8-ball
The 8-Ball is a mechanic in the Octo Expansion.
Description
The 8-Ball is a plastic sphere, made to look like an eight billiard ball. It is a black ball with round pink neon on one side and the number eight marked on it.
Usage
The 8-Ball is guided through shooting it with ink. When it is shot with ink, it makes a trail of ink. It can also ink elements such as Inkfurlers. It slows down faster on softer surfaces, such as a sponge. There are switches that can be activated by pushing the 8-Ball into it, which are called 8-Ball Switches, similar to Splat-Switches. An 8-Ball goal is like an 8-Ball Switch, except when it is activated, the level is cleared. If a player makes the 8-Ball fall, then they fail the test and have to restart from the last checkpoint.
Appearances
The 8-balls are used in all of the following stations in the Octo Expansion. Most of them are to guide the 8-Ball to the goal while the others are mini-games. Some other dedicated props may appear.
| Level | Use of Ball | Other Dedicated Props | Stoppers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extra 8-Balls | Switch | Launcher | Bumper | Cushion | Sponge | |||
| A03 B01 Wassup 8-Ball Station | Dedicated goal | ✓ | ||||||
| A08 C03 Bumpin' 8-Ball Station | Dedicated goal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| B07 Fly 8-Ball Station | Movable launchers to hit bumpers | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| B11 Tubular 8-Ball Station | Dedicated goal | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| C07 Totally 8-Ball Station | Clear bumpers to reveal launchpad to standard goal | 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| C09 Bodacious 8-Ball Station | Dedicated goal | ✓ | ||||||
| D05 All That 8-Ball Station | Billiards-like game to hit switches | 2 | ✓ | |||||
| E04 Heinous 8-Ball Station | Dedicated goal | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| E06 Swass 8-Ball Station | Bingo game to make a line of 3 | 3 | ||||||
| G09 Wack 8-Ball Station | Dedicated goal | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Unreleased ranked mode
Datamining revealed that an 8-Ball Ranked Battle mode was in development.[Citation needed] This mode would have included an 8-Ball at the center of the stage and the players would have had to guide it to the other team's goal.
Gallery
An 8-Ball Switch.
An 8-Ball Goal.
Unofficial render of an 8-Ball launcher's game model on The Models Resource.
Trivia
- The 8-Ball station subtitles are references to the sayings on real-life Magic 8-Balls.
Names in other languages
Mechanics
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