Kickabout League
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| Genre | Sport |
|---|---|
| Release | July 1, 2009 |
| Multi-player | Yes |
Kickabout League is a multiplayer five-a-side football game. Players begin with four controllable team members, some intended for defence, some for midfield, and some for scoring. As they play rated (and unrated) games, the players will become more and more experienced. One can sell or trade the characters for money, and, put together with your earnings, you can buy upgrades, new characters, and even new fields to play on. In ways other than just rating, you can rise through the ranks and become the League Champion. Finally, some hefty orb coins may also be needed for those who wish to conquer Kickabout League entirely...
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[edit] Gameplay
At any one time you control one player. Movement is with the cursor keys or WASD. Ctrl or Space allows you to sprint. Mouse controls vary according to whether your player has the ball or not.
| Key / button | Effect with the ball | Effect without the ball |
|---|---|---|
| Cursors / WASD | Move | |
| Ctrl / Space | Nothing (unless player is a ranger) | Sprint |
| Left mouse button | Low pass / shot - hold button for power | Tackle or, in the right circumstances, header |
| Right mouse button | High pass / shot - hold button for power (AKA Lob or Lobbing) | Switch to controlling the player nearest the click |
Four players in each team are controlled by humans, and the goalkeeper is controlled by the computer. In general goalkeepers are good at blocking the first shot but then take a while to recover.
Rated games are always 2-player, with each player controlling an entire team's outfielders. Unrated games can have up to 8 players, in which case each player controls one outfielder. A game with more than two players is a team game. In teams with fewer than four players, each player chooses outfielders from his squad to fill slots in the team, but is not restricted to controlling his own outfielders.
[edit] Players
[edit] Characters
When you play, you use at least one character from your team to play. Each character is from one of four classes of player, and each class has a special ability. A player's class will never change.
| Type | Primary skill | Class ability |
|---|---|---|
| Hotshot | Power | Powerful shots |
| Ranger | Speed | Can sprint with the ball |
| Tank | Tackling | Turning mid-tackle |
| Elite | Balanced in all three | Can "inherit" skills from other classes using diamond trinkets |
[edit] Skills
The skills are power (PWR), speed (SPD), and tackling (TCK).
Power affects how hard and far the ball is hit. If a ball is hit hard, it goes faster, meaning it can get through the goalposts before the goalie can reach it. Speed affects how fast a player runs. While a few percent difference in running speed is barely noticeable, if you're chasing a player who isn't passing the ball, you can catch them up and tackle them with even a tiny difference in speed. Tackling affects how far you tackle and how fast you move while you tackle. A character with high TCK stat tackles a larger area.
[edit] Trinkets
Trinkets are members-only items with a variety of effects, from simple stat boosts, to new abilities. Every player has between 1 and 3 trinket slots. Circle, square and triangle trinket slots can appear on any class of player. The circle slot offers the most basic and the cheapest trinkets, while the square slot and the triangle slot have more powerful trinkets which needs more cash to spend on.
Diamond trinkets can only be equipped on the elite class. Clone diamond trinkets (Hotshot, Tank, Ranger) are highly recommended for the elite class.
Exp trinkets increase the exp for the player that is wielding it at the end of a rated match. Money trinkets increase the money gained at the end of a rated match only the more people wielding money trinkets in your team the more money you will earn.
Select a tab to view the trinkets of that slot. (Note: if no links appear after this paragraph and you have JavaScript enabled, just be patient).
[edit] Cheats
Cheat can be purchased by a trinket that holds the cheat, cheats can be activated (or deactivated) by typing the name of the cheat trinket on your keyboard without using the tab button to talk.
| Name | Trinket Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Tramline | Circle | Make the ball turn into a tennis ball |
| Whereami | Square & Triangle | Makes your player invisible. |
| Mushroom | Square & Triangle | Anyone on your team will be flashing rainbow colors when you activate it |
| Atomball | Square | Make the ball turn into an atom |
| Moonball | Square | Make the ball turn into the moon |
| Moonwalk | Triangle | Anyone on your team will run backwards when moving |
| Airplane | Triangle | Anyone on your team will make the "airplane" pose |
| Torquing | Triangle | Make the ball turn into the hamster from Torquing |
| Asteroid | Triangle | Make the ball into an asteroid |
[edit] Kits
Each player can customise their players with their own kits. There are 21 kits, and their colours can be any 2 of 32 selectable colours. 11 of these kits are purchasable on Orb Downloads, while a further 7 are unlocked by achievements. The player starts with only three designs.
