The Biggest Bomb Ever Detonated
A single detonation rather than a building hazard: the round is about where the bomb lands and what you have between you and it. Recorded rounds show the blast being survivable behind solid cover.
| The banner says | “What if the biggest bomb ever detonated?” |
|---|---|
| Hazard type | Blast |
| Where it hits | Any map, open ground |
| How to survive | Get hard cover between you and the detonation — a building, a wall, a vehicle — and stay behind it. Distance alone does not seem to be enough; the recorded survival was behind something sturdy. |
How the round plays out
- 1.The bomb position is set — players start asking where it will go off, which is the only information available.
- 2.The detonation hits and anything without cover between it and the player is exposed.
- 3.The blast wave and aftermath are what the round is decided on; there is no second hit to prepare for.
Where it kills you: Open ground anywhere in line of sight of the detonation. Standing on a roof counts as open ground here.
What to do in the 30-second head start
- ›Find a solid wall or building and put it between you and the open skyline.
- ›Get off anything elevated — height gives no protection from a blast.
- ›Do not wait to see where it lands before moving; move to cover first.
If you are already caught out: Get behind the heaviest thing you can reach, even if it is a vehicle, and stay low. Running into the open to watch is the failure move.
Worst maps for it: Maps with long sightlines and little solid cover — the Golden Gate crossing and Jungle Pyramids.
Surviving is half preparation and half knowing the map — see the map list and the round guide for the 30-second head start.
Other disasters
The Moon Falls
The moon drops toward Earth in stages. The sea first surges in and out, burning chunks fall from the sky, and gravity weakens until loose objects and players start lifting off the ground.
The Sun Disappears
A permanent deep freeze sets in while the power grid fails. The map goes dark and cold rather than being torn apart, so the round is lost to exposure in the open rather than to one big hit.
A 500 m Mega Tsunami
A wave that grows as it approaches and drags players off the coast. The water arrives later than the warning does, so the 30-second head start is the entire survival window.
Earth Enters a Mega Storm
A storm that tracks wind speed as it builds — the HUD climbs toward 150 KM/H — and then starts roping out tornadoes. The banner's own name for the late stage is that the storm never ends.
Earth Completely Freezes
Snow starts falling and the temperature keeps dropping until the oceans freeze solid. Buildings give out from the cold rather than from a wave, so the round is a shelter round with collapsing cover.
Earth Loses Its Atmosphere
Windows break, the wind tears loose everything not fixed, the sun burns without protection and the oceans boil. With no air pressure there is no sound, which removes the usual audio warning.