Here we go again…
What is Tower Escape?
Essentially, this is a game where there are 6 “Escapists” have to eascape a tower while 10 “Guards” have to stop them. The tower has 5 floors, and a big opened door that the Escapists go through in order to win at the bottom floor. Both sides also start off with their own items. The Escapists start in a room with an opened door, while the Guards start in the lowest floor near the exit. Each game lasts 6 minutes. If every Escapist is able to escape, they win. If they fail to escape, the Guards win. If either a Guard or Escapist dies, they will be sent back to their starting position and get back their starting items. In terms of starting items, Guards start with an Iron Sword, Chainmail Armor, a shop menu, and a tracking compass. The Escapists start with a wooden sword, golden boots, a golden helmet, and a shop menu. However, that’s not all. Around the Tower in several different rooms, there are vaults that only the sneaky Escapists are able to open. These vaults can hold items such as invisibility dust (Gives the user invisibility for 15 seconds), a speed bottle (Gives the user speed II for 5 seconds), 2-3 snowballs, 2-3 gold ingots, and a frozen boombox. We will get into the uses of gold ingots later on, but vaults aren’t the only way for Escapists to get items. There are also 4 randomly spawned chests per round that give escapists slightly better gear such as more pieces of golden armor, a stone sword, a bow, and 2-3 arrows. Keep in mind that Guards can also prevent you from getting these items too. Anyways, let’s get into what gold ingots can get you…
What can you get with Gold Ingots?
Gold ingots are a currency for Escapists to use to get better items in order to gain an advantage over the Guards. Here are the items you can get…
- Chainmail Chestplate (8 Gold)
- Golden Leggings (8 Gold)
- Stone Sword (5 Gold)
- 3 Snowballs (6 Gold)
- Frozen Boombox (8 Gold)
- Bow (5 Gold)
- 3 Arrows (6 Gold)
- 2 Golden Apples (4 Gold)
- Dummy Box (4 Gold)
There are quite a bit of things you can get with gold. However, you might’ve noticed an item known as a dummy box. This dummy box can be used to make a fake clone of yourself that causes a small explosion when a Guard hits it. It takes 10 seconds in order to genetate a dummy and can be spotted and destroyed by a Guard. Once it does generate a dummy, that dummy only lasts 45 seconds, thus making the item require some form of timing and strategy. However, Guards have some toys to play with too…
What can Guards do to gain a better advantage over Escapists?
While Eacapists can collect gold from vaults, Guards can get their gold by killing them. What can Guards do with gold you may ask? They can simply bring the gold back to a vault. When they bring gold back to a vault, they get 2 points per gold returned. What can they get with those points? Let’s find out…
- Sharpness 1 Upgrade (4 Points)
- Sharpness 2 Upgrade (8 Points)
- Protection Upgrade (6 Points)
- Bow (2 Points)
- 4 Arrows (4 Points)
- 4 Snowballs (4 Points)
Overall, I think this system will balance the fact that Escapists can already gain easy access to upgrades, but also add more risk to getting those items. It adds a lot of strategy and makes players think on their feet. Anyways, let’s get into what the rewards are…
What are the rewards gained upon leveling up?
Hub Titles
- Level 4: The Bounty Hunter
- Level 8: Master of Silence
- Level 12: You can’t see me
- Level 16: The Master Guard
Avatars
- Level 5: Vault
- Level 10: Dummy Box
- Level 15: Chestplate
- Level 20: Tower
Escape Phrases
- Level 1: Escaped
- Level 3: Failed to get caught
- Level 7: Got away
- Level 9: Tricked the guards
- Level 11: Disappeared into thin air
- Level 13: Flew away
- Level 17: Went too far
- Level 19: Casually passed by
Dummy Box Trails
- Level 2: Yellow Swirls
- Level 6: Yellow Sparkles
- Level 12: Portal
- Level 14: Flames
- Level 18: Hearts
Dummy Boxes
- Level 1: Wooden Box
- Level 4: Golden Box
- Level 8: Ender Box
- Level 12: Jack-in-the-box
- Level 16: Diamond Box
Guard Particles
- Level 6: Red Swirls
- Level 12: Red Sparkles
- Level 18: Red Dust
Costume
- Level 20: Tower Guard
I’m starting to run out of ideas for my rewards… Anyways, onto the conclusion…
Conclusion
In conclusion, I think this would be a really fun game to add. I’m suprised not many servers have added something like this. I always loved the idea of an escape-y type of game. It would definitely bring in a lot of new players and just be a fun game overall. Anyways, what are your thougts on this?
