Nightmare Circus
From Sega Retro
Contents
To do
- ADD ALL OF THIS.
- Add ability descriptions.
- Add Enemies and Bosses descriptions.
- Add Tweaker variables table.
- Add screenshots and sprites.
To add
- You are forced out of Spirit Warrior Mode when you run out of MP.
- Most enemies die when they run out of HP or MP, but in the latter case they do not drop souls.
- Some bosses don't die until they run out of HP and MP. The manual hints at this, recommending players use Spirit Warrior mode to drain boss MP and then begin attacking.
- The difficulty level of the game starts at 1 and increases by 1 every time you complete a stage. The difficulty level multiplies the damage and stun values used by enemy attacks, as well as the damage dealt by Spirit Warrior Projectile.
- Level 1: 100%
- Level 2: 200%
- Level 3: 280%
- Level 4: 300%
- Level 5: 300%
- Level 6: 200%
- Level 7: 100%
- Per the speedrun guide, level 4 is where you can fight Jester/complete the game. Some stages are also described as optional. Look into this and make changes. This seems to be Funcom incentivizing players to complete the entire game before seeing the ending.
- Attacks do more damage if they are landed with the most extended point of the animation (i.e. the end of Raven's shoe in a kick).
Nightmare Circus/Tweaker
| Name | Minimum value | Maximum value | Default value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-on-1 Combat C-PSI | The amount of C-PSI available during 1 on 1 Combat. | |||
| 1-on-1 Combat I-PSI | The amount of I-PSI available during 1 on 1 Combat. | |||
| Acceleration | 0 | 100000 | A000 | The amount of movement control players have while airborne. |
| Acceleration due to Gravity | ||||
| Air Friction | 0 | 100000 | 6000 | Effectively the amount of player inertia. The smaller the value, the faster players move while airborne. |
| Air Speed Limit | 8000 | 100000 | 40000 | The amount of speed players can build up while airborne. |
| Ambush Radius | ||||
| Animation I-PSI Usage Rate | 0 | 100 | A | The I-PSI consumption rate when using the special ability Animate. |
| Back-Recovery Speed | 0 | 100000 | 1E000 | The distance players roll across the ground after experiencing a hard knockback. |
| Bodysnatching I-PSI Usage Rate | 0 | 100 | 14 | The I-PSI consumption rate when using the special ability Bodysnatch. |
| Burning Duration | 6 | 12C | 24 | The time which players continue to take damage after entering fire. |
| Boss Dematerialization Duration | ||||
| C-PSI | The amount of C-PSI available during normal gameplay. | |||
| Climb Chimney Speed | 1000 | 80000 | 10000 | The speed which players can chimney climb up the walls of the stage Maggot-Men Act. |
| Co-op Move Height Radius | 28 | 40 | 30 | The range of vertical distance between co-op players which allows the use of a co-op exclusive ability. |
| Co-op Move Height Range | 8 | 30 | 20 | The vertical distance between co-op players which allows the use of a co-op exclusive ability. |
| Co-op Move Width Radius | 20 | 40 | 24 | The range of horizontal distance between co-op players which allows the use of a co-op exclusive ability. |
| Co-op Move Width Range | 1 | 20 | 10 | The horizontal distance between co-op players which allows the use of a co-op exclusive ability. |
| Damage Factor | Factored with Power to increase damage dealt. | |||
| Dazed Duration | 1 | 100 | 6 | The duration of being stunned. The higher the value, the shorter the stun duration. |
| Dazed Threshold | 1 | 3F | 17 | The threshold at which attacks will stun players. The larger the value, the less attacks will achieve stuns. |
| Draw-Back Speed | 0 | 7FC000 | 200000 | The distance which players are knocked backwards when being dealt a strong attack. The higher the value, the farther players will travel. |
| Draw-Back Threshold | 0 | 3F | 2 | The threshold at which attacks will knock back players. The larger the value, the less attacks will achieve knockbacks. |
| Fall-Back Speed | 0 | 7FC000 | 240000 | The distance which players are knocked backwards when being dealt a strong attack while airborne. The higher the value, the farther players will travel. |
| Fall-Back Threshold | 0 | 3F | A | The threshold at which attacks will knock back players while airborne. The larger the value, the less attacks will achieve knockbacks. |
| Friction | ||||
| Gravity Change | ||||
| Hand-Walk Speed | 1000 | 80000 | 14000 | The speed which players carry themselves across obstacles with their hands, like traversing ropes. |
