Powerups
There are four kinds of temporary bonuses to pick up: "power shot", "freeze shot", "fast shot", and "triple shot". The "power shot" powerup changes your primary attack to the decapitation attack. It does not use all three of your discs to fire though, it only uses one. The "freeze shot" makes your discs guided to the nearest player, and when hit, slows your opponent down significantly and makes him or her glow blue. The "fast shot" speeds up your rate of fire and allows you to shoot more discs for the discs you have, however makes it impossible for discs to bounce. The "triple shot" shoots three discs at once that spread out while being fired.
These powerups remain even after you have died, but have limited use; however, some independent developers have modified the source code so powerups are lost when death occurs.
It is possible to combine the effects of the bonuses by picking up multiple powerups.
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