Wednesday 2 April 2014

Battle Box

I'd like to introduce the 'Battle Box'. This is a unit that is similar to the Milestag domination tube, but adds new twists to the game style, implementing three separate games:
Game 1. Used in pairs, with one box assigned to each team, the game has a timer which starts counting down as the game starts. If this counter reaches zero, the box 'explodes' (playing a sample)and the team assigned to that box loses the game. The team assigned to the box must shoot it to stop the countdown, whilst the opposing team shoot the box to continue the countdown. A beacon on to flashes to indicate the countdown is active and a countdown beep plays. To conform with tradition, the beep pitch increases as the countdown approaches zero. The following video shows the operation, but the siren is not present in the final software. Game 2. Again in pairs, each team has a box assigned to them. When in possession of their box, the timer counts up from zero, and stops counting when it is shot by the opposing team. Each team has a box and must keep the timer active for as long as possible. The team with the longest possession time wins. The following video shows the operation, but the siren is not present in the final software. [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5gaKKNa3Ww&list=UU54Jgium4_bGB8agDYwWdeQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5gaKKNa3Ww&list=UU54Jgium4_bGB8agDYwWdeQ[/url] Game 3. A simple shot count game. The display is used to show the hit counts of each team up to a maximum of 99 hits. The strobe light flashes continuously. The video below is pre-release. The final software plays audio as each team hits the box. [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5gaKKNa3Ww&list=UU54Jgium4_bGB8agDYwWdeQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5gaKKNa3Ww&list=UU54Jgium4_bGB8agDYwWdeQ[/url] The game configuration can be field set using the cloning feature of any core board. The fire mode selects the game type, the health setting is used to configure the countdown time (from 5 to 60 minutes) and the team clone is used to assign the box to a team. This has been implemented to work with AS kit, but could easily work with normal MT gear.