Crash Team Racing - Difficulty Selector Mod

[@GigaLem]

Modding for this game is really coming along. Can't wait to see more from this and the decomp.

[@vovobalatensa]

Você é diferenciado nos conteúdos de CTR! Melhor canal do joojin!

[@Runpei_]

Ultra Hard Mode goes brrrrrrr Thanks for the vid :)

[@thesuddensilent7349]

It's interesting why AI can't officially be used Clock and Electric ball against the player. One time I've seen the AI launch an electric ball, but it went half way and then just stopped in place. (this happened on the Polar Pass course. and considering that the disc was a Pirated disc from the USA version, the disc was very scratched.) sometimes left things undrawn and often you could see graphics in the colors of the rainbow.

[@AlanElChato]

Holy shit, you guys even took the time to translate them into Japanese and the EU Languages, incredible o:

[@TooneySA]

Cool progress - would definitely be amazing to see the AI operate more like human players in advanced difficulties, where they're actually boosting more to achieve their speed rather than relying on rubber banding

[@nprocopi1231]

That requires more CPU than what the PS1 has, but with duckstation overclock or a PC port, we certainly can arrange something...

[@TooneySA]

@@nprocopi1231 based!

[@ajxx9987]

Hopefully ​@@nprocopi1231

[@6xspeed4]

Nitrous Oxide Boss on Ultra Hard Mode? EDIT: Also, is it possible to change the laps amount for Adventure mode?

[@nprocopi1231]

Set gGT->numLaps=1;

[@DemonGamerTT]

I've been playing the switch version of the nitro fueled remaster... but even though the graphics and new maps are cool there's something missing in the game. I'm really looking forward for the decomp/reprogram project!!! Btw any update on that? Thanks for all the hard work!

[@faradise3819]

Progress on decomp is what makes these mods possible. So you don't have to be worried, we're definitely still working on it! 😁

[@Gedeon266]

What significate "Classic" in comparaison with the others ?

[@faradise3819]

Classic is the original Adventure Mode difficulty curve. Naughty Dog actually implemented a system where the BOT difficulty actually changes based on your adventure progression and how many time you lose a specific race, it's quite advanced for the time. But it doesn't go as high as our hacked difficulties.

[@Gedeon266]

@@faradise3819Ok, I understand now!

[@ajxx9987]

​@@faradise3819can you add a mod that changes the stats of the karts to match their descriptions?

[@faradise3819]

@@ajxx9987 We can, but it'd play worse lol. We can do the opposite and tweak the stat bars instead. To add more characters than 16 will have to wait, but we're closer than ever.

[@Zetchzie]

So this is what Nitro Feuled Hard mode is based on. It makes sense now.

[@RedKero]

Nobody: Me in 1:14 : Well let's see this Ultra Hard Mode and...HOLY SH*T!!! 😧

[@Beistranhu]

Brooo it's really insane hehehehe

[@RedKero]

@@Beistranhu I know, that's why I say it haha

[@nuckm]

How does the AI work anyway? Are they literally just moving along prebaked curves through the level? As a programmer that's always mystified me, their movement looks decently organic so there has to be a shitton of them?

[@nprocopi1231]

The AI is "almost" fully understood, it's used in Tile Trauma to make the bots go around at the end of race. It's a series of points with different data for animation, lighting, and jumping. All the weapons are purely random

[@sebastiankulche]

@@nprocopi1231 It seems to be like that but other times doesnt, unless there are specific hidden conditions to the bots to change between lanes or use weapons.

[@nprocopi1231]

@sebastianaliandkulche As far as our research can prove, weapons are entirely random, plus only two AIs can use weapons, the one in front of you, or the one behind you. Also yes lane changes can only happen in specific places, we don't know entirely how that works yet

[@faradise3819]

There is also a bit of a rubberbanding factor that this mod actually affects. The AI won't necessarily just go fast at higher difficulty, it will mostly only do so if you also go fast. The rubberbanding is more apparent especially in 1v1 Boss Race.

[@jaccblacc8424]

Man, I wish if you guys can make a PC port of the PS1 trilogy. This is glorious! Btw, does CTR uses the same engine as the previous games?

[@Darkaiser]

No, CTR uses a completely different engine built from the ground up

[@マドラー-d9y]

Is it possible to extract trophy girls? I need to see them from different directions.

[@faradise3819]

It's not currently possible due to them having proprietary animations. You'll have to wait until we finished reverse-engineering the animations.

[@N0obyN0ob]

ello dutch person here In the Dutch language selection, at least in the video it says "Klassisk". This is incorrect. For us its "Klassiek". You can double verify this in google translate as well

[@faradise3819]

We'll fix it when it's included in the Mod Collection down the line. Thanks for your feedback, hope you enjoy the mod!

[@Joshua_Quinzel_Isley]

A new difficulty selection mod seems top-notch. Any way to play any and/or all of decompiled CTR besides PC when it's all complete and ready? Or is it just on PC in someway or other only?

[@faradise3819]

PC is our current priority,. We might decide what to do with other ports when that's done.

[@Joshua_Quinzel_Isley]

@@faradise3819 Alrighty then. Thanks for the response back, and continue on with the incredible work on decompiling the rest of CTR too.

[@thelastwarrior483]

Only need to download the mod and put in the carpeta folder mods and no more?

[@Darkaiser]

First you'll need to apply the patch to your original ISO file. We recommend using the hack64.net website to apply it.

[@Jonsson95]

Is it possible to have this mod and 60fps widescreen mod simultaneously?

[@PJMixtoo]

ok, I'm testing it first in super hard difficulty in the japanese version. There is a problem with the red gem challenge, only one bot is picking up fast and that's fine for me, the problem happens when we are already in the 3rd round, for some reason its speed drops a lot. It looks like it's already crossed the last lap. I don't know if that also happens with other gem challenges

[@patriciochavez1884]

Hi @Darkaiser, i play some of your mods and i really like it, the mirror mode, Oxide and random Characters and difficult, all is amazing, but i have a question, would you try to put a mod with Oxidefix - Random Characters and Difficult set? Because i like to race woth other bots in Ultra Hard, great work man. 😉👍

[@Blockah]

0:32 Why his hand growing and shrinking?

[@Darkaiser]

Cartoon throbbing

[@EnvyBlack666]

I'm using the latest Oxidefix+everything ever mod pack, is there a reason why Oxide is not selectable anymore for adventure mode? Oh and is there a discord server that I can follow?

[@Darkaiser]

We can assist you better in the Discord server, check the GitHub page of ctr-tools to get the link

[@e20norr_]

Great stuff! Do these mods work on original hardware as well, or are they only limited to emulators?

[@faradise3819]

This one works on original hardware. :)

[@ajxx9987]

A mod I'd like to see is one that adds new characters or that modifies the kart stats to match the HUD since the kart stats are fake

[@HxcConker]

Hello! Friend, I have been following your project for a long time and I am amazed at how you have progressed, my biggest congratulations for your hard work with your entire team. I have a question and I would love to find the solution. Is there a way to have the ultra hard mode + the official nitro fueled turbo pads in some mod? I am trying to make my gaming experience identically difficult as the PS4 version, in short I would like to know if I can use the blue fire only from the official turbo pads of the game together with the ultra difficult mode. I hope you can help me with this problem that I still can't solve. PS: I don't want all turbo pads to have blue fire, just the official ones in the game (castle cortex, polar pass, n. gin labs, hot air skyway, oxide station).

[@Darkaiser]

Sure, join the Discord server so we can assist you. You can find the link at the CTR-tools's GitHub page.

[@JotaCZ23]

How do I install it on an original PlayStation 1?

[@HyperSonicXtreme]

Everyone has Uka Uka/Aku Aku & Turbo boost artificial speed. 😂

[@pedroaguetoni]

Do you could create a game iso with character randomizer with nitrous oxide in the races that is not that bin file or c file? It has to be a xdelta file.

[@faradise3819]

Bin and C file are the source code we used to make the mods, not the published mod itself. You should download the "Mod Collection" instead.

[@tomasmanuelgalvan2334]

bro could you patch the european ctr? Could you share the bin with me? I tried to patch with oxidefix it but I get an error.

[@Darkaiser]

Do not apply multiple patches, it will break the game

[@synfigmaster9154]

Classic difficulty is the original one right?

[@Darkaiser]

Yes

[@vin.b]

This is awesome! Just wanted to know is there a way to fuse this with character randomiser mod? It'll be awesome playing adventure mode on ultra hard difficultly with character randomiser!

[@faradise3819]

It's possible but character randomizer is currently broken.

[@donramitas]

Great mod! Is there a way to combine it with retro fueled?

[@faradise3819]

There is a way if you want to be a mod developer.

[@donramitas]

what do you mean?@@faradise3819

[@faradise3819]

@@donramitas You have to learn to use our developer tools to combine them. Otherwise, you'll just have to wait until we make a modpack combining the two. If you want to learn more, you can join our community server (CTR-TOOLS)

[@AMR_RL]

Work in epsxe?

[@zahavzilberman3646]

Have you added this to the Github repository of your mods? Link?

[@faradise3819]

It's not in the Mod Collection yet. Check the video description.

[@Peppelamakkia]

How can I install this mod? I'm not a programmer nor a modder. Is ctr tool a tool for reverse engineering?

[@faradise3819]

In the video description there is a link to get this patch, then use a rom patcher. CTR-Tools are for reverse-engineering CTR.

[@elsospechoso2134]

How do I install this mod?

