Time Bomb

"Everybody get down!... Ah, no wait, false alarm."

The Time Bomb is a Wonder Weapon that is featured in the Zombies map Buried. It allows players to create a "save state" on a particular round and revert back to this state on command, sacrificing any progress they've made in the process. The Time Bomb is the only Wonder Weapon with absolutely zero lethal utility, acting only as a tool for players.

Overview[]

The Time Bomb itself resembles a golden block with a clock on it, while the detonator resembles a golden pocket watch. The player can throw the bomb (similarly to C4), sticking it to whatever surface it lands on. Subsequently, an icon will appear on screen with the number of the round it was thrown. The Time Bombs location does not matter, it will affect the whole map and all players regardless.

When detonated, it will slowly distort time and eventually will send all players back to the round it was placed. Players will be reverted to whatever state they were in when the Time Bomb was placed; They will have all weapons, perks and points they had during that round, and will teleport to the locations they were in when the bomb was placed.

The Time Bomb is obtainable only from the Mystery box and only one player can have the Time Bomb at a time. Each Time Bomb placed can only be activated once. Activating the pocket watch detonator will produce no effect if the Time Bomb has already been used. If a player gets a Max Ammo, they will be able to place another Time Bomb, replacing the previously placed Time Bomb.

Despite being treated as a piece of equipment rather than lethal or tactical grenade from a gameplay perspective, a player cannot hold the Time Bomb and the Monkey Bombs at the same time. Attempting to pick up one will remove the other.

The Time Bomb plays a part on both sides of the Mined Games Easter Egg. In Richtofen's side, it is used to enter round infinity. In Maxis' side, it is used to repeat the wisp step.

If players progress to a high round but end on a lower round after using the Time Bomb, the lower round will be what counts on the Scoreboard and the progress to the higher round will be erased.

Effects[]

While the Time Bomb is a powerful tool with a great amount of utility, its effect are not applied to a game across the board and instead only affect key things, while leaving others untouched.

Affected[]

Players state
- Perks
- Weapons
  - Ammo Count
- Points
- Whether or not they are "Downed"
Deposits or Withdrawals to The Bank
The weapons in the Weapon Locker
Round Progress

Unaffected[]

Any Doors or Barricades opened by the players or Arthur
Progress or Placement of Buildables
Mystery Box location or Teddy Bear chance
Progress of the Mined Games quest
Persistent Upgrades
Power-Ups will not be removed or respawned by the Time Bomb.
Players in the "Downed" state at the time of placement will not be Downed again when it's used.

Tactics[]

Because of the Time Bombs unique properties multiple powerful strategies can be implemented to jumpstart a players progress in a map, provided they get one from the Mystery Box early.

The Time Bomb can be used to earn a "free" perk with the mansion's ghost. Before killing the last ghost that can drop a bottle perk power-up, the player needs to place the Time Bomb. After killing the last ghost, the player has to detonate the Time Bomb. This will respawn the last ghost which in favor drops again a bottle perk, allowing all players in the match to obtain two random perks instead of one.

The Time Bomb can be used to open all the doors and barriers for free, using the Bank. Drop the time bomb, Withdraw money from the bank and use it to open the map, and then detonate the Time Bomb. This will restore all the points to the bank, but keep the doors and barriers open.

The Time Bomb can be used to earn "free" points with the Bank: The player first has to drop a Time Bomb while having a large amount of points. Then, the player has to turn the points into a Bonus Points drop using the share system of the Bank. The player then needs to detonate the Time Bomb, which in turn restores the points to the initial amount, but also keeps the Bonus Points drop. Taking the Bonus Points drop will essentially duplicate the amount of points used in the process (minus the fee that is paid to share the money, the true multiplicative factor is 1.9).

Achievement/Trophy[]

Revisionist Historian (10 / Bronze Trophy ) - In Buried, rewrite history.
Mined Games (75 /Silver Trophy ) - In Buried, be their pawn.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

A downed player revived by a Time Bomb will count on the scoreboard as having revived themselves.
If a Time Bomb is detonated having been placed before a player arrived on a server, the player will spawn as if they had died and been brought back when a round ends.
Even if the Time Bomb has been thrown, in third-person, the player will still be holding it.