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Upon creating a save file on the [[Menu/Saved game selection|file selection screen]], the player will be prompted to choose a difficulty. There are 3 options: '''Normal''', '''Hard''', and '''Ultra-Spicy''', in increasing order of difficulty. The latter can only be unlocked once the player has completed the story mode in Hard difficulty, or completed the [[Pikmin 3 Deluxe#Demo|demo]].
Upon creating a save file on the [[Menu/Saved game selection|file selection screen]], the player will be prompted to choose a difficulty. There are 3 options: '''Normal''', '''Hard''', and '''Ultra-Spicy''', in increasing order of difficulty. The latter can only be unlocked once the player has completed the story mode in Hard difficulty, or completed the [[Pikmin 3 Deluxe#Demo|demo]].


At any point in the saved game selection screen, the player can press {{button|switch|zr}} to change a file's difficulty, but doing so makes it impossible for the player to earn any [[badge (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|badge]] related to completing [[Story Mode]] in a given difficulty, in that file. If the player uses this option to change to the exact same difficulty the file is already at, nothing will happen.
At any point in the saved game selection screen, the player can press {{button|switch|zr}} to change a file's difficulty, but doing so prevents the player from earning any [[badge (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|badge]] related to completing [[Story Mode]] in a given difficulty, in that file. If the player uses this option to change to the exact same difficulty the file is already at, nothing will happen.


==Differences==
==Differences==
The following is a list of known differences between difficulty modes. The Wii U version of ''Pikmin 3'' is included for comparison's sake.
The following is a list of known differences between difficulty modes. Hard mode is mostly similar to the Wii U version, only that there are nectar eggs in the Garden of Hope that were absent on Wii U.
 
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! Subject || style="width:20%" | Normal || style="width:20%" | Hard || style="width:20%" | Ultra-Spicy || style="width:20%" | Wii U
! Subject || style="width:20%" | Normal || style="width:20%" | Hard || style="width:20%" | Ultra-Spicy
|-
|-
| [[Day#Durations|Day duration]] || 18 minutes || 13 minutes || 13 minutes || 13 minutes
| [[Day#Durations|Day duration]] || 18 minutes || 13 minutes || 13 minutes
|-
|-
| [[Fruit#Juice|Fruit juice]] || 100% || 100% || 50% || 100%
| [[Fruit#Juice|Fruit juice]] || 100% || 100% || 50%
|-
|-
| Enemy [[health]] || Enemies usually have lower health than on the Wii U{{cite web|https://www.reddit.com/r/Pikmin/comments/jf1lf9/enemy_hp_comparison_how_to_test_it/|Enemy HP Comparison + How to test it.|reddit|published={{date|21|October|2020}}|retrieved={{date|14|October|2020}}|rname=health_research}} || Most enemies have twice as much as health than on Normal difficulty{{cite web|rname=health_research}} || Enemies have higher health than on Hard difficulty || N/A
| Enemy [[health]] || Enemies usually have lower health than on the Wii U{{cite web|https://www.reddit.com/r/Pikmin/comments/jf1lf9/enemy_hp_comparison_how_to_test_it/|Enemy HP Comparison + How to test it.|reddit|published={{date|21|October|2020}}|retrieved={{date|14|October|2020}}|rname=health_research}} || Enemies usually have approximately the same amount of health as the Wii U version{{cite web|rname=health_research}} || Enemies have higher health than on Hard difficulty
|-
|-
| [[Nectar egg]]s in the [[Garden of Hope]] || Many || Several || None || None
| [[Nectar egg]]s in the [[Garden of Hope]] || Many || Several (unlike the Wii U version, which had none) || None
|-
|-
| [[Pikmin limit]] || 100 || 100 || 60 || 100
| [[Pikmin limit]] || 100 || 100 || 60
|-
|-
| Pikmin [[Water|drowning]] time || ≈11 seconds || ≈6 seconds || ≈3 seconds || ≈6 seconds
| Pikmin [[Water|drowning]] time || ≈11 seconds || ≈6 seconds || ≈3 seconds
|-
|-
| [[Ultra-spicy spray|Sprayed]] Pikmin drowning time || ≈5 seconds || ≈2 seconds || ≈1 second || ≈2 seconds
| [[Ultra-spicy spray|Sprayed]] Pikmin drowning time || ≈5 seconds || ≈2 seconds || ≈1 second
|-
|-
| Leader health || ≈1.5 times the usual || Same as on the Wii U || Same as on the Wii U || N/A
| Leader health || ≈1.5 times the usual || Same as on the Wii U || Same as on the Wii U
|}
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==Badges==
==Badges==
In {{p3d}}, there are three [[badge (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|badges]] the player can gain from completing [[Story Mode]] on any given difficulty. They cannot be obtained if the player changed the difficulty level at any point.
There are three [[badge (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|badges]] the player can gain from completing [[Story Mode]] on any given difficulty, without changing it at any point.
* '''Pikmin Challenger''': Obtained by beating Story Mode on Normal, Hard, or Ultra-Spicy difficulty.
* '''Pikmin Challenger''': Obtained by beating Story Mode on Normal, Hard, or Ultra-Spicy difficulty.
* '''Pikmin Professional''': Obtained by beating Story Mode on Hard or Ultra-Spicy difficulty.
* '''Pikmin Professional''': Obtained by beating Story Mode on Hard or Ultra-Spicy difficulty.

