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My lil' Cute Gunbound FAQ
by Tirodalth
Version 0.90a

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Index
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Sections:
I. - Updates
II. - Introduction
(A)Starting Out
(B)Zones
(C)Avatars
III. - Joining A Game
(A)Game Room
IV. - Gameplay
(A)How To Play
V. - Mobiles
VI. - Contact

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I. Updates
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4/2/04 - First release of this faq.
14/3/04 - Added an Index.
- Added section numbers.
- Edited information.
- Added a more in-depth description about Gunbound Mobiles(half
completed).
17/3/04 - Finished mobile section.
- Plans to add in an advanced section for Avatar selection. Stay tuned!
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II. Introduction
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To start off with, let me say that I WILL NOT be teaching you how to install
and register the program. You should have some sense in doing so or else you
can just forget about playing the game.

However, I will tell you what the game is all about :)) To start off with, for
all of you who play the game Worms, Gunbound is basically a rip-off. To
elaborate, its basically a game where people choose characters called mobiles,
and shoot each other(teammates or opponents alike) with their weapons, the
motive being to kill off all your opponents.

Its pretty simple... So why play? Cos ITS ONLINE (wow!!!), and anyways, they
added pretty unique stuff to the game to make it more interesting.
Okok... to explain this, just read on...

I.(A) Starting Out
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Ok once again, I repeat: I WILL NOT BE TEACHING YOU HOW TO INSTALL AND REGISTER
So, assuming that you have done that, login into your account. Once you're
logged in, you should see the big "Softnyx" logo and something like "Gunbound:
Thor's Hammer" appearing... skip all that. Once you're done, you should see a
list of boxes that have the words "Zone *"(where * represents a number),
followed by a short description under that. Taking that you should have JUST
started, enter the beginner zones(preferably avatar off).

I.(B) Zones
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Basically Zones have different properties:

Beginner zones.
Newbie zones meaning players with a rank Single Metal Axe and below that
(double stone hammer, single stone hammer, double wooden hammer, single wooden
hammer, and a chick) can join these zones. So basically you'll be playing with
the rookies(theoretically speaking).

Free Zones.
They are open to all ranks. Be wary - you don't wanna be in these zones if you
are a noob unless you're looking for a butt-kicking.

Newbie Free Zone.
Its for players with a rank double metal axe and above. Actually its quite
redundant - most big players join the free zones... I'll explain this in a
while.

Free Zones(Avatar Free).
It's called avatar free zone for a reason -
In this particular zone, avatar equipment (which I'll be explaining below) has
no effect, so you could wear all the best equipment in the game, but you would
not experience all the bonuses these equipment offer.

Beginner Zones(Avatar Free).
Same as Avatar free zones, except the ranks are limited(to single metal axe
and below).

ALL zones except avatar free zones offer the equipment bonuses. Its important
to choose the right zone when playing, if you are trying to avoid losses. If
you're a newbie, stick to (preferably)avatar free beginner zones. If you're
confident you're THAT good, try the free zones. But you've been warned - big
guys lurk in these zones. So anyway, on to explaining the avatar system.


I.(C) Avatars
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Ok earlier on I mentioned that you can choose mobiles. These mobiles are the
SAME for all players, so basically everyone has to choose from a fixed grid of
mobiles. The only difference from character to character is their avatar.

Avatars are the human riders you see on the mobile itself. These avatars RIDE
the mobile, so ... so... yeah. Whats special is that, you can buy fanciful
equipment for your avatars, which will make them either become uber-rigged-
powerful, or just plain stupid looking.

Items cost 5000 gold and above, which can be bought at the Avatar Shop. The
"Avatar" button can be found at the bottom of the screen once you join a zone.
Clicking the "Avatar" button, you'll enter the avatar shop, where you can try
on the equipment, or buy it. Most of the good stuff cost 50k gold and above,
so you'll probably have to wait a long time to get it.

Recently, Softnyx also introduced a new system(which is quite ... lame). Now
you can pay Softnyx(using your credit card) money for "cash". This "cash" is
basically virtual money for your character that Softnyx will give your
character(just likegold) It works the same way gold does, e.g. An Indian
Fighter Hat costs 50k Gold but only 5k cash. A Singapore Flag costs 20k Gold
(I think, again) but only 2k cash. So basically all items that cost X amount
of gold, will cost 0.1X amount of cash, or 1 tenth the amount of gold.

