Switches: Difference between revisions

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Some of the uses of switches include doors, elevators, vending machines, and even deathtraps. Switches typically fall into three categories: ''flow switches'', which aid or impede a player's movement from one location to another; ''damage switches'', which cause harm to a player; and ''supply switches'', which aid a player, typically by dispensing some item or [[weapon]].

== Switch Techniques ==

=== Min/max Technique ===

Min/max switches (also called ''Instance Switches'') earn their name from [[Forge Objects]]' ''Run-Time Minimum'' and ''Run-Time Maximum'' settings; these are the settings that allow the switch to work. A min/max switch is basically a mechanism that relies on the destruction of an object; when the object is destroyed, the ''Run-Time Minimum'' setting forces a different instance of the object to spawn elsewhere. The most commonly-used objects in min/max switches are [[Fusion Coil]]s, [[Grav Lift]]s, and Pallets, because they are all easily broken/blown up.

=== Wire Technique ===

=== Magnetism Technique ===

=== Roller Technique ===

Roller switches use cylindrical or spherical objects such as Barrels or Propane Tanks to move heavy objects that would otherwise be immovable to a player such as Barriers or Dumpsters.

===Resistance Technique===

For this reason most resistance switches use either the three types of Power-ups or a turret. Power-ups are solid objects but can be picked up allowing the movable object being restrained to move. There are several forces that can affect the natural movement of an object; Grav Lifts, Man Cannons, and of course gravity itself.

Place a Dumpster with a Custom Power-up on one end of it and a Man Cannon on the other end. When a player picks up the Power-up the Dumpster will be free to move and will be pushed forward by the Man Cannon.

===Key Card Technique===

Key card technique is the use of a power drain (''radar jammer works too but takes a while'') thrown/inserted into the switch to cause fusion coils or propane tanks to explode. Pieces of equipment like the power drain remove themselves from play with a small explosion after their effect is done. This small explosion is enough to set off fusion coils and other explosive objects causing a larger explosion which may be used for activating a min/max switch among other things.

===Flip (RB) Technique===

Flip technique is the use of the Xbox controller's right bumper (RB) to flip an offset vehicle. The movement of this vehicle flipping is usually used to activate the interworkings of the switch. There are many different uses of Flip switches. For example, the use of the vehicle switch may be to bump a fusion coil and set off a min/max switch ''OR'' it may bump into another movable object and set off the wire for a touch switch.

== External Links ==

[[Category:Multiplayer Lexicon]]