Hybrid Modes & Add-Ons

Alongside the main modes, the Core Logic section 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.

Three modifiers can be layered onto a run:

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

Turning on Music Sync makes any mode react to audio. Combining it with other modes creates hybrid runs automatically — Music Sync plus Escape becomes a rhythmic escape run, and Music Sync plus Drawer becomes a rhythmic drawing run. This is how you add the "ball plays music" quality to a format that is not Rhythmic mode by default.

The Breaking Rings add-on layers the concentric escape rings onto another mode, so you can, for example, combine the rings with rhythmic sound. Toggling it alongside Music Sync yields the rhythmic-escape combination. Experiment with stacking add-ons — the most original runs usually come from an unexpected combination.