Difficulty Levels (Apocalypse) - Revision history

EsTeR: correction on game loss - can't lose the game if the final mission is a fail - this is weird

2023-10-22T17:59:45Z

correction on game loss - can't lose the game if the final mission is a fail - this is weird

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	=Losing The Game=		=Losing The Game=
	[[Image:Title-LostGame-(Apocalypse).png\|right]]		[[Image:Title-LostGame-(Apocalypse).png\|right]]
	There are only two ways to lose the game ~~easily~~:		There are only two ways to lose the game:
	* All bases for X-Com are destroyed.		* All bases for X-Com are destroyed.
	* X-Com funds are excessively negative at the end of the week.~~<br>~~		All X-COM bases have been destroyed. All research data is lost and all personnel have left. With no other hope for humanity the Aliens will inevitably conquer Earth.
	.~~..or if across multiple weeks:~~		* X-Com funds are excessively negative at the end of the week.
	* Your total score becomes excessively negative, ~~which depends on difficulty level.~~		Due to bad debts the X-COM organization has been closed down. All operations have ceased, bases dismantled and personnel discharged. With no other hope for humanity the Aliens will inevitably conquer Earth.
	...~~and if you go under-equipped or unprepared:<br>~~
	* All your agents are neutralised before completing the very last and final mission.


	[[Category: Apocalypse]]		[[Category: Apocalypse]]

EsTeR: fits well

2023-10-17T07:28:42Z

fits well

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	=Losing The Game=		=Losing The Game=
			[[Image:Title-LostGame-(Apocalypse).png\|right]]
	There are only two ways to lose the game easily:		There are only two ways to lose the game easily:
	* All bases for X-Com are destroyed.		* All bases for X-Com are destroyed.
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	* Your total score becomes excessively negative, which depends on difficulty level.		* Your total score becomes excessively negative, which depends on difficulty level.
	...and if you go under-equipped or unprepared:<br>		...and if you go under-equipped or unprepared:<br>
	* All your agents are neutralised before completing the final mission.		* All your agents are neutralised before completing the very last and final mission.


	[[Category: Apocalypse]]		[[Category: Apocalypse]]

EeGe: Minor punctuation changes

2023-05-14T04:11:16Z

Minor punctuation changes

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	==[[City_Maps_(Apocalypse)\|Cityscapes]]==		==[[City_Maps_(Apocalypse)\|Cityscapes]]==
	Each difficulty level has its own Cityscape design~~. The~~ harder the game the larger the map. The quantity of buildings will increase with higher the difficulty, the structures are larger, taller, and are easier to collapse. The road layout becomes more complicated, longer and higher.<br>		Each difficulty level has its own Cityscape design, the harder the game the larger the map. The quantity of buildings will increase with higher the difficulty, the structures are larger, taller, and are easier to collapse. The road layout becomes more complicated, longer and higher.<br>
	Base [[Base_Locations_(Apocalypse)\|locations]] will be more numerous but their [[Base_Layouts_(Apocalypse)\|functionality]] will be more limited.<br>		Base [[Base_Locations_(Apocalypse)\|locations]] will be more numerous, but their [[Base_Layouts_(Apocalypse)\|functionality]] will be more limited.<br>
	[[Image:Apoc_1_citymap1.png\|200 px\|Novice]]		[[Image:Apoc_1_citymap1.png\|200 px\|Novice]]
	[[Image:Apoc_2_citymap2.png\|200 px\|Easy]]		[[Image:Apoc_2_citymap2.png\|200 px\|Easy]]

EsTeR: blurb on base styles

2022-07-02T03:38:39Z

blurb on base styles

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	The easiest being ''Novice'', increasing to ''Superhuman'' as the hardest.		The easiest being ''Novice'', increasing to ''Superhuman'' as the hardest.