However, please note that 5k cash will cost you US$5, paid by a credit card.
So well, its not really that simple after all. Furthermore, cash only pays for
items that are worth less than 100,000 gold in value. So all the good items in
the game(like the renowned Chief Hat) will not be accessible to people who
have lots of cash.

Avatar items can give bonuses to the player wearing them. Just check the item
in the shop, to find out which item gives what. A summary of bonuses is as
follows:

Sword - Attack
Shield - Defence
Star - Money
Heart - Life
Shield With Sword Embelm- Movement
Hourglass - Delay
Blue Hourglass - Item Delay
Spade - Explosion Area

Each point that the equipment gives offers a (undefined) bonus to that area.
Softnyx's website has poor translation, so its impossible to understand the
bonus given for each point (of sword, shield, star, etc.)

Most of the bonuses I believe I need not explain, except delay(which WILL be
explained later).

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III. Joining A Game
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When you join a zone, you should be able to see many boxes that have names and
say either "Tag", "Score" and "Solo". Below these names theres a
number, e.g.
4/8 and so on... In the upper left corner of each box is the room number, say
354 or 19 or 238. Its just a room number. Dont bother.

The number 4/8 represents the number of people in that single game room. So 4/8
means four people out of the eight maximum. To join a room, it must have this
HUGE BIG FAT UGLY word that says "wait". If it says "play", it means that the
game is already being played. If it says "full", basically the room is...
full. Just that they haven't started playing yet... DUHHhhhhhhhh.

The easiest way to join a room is to click that "waiting" button, which will
instantly filter all the "wait" rooms for you to join. Just simply double click
a room with the word "wait" to join the room.

There is also a "friend" filter, filtering all rooms with your friends(from the
friend's list) in it(use f10 for friend's list).

The game types also determines the type of play... Solo, Tag, and Score are all
different.

In Solo: Everyone has only one life. When you die, you get this "jackpot
system" which I will explain in a while. When everyone in the opposing team
loses, your team wins.

In Tag: Everyone has only one life. However, you get to change to a reserve
mobile halfway through the game. You just have to press f7 when its your turn.
The reserve mobile is shown in the lower right hand corner of the screen.
Please note that you can keep changing the mobile indefinitely, but only once
a turn, and only during your turn. When everyone in the opposing team loses,
your team wins. Tag also has a "jackpot system".

In Score: This, by far, is the most popular game type. Your TEAM has X lives
+ 1, where X is the number of players on the team. So if your team had 4
players, your team would have (4+1=5) FIVE lives. Every time someone on your
team dies, one life is exhausted. When it reaches 0, you lose. Bummer, dude.
Whenever you die, you get a chance to respawn. Just click on a specific
location, and you'll respawn somewhere around there(depending on the wind).

Ok. To explain that Jackpot System, basically when you die, you'll see a
little jackpot appear at the bottom of the screen. You can't control it, but
its useful sometimes. If you get 3 of the same kind, you get to use the
jackpot item, or you can simply choose to run the jackpot again. Several items
are listed as below:

(Once you choose to use, just click on the place you wanna use it)

Hammer: Bonk your opponent. Is affected by wind. Does 100 damage plus minus.

Dynamite: Same as the hammer.

Lightning Bolt: One of the better ones. Zaps the opponent. Not affected by wind

Lil' Blue Box: PLEASE drop this on your allies. It gives them a random item
(I'll explain items later), or if their inventory is full, it
gives them gold. I think 100 gold? Its around there anyway.

Lil' Blue Box With Question Mark: I think it gives a random jackpot item. Try
your luck :P

Ok ok... I'm nearly finishing this section(phew! lotsa data eh...)... Typically
its better to join score - because you can keep respawning, you can keep
whacking people, so you can keep getting gold. Other game types allow only one
life, so once you're dead, all you can do is wait for the game to end :( So
join the score games, people!

One more thing, you can create a game by clicking the "create" button. You get
to choose the game type you want, a password(if you want), and the number of
(maximum) players you want. However, if you do create a room, its unlikely that
anyone will join the room unless your room number is very small(say less than
a 100). Why? Just cos its so. Accept it.

III.(A) Game Room
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In the game room you can see the room number(upper left corner) as well as the
room name. If there are players in the room, you'll see their avatar, their
mobile they chose, their name, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, their rank.

Rank is the best way to decide if you should play in that room. The rank list
is shown below:

Chick - 1000 GP
Single Wooden Hammer - 1100 GP
Double Wooden Hammer - 1200 GP
Single Stone Hammer - 1500 GP