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PacMan in the Maze

Feb 15, 2006 greengeek link
From a discussion that started on 100:

Use the maze racetrack as the setting for some different game scenarios. My example:

Pac-Man:
Players: 5
Ships: Marauders, of the same type, with the same loadout.
Additional Requirements: Some guide/dev intervention to create the scenario.

Rules: A set number of single cargo crates (less than or equal to the capacity of the chosen ships) are spawned throughout the Maze racetrack. The Pac-Man player is dropped into a point in the middle of the maze, and begins attempting to navigate it and collect all of the cargo. The 4 Ghost players are then dropped one by one into the maze at the same spawn point, and must attempt to destroy Pac-Man.

Though all of the ships are armed, Pac-Man's weapons are disabled.

If Pac-Man is destroyed, the player is returned to the spawn point in the maze instantly, any cargo units already collected disappear. Pac-Man has 3 "lives" to attempt to recover the cargo.

If Pac-Man collects all of the cargo units, the player wins. If Pac-Man runs out of lives, the Ghosts win.

Throughout the maze would be 4 special cargo units. If Pac-Man collects one of these, the Ghosts' weapons are disabled and Pac-Man's become active for a short time. If a Ghost is destroyed, it is returned to the center of the maze after a 5 second wait.

The game would play out mostly like the original Pac-Man. Variations can be made as to the strength of the weapons, number of cargo units to collect, or presence of the "Power Pills" that allow Pac-Man to attack the Ghosts. To make it as accurate as possible, the weapons would have to be a one shot kill. Rockets, missiles and mines would probably be banned from this event for various reasons.

Obviously, this mini-game depends on the whether it is possible for the guides and devs to create the scenario as described. If it could be scripted into a discrete piece of code, perhaps it could be triggered by a properly sized/equiped group of players.
Feb 15, 2006 Doukutsu link
greengeek living up to his name.

Something like this certainly would be entertaining...
Feb 15, 2006 johnhawl218 link
too much time on your hands man ;)

we just need an update and fast
Feb 15, 2006 GRAIG link
seems to be funnt thou :)
I like it...
but may probably take time to do :(
Feb 15, 2006 Whistler link
If only Seekers could be smart enough to navigate a maze...
Feb 15, 2006 KixKizzle link
heh, this would be awesome.
Feb 15, 2006 Shapenaji link
Sooo much fun :)
Feb 16, 2006 terribleCabbage link
Pure awesome. :D
Feb 16, 2006 break19 link
Even a Super pill, that changes your ship into a cappie or somethin.. and a Mrs pill that gives you a girly valky.