Assassins is a Hero Arena map where players roam the map controlling a single Assassin, killing other players and neutral creeps.
The objective of the game is to be the first to reach the kill limit.

There are 3 different game modes and 2 different camera modes.

Game Modes (player 1 only):
-dm XX ~-- Deathmatch Mode with XX kill limit
-tm2 XX ~-- 2 Team Deathmatch Mode with XX kill limit
-tm3 XX ~-- 3 Team Deathmatch Mode with XX kill limit

Camera Modes (player 1 only):
-fpoff ~-- resets all camera views to the default bird's-eye
-fpon ~-- changes all camera views back to the WoW-like first person

Commands (all players):
-ms ~-- shows hero's selects a random hero

Features:
* 12 players with FFA, 6v6, and 4v4v4 gameplay
* 50% more terrain to support the extra 4 players
* Choose 1 of 16 different assassins, each with a unique ultimate ability
* Unique spell learning system where better abilities cost more
| Press Esc to bring up your spell books to purchase 6 of 32 different abilities
| | - Book of Assailment: choose 2 of 10 different offensive abilities
| | - Book of Deception: choose 2 of 11 different defensive/deceptive abilities
| | - Book of Aegis: choose 2 of 11 different passive abilities
* All keyboard hotkeys correspond with their position on the screen
* Basic AI allows for offline play
* Armorer shop: purchase various weaponry that can be combined
* Custom scorescreen at the end of the game - 25 different awards



Go to GetAssassins.com for the latest version and gameplay info
Email any suggestions or bugs to Baintastic@gmail.com

Patch notes for Assassins v3.1 AI
v3.1 Changelog:
Gameplay
* The number of Ability Points awarded per level is the hero's Intelligence/5
* Added 2 more levels to all general abilities (now 5 levels)
* Added abilities
| - Javelin: Long range alternative to Kunai and Shuriken
| - Thunder Clap: AOE slam that slows movement and attack
| - Mend: Heals target friendly unit
| - Impede: AOE movement speed slowing aura
| - Focus: Reduces Concentration time
| - Regenerate: AOE health regeneration aura that requires Concentation
* Revised Abilities
| - Barrier creates a spell absorbing shield instead of armor
| - Ghostmaker stuns units as well
| - Level 5 Mind's Eye now reveals portions of the map (instead of pings)
| - Level 4 and 5 of Chameleon spell deal damage to the killing unit
| - Level 5 Smoke Bomb prevents attacks
| - Level 4 and 5 of Cicada Technique cause AOE stuns
* Removed abilities Caltrops, Sleeping Potion, and Evasion
* Less armor per AGI, Less AS per AGI, Less hp per STR

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v3.0 Changelog:
Bug Fixes -
* Fixed most, if not all, of the "mega memory leaks" @Dark-Assassin
* Stopped the final score-screen from pushing the awards down
* Removed Pooky so that he can't be killed and split the server (he will be back)
* Heroes can no longer attack allies above 10% health @Thar & Omniman
* Spellbooks now go away when the hero casts a spell so they aren't laying around

Commands -
* Removed -random command; random hero is now a button on the hero selector

Game Modes -
* -tm2 XX ~-- same as -tm XX, but now 6v6 instead of 4v4
* -tm3 XX ~-- 3 team deathmatch 4v4v4 with a kill limit of XX
* XX range for -dm is now 10 - 50 @rockminstrel
* XX range for -tm is now 20 - 75 @rockminstrel

Gameplay -
* Added 4 players to the map; now a 12 player game
* Added 50% more terrain to the map
* Added 4 more heroes
| - Assassin ~ 400 range, Agility, Unique: Flicker
| - Lich ~ 600 range, Intelligence, Unique: Cloudburst
| - Blood Mage ~ 400 range, Intelligence, Unique: Omnicast
| - Raider ~ 100 range, Strength, Unique: Diabolic Leash
* Blademaster
| - main attribute agility -~ strength
| - rebalanced attibutes per level
* Demon Hunter
| - main attribute agility -~ strength
| - rebalanced attibutes per level
* Shaman ~ Spark
| - jumps a lot faster
| - duration 7 -~ 5 seconds
* Shadow Hunter ~ Ophidian Wall - duration 15 -~ 7 seconds
* Banshee ~ Ghost - damage 75 -~ 100
* Crypt Lord
| - rebalanced attibutes per level (more STR)
| - Sand Trap - pit duration 10 -~ 7 seconds
* Tetsubishi
| - 100/150/200 initial damage
| - 32% -~ 16% damage/distance
| - no longer hurts teammates
* Evasion - 15/25/35% -~ 10/20/30% chance to evade
* Max level for heroes 20 -~ 30 @rockminstrel
* Less mana per INT, Less armor per AGI, Less hp per STR
* Spellbooks now have inventory for the sake of combining items

Interface -
* new hero selection layout; choose race, then hero
* scoreboard doesn't show up until game mode is selected
* scoreboard now shows team kills so you can tell who is winning
* final scorescreen
| - scores read horizontally now so that all 12 players will fit
| - removed hero name, remaining gold, and remaining ability points

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v2.4b Changelog:
Bug Fixes -
* Fixed respawn triggers so players will always respawn correctly
* Stopped the final score-screen from refreshing and push the awards down
* Gave Pooky mad regen so that he can't be killed and split the server (temporary fix)