In a team game the team plays with the captain's kit.
| Kit | Requirement |
|---|---|
 | None |
 | None |
 | None |
 | 10 Orb Coins |
 | 10 Orb Coins |
 | 10 Orb Coins |
 | 10 Orb Coins |
 | 10 Orb Coins |
 | 10 Orb Coins |
 | 10 Orb Coins |
 | 10 Orb Coins |
 | 10 Orb Coins |
 | 10 Orb Coins |
 | 10 Orb Coins |
 | "All Four One" achievement |
 | "Goldenballs" achievement |
 | "Pinpoint Accuracy" achievement |
 | "Pass and Move" achievement" |
 | "The Head of God" achievement |
 | "Route-One" achievement |
 | "Blink and You'll Miss It" achievement |
| The kit images show black as the primary colour and white as the secondary colour. Colours of the kit when equipped in-game will vary according to what is chosen by the player. | |
[edit] Pitches
Each player can choose their own pitch. This will be the pitch used in all single-player games, and all multiplayer games in which the player is captain of the home team. There are 3 sections of pitches, each with 4 subsections. To buy a pitch, one must first buy all the previous pitches in that subsection e.g. to buy Amphitheatre, one must first buy Roadside, Car Park and Court. In order to obtain all pitches, you will need 200 Orb Coins and £43,500 of cash. After buying the final pitch, the player is awarded with the World in Motion Achievement. Some players find it ironic that an achievement which requires 200 Orb Coins is only worth 3 Coins.
| Image | Pitch | Cost | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park | |||||
 | | None (starting pitch) | |||
 | | £500 | |||
 | | £4000 | |||
 | | £10000 | |||
| Beach | |||||
 | | 100 Orb Coins | The ball bounces less on sand than on grass and will also move slower. | ||
 | | £500 | |||
 | | £4000 | |||
 | | £10000 | |||
| Street | |||||
 | | 100 Orb Coins | The ball bounces more on the street than on grass and will also move faster. | ||
 | | £500 | |||
 | | £4000 | |||
 | | £10000 | |||
[edit] Leagues
Apart from the Rating system used in all multiplayer games (except Dungeon Assault), Kickabout League also has a second ranking system: the Leagues system. Each player has a certain amount of league points, starting from 0. Although the instructions do not mention any league points being awarded or removed upon a draw, there are some, equivalent to a total loss. They are awarded as follows at the end of each Rated game:
Win Rated: +30 points
Draw Rated: +10 points
Lose Rated: -10 points
Win Unrated: +3 points
Draw Unrated: +1 point
Lose Unrated: 0 points
After a certain number of points are gained, the player is promoted to the next league, and cannot drop back down to the previous league. It takes approx. 467 games played total to get to the diamond division, assuming every match is won.
| Icon | League | Point Threshold |
|---|---|---|
 | Amateur Teams | 0 (Your player starts in this league) |
 | Pebble Playoffs | 10 |
 | Cobalt Conference | 180 |
 | Sandstone Series | 560 |
 | Quartz Qualifiers | 1700 |
 | Crystal Circuit | 7000 |
 | Diamond Division | 14000 |
[edit] Money Earned
The amount of money you earn at the end of a match depends on your current league, the number of players, the length of the game, and whether you won, lost, or tied. Money is not awarded to matches which are drawn. The displays shown below does not include players who have money trinkets to increase the money gain of a match.
- You will be awarded less money and experience if you play the same opponent.
- You will recieve the standard win/lose amount if you resign after 2 minutes have elapsed in a 12 minute game.
(The money award is displayed as win/tie/lose)
Rated Match
| Icon | League | 4 minutes | 8 minutes | 12 minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Amateur Teams | ?/?/? | ?/?/? | ?/?/? |
| | Pebble Playoffs | 105/70/35 | 210/140/70 | 315/210/105 |
| | Cobalt Conference | 240/160/80 | 480/320/160 | 720/480/240 |
| | Sandstone Series | 375/250/125 | 750/500/250 | 1125/750/375 |
| | Quartz Qualifiers | 570/380/190 | 1140/760/380 | 1710/1140/570 |
| | Crystal Circuit | 805/520/260 | 1610/1040/520 | 2415/1560/780 |
| | Diamond Division | 1350/900/450 | 2700/1800/900 | 4050/2700/1350 |
[edit] Achievements
Total Achievements: 33
Total Orb Points: 12,200
[Secret Achievements] | [Hidden Achievements] [Halloween Achievements]
| Image | Name | Requirement | Orb Points | Orb Coins | Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | A Decent Margin | Win by at least 3 goals (Rated only) | 300 | 3 | No |
 | A-Team | In one match, play with a Tank, Ranger, Hotshot, and Elite, score with all four AND win (Rated only) | 400 | 4 | No |
 | Aggregate Win | Beat the player who last beat you | 500 | 5 | No |
 | All Four One | Win an 8-player match (Team Games only) | 100 | 1 | No |