[@theplatformerguy4979]

I was playing this game since i was 9 , but that ultrahard mode , well , it's far beyond being possible to beat them , unless you use infinity mask power up or retro fueled or be extremely powerfull or lucky ( for good items like at least one n.tropy clock ) other wise you stand no chance

[@faradise3819]

It is still possible to beat Ultra Hard without masks, but yeah it is very very hard to do so.

[@JustAViewer44]

Thank you so much for everything you/you guys are doing. Btw, does anyone knows how to play this or any of the other mods on android? I play on my phone using Duckstation(emu) and a Bluetooth controller. But I don't know how I could install these.

[@brandontrish86]

Your best bet may be to install the mods by patching them on PC and then put the ISO on your phone by a file sharing media or USB cable. Theres instructions on how to patch it on PC

[@Darkaiser]

Check UniPatcher on PlayStore.

[@petter6838]

se podria juntar todos esos mods con el juego en un archivo (bin) lo quiero jugar en mi playstation 3 (ps3), o se puede sacar una version para la ps3?

[@faradise3819]

We can discuss more in our community server.

[@Xariod]

Just to understand if I got this correctly. Pura is my favourite character to play but I could never use it in Adventure mode because it would force me to play on easy mode. With this mod I can play Pura in adventure mode and play on hard difficulty?

[@Darkaiser]

What do you mean by forcing you to play on easy mode?

[@faradise3819]

You have always been able to use Pura, and yes you can play adventure mode with harder difficulty now (doesn't mean you were forced to play on easy, it's actually dynamic).

[@Xariod]

Oh ok it's a misconception I was carrying over since my childhood that playing a "Beginner" character meant that the difficulty was also lowered.

[@faradise3819]

@@Xariod Those are just character classes. "Beginner" for Turning, "Intermediate" for Balanced and "Advanced" for Speed.

[@Xariod]

@@faradise3819 Oh yeah I knew that there were different classes based on the driving style but simply put, when I played it as a kid I misinterpreted those as being also difficulty levels. So, it's a misconception I was carrying over since my childhood that now has been cleared.

[@Thunder55Turbo]

Cool that there's harder modes, but it kind of sucks that all it does is make them impossibly fast. Shows the limited AI of the time.

[@sebastiankulche]

I think it also would be cool to change the AI "rails" to make them use shortcuts.

[@Thunder55Turbo]

@@sebastiankulche hah yeah, I always referred to them as “lanes”.

[@faradise3819]

The mod actually don't affect anything about their speed but rather their rubberbanding factor. They don't necessarily go fast at higher difficulty, unless you also go fast. In some cases like 1v1 boss race, the rubberbanding gets stupidly ridiculous. With more research, hopefully in the future we can implement better lanes for the AI to use shortcuts too.

[@jose4276]

something like mario kart CC values that changes cpu and player speed would be great

[@faradise3819]

That would probably be the stats editor mod, already made and currently being tested.

[@tomlion0116]

Can I play this version on my PSP?

[@faradise3819]

We haven't tested on PSP specifically. But we have tested on Real PS1 and it works. Just patch your copy of the game and then transfer it to your console.

[@BandicootWarrioR12]

¿Donde esta lal iso del CTR? Para Android :( ayuda por favor

[@Darkaiser]

We cannot provide ISOs

[@cafe9926]

ULTRA SCHWER

[@user-qd7qz4pu1h]

Does this work on emulators?

[@Darkaiser]

Yes

[@luchoachallmahuaman7718]

como instalo este mod a mi CTR?

[@faradise3819]

Use a ROM patcher

[@JohnsonLatino-y2y]

Es para tablet o pc 😅

[@Zacckii]

I like it😂

[@FakhriHeavenly]

No "normal" difficulty?

[@faradise3819]

Normal for Adventure? That's just Classic.

[@FakhriHeavenly]

@@faradise3819 classic is adaptive, it is mean if you are pro playing it the AI will also improve. Normal is between Medium and Hard.

[@faradise3819]

@@FakhriHeavenly There is nothing between Medium and Hard in the original.

[@faradise3819]

@@FakhriHeavenly Oh yeah the original adaptive difficulty doesn't go as high as options we added in our mod.

[@miguevelazquez8196]

Alguien sabe si funciona para quemarlo en CD y jugar en la consola?

[@faradise3819]

Yes.

[@samo3aismail775]

its not working with USA version i tried hard

[@BandicootWarrioR12]

😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@filsekfil]

Ultra Hard was included in the original game? That seems rather way too hard lmao, almost close to impossible (especially on tracks with no or really bad shortcuts)

[@faradise3819]

The original game had a rubberbanding parameter, we just turn it up :)

[@alonsovillarriel7987]

broo que tal? me gustaria poder obtener el mod para aumentar dificultad maximo y donde sale turbo azul

[@XiasIV]

Give me stronger battles.

[@PJMixtoo]

Se ve horribleeee, me encanta

[@minuteworld7027]

hows the pc port coming along?

[@faradise3819]

We're still a long way~

[@nprocopi1231]

We work on it every day