Battle Box is a round-based PvP/CTO game on MCC Island, which was introduced in Patch 0.1.0 , with the release of the server.
Official Description
See here for Battle Box's page on the forums .
An epic PvP-centric game - think capture the flag but in quick-fire rounds! Pick your specialist combat kit, unique to each map, and get ready for a fight! As a team of 4, battle it out against the other teams to fill a central capture point and win the game!
Gameplay
Battle Box is a round-based team game, which involves capturing a central objective of 9 concrete blocks before the other team. Each game consists of four teams of four facing off in three 1-minute rounds. The team with the most score at the end of the game wins.
In order to win a round, teams must either completely fill the capture point with their coloured concrete blocks, or have more blocks placed than the other team. Killing the opposing players is not required to win the round, but awards some score. If neither team places any blocks or the same amount of blocks are placed by each team at the end of the round, the round is declared a draw.
The capture point is locked for the first ten seconds of each round, meaning the concrete blocks can not be broken.
At the start of the game, players can choose one of five different kit types relating to a specific play style. Each kit provides players with items relating to that specific play style and changes depending on the map being played. Depending on the kit and the map that's being played, they can provide the player with weapons, potions, arrows, sparks or orbs. Players can also pick up items within the maps to offer even more versatility in combat.
Score is awarded as so:
45
480
Combat Items
Orbs
Orbs are similar to potions in that they apply effects when they're thrown, but they're unique in that they can be thrown much further and have a much larger radius. They also can have timed delays before applying their effect.
Name
Description
Throw an orb that explodes on impact making enemies in the blast area glow for 8s.
Throw an orb that explodes on impact giving levitation that immobilizes enemies in the blast area for 2.7s.
Throw an orb that explodes on impact clearing all active potion effects off the affected enemies.
Throw an orb that explodes on impact healing allies in the blast area for 4
Template:AFixEnd Timed Orb Of Harming II
Throw an orb that detonates after 2.2s damaging enemies in the blast 6
Template:AFixEnd Quick Timed Orb Of Poison
Throw an orb that detonates after 2.2s damaging enemies in the blast 5
Template:AFixEnd Quick Timed Orb Of Blindness
Throw an orb that detonates after 0.8s blinding enemies in the blast area for 4s. Blinded players cannot sprint.
Template:AFixEnd Quick Timed Orb Of Levitation
Throw an orb that detonates after 0.8s giving levitation that immobilizes enemies in the blast area for 3.5s.
Sparks
Sparks are consumable items that apply potion effects upon use. They do not have a use-time, and activate immediately upon right-clicking. Sparks can only be used on the player holding them.
Name
Description
Become invisible for 3s.
Levitate youself 13 Blocks over 1.2s.
Heal yourself for 4
Increase your movement speed by 60% for 1.8s.
Kits
At the start of the game, players can choose one of five different kits. Each kit provides players with unique items, such as crossbows, potions and cobwebs, relating to that specific play style and changes depending on the map being played. Kits cannot be changed after the game starts, but the player's items refill after each round.
There are 7 kit types in Battle Box, each with different strengths and weaknesses. The main difference between each kit is its weapons. All kits contain infinite concrete blocks, Leather Boots, and an Efficiency II Iron Pickaxe.
Each map contains a selection of five of these types. Additionally, they each have different default items, given to players regardless of their kit, and the same kit on different maps may contain slightly different items to account for the gameplay differences of each map.
The list of default items, selection of kits and individual items within each kit can be found below.
Canal
Default Items: 8x Arrow
Gold Mine
Default Items: Stone Sword, Spark Of Levitation II, 8x Arrow
Pipes
Default Items: Stone Sword, 16x Arrow
Haunted House
Default Items: Quick Charge III Heavy Crossbow 12x Arrow
Slay (
Santa's Slay)
Default Items: Stone Sword, 10x Arrow
Watermill
Default Items: Bow, 10x Arrow
Ships
Default Items: Bow, 7x Arrow
Prison
Default Items: 8x Arrow
Pumpkin Patch
Default Items: Bow, 10x Arrow, Spark Of Levitation II
Spa
Default Items: Stone Sword, 16x Arrow
Classic
Default Items: Stone Sword, Quick Timed Orb of Blindness, 8x Arrow
Rig
Default Items: Stone Sword, Crossbow, 8x Arrow
Experience Table
The table below depicts how Island XP is granted to players for Battle Box:
Threshold
Island XP Earned
Rounds Won
3 Rounds Won
250
2 Rounds Won
200
1 Round Won
150
0 Rounds Won
100
Bonus
10 Eliminations
150
8 Eliminations
100
6 Eliminations
75
4 Eliminations
50
3 Eliminations
30
2 Eliminations
20
1 Elimination
10
Maps
Each map in battle box requires different strategies, both due to their different structure, as well as their different kit loadouts.
