Raiding or simply a raid is a faction vs. faction (FvF) event whereby an initiator (i.e., the attackers) attempt to breach into defending faction's base. Raiding is an offensive method to climb up the /f top leaderboard. Damage dealt is largely determined by the valuation of spawners ceased and destroyed. Raids are largely (if not exclusively) conducted using TNT cannons.
Raiding mechanics differ from server-to-server and what works on other faction servers may not necessarily function 1:1 on CosmicPE. CosmicPE hosts a free Cannon Planet creative-mode server with TNT and redstone enabled, whereby players can build full-fledged cannons before rebuilding the same on the main factions planet.
Block Behavior
In raiding mechanics, obsidian and enchantment tables are considered specialty blocks because they have a different durability mechanism. Blast resistance of both blocks is lowered, meaning obsidian is not resistant to explosions. Obsidian has 4 durability points (DP), while enchantment tables have 6 DP. Explosions reduce DP by 1 and a block breaks when it loses all DP. A specialty (durable) block can be queried for its DP by right-clicking it using a potato. There is a 5-minute accruement period from the time a durable block is placed, prior to which the block has effectively 0 DP.
TNT
TNTs can be lobbed over Y255, however they will not explode nor deal durability damage if the explosion occurs at any point above Y255. There is a TNT limit of 500 on the server, including any custom TNT spawwned by custom enchantments and world events (e.g., bosses). Besides the normal (vanilla) TNT, there are 8 other types of custom TNTs on the server.
- Gigantic TNT: Explodes in a much larger radius. Spawns 2 extra explosions at y+3 and y-3 of TNT, and another 3 explosions at either x+3, z+3 or x-3 and z-3.
- Lethal TNT: A more dense explosion. Creates 4x extra TNT explosions at the same location of the original. This effectively destroys 4/4 obsidian in one explosion.
- Lucky TNT: Increases chances of a spawner dropping from the explosion by 2x.
- Tactical TNT: Explosion only affects spawners. No other blocks are affected.
- Mimic TNT: Repeats an explosion many times. Spawners a TNT explosion at the same location every 5 seconds for the total of 15 seconds (i.e., 3 explosions).
- Hex TNT: Weakens block durability of any durability blocks it damages. Durability blocks take 2x damage for 30 seconds since this explosion.
- Silent TNT: Quiet, makes much less noise. Explosion can only be heard by players with 16x16 blocks (horizontally).
- Anti-Gravity TNT: Explosion only affects blocks with gravity (e.g., sand), and do not cause any physical events.
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