Typefighters (Steam Edition)

Typefighters (Steam Edition)

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Typefighters Achievment Guide
By mcgen
In this guide I explain how to get every achievment in this game. I have most of the achievments with only 2-3 hours of playtime, so they aren't that difficult to obtain.
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Hero vs. Zero
Description: Win a match in which your opponent scores no points.

How to: There are many ways to get this achievment, but the easiest way in my opinion is to set your gamemode to stream, the series modifier to strong, your win conditions to 25 points and your word limit to four characters (upper and lower). Then you start the match up, and whenever the opponent starts to type a word, just type the same word faster then them. If you do not make any errors, the series modifier will help you get the achievment much faster.
Social Typer
Description: Play a multiplayer game.

How to: This one is very self explanatory, just join a multiplayer match and play, or create one yourself and wait for someone to join.
That Was Close!
Description: Win a close game.

How to: I found the easiest way to get this achievment is to use the same presets as Hero vs. Zero, but with no series modifier. Next, you let the AI get up to 24 points. Then you do the same strategy as Hero vs. Zero, beating the AI on every word they type. Soon wou will win the match by 1 point, giving you the achievment.
Better be Safe
Description: Shoot down all enemy projectiles before they reach the middle of the screen (Projectiles mode).

How to: Once again, use the same settings you did for Hero vs. Zero, except change the gamemode to Projectiles. Next, repeatedly spam a random 4 letter word at your opponent. Make sure to shoot down all of their projectiles as soon as you see them, and make sure they don't get half way accross the screen. If you don't make any mistakes, the series modifier will benefit you greatly.
Typing Tour
Description: Play all modes in a single match.

How to: To get this achievment, go into singleplayer and start the game on any gamemode. Then, once you finish the match, on the end screen click "Switch Modes" and change the gamemode to one you haven't played in the session. Once you've finished all the modes, you should get the achievment. NOTE: If you win every match you play, you will also get the "Tour De Force" achievment at the same time! Thanks to Tassimmo for telling me how to get this achievment in the comments!
Hyper Typer
Description: Win a singleplayer game with at least double game and AI speed.

How to: There are many ways to earn this one, but I found the easiest way was to use the same settings as Hero vs. Zero, except set the Tempo and AI speed to x2.0. Next, just beat the AI. With the series modifier, accuracy will benefit you.
Flawless Typing
Description: Win a round with 100% accuracy.

How to: This one is very self explanatory. I found the easiest way is to use the same settings as Hero vs. Zero, and just beat the opponent without making a mistake. Because you won't be making mistakes, it should go relatively quickly with the series modifier enabled.
Psychic
Description: Guess right most of the time (Guess mode).

How to: For this achievment, you use the same settings as Hero vs. Zero, except change the gamemode to Guess. Next, you play the game as normal, but restart if you guess the enemy's word wrong. It can get a little grindy, but I was lucky and got it first try.
Clash of Titans
Description: Play a round where both palyers reach 40GWPM or more.

How to: For this mode, I set the character limit from 4 to the number of characters the word I was thinking in my head was, the series modifier to strong, the gamemode to creative, the win conditions to 25 points, and the AI speed to something around 10x. Next, I thought of a word that was as high as the character limit I set earlier. Then, I typed out the word and waited for the AI to make their first move. Once they put 1 word on the field, I hit enter and submitted my word. The word has to be long enough to garantee you 25 points, or this won't work. If the AI wins instantly, you have to keep trying until it types something shorter. If the AI is typing under 40GWPM, set the AI speed higher and higher until it gets there. If you can't type 40GPWM, then you need to practice more. ;)
Perfect Sink
Description: Win a round without any word leaving the screen (Stream mode).

How to: I used the same settings as Hero vs. Zero, and made sure to type the first word in the line the second it appeared. with the settings, words should be easily typable because they're only 4 characters long. Also, with the series modifier, you should be able to win relatively quickly, before the words can reach the end of the screen. If you are not able to type fast enough, then you need to practice and get more GPWM.
Library Access
Description: Use a custom dictionary.

How to: For this achievment, access your dictionary folder (My Documents -> My Games -> Typefighters -> Dictionaries. Next, make a copy of the "example" text document. Then, change the name of it to something random (doesn't matter what you change it to). Then go into the game and under the dictionaries setting, you should be able to see the custom dictionary name you set. Play a round using it, and you should get the achievment.
Overkill
Description: Complete multiple lines at once (Lines mode).

How to: For this achievment, you can use the same settings as Hero vs. Zero, except change the gamemode to Lines. Next, claim an L shape of spaces, except don't claim the bottom left space. Once you've claimed all but the bottom left space, claim it. You should get the left and bottom line at once, therefore giving you the achievment.
I Know Words
Description: Create words starting with every character of the alphabet in a single round (Creative mode).

How to: For this achievment, you can set the gamemode to creative, the win condition to however many minutes you need to type all the words (minimum 2), and the character limit to however many you'll need (minimum of 4). Next, come up with a list of words starting with every letter of the alphabet (apple, baseball, chair, etc). If you aren't able to think on the spot while in game, you can write them down in a list beforehand and type them off in game.
Tour de Force
Description: Win all modes in a single match.

How to: For this achievment, start up a singleplayer match and play any gamemode. Once you get to the end screen after the match, click "Switch Modes" and change the gamemode to any one that you haven't played in that session yet. You must win every match you play to get this achievment. Once you've won every gamemode in one session, you will earn this achievment. NOTE: If you haven't gotten the "Typing Tour" achievment yet, you will get that one in the process of getting this one! Thanks to Tassimmo for telling me how to get this achievment in the comments!
Cross-Player
Description: Play against someone on another paltform.

