Stat Powerup Device Design Examples

You can use a Stat Powerup device to adjust in-game statistics (stats) or assign custom stats when you use it with the Stat Creator device.

Basic Score Powerup

The Stat Powerup device, at its simplest, is a great way to give the player a temporary boost to a specific stat value. In this case, the player will get a score boost!

Devices Used

• 1 x Stat Powerup device

• 1 x Player Spawner device

Set Up the Devices

1. Place a Player Spawner device.

2. Place a Stat Powerup device.

3. Customize the Stat Powerup device to set the Magnitude to 10:

   

Modify Island Settings

Make the following modifications to the island settings.

1. Go to Island Settings > User Interface.

2. Under HUD, change HUD Info Type to Score.

   

You now have the basic functionality for a score powerup!

Design Tip

As with the Stat Counter device, the Stat Powerup device can be configured to affect a number of built-in stats such as Score, Eliminations, and Lap Time. 

In the next two examples, you'll also see how it can be configured to affect custom stats with the Stat Creator device!

Build a Grind Tracker

You can configure the Stat Powerup device to provide a constant stat effect, then turn it on and off based on events from other devices. 

In this example, you’ll use the infinite effect functionality to keep track of the player’s Grind Score!

Devices Used

• 1 x Stat Powerup device

• 1 x Player Spawner device

• 1 x Grind Rail device

• 1 x Stat Creator device

• 1 x Item Granter device

Set Up the Basic Gameplay

1. Start with the Tilted Towers POI Island starter island.

2. Place a Player Spawner device on top of a building.

3. Place a Grind Rail device that begins on the edge of that building.

4. Customize the first Grind Rail Control Point:

   

   Option	Value	Description
   Target Intensity	5,000.0	This will give the grind rail a natural curve as you place more Control Points.

5. Duplicate this control point a number of times to create a grind rail that snakes between the buildings in the city.

Configure the Custom Stat

1. Place a Stat Creator device and customzie it:

   

   Option	Value
   Stat Name	Grid Score
   Max Value	100
   Stat Icon	Sprint

2. Place a Stat Powerup device in a place where the player cannot reach it, and customize:

   

   Option	Value
   Start to Apply	Grind Score
   Magnitude	10
   Infinite Effect Duration	Yes
   Time To Respawn	Instant
   Who Can See This Powerup	None

3. Configure the following functions on the Stat Powerup device so that it starts to increase the player’s Grind Score when they begin grinding and stops when they leave the grind rail:

   

   Function	Select Device	Select Event
   Pickup	Grind Rail	On Started Grinding
   Clear	Grind Rail	On Ended Grinding

4. Place an Item Granter device and register a Jules Glider Gun to it.

5. Configure the following event on the Stat Creator device to grant the Jules Glider Gun when the player reaches the maximum Grind Score value.  

You now have the basic functionality for a custom Grind Score stat!

Design Tip

Infinite Stat Powerups are a very useful way to apply constant changes to a stat value. As you’ll see in the next example, adding a Stat Counter that can override the stat value creates interesting and new stat interactions!

Build a Hacking Minigame

The Stat Powerup device can also be configured to decrease a player’s stats instead of increasing them. In this example, you’ll use the Stat Powerup device with a Stat Counter device to create a constantly decreasing stat that the player must increase!

Devices Used

• 1 x Stat Powerup device

• 1 x Player Spawner device

• 1 x Lock device

• 1 x HUD Message device

• 1 x Stat Creator device

• 1 x Stat Counter device

• 1 x Skilled Interaction device

• 4 x Button devices

Set Up the Play Area

1. Place the Command Cavern Tower prefab.

2. Place a Player Spawner device in the room at the top of the tower.

3. Customize the spawner so that it is not visible in-game:

   

4. Place a Lock device on the sliding door leading out of the starting room.

5. Place a HUD Message device and customize:

   

   Option	Value
   Message	Hack the Mainframe to unlock
   Show on Round Start	On
   Time from Round Start	Instant
   Text Color	White

Configure the Custom Stat

1. Place a Stat Creator device and customize:

   

   Option	Value
   Stat Name	Hacking Completion
   Max Value	100
   Stat Color	#0000FF
   Stat Icon	Hack

2. Place a Stat Powerup device in a place that the player cannot reach.

3. Customize the Stat Powerup device:

   

   Option	Value
   Stat to Apply	Hacking Completion
   Magnitude	-1
   Infinite Effect Duration	Yes
   Ambient Audio	Off
   Pick Up Audio	Off
   Who Can See This Powerup	None

4. Configure the following event on the Player Spawner device so that the Stat Powerup device is active from the beginning of the game:

   

   Event	Select Device	Select Function

5. Place a Stat Counter device and customize:

   

   Option	Value
   Tracked Stat	Hacking Completion
   Comparison Value	100
   Broadcast Events on Stat Change	On
   Value Override Type	Add
   Value Override	10
   Visible in Game	No

6. Configure the following event on the Stat Counter device so that when the player reaches a Hacking Completion value of 100, the stat stops going down and the door leading outside opens:

   

   Event	Select Device	Select Function
   On Compare Success	Lock Device	Unlock
   On Compare Success	Stat Powerup	Clear

Set Up the Hacking Interactions

1. Place a Skilled Interaction device and customize:

   

   Option	Value
   Header Text	Hack
   Scrubber Color	White

2. Configure the following event on the Skilled Interaction device to add to the Hacking Completion stat if the player successfully completes the skilled interaction. If their input was perfect, it will trigger again, doubling the effect!

   

   

   Event	Select Device	select Function
   On Success	Stat Counter	Override Value
   On Perfect Input	Stat Counter	Override Value

3. Place a Button device inside the orange monitor in the starting room and customize:

   

   Option	Value
   Reset Delay	10 Seconds
   Interaction Text	Hack
   Visible During Game	No
   Interaction Radius	1.0 Meters

4. Configure the following event on the Button device to trigger the Skilled Interaction device when it is interacted with.

   

   Event	Select Device	Select Function
   On Interact	Skilled Interaction Device	Begin Interaction for Instigator

5. Duplicate the button three more times, placing each one inside a different orange monitor around the area.

You now have a working hacking minigame with the Stat Powerup device!

Design Tip

When combined with Stat Counter devices, Stat Powerup devices can produce many interesting interactions. 

Explore how Stat Counter devices can compare values: Higher, Lower, Equal To, Not Equal To, and so on. With Stat Powerup devices that change stat values in different ways, there are many different combinations of these devices for different gameplay scenarios!