| Hard Landing Tolerance | 0 | 400000 | 6A000 | The duration which players are unable to move or attack after landing from a hard fall. The higher the value, the shorter the duration. |
| I-PSI | The amount of I-PSI available during normal gameplay. | |||
| I-PSI Usage Limit | ||||
| Impact Factor | The general amount of knockback distance and stun duration in attacks. | |||
| Incarnation C-PSI Limit | ||||
| Incarnation Rate | The speed which players and enemies recover health through the ability Incarnate. | |||
| Initial Run Speed | 10000 | 100000 | 40000 | The speed at which players begin running. |
| Jester I-PSI Loan Amount | ||||
| Jester Loan I-PSI Threshold | ||||
| Jump Up Y-Speed | 22000 | F4000 | 52000 | The height which players and enemies can jump. |
| Jump X-Speed | 8000 | 80000 | 30000 | |
| Jump Y-Speed | 22000 | F0000 | 48000 | The height which players and enemies can jump while performing a Back Flip. |
| Ladder Climbing Speed | 40000 | 200000 | C0000 | The speed which players climb ladders. |
| Landing Control Loss Threshold | 10000 | 200000 | 86000 | The threshold at which players will not stumble if they do not hold  or  after landing. The smaller the value, the easier it is to stumble.
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| Landing Run Threshold | 10000 | 100000 | 41000 | The threshold at which players will begin running if they hold or after landing. The smaller the value, the easier it is to run after landing.
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| Landing Topple Tolerance | 1000 | 400000 | 90000 | The threshold at which players will stumble after landing from a great fall, where there is a large height difference between the two platforms. The smaller the value, the greater the height difference will increase the likelihood of stumbling. |
| Maximum Run Speed | 10000 | 100000 | 90000 | The maximum speed you can reach after you start running. |
| Music Tempo Change | ||||
| Perching Control Loss | 0 | 400000 | 78000 | The threshold which players fall when standing on the edge of platforms. The smaller the value, the easier it is to fall. |
| Pivot Control Loss X-Speed | 0 | 400000 | F0000 | |
| Pivot Control Loss Y-Speed | 0 | 200000 | F0000 | |
| Pole Climbing Speed | 20000 | 200000 | 140000 | The speed which players climb poles. |
| Power | Factored with Damage Factor to increase damage dealt. | |||
| Prone Delay | 0 | 3FF0 | 30 | The duration in which characters cannot move or attack after taking damage. The larger the value, the longer the duration. |
| Push Speed | 1000 | 10000 | 10000 | The speed at which players push forward the blockade in the stage Work Yard. A value less than 8000 renders the cart immobile. |
| Random Travel Duration | 0 | 50 | AA | The distance which the computer will randomly navigate characters away from active players. The higher the value, the farther the computer tends to keep characters away. |
| Run Acceleration | 0 | 2000 | 1000 | The amount which players accelerate to maximum run speed while running. The higher the value, the faster players reach maximum speed. |
| Slide Friction | 1000 | 100000 | 14000 | The amount of friction players experience when being knocked across the floor. The higher the value, the lower the slide distance. |
| Slide Friction Damage Factor | 0 | 3F | 1 | The amount of damage players take when being knocked across the floor. |
| Speed | ||||
| Speed Limit | ||||
| Topple-Back Speed | 20000 | 100000 | 5A000 | The distance players are knocked forward when attacked from behind. |
| Topple-Back Threshold | 0 | 3F | 4 | The threshold which players are knocked back when attacked from behind. |
| Travel Speed | 4000 | A0000 | 3D000 | The speed at which players walk. Values under 8000 render players immobile, and values under 7000 reverse walk direction entirely. |
| Travel Backwards Speed (2000-28000-70000) | 2000 | 70000 | 28000 | |
| Wall Impact Tolerance | 4000 | 100000 | 60000 | |
| Wall of Death X-Speed | 4000 | 80000 | 10000 | The speed players move horizontally when navigating the Wall of Death. |
| Wall of Death Y-Speed | 4000 | 80000 | 10000 | The speed players move vertically when navigating the Wall of Death. |
| Weakness C-PSI Threshold | C-PSI value below which characters enter frenzy mode. | |||
| Weakness I-PSI Threshold | I-PSI value below which characters enter frenzy mode. |
Investigate
- Does attacking bosses when Spirit Warrior mode is active drain their I-PSI in place of C-PSI as well?
