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2021-11-15T00:48:17Z

Splee: wave defense content now in main

Wave defense

2021-11-15T00:46:14Z

Splee: is the Languages template how the english page categorisation happens?

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'''Wave defense''' is a [[Game modes and options|gameplay scenario]] sharing the common Freeplay goal of surviving long enough to launch a rocket, but with a faster start and heightened threat from [[Enemies#Creatures|biters and spitters]].

Players receive a generous array of starting equipment, a basic defense perimeter, and a central [[rocket silo]] which can be used & repaired but not mined or moved. All technologies start unlocked: research is unnecessary, science packs cannot be crafted and there is no research menu. Equipment, buildings and other items all have the usual [[crafting| crafting costs and mechanics]]. Killed players can respawn. The scenario is only lost if the central rocket silo is destroyed.

Three difficulty levels affect perimeter width and attack intensity (Easy / Normal / Hard). Wave defense does not offer adjustment of [[map generator]] settings - there is no way to adjust patch richness or use peaceful mode - but the [[rocket rush]] scenario might help serve that experience.

Wave defense can be played single player or [[multiplayer]] with a team.

== Starting equipment ==

At the beginning of the scenario (and every respawn) each player receives:

*Modular armor equipped with 11 solar panels, an exoskeleton, personal battery, and personal roboport MK2
*10 construction robots
*A submachine gun with 40 magazines
*A shotgun with 20 shells

The following equipment is supplied in two chests below the silo:

*600 transport belt, 40 underground belt, and 40 splitters
*1 offshore pump, 10 boilers, 20 steam engines, 200 pipe, and 50 underground pipe
*50 burner inserters, 100 each of inserters, fast inserters, and long handed inserters
*50 each of small & medium electric poles, 15 big electric poles, and 10 substations
*50 burner mining drills, 50 electric drills, 35 stone furnaces, 20 steel furnaces, and 8 electric furnaces
*50 assembler 1s, 20 assembler 2s, and 8 assembler 3s
*10 pumpjacks, 5 refineries, and 20 chemplants
*8 gun turrets, 50 walls, 20 repair packs, and 20 lights
*200 iron plate, 200 copper plate, 250 cogs, 200 electronic circuits, and 200 steel plate

The upgrade technologies [[Worker_robot_speed_(research)|worker robot speed 4]], [[Worker_robot_cargo_size_(research)|worker robot cargo size 3]] and [[Inserter_capacity_bonus_(research)|inserter capacity bonus 7]] are also unlocked for free (though cannot be further advanced).

Initial defense is provided as a basic perimeter of stone walls & gates with groups of three [[gun turret|gun turrets]], all of which can be repaired & pickup up by players. The perimeter will probably need to be reloaded / upgraded / augmented before the turrets fully expend their starting 50 [[Firearm_magazine|basic clips]] each, or destroyed, or both. How long they last without player attention depends somewhat on scenario difficulty level. Vision is also granted within and around the perimeter for the duration of the scenario without needing radar coverage.

== Biters attack at night ==

Each night attack groups form and path towards the silo. These waves will grow more aggressive with the day count within the scenario, which follows the [[Time#Days|same ~7 minute structure]] as Freeplay and is indicated in the top left (by default). Closer nests will also send more intense waves. These attacks also evolve much faster than Freeplay, with [[Enemies#Biters|behemoth biters]] typically appearing around the two hour mark.

Pollution is not enabled, so will not incur retaliation, but artillery shells and player visits will result in the normal biter responses regardless of time of day. In addition to reducing nocturnal attack pressure, killing nests and worms awards points which can be spent on upgrades:

*Biter or spitter nests: 250 points per nest kill
*Small / medium worms: 50 / 100 points depending on size

Points are only awarded for destroying nests and worms. Killing biters provides no benefit other than not being killed by them.

These points awards are the only way to improve weapon capabilities and mining productivity in wave defense, and are halved on Hard difficulty.

== Upgrade points ==

Combat capabilities and mining productivity are not enhanced by research, but instead by spending points obtained from killing nests & worms. The upgrades menu is (by default) in the top left between the day count and admin control. Upgrade costs increase linearly for the same marginal improvement each time, and there is no upper limit to purchases. The 2nd rank costs 2x the base cost, the 3rd rank 3x and so on.

The available upgrades and their base costs are:

{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:left;"| Upgrade
! Benefit
! Cost
|-
|Physical projectile damage
| +10%
| 250 points
|-
|Weapon shooting speed
| +10%
| 250 points
|-
|Stronger explosives
| +25%
| 250 points
|-
|Refined flammables
| +10%
| 500 points
|-
|Energy weapons damage
| +20%
| 250 points
|-
|Laser shooting speed
| +10%
| 250 points
|-
|Mining productivity
| +10%
| 500 points
|-
|Follower robot count
| +5 robots
| 100 points
|-
|}

For example the first three upgrades of physical damage weapons damage will cost 250, then 500, then 750 points. The resulting total physical damage increase of 30% ends up somewhere between researching [[Physical_projectile_damage_(research)|physical projectile damage]] 2 and 3 in Freeplay.

