participates has a working microphone![/b]

be happy and love. kiss

You can customize your skin to change the face like a lot of us have. :3 GREEN REBELS RAWR.

[QUOTE=ruarai;29416817]Very interesting. [editline]25th April 2011[/editline] oh you need a mic this is not interesting.[/QUOTE] The people who attempt to play this without a mic, only ruin it for everyone who plays prepared. They drag the team behind, and they constantly ask questions. Communication is way easier with people who can communicate with microphones. 5 Dollars isn't much for a game changing device. And 30 seconds isn't much for a free program.

Do you accept a shitty Croatian accent?

[QUOTE=Blueplastic;29417696]Do you accept a shitty Croatian accent?[/QUOTE] Any accent, any skin color, gamers of all shapes and sizes. So long as we can easily communicate with one another, we're golden. =]

Awesome concept, reminds me of the Hunger Games

This sounds pretty fun.

[QUOTE=Rage.;29418226]This sounds pretty fun.[/QUOTE] So far in our test games we've had a slew of positive feedback. I really hope this appeals to a good amount of minecraft players who wish to have a team-based game mode. All are welcome to come join our games, just hop on our vent and check if we're hosting a game anytime soon... For the most part, we can play whenever a good amount of people are up to play.

[QUOTE=Rocket;29435566]How many threads are you going to make about this server? We're up to 4 now.[/QUOTE] 2: 1 here and 1 in games in progress, others should have been taken down. (Name change was needed) The games in progress thread was because we had a "game in progress" =] Thank-you for counting though. (the one on the minecraft forum doesn't count, and hopefully something awful eventually) [editline]25th April 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=johnlmonkey;29418025]Awesome concept, reminds me of the Hunger Games[/QUOTE] Not sure what the Hunger Games are to be honest, but I'm glad you like the idea, hope to see you in vent trying it out with us. =]

[QUOTE=Caviano;29435454]So far in our test games we've had a slew of positive feedback. I really hope this appeals to a good amount of minecraft players who wish to have a team-based game mode. All are welcome to come join our games, just hop on our vent and check if we're hosting a game anytime soon... For the most part, we can play whenever a good amount of people are up to play.[/QUOTE] I'll definitely check it out. Although I don't have a mic at the moment, my dad destroyed it with the vacuum. But I'll be getting one hopefully soon. I'll still go on the vent though and listen.

Was about to join but I don't have a mic, oh well.

[QUOTE=RagamuffinIIII;29453008]Was about to join but I don't have a mic, oh well.[/QUOTE] Currently no games are going on, and unless we have a way to ensure no tom-foolery happens because of those without organization skills, we'll likely keep it to mics only. There is no way to ensure that all readers have read and understood the idea and rules of the game, and we don't want to have to reset a server and map every time someone does something dumb. Sorry to anyone who feels "left out" or anything along those lines, but like I said earlier: 5 dollars isn't much for a game changing device, and 30 seconds isn't much for a game changing program. [b]HOWEVER[/B] I'm currently in the thought process of adding a third faction that would act as Roaming Barbarians, this faction I believe would just have to be IN the vent channel... Not own a microphone. But again, it's only in the thought process, it has yet to be tested, if you're interested in testing AS this third party, hop on our vent and look for me.

10 year olds accepted? Normally I don't use mic, (my non-developed voice sounds horrible over microphone) but since it is required here will it matter? I don't have the worst voice, here is an example. [media]http://soundcloud.com/sade1212/my-voice-example[/media] [editline]27th April 2011[/editline] No, don't worry I won't do this voice: [media]http://soundcloud.com/sade1212/random-super-hero-voice-test[/media] "Now c'mon, let's go set fire to a house."

[QUOTE=sade1212;29467270]10 year olds accepted? Normally I don't use mic, (my non-developed voice sounds horrible over microphone) but since it is required here will it matter? I don't have the worst voice, here is an example. [media]http://soundcloud.com/sade1212/my-voice-example[/media] [/quote] Lol, any age is accepted, we have a community of players of all different ages. Don't worry about your voice, so long as no one is yelling in anyone's ear, everything is toasty. =] Feel free to hop on our vent whenever to inquire about a game. The more people we have interested, the more games we can set up.

[QUOTE=Caviano;29468603]Lol, any age is accepted, we have a community of players of all different ages. Don't worry about your voice, so long as no one is yelling in anyone's ear, everything is toasty. =] Feel free to hop on our vent whenever to inquire about a game. The more people we have interested, the more games we can set up.[/QUOTE] OK, I didn't want to go on vent and be yelled at.

[QUOTE=Rage.;29448590]I'll definitely check it out. Although I don't have a mic at the moment, my dad destroyed it with the vacuum. But I'll be getting one hopefully soon. I'll still go on the vent though and listen.[/QUOTE] Thats completely okay, if by chance you're in vent while a game is going on, I definitely would have no problem inviting you in the game to walk around and observe. (Referee Skin)

GAME STARTING ASAP: WE WON'T START UNTIL WE GET AT [B]LEAST[/B] 14 PEOPLE IN THE WAITING LOBBY ON VENTRILO! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET A SNEAK PEAK AT THE GAME AND HELP TEST IT, PLEASE JOIN US!!!

Had lots of fun with this yesterday, hoping another good game can start up today. Highly recommended.

This looks real fun, I'll try to join the server this weekend. Two things though. First, can I make some minor changes to the player skin (like changing it's face, leave the body alone) or does it have to be the exact same as the one on the site? And two, do you guys take squeaky-voiced (but somewhat mature) 13 year olds? You can hear how my voice sounds over at [url]www.youtube.com/user/SamukaLPs[/url] :suicide:

[QUOTE=Samuka97;29498001]This looks real fun, I'll try to join the server this weekend. Two things though. First, can I make some minor changes to the player skin (like changing it's face, leave the body alone) or does it have to be the exact same as the one on the site? And two, do you guys take squeaky-voiced (but somewhat mature) 13 year olds? You can hear how my voice sounds over at [url]www.youtube.com/user/SamukaLPs[/url] :suicide:[/QUOTE] 1) Awesome to hear your enthusiasm in testing out/playing this game. Means alot! 2) YES you can, and we encourage facial and decal changes to skins. Examples: skin color, eyes, details, armor deatil, blood, editing of helmet, all is fine. WHEN THIS GAME STARTS GETTING MORE POPULAR AS I HOPE IT DOES... WE WILL HAVE A LIST OF ALLOWED SKINS. 3)YES all voices are allowed on vent, so long as no one is yelling and spamming it up making it hard for others to cooperate.

The rebels didn't rise tonight.

Joining vent now, looks like fun.