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Copyright @copyright{} 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Daniel Heck and other contributors
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Copyright @copyright{} 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Daniel Heck and other contributors
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Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
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are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
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@center @titlefont{Enigma Manual}
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@center for version @value{VERSION}
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@center Copyright @copyright{} 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Daniel Heck (@email{dheck@@gmx.de})
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@c @center Copyright @copyright{} 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Daniel Heck (@email{dheck@@gmx.de})
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This manual describes how to install and play Enigma, and corresponds
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to Enigma version @value{VERSION}.
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Copyright @copyright{} 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Daniel Heck and other contributors
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Copyright @copyright{} 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Daniel Heck (@email{dheck@@gmx.de}) and other contributors
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Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
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are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
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from countless other popular games, and added its own unique twists
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@c Did you ever play Sokoban?
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@c with chess horses to be pushed?
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@c with chess horses to be pushed?
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@c Experience your d@'ej@`a-vu's for some games in single
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@c levels -- for others, like Sokoban, in complete levelpacks of many levels.
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Enigma is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and most flavors of Linux and other
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Enigma is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and most flavors of Linux and other
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modern Unices. It has been translated into many languages. Even this manual is
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available in several languages.
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Enigma is free software, i.e., we encourage you to copy it and give
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it to your friends (@pxref{Distributing Enigma}), or to send them a link
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to our download page. Enigma is developed by a small group
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to our download page. Enigma is developed by a small group
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of volunteers, all of us working in our free time. If you like the
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game, please send us an email. It's probably the only reward
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we will ever get in return for the countless hours we have put
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Finally, a world class icon is provided for the world record hunt mode. If your score
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is the best score ever recorded, you will be honored with the world record icon.
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If you select this mode, you will play the level repeatedly until you
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reach the world record.
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reach the world record.
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@c Of course, a world record is a rare event. Still, you may
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@c use this mode just for training purposes and to lower your score a little bit.
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A small red triangle with an exclamation mark in the upper left corner may
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label the level. This sign should inform you that the level was updated
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since you last solved it. You will probably see this only when you update
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label the level. This sign should inform you that the level was updated
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since you last solved it. You will probably see this only when you update
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Enigma to a newer version.
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You can navigate the level menu with the following keys:
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@subsection The Level Pack Menu
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Enigma comes with many levels. Many, many levels, in fact. To keep
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things orderly, we have organized them into ``level packs''. And
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because every release of Enigma added more levels, we even
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things orderly, we have organized them into ``level packs''. And
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because every release of Enigma added more levels, we even
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had to organize the level packs themselves into ``groups''. But
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luckily, this is all a lot easier than it sounds.
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To select the level pack, you have to enter the ``Level Pack'' menu,
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which is accessible from the main menu or the level menu.
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This menu shows the groups in the left column and the level packs of the
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This menu shows the groups in the left column and the level packs of the
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selected group in the other columns to the right. The official groups
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that ship with Enigma are the following:
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@item @b{Enigma} - levels that are written just for Enigma
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@item @b{Enigma} - levels that are written just for Enigma
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@item @b{D@'ej@`a-vu} - levels that you may have seen before
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@item @b{Sokoban}
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@item @b{Facets} - special sortings and views of the levels above
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@item @b{User} - personal levels and level packs like History, automatically generated by the
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@item @b{User} - personal levels and level packs like History, automatically generated by the
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system for the user.
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@item @b{Development} - templates and unfinished levels from the Enigma Team
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@item @b{All Packs}
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A left click selects a group or a level pack.
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A left click selects a group or a level pack.
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For descriptions of further features of level packs, see @ref{User
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Besides all the other information that is described in detail in the Reference
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Manual, you can enter a small annotation to a level and can rate the level.
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Please note, the annotation text field may allow you to enter only ASCII
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Please note, the annotation text field may allow you to enter only ASCII
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characters, depending on the system in which Enigma is running.
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The rating is your personal impression of the level. @samp{-} stands for no
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opinion. 0 - for very bad, 5 - for average, 10 - for best of the best. The ratings
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will be sent back with your scores (@pxref{Registering Scores}).
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Last but not least, you can use the Level Inspector to view screen shots that
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Last but not least, you can use the Level Inspector to view screen shots that
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you made while playing a level (@pxref{Controls}).