These upgrade categories affect the same weapons as their researched equivalents, for example, refined flammables enhances both [[flamethrower turret]] and the [[flamethrower]]. Other differences to researched upgrades include:

*There is no laboratory component or research time. Kill nests, get points, choose upgrades, immediately have better weapons, possibly all while still fighting.
*All ranks of each upgrade apply equally to all weapons platforms in scope. Buying the first upgrade of stronger explosives improves both landmines and rocket damage, whereas through research rocket damage is not improved until [[Stronger_explosives_(research)|stronger explosives 3]].
*Weapon shooting speed and laser shooting speed can be advanced beyond the Freeplay limits of [[Laser_shooting_speed_(research)|laser shooting speed 7]] and [[Weapon_shooting_speed_(research)|weapon shooting speed 6]]. Buying 22 laser speed upgrades will match the maximum laser fire rate available in Freeplay. Upgrades 23 and 24 will surpass it, costing 5,750 and 6,000 points respectively.
*The artillery shell range & speed cannot be advanced with upgrade points. There just isn't a way to enhance artillery in Wave Defense beyond the extra range of manual targeting.

== Scenario victory ==

Launch a rocket! Manufactured the normal way from [[Rocket control unit|control units]], [[rocket fuel]], and [[low density structure]]. A satellite is not required. A chat message will indicate the day of victory, after which play can continue but nightly waves will cease and upgrades can no longer be purchased.

The round will immediately end in defeat if the silo is destroyed. There will be no opportunity to build a replacement. The game round can be restarted in the admin control.

== History ==

{{history|1.1.0|
*Wave defense can now only be won by launching a rocket.}}

{{history|0.18.9|
*Changed Wave defense bounty system and refactored unit spawning logic.}}

{{history|0.18.4|
*Wave defense difficulty will scale with online player count.
*Wave defense hard difficulty will give 50% less bounty on each kill.}}

{{history|0.17.10|
*When a player dies in the Wave defense, the free equipment will be removed from the corpse.}}

{{history|0.17.0|
*Wave defense scenario has been reworked to support multiple rounds and a procedurally generated map.}}

{{history|0.15.3|
*Wave defense: Units won't spawn if there are more than 500 already on the map.
*Wave defense: Added a 'Unit bounty bonus' upgrade.
*Wave defense: Added Uranium to the map.}}

{{history|0.15.2|
*Reduced wave defense biter power increase as more players join to reduce pathfinding performance drain.}}

{{history|0.15.0|
*New scenarios: PvP and Wave defense.}}

Wave defense

2021-11-15T00:41:05Z

Splee: draft from Splee user page moved to main

'''Wave defense''' is a [[Game modes and options|gameplay scenario]] sharing the common Freeplay goal of surviving long enough to launch a rocket, but with a faster start and heightened threat from [[Enemies#Creatures|biters and spitters]].

Players receive a generous array of starting equipment, a basic defense perimeter, and a central [[rocket silo]] which can be used & repaired but not mined or moved. All technologies start unlocked: research is unnecessary, science packs cannot be crafted and there is no research menu. Equipment, buildings and other items all have the usual [[crafting| crafting costs and mechanics]]. Killed players can respawn. The scenario is only lost if the central rocket silo is destroyed.

Three difficulty levels affect perimeter width and attack intensity (Easy / Normal / Hard). Wave defense does not offer adjustment of [[map generator]] settings - there is no way to adjust patch richness or use peaceful mode - but the [[rocket rush]] scenario might help serve that experience.

Wave defense can be played single player or [[multiplayer]] with a team.

== Starting equipment ==

At the beginning of the scenario (and every respawn) each player receives:

*Modular armor equipped with 11 solar panels, an exoskeleton, personal battery, and personal roboport MK2
*10 construction robots
*A submachine gun with 40 magazines
*A shotgun with 20 shells

The following equipment is supplied in two chests below the silo:

*600 transport belt, 40 underground belt, and 40 splitters
*1 offshore pump, 10 boilers, 20 steam engines, 200 pipe, and 50 underground pipe
*50 burner inserters, 100 each of inserters, fast inserters, and long handed inserters
*50 each of small & medium electric poles, 15 big electric poles, and 10 substations
*50 burner mining drills, 50 electric drills, 35 stone furnaces, 20 steel furnaces, and 8 electric furnaces
*50 assembler 1s, 20 assembler 2s, and 8 assembler 3s
*10 pumpjacks, 5 refineries, and 20 chemplants
*8 gun turrets, 50 walls, 20 repair packs, and 20 lights
*200 iron plate, 200 copper plate, 250 cogs, 200 electronic circuits, and 200 steel plate

The upgrade technologies [[Worker_robot_speed_(research)|worker robot speed 4]], [[Worker_robot_cargo_size_(research)|worker robot cargo size 3]] and [[Inserter_capacity_bonus_(research)|inserter capacity bonus 7]] are also unlocked for free (though cannot be further advanced).

Initial defense is provided as a basic perimeter of stone walls & gates with groups of three [[gun turret|gun turrets]], all of which can be repaired & pickup up by players. The perimeter will probably need to be reloaded / upgraded / augmented before the turrets fully expend their starting 50 [[Firearm_magazine|basic clips]] each, or destroyed, or both. How long they last without player attention depends somewhat on scenario difficulty level. Vision is also granted within and around the perimeter for the duration of the scenario without needing radar coverage.

