How To Play

This page will serve as a basic how to play guide for . While there is very little information available at this time, we urge you to check back often, as new information is being added all the time! Feel free to edit this guide with any tips, tricks, and suggestions.

Basic Gameplay
Initially, the game plays very similar to other multiplayer first-person shooters: use a simple pistol to destroy enemies, earn glory, and hopefully win the match. At the end of each match, the player is awarded items and voxels based on how much glory they have earned.

Weapon types are unlocked in order of difficulty, giving the player time to learn each weapon and their role. Similarly, increasingly challenging game modes are unlocked as they progress.

In time, the player will earn a large pool of weapons, body parts, stats, and traits, allowing them to build the ultimate avatar that fits any play style they can imagine!

Controls
Controls are similar to that of other first-person shooters: WASD (or arrow keys) to move, move mouse to look, and mouse buttons to attack.

Some notable exceptions:
 * There is no dedicated jump button, although you can hop short (approximately 1 meter) gaps automatically.
 * The left mouse button controls the left-hand when wielding two weapons.
 * The right mouse button controls the right-hand when wielding two weapons.
 * There is no block button. Place your crosshair over an enemy's weapon and do not attack to block incoming swings.

Tips and Tricks for New Players

 * Try every weapon type.  's weapons feel very different from each other, and different from other first-person shooters!
 * Pistol s are the easiest ranged weapons to use. Dual wield pistols to maximize damage output.
 * Spear s are the easiest melee weapon to use. Dual wield spears to maximize damage output.
 * Bow s are the second easiest ranged weapon to use, due to their fast firing speed.
 * Two-handed weapon s are the second easiest melee weapon to use, due to their range.
 * Shield s are a hard counter to ranged weapons. If archers are destroying you, try equipping a shield.  Inversely, if you are an archer, shooting enemies with shields is probably not worth your time.
 * The Duel game mode is best for new players. It only spawns bots to ensure teams are even, no fodder, no reinforcements to the losing team.
 * At the time of writing, Flag Match is the quickest way to earn glory, but it is also the most challenging game mode.
 * Diversity wins! Work with your fellow players to have a variety of melee and ranged players on your team.  A team of crossbowmen can easily be countered.
 * Life steal and soul steal is a must for most meleers.
 * Movement speed is almost always beneficial, regardless of the role you play.
 * Focus your stats. For example, if you are good at headshots, hyper focus on stacking critical damage items.  Having a bunch of random small positive stats will not have any noticeable impact on your play.
 * Inversely, you may want to spread your negative stats as much as possible, so you do not have an obvious weakness.
 * Build multiple avatars. Although you may have a favorite avatar, you should build avatars that fulfill other roles in case the enemy figures out your favorite avatar's weaknesses.  Don't be afraid to switch avatars during a match.

Difficulty
After you complete the training campaign, you may discover the game getting much more difficult, resulting in many matches that you just barely lost by a handful of points.

As you gain glory (experience points) your enemies start working harder to defeat you. Enemy teams will start fighting more intelligently, and they will even equip specifically to counter your builds. In short, the AIs mirror a lot of the behaviors humans would do.

Here are some tips:
 * Have a variety of builds. Over time you earn Avatar Slots, which you can unlock in your inventory.  Each avatar slot acts like a class in a typical hero shooter, or first person shooters like Call of Duty and Battlefield.  Make different slots specialize in different tactics.  As you play, if you feel like a particular avatar isn't effective, switch!
 * Focus your builds. Early on, it can be tough, because you may grab items at random and throw them on your avatars.  The shop is an effective tool to getting items you seek.  The replace button allows you to cheaply swap an item with a different random item.  You can hit that replace button as many times as you wish until you find an item you like.
 * Stay alive! You are given bonus glory (points) for having high kill/death ratios.  It is HIGHLY recommended to use life steal, soul steal, or regeneration on any build, but especially on melee builds.  Also hack and pierce resistance are "cheap" and effective ways to last longer in battle, and reduce enemy glory earnings.
 * Play with friends! You can invite players to join your campaign via the Invite button in the top right of the campaign map.  Try to coordinate with players on the ZoopTEK Discord!