Viper Enclave

Viper Enclave is a Brickbattle game developed by 567koala, a game made for the purpose of combat along with a quest to solve of the Four Celestials, made in dedication to Koke15. From the game's description: "'Viper Enclave is a short puzzle-story and brickbattling game with a number of events and activities to try. You can challenge other players to battle, see its various sights, or attempt to solve the mystery of the Four Celestials. Players are rewarded for exploration, and whether you want to take it easy or go on an adventure there’s always something in the Enclave to do. The number of players you visit with really makes a difference here, but I’ve tried to ensure that whether there’s 1 player or 60 players you’ll still be able to have fun in different ways.'"

Gameplay
As all Brickbattling goes, each player spawns in with the standard brickbattle kit containing a Linked Sword, Rocket, Bomb, Super ball, Paintball gun, Slingshot, and Trowel wall. You can rearrange your tool order in the menu which saves when you leave. Players are to duke it out with their given loadout on the map consisting of a few islands, all interconnected with bridges, and make their way to the top with the most knockouts, while also trying to keep their wipeouts relatively low. The game contains a small quest that can be done by completing all four trials of the Celestials, which awards the Friends of the Gods badge. The map contains many neat details and a few activities for the player to find, though one who looks to search for these must be careful when in the heat of a Brickbattle.


 * Earn 50 kills in a public server to earn the Mercenary badge.
 * Earn 150 kills in a public server to earn the Paladin Hero badge.
 * Earn 250 kills in a public server to earn the Legend of Yore badge.
 * Dueling 567koala (the creator) and coming out victorious will grant you this badge. [Note: 567koala must agree to dueling, this will not work unless he allows it manually!]

Midpoint
The center of the map, and where most players are likely to be having a skirmish, the Midpoint connects all islands. There are eight pillars that stand on the island, and in the middle, a statue of an unknown figure (Possibly Koke15) is erected.

When the Midpoint is being respawned, text will appear on screen displaying "Restoring the peace at Midpoint...".

The Cottage
The Cottage area contains a small, comfy house with two fields of wheat outside, a soccer field, and chess board for players to actually play chess with. You can also find a dock behind the house with a boat docked beside it, however this boat cannot be ridden.

The inside of the cottage is nicely furnished, with the perfect seating for any Brickbattler who needs to take a break. Most interestingly however, a bookcase can be found with books written on the four Celestials, each corresponding to their color. Each book provides a small description of each Celestial, giving insight on them.

The soccer field allows for players to engage in a game of soccer, however most games are not foreseen to last long, as all it takes is one bad sport to unsheathe their blade and end the game. If you're up to it, you can even try a game of Brickball, and use your loadout to influence the game to your favor, like using the Super ball or Rocket to maneuver the ball around, or the Trowel wall to act as a blockade. Just be careful not to blox your opponents!

Surprisingly, the chess here is completely functional. Clicking on a piece will allow you to move it to whichever tile you click on, and clicking on the green button will reset the entire board. There's no logic applied to the board, meaning that any move can be made, even illegal ones. Be aware that these pieces are completely unanchored though, and that all it takes is for a misfired Super ball to completely ruin your game!

When the Cottage is being respawned, text will appear on screen displaying "Rebuilding the Cottage...".

Church of Wooded Knights
The Church sits at the opposite side of the Cottage, resting on top of a hill, with a small flower bed residing next to it, and a fence to contain the area.

The most interesting aspect about this area is how you are able to obtain the Bible, containing 23 books available for you to fully read, you can access this by clicking the "Bible" tab at the top of your screen. This in-game Bible was scripted by TimeCruiser.

When the Church is being respawned, text will appear on screen displaying "Reforming the Church...".

The Graveyard
The Graveyard contains several dozen graves, with a large cross that sits in the middle. This area is mandatory for obtaining the game's ending, so expect a few players here attempting to either achieve the badge or just activate the trials in order to troll.

There are four graves marked here with different colored bricks, each correlating to the element of one of the four Celestials. By defiling their graves, you're able to obtain books that can be used to activate each Element's respective trial.

When the Graveyard is being respawned, text will appear on screen displaying "Reburying the dead...".

Celestial Monuments
Across from the Graveyard, an island with four Monuments can be found, each representing one of the four elements, surrounding what appears to be a beam of light. If the player attempts to interact with the colored brick in any of them, they will be met with a hint at the top of the screen displaying "What the hey is this?". Having any of the Monument's respective book will activate it's trial, and completing each one will allow you to gain favor from whichever Celestial's trial was chosen. Completing a Monument's trial will cause it's elemental brick to sparkle.

The Trials
Once a trial is activated through the monuments, an event will begin, depending on which one you've chosen. Players must survive until the end of events if they wish to gain favor, as upon death, you'll be turned into a minion of the Celestial, able to attack other players to try and bring them down with you. Successful completion of a trial with at least one player still alive by the end of the trial will grant all survivors their respective trial badge and activate the corresponding-colored pedestal in the Celestial Monuments.

The Trial of Demeter
When activated, the tide will begin to dry up, and players will be teleported into the emptied sea. Your player will notice; The ground is trembling, and the tide dries up.

