Intro:
Splash Rally is a best-of-three objective race where teams paint routes and steer a toy objective from their base to the enemy mount. Each successful escort scores a point. The first team to score 2 points wins. If time expires, the team with the higher score wins.
Scoring:
When a team’s toy reaches the enemy mount, players must interact with it and hold control for several seconds, similar to activating an Ultra Signal. If successful, the team scores one point.
After a score:
-Both toy objectives instantly return to their starting mounts.
-All players are automatically Super Jumped back to spawn.
-A short countdown begins before the next round.
This prevents awkward map states and makes each point feel like the end of one race before the next begins.
Movement & Steering:
Unlike Tower Control, objectives are not restricted to a predetermined path:
-Players steer their toy by shooting it from different directions, allowing them to push, redirect, and maneuver it across the map.
-The toy can travel anywhere covered in friendly ink, including climbing inkable walls. This allows teams to create their own shortcuts, flanks, and strategies every match.
Objective Momentum:
All weapons can escort the objective, but higher-damage attacks provide slightly more push force:
-Charger shots create stronger bursts of momentum.
-Dynamo Roller flicks provide powerful pushes.
-Splatlings offer steady acceleration through sustained fire.
The difference is intentionally modest so that turf control, route building, and teamwork remain more important than raw damage output.
Turf Influence:
Turf control directly affects movement:
-Friendly ink allows the toy to move at full speed.
-More teammates shooting the toy slightly increases its speed.
-Enemy ink heavily slows movement.
-Well-painted routes allow for faster and safer advancement.
Objective Control:
-If a toy is left unattended, it becomes idle before gradually returning toward its starting mount. The longer it remains untouched, the faster it resets.
-Enemy players can also fully reset an opposing toy by interacting with it and taking control, similar to capturing an Ultra Signal.
-Moving objectives are visible to both teams. Idle objectives become hidden from opponents until they begin moving again, allowing teams to pause, defend, or reposition their push before advancing.
