Rush

Rush was released with the Season 4 Launch on July 13, 2021, it is the sixth minigame released on Galaxite. In this fast-paced PVP game, travel from island to island whilst looting loot boxes and upgrading your weapons to eliminate players to be the last player standing! Rush also has  Achievements covering multiple aspects of the game.

## How to Play

Before the game starts, choose from a multitude of perks that change the shape of the game for all players! Up to eight (Solos) or sixteen (Quads & Duos) players spawn on their islands. Find loot, upgrade your gear and slay others. The goal is simple, be the last player alive!

### Looting

To fight against players, weapons and items are essential. To get items, loot boxes are placed around the map for you to loot. In Rush you can punch a loot box to instantly break it and drop its contents. At player bases, common loot  boxes can be found. On the inner ring of islands, uncommon loot boxes  can be found. Common and uncommon boxes generate symmetrically on all 4 sides of the map. However their contests may vary. Finally in the middle island, 4 rare loot boxes  can be found along with the mythic loot  that spawns every 2 minutes. All the loot box tiers are obtainable with the usage of Box Upgrade Tokens and are presented below:

#### Mythic boxes

At the very center of the map, where the beacon beam shoots out of the ground, a mythic box  can spawn. A the start of the game, a timer will start and the box will spawn after 2 minutes. Purple particles will appear and a humming noise starts, similar to the time warp in Chronos. Messages in chat announce the time remaining every 30 seconds and when the box spawns. After the box has been looted by a player, the box destroys itself and drops any contents on the ground. After that, the next mythic chest will spawn after another 2 minutes. If a box upgrade token is used on a mythic chest, it turns into an exotic box  which contains a guaranteed tier 5 item and will also self destruct after being looted. Mythic and exotic boxes which have been upgraded from normal chests around the map will not destroy themselves.

#### Kill loot

Unlike in Chronos, players drop all their loot when they die in a box that spawns on their location of death. The crate spawns with all their items from the inventory spread evenly throughout the chest. Even their currently equipped armor is dropped. However, backpack upgrades that have been used by them do not drop, and equipped armor that has been overwritten by more powerful armor also does not drop. The color of the dropped box is indicative of the highest tier item in the box. If a player is killed and a block occupies the space they they died e.g. a fence post, the crate searches for the closest empty block above and will spawn there.

### Items

Three types of items can be found in rush: Common Items, Combat Items and Special Items.

#### Common Items

Common items can be found in every loot box regardless of the tier level. They include Snowballs, Unstable Glass, Arrows, and Ender Pearls.

* **Snowballs** - Deals knockback to enemies, they are also used to break Unstable Glass.
* **Unstable Glass**  - Building Blocks to traverse islands and block players.
* **Arrows**  - Used with a bow to shoot enemies.
* **Ender Pearls**  - A throwable item which teleports you to the position where it lands.

#### Combat Items

Combat items include Swords, Bows and Damage Reduction items. All combat items come in 5 tiers of power, with each tier being shown with the color of the item's name:

The armor system is different from other servers - the armor that spawns in loot boxes can be applied by using it or 'consuming' it, it cannot be unequipped afterwards, and it can only be upgraded by finding better tier levels. Each armor tier grants you a damage reduction percentage presented below:

Damage Reduction
 Reduction

#### Special Items

There are 15 special items in rush, all obtainable through their respective perk:

* Upgrade Token - Upgrades any combat item to its next tier by at an Upgrade Station of the item's type.
* Backpack Upgrade - Adds an extra inventory slot, up to 5 slots maximum.
* Life Token - Restores 4  health.
* Box Upgrade Token - Upgrades a loot box to its next tier level upon use, as long as the box is unlooted! Boxes dropped on player death cannot be upgraded.
* Smoke Bomb - Grants invisibility for 10 seconds upon use.
* Flame Rod - Sets the target on fire, leaving it burning for 10  damage over 8 seconds.
* Feather Jump - Launches the player up to 30 blocks in the direction they are facing.
* TNT Bomb - Drops a lit TNT that will explode and damage anyone nearby.
* Knockback Nullifier - Ignores knockback from the next source. Note that using this item makes you immune to the knockback of your own sonic snowball.
* Shove Stick - Knocks your opponents back very far away, up to 12 blocks.
* Sonic Snowball - Splashes on the ground and deals up to 15 blocks of knockback to yourself and up to 5 blocks of knockback to other players.
* Shield Token - Adds 2  permanent absorption points, stackable up to 10 points.
* Weapon Sharpener- Increases the next attack by 2  damage.
* Armor Polisher- Shields the next incoming attack by 2  damage.
* Corruption Shielder- Protects the next 2 Portal warps, which don't hurt the player when teleporting back to spawn.