== Biters attack at night ==

Each night, attack groups form and path towards the silo. These waves will grow more aggressive with the day count within the scenario, which follows the [[Time#Days|same ~7 minute structure]] as Freeplay and is indicated in the top left (by default). Closer nests will also send more intense waves. These attacks also evolve much faster than Freeplay, with [[Enemies#Biters|behemoth biters]] typically appearing around the two hour mark.

Pollution is not enabled, so will not incur retaliation, but artillery shells and player visits will result in the normal biter responses regardless of time of day. In addition to reducing nocturnal attack pressure, killing nests and worms awards points which can be spent on upgrades:

*Biter or spitter nests: 250 points per nest kill
*Small / medium worms: 50 / 100 points depending on size

Points are only awarded for destroying nests and worms. Killing biters provides no benefit other than not being killed by them.

These points awards are the only way to improve weapon capabilities and mining productivity in wave defense, and are halved on Hard difficulty.

== Upgrade points ==

Combat capabilities and mining productivity are not enhanced by research, but instead by spending points obtained from killing nests & worms. The upgrades menu is (by default) in the top left between the day count and admin control. Upgrade costs increase linearly for the same marginal improvement each time, and there is no upper limit to purchases. The 2nd rank costs 2x the base cost, the 3rd rank 3x and so on.

The available upgrades and their base costs are:

{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:left;"| Upgrade
! Benefit
! Cost
|-
|Physical projectile damage
| +10%
| 250 points
|-
|Weapon shooting speed
| +10%
| 250 points
|-
|Stronger explosives
| +25%
| 250 points
|-
|Refined flammables
| +10%
| 500 points
|-
|Energy weapons damage
| +20%
| 250 points
|-
|Laser shooting speed
| +10%
| 250 points
|-
|Mining productivity
| +10%
| 500 points
|-
|Follower robot count
| +5 robots
| 100 points
|-
|}

For example the first three upgrades of physical damage weapons damage will cost 250, then 500, then 750 points. The resulting total physical damage increase of 30% ends up somewhere between researching [[Physical_projectile_damage_(research)|physical projectile damage]] 2 and 3 in Freeplay.

These upgrade categories affect the same weapons as their researched equivalents, for example, refined flammables enhances both [[flamethrower turret]] and the [[flamethrower]]. Other differences to researched upgrades include:

*There is no laboratory component or research time. Kill nests, get points, choose upgrades, immediately have better weapons, possibly all while still fighting.
*All ranks of each upgrade apply equally to all weapons platforms in scope. Buying the first upgrade of stronger explosives improves both landmines and rocket damage, whereas through research rocket damage is not improved until [[Stronger_explosives_(research)|stronger explosives 3]].
*Weapon shooting speed and laser shooting speed can be advanced beyond the Freeplay limits of [[Laser_shooting_speed_(research)|laser shooting speed 7]] and [[Weapon_shooting_speed_(research)|weapon shooting speed 6]]. Buying 22 laser speed upgrades will match the maximum laser fire rate available in Freeplay. Upgrades 23 and 24 will surpass it, costing 5,750 and 6,000 points respectively.
*The artillery shell range & speed cannot be advanced with upgrade points. There just isn't a way to enhance artillery in Wave Defense beyond the extra range of manual targeting.

== Scenario victory ==

Launch a rocket! Manufactured the normal way from [[Rocket control unit|control units]], [[rocket fuel]], and [[low density structure]]. A satellite is not required. A chat message will indicate the day of victory, after which play can continue but nightly waves will cease and upgrades can no longer be purchased.

The round will immediately end in defeat if the silo is destroyed. There will be no opportunity to build a replacement. The game round can be restarted in the admin control.

== History ==

{{history|1.1.0|
*Wave defense can now only be won by launching a rocket.}}

{{history|0.18.9|
*Changed Wave defense bounty system and refactored unit spawning logic.}}

{{history|0.18.4|
*Wave defense difficulty will scale with online player count.
*Wave defense hard difficulty will give 50% less bounty on each kill.}}

{{history|0.17.10|
*When a player dies in the Wave defense, the free equipment will be removed from the corpse.}}

{{history|0.17.0|
*Wave defense scenario has been reworked to support multiple rounds and a procedurally generated map.}}

{{history|0.15.3|
*Wave defense: Units won't spawn if there are more than 500 already on the map.
*Wave defense: Added a 'Unit bounty bonus' upgrade.
*Wave defense: Added Uranium to the map.}}

{{history|0.15.2|
*Reduced wave defense biter power increase as more players join to reduce pathfinding performance drain.}}

{{history|0.15.0|
*New scenarios: PvP and Wave defense.}}

Game modes and options

2021-11-15T00:39:16Z

Splee: Link to wave defense, which shall soon exist

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[[File:New_game_gui_freeplay.png|thumb|700px|right|In the new game GUI, the desired scenario can be selected on the left. In the top right corner, [[replay system|replays]] can be enabled.]]
These game modes are available in the Factorio base game:
* Main game
** [[Tutorial]] - A series of five levels for new players.
*** Level 4 and 5 can be played in multiplayer.
** Freeplay - The intended way of playing Factorio. Your task is to launch a rocket into space.
*** Can be played in [[multiplayer]].
* Game [[Scenario system|scenarios]]
** Transport belt madness - Test your belt layout skills by connecting chests on a small island.
** Tight spot - Buy land and machines and sell your final product.
** [[Wave defense]] - Defend the rocket silo against waves of enemy biters and launch a rocket to win.
*** Can be played in multiplayer.
** [[Supply challenge]] - Timed challenge to produce and deliver specified items for each level.
*** Can be played in multiplayer.
** PvP - Blow up your friends.
*** Can '''only''' be played in multiplayer.
** Team production - Compete as small teams to complete short production-based objectives.
*** Can '''only''' be played in multiplayer.
** Sandbox - A creative mode where the player can have all technologies researched and spawn in items.
*** Can be played in multiplayer.
** Rocket rush - Try to launch a rocket as fast a possible with all technologies already unlocked.
*** Can be played in multiplayer.

