User:Keiji/Puyo Puyo Mode Ideas (Meta, no ontology)

From Compile Worlds

Fundamental rules

Inherently shared

[CQ] Common Queue

Instead of each player drawing an identical queue of puyo, they take them from a shared queue, the intention being that players able to pay attention to it would compete over which puyo they wanted to take. There is a reserve slot so that the player does not immediately gain control of the puyo group they take from the common queue.

• Enabled in Mania Mode.

[OM] Offset Mode

[0] You can't offset, trash in your rack stays there til it falls. Used in Original and Excavation modes.

[2] You can offset, this is the "normal" setting. Used in TSU and many other modes.

[3] Offsetting trash gains Sun puyo in an unknown pattern. Clearing Sun puyo sends extra trash to the opponent. Used by SUN.

[4] Offsetting trash gains special points. Use them to trigger special actions. Used by YON.

[5] Offsetting trash gains Fever points. Use them to enter Fever mode. Used by Fever Mode.

[7] Offsetting trash gains Henshin points. Use them to enter Henshin mode. Used by Henshin Mode.

Possible to change per player

[CB] Combos

Whether a player scores higher and generates more trash when they make chains in consecutive turns.

• Enabled in Mania Mode. DekaPuyoRush and PairPuyo each have something similar.

[TCM] Trash Clear Mode

[0] Nuisance puyo don't do anything when cleared.

[1] Nuisance puyo contribute to the score gained (and therefore nuisance sent) from being cleared. Used by Point Puyo Mode.

[3] Nuisance puyo earn Sun puyo when cleared. Used by SUN mode.

[5] Nuisance puyo earn Fever points when cleared. Used by 15th's implementation of Fever Mode.

[7] Nuisance puyo earn Henshin points when cleared. Used by Henshin Mode.

[ACM] All Clear Mode

[0] Nothing happens when you clear the board.

[2] 30 nuisance puyo are added to your next chain's yield after clearing the board. Used by TSU and probably SUN and YON too.

[5] A prebuilt chain appears when you clear the board. Used by Fever, Henshin and probably a number of other new modes.

[NC] Number of Colors

The number of colors available to a player.

• The official games set this to 3 on Easy, 4 on Normal, 5 on Hard.

[NPG] Puyo Group Size

The number of puyo needed in a group for it to pop.

• Usually 4. Most games with TSU mode allow this to be changed between 2 and 6.

[SH] Start Horizontal

Whether puyo pairs (not larger drops) start horizontal in columns 3 and 4, instead of vertical in column 3.

• More a preference than a rule. Enabled by default in PPM.

[TDM] Trash Drop Mode

[0] Trash is available to drop as soon as it's sent. Not used by anything AIUI.

[1] Trash is available to drop only when the sender's chain is finished. Used by pretty much everything.

[2] Trash is available to drop only when the sender's combo is finished. Used by Mania.

[TWM] Trash Wait Mode

[0] Trash drops after each chain is made (or if no chain is made by a drop), but is held back by Sun Puyo if applicable. Used by all classic modes and maybe some new modes.

[1] Trash drops only after the recipient's combo is finished. Used by most/all new modes including Fever, Henshin and Pair Puyo. Also used by Mania.

[NTMD] Max Trash Drop

The maximum amount of trash allowed to drop in one go.

• Set to 30 in all official games. Set to infinity in Mania. I think there's a mode in PPC that sets it to 6.

[DR] Double Rotate

Whether the player is allowed to flip the Puyo pair 180 degrees if it's wedged between two columns. Disabled in Original mode.

Presets

Original

TSU

SUN

YON

Fever

Mission

From 15th Anniversary

Big Puyo

Bomber

Endless Fever

Excavation

Spinner

Ice Blocks

Searchlight

Water

From 20th Anniversary

Deka Puyo Rush

Chibi Puyo Fever

Mini Puyo Excavation

Gust

Slot

4 Next Puyo

Block

Active

Cross Spinner

Quartet