Battle Royale Gamemode

Battle Royale—colloquially termed BR—is one of the four main game modes of *War Brokers*, alongside Classic 8v8, Speed/Competitive 4v4, and Death Match Royale.

From Halloween 2019 onward, the Battle Royale mode is replaced with the Zombie Royale/Monster Royale, Holiday Royale, and Giant Bunny Royale at Halloween, Christmas, and Easter respectively. Their collective game mode is referred to as Zombie Battle Royale (or ZBR for short).

Servers only support up to 64 entities: players, vehicles, and ragdolls. Of the 64, up to 52 are players that drop out of a plane onto a large map. As stereotypical of battle royales, the matches are a free for all situation where players must loot weapons and gear to take each other on. Players work on their own or with a duo partner to become the last one(s) standing. Pushing players to converge on one another is a closing field of gas marked by a circle on the map. If players take too long, the gas may envelop them to bring about their inevitable death.

If a server fails to queue enough players, the remaining slots are filled with bots with randomized names and avatars from a template.

Pressing Qwill set a marker at the location the crosshair is set at and leave a chat message "Check this out!" to yourself and a duo partner. Similarly, pressing Zwill set a marker but give the message "Enemy spotted!". Players can choose to set the general marker by opening their map with Nand right clicking on the spot they wish to mark. This map method will work in all modes, though will not provide the "Check this out!" message outside of Battle Royale servers.

## Gearing Up

Players can collect weapons, four types of attachments, armor, healing items, and more. Unlike Classic 8v8 and Speed/Competitive 4v4, weapons do not have any attachments by default (only scopes being relevant). The VSS is an exception. Attachments such as scopes will need to be found and then applied by dragging them from the inventory to the desired weapon. Quick looting via right clicking the nearby items in the inventory will apply it to the held weapon (defaulting to the first weapon if not relevant).

All weapons will come with a limited amount of ammunition. Of the different types that can be found, the most common is Light Ammo followed by Rifle Ammo, Shotgun ammo, and lastly Heavy Ammo as a rare find.

Players have no natural regeneration in this mode. To make up for lost HP, players must use the healing items scattered around the map. Healing is achieved by right clicking on the item in the inventory or accessing the health pocket from slot 6 of the hotbar. Players can swap out the pocketed item by dragging their desired healing item to the slot. Any new healing items picked up will fill the slot by default rather than go to the inventory if the slot is empty. Pressing 6to quickly apply the healing item is considered the smartest move. Players often prioritize instant effect items for emergencies, while opening their inventory for other cases where they have more time on hand.

While applying a non-instant healing item, a red progress circle will form to countdown the time left to apply the healing item. Movement speed is significantly hindered while active.

### Binoculars

Binoculars are a special item that gives players access to a far view (though less than the 8x/Sniper Scope). They fill the seventh slot of players' hotbars. While equipped, a player will appear to be using Fists. Their effect is triggered by right clicking or pressing Eas if scoping on any normal weapon.

Before emotes were added, pressing Bwas the unique keybind to binoculars. With the introduction of emotes, Binoculars were briefly considered for removal.

## Reviving Duo Partners

When a duo partner dies, their teammate will have a prompt above the chat that tells them to pick up their partner's Walkie Talkie.

Players can press Fon the body of their partner or collect the item from the nearby items section in the inventory (accessed via Taband looking in the top right section). If a dead duo partner falls off a high place or rolls down a hillside, the Walkie Talkie may be separated from the body and require players to scavenge for it. Once collected, the revive prompt will change to direct the player to radio stations. Radio stations have a large red radio tower with a solar panel and computer terminal at the bottom. These are often accompanied by a small red building partially enclosed in wire fencing. Since v476, all radio stations are labelled on the map. Holding Fat the computer terminal will ready the tower's radar and temporarily mark all nearby enemy positions, as well as call in the dead partner at a little over half health (187 HP) to parachute down. A Walkie Talkie is not required to use the radar, allowing for players to check for enemy positions at any time.

Walkie Talkie item dropped by dead duo partnersThe computer terminal at the base of a radio tower
## Gas

Gas deals 1-2 damage per second at the beginning. As the circular safe area shrinks, its damage increases. By the seventh circle, it deals over 10 damage per second.

The circle starts outside the map. Once every player has landed it begins to encroach on the players. Some advanced strategies take players through the gas to flank some players. Healing is a very important aspect of offsetting the damage.

## Locations

### Old Winds Salvage

At Old Winds Salvage you mostly find AR, AK and Scar rifles. Also common there are SMG and VSS, Sniper and Hunting Rifles. If you are really lucky you can also find .50 Cal Sniper Rifle and Big Health, especially in the aircrafts. Ammo is usually spread over the ground and hangar roofs but also inside of the buildings in the east and west.

### Metro Airport

If you are parachuting instantly when the plane flies over the tower in Metro Airport, you can access the roof, where big health, heavy armor and -backpacks are too. Mostly there are shotguns, shotgun ammo, rifles and the ammo therefor.

### Trainings Ground

At Trainings Ground you find pretty much loot in small area. In the 2nd floor of the main buidling, you can find rifles, snipers (also .50 cal, but that is very rare), revolvers, and many other weapons, which are used in BR. Especially there you can easily loot 500 ammo for one rifle. Also, Trainings Ground is where you can spawn before the match begins, while the countdown is ticking. But could also be at Government Park, Grand City and Junkers too.

### Old Man's Cabin

This location is at the top of the mountain, near the stadium. It is a good place to snipe into space centre. Usually there are light and shotgun ammo, shotguns, SmGs, rifles and some attachments. It isn't not much loot there, but it is enough to survive.

### Stadium

It is nearly impossible to oversee the Stadium, if you are in this nearby. This huge building is a very good loot place. One aspect therefor is its size, the other one that the bigger it is, the more loot is possibly there. Heavy armor, heavy ammo is more rare there. Also there is many ammunition for rifle, Submachine guns, Sidearms and shotgun. Scopes are common too, as well attachments.
The roof of the stadium is also a pretty good place to snipe other enemies.
In Zombie Battle Royale you can kill zombies without fearing to be reached.

### Trailer Park

Here are quite some light and shotgun loot but also a few rifles. With a bit of luck, there may be a sniper rifle too, but in general no heavy gear. There is not only loot outside, also the ability to walk inside the trailer itelf opens space for more loot, where also health, armor and lot of pistols are in.

### The Port

This big city consists of 4 smaller areas. The Port is known for much loot in the roofs of the huge halls and stores but inside there is always health and ammo for all rifle kinds. On the top of the cranes and inside the ships may be heavy ammo and also rifles each kinds, armor and meds but the containers are also numerous things.

### Grand City

Grand City is right next to the Port. There are many skyscrapers with loot on the roofs, that are only reachable by parachuting on them. Buildings with flat roofs, which can be reached with ladders contain loot on the roof as well. Jumping from one builting to another is useful to get much various loot. Between the building there is loot too, laying around on the floor.

### Government Park

The Government Park is a open area that leads to hills located near the map's mid. The statue of the game-tester SAUNA MAKKARA makes this place unique. Loot is spread all over the floor, not plenty, but it's enough and equalized with the car parked close to the statue.

### Junkers

Here is another source of finding common loot. Rifles, scopes and attachments are common there. With a bit of luck, there may be heavy armor, -ammo or even a .50cal Sniper Rifle there.

### Farmington Farms

The Farmington Farms are near to the Trailer-Park and the Stadium. At this location, loot for all weapons can be found. Usually there are rifles on the field, small to medium health and scopes each sort. Light and rifle Armor and backpacks are common too. There is also loot on the roof of the houses there, so don't run away, if you got all from ground! Heavy gear is rather uncommon, but a .50cal is possible to be found.

### The Diner

At the Diner you can find rifles, scopes and armor, backpacks and health, however the loot amount is not much, due to the size of the location. The buildings are open, means a player can walk inside to loot, hide or heal up there.

### Mountain Base

This base is located on a high mountain, in the very north-west of the BR-map,. Most of the time, jumping immedietly out of the plane, to not miss it is the only option. All kinds of weapons, attachments, ammo, health and armor can be found here. For one player this loot amount fit for the whole match, hwoever more than one it may be too less but managable.

### Area 15

Area 15 is located in the north-north-west part of the BR map. It is also between two huge mountains, which are sweetspots for snipers, so: Watch out! Loot is spread all over the ground near the plane, the small houses next to the big hall also contain much of it.

### Fuel Refenery

At this location you have quite a lot loot spead on vast floor. Heavy ammo or armor here is rare, but health-packets. Plenty of light and medium items are spread on the floor. It is good to hide in the last few circles but also a good start-point. The chimneys are burning, jumping into them will lead to death.

## Train Station

On the mountains feet, the trainstation is a stop-by when coming from the Fuel Refenery, the downed Helicopter or on the way to Skywatch Base. The location offers trains with open container wagoons and train garages with loot, at well as a trainstation house, where loot can be find on top. Health items and medium gear, as well as rifles are common. Following the street wil lead to a abandoned truck, or to

### Skywatch Base

The Skywatch-Base is located in the middle of the BR map. There may be one other heavy gear item or a .50cal on the radar-station's top, but take care! Although the opponents have to climb the mountain all the way up, the base is small, fast travelling avoids it being the last destination. On top, it is one of the most crowded places, especially in the beginning. Parachuting on the rooftop of the main-house or climbing by using the the radar-shields on-top gives access to more loot. The small telescope on the north end contains healing items.

### Del-Gato

May I present the most loot-rich place? Here it is! The many houses and buildings allow you too loot that much, that ~~your backpack will become too heavy to carry~~, jokes aside: that even a heavy backpack is on maximum carry capacity. The city has no radar station but one on the way to the middle of the map, before arriving at Space Station. For faster travelling, a car is ready. Heavy stuff is there common, especially inside the houses and on taller buildings the chances are higher than on the ground. There are much healths, ammos and rifles and also ammor and attachements.

### Space Centre

The Space Centre is a very targeted place: Spawning on the top of the three rockets-hangars, while travelling through the map to catch the save-zone or a casual stop-by, enemies are nearly always coming along this place. Here are much rifles, ammo and also health on the huge floor. In the middle hangar, where a small moon-surface is built, behind the wall is medium health found. Underneath the Rocket transportvehicles are rifles and their ammo, **but watch out!** The Space-Centre is an huge open area, where you can also be easily sniped from Skywatch -Base or the radar-tower nearby.

### The Reactor

A nested location, where it's more easy to hide and sneaky kill opponents. It has no car, so watch the clock for the next storm will approach. It is located in the upper right corner of the map.

### Rest Stop

As the name says: It is a Rest Stop. Quick arrival and fast leaving. The Rest Stop is located in the lower right middle of the map and has open buildings to walk inside. It is a central point for players coming from the mountain, Skywatch Base and the Stadium.

### Unnamed locations

A crashed plane near the Trailer Park, Stadium and Farmington FarmsIn the far The Reactor can be seenA lighthouse on the southwest side of the portA damaged bridge on the way from Government Park to The Diner
## Tips

1. Get as much ammo as you can
2. Get as many health packs as you can
3. Don't be trigger-happy; it wastes ammo
4. Stay inside the circle
5. Play to your strengths

But most-importantly...

6. Avoid places where many players drop (e.g. Skywatch Base) if not confident in abilities to avoid the blood bath and an early death

## Trivia

* In the early stages of Battle Royale, the Pacific map was used while the independent map was still being worked on.
* When a player dies, the end screen will display a random death message. If the player wins the game, this end screen will display a random victory message.

Hardware is expensive
* When a player secures the final kill and wins, before being moved to the end game menu, fireworks shoot off and explode in the sky.
* You can kill your duo partner with a grenade. In the past you could do that by destroying the car they are in. However, why would you do that?
* If you die in a Battle Royale match, then joining a friend in Classic if your primary is a Sniper will spawn you in with a scopeless Sniper

A Sniper without a scope in Classic 8v8
* There is a rare bug that may cause 3 players to be teamed with each other. At the end of the game, a player must sacrifice themselves for the game to end.

Looking from the port to the city's centreThe whole city viewed from birds-eye perspectiveA view of the map from the eastern sideLooking from above the Skywatch BaseThe bridge leading to Grand City.The BR plane flying over the Training Grounds.The interior of the Stadium.The old red damage zone closing in on the Train Station.The old damage zone bordering the Farmington Farms.After a win, fireworks will appear as well.Del GatoA Radio Station near the downed HelicopterThe moon after Halloween Event 2023The grey storm (changed from blue after Halloween 2023)The City