Scenario system

2021-11-15T00:38:42Z

Splee: the campaign has been called tutorial for a while

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The scenario system allows save-based mods to be created, so that installing mods separately is not necessary. This allows for server side scripting, or to provide a separate objective than the vanilla freeplay (which is actually a scenario, just like the [[tutorial|tutorial campaign]]).

== Creation ==

Creation of a scenario starts in the [[map editor]]. The map editor allows an author to save a map that they have created as a scenario. This allows players to add special scripting to the scenario.

There are two ways to create a scenario:

* Via the [[Map editor]].
* Creating a new folder in the scenarios folder, and adding a control.lua.

== Differences between scenarios, saves, and mods ==

There are a few differences between a scenario, a save, and a mod. In a way, a scenario takes parts from both.

* Scenarios, unlike mods, cannot add anything to the game. The only type of scripting allowed in a scenario is scripting that would occur in control.lua.
* Scenarios can have premade maps, such as the supply scenario, or can have maps made with the map generator, such as freeplay.
* Scenarios do not need to be installed client side, unlike mods. This allows servers to implement small changes to gameplay on their end, such as displaying a MOTD to joining players.
* Scenarios, unlike normal saves, are stored in a different folder.
* Scenarios can be used to create a bit of a story, as the campaign does.

== Limitations of Scenarios ==

* Scenarios must be packaged into a mod to be distributed on the mod portal.
* Scenarios cannot add anything to the game (Namely, they may not make calls to data:extend()).
* Scenarios count as mods for the purpose of isolating [[achievements]].

== Playing a scenario ==

There are several scenarios included into the game by default. To play a scenario, click Play->Scenarios, and choose either a user scenario, or a scenario from the base game or mod. The Freeplay scenario is the same as the basic game, where the objective is to launch a rocket.

Upon choosing a scenario to play and saving the game, a normal save will be created that encompasses the map itself, and the control.Lua scripting that was provided by the scenario. This can be removed by deleting the script.dat and control.Lua files from the save, turning it into a normal save. Do this at your own risk, as it may break the save depending on how intertwined the scenario is with the save.

== Installing scenarios ==

Scenarios made by other players can be installed into a folder called scenarios in the player's [[application directory#User_data_directory|user data directory]]. It can then be played from the scenarios menu.

Scenarios added by mods are also shown in the Scenarios menu.

== Packaging a scenario as a mod ==
Create an empty mod, as described in [[Tutorial:Mod_structure]]. Then, simply add a "scenarios" folder, and copy your scenario into that folder. If you created a scenario with the map editor, you can find it in the scenarios folder in your [[application directory#User_data_directory|user data directory]].

== See also ==

* [[Tutorial]]
* [[Map editor]]
* [[Map generator]]

User:Splee

2021-11-15T00:34:31Z

Splee: serious words are serious

Splee also sometimes [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjKWsKpE6xsQpAPgZHTq7Yg puts speedruns on Youtube], often of the [[wave defense]] or [[rocket rush]] scenarios.

= Wave Defense =

'''Wave defense''' is a [[Game modes and options|gameplay scenario]] sharing the common Freeplay goal of surviving long enough to launch a rocket, but with a faster start and heightened threat from [[Enemies#Creatures|biters and spitters]].

Players receive a generous array of starting equipment, a basic defense perimeter, and a central [[rocket silo]] which can be used & repaired but not mined or moved. All technologies start unlocked: research is unnecessary, science packs cannot be crafted and there is no research menu. Equipment, buildings and other items all have the usual [[crafting| crafting costs and mechanics]]. Killed players can respawn. The scenario is only lost if the central rocket silo is destroyed.

Three difficulty levels affect perimeter width and attack intensity (Easy / Normal / Hard). Wave defense does not offer adjustment of [[map generator]] settings - there is no way to adjust patch richness or use peaceful mode - but the [[rocket rush]] scenario might help serve that experience.

Wave defense can be played single player or [[multiplayer]] with a team.

== Starting equipment ==

At the beginning of the scenario (and every respawn) each player receives:

*Modular armor equipped with 11 solar panels, an exoskeleton, personal battery, and personal roboport MK2
*10 construction robots
*A submachine gun with 40 magazines
*A shotgun with 20 shells

The following equipment is supplied in two chests below the silo:

*600 transport belt, 40 underground belt, and 40 splitters
*1 offshore pump, 10 boilers, 20 steam engines, 200 pipe, and 50 underground pipe
*50 burner inserters, 100 each of inserters, fast inserters, and long handed inserters
*50 each of small & medium electric poles, 15 big electric poles, and 10 substations
*50 burner mining drills, 50 electric drills, 35 stone furnaces, 20 steel furnaces, and 8 electric furnaces
*50 assembler 1s, 20 assembler 2s, and 8 assembler 3s
*10 pumpjacks, 5 refineries, and 20 chemplants
*8 gun turrets, 50 walls, 20 repair packs, and 20 lights
*200 iron plate, 200 copper plate, 250 cogs, 200 electronic circuits, and 200 steel plate

The upgrade technologies [[Worker_robot_speed_(research)|worker robot speed 4]], [[Worker_robot_cargo_size_(research)|worker robot cargo size 3]] and [[Inserter_capacity_bonus_(research)|inserter capacity bonus 7]] are also unlocked for free (though cannot be further advanced).