### Upgrading

Upgrade Stations can be used to combine two of the same combat items, or one with an  Upgrade Token to their next tier level, they can be found around the map and come in three types:

* Melee Upgrade Stations () are used to advance your sword to the next tier.
* Ranged Upgrade Stations () are used to advance your bow to the next tier.
* Armor Upgrade Stations () are used to advance your armor to the next tier.

Punching or interacting with an Upgrade Station will automatically upgrade the two highest tier items in your inventory that can be upgraded into one, even if you are not holding the item. Upgrade Tokens can also upgrade any combat item at an Upgrade Station. Depending on which item you want to upgrade, find the matching Upgrade Station and press on it with your Upgrade Token, doing so will open up a list of all the upgradeable items in your inventory. in order to upgrade one from the list, click on the item in the list you desire to upgrade and it will be instantly upgraded by one tier.

Upgrade Stations cannot be found at player islands. 4 random variants can be found in the inner ring of islands and all 3 variants are accessible in the middle island.

### Pads

In every map there are launch pads which boost the player in the direction they point. There are green jump pads and red launch pads:

#### Jump Pads

Jumps Pads (green) can be found at the middle island on some maps. When walking over a jump pad, it will fling you in the direction the arrow indicates at high velocity, launching you across the middle island. Use these to escape enemies or get to new places! Using a jump pad 3 times will cause it to burn out and players will not be able to use this pad again until it cools down.

#### Launch Pads

Launch Pads (red) can only be found in the middle island of each map. When walking over a launch pad, it will fling you high into the air directly above the pad and deploy your glider, which acts identically to the vanilla elytra and will disable whenever you make contact with the ground again. The glider can be cancelled and re-deployed with the jump button until you land. Control the skies and take your enemy by surprise!

### Corruption

The corruption rises upwards from the bottom of the map and can be seen by a subtle layer of flame particles. Falling into the corruption will cause a portal to spawn and will teleport the player back to their base, however the players current health will be halved and they will permanently lose 1 heart. Other players can follow through these portals to the enemies base without taking any damage.

### How to Win

Rush for loot and swiftly eliminate everyone! Kill players and take their loot to become the most powerful one around!

## Loot Modifiers

You can unlock Rush Loot Modifiers using Rush Tokens. The modifiers change how the loot in the game is generated and will affect everyone in the game, but you are more likely to receive items from the Loot Modifiers you have equipped. Single Loot Modifiers give a much greater chance of loot dropping, while groups of Loot Modifiers don't give as much of a bonus chance to the player who equips it. From each category, you are required to buy the perks in order. For example, you are unable to buy TNT Bomber if you do not already own Flamer. Combinations are exceptions and can be bought at any time given that you have enough rush tokens.

**Offense Loot Modifiers**
* **Description:** *Push away your enemies!*
* **Description:** *Burn your enemies!*
* **Description:** *Blow up your enemies!*
* **Description:** *Launch your enemies far away!*
**Description:** *Deal Big Damage!*

**Defense Loot Modifiers**
* **Description:** *Survive extra hits!*
* **Description:** *Repair From Your Damage!*
* **Description:** *Disappear and Retreat!*
of knockback on use.
* **Description:** *Shake Off Your Enemies!*
* **Description:** *I can do this all day!*

**Utility Loot Modifiers**
* **Description:** *More Space For Your Things!*
 **Gear Upgrader** | Upgrade Tokens have a small chance to spawn in loot boxes. Upgrade Tokens allow you to upgrade items without requiring a duplicate.
* **Description:** *Upgrade All Your Gear!*
* **Description:** *Jump on your enemies!*
* **Description:** *Upgrade Entire Boxes!*
* **Description:** *I'm over here!*

**Combinations**
* **Description:** ATTACK!!
* **Description:** *Defense is the best offense!*
* **Description:** *Outsmart your enemies!*
* **Description:** *Unleash pure chaos!*

## Rush Shop

The Rush Shop is located under the Loot modifier menu in the hub. Players can purchase vanity items using Rush coins  and convert coins to experience or gems.

**Rush Vanity Shop**

Players can also spend Rush coins to gain gems and experience.

## Game Rewards

 Win Bonus
 Loot Box Looted
 GG Bonus
 Win Streak Bonus

## Maps & Hub

Rush currently has 13 maps available for solos, doubles and quads, there will possibly be even more maps in the future. Before every game, in the lobby, you are able to vote for one map out of the five that are in voting. The map with the most votes will be played for that game.

*See also: Achievements § Rush\_Achievements, and Minigames*