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'''Difficulty''' is a feature in {{p3d}} 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 [[Enemy|enemies]]. | '''Difficulty''' is a feature in {{p3d}} 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 [[Enemy|enemies]]. | ||
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''' | 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 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 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 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. | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
! Subject || style="width:20%" | Normal || style="width:20%" | Hard || style="width:20%" | Ultra-Spicy | ! Subject || style="width:20%" | Normal || style="width:20%" | Hard || style="width:20%" | Ultra-Spicy | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Day#Durations|Day duration]] || 18 | | [[Day#Durations|Day duration]] || 18 minutes || 13 minutes || 13 minutes | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Fruit#Juice|Fruit juice]] || 100% || 100% || 50 | | [[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}} || | | 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 | | [[Nectar egg]]s in the [[Garden of Hope]] || Many || Several (unlike the Wii U version, which had none) || None | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Pikmin limit]] || 100 || 100 || 60 | | [[Pikmin limit]] || 100 || 100 || 60 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Pikmin [[Water|drowning]] time || ≈11 seconds || ≈6 seconds || ≈3 | | Pikmin [[Water|drowning]] time || ≈11 seconds || ≈6 seconds || ≈3 seconds | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Ultra-spicy spray|Sprayed]] Pikmin drowning time || ≈5 seconds || ≈2 seconds || ≈1 second | | [[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 | | 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== | ==In other game modes== | ||
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Badge 21 pikminmaster.png|Pikmin Master. The badge shows [[Charlie]] with three flags. | Badge 21 pikminmaster.png|Pikmin Master. The badge shows [[Charlie]] with three flags. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||