Initial defense is provided as a basic perimeter of stone walls & gates with groups of three [[gun turret|gun turrets]], all of which can be repaired & pickup up by players. The perimeter will probably need to be reloaded / upgraded / augmented before the turrets fully expend their starting 50 [[Firearm_magazine|basic clips]] each, or destroyed, or both. How long they last without player attention depends somewhat on scenario difficulty level. Vision is also granted within and around the perimeter for the duration of the scenario without needing radar coverage.

== Biters attack at night ==

Each night, attack groups form and path towards the silo. These waves will grow more aggressive with the day count within the scenario, which follows the [[Time#Days|same ~7 minute structure]] as Freeplay and is indicated in the top left (by default). Closer nests will also send more intense waves. These attacks also evolve much faster than Freeplay, with [[Enemies#Biters|behemoth biters]] typically appearing around the two hour mark.

Pollution is not enabled, so will not incur retaliation, but artillery shells and player visits will result in the normal biter responses regardless of time of day. In addition to reducing nocturnal attack pressure, killing nests and worms awards points which can be spent on upgrades:

*Biter or spitter nests: 250 points per nest kill
*Small / medium worms: 50 / 100 points depending on size

Points are only awarded for destroying nests and worms. Killing biters provides no benefit other than not being killed by them.

These points awards are the only way to improve weapon capabilities and mining productivity in wave defense, and are halved on Hard difficulty.

== Upgrade points ==

Combat capabilities and mining productivity are not enhanced by research, but instead by spending points obtained from killing nests & worms. The upgrades menu is (by default) in the top left between the day count and admin control. Upgrade costs increase linearly for the same marginal improvement each time, and there is no upper limit to purchases. The 2nd rank costs 2x the base cost, the 3rd rank 3x and so on.

The available upgrades and their base costs are:

{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:left;"| Upgrade
! Benefit
! Cost
|-
|Physical projectile damage
| +10%
| 250 points
|-
|Weapon shooting speed
| +10%
| 250 points
|-
|Stronger explosives
| +25%
| 250 points
|-
|Refined flammables
| +10%
| 500 points
|-
|Energy weapons damage
| +20%
| 250 points
|-
|Laser shooting speed
| +10%
| 250 points
|-
|Mining productivity
| +10%
| 500 points
|-
|Follower robot count
| +5 robots
| 100 points
|-
|}

For example the first three upgrades of physical damage weapons damage will cost 250, then 500, then 750 points. The resulting total physical damage increase of 30% ends up somewhere between researching [[Physical_projectile_damage_(research)|physical projectile damage]] 2 and 3 in Freeplay.

These upgrade categories affect the same weapons as their researched equivalents, for example, refined flammables enhances both [[flamethrower turret]] and the [[flamethrower]]. Other differences to researched upgrades include:

*There is no laboratory component or research time. Kill nests, get points, choose upgrades, immediately have better weapons, possibly all while still fighting.
*All ranks of each upgrade apply equally to all weapons platforms in scope. Buying the first upgrade of stronger explosives improves both landmines and rocket damage, whereas through research rocket damage is not improved until [[Stronger_explosives_(research)|stronger explosives 3]].
*Weapon shooting speed and laser shooting speed can be advanced beyond the Freeplay limits of [[Laser_shooting_speed_(research)|laser shooting speed 7]] and [[Weapon_shooting_speed_(research)|weapon shooting speed 6]]. Buying 22 laser speed upgrades will match the maximum laser fire rate available in Freeplay. Upgrades 23 and 24 will surpass it, costing 5,750 and 6,000 points respectively.
*The artillery shell range & speed cannot be advanced with upgrade points. There just isn't a way to enhance artillery in Wave Defense beyond the extra range of manual targeting.

== Scenario victory ==

Launch a rocket! Manufactured the normal way from [[Rocket control unit|control units]], [[rocket fuel]], and [[low density structure]]. A satellite is not required. A chat message will indicate the day of victory, after which play can continue but nightly waves will cease and upgrades can no longer be purchased.

The round will immediately end in defeat if the silo is destroyed. There will be no opportunity to build a replacement. The game round can be restarted in the admin control.

