Get a boost when you start your game! Start freeplay in SmoothStart Armor: an Arc Reactor, Boots of Speed, a Miniroboport and Nightvision Goggles in a small grid of their own, plus 10 SmoothBots, construction robots four times (or more) as fast as the regular kind that never need charging. You can also start with a few supplies, get a better view of your starting area, and increase your reach!
Providing the player with new tools or adjusting the game interface, without fundamentally changing gameplay.