Arena Carriables
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| ARENA CARRIABLES | |
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| Type | Arena object |
| Damage | 60 (decor) 55 (most others) |
Carriables are objects in the arena that can be picked up and carried by contestants. They can be thrown and may have special effects.
Overview
When a contestant picks up an arena carriable, it will float weightlessly in front of them, allowing them to carry the object around the arena for any duration. The object can also be thrown forwards. Arena carriables do not collide with the arena boundaries and if thrown, they will simply pass trough them.
The velocity of the throw increases with each weight class, with the Heavy throwing carriables the furthest, although the difference is small.
Thrown Decor deals 60 damage on a direct hit, or 70 damage for select large decor.
Thrown carriables on direct hit:
- Explosive Canister – 125 damage (25 direct, 100 explosion)
- Gas Canister – 70 damage
- Oil Barrel – 70 damage
- Glitch Barrel – 55 damage
- Goo Barrel – 55 damage
- Smoke Canister – 55 damage
- Healing Barrel – No damage (immediately heals teammate 50 hp on direct hit)
- Healing Emitter – 50 Damage
- Vault – 50 damage
Sticky Gadgets can be attached to each type of carriable object (although there are few carriables that have enough surface area to support the Guardian Turret and APS Turret). Gadgets add weight to carriable objects, causing them to fly with a lower velocity when thrown. Additionally, sticky gadgets that need to be triggered in some way to activate (such as Mines and C4) will be temporarily disarmed until the carriable object is placed or released after being picked up. This removes the possibility of creating a "nuke" or "snuke" with the Explosive Canister, which was a popular strategy during Season 1.
Usage
Contestants can pick up arena carriables from the ground by looking at them so that they are highlighted, and pressing the dedicated pick up key.
After carrying the object around, the contestant can either let go of the object or throw it, causing it to fly forwards in an arc.
| Controls | PC | PS | XBox | Key |
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| Throw object | R2 | RT | Primary fire | |
| Drop object | L2 | LT | Secondary fire | |
| Pick up object | F | Pick up |
Types of Carriables
Carriables spawn in the arena and have different effects based on their type.
Decor
| Image | Type | Effect |
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Decor | Decor spawns at fixed locations in each arena, including items such as chairs, small tables, and potted plants. They can be picked up and thrown to deal contact damage but will always break upon impact. Decor that can be picked up is never bigger than a Heavy contestant and shows a blue outline when hovered over. |
Barrels
Barrels are utility items that can be thrown and will activate upon release to trigger their effects. They can spawn at random locations, with varying density and distribution throughout the arena. It is also possible for no barrels to appear in a round.
| Image | Type | Effect |
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Explosive Canister | Flies straight forward instead of in an arc. After a few moments, creates a destructive explosion. |
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Gas Canister | Upon impact, starts leaking gas. After a while, implodes into a temporary gas cloud. |
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Powder Canister | Upon impact, creates a temporary smoke cloud to obscure vision. |
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Glitch Barrel | Upon impact, creates the glitch effect to disable gadgets. |
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Goo Barrel | Upon impact, creates a Goo wall, acting like a weaker Goo Grenade. |
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Oil Barrel | Upon impact, catches on fire. After a while, creates a destructive explosion that also spreads Fire. |
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Healing Barrel | Upon impact, spreading a healing mist that triggers health regeneration for players who stand inside its area of effect. |
Carriable Gadgets
| Image | Type | Effect |
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Healing Emitter | Portable healing source for the team. Starts healing teammates in a radius only after being on the ground for a couple of seconds. |
Objective Carriables
| Image | Type | Effect |
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Cash Box | Cash Boxes are important objects in Cashout. Vaults containing Cash Boxes spawn at random locations and must be unlocked by contestants, who then bring the Cash Box to a Cashout Station to extract cash for their team. They cannot be destroyed. |
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Decryption Key | The Decryption Key is a crucial object in Terminal Attack. Attackers receive it at the start of each round and use it to begin the decryption process at a terminal. Only the attacking team can carry the Decryption Key, and it cannot be destroyed. |
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Revive Statue | Revive Statues drop when contestants are eliminated. Teammates can use them to revive the corresponding contestant at the statue's location. They cannot be destroyed, can only be picked up by members of the same team, and do not deal damage when thrown at enemy contestants. |
Limited Time Carriables
Carriables with non-standard behavior that were only available for a limited time.
| Image | Type | Effect |
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Jack-o-lantern | Available during the 'Trick or Treat' World Tour event, spawning at fixed locations in World Tour arenas. When thrown, dealt 125 damage on direct impact. |
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Healing Lantern | Available during the 'Light The Way' World Tour stop, When thrown, grants an instant burst of healing on direct impact and leaves behind a lingering cloud that restores health over time. |
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Love Bomb | Available during the 'Love Hurts' World Tour stop, eliminated contestants will leave behind a heart-shaped bomb that detonates after a short delay. |
Trivia
- In Closed Beta 2, the amount of contestants eliminated using a flower pot was tracked, totaling 392 (see Infographic for Closed Beta 2).
- In Closed Beta 1, a movement mechanic called 'prop surfing' was discovered. When dropping an object directly below a contestant's feet while they were moving, they could temporarily stand on the object and be quickly launched forward. This was later patched out.
- The mechanic for picking up arena carriables was at one point referred to as the 'gravity glove' in the CB1 Patch 0.4 notes, though this term was never used again despite several mentions of arena carriables.
