Spin Rhythm Custom Levels Guide

Spin Rhythm Custom Levels Guide

    Easy Difficulty

        Goal: Introduce absolute beginners to the mechanics of moving the wheel, introduce the music in shorter bursts

        Length: 1 - 1.5 mins (approx) - Don't let the length drag on with gameplay that is too simple

        Contains: Match notes, Spins, Spin + Tap

        Guide: An introduction to the game. Gentle left/right movement, no more than 1 colour per section (between spins), even then try to have less swapping than Normal. Spin Taps are okay but never regular Taps.

    Normal Difficulty

        Goal: Introduce players to gameplay and music. Not a challenge, but not boring or mundane.

        Length: 1.5 - 2.5 mins (approx)

        Contains: Taps, Spins, Holds, Spin Taps, simple Match notes

        Guide: Each gameplay section should only contain one colour. It's okay to swap between colours with a big gap in gameplay, or after a spin tap, but multicolor interterence should be avoided. There should be no traps or gotchas here, just occasionally difficult rhythms that match the music.

    Hard Difficulty

        Goal: Introduce players to moving the wheel more freely with match notes, introduce colour swapping within sections without the safety net of spins or gaps in play, the obvious flow of the musical line should remain. Introduce Beats in isolation. Introduce Hold Lifts.

        Length: 2 - 3.5 mins (approx)

        Contains: Beats (target 10-15 per minute of music), Hold Lifts

        Guide: When introducing new elements make sure they don't overlap with each other, introcude new ideas in isolation, no annoying design, avoid too many grace notes

    Expert Difficulty

        Goal: Develop player competence with beat button and advanced wheel motion

        Length: Full (with edits if necessary)

        Contains: Same as Hard, with more Hold Lifts, introduce basic multicolour

        Guide: All elements should be used freely but clearly, avoid excessive or annoying multicolour interference especially when crossing over Beats

    XD Difficulty

        Goal: The ultimate challenge, should push for tough but fair master of all game mechanics in unison

        Length: Full (some edits for shortness only when necessary)

        Contains: Beat holds, wiggle holds, all elements crossing over and in unison, multicolour interference

        Guide: Players should have full mastery of the game mechanics