A Main Objective is a mechanism used in the missions of Story modes of the TimeSplitters games. They are the tasks that need to be fulfilled, in order to complete the mission. If a single main objective is failed, then the 'Mission Failed' screen appears on your screen.
TimeSplitters[]
All nine missions in TimeSplitters each have one main objective; collect the item and bring it to the red circle. However, though not officially sated, an extra main objective is added in Mansion in Normal and Hard; you must kill all the zombies in the first room in order for the door to open.
TimeSplitters 2[]
In TimeSplitters 2, main objectives are used to organize a list of all the goals you have to complete. Two objectives are present in all missions (except in the last mission): "Retrieve Time Crystal" and "Escape through Time Portal".
In the Story mode of TimeSplitters 2, the level of difficulty you choose at the level selection will change what objectives you must do for the level. Generally, Normal and Hard mode will change certain objectives in the level; Normal will add more objectives compared to Easy, whilst Hard will make certain secondary objectives mandatory, though these changes vary depending on the level. For certain levels, such as Notre Dame and Space Station, there are very few changes, while on others, like Return to Planet X and Aztec Ruins, the levels are vastly different and longer on Normal and Hard difficulty modes compared to Easy.
TimeSplitters Future Perfect[]
In TimeSplitters Future Perfect, the main objectives have the same function as TimeSplitters 2, but now difficulty does not change much of anything objective-wise with the levels, making difficulty much less mandatory or significant than it was in the two prequels.
In Mapmaker, however, things are different when you fail a main objective; the mission does not end at the same time as in Story mode. The mission continues until all goals are set, or until you restart it. Besides the mission continues, the phrase "OBJECTIVES FAILED - MISSION RETRY" keeps appearing until you retry the mission.
Trivia[]
- Chicago, Atom Smasher, and Space Station are the only missions than can fail one objective in TimeSplitters 2.
- You Genius, U-Genix has the highest number of objectives for a mission in TimeSplitters Future Perfect.