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Hunting Arcade

Overview

Hunting Arcade is a PvE mode in Zone4 where players fight against AI-controlled enemies in an area called the Hunting Land.

The purpose of this mode is to:

  • Farm EXP
  • Farm items
  • Practice combat
  • Progress through the story

Hunting Land

When players enter the Hunting Land, they can choose a combat area.

Example areas:

Area Minimum Level
BY-X Training Ground Lv1
BY-X Center Lv10
Outlaw Fighting Zone Lv15
BY-X Safe House Lv20
Mon-Exit Station Lv25

Each area has:

  • A minimum level requirement
  • Different enemy difficulty
  • Different rewards

Hunting Arcade Gameplay Mechanics

Play-time System

The Play Time System is a mechanic used to control the duration of gameplay in the Hunting Arcade mode.

When players enter Hunting Arcade, the system starts tracking a session (run), which has a maximum duration of 30 minutes.

During this time, players must:

  • Fight enemies
  • Clear the area
  • Defeat the map’s boss

Play Session Structure

A Hunting Arcade run is structured as follows:

Enter Hunting Arcade
Timer Start (30:00)
Fight Enemies
Boss Spawn
Kill Boss (1/1)
Exit Instance

Players will be removed from Hunting Arcade when any of the following conditions are met:


Time Limit Condition

Condition 1: Time Expired\ When players enter Hunting Arcade, a countdown timer will begin.

30:00 → 00:00

When the timer reaches 00:00, the system will:

  • End the session
  • Remove the player from the instance
  • Return the player to town

Key Collection Objective

Key Collected : 0 / 3

Players must:

  • Defeat monsters
  • Collect key drops
  • Gather a total of 3 keys

Once all keys are collected:

Key Collected : 3 / 3

The Boss Gate can be unlocked (requires 3 keys).


Boss Kill Condition

Condition 2: Boss Defeated\ When the boss is defeated, a message will be displayed in the in-game UI.

BOSS KILL 0 / 1

This means:

  • The map contains 1 Boss
  • Players must successfully defeat the Boss

Once players succeed:

BOSS KILL 1 / 1

The system will:

  • Mark the mission as completed
  • End the session immediately
  • Remove the player from Hunting Arcade

Even if there is remaining time left.


Session End Conditions Summary

Condition Result
Time = 0 Forced Exit
Boss Kill = 1/1 Mission Clear Forced Exit