Difficultys

Difficultys are a key feature in Eta-Redux and rates how hard a map is. There are nine difficulties: **Simple**, **Medium**, **Vigorous**, **Intense**, **Lunatic**, **Eta Series** (Regular & Chaos only), **Halloween**, **Christmas**, and **Lunatic+** (Map Tests only).

*Note: Difficulty refers to how hard completing a map **independently** is, not how hard it is in multiplayer.*

## **Simple**

**Simple Maps** are a great way to introduce the simple concept of buttons and parkour to a brand new player. They are not very difficult, and can teach the players basic skills. Almost everyone can easily complete these maps.

There are currently 6 playable **Simple** maps consisting of: **Floody Caverns**, **Forest Hillside**, **Lumious Jungle**, **Outpost**, **Arctic Park**, & **Retro Coast**.

## **Medium**

**Medium Maps** are noticeably harder than **Simple Maps** and take the difficulty up a notch, but they are still not too extreme. These maps start to show players less accessible buttons and are a great practice difficulty once a player has learned the basics of parkour.

There are 7 currently playable **Medium** maps consisting of: **Flood Tower of Ice**, **Forgotten Grounds**, **Lava Tower Temple**, **Nightwalk Facility**, **Honeycomb Caverns**, **Islands From The Void**, & **Saved**.

## **Vigorous**

**Vigorous Maps** are again another step up from **Medium Maps**. These can be beaten by players who have gotten the hang of things and are ready to delve into some more difficult maps. These maps will require players to be quick on their feet yet cautious and focused, as most hard maps have lava. In the majority of vigorous maps players will have to make risky jumps. The Vigorous maps start to feature wall jumps, ziplining, & sliding, as **Medium** and **Simple** maps are more focused around simple button-pressing and platforming.

There are currently 8 **Vigorous** maps consisting of: **Acid Test**, **Beneath The System**, **Canyon Chaos**, **Dark Sci-Forest**, **Ignite Falls**, **Lava Ruins**, **Lava Temple**, & **Malignant Mangrove**.

## **Intense**

****Intense Maps**** are the third hardest difficulty maps, striking fear into many. These maps are for the experienced, and rightfully so as these maps require speed, reaction time, and an overall knowledge of what to do. It is very hard to complete an Intense map on the first attempt as ****Intense Maps**** are complicated and can easily confuse newer players.

There are currently 6 **Intense** maps in the game consisting of: **Cliff Edge**, **Dark Sci-Facility**, **Lava Drain**, **Under Fe1**, **Project Nebula**, & **Abandoned Underdrive**.

## **Lunatic**

The **Lunatic** difficulty is the second hardest difficulty in the game, These maps require a lot of parkour mastery, focus, skill, and knowledge of the map (and possibly luck). There are many extremely far jumps in **Lunatic Maps**. **Lunatic Maps** usually have little to no room for error and contain a wider variety of obstacles, one little mistake could be fatal. Even advanced players struggle with this difficulty.

Currently, there are only 5 **Lunatic** maps in the game, consisting of: **Corrosive Sewers**, **Grumble Volcano**, **Magma Mines**, **Dark Science**, & **Under The Ruins**.

## **Eta Series**

The **Eta Series** difficulty is the hardest difficulty in the main Eta-Redux game, These maps are almost the same difficulty as **Lunatic**, but slightly harder.

There are only 3 **Eta Series** maps in the main game with no other plans for new ones, those consist of: **Below Eta**, **Beneath The End**, & **Underneath Eta Progress**.

*Note: This difficulty is exclusive to the regular game only, Map Test's 6th difficulty is replaced by **Lunatic+** (see **Lunatic+**) below.*

## **Lunatic+**

The **Lunatic+** difficulty is reserved for only the hardest maps created by the community on the **Eta-Redux Map Test** game. These maps require exceptional speed, skill, timing, and memory of the path and platforms.

This difficulty is exclusive to Eta-Redux Map Test and will not be added to the main game.

*Note: This difficulty is exclusive to the map test & pro games only, The Regular, & Chao's 6th difficulty is replaced by **Eta Series** (see **Eta Series**) above.*

## **Halloween**

The **Halloween** difficulty is for any map that is for the Halloween Season, it is for any map no matter how hard it may be.

Currently, there is only 1 **Halloween** map that has been found in the main game, it consists of: **Haunted Gloord**.

## **Christmas**

The **Christmas** difficulty is for any map that is for the Christmas Season, it is for any map no matter how hard it may be.

Currently, there is only 1 **Christmas** map that has been found in the main game, and it consists of: **Great White North**.