Canal
Paint Factory
Train Station
Haunted House (Since
0.8.0 )
Pumpkin Patch (Since
0.14.0 )
Limited Time Maps
During certain events , some maps are often decorated and re-named for its duration.
Currently, there are 18 badges with a total of 54 stages for Battle Box, rewarding a total of 3,600
Ace From Afar
Personally eliminate all 4 members of the opposing team in a round of Battle Box using only ranged weapons.
100
Ace in the Box
Personally eliminate all 4 members of the opposing team in a round of Battle Box.
400
7 Stages
Stage 1 1 round
50
Stage 2 2 rounds
50
Stage 3 5 rounds
50
Stage 4 10 rounds
50
Stage 5 20 rounds
50
Stage 6 35 rounds
50
Stage 7 50 rounds
100
Aerial Assault
Objective hidden...
Eliminate a player in Battle Box using a ranged weapon while you have the levitation effect.
50
Battle Box Champion
Finish X games of Battle Box with your team in 1st place.
800
10 Stages
Stage 1 5 games
50
Stage 2 15 games
50
Stage 3 35 games
50
Stage 4 75 games
50
Stage 5 150 games
50
Stage 6 250 games
50
Stage 7 400 games
100
Stage 8 600 games
100
Stage 9 800 games
150
Stage 10 1,000 games
150
Battle Box Expert
Win X rounds of Battle Box.
400
7 Stages
Stage 1 25 rounds
50
Stage 2 75 rounds
50
Stage 3 175 rounds
50
Stage 4 375 rounds
50
Stage 5 600 rounds
50
Stage 6 1,200 rounds
50
Stage 7 2,000 rounds
100
100
250
100
250
Battle Box Player
Play all rounds of Battle Box in X games.
400
7 Stages
Stage 1 15 games
50
Stage 2 50 games
50
Stage 3 125 games
50
Stage 4 250 games
50
Stage 5 475 games
50
Stage 6 800 games
50
Stage 7 1,300 games
100
Battle Box Warrior
Eliminate X players in games of Battle Box.
800
10 Stages
Stage 1 25 kills
50
Stage 2 75 kills
50
Stage 3 175 kills
50
Stage 4 400 kills
50
Stage 5 700 kills
50
Stage 6 1,200 kills
50
Stage 7 2,000 kills
100
Stage 8 3,500 kills
100
Stage 9 5,000 kills
150
Stage 10 6,500 kills
150
Blind Brawl
Eliminate a player in Battle Box while you have the blindness effect.
50
Demolitions Expert
Personally eliminate at least 3 members of the opposing team in a single round of Battle Box using only explosives.
100
Flawless Battle
Place 1st as a team without any member of your team dying during a game of Battle Box.
100
Savior Ace
Objective hidden...
Personally eliminate all 4 members of the opposing team in Battle Box after all your teammates have been eliminated that round.
100
Stealthy Takedown
Objective hidden...
Eliminate a player in Battle Box while you have the invisibility effect.
50
Ultimate Ace
Personally eliminate all 4 members of all opposing teams in a single game of Battle Box.
150
Untouchable Assassin
Place 1st as a team in Battle Box without personally being hit during any rounds and personally getting at least 4 eliminations.
100
Ace From Afar
Personally eliminate all 4 members of the opposing team in a round of Battle Box using only ranged weapons.
100
Ace in the Box
Personally eliminate all 4 members of the opposing team in a round of Battle Box.
400
7 Stages
Stage 1 1 round
50
Stage 2 2 rounds
50
Stage 3 5 rounds
50
Stage 4 10 rounds
50
Stage 5 20 rounds
50
Stage 6 35 rounds
50
Stage 7 50 rounds
100
Aerial Assault
Objective hidden...
Eliminate a player in Battle Box using a ranged weapon while you have the levitation effect.
50
Battle Box Champion
Finish X games of Battle Box with your team in 1st place.