You begin to feel Demeter's wrath. From there, massive walls will begin advancing from beyond the horizon, and will require players to think quick in order to avoid the oncoming walls of earth. Walls will be either be very low, requiring players to jump over, or massive walls with small, door-shaped openings in them, requiring players to move fast in order to survive. Successful completion of this trial alive will cause your player to notice; The soil softens up, and you can feel Demeter's warm smile. Failure will cause your player to feel Demeter's presence diminishing; The presence of Demeter fades. The soil is hard.

The Trial of Astrape
Upon activation, players will be teleported to the Graveyard, where they'll be stuck until the event is over. The Captain and Astrape will remark; Captain: A storm... yet no tides?

Astrape: I've awakened. Lightning bolts will be called down from the sky, some moving around the Graveyard threatening to smite you, while others remain stationary. It is crucial to keep yourself on the move in order to avoid getting caught by lightning, though you still must watch where you're going. Successful completion of this trial alive will cause Astrape to commend you with your effort; Astrape: Now my light is shining upon you. Failure will cause the Captain to despair with the words; Captain: Dargh! Lads, we failed this one...

The Trial of Melicertes
Activating this trial will cause a downpour, which will then result in the tide beginning to rise. Players will be teleported to the dock behind the Cottage and will be told to get to the top of the Church by the Captain, the only place high enough to survive the map being flooded. Captain: Aye, I can sense the tides raising!

Captain: Give no quarter and head to the Church!!! This is arguably the easiest trial... provided that you are alone. Successful completion of this trial alive will cause the Captain to remark that they survived; Captain: By my glittering beard... We survived? Failure will cause the Captain to despair with the words; Captain: Dargh! We'll get 'er next time...

The Trial of Kōjin
Upon activating this trial, players will be teleported to Midpoint, where the Church and Cottage area will covered in lava, leaving only the Graveyard, Midpoint, and Monuments area to be accessed. Kōjin will remark; Kōjin: Hmph, awakened by weaklings?

Kōjin: I will show you a taste of my flame. From every direction, giant fireballs will be shooting across the map, requiring players to avoid getting hit by maneuvering around them. This is arguably the hardest trial. Successful completion of this trial alive will cause Kōjin to remark defeatedly; Kōjin: Perhaps... There is strength in humans after all? Failure will cause Kōjin to affirm your failure with the words; Kōjin: As I thought.

Island of the Four Celestials
Once all 4 celestial trials have been bested in one server, heading over to the Monument area will show all four Monuments powered up, creating passage to somewhere, whilst emitting an angelic hum, stepping into the beam in the middle will whisk you away to the Island of the Four Celestials. Upon arriving, all Four Celestials will be there to greet you, as well as congratulate you for besting their trials. After a heartfelt speech from the Gods, you will be given the option to return to Viper Enclave by jumping off the island. And just like that, you've completed the quest, earning the Friend to the Gods badge. A video of this can be viewed here.

Attempting to step into the Monuments without having survived all four trials yourself will kill you with the message: [Player] IS NOT WORTHY!

Wind Event
During the wind event, the workspace gravity value is decreased from 196.2 to 40, making projectiles and players float and linger in the air for much longer than normal. Players can fly by repeatedly lunging with the linked sword.

Getting a kill during this event grants the player the badge Smoke in the Air. Visit the cottage island and click on the inside of the chimney. Your player will notice;"Watching the smoke as it blends with the air, you realized it was getting windier..."This means the Wind event has activated. If the event cannot be activated, your player will simply notice;"The way the smoke rises interests you."Upon completion of the event, your player will notice;"The wind dies down..."

Twilight Event
The twilight event is mainly atmospheric in nature, though viewing it at all grants the player the Twilight Shrouded badge.Using safechat or typing the following will spawn a bed at the cottage: Let us witness the Viper Enclave at nightfall. If done correctly, A hint will appear stating the following:"Somewhere, a place to sleep appears."Sleeping in the bed that spawns will activate the twilight event, stating the following:"You may witness Twilight."When the bed is slept in to wake up:"The sun begins to rise."

Trivia

 * The Brickbattle toolset used here is a fork of the BBL meta toolset, which itself is a fork of the Temple of Brickbattle toolset. Some differences include easier bomb-jumping, a faster paintball gun and longer trowel wall despawn times.
 * During the Celestial events, the sword obtained on dying and becoming a minion is a fork of Odkal's simple open source toolset.
 * The Island of the Celestials is located 300k, 300k studs away from spawn, causing your character to appear jittery as they move, given that the Island is located in the floating point.
 * The Epic Department logo can be seen in one of the stained-glass windows of the Church.
 * The quote in the game's description comes from the song Nightingale, from the band Haken.
 * The map was originally built for the Black Iron Fortress brickbattle arena game by koke15, it can be visited there.
 * The church was built with Boy4u2, who was on the building team for the original Viper Enclave build meant for the Black Iron Fortress.
 * The four celestials only exist within the realm of Viper Enclave and it's surrounding waters, and have no effect, power, or existence outside of their realm in the dreamsphere.
 * There are other NPCs beside the player who only interact with the player through Message dialogs, this includes the Captain.
 * "What the hey is this?" is a reference to Earthbound's unobtainable debug menu item.
 * The game was originally held on Marcus' Brickbuilds, but was moved to 567koala's profile in Fall of 2022.