Life as CAT

CATs are the physical manifestations of the Reds and Blues that can capture zones, tag enemies, shoot and be destroyed.
The Reds and Blues have the following basic properties:

• Health: 75
• Health buffer: 25
• Energy: 100

CAT with full health and full health buffer CAT with almost no health CAT with full health but empty health buffer CAT with overflowing health buffer CAT using etherboard

Health

Players start with 75 health points. At least 25% health is needed to manifest as a CAT. Health is lost if a player takes more damage than the health buffer can absorb. To regain health, players can either change back into Etherform and rest in a zone owned by their team or inflict damage on an enemy CAT. If you damage another CAT, 50% of the inflicted damage is returned to you first as health and then put into your health buffer, possibly overflowing it.

Health buffer

Players have a health buffer that constantly re-/degenerates to 25 points. Damage first hits the health buffer before affecting a player's health. The health buffer can overflow if players inflict enough damage on enemies.

Energy

A CAT needs energy to power its armor and fire its weapons. The energy consumed when firing a shot from a weapon is restored if the shot hits an enemy.

Armor

Every CAT has energy-based armor that can absorb up to 50% damage if the CAT has full energy. The damage absorbed by the armor decreases in a linear fashion with decreased energy.

Etherboard

By holding down the left control key, CATs can trade agility for speed by using the Etherboard to ride the ether.

Tagging

Players are tagged when they take damage from an enemy. Tagged enemies appear on the HUD.

Returning to Etherform

By pressing TAB, players manifested as CAT can dissolve their physical bodies at any time.

CAT Controls