Running Custom Bomb Site Defense Rounds

Setting Up an Attack and Defend Objective

While standard matches are won by eliminating the opposing team, the map's recreated Dust 2 bomb sites and choke points also let you run objective-based siege rounds with simple house rules. Before the round begins, assign one team as Defenders and the other as Attackers:

1. Give Defenders a short head start to travel down the sandy paths and set up positions around the open bomb sites and adjoining choke points.

2. Give one player on the Attacking team a distinct vanilla marker item—such as a colored banner or a redstone block (with placement permissions restricted or agreed upon)—to represent an objective marker.

Playing Out the Siege

Once the round starts, Attackers must push through the desert alleys or underground tunnels to either eliminate all Defenders or reach an open bomb site and secure the area for an agreed countdown. Defenders can split their players between the two bomb sites, using bows and crossbows to hold the balanced sightlines and delay pushes until teammates rotate through the connecting paths to help. After a few rounds, swap team roles so both groups get to test their tactics on offense and defense.