== History ==

{{history|1.1.0|
*Wave defense can now only be won by launching a rocket.}}

{{history|0.18.9|
*Changed Wave defense bounty system and refactored unit spawning logic.}}

{{history|0.18.4|
*Wave defense difficulty will scale with online player count.
*Wave defense hard difficulty will give 50% less bounty on each kill.}}

{{history|0.17.10|
*When a player dies in the Wave defense, the free equipment will be removed from the corpse.}}

{{history|0.17.0|
*Wave defense scenario has been reworked to support multiple rounds and a procedurally generated map.}}

{{history|0.15.3|
*Wave defense: Units won't spawn if there are more than 500 already on the map.
*Wave defense: Added a 'Unit bounty bonus' upgrade.
*Wave defense: Added Uranium to the map.}}

{{history|0.15.2|
*Reduced wave defense biter power increase as more players join to reduce pathfinding performance drain.}}

{{history|0.15.0|
*New scenarios: PvP and Wave defense.}}

User:Splee

2021-11-04T23:15:06Z

Splee: better words are better, links to scenario list is helpful

Splee also sometimes [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjKWsKpE6xsQpAPgZHTq7Yg puts speedruns on Youtube].

Otherwise, this is an area for drafts - currently [[wave defense]], maybe soon [[rocket rush]]. Needs pictures. Does a scenarios category even exist, and should it?

= Wave Defense =

'''Wave defense''' is a [[Game modes and options|gameplay scenario]] sharing the common Freeplay goal of surviving long enough to launch a rocket, but with a faster start and angrier biters.

Players receive a generous array of starting equipment, a [[rocket silo]], and a basic defense perimeter. All technologies start unlocked: research is unnecessary, science packs cannot be crafted and there is no research menu. Equipment, buildings and other items all have the usual [[crafting| crafting costs and mechanics]]. Killed players can respawn. The scenario is only lost if biters destroy the central rocket silo, which can be repaired and used but not mined or repositioned.

Three difficulty levels affect perimeter size and biter enthusiasm (Easy / Normal / Hard). Wave defense does not offer adjustment of [[map generator]] settings - there is no way to adjust patch richness or use peaceful mode - but the [[rocket rush]] scenario might help serve that experience.

Wave defense can be played single player or [[multiplayer]] with a team.

== Starting equipment ==

At the beginning of the scenario (and every respawn) each player receives:

*Modular armor equipped with 11 solar panels, an exoskeleton, personal battery, and personal roboport MK2
*10 construction robots
*A submachine gun with 40 magazines
*A shotgun with 20 shells

The following equipment is supplied in two chests below the silo:

*600 transport belt, 40 underground belt, and 40 splitters
*1 offshore pump, 10 boilers, 20 steam engines, 200 pipe, and 50 underground pipe
*50 burner inserters, 100 each of inserters, fast inserters, and long handed inserters
*50 each of small & medium electric poles, 15 big electric poles, and 10 substations
*50 burner mining drills, 50 electric drills, 35 stone furnaces, 20 steel furnaces, and 8 electric furnaces
*50 assembler 1s, 20 assembler 2s, and 8 assembler 3s
*10 pumpjacks, 5 refineries, and 20 chemplants
*8 gun turrets, 50 walls, 20 repair packs, and 20 lights
*200 iron plate, 200 copper plate, 250 cogs, 200 electronic circuits, and 200 steel plate

The upgrade technologies [[Worker_robot_speed_(research)|worker robot speed 4]], [[Worker_robot_cargo_size_(research)|worker robot cargo size 3]] and [[Inserter_capacity_bonus_(research)|inserter capacity bonus 7]] are also unlocked for free (though cannot be further advanced). Full vision is also granted within the perimeter for the duration of the scenario without needing radar coverage.

Initial defense is provided as a basic perimeter of stone walls & gates with groups of three [[gun turret|gun turrets]], all of which can be repaired / mined / etc by players. The perimeter will probably need to be reloaded / upgraded / augmented before the turrets fully expend their starting 50 [[Firearm_magazine|basic clips]] each, get chewed apart, or both. How long they last without attention depends somewhat on scenario difficulty level.

== Biters attack at night ==

Each night, biters will form attack groups and path towards the silo. Their aggression will increase based on the day count within the scenario, which follows the [[Time#Days|same ~7 minute structure]] as Freeplay and is indicated in the top left (by default). Biters and spitters still alive during a subsequent day will just keep on biting and spitting.

Pollution is not enabled and will not incur aggression, but biters will retaliate as usual in response to visits from a player, close military buildings, being shelled by artillery, etc, regardless of time of day. The attack waves also evolve much faster than Freeplay, with [[Enemies#Biters|behemoth biters]] typically appearing around the two hour mark. Nests closer to the perimeter will be more enthusiastic about forming nightly attack waves. In addition to reducing nocturnal attack pressure, killing nests and worms awards points which can be spent on upgrades:

*Biter or spitter nests: 250 points per nest kill
*Small / medium worms: 50 / 100 points depending on size

Points are only awarded for destroying nests and worms. Killing biters provides no benefit other than not being killed by them, etc.

These points awards are the only way to improve weapon capabilities and mining productivity in wave defense, and are halved on Hard difficulty.

== Upgrade points ==

Combat capabilities and mining productivity are not enhanced by research, but instead by spending points obtained from killing nests & worms. The upgrades menu can be found (by default) in the top left between the day count and admin control. Upgrade costs increase linearly for the same marginal improvement each time, and there is no upper limit to purchases. The 2nd rank costs 2x the base cost, the 3rd rank 3x and so on.