800
10 Stages
Stage 1 5 games
50
Stage 2 15 games
50
Stage 3 35 games
50
Stage 4 75 games
50
Stage 5 150 games
50
Stage 6 250 games
50
Stage 7 400 games
100
Stage 8 600 games
100
Stage 9 800 games
150
Stage 10 1,000 games
150
Battle Box Expert
Win X rounds of Battle Box.
400
7 Stages
Stage 1 25 rounds
50
Stage 2 75 rounds
50
Stage 3 175 rounds
50
Stage 4 375 rounds
50
Stage 5 600 rounds
50
Stage 6 1,200 rounds
50
Stage 7 2,000 rounds
100
100
250
100
250
Battle Box Player
Play all rounds of Battle Box in X games.
400
7 Stages
Stage 1 15 games
50
Stage 2 50 games
50
Stage 3 125 games
50
Stage 4 250 games
50
Stage 5 475 games
50
Stage 6 800 games
50
Stage 7 1,300 games
100
Battle Box Warrior
Eliminate X players in games of Battle Box.
800
10 Stages
Stage 1 25 kills
50
Stage 2 75 kills
50
Stage 3 175 kills
50
Stage 4 400 kills
50
Stage 5 700 kills
50
Stage 6 1,200 kills
50
Stage 7 2,000 kills
100
Stage 8 3,500 kills
100
Stage 9 5,000 kills
150
Stage 10 6,500 kills
150
Blind Brawl
Eliminate a player in Battle Box while you have the blindness effect.
50
Demolitions Expert
Personally eliminate at least 3 members of the opposing team in a single round of Battle Box using only explosives.
100
Flawless Battle
Place 1st as a team without any member of your team dying during a game of Battle Box.
100
Savior Ace
Objective hidden...
Personally eliminate all 4 members of the opposing team in Battle Box after all your teammates have been eliminated that round.
100
Stealthy Takedown
Objective hidden...
Eliminate a player in Battle Box while you have the invisibility effect.
50
Ultimate Ace
Personally eliminate all 4 members of all opposing teams in a single game of Battle Box.
150
Untouchable Assassin
Place 1st as a team in Battle Box without personally being hit during any rounds and personally getting at least 4 eliminations.
100
#1 - Eliminate enemy players in games of Battle Box.
Each completion gives 20 Pass XP.
Fully completing this task requires 600 eliminations.
#2 - Win rounds of Battle Box.
Each completion gives 20 Pass XP.
Fully completing this task requires 600 round wins.
#3 - Place 1st as a team in games of Battle Box.
Each completion gives 120 Pass XP.
Fully completing this task requires 100 game wins.
#1 - Eliminate enemy players with a ranged weapon in games of Battle Box.
Each completion gives 35 Pass XP.
Fully completing this task requires 343 ranged eliminations.
#2 - Win rounds of Battle Box.
Each completion gives 20 Pass XP.
Fully completing this task requires 600 round wins.
#3 - Place 2nd or higher as a team in games of Battle Box.
Each completion gives 70 Pass XP.
Fully completing this task requires 171 top-2 placements.
Update History
(after MCC 4KO ) Introduced a new map, Spaceship. Increased Island XP gained for both eliminations and rounds won. Renamed “Short Timed Orb of Poison” to “Quick Timed Orb of Poison” to be consistent with other orbs. Heavy Crossbows no longer have an extra cooldown after firing. They now handle the same as normal crossbows, however, they are still not off-handable and deal 4.5 damage instead of the standard crossbow's 3.5 damage. Removing the cooldown will allow you to use them together with normal bows better.
Reduced the Quick Charge enchantment by 2 on all Heavy Crossbow kits since the Heavy Crossbow has no additional cooldown now.
Reduced the damage applied by Short Timed Orbs of Poison slightly, from 5 to 4. Introduced 2 new maps, Classic and Rig.
Added three new items, Short Timed Orb Of Poison, Orb Of Cleansing and Heavy Crossbow.
General Changes:
All normal crossbows now deal 3.5 hearts of damage instead of 4.5 hearts.
Players dying from a non-player now award kill coins split between all enemies.
Fixed team elimination message not being sent if a player disconnects.
Kit Changes:
Canal
Flanker - Replaced bow with heavy crossbow quick charge 2, reduced Sparks of Speed from 4 to 3
Trickster - Replaced bow with heavy crossbow quick charge 1, increased cobwebs from 4 to 6
Sharpshooter - Increases arrows from 6 to 8, increased Spark of Speed from 1 to 2
Courtyard
Baller - Replace timed Orb of Harming with a short-timed Orbs of Poison.
Trickster - Added short-timed Orbs of Poison
Foundry
Gadgeteer - Reduced short-timed Orb of Blindness from 3 to 2
Baller - Reduced Orb of Levitation from 4 to 3
You can no longer land on the high terrain by using levitation.
Haunted House
All Kits - replaced crossbow with heavy crossbow quick charge 3
Baller - Replaced timed orb of harming with two short-timed Orbs of Poison, Increased Orb of Glowing from 1 to 2.
Scrapper - Replaced Orb of Glowing with a Golden Apple
Trickster - Increased Sparks of Invisibility from 2 to 3
Flanker - Reduced Sparks of Speed from 3 to 2, added Orb of Cleansing
Healer - Added Orb of Cleansing
Slay
All kits now use a stone sword.
Baller - Replaced orb of glowing with short-timed Orb of Poison
Scrapper - Added Orb of Cleansing
Gadgeteer - Spark of Speed replaced with Spark of Levitation
Sharpshooter - Replaced crossbow with heavy crossbow quick charge 3, removed knockback on sword, reduced arrows from 4 to 0, added Orb of Cleansing
Gold Mine
All kits now use a stone sword
Reduced starting arrows from 16 to 8
Sharpshooter - Replaced crossbow with heavy crossbow quick charge 3, Increased Sparks of Speed from 1 to 2
Gadgeteer - Replaced crossbow with heavy crossbow quick charge 2
Pipes
Flanker - Replaced bow with heavy crossbow quick charge 2, increased Sparks of Speed from 2 to 3
Gadgeteer - Replaced bow with heavy crossbow quick charge 2
Scrapper - Replaced crossbow with heavy crossbow multishot 1, added one short-timed Orb of Poison
Baller - Added one short-timed Orb of Poison
Sharpshooter - Removed timed Orb of Harming, added 6 arrows.
Prison
Baller now Healer - Increased Orb of Regeneration from 1 to 2
Gadgeteer - Removed cobwebs, added short-timed Orb of Poison
Flanker - Reduced Sparks of Speed from 3 to 1
Scrapper - Reduced Orb of Blindness from 2 to 1
Pumpkin Patch
All kits - Arrows increased from 6 to 10
Sharpshooter - Increased Crossbow from quick charge 1 to 2, arrows reduced from 12 to 6
Healer - Reduced arrows from 6 to 0
Flanker - Reduced arrows from 6 to 0
Scrapper - Reduced arrows from 6 to 0
Ships
Gadgeteer - Removed Spark of Regeneration
Baller - Replaced timed Orb of Harming with a short-timed Orb of Poison
Spa
Baller - Replaced timed Orb of Harming with a short-timed Orb of Poison
Train Station
Sharpshooter - Replaced Crossbow with Heavy Crossbow quick charge 3, replaced one Spark of Speed with short timed Orb of Blindness
Scrapper - Replaced crossbow with heavy crossbow multishot 1, added two short-timed Orbs of Poison
Villa
Healer - Decreased Orb of Regenerations from 3 to 2, removed extra arrows, added Orb of Cleansing
Gadgeteer - Increased TNT from 1 to 2 Players can now leave Battle Box after they die in Round 3. The requeue item is still hidden until the game ends so players can still earn their Faction XP.
Players can no longer use /rejoin during Round 3.
Fixed relogging after winning a round not hiding you as a spectator properly. Future equipment is now shown in your hotbar during kit selection. This includes the map’s base items and your selected kit. Introduced 2 new maps, Courtyard and Foundry.
Adjustments to some kits:
Canal
Trickster - Cobwebs reduced from 5 to 4
Flanker - Sparks of Speed increased from 3 to 4
Sharpshooter
Arrows reduced from 8 to 6
Orb of Levitation reduced from 4 to 3
Train Station
Sharpshooter - Removed Spark of Regeneration
Flanker - Sparks of Speed increased from 3 to 4
Baller - Timed Orb of Blindness increased from 1 to 2
Paint Factory
Trickster - Spark of Invisibility increased from 1 to 2
Gold Mine
Sharpshooter - Stone Sword replaced with Wooden Sword
Pipes
Scrapper - Timed Orb of Blindness increased from 2 to 3
Baller
Removed Timed Orb of Harming
Orb of Glowing increased from 1 to 2
Replaced Bow with a Crossbow
Slay
Scrapper - Iron Sword replaced with a Stone Sword
Sharpshooter - Quick Charge 2 crossbow reduced to Quick Charge 1
Ships
Sharpshooter - Arrows reduced from 8 to 6
Villa
Scrapper - Stone Sword replaced with a Wooden Sword
Watermill
Flanker - Sparks of Speed increased from 3 to 4
Trickster - Spark of Invisibility increased from 1 to 2
Prison
Gadgeteer - Bow improved to a punch 1 bow
Pumpkin Patch
Flanker - Spark of Invisibility replaced with 4 sparks of speed.
Gadgeteer - Iron Sword replaced with a Stone Sword Introduced a new map, Spa.
Re-introduced the limited-time map, Santa's Slay, replacing Slay for the duration of Winter 2023 . Introduced a new map, Pumpkin Patch. Introduced 2 new maps, Villa and Prison.
Made certain XP adjustments:
1st Place: 80 → 70
2nd Place: 60 → 50
3rd Place: 40 → 35
4th Place: 30 → 25
Player Kill: 4 → 3 Introduced a new map, Ships.
Swapped wooden swords for stone swords in the kits of Haunted House.
Increased the duration of Sparks of Speed from 1.5 secs to 1.8 secs.
Increased the duration of Orbs of Levitation from 2.4 secs to 2.7 secs.
Turned off the feature that shuts down games if they fall below the required player count. Introduced 2 new maps, Slay and Watermill - Slay being an alternate version of the time-limited Santa's Slay map.
Re-introduced Haunted House, previously a limited-time map for Halloween 2022 .
Fixed an issue that could rarely cause kits not to be given.
Made some changes to Paint Factory to remove some places you could hide by levitating. Fixed an issue where spectators were teleported to the wrong matches.
Fixed an issue where the boss bar showed the wrong opposing team. Players now remain visible for a few seconds after winning.
Fixed inconsistent visuals when spectating players.
Patched up a hole on Pipes that could let you escape the start cage early. Increased the effect duration of Sparks Of Speed from 1.2 seconds to 1.5 seconds.
Map kit changes:
Gold Mine
Sharpshooter - Removed 6 Arrows.
Flanker - Added 6 Arrows.
Train Station
Sharpshooter - Removed Timed Orb of Harming, added Spark of Speed. Blocked off the ceiling and some higher caves on Gold Mine. Introduced a new map, Pipes.
Cleaned up some of the language surrounding winning rounds/games. Disabled certain items such as orbs, and sparks during the pre-game to prevent players from accidentally using them. In Canal, swords, bows, and crossbows, will now correctly be placed in the first and second slot of the hotbar. (after MCC 28 ) Introduced a new limited-time map for Winter 2022 , Santa's Slay.
Added new health bars.
The blindness effect used in timed orbs of blindness now hides player names and health bars.
When you complete a round, if the other matchup is still happening, you will begin spectating the other team’s round. Widened the stone bridge at the top of Gold Mine.
Players now get their last selected kit if they do not press confirm instead of a random one. Players are no longer able to break their team's concrete blocks.
Health below names are now displayed correctly in rounds 2 and 3. The capture point is now locked for the first 10 seconds of a round. Concrete cannot be broken until this expires.
Map Adjustments:
Paint Factory
Removed unnecessary cover in the capture point area to make it more open.
Raised capture point to provide better cover.
Expanded the lower defence.
Gold Mine
Closed up the centre of the upper tunnels, which are accessible using a spark of levitation.
The player icon on the boss bar and scoreboard are now coloured based on the team colour. Team colour combinations tweaked to not be too similar to each other. (later tweaked again in 0.3.0 ) Introduced a new map, Gold Mine.
Reduced wait time between rounds (from 25 seconds to 15 seconds).
You can now only place concrete in the capture point. An "objective failed" sound will now play when the enemy captures the capture point.
Adjustments to Quick Timed Orbs Of Blindness:
The radius of explosion has been slightly increased.
Weakened the reduction of the effect’s power when further away from center.
Adjustments to some kits:
Canal
Trickster - cobwebs increased from 3 to 5.
Paint Factory
Gadgeteer - gained 4 cobwebs.
Trickster - cobwebs replaced with a Spark Of Speed.
Train Station
Scrapper - removed Spark Of Regeneration II.
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