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[281] Corner spikes

Discussion in 'Builder' started by Acavado, Jan 26, 2012.

  1. Acavado

    Acavado KAG Guard Tester

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    So, something you can do with spikes:

    floatingcornerspike.png

    This floating spike will do damage to players who fall on it, despite not being attached to a solid block, because players who fall on it will still hit a solid block: the corner of a block next to it.


    You can use this to make, for instance, cost efficient unsurvivable spike pits. They are also difficult to completely disable as builder.

    corner spike gif.gif
    (kudos to Bracket for dying in the name of science. SCIENCE.)

    There's a lot of gimmicks to this, like some directional bias to putting the spikes on the left, the elevator glitch allowing you to jump out or squeezing you in this space, spacing out the spikes, randomly getting hit even when there are teambridges changing the orientation of the spikes, placing spikes on the right as well or not, knight's gliding slowly enough to avoid getting damage or something...

    Anyway you can make it basically team safe, just remind them to hold left when they come back up after picking up dropped materials.
    spikeywallpitthing.png
    old thinger
     

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  2. Kouji

    Kouji Cold, Uncaring, Sadistic, Evil and Cruel Meanie Administrator Global Moderator Forum Moderator Tester
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    Killing Bracket is always okay regardless of whether or not it's for science.

    I do think that corner spike2 is probably the best. The main issue I have is that accidentally falling down 2 wide pit holes is much more difficult in this build because all you have to do is press up and left to climb two block wide holes and never fall down. I can see it picking off people who haven't figured that out yet though.
     
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  3. Acavado

    Acavado KAG Guard Tester

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    It's the elevator glitch that makes this work well, and the elevator glitch that makes it work poorly. Go figure.
     
  4. Bracket

    Bracket KAG Guard Tester

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    I feel that I deserve more kudos for putting the trapdoors in the indents. For science.
     
  5. Acavado

    Acavado KAG Guard Tester

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    Kudos to Backet for also putting trapdoors in the indents for science and informing me that teammates won't die on them despite the spikes looking like they were facing in a stabby direction.

    Also you know how putting spikes on the left and right didn't pan out? Well alternating them, spike left stone right, spike right stone left, undoes that. Maybe something like this:

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  6. Bracket

    Bracket KAG Guard Tester

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    OoooOOoohhh. Nice. I think I'll add those on to my future lulz bunkers/Maginots. :D

    Edit: Also thanks for showing Screencast-O-Matic. It looks awesome and just what I've always wanted. :3
     
  7. Kouji

    Kouji Cold, Uncaring, Sadistic, Evil and Cruel Meanie Administrator Global Moderator Forum Moderator Tester
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    Question:

    Why does the pic in corner spikes 3 have team doors? Doesn't that defeat the whole purpose of having a spike pit if you block it off and make it only team accessible or am I missing something?
     
  8. Acavado

    Acavado KAG Guard Tester

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    No reason, yes, no.

    Just pretend it's a text on a white background that says "You can do corner spikes with team doors"
     
  9. killatron46

    killatron46 Cata Whore Donator
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    Okay this is great, and I built a few structures using this concept. I do not believe there is a limit to the use of these!!!

    Acavado trap tent.png
    this is great, because if the enemy ever gets into your tent base, they die before they can get the flag. Of course, if I lowered the spikes 1 tile a builder would have a harder time disabling them, but this is just an example.

    Acavado trap tower.png
    this one looks like fun to me, it uses one of my favorite archer perches, though I built it in an unfinished manner. just to show the concept.
    the red circle indicates where the enemy will DIE. The blue circle is the repairable steps area, you can make this thicker with team doors like Strathos has done on his "way of the builder" guide. However I did not, and this is a quick example.


    I can't wait to do more testing, FOR SCIENCE!
     
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  10. I'm curious what's in your head, Acavado. Is this just like "Really nice day, time to invent new spikes for the latest patches."?
     
  11. BlueLuigi

    BlueLuigi :^) Forum Moderator Donator Tester

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    This is beautiful
     
  12. GloriousToast

    GloriousToast Haxor Donator

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    this is ... awesomeness... make more plz
     
  13. Zuboki

    Zuboki KAG Guard Tester

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    You are truly one of the great builders of our time.

    Also, you must've typo'd while posting the topic name. Shouldn't they be "Acavado Corner Spikes"?
     
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  14. killatron46

    killatron46 Cata Whore Donator
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    Corner, or "AIR SPIKES" is probably a sufficient name for them. Besides, Acavado Corner Spikes seems like too long of a name for something so awesome. =S

    I'm also working on the simplest form of this in a tower . . . Still testing though.
     
  15. Acavado

    Acavado KAG Guard Tester

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    I did a lot of testing to see by what effect this worked but ended up even more confused.
     
  16. killatron46

    killatron46 Cata Whore Donator
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    The air spikes were for build 228, a lot has changed since build 228, but I believe that this-(corner spikes) stems from the same mechanics that led to air spikes in build 228.
     
  17. Acavado

    Acavado KAG Guard Tester

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    I think you're right.

    I'm sorry Wyeth, I didn't read or understand your post thoroughly :<
     
  18. GloriousToast

    GloriousToast Haxor Donator

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    eh how are spikes supposed to work as whenever i walk into them i die
     
  19. Mathewson

    Mathewson Shopkeep Stealer

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    if you ever fight in such a tower, you're pretty fucked when forced to retreat.
     
  20. killatron46

    killatron46 Cata Whore Donator
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    This is true . . . But I've been working on a "spammable" version of this, so if you loose forward, just retreat 9 tiles back to your next fortification! =S

    Hint:it is sometimes worth it to make another fortification 9+ tiles back from forward when the enemy rushes hard.
     
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