Nightmare Circus

From Sega Retro

To do

  • ADD ALL OF THIS.
  • Add co-op ability descriptions.
  • Add Enemies and Bosses descriptions.
  • Add Tweaker variables table.
  • Add screenshots and sprites.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Investigate Warrior Puppet mechanics.
  • Investigate whether defeating more of the game's enemies before the Jester give him less I-PSI to use while fighting.
  • Investigate any possible penalties for not grabbing souls from defeated enemies, like the enemies respawning or the I-PSI going to Jester's pool instead.

CartridgeCulture (talk) 01:14, 9 January 2023 (EST)

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 Left or Right after landing. The smaller the value, the easier it is to stumble.
Landing Run Threshold 10000 100000 41000 The threshold at which players will begin running if they hold Left or Right after landing. The smaller the value, the easier it is to run after landing.
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.

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)
His brother is called White Eagle (player 2 on 2 player mode)... yep... it hurts when cool stuff gets lost... so sad... by the way... Leto Diablo is in fact Jester... I just don't know why TecToy made such a mess with the villain's name...--Asagoth (talk) 21:06, 23 December 2021 (EST)