Easy mode

CRASH 4 N. HANCED - EASY MODE

A way to play Crash 4, tailored to less skilled players

Easy mode is intended for people who find Crash 4's difficulty too high compared to previous games, are less skilled at games in general, or just want a chill time and don't necessarily play for the challenge. Many changes were made in each level to make the difficulty more appropriate for those players' skill level and make the game less punishing, without completely trivializing the challenge.

This mod is an easier version of Crash Bandicoot 4: N. Hanced. It's a separate mod that is meant to fix the problems of the completion system and level designs, most notably N. Verted mode, timeline levels, redundant collectibles, hidden crates and difficulty spikes among others. It keeps the challenge mostly the same as vanilla Crash 4. Easy mode includes all of those changes, but also goes much further in reducing the difficulty.

If you want to download or learn more about N. Hanced, you can do that here. If you can handle the challenge, then I recommend you play that version. If not, then you're welcome to play Easy mode instead.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• []Install instructions can be found in the downloaded .zip file.

  []Save files are fully compatible between vanilla Crash 4, N. Hanced and Easy mode. Your progress will NOT be lost if you change between any of them, even if some collectibles are not shown in menus.

  FEATURES

  • []Automatic Aku Aku on death - An Aku Aku mask is given automatically after 1 death, and 2 masks after 5 deaths in each section (instead of 5 and 10 respectively).

    []More checkpoints - dynamic checkpoints are always active (not just after 5 deaths) and entirely new ones have been added (including in Toxic Tunnels' gem route)

    []Easier boss fights - Boss fights have modifications that make them easier (Aku Aku crates, slower/less obstacles)

    []Longer time slowdown - Kupuna Wa's time slowdown effect lasts 5 seconds instead of 3, making sections involving her much more lenient

    []Shortened levels - Half of the levels have been made shorter by a few sections

    []Easier secrets - Even fewer hidden crates and more obvious secrets

    []Fire Crates disabled - Fire crates have been replaced by ? crates

    []Easier colored gems - colored gem puzzles have easier solutions in terms of execution (especially the blue gem, which appears much earlier in the level where it's featured)

    []Easier obstacles - obstacles are slower or allow for less precise movement; some have been removed or completely redesigned to make deaths less likely

    []Lenient autoscrollers - Autoscrollers (e.g. grind rails, or the boat in Run It Bayou) have far fewer tricky crates that required quick reaction speed or tight input timings

    []Less busywork involving crates - Many "extranaeous" crates on split paths, side areas, or even the main path have been removed. Since crates are not saved when the player dies, having to rebreak them was pointless busywork that made levels take longer, especially for casual players who play at a slower pace

    []Less TNTs and Nitros - TNTs and Nitros in lots of crate stacks have been removed or changed to harmless crates (wooden or metal)

  • Easier time trials - Time trials have more Aku Aku crates, and have very few extra explosive crates (that only appear in time trial).

    The completion journey is the mostly the same as N. Hanced (more on that on the mod page linked above). However, some collectibles were too hard to make sense for Easy mode, therefore the following changes have been made: