The HelloMiners Arcade is Now Open!
Hello Miners!
I am excited to share that the brand-new HelloMiners Arcade is officially open to everyone! After a lot of building, scripting, and testing, the doors are finally open, and there is a whole floor of minigames, rewards, and even a pass-only casino waiting for you.
What is the Arcade?
The Arcade is a brand-new entertainment hub where you can drop in, play a variety of minigames, earn rewards, and hang out with other players. The best part is that you do not need to spend anything to play, and there is no pay-to-win. More on that further down.
What can I play?
There is something for everyone, whether you want a sweaty competition or just a casual game with friends.
We are still adding more content too! Feel free to leave a suggestion for new minigame types!
The Trials — A horror survival experience set in the Mavarak Mansion. One player becomes the Killer (the Slasher), and everyone else plays as Survivors who have to power up the generators and escape before they get caught. Work together, or get picked off one by one.
The Arena — Our combat playground, with several different modes:
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Free-For-All — last one standing; everyone for themselves.
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The Wall — a classic “Walls” experience: build and prep behind your wall, then the wall drops and the teams clash.
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D-Day — large-scale, two-team objective combat (American vs German).
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Fight Club — bare-knuckle brawls with 1v1, 2v2, 3-man, and 4-man queues.
Wipeout — A solo obstacle-course time trial. Queue up, run the course, and race the clock. Track your personal best, compete for a spot on the leaderboard, and watch out for the tripwires. We will also be running hosted event waves from time to time for group runs.
Paintball Battle — Fast, casual, and completely free to play. No Credits or Tokens required. Just grab a marker and splat your friends.
How do the credits work?
Arcade Credits are the coins you feed into the arcade machines, and you buy them with Forsals at the credit machine.
A few things to know:
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The current rate is 1 Forsal = 0.75 Credits, and you can buy Credits in half-credit amounts (such as 0.5, 1, or 1.5).
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You only spend Credits on the arcade-registered games. Paintball is always free.
What are Tokens and Passes?
Tokens are physical reward items that you earn by playing and winning the Arcade’s minigames. You can spend them in the Arcade Shop on prizes and collectibles, or save them up for a Pass.
The headline Pass is the Casino Pass, which unlocks our exclusive high-roller Casino for 14 days.
What happened to the Casino?
Behind a guarded door sits the Casino, a members-only area for high rollers. To get in, you will need a Casino Pass, which you earn by playing the Arcade’s games, banking Tokens, and trading them in. The bodyguards take their job seriously, so do not expect to sneak past without one!
Is it pay-to-win?
Long story short, no! Arcade players and non-arcade players join the exact same matches together. Credits and Tokens never give you a gameplay advantage. They are simply there for rewards and access to extras, not for winning.
Who are all the NPCs?
The Arcade is staffed by a colorful cast of characters. Say hello to the Arena’s shady promoter, the enthusiastic arcade staff, the unimpressed casino bodyguards, and the helpful Front Desk host. If you ever feel lost, walk up to the Front Desk and right-click it for a quick guided tour of how everything works.
How do I get started?
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Head to the Arcade in-game.
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Visit the Front Desk NPC and right-click it. It will walk you through the basics.
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Buy some Credits at the credit machine, or jump straight into free Paintball.
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Pick a game and play!
Found a bug or have a suggestion?
Please open a ticket in the main discord server, or contact me via discord. We want the Arcade to keep getting better, and player feedback genuinely shapes it.
We have poured a lot of work into making the Arcade something special, and we cannot wait to see you in there. Bring your friends, chase those high scores, and have fun!
Happy gaming, happy 15th anniversary, and I will see you at the Arcade!
Big shoutout to zzGroot, 4K606, MrBusin3ss, Nar, and Redcrafter220 for their help in bringing the physical arcade to life!