1<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" 2 xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" 3 type="guide" style="task" 4 id="game-types"> 5 6 <info> 7 <link type="guide" xref="index#preferences"/> 8 <revision pkgversion="3.8" version="0.1" date="2013-05-21" status="draft"/> 9 <revision pkgversion="3.11.90" date="2014-03-26" status="review"/> 10 <revision pkgversion="3.14" date="2015-01-25" status="review"/> 11 <revision pkgversion="3.34" date="2020-01-03" status="review"/> 12 13 <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> 14 15 <credit type="author copyright"> 16 <name>Aruna Sankaranarayanan</name> 17 <email its:translate="no">safincrazy@gmail.com</email> 18 </credit> 19 <credit type="editor"> 20 <name>Rachel Dunstan</name> 21 <email its:translate="no">dunstanrc@gmail.com</email> 22 </credit> 23 24 <desc>Change the level of difficulty in <app>Robots</app>.</desc> 25 </info> 26 27 <title>Game type</title> 28 29 <p>You can play <app>Robots</app> in different ways by choosing a different 30 game type. This changes the level of difficulty involved in playing 31 <app>Robots</app>.</p> 32 33 <steps> 34 <title>To change the level of difficulty:</title> 35 <item> 36 <p>Press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and select <gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui>.</p> 37 </item> 38 <item> 39 <p>Select the <gui>Game</gui> tab.</p> 40 </item> 41 <item> 42 <p>From the drop down menu next to <gui>Game Type</gui>, choose your 43 option.</p> 44 <table frame="top bottom" rules="rows"> 45 <thead> 46 <tr> 47 <td><p>Game Type</p></td> 48 <td><p>Initial safe <link xref="moves#teleport">teleports</link></p> 49 </td> 50 <td><p>Initial 51 <link xref="scores#high-low-risk">low-risk enemy 52 robots</link></p></td> 53 <td><p>Initial 54 <link xref="scores#high-low-risk">high-risk enemy 55 robots</link></p></td> 56 <td><p>Do safe teleports increase in successive levels?</p></td> 57 </tr> 58 </thead> 59 <tbody> 60 <tr> 61 <td><p><gui>nightmare</gui></p></td> 62 <td><p>2</p></td> 63 <td><p>2</p></td> 64 <td><p>8</p></td> 65 <td><p>Yes</p></td> 66 </tr> 67 <tr> 68 <td><p><gui>robots2</gui></p></td> 69 <td><p>1</p></td> 70 <td><p>8</p></td> 71 <td><p>2</p></td> 72 <td><p>Yes, but only if robots are killed while 73 <link xref="moves#wait">waiting</link></p></td> 74 </tr> 75 <tr> 76 <td><p><gui>robots with safe teleport</gui></p></td> 77 <td><p>0</p></td> 78 <td><p>10</p></td> 79 <td><p>0</p></td> 80 <td><p>Yes, but only if robots are killed while 81 <link xref="moves#wait">waiting</link></p></td> 82 </tr> 83 <tr> 84 <td><p><gui>classic robots</gui></p></td> 85 <td><p>0</p></td> 86 <td><p>10</p></td> 87 <td><p>0</p></td> 88 <td><p>No</p></td> 89 </tr> 90 <tr> 91 <td><p><gui>robots2 easy</gui></p></td> 92 <td><p>3</p></td> 93 <td><p>8</p></td> 94 <td><p>2</p></td> 95 <td><p>Yes</p></td> 96 </tr> 97 </tbody> 98 </table> 99 </item> 100 <item> 101 <p>If you check the <gui style="checkbox">Use safe moves</gui> checkbox, 102 the game will prevent you from moving if the move would cause a robot to 103 kill you, unless the only way to survive is to teleport. If you check the 104 <gui style="checkbox">Use super safe moves</gui> checkbox, the game will 105 prevent you from making any move in this case, so that you are forced to 106 teleport. This reduces the level of difficulty. You can always uncheck 107 these if you find the game too easy.</p> 108 </item> 109 </steps> 110 111</page> 112