Hybrid Modes & Add-Ons

Alongside the six modes, the Engine tab has a set of add-on modifiers you can toggle on top of whatever mode you are using. A mode defines the core "game"; an add-on layers an extra behavior over it. Combining them is how you create hybrid runs that do not fit neatly into one category, without needing a separate mode entry for every combination.

Three modifiers can be layered onto a run:

The Line Trail Engine adds glowing neon trails that follow the ball and fade over time. On its own, over a dark background, it produces the light-painting look that marketing refers to as a separate "Trail Mode". Layered onto other modes, it adds motion emphasis and light streaks to any run. You configure the trail length, thickness, neon gradients, and glow in the Arts tab.

The single most reused setup on the platform is a rhythmic escape: turn on Music Sync and Breaking Rings together, and a single ball works its way outward through a stack of rings while every wall contact plays the next note of the song. The viewer hears the tune getting further along and sees the ball getting further out, so sound and progress reinforce each other. This is the "bouncing ball but it plays [song]" format, and it is built from the Add-ons rather than a preset.

Add-ons combine freely. Music Sync plus Drawer gives a rhythmic drawing that advances with the song; Music Sync plus Escape gives the rhythmic escape above. Experiment with combinations: the most original runs usually come from an unexpected pairing.