The Violence

The violence is the pace knob. It moves the mall from calm to active combat when you choose. Raising it invites punks and gangs. Lowering it returns the floor to calm so you can repair and prepare.

Shopping happens at low violence. The floor earns and deliveries can arrive. Fighting happens at higher violence. Enemies spawn and you push to meet the defeat quota for the level. You can drop back to calm between pushes to regroup.

Combat can damage stores and scatter shoppers. Bringing the violence down lets you stabilize the floor before the next attempt.