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@node Rules of the Game, Controls, Getting Started, The Game
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@section Rules of the Game
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* Normal landscapes::
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* Two-player landscapes::
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* Meditation landscapes::
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* Normal landscapes::
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* Two-player landscapes::
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* Meditation landscapes::
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@image{images/st-bolder,,0.7cm}
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Bolder stones move in the direction shown by the arrow on them
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until they bump into another stone. Maybe they block your
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way, and you have to get rid of them someway. However, never,
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Bolder stones move in the direction shown by the arrow on them
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until they bump into another stone. Maybe they block your
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way, and you have to get rid of them someway. However, never,
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never stand in front of one, as it shatters your marble
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instantly, when the bolder stone overruns it!
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@node Puzzle Stones, Mail Stones, Bolder Stones, Stones
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@subsection Puzzle Stones
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Puzzle stones derive their name from the fact you can put individual
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@image{images/st-puzzles,,0.7cm}
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Puzzle stones derive their name from the fact you can put individual
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stones together like the pieces of a puzzle. Puzzle stones have
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sockets on some or all of their four sides, which can attach to sockets
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on adjacent stones. Once linked up, groups of puzzle stones move as a
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unit. You can use these blocks, for example, to build bridges across an
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When you hit them with a magic wand, puzzle stones behave differently.
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When you hit them with a magic wand, puzzle stones behave differently.
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If the block of puzzle stones is fully connected (i.e., it has no open
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sockets), the block immediately starts to explode, stone by stone. If
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the block is not fully connected, the stones in the row or column that
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you hit shift by one place, either horizontally or vertically.
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There's a rare variant of the common puzzle stone that behaves a
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little differently. Its main habitat are the levels of Oxyd 1,
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little differently. Its main habitat are the levels of Oxyd 1,
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and it's recognizable by the color of its pipes, which is orange
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instead of the usual blue. You cannot move these puzzle stones as a
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unit. They behave like the blue puzzle stones do when you hit them
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with a magic wand: The block explodes if it's fully connected, or
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you shuffle the touched row or column of the block.
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you shuffle the touched row or column of the block.
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@node Mail Stones, Chess Stones, Puzzle Stones, Stones
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@subsection Mail Stones
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@samp{User} group has three level packs that are initially empty:
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@samp{Auto Folder}, @samp{History} and @samp{Search Result}.
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You can search in the pool of levels by clicking on the @samp{Search}
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button in the level pack menu. Just move the mouse to the text field
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and enter the string to search. You may search within author, title
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and file name. The search is case insensitve. For example,
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You can search in the pool of levels by clicking on the @samp{Search}
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button in the level pack menu. Just move the mouse to the text field
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and enter the string to search. You may search within author, title
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and file name. The search is case insensitve. For example,
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you can search for the string ``jump''. Enigma provides the resulting levels
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as a level pack called ``Search Results''.
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@node User Sound Sets, , Updating Enigma, Advanced Topics
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@section User Sound Sets
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A sound set is the sum of all sounds that appear in the game and the menus.
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A sound set is the sum of all sounds that appear in the game and the menus.
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Enigma 1.01 and above allows you to switch between the default sound set and
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sound sets you downloaded from the internet or created yourself.
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To install a downloaded sound set, close Enigma and create a subdirectory named
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@samp{soundsets} in your @samp{User Path}. Unpack the downloaded
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@samp{soundsets} in your @samp{User Path}. Unpack the downloaded
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sound set if neccessary. Its files should all be inside one directory with the
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name of the soundset, e.g. @samp{MyGreatSounds15}. Move this directory into the
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@samp{soundsets} directory. Check that the @samp{soundset.lua} file is now
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@section Walkthrough for Advanced Tutorial
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The landscapes in the ``Tutorial'' level pack are supposed to be easy,
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except for the last one, which is not @enddots{} Jacob Scott
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except for the last one, which is not @enddots{} Jacob Scott
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contributed this section of the manual.
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This walkthrough is for my level ``Advanced Tutorial'' in the
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``Tutorial'' level pack (to change level packs, click on ``Level Pack''
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at the bottom-left of the screen and select a level pack). You should
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at the bottom-left of the screen and select a level pack). You should
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read all the documents in a room as soon as possible while you
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a row, they will both stay open. Once you've matched up all pairs of
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oxyd stones in a level, you have completed the level.
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The ``Advanced Tutorial'' level contains about twenty rooms,
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organized into three separate areas. In the first area, you will
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encounter some of the basic blocks and floor types you will see in
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other Enigma levels, and solve a couple of simple puzzles.