	==Cityscapes==		==[[City_Maps_(Apocalypse)\|Cityscapes]]==
	Each level has its own Cityscape design. The harder the game the larger the map, quantity of buildings, ~~also being~~ larger and ~~prone of~~ collapse, and more ~~complicated the road layout~~.<br>		Each difficulty level has its own Cityscape design. The harder the game the larger the map. The quantity of buildings will increase with higher the difficulty, the structures are larger, taller, and are easier to collapse. The road layout becomes more complicated, longer and higher.<br>
			Base [[Base_Locations_(Apocalypse)\|locations]] will be more numerous but their [[Base_Layouts_(Apocalypse)\|functionality]] will be more limited.<br>
	[[Image:Apoc_1_citymap1.png\|200 px\|Novice]]		[[Image:Apoc_1_citymap1.png\|200 px\|Novice]]
	[[Image:Apoc_2_citymap2.png\|200 px\|Easy]]		[[Image:Apoc_2_citymap2.png\|200 px\|Easy]]

EsTeR: fixlink

2022-06-19T23:34:50Z

fixlink

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	==Organisation Relations==		==Organisation Relations==
	X-Com's interaction with other [[~~Organisations~~]] increasingly becomes more recalcitrant on higher difficulty levels. Positive attitude towards X-Com is:		X-Com's interaction with other [[Organizations]] increasingly becomes more recalcitrant on higher difficulty levels. Positive attitude towards X-Com is:
	* +5% on Novice or Easy.		* +5% on Novice or Easy.
	* Unchanged on Medium.		* Unchanged on Medium.

EsTeR: forgot score

2022-06-15T11:42:06Z

forgot score

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	* All bases for X-Com are destroyed.		* All bases for X-Com are destroyed.
	* X-Com funds are excessively negative at the end of the week.<br>		* X-Com funds are excessively negative at the end of the week.<br>
			...or if across multiple weeks:
			* Your total score becomes excessively negative, which depends on difficulty level.
	...and if you go under-equipped or unprepared:<br>		...and if you go under-equipped or unprepared:<br>
	* All your agents are neutralised before completing the final mission.		* All your agents are neutralised before completing the final mission.


	[[Category: Apocalypse]]		[[Category: Apocalypse]]

EsTeR: losing blurb added

2022-06-15T11:38:24Z

losing blurb added

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	===Dynamic Funding===		===Dynamic Funding===
	Funding is calculated at the ~~end of each~~ week, Monday at midnight.<br>		Funding is calculated for the new week, Monday at midnight, based on your performance (your Score) in the previous week.<br>
	The initial X-Com funding is added to with extra funds, Weekly Income, from the [[Government]] (The Senate) ~~depending your Score in the previous week~~. Income can be decreased to zero if performance is always substandard.<br>		The initial X-Com funding is added to with extra funds, Weekly Income, from the [[Government]] (The Senate). Income can be decreased to zero if performance is always substandard.<br>
	The government may not have enough liquidity to continue paying for the good (or better) performance of X-Com's ability to deal with the Alien menace and may only give what is can spare, but no more than half of its total cash. Weekly Income may be stopped if the government has negative cash flows.		The government may not have enough liquidity to continue paying for the good (or better) performance of X-Com's ability to deal with the Alien menace and may only give what is can spare, but no more than half of its total cash. Weekly Income may be stopped if the government has negative cash flows.
	Income will be immediately cut off if the government becomes hostile to X-Com and if 100% infiltrated, funding will be permanently lost.		Income will be immediately cut off if the government becomes hostile to X-Com and if 100% infiltrated, funding will be permanently lost.
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	==Unit Stats==		==Unit Stats==
	Each difficulty level also modifys unit attributes. All enemy units, civilians and Security Station turrets have their stats ~~[[Unit_Stats_(Apocalypse)#Difficulty Adjustment\|~~increased on difficulties]] above Novice.		Each difficulty level also modifys [[Unit_Stats_(Apocalypse)#Difficulty_Adjustment\|unit attributes]]. All enemy units, civilians and Security Station turrets have their stats increased on difficulties above Novice.

	==Organisation Relations==		==Organisation Relations==
	X-Com's interaction with other [[~~Organizations~~]] increasingly becomes more recalcitrant on higher difficulty levels. Positive ~~attitudes~~ towards X-Com is:		X-Com's interaction with other [[Organisations]] increasingly becomes more recalcitrant on higher difficulty levels. Positive attitude towards X-Com is:
	* +5% on Novice or Easy.		* +5% on Novice or Easy.
	* Unchanged on Medium.		* Unchanged on Medium.
	* -5% on Hard.		* -5% on Hard.
	* -10% on Superhuman.<br>		* -10% on Superhuman.<br>
	Searching a building for alien infestation (and no hostiles found) will decrease relations towards X-Com by roughly x2 from Novice to Superhuman. The amount of money demanded for ~~an increase in relations~~ is sharply increased roughly x8 from Novice to Superhuman.		Searching a building for alien infestation (and no hostiles found) will decrease relations towards X-Com by roughly x2 from Novice to Superhuman. The amount of money demanded for compensation is sharply increased roughly x8 from Novice to Superhuman.

