Capture the Artifact 2.0 Release Notes

Rule Changes

• The game will only end when one team manages to capture the opponents artifact
  • Capturing the artifact has changed. Once the artifact bubble is destroyed, the artifact will be captured and the game will end.
• After the normal 1 hour 30 minute timer has expired, the game will enter OVERTIME and the following game changes will go into effect:
  • Turrets will no longer refill
  • All structures take 2x damage
  • Artifact takes 2x damage
• After 30 minutes, the effect of the "Rider Bonus" buff increases by 1% every minute.

Map

• Map has been simplified to have only a single lane
• The lane is surrouned by jungle on one side, and the mountain on the other
• At times, various objectives will appear in the wilderness areas.
  • Tribute Challenge - Collect the tribute requested to earn a buff for your team
    • Hunter's Reward - Increasing all damage and resistance of your dinos by 25% for 2 minutes.
  • Boss Challenge - A random boss enters the Arena! Defeat the boss to earn a bonus for your team
    • Broodmother's Grasp - Increase damage and resistance by 15%. In addition, your melee attacks cause enemies to be webbed for 4 seconds, reducing movement speed by 70%. Lasts 5 minutes.
    • Might of the Monkey - Increase damage and resistance by 15%. In addition, your melee attacks cause enemies to be stuned for 4 seconds. Lasts 5 minutes.
    • Dragon's Fury - Increase damage and resistance by 15%. In addition, your melee attacks cause the target to burn for 5 seconds. Lasts 5 minutes.
  • Dino Helper - A wild dino will enter the arena, which can be tamed by a member of your team. Tame this dino before your enemy!
    • Quetzal
    • Wyvern
    • Astrocetus
    • Titanosaur (After 1 hour)
  • Supply Crates - Supply crates fall from the sky. Loot the supply crate to give points to your entire team

Main base

• Entry to the main base has been changed to be a single ramp/choke point
• Main base areas will be automatically built up with a default build
• These structures cannot be demolished (only destroyed by the other team)
• Pre-built turret towers
  • 2 medium turret towers on the ramp
  • 1 large turret tower blocking way to your artifact
  • 2 small turret towers on the edges of your base

Shop

• All items for use in Capture the Artifact are now purchased at the Shop Terminal, located in your main base (looks like a City Terminal)
• Players earn "Hexagons" throughout the game
  • Players will earn a small amount of Hexagons per second
  • You will gain extra Hexagons per second for each enemy teleporter you are currently holding
  • You earn a small amount of Hexagons every time your team gets a player or dino kill
  • Player who lands the killing blow gets bonus Hexagons
• Hexagons can be exchanged for
  • Dinos
  • Some dinos have limits on how often and how many can be purchased
  • Explosives
  • Structures

Teleporters

• There are now 6 teleporters on the map
  • Red team/Blue team ramp
  • Red team/Blue team perimeter
  • Red team/Blue team base
• The ramp teleporters will be built up with turrets
• When a teleporter is captured, any structures around it change ownership to the capturing team.

Dinos

• Dino stats have all been normalized
  • All dinos are level 1 and all dinos of the same type have the same stats
  • Each dino will get 10 points to put in, but each point will give roughly 5x the normal stat amount