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= Game Mechanics = | = Game Mechanics = | ||
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| + | [[File:Firestart Map Level 1.jpg|thumbnail|Level 1]] | ||
| + | [[File:Firestart Map Level 2.jpg|thumbnail|Level 2]] | ||
| + | [[File:Firestart Map Level 3.jpg|thumbnail|Level 3]] | ||
| + | [[File:Firestart Map Level 4.jpg|thumbnail|Level 4]] | ||
| + | == Maps == | ||
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| + | On each laptop you can watch a sketch of all levels of the ship. This can be helpful to get an overview of where each room and item is placed. Also make sure to watch the introduction sequence as it tells you what you have to do and where you can find everything. | ||
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| + | == Movement == | ||
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| + | The only way to move is walking. Walking forwards and sidewards are about equally fast, however both methods are a lot faster than walking backwards. | ||
== Cryo Chamber unlock == | == Cryo Chamber unlock == | ||
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The difficulty changes several attributes of the monsters. The higher the difficulty the higher the monsters health, speed and damage they inflict to you are. | The difficulty changes several attributes of the monsters. The higher the difficulty the higher the monsters health, speed and damage they inflict to you are. | ||
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| + | == Monsters == | ||
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| + | Monsters spawn at fixed position throughout the game. They will only spawn when you are facing the other direction. <br /> | ||
| + | It is possible that the spawning does also depend on the game time. <br /> | ||
| + | The higher the difficulty the earlier they'll spawn. | ||
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| + | === White monster === | ||
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| + | After some time a white monster will spawn. This one can only be killed by luring it into the radiation room and opening the protection or by luring it into the cooling chamber. Both will affect your health too but the monster dies pretty quick under these conditions. | ||
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| + | == Health == | ||
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| + | There are several adrenaline injections avaiable on the ship which recover some of your health. They can only be used when your health is below a specific value. | ||
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The survivor dies when you shoot her or a monster attacks her for a short while. | The survivor dies when you shoot her or a monster attacks her for a short while. | ||
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| + | = Glitches = | ||
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| + | == Out of bounds == | ||
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| + | You can use elevators to get out of bounds. When out of bounds you can use elevators to get inside the level again. <br /> | ||
| + | In order to get outside you have to stand close to the door of the elevator. Then start running out of the elevator and activate it. <br /> | ||
| + | If done with the right timing the door will close but you are not pushed inside. You have to wait inside the door until the elevator is gone, then you can walk to the now empty space to go into space. <br /><br /> | ||
| + | When you fall into an elevator or call an elevator in the first level and wait underneath it you will be back inside the elevator and can reenter the level. You can also walk onto an elevator from behind and then activate it from out of bounds. | ||
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| + | == Game closes == | ||
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| + | Pressing 8 results in an error with the text "hi". <br /> | ||
| + | Pressing X results in an error with the text "x-coordinate:y-coordinate:z-coordinate" where the coordinates represent your current position. | ||
Latest revision as of 04:44, 28 April 2017
Contents
Game Mechanics
Maps
On each laptop you can watch a sketch of all levels of the ship. This can be helpful to get an overview of where each room and item is placed. Also make sure to watch the introduction sequence as it tells you what you have to do and where you can find everything.
Movement
The only way to move is walking. Walking forwards and sidewards are about equally fast, however both methods are a lot faster than walking backwards.
Cryo Chamber unlock
The cryo chamber will automatically be unlocked after about 3:05 minutes.
There's nothing that can be done to open it earlier, but you can use the waiting time to complete other necessary tasks.
Calling for help
You have to call for help in order to not trigger the bad ending.
In order to do so you have to set the self destruct. Then go to the first floor of the station, thus triggering the destruction of the ship you arrived with. After that go back to the room where you set the self destruct and right click the screen on the wall left from the laptop.
Skipping events
Many events are based on a timer which starts as soon as you start a run. Therefore you can skip several of them by beeing fast enough, such as the power blackout or the spawning of the white monster.
Weapons
There are three types of weapons in this game:
- pistol: little damage (1x)
- laser weapon: medium damage (2x)
- super weapon: much damage (3x)
If you have to rescue the survivor you have to pick up the laser weapon and ammo near the CD in order to kill the monsters faster and to have enough ammo to kill them all.
Difficulty
The difficulty changes several attributes of the monsters. The higher the difficulty the higher the monsters health, speed and damage they inflict to you are.
Monsters
Monsters spawn at fixed position throughout the game. They will only spawn when you are facing the other direction.
It is possible that the spawning does also depend on the game time.
The higher the difficulty the earlier they'll spawn.
White monster
After some time a white monster will spawn. This one can only be killed by luring it into the radiation room and opening the protection or by luring it into the cooling chamber. Both will affect your health too but the monster dies pretty quick under these conditions.
Health
There are several adrenaline injections avaiable on the ship which recover some of your health. They can only be used when your health is below a specific value.
The Survivor
Rescuing the survivor
In order to rescue the survivor you have to bring her to the waste pod.
Go to the tunnel with the single elevator and wait for her to follow you. There is a monster spawner in that area, a monster will spawn when you look at the cryo chamber door.
You can start the elevator shortly before the survivor is completely in, she will be pushed inside in that case. You can make her move backwards by pushing her.
When she is close to the opened door of the waste pod she will automatically go inside and wait there.
After that you have to jettison the waste pod, the switch can be found in the same area where you set the self destruct. It is located behind the second door in the room with the laptop.
Fall between levels
If you push the survivor too early while inside the elevator she can fall between the two levels and walk around on the roof of the first floor making it impossible to rescue her.
Death
The survivor dies when you shoot her or a monster attacks her for a short while.
Glitches
Out of bounds
You can use elevators to get out of bounds. When out of bounds you can use elevators to get inside the level again.
In order to get outside you have to stand close to the door of the elevator. Then start running out of the elevator and activate it.
If done with the right timing the door will close but you are not pushed inside. You have to wait inside the door until the elevator is gone, then you can walk to the now empty space to go into space.
When you fall into an elevator or call an elevator in the first level and wait underneath it you will be back inside the elevator and can reenter the level. You can also walk onto an elevator from behind and then activate it from out of bounds.
Game closes
Pressing 8 results in an error with the text "hi".
Pressing X results in an error with the text "x-coordinate:y-coordinate:z-coordinate" where the coordinates represent your current position.