How to: Once again, I've never played in a multiplayer match myself, but this one seems self-explanatory.
Typefighters
Description: It's the name of the game.

How to: Start up a game under the "Creativity" gamemode and set the max character limit to at least 12. Next, while in game, type "Typefighters" and press enter. The word won't go up on the screen, but you will get the achievment anyways. NOTE: It is really easy to get the "Fanboy" achievment at the same time as this one! Thanks to Aganhim for telling me how to get this achievment in the comments!
Heavy Hitter
Description: Win a round using words with 8 characters or more only (Reflect mode).

How to: This one is pretty straight forward. Use the same settings as Hero vs. Zero, except change the gamemode to Reflect and the minimum characters to 8. Then just win the round and you'll get the achievment!
True Colors
Description: Fully customize the color scheme.

How to: First, navigate to the proper folder (Documents -> My Games -> Typefighters). Next, go into GeneralColors and do the same thing you did for the Library Access achievment. Repeat this process for the PlayerColors folder, then go in game and go to options. Then, change the general and player color schemes to your custom ones, and play a match with them. This should give you the achievment.
Twitch Speed
Description: Win a round with every word finished in less than 2 seconds (Attention mode).

How to: This one is a little tricky if you aren't able to type fast. Set your settings to the same as Hero vs. Zero, except change the gamemode to Attention and the win condition to 2 minutes. Next, type all of the words in under 2 seconds. With the settings you set, the words should only be 4 letters long. This one took me a few tries, but I was able to get it eventually.
Fanboy
Description: HL3 confirmed?

How to: For this achievment, start up the "Creativity" gamemode and make sure you set the max character limit to at least 12. Next, while in game, type "lambda", "crowbar", and "gordon", making sure to hit the enter key in between each word. The words are a reference to the Half-Life franchise. NOTE: It is pretty easy to get the "Typefighters" achievment at the same time as this one! Thanks to Leslie_Vernon for telling me how to get this achievment in the comments!
Tug of Equals
Description: That line barely moved (Tug mode).

How to: Set the gamemode to Tug, the win condition to 2 minutes, and the character limit to 28. Next, play the game and you will notice that only 1 word will pop up. (Antidisestablishmentarianism). When in game, type all but the final letter in, and wait for the opponent to get to the very end of the word. Right as they type the final letter, do the same. If all goes to plan, the rope should not move much at all. If you put in the final letter too early / late, or the AI makes a typo on the final letter as you put it in, restart and try again. This one took me a little bit, but I was able to get it with patience. If you were wondering, the reason you set the character limit so high is because if it is lower then more words will appear, therefore giving more chances for the rope to be moved too much.
Thanks for reading!
Thank you guys for reading my guide! If you have any suggestions / changes to make to the guide, let me know in the comments!
16 Comments
Der Kinderlumper 12 Feb @ 4:51am 
I tried downloading the web version and playing against myself like some other people did, but because Windows 11, my computer prevented it from running, saying it was too unsafe to run. Got any tips?
Der Kinderlumper 11 Feb @ 5:37pm 
Wow, Tug of Equals is hard. Sometimes when you think it's got the last letter down, it'll just make a typo and then give up, and suddenly you've won the game. Like no, that's not what I want to do lol.
Also, the same thing happens with 27 apparently. The word is microspectrophotometrically, which isn't in a dictionary of its own, but I suspect it's the adverb form of microspectrophotometric, which is the adjective form of microspectrophotometer, which according to Merriam Webster, is "a spectrophotometer adapted to the examination of light transmitted by a very small specimen (such as a single biological cell)". Very interesting.
Flannel 28 May, 2022 @ 4:42am 
for Social Typer and Cross-Player, you can dl the free version to the same computer you have the Steam version on, and then just run both games at the same time (you don't have to use two different computers). once you have both games running, select Host on the free version, then select Direct Join on the Steam version. 127.0.01 should already be populated, but if it's not, type it in and hit enter. the Steam version will then connect to the free version. it'll then say waiting for [your Steam profile name] to ready up, so on Ready (very bottom of selection screen) select yes on both versions. after a second of connecting, the game will start. play and complete the game on the free version and then you'll get both achievements.
Flannel 28 May, 2022 @ 2:11am 
for Clash of Titans, here's what i did, for anyone unsure:
i set Word Length Lower Bound to 5 and Upper Bound to 14, then typed in "anthropologist"
it took a few tries til the AI typed something short enough to not be an auto-win, but this works
sintrode 31 May, 2018 @ 1:30am 
I was able to get both Social Typer and Cross-Player by downloading the free version onto my laptop and playing against myself.
Aganhim 6 Jan, 2018 @ 7:02am 
Yes you have to do it the entire game. That's why you should set the time as low as possible.
epixalo 6 Jan, 2018 @ 6:30am 
Hey! At the last achievement, do I have to repeat this until the end of the game? Because I did it perfectly at the start but then I let the line to move.
Pia💗 8 Jul, 2017 @ 6:22pm 
Thanks :)
mcgen  [author] 6 Jun, 2017 @ 9:57pm 
Thanks to everyone for telling me how to get the achievments I was unsure about! I have updated my guide with everything you guys said, and gave you all credit! :necroheart:
Tassimmo 4 Jun, 2017 @ 12:28pm 
For the records: "Typing tour" and "Tour de Force" also work again the AI. All you need to is press "Switch mode" after one round has ended instead of "Quit". Do this for all modes in one session, and you will get these two eventually. :bbtraccoon: