Gamemodes

Different **game modes** can be selected in the Main Menu for joining public matches or creating private matches. There are four game modes: **Free For All (FFA)**, **Teams**, **Captula the Spatula**, and **King of the Coop**. They all have very unique features and common goals for each player. There is no way to win Free for All, Teams, and Captula the Spatula; King of The Coop is the only gamemode where you and your teammates can win, and is also the only round based gamemode in shell shockers currently. Every player or team's goal is to get the highest score for their team or themselves. In these game modes, one works to try and get more eggs.

## Captula the Spatula

This game mode is based on the game "capture-the-flag". It is a team-based mode and was added in update 0.18.1. There is a golden spatula that attaches to any player that runs over/into it. If the player carrying the golden spatula is killed, the spatula is dropped and free to pick up by the next person who runs over it. In this game mode, you must rely on teammates to capture the spatula, while killing any of those that guard it. The golden spatula can be seen through walls and ceilings. The player who picks up the golden spatula will be targeted by the enemy team, as the golden spatula exposes the player's exact position. While It exposes their exact position it makes the game mode harder and makes it seems like you have to rely on your teammates more in this game mode. There is also a counter at the top of the screen showing the number of kills that a team has got when that specific team was carrying the spatula. The counter also highlights the team that is carrying the spatula. After each single kill, the total points at the top of the screen adds up. If you drop the spatula and pick it back up the score remains the same and you can keep going higher, but if you drop the spatula and the other team picks it up the score will reset at the top of the screen. The goal of this game mode is to get the highest score possible. Currently the world record in this mode is 528; red team.

## Teams

Players are divided into two teams, red or blue. Each player's objective is to kill players on the other team, working together with their teammates. Red teams have red-colored tags and their section of the leaderboard is red, while blue teams have blue-colored tags and their section of the leaderboard is blue. Teammates will have a ring around their egg that will be either red or blue, corresponding to the team you're in. Opponents will have no ring around their eggs and their names will be the opposite colour to your team colour. In the main menu, players have the option to switch teams as they wish, at the expense of their streak, however, players may only switch teams when the team in desire has fewer game members than the player's current team. In this game mode, teamwork is used extensively as each team member has the responsibility of killing opposing team members, while also protecting their teammates in the process. Some of the highest kill streaks are recorded on the teams gamemode as not every single person is trying to kill you and you have support from your team mates if you are in a bad situation.

Note that if you try to switch teams in Teams, King of the Coop or Captula the Spatula, and the other team has enough players, a message will show up, saying "Let's keep it fair! The other team has enough players already. Try again later!". This can only occur in public lobbies; in private lobbies, there is no maximum/minimum amount of teammates required on each team. For example, 17 people could be on red team while one person could be on blue. This is useful for hosting events such as hide and seek, etc.

## Free For All

This game mode is characterized by everyone battling one another, with no team support. All the name tags and leaderboards are gray. This game mode brings about a lot of competition; thus the maps are often large ones. In this game mode, you can attack and kill anyone (even yourself) Often, people attempt to “team” to gain advantage over everyone else. It is an unfair tactic, therefore usually frowned upon. Free-For-All is usually a hard competition in public servers or a fight, there are technically no rules since its name is Free For All. This game mode is good for players who needs experience. This can be a very chaotic and messy situation at points. The most skilled players get the highest streaks.

## King of the Coop

This is the most recent game mode added to the game, in Version 0.42.0. It involves a space in the game's map acting as a "coop" and players on a team have to capture the coop. The coop can be located by a black circle with a crown in it and a number that tells the player how near or now far they are from the coop. A display is also available at the top of the screen, showing: the teams' current progress of capturing the coop, a bar showing the status of the coop, whether it is in the enemy's hands or your hands, and how many people are assisting the takeover of the coop. If an opposing team cleared out the defenders from the coop and moved in, a takeover status would appear on the bar and once it's filled, the coop belongs to the other team but the players would have to defend the coop until the bar fills up, indicating a takeover is complete. If no one is at the coop and it is under takeover status, the bar would stop filling until either a team member goes back to continue the process or an opposing team comes in and takes control. If an opposing team member approaches a taken-over coop and battles a defender, the bar would show that the space is being contested. Once a takeover is complete or the bar is filled, the coop would move to a random place on the map. The round ends when a team reaches 5 captures; that team will be the winner. The bar goes up slightly faster if there are more people in the coop. Also, every member of the winning team receives 250 Golden Eggs if they stay on the same team while they are in the round. This prevents people from switching over to the winning team at the last moment to gain eggs. Many people use this game mode to grind eggs for new updates or skins they want to buy. They join off two different tabs and camp on the coop site and earn the 250 eggs at the end of the round.

1. The defenders are very vulnerable to grenades as just one good throw forces you to leave the coop, take damage (which makes it easier for the enemy to kill you), or die in the process. The same goes for RPEGG, Sometimes a skilled Whipper or Egg-K47 player can also clear the coop.
2. It is suggested that a long-range (RPEGG is suggested, but Free Ranger, Crackshot, and Tri-hard are still fine) player stands at a high spot near or above the coop to snipe invaders.
3. It is also recommended to the close range player to go to the coop and long range needs to cover them.

## Weapon Tactics

If you and your team are constantly killing the enemy team without being killed much, great; you can use any weapon.

If you and your teammates are being constantly killed/are having trouble killing the enemy team, avoid using weapons with low fire rate (Cluck-9MM, RPEGG, Tri-hard and Crackshot) because when you are losing, there is a more likely chance of enemies near your spawn area; and you will likely have a lot of close range combat. This being said, Crackshot is one of the most powerful weapons in the game, so therefore, if you can create distance from the enemy, you can most likely kill them in one shot.

In team gamemodes, each weapon has its own role. Close range players, with weapons such as the Scrambler or Whipper are responsible for close range combat and capturing the coop itself in King of the Coop. Meanwhile, long range players with weapons such as the Crackshot, Free Ranger, or RPEGG are responsible for eliminating enemy players from a distance, especially those capturing the coop in King of the coop. A team possessing players with a variety of weapons is key to success, as lacking either close range or long range players is detrimental to strategy and the overall capability of a team.