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In ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2'', each save is referred to as "Ship's Log", but in the former, there is also a message on this screen that refers to them as "Data Files" ("Choose a Data File"), and an option on the [[pause menu]] that refers to the concept as a "save". Finally, in ''Pikmin 3'', the saved games are not given a term at all. Because of the lack of consensus and the existence of [[data file]]s as items in ''Pikmin 3'', this menu is hence referred to as the "saved game selection" menu. | In ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2'', each save is referred to as "Ship's Log", but in the former, there is also a message on this screen that refers to them as "Data Files" ("Choose a Data File"), and an option on the [[pause menu]] that refers to the concept as a "save". Finally, in ''Pikmin 3'', the saved games are not given a term at all. Because of the lack of consensus and the existence of [[data file]]s as items in ''Pikmin 3'', this menu is hence referred to as the "saved game selection" menu. | ||
Each orb in ''Pikmin 2'' has some colored mist inside. | === Orb color === | ||
Each orb in ''Pikmin 2'' has some colored mist inside. The color reflects the amount of Pikmin the player has, though it ignores any buried Pikmin. The color is based on the Pikmin types with the highest count, though Yellow Pikmin control the green component of the color. This means a fully balanced team makes for a white mist. The color also becomes lighter or darker depending on how many more White or Purple Pikmin the player has compared to the other types, though this lightness only seems to affect the pulsating ring around the currently highlighted orb. | |||
The color calculation is as follows<ref>From instruction <code>0x803D9560</code> to <code>803D971C</code> of the US Demo 17 ''Pikmin 2'' DOL; function <code>ebi::Screen::FileSelect::TMainScreen::calcDataBallColor_</code> with debugging symbols.</ref>: first, the game checks which of the three primary Pikmin types has the highest count. Then it uses the amount of Red Pikmin to control the color's red component; the closer the Red Pikmin count is to that highest count, the higher the red component, up to 190. Yellow Pikmin do the same, but affect the green component, and Blue Pikmin control the blue component. If the player has no Pikmin of the primary types, the components all default to 190. | |||
Finally, the game adds an extra value (positive or negative) to the three color components. If the player has more White Pikmin than Purple Pikmin, this extra value is positive, and if the opposite, it's negative. The value partially depends on the distance between these two Pikmin type counts. The closer the number of White Pikmin is to the total of Pikmin the player owns, the higher the extra value, up to 60. Likewise, the closer the number of Purple Pikmin is to the Pikmin total, the lower, to a minimum of -60. | |||
===In ''New Play Control! Pikmin''=== | ===In ''New Play Control! Pikmin''=== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Day selection menu]] | * [[Day selection menu]] | ||
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{{menus}} | {{menus}} | ||