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Khyron

Hello, my mushy friend...

posted 08-27-2003 12:57:24 PM

I made a nice pretty thread for gunbound newbies posting an extremely useful FAQ, and STILL people didn't read and ended up asking n00b questions! (*COUGH*Fal*COUGH*) Plus I'm bored off my ass and need something to pass the time.

So I make this thread. Five questions and answers.

1) What is this Gunbound game? Just the latest fad of the week?

Pretty much. It's like scorched earth, or worms, or one of those games. You get a tank, your enemy gets a tank (Called 'mobiles' in this game). Each tank has a gun. Adjust the angle of your shot, the power of your shot, fire your gun, and try to hit his tank. And don't complain about it being the latest fad - the last two were free (Enemy Territory and Gunbound),

2) Okay, so how do I get started?

First, you go to http://www.gunbound.net , pray a bit that it's up, and download the game. While it's downloading, or before or after, register for an account on the main page or you can't play.

Second, load the game and pray the login server is up. It's korean, it's beta, and it's down a lot. Once you're in the game, you pick a zone (Everyone's on Zone 1) and you're in. For most EC games, you can find out which room we're in by going into IRC. Then go to that room, put in the password, easy stuff like that.

Third, once you're in a room, you pick your tank and items. For a listing of tanks, go here : http://www.gunbound-hq.com/index.php?pg=Tanks . I'm lazy and won't type them out. For a listing of items and what they do, go here : http://www.gunbound-hq.com/index.php?pg=FAQ#T .

Lastly, you click on 'ready' to begin.

3) Now I'm in the game and confused. TELL ME WHAT TO DO!

Stop being lazy and figure it out yourself! The rest of us did. But for those who just don't get it, here's a guide.

First, the easy stuff. When it's your turn, you'll see a timer in the top right. You angle your shot (With up/down keys), hold down space to build up power, let go of space to fire. Different tanks have different angles available - some (Like Boomer) have a huge firing arc, some (like Bigfoot) have a really tiny one. Try using the terrain to your advantage : if you can't fire high enough, but there's a hill next to you, try using it to angle your shots. You can move a limited distance with left/right keys.

Each tank has 3 shots. Single, double, super. They're in the bottom left corner, as '1' , '2', and 'SS'. They affect your delay - Low delay means you'll shoot sooner next round. High delay means you'll shoot later. Sometimes if a person has a VERY high delay, your enemy can even fire twice before you can fire once. Using weapon 1 always has low delay, 2 has medium, SS has highest. Same with damage, Weapon 1 usually does less, 2 does more, SS does most.

Items can be used in a bunch of different ways. Most items add to delay, meaning using them can mean huge penalties for your speed. But they can help immensely, teleporting you out of danger, letting you fire twice, hit harder, heal, or letting you fire both of your weapons (1 and 2) in a single turn. Before the match, you have 6 spaces to put items. Some items use 2 spaces, some 1. Be sure to load up on items before the match, and don't forget to replace used items before you start.

Lastly, in the top near the left, you'll see a bunch of pictures scrolling left. These are like battlefield powerup icons. different icons do different things. The black hole locks items. The electrical orb thingy makes thunder appear on the map (Shots that pass through thunder do more damage by making lightning strike where they hit). The glowy orb makes force appear on the map (shots through force do 33% more damage, period). The sattelite makes a floating orbital laser attack where your shots hit. The crescent moon makes you heal a bit that turn. The comet changes wind direction and speed. The swirly wind icon makes a tornado appear (Changes your shots angles, but shots that hit give you +50 gold).

4) What's with the gold and GP stuff?

During the game, you'll earn gold and GP. GP is basically just points that affects your ranking in the game. Higher ranks get bonuses, such as when you hit rank 'stone axe', when you have 1500 GP, you get free upgrades (Space Marine armor + helmet). For a listing of the bonuses, go here : http://www.gunbound-hq.com/index.php?pg=Ranks . Gold accumulates and can be spent on upgrades. Upgrades come in 4 flavors. Hat, shirt, glasses, accessory. Different upgrades give you different stats, and they come in these flavors :

Sword: increases your attack by 1%
Heart: increases your health by 1%
Target: increases your angle range by 1
Star: increases the gold you earn by 1%
Shield: increases your defense by 1%
Tire: increases your mobility 1%
Mountain: increases your climbing by 1%
Hourglass: decreases your delay by approximately %0.66

So a shirt like the SWAT uniform that has 3 swords, 9 shields, and 3 targets, it'll increase your attack by 3%, defence by 9%, and give you a slightly wider angle range. These stats do stack between equipment. a hat and shirt that both give 6 stars, will give you 12% gold increase.

5) I have more questions.

Then stop asking them here and read the FAQ. http://www.gunbound-hq.com/index.php?pg=FAQ

It answers EVERYTHING. Almost everything I said in this post is listed there, but for some dumb reason people pass over the FAQ. The FAQ has it all. Game modes, icons, screenshots, what it does, why it does it, tanks strengths and weaknesses. Everything. Now I'm done typing.

[ 08-27-2003: Message edited by: Khyron ]

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