Revision as of 23:22, May 1, 2022

The following article or section is in need of assistance from someone who plays Pikmin 3 Deluxe.
Particularly: Expand on what sort of record-keeping limitations exist when the player changes the difficulty in the file select screen. Also, finish the table.

Difficulty is a feature in Pikmin 3 Deluxe that alters aspects of the game in order to adjust how easy or hard it is. These aspects include the length of a day and the strength of enemies.

Upon creating a save file on the file selection screen, the player will be prompted to choose a difficulty. There are 3 options: Normal, Hard, and Ultra-Spicy, in increasing order of difficulty. The latter can only be unlocked once the player has completed the story mode in Hard difficulty, or completed the demo.

At any point in the saved game selection screen, the player can press Icon for the ZR Button on the Nintendo Switch. Edited version of the icon by ARMS Institute user PleasePleasePepper, released under CC-BY-SA 4.0. to change a file's difficulty, but doing so prevents the player from earning any badge related to completing Story Mode in a given difficulty, in that file. If the player uses this option to change to the exact same difficulty the file is already at, nothing will happen.

Differences

The following is a list of known differences between difficulty modes. Hard mode is mostly similar to the Wii U version, only that there are nectar eggs in the Garden of Hope that were absent on Wii U.

Subject Normal Hard Ultra-Spicy
Day duration 18 minutes 13 minutes 13 minutes
Fruit juice 100% 100% 50%
Enemy health Enemies usually have lower health than on the Wii U[1] Enemies usually have approximately the same amount of health as the Wii U version[1] Enemies have higher health than on Hard difficulty
Nectar eggs in the Garden of Hope Many Several (unlike the Wii U version, which had none) None
Pikmin limit 100 100 60
Pikmin drowning time ≈11 seconds ≈6 seconds ≈3 seconds
Sprayed Pikmin drowning time ≈5 seconds ≈2 seconds ≈1 second
Leader health ≈1.5 times the usual Same as on the Wii U Same as on the Wii U

In addition, in Normal difficulty, having the active leader collect a data file will automatically open it, whereas in the other difficulties, this is only true for some data files.

In other game modes

The leaf texture used in Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode menu. (Used on Pikipedia in the {{stub}} template.)

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Internally, other game modes use rules based off of specific difficulty modes. Each stage is capable of specifying what difficulty mode it uses.

Badges

There are three badges the player can gain from completing Story Mode on any given difficulty, without changing it at any point.

  • Pikmin Challenger: Obtained by beating Story Mode on Normal, Hard, or Ultra-Spicy difficulty.
  • Pikmin Professional: Obtained by beating Story Mode on Hard or Ultra-Spicy difficulty.
  • Pikmin Master: Obtained by beating Story Mode on Ultra-Spicy difficulty.
  • Pikmin Challenger. The badge shows Alph with a single flag.

    Pikmin Challenger. The badge shows Alph with a single flag.

  • Pikmin Professional. The badge shows Brittany with two flags.

    Pikmin Professional. The badge shows Brittany with two flags.

  • Pikmin Master. The badge shows Charlie with three flags.

    Pikmin Master. The badge shows Charlie with three flags.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Enemy HP Comparison + How to test it. on reddit, published on October 21st, 2020, retrieved on October 14th, 2020
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