[Open Assets] Hard Mode

[clairebun]

This lua script is just as it says on the tin: a modification which turns the game into something a little more challenging, but not to the point of Ultimate's insufferability. This was made for my own entertainment, but I figured you guys might also be interested in it.

* Players spawn with a Pity Shield.
* Rings will not spawn.
* Ring monitors are replaced with 1000 point monitors.
* Attraction monitors are replaced with 10000 point monitors.



Special thanks to the folks at IRC for helping me get some of the scripts working properly (MonsterIestyn, JTE, Badz, I might be forgetting someone else).

 

[Puppyfaic]

Since Rings don't spawn, why leave the ring counter there? It's annoying seeing a non-stop obnoxious blinking ring sign there the whole time.

 

[DrStephen]

Shielded Super Sonic. Awesome.

Is this really supposed to happen?

 

[clairebun]

Shielded Super Sonic. Awesome.

Is this really supposed to happen?

Not really, I'm just that bad at lua.

 

[SeventhSentinel]

You could make a check to see if the player is in NiGHTS mode, and if it comes back false, apply the script.

 

[clairebun]

I'll look into that.

The ring counter is still there, in case you collect all the emeralds and come up against a token for 50 rings.

 

[VelocitOni]

If so, get rid of it's red flashing animation at least.

 

[Blaze The Cat]

It sure isn't stopping me from farming lives.

 

[clairebun]

If I were to touch this again, I would probably do more to change the thing spawns so that the levels were less exploitable.