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The second area is more challenging and will introduce you
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The ``Advanced Tutorial'' level contains about twenty rooms,
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organized into three separate areas. In the first area, you will
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encounter some of the basic blocks and floor types you will see in
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other Enigma levels, and solve a couple of simple puzzles.
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The second area is more challenging and will introduce you
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to a useful technique in out-thinking an active enemy. The
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third and final area leads you to experiment with more advanced
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interactions between Enigma objects. In this particular level, you
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interactions between Enigma objects. In this particular level, you
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will find all of the oxyd stones in a single room at the end of area 3.
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@subsection Area 1
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return to the room where you initially started. You will no longer be
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able to see the rotor (it won't be in the room where you will be) but
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if you look carefully, you will be able to see where it is. The goal
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here is to get the rotor to go to a trigger and open a gate for you,
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here is to get the rotor to go to a trigger and open a gate for you,
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without exposing yourself to any danger. Get the rotor to follow you from
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the top-right to the top-left of this room. It should be
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pushed to the left by some slopes. Bring the rotor down on the left
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@itemize @bullet
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@item Roberto Bardin (Level design)
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@item Thomas Bernhardt (Level design)
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@item Helge Blohmer (Level design)
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@item Nathan Bronecke (Level design)
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@item Harry Bruder (LotM articles)
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@item Alain Busser (Level design, French translation, manual)
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@item Guy Busser (Level design)
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@item Richi B@"utzer (Level design)
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@item capkoh (Level design)
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@item Manfredi Carta (Level design)
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@item Christoph & Anita (Level design)
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@item daydreamer (Level design)
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@item Serge Dremuk (Russian translation)
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@item Joseph Dunne (Level design)
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@item Xerxes M. Dynatos (Level design)
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@item Edward (Level design)
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@item Manuel Eisentraut (Level design)
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@item Stephanie Fabian (Invaluable bug reports)
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@item Johann Freymuth (Level design)
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@item Roberto Garc@'ia (Spanish translation)
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@item Andy Geldmacher (Level design)
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@item Edwin Groothuis (FreeBSD port)
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@item Daniel Hadas (Level design)
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@item Jonatan Hadas (Level design)
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@item Hairball (Level design)
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@item Immanuel Herrmann (Level design)
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@item Brian Huffman (Level design)
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@item Johannes H@"using (Level design)
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@item M@'at@'e Lehel Juh@'asz (Hungarian translation)
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@item Samuele Kaplun (Italian translation)
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@item Manuel K@"onig (Level design, bug reports)
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@item Jens-Christian Korth (Level design)
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@item Manuel K@"onig (Level design, bug reports)
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@item Johannes Laire (Level design)
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@item Joona Laire (Level design)
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@item Markus Laire (Level design)
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@item Dominik Lehmann (Level design)
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@item Dominik Leipold (Level design)
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@item Edward Leuf (Feedback, bug reports)
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@item Ingo van Lil (Feedback, bug reports)
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@item Frank van der Loo (Dutch translation)
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@item Lurcane (Level design)
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@item Sidney Markowitz (Mac OS X port)
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@item Barry & Lori Mead (Level design)
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@item Linda Mihalic (English proof reading)
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@item moonpearl (Level design)
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@item Stephen Morley (Safalra) (Level design)
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@item Krishnamurti Lelis Lima Vieira Nunes (Portuguese translation)
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@item Daniel Nylander (Swedish translation)
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@item Andreas Persenius (Level design)
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@item Mark Pulley (Level design)
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@item Rudolf (Level design)
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@item Peter Santo (Level design)
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@item Tobias Schmidbauer (Windows installer and icon)
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@item Lukas Sch@"uller (Level design)
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@item Achim Settelmeier (RPM specfile)
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@item ShadowPhrogg32642342 (D@'aniel Borb@'ely) (Level design)
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@item Alex Smith (Level design)
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@item Alan Smithee (Level design)
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@item Jon Sneyers (Level design)
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@item Spaceman (Level design)
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@item Ulf Stegemann (Level design)
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@item Mikke Surakka (Finnish translation)
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@item Andrzej Szombierski (Level design)
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@item Tacvek (Lua 5.1 upgrade)
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@item James Taylor (Level design)
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@item Michael Terry (.desktop file)
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@item Ray Wick (Level design)
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@item Joe Wreschnig (Manual page)
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@item Zephyr (Level design)
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@item Yuriy Zhyromskiy (Russian Manual)
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@item /dev/null (Level design)
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