Life as CAT
CATs are the physical manifestations of the Reds and Blues that can capture
zones, tag enemies, shoot and be destroyed.
The Reds and Blues have the following basic properties:
- Health: 75
- Damage buffer: 25
- Energy: 100
In addition, every CAT has a shield, an Etherboard,
two Crystal Sceptres,
the Trident
and the primary weapon that was selected while in Etherform.
Health
Players start with 75 health points. At least 25% health is needed to manifest as a CAT.
Health is lost if a player takes more damage than the damage buffer can absorb.
To regain health, players can either change back into Etherform and rest in a zone
owned by their team or inflict damage on an enemy CAT. If you damage another CAT,
50% of the inflicted damage is returned to you first as health and then put into your damage buffer,
possibly overflowing it.
Damage buffer
Players have a buffer that constantly re-/degenerates to 25 points. Damage first hits the
damage buffer before affecting a player's health. The damage buffer can overflow
if players inflict enough damage on enemies.
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CAT with full damage buffer |
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CAT with empty damage buffer |
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CAT with overflowing damage buffer |
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Energy
A CAT needs energy to power its shield, fire its weapons and use its Etherboard.
The energy consumed when firing a shot from a weapon is restored if the shot hits an enemy.
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CAT with full energy after hitting an enemy |
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CAT with almost no energy after missing an enemy twice |
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Shield
Every CAT has a shield that can absorb up to 50% damage if the CAT
has full energy. The damage absorbed by the shield decreases in a linear fashion with
decreased energy.
Etherboard
By holding down the left control key, CATs can trade agility for speed by
using the Etherboard to ride the ether.
Using the Etherboard consumes energy.
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Red CAT riding its Etherboard |
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Tagging
CATs are tagged when they take damage from an enemy.
Tagged enemies appear on the HUD.
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Two tagged enemies visible on the HUD |
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Returning to Etherform
By pressing TAB, players manifested as CAT can dissolve their physical bodies at any time.
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Red CAT dissolving and returning to Etherform |
CAT Controls
W A S D |
Movement |
Mouse X & Y axis |
Look |
Mouse Z axis (wheel) |
Zoom |
Left mouse button |
Fire equipped weapon |
Middle mouse button |
Use Crystal Sceptre (Defensive) |
Right mouse button |
Use Crystal Sceptre (Offensive) |
Tab |
Return immediately to Etherform |
Left shift |
Walk slowly |
Left control |
Use Etherboard |
1 |
Equip Trident |
2 |
Equip primary weapon |
q |
Toggle equipped weapon |
r |
Zoom |
y |
Show bigger minimap |