- Does your attack strength increase in accordance with your current I-PSI reserves?
- Is there any penalty for not physically grabbing the souls that float out of enemies, like the enemies respawning or the I-PSI going to Jester's pool instead?
- Does permanently defeating more of the game's enemies before facing the final boss give said boss less I-PSI to pull from during the fight?
- Does an attack having the full 63/63 knockback and stun chance guarantee that happening?
- What's the deal with Warrior Puppet having 0 HP? Does this mean it dies in one hit?
CartridgeCulture (talk) 05:25, 8 December 2022 (EST)
User:CartridgeCulture learns basic formatting
Nightmare Circus dismystified - Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHTfV6e_hXE
Having a lot of trouble with both the proper text link, and the reference for this YouTube video. EDIT: Thank you for this and for fixing that youtube link! CartridgeCulture (talk) 02:01, 20 March 2021 (EDT)
- Template:Ref ... to add your signature (with date and time) to a conversation, add four tildes (~) at the end of each of your replies (in the not too distant past, you just needed to click on an icon at the top of the page to add your signature , but this feature is "broken" and still needs to be fixed) --Asagoth (talk) 00:03, 20 March 2021 (EDT)
Is there a style guide for this wiki? Also is there a list of these special codes that we use for replacing words with other things? ALSO could you assist me in adding an Interviews section to this page, and then adding this into it?: https://segaretro.org/Interview:_Stefano_Arnhold_(2015-11-16)_by_Sega-16 I know there’s a wway to do it all properly and cleanly but I have no idea how to do it. Thanks if you can, appreciate all the help too c;
- Image tagging, Sega Retro templates, Help page... another good way to learn is to see how others do it (just look for a similar page to see how it was edited) ... if you have any more doubts about something just ask our Experts Black Squirrel and SorachiJirachi a.k.a. BSonirachi on Sonic Retro (Wiki Sysops) and Hivebrain (Administrator)... I'll add an interview section to Stefano Arnhold's page for you... and again... don't forget to add your signature at the end of each of your replies...Asagoth (talk) 07:11, 20 March 2021 (EDT)
Some observations...
In the back cover the story is told this way... :
- "The maniac Jester resurrected the El Diablo traveling carnival (it says "parque de diversões" which in Portuguese means "theme park"... a "traveling carnival" would be a "parque de diversões itinerante"... but that's exactly what we have in Nightmare Circus... a traveling carnival) from the flames of hell. Now, terrifying demons roam the carnival, spreading fear and destruction where once there were children and lots of fun.
- Only, Raven a native (American) with mystic and telepathic powers can defeat Jester and his followers in this carnival. Well, "fun" is not the most appropriate word to define this place..."--Asagoth (talk) 22:48, 22 December 2021 (EST)
- Thank you, this is awesome. I wanted text confirmation that Raven was Native American. Also those refs are so cool. I saw the missing photo of the dev team too, so sad :( Maybe if I send enough emails I can find whoever has the original :p 20:51, 23 December 2021 (EST)