Sneaky
shares a problem with every prototype every made. It's about as
accessible as a brick wall. So to clear things up I'll explain the
basic concepts and mechanics as well as the overall map layout a
little. Here we go!
How to start a game:
The first
thing you need to do in order to play the game is either open a port
on your modem to your pc at 25565 or know a friend who can do that
for your. Keep in mind that if your are playing this with friends
only one of you needs to open the port. If you don't know how to do
that, there are plenty of tutorials on the internet on how it works.
It's usually a bit of a hassle for the first time but it really pays
off once you understand it.
Once you
got your port open you can just open the game link and click on Start
if you want to host a server, or Join if you want to join a friends
game.
Starting a
server is as easy as clicking on the start button. The game does the
rest for you and drops you right into the player lobby which we'll
get to in a second. If you click on Join Game you'll see a list of
all currently running games(this list is usually very short, i.e.
empty so finding the right game should be easy enough).
The player lobby:
Once you
got your game running and your friends have connected to your server
you'll see 4 buttons and, if you are the server, a big button at the
very bottom to start the game. Now each player can pick a team in the
game. Each game has 2 teams and two spots per team. There is the
Hiding Team and the Seeking Team. Once you click on one of the
buttons it will set it to ON, meaning you are logged into the game
and will spawn once the Server hits the start game button. Now let's
get into some gameplay!
The teams – Hiders:
In Sneaky
there are two different teams that play fundamentally different. The
hiding team is equipped with a stun gun that has 3 darts in it. Once
they are all fired he is out of primary attacks for the rest of the
game so try not to waste them. If you hit an enemy seeker he will be
stunned for 10 entire seconds in which he will be unable to move or
see at all. Keep in mind he can still shoot though. As a hider you
don't want to get into actual combat though and instead should try to
sneak past and outplay the enemy seeking team. As a hider you can
jump with space and use that to get to areas you'd otherwise wouldn't
be able to get to. You can also use this to jump through windows and
escape your persuers. With left shift you can crouch in order to hide
behind cover and sneak past your enemies. Crouching you also make
less noise while moving.
Your goal
as a hider is to hack a database which you can access from 3
different consoles around the map. These consoles are the green
glowing cubes spread around the map. Step in front of them and press
E to start hacking. On the top of your screen you see a counter which
will go up the more data you have hacked. Once this counter is full
the game ends and the hiding team wins.
The teams – Seekers:
The
seekers play a much more fast paced role. As a seeker it's your goal
to find and take out all hiders in the enemy team. (fun fact: This is
the reason why the the game instantly ends when you try to start the
game alone as a seeker. The game will detect that there are no enemy
hiders left and instantly sets the win condition to true).
As a hider
you don't have all the fancy movement controls that your enemies
have. Instead you have a gun, and you will need it! Your gun has a
mag of 45 bullets and once that runs out you can walk to any ammo
crate and press E to grab a new mag. You also don't need to worry
about death as a seeker. The stun darts of the hiders only paralyse
you for a short time, but don't do any actual damage.
Listen out
for sounds and try to predict the enemies next move. You sure can't
catch up with the speedy hiders but you bullets definitely can.
The map:
This is
the map from a birds eye perspective with the shadows toned down. You
can see the two spawn points of the teams, the consoles the hiders
want to hack, and the ammo boxes for the seekers to refill their
ammo. There are plenty of ways through the map with lots of
verticality and options for your enemy to jump on you, so stay
focused!