	==Alien Technology Progression==		==Alien Technology Progression==
	The more difficult a game, the faster the Aliens will [[Tech_Levels_(Apocalypse)\|invent and acquire]] more advanced weaponry both for their crafts and lifeform equipment.		The more difficult a game, the faster the Aliens will [[Tech_Levels_(Apocalypse)\|invent and acquire]] more advanced weaponry both for their crafts and lifeform equipment dependant on score.

			=Losing The Game=
			There are only two ways to lose the game easily:
			* All bases for X-Com are destroyed.
			* X-Com funds are excessively negative at the end of the week.<br>
			...and if you go under-equipped or unprepared:<br>
			* All your agents are neutralised before completing the final mission.


	[[Category: Apocalypse]]		[[Category: Apocalypse]]

EsTeR: done i think

2022-06-13T09:22:21Z

done i think

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	===Dynamic Funding===		===Dynamic Funding===
			Funding is calculated at the end of each week, Monday at midnight.<br>
	The initial X-Com funding is added to with extra funds, Weekly Income, from the [[Government]] (The Senate) depending your Score in the previous week. Income can be decreased to zero if performance is always substandard.<br>		The initial X-Com funding is added to with extra funds, Weekly Income, from the [[Government]] (The Senate) depending your Score in the previous week. Income can be decreased to zero if performance is always substandard.<br>
	The government may not have enough liquidity to continue paying for the good (or better) performance of X-Com's ability to deal with the Alien menace and may only give what is can spare, but no more than half of its total cash. Weekly Income may be stopped if the government has negative cash flows.		The government may not have enough liquidity to continue paying for the good (or better) performance of X-Com's ability to deal with the Alien menace and may only give what is can spare, but no more than half of its total cash. Weekly Income may be stopped if the government has negative cash flows.
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	{\| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="text-align: right"		{\| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="text-align: right"
	! ~~Weekly score~~ !! ~~Weekly~~ Income Change (%)		! End-Of-Week Score !! New Income Change (%)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 12801 \|\| 25.00		\| 12801 \|\| 25.00
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	==Unit Stats==		==Unit Stats==
	Each difficulty level also modifys unit attributes~~, initial cash and funding, and the appearance of alien technology~~.		Each difficulty level also modifys unit attributes. All enemy units, civilians and Security Station turrets have their stats [[Unit_Stats_(Apocalypse)#Difficulty Adjustment\|increased on difficulties]] above Novice.
	All enemy units, civilians and Security Station turrets have their stats [[Unit_Stats_(Apocalypse)#Difficulty Adjustment\|increased on difficulties]] above Novice.

	==~~Organization~~ Relations==		==Organisation Relations==
	X-Com's interaction with other [[Organizations]] increasingly becomes more recalcitrant on higher difficulty levels. Positive attitudes towards X-Com is:		X-Com's interaction with other [[Organizations]] increasingly becomes more recalcitrant on higher difficulty levels. Positive attitudes towards X-Com is:
	* +5% on Novice or Easy.		* +5% on Novice or Easy.
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	Searching a building for alien infestation (and no hostiles found) will decrease relations towards X-Com by roughly x2 from Novice to Superhuman. The amount of money demanded for an increase in relations is sharply increased roughly x8 from Novice to Superhuman.		Searching a building for alien infestation (and no hostiles found) will decrease relations towards X-Com by roughly x2 from Novice to Superhuman. The amount of money demanded for an increase in relations is sharply increased roughly x8 from Novice to Superhuman.

	==Alien Technology==		==Alien Technology Progression==
			The more difficult a game, the faster the Aliens will [[Tech_Levels_(Apocalypse)\|invent and acquire]] more advanced weaponry both for their crafts and lifeform equipment.
	The ~~higher the level~~ the ~~quicker~~ the ~~aliens~~ will ~~bring their most advanced weapons and equipment to the battlefield, such as [[Devastator Cannon]]s or~~ [[~~Large Disruption Shield~~ (Apocalypse)\|~~Large Disruption Shields~~]]~~. For~~ more ~~information check the specific page dealing with alien technology levels~~.



	~~==See Also==~~

	* [[City Maps (Apocalypse)\|City Maps]]
	* [[Alien Tech Levels (Apocalypse)\|Alien Tech Levels]]

	[[Category: Apocalypse]]		[[Category: Apocalypse]]

EsTeR: wip2

2022-06-13T09:10:38Z

wip2

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-X-Com Apocalypse has five difficulty levels. The easiest being '''Novice''', increasing to '''Superhuman''' as the hardest.
+X-Com Apocalypse has five difficulty levels. '''Novice - Easy - Medium - Hard - Superhuman'''<br>
 ==Cityscapes==
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 ==Initial Funding==
-At the start of a new game, X-Com's initial starting money:
+At the start of a new game, X-Com's initial ''starting money'' and ''end-of-week income'':
 <table {{StdCenterTable}} width="50%">
 <tr {{StdDescTable_Heading}}><th>Difficulty Level</th>
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 </table>
-==Dynamic Funding==
+===Dynamic Funding===
-The initial X-Com funding is added to with extra funds from the [[Government]] (The Senate) depending your performance in the previous week. Money given to X-Com can be decreased to zero if performance is substandard.<br>
+The initial X-Com funding is added to with extra funds, Weekly Income, from the [[Government]] (The Senate) depending your Score in the previous week. Income can be decreased to zero if performance is always substandard.<br>
-The government may not have enough liquidity to continue paying for the good (or better) performance of X-Com's ability to deal with the Alien menace and may only give what is can spare, but no more than half of its total cash. It may be stopped if the government has negative cash flows.
+The government may not have enough liquidity to continue paying for the good (or better) performance of X-Com's ability to deal with the Alien menace and may only give what is can spare, but no more than half of its total cash. Weekly Income may be stopped if the government has negative cash flows.
-Funding will be immediately cut off if the government becomes hostile to X-Com and if 100% infiltrated, funding will be permanently lost.
+Income will be immediately cut off if the government becomes hostile to X-Com and if 100% infiltrated, funding will be permanently lost.
 {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="text-align: right"
-! Weekly score !! Base Funding Change (%)
+! Weekly score !! Weekly Income Change (%)
 |-
 | 12801 || 25.00
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 |}
 ''Source: Roger Wong's Game Guide''
 ==See Also==

EsTeR: wip1

2022-06-13T08:45:01Z

wip1

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-''X-COM: Apocalypse'' has 5 difficulty levels, from Novice to Superhuman. Like the previous games, the difficulty levels modify aliens' stats, but they also alter your initial cash and funding levels, the city map and the alien technology levels.
+X-Com Apocalypse has five difficulty levels. The easiest being '''Novice''', increasing to '''Superhuman''' as the hardest.
-==Unit Stats==
+==Cityscapes==
+Each level has its own Cityscape design. The harder the game the larger the map, quantity of buildings, also being larger and prone of collapse, and more complicated the road layout.<br>
-All enemy units, civilians and Security Station turrets have their stats increased on difficulties above Novice. For more information on this, see [[Unit_Stats_(Apocalypse)#Difficulty Adjustment|here]].
+[[Image:Apoc_1_citymap1.png|200 px|Novice]]
-==Starting Money and Funding==
+==Initial Funding==
 <table {{StdCenterTable}} width="50%">
 <tr {{StdDescTable_Heading}}><th>Difficulty Level</th>
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 </table>
-The base weekly income is modified each week depending on your last weeks total score and becomes the new base funding amount.
+==Alien Technology==
-The government itself earns money each week (from income tax?). The government's income seems to rise in tandem with X-com's rise in income? The government has to pay for repairs to the city, so damage to the city will reduce it's current cash, when the clock goes past 23:59 to the new day, repairs are done to the cityscape and whoever pays for the repairs will have that day's repair bill deducted from their current cash.. The government will never give more than half its current balance (after adding it's weekly income) to X-COM as income.In fact, if the government is short on cash, it will reduce X-com's BASE funding amount. For example, say X-com has an income of 500,000 per week. but due to the government losing a ton of cash, they can only afford to pay you 100,000. The government will lower X-com's income to 100,000 a week. Even if the government returns to having 5 million next week, this 100,000 income level stays, and will be the new baseline that will,for example, be multiplied by 120% if you get above 6400 score the next week.<br>
+The higher the level the quicker the aliens will bring their most advanced weapons and equipment to the battlefield, such as [[Devastator Cannon]]s or [[Large Disruption Shield (Apocalypse)|Large Disruption Shields]]. For more information check the specific page dealing with alien technology levels.
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 ''Source: Roger Wong's Game Guide''
 ==See Also==