Commands -
* Added a -random command for players to choose a random hero

Gameplay -
* Blademaster ~ Bladestorm - countering effect now stops with the spin
* Banshee ~ Ghost
| - cd 20 -~ 15 seconds
| - duration 40 -~ 20 seconds
* Demon Hunter ~ Demonic Portal - felhound attack damage 60 -~ 40
* Spell Breaker ~ Spectral Glaive - damage per hit 25 -~ 20
* Rifleman - strength per level 1.2 -~ 1.1
* Mind's Eye now only pings enemy units that are alive and have not left the game
* Kunai
| - cd 5 -~ 8 seconds
| - damage interval 3 -~ 2 seconds
| - duration 15 -~ 6 seconds
* New item: Monocle - allows normal vision at night
* New item: Sentry Wards
* Mines
| - cost 120 -~ 300 gold
| - charges 1 -~ 2
* Fire-Eater Scroll
| - damage 200 -~ 250
| - cost 200 -~ 150 gold
* Potion now has 10 seconds cd to prevent spamming
* Perfect Amethyst - regen 25 -~ 20 hit-points per second

Interface -
* Helmet - corrected recipe tooltip for Firehand Gauntlets
* Sapphire and Emerald - clarified tooltips to prevent confusion

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v2.4a Changelog:
Bug Fixes -
* Fixed Tetsubishi for players 7 and 8
* Stopped respawn indicator from showing for leavers

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v2.4 Changelog:

Bug Fixes -
* Made gate break when Pooky takes damage
* Kunai Spray (second choice) now levels up when upgrades are purchased
* Fixed multiboard for missing player slots
* Friendly fire no longer counts as kills

Gameplay -
* Rebalanced all of the ability costs (too many changes to mention)
* Banshee ~ Haunt - ms of ghost 300 -~ 250
* Crypt Lord ~ Sand Trap
| Can now move while underground and with no collision, but movement causes a clouds of dust
| Can now cancel the spell (like Chameleon Spell)
* Demon Hunter ~ Demonic Portal - base attack damage of Felhounds 23 -~ 60
* Rifleman ~ Scattershot
| increased damage per frag 250 -~ 300
| increased collision size of frags 80 -~ 120
| increased range 2000 -~ 3000
* Shadow Hunter ~ Ophidian Wall - improved the snake ward damage 23-26 -~ 41-46 (with splash)
* Shaman ~ Spark - stun duration 1 second -~ 1.5 seconds
* Spell Breaker ~ Spectral Glaive - 30 damage 4 times per second -~ 25 damage 10 times per

second
* Sprint - changed from 10/20/30% ms to 8/16/24% ms
* Bash - changed from 10/20/30% chance to 2 second stun -~ 10/15/20% chance to 1 second stun
* Indicator shown 3 seconds before a hero respawns so other players are warned
* Vision given to player 3 seconds before respawn in the area of respawn
* 100 bonus armor given to respawned heroes for 5 seconds
* Respawn time is now proportional to kills rather than level
* Money proportional to number of deaths is given to each player once per second

Interface -
* Added Flamestrike casting effect to Necromancer's unique ability
* Changed summon spellbook effect to toonboom
* Added a 2 second fade filter to the end of the game
* Custom score screen for end of game (using a multiboard)
| Includes hero, level, score, gold, ability points, combos, and 25 awards

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v2.3 Changelog:

Bug Fixes -
* Reworked Kunai so that it doesn't lag anymore
* Changed the refresh rate on FP camera positioning to reduce lag
* FP camera now remains locked to hero on respawn

Game Mode -
* Made -fpon the default camera view

Gameplay -
* A lot of new permanent items:
| Includes: Hatchet, Boots, Headgear, Gloves, Chipped Emerald, Chipped Sapphire, Buckler, Rod,

Knife, Club
| New Armorer shop placed next to the old shops
| Weapons can be combined to make more powerful weapons with abilities
* Potions now combine to one slot when purchased

Interface -
* Added a 1.5 second black fade-in filter at the start of the game

Future Changelog (open to suggestion):

* Future Game Modes (open to suggestion):
| Capture the Flag
| | - 2 or 3 teams
| | - Steal other teams' flags to score
| | - Abilities and attack disabled and slowed when carrying flag
| | - Flag drops on death
| Keep Away
| | - Each player tries to hold onto the flag for the most time
| | - All players get flag holder's vision
| | - Flag drops on death
| Survival
| | - Each player has a set amount of lives
| | - When a player is out he is given full vision of the map to watch the rest
| Team Survival
| | - Same as survival, but with teams (6v6, 4v4v4, 3v3v3v3)
| Zones
| | - Teams (6v6, 4v4v4, 3v3v3v3)
| | - There are 5 zones
| | - A zone can be controlled by being stood on for a duration
| | - Every 10 seconds each team gets a point per zone controlled
| | - Game is over after a preset time
| Gladiator
| | - Only the gladiator can score
| | - All players get gladiator's vision
| | - The gladiator has increased armor, damage, etc.
| | - Whoever kills the gladiator becomes the new gladiator

Assassins v2.2 AI, archived on 02/09/09
Assassins v2.3 AI, archived on 11/09/09
Assassins v2.4 AI, archived on 17/09/09
Assassins v2.4b AI, archived on 30/09/09
Assassins v3.0 AI, archived on 02/11/09