The available upgrades and their base costs are:

{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:left;"| Upgrade
! Benefit
! Cost
|-
|Physical projectile damage
| +10%
| 250 points
|-
|Weapon shooting speed
| +10%
| 250 points
|-
|Stronger explosives
| +25%
| 250 points
|-
|Refined flammables
| +10%
| 500 points
|-
|Energy weapons damage
| +20%
| 250 points
|-
|Laser shooting speed
| +10%
| 250 points
|-
|Mining productivity
| +10%
| 500 points
|-
|Follower robot count
| +5 robots
| 100 points
|-
|}

For example the first three upgrades of physical damage weapons damage will cost 250, then 500, then 750 points. The resulting total physical damage increase of 30% ends up somewhere between researching [[Physical_projectile_damage_(research)|physical projectile damage]] 2 and 3 in Freeplay.

These upgrade categories affect the same weapons as their researched equivalents, for example, refined flammables enhances both [[flamethrower turret]] and the [[flamethrower]]. Notable differences to researched upgrades include:

*There is no laboratory component or research time. Kill nests, get points, choose upgrades, immediately have better weapons, possibly all while still fighting.
*All ranks of each upgrade apply equally to all weapons platforms in scope - as in, the first upgrades of stronger explosives improves both landmines and rockets as well, whereas rocket damage is not normally improved until [[Stronger_explosives_(research)|stronger explosives 3]].
*Weapon shooting speed and laser shooting speed can be advanced beyond the Freeplay limits of [[Laser_shooting_speed_(research)|laser shooting speed 7]] and [[Weapon_shooting_speed_(research)|weapon shooting speed 6]]. Buying 22 laser speed upgrades will match the maximum fire rate available in Freeplay, then upgrades 23 and 24 will surpass it costing 5,750 and 6,000 points respectively, and so on.
*The artillery shell range & speed cannot be advanced with upgrade points. There just isn't a way to enhance artillery in Wave Defense beyond the extra range of manual targeting.

== Scenario victory ==

Launch a rocket! Manufactured the normal way from [[Rocket control unit|control units]], [[rocket fuel]], and [[low density structure]]. A satelite is not required. Don't let the silo be destroyed. That's it.

Afterwards you can keep building, but attack waves will cease and you'll be unable to purchase further upgrades.

== History ==

{{history|1.1.0|
*Wave defense can now only be won by launching a rocket.}}

{{history|0.18.9|
*Changed Wave defense bounty system and refactored unit spawning logic.}}

{{history|0.18.4|
*Wave defense difficulty will scale with online player count.
*Wave defense hard difficulty will give 50% less bounty on each kill.}}

{{history|0.17.10|
*When a player dies in the Wave defense, the free equipment will be removed from the corpse.}}

{{history|0.17.0|
*Wave defense scenario has been reworked to support multiple rounds and a procedurally generated map.}}

{{history|0.15.3|
*Wave defense: Units won't spawn if there are more than 500 already on the map.
*Wave defense: Added a 'Unit bounty bonus' upgrade.
*Wave defense: Added Uranium to the map.}}

{{history|0.15.2|
*Reduced wave defense biter power increase as more players join to reduce pathfinding performance drain.}}

{{history|0.15.0|
*New scenarios: PvP and Wave defense.}}

(tbh not sure I caught all the changes)

User:Splee

2021-11-03T08:50:33Z

Splee: Init with wave defense draft

Splee also sometimes [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjKWsKpE6xsQpAPgZHTq7Yg puts speedruns on Youtube].

Otherwise, this is an area for drafts - currently [[wave defense]], maybe soon [[rocket rush]]. Needs pictures. Does a scenarios category even exist, and should it?

= Wave Defense =

'''Wave defense''' is a scenario sharing the common Freeplay goal of surviving long enough to launch a rocket, but with a faster start and angrier biters.

Players receive a generous array of starting equipment, a [[rocket silo]], and a basic defense perimeter. All technologies start unlocked: research is unnecessary, science packs cannot be crafted and there is no research menu. Equipment, buildings and other items all have the usual [[crafting| crafting costs and mechanics]]. Killed players can respawn, the scenario is only lost if biters destroy the central rocket silo. This silo can be repaired and used, but not mined or repositioned.

Three difficulty levels affect perimeter size and biter enthusiasm (Easy / Normal / Hard). Wave defense does not offer adjustment of [[map generator]] settings - there is no way to adjust patch richness or use peaceful mode - but the [[rocket rush]] scenario might help serve that experience.

Wave defense can be played single player or [[multiplayer]] with a team.

== Starting equipment ==

At the beginning of the scenario (and every respawn) each player receives:

*Modular armor equipped with 11 solar panels, an exoskeleton, personal battery, and personal roboport MK2
*10 construction robots
*A submachine gun with 40 magazines
*A shotgun with 20 shells

The following equipment is supplied in two chests below the silo:

*600 transport belt, 40 underground belt, and 40 splitters
*1 offshore pump, 10 boilers, 20 steam engines, 200 pipe, and 50 underground pipe
*50 burner inserters, 100 each of inserters, fast inserters, and long handed inserters
*50 each of small & medium electric poles, 15 big electric poles, and 10 substations
*50 burner mining drills, 50 electric drills, 35 stone furnaces, 20 steel furnaces, and 8 electric furnaces
*50 assembler 1s, 20 assembler 2s, and 8 assembler 3s
*10 pumpjacks, 5 refineries, and 20 chemplants
*8 gun turrets, 50 walls, 20 repair packs, and 20 lights
*200 iron plate, 200 copper plate, 250 cogs, 200 electronic circuits, and 200 steel plate

The upgrade technologies [[Worker_robot_speed_(research)|worker robot speed 4]], [[Worker_robot_cargo_size_(research)|worker robot cargo size 3]] and [[Inserter_capacity_bonus_(research)|inserter capacity bonus 7]] are also unlocked for free (though cannot be further advanced). Full vision is also granted within the perimeter for the duration of the scenario without needing radar coverage.