 | All Kitted Out | Own all of the kits | 300 | 3 | No |
 | Beat Your Maker | Beat a developer or someone else with this Achievement | 500 | 5 | No |
 | Blink and You'll Miss It | Score in under 10 seconds (Rated only) | 300 | 3 | No |
 | Cinq Without a Trace | Win 5 - 0 (Rated only) | 300 | 3 | No |
 | Coach's Playbook | Win a match using every formation | 300 | 3 | No |
 | Comeback Kid | From being behind by 3 goals or more, go on to win the match (Rated only) | 300 | 3 | No |
 | Don't Stop Me Now | While winning, dribble to all four corners of the pitch, without passing or being tackled (Rated only) | 500 | 5 | No |
 | Globetrotter | Win at least one match on each pitch | 300 | 3 | No |
 | Goldenballs | Score a hat-trick with one of your players (Rated only) | 300 | 3 | No |
 | Grass Roots | Get into the Pebble Playoffs | 100 | 1 | No |
 | Hallowe'en | Score 100 goals in Horror Costume between October 28th and November 11th. (Rated only) | 300 | 3 | Yes |
 | Hot on the Heels | Get into the Quartz Cup | 200 | 2 | No |
 | In the Big Leagues | Get into the Sandstone Series | 100 | 1 | No |
 | League of Their Own | Get into the Diamond Division | 1000 | 10 | No |
 | Muddying Your Knees | Get into the Cobalt Conference | 100 | 1 | No |
 | Notching Up the Goals | Score 250 goals | 400 | 4 | No |
 | Pass and Move | Perform 10 or more passes in a row and score (Rated only) | 500 | 5 | No |
 | Pinpoint Accuracy | Win a match without your opponent's keeper ever touching the ball (Rated only) | 300 | 3 | No |
 | Rising Star | Get into the Crystal Circuit | 300 | 3 | No |
 | Route-One | Score a goal with one pass from your goalie to the goalscorer (Rated only) | 400 | 4 | No |
 | Save the Day | Save the game by scoring to draw in the last 5 seconds (Team Games only) | 400 | 4 | No |
 | Team Goldenballs | Score a hat-trick with every player in your team (Rated only) | 1000 | 10 | No |
 | Team Player | Be on the winning team 50 times (Team Games only) | 300 | 3 | No |
 | The Head of God | Score from a header | 400 | 4 | No |
 | The Ultimate | Max out one player's stats | 1000 | 10 | No |
 | The Untouchables | Win a match having never lost the ball to a tackle (Rated only) | 300 | 3 | No |
 | They Think It's All Over | Win the game by scoring a goal within the last 5 seconds (Rated Games only) | 400 | 4 | No |
 | We are the Champions | Win the Diamond Division | 100 | 1 | No |
 | World in Motion | Own all of the pitches | 300 | 3 | No |
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[edit] Trivia
- This was the first FunOrb game to have a beta version released of it before the actual game. The beta was only available to members and player/forum moderators.
- Kickabout League Beta ran from June 9th to June 17th, 2009
- Kickabout League is the only game to have achievements worth 400 Orb Points, apart from Torquing!, which has one 400-point achievement, Ghostlit, a Halloween event achievement.
- Player Moderators and Forum Moderators were the first to be able to play this game (during the beta). Forum Mods temporarily became Player Mods (forum mods were kicked out from the beta). This was to stress test the servers before they allowed all members into them.
- The names of the players are created from a random initial and surname. However, some of the surnames are references to real people. For instance:
- One of the options for an Elite's name, "M. Gerhard," probably is a reference to Mark Gerhard, the current CEO of Jagex.
- Another option for an elite's name is "A. Bond" which is probably the reference name for Adam Bond, music composer for many RuneScape and FunOrb games.
- Also theres a tank called M.Titatanic which could be a reference to Titanic the movie.
- Finally, one more is "A. Horowitz", probably referring to Anthony Horowitz, teen author in Britain.
- There was a glitch that allowed you to control your own goalie in any game except the sandbox.
- Typing "zeph" or "iain" reveals an easter egg. Mod Zeph and Mod Iain are the developers of Kickabout League.
- For almost a full week since Kickabout Leagues release, players were able to play 12 minute matches and draw 30 seconds in for full rewards, this has now been fixed and drawing before 2 minutes have passed yields no rewards.
- Many of the cheat trinkets that change the ball re-use images from Torquing!
- The names of some of the Elites are the surnames of real soccer players. E.g: Beckham and Maradona.
- The looks of the Elites make some players think that they are the coaches.
- On Halloween, the goalies were dressed up in black with white masks to celebrate the theme.
- Kickabout League is the 4th most played game on FunOrb.
- The achievement Hallowe'en leaked new version of picture for locked members-only achievement.
