Stephen Teague
Pirate Lord
Hey everyone,
With our Lobby system coming soon, I thought it would be good to write up a thread explaining the ins and outs of it. The system as a whole isn't very complex to use; however, there are a few points that may need clarification for players.
To start, each Lobby can be made public or private. To make a Lobby private, one needs to "uncheck" the Public button. Once that is done, the Lobby is considered private. Once a Lobby is private, the lobby creator must give the Lobby ID to the people they want to join.
When a player has the Lobby ID, they must go to the "Filter Options" located at the bottom of the Lobby main page. Once a player has gotten there, they enter the Lobby ID at the top, which will then pull up the private lobby to join. Note: if you back out, you must re-enter the Lobby ID to pull up the private lobby.
Below is a screenshot of the Lobby page, which shows all the various game types that you can choose. It's pretty self-explanatory but I'll run through each.
1. Pirate vs Pirate
This is just the basic overview, in the replies I will try and be more specific with each game type.
With our Lobby system coming soon, I thought it would be good to write up a thread explaining the ins and outs of it. The system as a whole isn't very complex to use; however, there are a few points that may need clarification for players.
To start, each Lobby can be made public or private. To make a Lobby private, one needs to "uncheck" the Public button. Once that is done, the Lobby is considered private. Once a Lobby is private, the lobby creator must give the Lobby ID to the people they want to join.
When a player has the Lobby ID, they must go to the "Filter Options" located at the bottom of the Lobby main page. Once a player has gotten there, they enter the Lobby ID at the top, which will then pull up the private lobby to join. Note: if you back out, you must re-enter the Lobby ID to pull up the private lobby.
Below is a screenshot of the Lobby page, which shows all the various game types that you can choose. It's pretty self-explanatory but I'll run through each.
1. Pirate vs Pirate
Self-explanatory, in this game type you can toggle between Mayhem PvP, Team PvP and (eventually) Capture the Chest (CTC). Once inside, a player can also choose the map they wish to use for the respective game mode, as well as players being able to choose what side they are on for Team PvP and CTC.
2. Find a CrewIn Find a Crew, a player can look across all the oceans to find the crew that they wish to join. Crews are categorized by what the leader needs a crew to do. Among these categories includes: different modes of looting, SvS, potions, different modes of sailing, fishing, cannon defense and questing. These are just a few of the categories. When a player joins the Lobby, the leader hits "Start" and all members in the Lobby are teleported to the leader and are then automatically added to a crew with the leader as captain.
3. Parlor GamesIn Parlor Games, a player can choose the game mode they want (blackjack, poker, or a mix of both) and there are dedicated "maps" that they can teleport to for each.
4. Treasure MapsTreasure Maps are the exact same as they were in the Matchmaker system. A player can initiate the Treasure Map lobby in order to get a crew to run the Black Pearl Liberation with them. In the future, we hope to add more maps for players to take part in.
5. AdventuresThis is a new list. In Adventures, players will be able to launch Meetups to meetup with their friends and guildmates. We have a ton of Meetup locations to choose from, including one that looks much like the Guild Halls.
In addition, once a player has initiated a Lobby, they can kick somebody out, or promote them to Host. To do this, click on the number next to the player's name in the Lobby (I marked this with an arrow), and a pop-up message will appear.This is just the basic overview, in the replies I will try and be more specific with each game type.
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