Initial defense is provided as a basic perimeter of stone walls & gates with groups of three [[gun turret|gun turrets]], all of which can be repaired / mined / etc by players. The perimeter will probably need to be reloaded / upgraded / augmented before the turrets fully expend their starting 50 [[Firearm_magazine|basic clips]] each. How long they last without attention depends somewhat on scenario difficulty level.

== Biters attack at night ==

Each night, biters will form attack groups and path towards the silo. Their aggression will increase based on the day count within the scenario, which follows the [[Time#Days|same ~7 minute structure]] as Freeplay and is indicated in the top left (by default). Biters and spitters still alive during a subsequent day will just keep on biting and spitting.

Pollution is not enabled and will not incur aggression, but biters will retaliate as usual in response to visits from a player, close military buildings, being shelled by artillery, etc, regardless of time of day. The attack waves also evolve much faster than Freeplay, with [[Enemies#Biters|behemoth biters]] typically appearing around the two hour mark. Nests closer to the perimeter will be more enthusiastic about forming nightly attack waves. In addition to reducing the nightly biter attack pressure, killing nests and worms awards points which can be spent on upgrades:

*Biter or spitter nests: 250 points per nest kill
*Small / medium worms: 50 / 100 points depending on size

Points are only awarded for destroying nests and worms. Killing biters provides no benefit other than not being killed by them, etc.

These points awards are the only way to improve weapon capabilities and mining productivity in wave defense, and are halved on Hard difficulty.

== Upgrade points ==

Combat capabilities and mining productivity are not enhanced by research, but instead by spending points obtained from killing nests & worms. The upgrades menu can be found (by default) in the top left between the day count and admin control. Upgrade costs increase linearly for the same marginal improvement each time, and there is no upper limit to purchases. The 2nd rank costs 2x the base cost, the 3rd rank 3x and so on.

The available upgrades and their base costs are:

{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:left;"| Upgrade
! Benefit
! Cost
|-
|Physical projectile damage
| +10%
| 250 points
|-
|Weapon shooting speed
| +10%
| 250 points
|-
|Stronger explosives
| +25%
| 250 points
|-
|Refined flammables
| +10%
| 500 points
|-
|Energy weapons damage
| +20%
| 250 points
|-
|Laser shooting speed
| +10%
| 250 points
|-
|Mining productivity
| +10%
| 500 points
|-
|Follower robot count
| +5 robots
| 100 points
|-
|}

For example the first three upgrades of physical damage weapons damage will cost 250, then 500, then 750 points. The resulting total physical damage increase of 30% ends up somewhere between researching [[Physical_projectile_damage_(research)|physical projectile damage]] 2 and 3 in Freeplay.

These upgrade categories affect the same weapons as their researched equivalents, for example, refined flammables enhances both [[flamethrower turret]] and the [[flamethrower]]. Notable differences to researched upgrades include:

*There is no laboratory component or research time. Kill nests, get points, choose upgrades, immediately have better weapons, possibly all while still fighting.
*All ranks of each upgrade apply equally to all weapons platforms in scope - as in, the first upgrades of stronger explosives improves both landmines and rockets as well, whereas rocket damage is not normally improved until [[Stronger_explosives_(research)|stronger explosives 3]].
*Weapon shooting speed and laser shooting speed can be advanced beyond the Freeplay limits of [[Laser_shooting_speed_(research)|laser shooting speed 7]] and [[Weapon_shooting_speed_(research)|weapon shooting speed 6]]. Buying 22 laser speed upgrades will match the maximum fire rate available in Freeplay, then upgrades 23 and 24 will surpass it costing 5,750 and 6,000 points respectively, and so on.
*The artillery shell range & speed cannot be advanced with upgrade points. There just isn't a way to enhance artillery in Wave Defense beyond the extra range of manual targeting.

== Scenario victory ==

Launch a rocket! A satelite is not required. Don't let the silo be destroyed. That's it.

== History ==

{{history|1.1.0|
*Wave defense can now only be won by launching a rocket.}}

{{history|0.18.9|
*Changed Wave defense bounty system and refactored unit spawning logic.}}

{{history|0.18.4|
*Wave defense difficulty will scale with online player count.
*Wave defense hard difficulty will give 50% less bounty on each kill.}}

{{history|0.17.10|
*When a player dies in the Wave defense, the free equipment will be removed from the corpse.}}

{{history|0.17.0|
*Wave defense scenario has been reworked to support multiple rounds and a procedurally generated map.}}

{{history|0.15.3|
*Wave defense: Units won't spawn if there are more than 500 already on the map.
*Wave defense: Added a 'Unit bounty bonus' upgrade.
*Wave defense: Added Uranium to the map.}}

{{history|0.15.2|
*Reduced wave defense biter power increase as more players join to reduce pathfinding performance drain.}}

{{history|0.15.0|
*New scenarios: PvP and Wave defense.}}

(tbh not sure I caught all the changes)