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Overview
Sipher Fragpunk is an innovative PvP game mode that combines strategic team augment selection with fast-paced arena combat. Before and during battles, teams vote on powerful augments that can dramatically alter gameplay mechanics, creating a unique "Theory Crafting Game" that precedes the "Action Game." This dual-layer strategic experience makes each match unpredictable and highly replayable.
Core Mechanics
Match Structure
- Best of 3 (BO3) format - first team to win 2 rounds wins the match
- Each round begins with a Team Augment voting phase
- Combat phase follows with all selected augments active
- Rounds are played with fresh point resets (0)
- Personal augments from gear reset between rounds
- Team augments from previous rounds remain active
Augment Selection System
- Each team member receives mana at the start of selection phases:
- Initial phase: 2 mana per team member
- Second phase: 2 additional mana plus any unspent mana
- Teams are presented with 3 augment cards to choose from
- Teams can see opponents' available augment options (but not their voting)
- Augments require specific mana investments to activate:
- Multi-mana augments: Require total team investment to activate
- Amplifiable augments: Activate at 1 mana, additional mana increases power
- Mana management is critical - unspent mana carries over to the next selection phase
Team Coordination Features
- Real-time display of teammates' mana investments
- Player's own mana investments highlighted in green
- Ability to withdraw invested mana before timer ends
- Card reroll option (costs 1 mana)
- Cannot reroll cards that already have mana invested
Augment Categories
Gameplay Changing Augments
- Swift Banking: Reduce your team's banking time by 200%
- Divine Intervention: Player with most points executed every 30 seconds
- No Pain No Gain: Banking areas damage players over time
- Burden: Players move slower based on points carried
- Smoke Screen: Team invisible until attacking, resuming after action stops
Visual Effect Augments
- Light Out: Map darkened, players can only see 3-meter radius
- Buffed: Increase team HP percentage
Combat Augments
- Suicide Bomber: Dead players explode for percentage of max HP
- Vampiric Aura: Team gains lifesteal percentage
- Overdose: Health packs heal to full, double damage, but die after 20 seconds
Gameplay Strategy
Mana Investment Strategies
- Focus Fire: Concentrate team mana on a single powerful augment
- Diversification: Spread mana across multiple augments
- Banking: Save mana for second selection phase
- Counter-selection: Choose augments that neutralize enemy team advantages
Team Composition
- Consider how vessel types synergize with potential augments
- Balance team roles to maximize augment effectiveness
- Adapt vessel selection based on commonly selected augments
Communication
- Coordinate mana investments during selection phases
- Agree on reroll decisions as a team
- Adapt tactics based on active augments
Maps & Environments
- Custom-designed maps balanced for augment effects
- Environmental features that interact with specific augments
- Asymmetrical layouts that encourage strategic positioning
[Last Updated: February 28, 2025]