HUMANS vs MONSTER

How a round works

• In the lobby, select the Game Menu (hotbar slot 1) and press Use, then pick START GAME. The START button on the lobby wall works too.
• Choose Human or Monster. The first player to pick Monster gets it. Humans then pick a role, and each role can only be taken once.
• Not enough players? AI bots fill every empty slot, so you can play alone.
• Humans spawn at the Safehouse. The Monster is locked in The Pit and blinded for 20 seconds, so run and grab loot.
• Humans win if they kill the Monster. The Monster wins if it kills every human, or if the humans are still hiding after 10 minutes. No respawns.
• At 0 HP a human goes DOWNED for 20 seconds. A teammate can revive them by standing next to them for 3 seconds (the Medic takes 1.5). Hit again while downed? Dead.

Human roles

Your ability sits in hotbar slot 9. Use it to activate. Everyone gets a flashlight in slot 8 (use it to toggle, and grab batteries to recharge).

Tank

45s

32 HP · 20% damage reduction · a bit slower

Bulwark: 80% damage reduction for 6 seconds. Stand in the doorway so the others can run.

Kit: Shotgun, Machete, iron chestplate

Medic

40s

20 HP · healing aura for nearby allies · revives 2× faster

Surge: heals you and every ally within 6 blocks for 8 HP and washes off Goo.

Kit: Pistol, 2 Medkits

Scout

60s

20 HP · 120% speed · spots the shrouded Monster's footprints from twice as far

Flare: reveals the Monster to everyone for 8 seconds, even while it's invisible.

Kit: SMG, Adrenaline

Engineer

30s

24 HP · double ammo pickups · sees loot through walls

Barricade (slot 9): drops a fence wall. Alarm (slot 7): a tripwire that reveals the Monster. Barricades hold the Monster for about 5 seconds while it claws through. They share one cooldown.

Kit: Pistol, Hunting Rifle, Barricade Kit

The Monster: "The Hollow"

It crawled out of the old well. 260 HP, faster than you, sees in the dark, and heals when nobody's hurting it. Its claw does 7 damage. Humans hear a heartbeat that speeds up as it gets closer.

1 · Spit

4s

Acid glob: 6 damage on a direct hit, splash and poison around the impact.

2 · Goo

20s

Lobbed blob that leaves a sticky puddle for 6 seconds. Humans in it are slowed hard and can't jump.

3 · Shroud

120s

Invisible for 15 seconds, but it leaves glowing footprints that humans can see — watch the ground. Attacking ends it early.

4 · Brood Call

150s

Summons a random minion to hunt you (2 max): the wall-climbing Crawler, the Screamer whose shriek slows you and gives away your position, or the Stalker who teleports behind whoever's alone.

5 · Track

45s

Tracks a random human: for 15 seconds the Monster sees their trail glowing orange. You'll know — "YOU'RE BEING TRACKED" flashes up and your heart pounds. Keep moving, stick with your team.

Weapons & loot

Loot sits at 18 glowing spots (two on top of lookout towers) around the map and respawns 60–90 seconds after it's taken. Guns use ammo from your inventory and reload by themselves. You can't hurt teammates.

PistolReliable. Light ammo.

SMGFast, sprays. Light ammo.

ShotgunDevastating up close. Shells.

Hunting Rifle12 damage, bonus at long range.

FlamethrowerShort cone, sets it on fire.

Bolt Launcher10-damage bolt, one at a time.

Machete6 damage melee. No ammo.

FlashbangBlinds it and breaks Shroud.

MolotovA pool of fire for 5 seconds.

Revolver7 damage, 6 shots, light ammo. Slow but hits hard.

DynamiteFrom the Sunder Mine. Blows up where it lands: up to 14 damage. Never hurts your team.

Bear TrapSet it at your feet. Holds the Monster for 3 seconds and bites for 4.

Spring WaterEveryone carries an empty flask: fill it at the well, Last Spring or the fountain, then throw it. No damage, but it breaks Shroud, reveals and slows the Monster, and washes goo and poison off your team. The Monster hates wading through water too.

Marksman Rifle20 damage, 120-block range, 4 shots, heavy ammo. Found deep in town (North Row houses, Mid), never near a tower: carry it up one. Shooting from 4+ blocks above the Monster does +25% (high ground).

Medkit+10 HP, cures poison.

Bandage+4 HP.

Armor Plate+8 temporary HP.

AdrenalineSpeed + jump, cleans off Goo.

Battery+120s flashlight.

Barricade KitInstant fence wall.

AmmoLight · Shells · Heavy · Fuel.

Natural healing is off. The only ways to heal are medkits, bandages, the Medic, and being revived.

The map: Dust Hollow

A ruined sandstone town, 150 × 150 blocks, at night in thick dust fog. North is up.

Before it was Dust Hollow, it was Hollow Creek, a silver-mining town founded by Amos Pruitt. The Sunder Mine dug too deep and broke into something hollow under the town; the miners said they could hear a heartbeat in the rock. People went missing one by one: first Eli Pruitt, then Doc Hale who went looking for him, then the whole night shift. Marshal Ida Vance put up bounties and a curfew, and the chapel bell rang every night until the night it didn't. The Pit is what's left of the mine. Look around: the sheriff's notice wall, the saloon, the founders' stone, the mausoleum and the shrines all have something to say.

Tap the map to open it full size.

Controls

Just the normal Minecraft controls. No typing, no chat commands.

Survival tips

• Stick together, but not too close. Goo punishes clumps, and minions punish loners.
• Spend the prep time looting, not hiding. Ammo is what wins.
• If the heartbeat gets fast and you can't see anything, it's Shrouded. Scouts: flare it. Everyone else: flashbang.
• The Monster's body is taller than its hitbox. Aim at the chest.
• Monster players: use the B Tunnels, pick off whoever's alone, and Shroud before you commit.