Network - [GAME IDEA] Parkour Games (New Lobby + Minigames) (2024)

Introduction

Until last year, the only form of parkour on the Hypixel server was lobby parkour, a short series of easy jumps in each minigame lobby. While lobby parkour is fun to complete for the first time, it can get boring and repetitive very quickly.

This led to the creation of Parkour Duels, a duels mode where 8 players race to complete a series of pre-built maps in the fastest time possible to win. Parkour Duels was very popular at the time of release, with over 1,000 concurrent players at its peak. This player count has dropped to just 100 at peak times due to a lack of new maps and, similarly to lobby parkour, the existing maps getting boring and repetitive.

There is so much more potential for parkour on Hypixel and in this thread, I will be proposing a variety of new ideas to revive this gamemode on the server and provide new challenges and experiences for the parkour community.

Overview of the Parkour Lobby

With a new lobby comes new minigames! Here is a brief overview of each minigame being added in this update:Parkour Duels

Yes, the name may sound familiar, but there are a range of brand new duels modes to explore! In Parkour Duels, there are now 4 different modes: Easy/Medium/Hard 1v1, Parkour FFA, Obstacle Rush, and Experimental 1v1.

Parkour 1v1 is a simple mode, where two players will be placed on identical maps and race to the finish line. The courses are short and should take no longer than 1 minute for a flawless run. Players will have 3 difficulties to choose from - Easy has quick, simple jumps tailored to newer players, Medium has slightly more advanced jumps that most seasoned players can complete, and Hard includes technical jumps for more advanced players.

Parkour FFA is the existing Parkour Duels with the addition of some new maps.

In Obstacle Rush, two players race through an obstacle course with nothing but a stack of blocks and their movement skills. Below the obstacles is a pool of lava and falling in will send you back to your previous checkpoint. Beat the other player to the end of the course to win!
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Abilities (purchased in store):
Speed (gives the player Speed 1 for 5 seconds)
Backtrack (Teleports the player to where they were 5 seconds ago)
Leaping (Gives the player Jump Boost 5 for 1 second)

Escape the Dungeon is a classic escape room puzzle with a twist! Work as a team of up to 8 players to escape a series of 12 rooms before the border closes in. Find secret keys, solve puzzles and uncover clues to progress, but beware of hostile mobs and dangerous traps that may lead to your demise. There is a small chance to obtain a perk when a secret key is found. These perks include freezing the border for 20 seconds, receiving a compass which leads you to the nearest secret, and replenishing one of your team's lives. The whole team has 5 lives and if all lives are gone, the game is over.

Infection is a game where 11 players (22 in Double Up) must rush through a course filled with traps, difficult parkour jumps, and a dangerous pit of lava below to escape the Infected players. When you are tagged by an Infected player, you also become Infected and must eliminate the other players. Infected players can sabotage the game by activating traps, giving players debuffs and controlling moving jumps. Players can receive items around the map to help them escape the Infected, such as milk to remove a debuff or a protective shield that prevents them from getting tagged. All abilities have a cooldown. This gamemode is based on Hive Death Run and has 2 modes - Normal with 12 players and Double Up with 24.

Now you're probably thinking 'omg, ender spleef already exists we dont need another spleef gamemode!!' The classic Spleef gamemode is nostalgic for so many players, something Hypixel has overlooked for years and something Ender Spleef has failed to recreate. This version of Spleef has 12 players and 5 levels of snow, with 3 double jumps, 8 stacks of snowballs and a shovel that instantly destroys anything in its path. Powerups will spawn around the map, giving players buffs like increased speed, a single-use Punch ability, and double block destruction for 10 seconds. The last person standing is the winner.

Singleplayer Parkour

This gamemode is exactly what the title says, a relaxing, non-competitive singleplayer experience featuring both maps made by Hypixel and community-submitted maps. Players are able to build parkour maps and submit them to be featured in the Map Selector, which has 5 difficulties to choose from: Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert, Insane. When a map is approved, it will be categorised into one of these difficulties and officially released for players to enjoy. Singleplayer Parkour can also be played with your party.

Parkour Tower

Another Singleplayer Parkour gamemode is the Parkour Tower, a series of 15 increasingly challenging maps where players must parkour their way to the top. Most of the jumps are floating, which means that failing on a map could send you all the way back to the start. When one map is completed, the player will be sent to the next map, or 'floor' as they are known in this gamemode. The maps get progressively harder on the higher floors and only the most advanced players can make it to the top of the tower. This gamemode is inspired by the Rankup parkour minigame.

Sky Track is a game where 8 players race 3 laps around an obstacle course filled with boosters, shortcuts and jumps. Flight is an essential part of this gamemode, so players will complete the course on flying pigs (a small tribute to Technoblade). Players will collect coins and powerups throughout the course, which can be placed on the track to stall your enemies and lead you to victory! This gamemode is based on MMC Ace Race.

As a movement-based game, Dropper will be moved to the Parkour Lobby upon release.

Parkour Cosmetics

The Parkour update comes with a range of new cosmetics for players to equip.
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Achievements

This update brings 79 new achievements with 1,335 total AP to be earned.

Challenge Achievements (One time)

There are 4 new daily quests and 1 weekly quest to complete.
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Milestone Rewards

After reaching a win milestone and unlocking a prefix, players will be rewarded with +5,000 Hypixel Experience and +5,000 Parkour Coins.
This reward is also given after a player beats a floor of the Parkour Tower for the first time.

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