The Midpoints Strike Back!

• Midpoints are created if a game has 4 levels per world
• Added Graphics (Silhouette Mario Bros. by Leon Arnott)
• Numerous bug fixes to help improve overall stability

Less Excess (Patch 2)

Fixed in v0.3.1-2

• Infinite Lives is now disabled on partially supported games to prevent game crashes

Fixed in v0.3.1-1

• Fixed skip lives screen causing a crash on Simultaneous Co-op
• Old randomly generated .lvls scripts are deleted when there are more than 100 generations

v0.3.1 Release Notes

Even though this is an incremental release, v0.3.1 still packs quite a few new features!

Support for New ROMs

• Level-Headed now supports 35 different SMB1 ROMs (including headered and unheadered variants)
• Combo carts and unheadered ROMs are now automatically patched to be compatible with Level-Headed
• Partial support for the simultaneous co-op ROM hack (by Corpse Grinder and TI)
• Partial support for the versus multiplayer ROM hack Super Bill Kill (by jeffXvX)
• Simultaneous co-op and Super Bill Kill are automatically installed after installing a ROM with full support. They can be selected by changing the "Base ROM"
• Partial support for the European and Famicom versions of SMB1

Difficulty Changes

• Level length is now adjusted based upon the difficulty setting and type of level
• Distance between enemies is now adjusted based upon difficulty
• Bullet Bill cannon firing rate is now adjusted based upon difficulty
• Normal, Easy, and Very Easy no longer spawn enemies when Flying Cheep-Cheeps are used
• Hitting the top of the flagpole now gives a 1-UP on Easy and Very Easy difficulties
• Fire Bros. are now only seen on Hard or higher difficulties
• Very Easy now has unlimited time

New Assets

• Random Sounds
• 51 new graphics packs
• 11 new music packs
• 8 new tone colors for music packs
  Due to the large amount of graphics packs included in this update, there will likely be graphical bugs. If you find any, please create an issue here so I can fix it! Inclusion of new graphics and music packs will likely slow in later releases.

Other Features

• There is now a hole in the ceiling above the Bowser Bridge to prevent soft locks
• Mario and Luigi can now be renamed
• Update Checker: get notified when a new update releases!
• New Installer
• Command line support
• Numerous bug fixes!

Less Excess (Patch 1)

Less Excess

Bullet Time

• Added Bullet Bills and Lakitus
• Lakitu's eggs have a chance at either bouncing or breaking into Spinies
• Added more difficulties (Very Easy, Easy, Normal, Hard, Very Hard, Brutal)
• Added some difficulties for Purists that won't use any ASM hacks or behavior changes
• Added some gimmicky difficulties (e.g. Lakitu's Challenge where every level has a Lakitu)
• Significantly more options for Custom Difficulties (e.g. any enemy spawner can be placed on any level)
• Added Permadeath
• 8 Different Powerups that can replace the Fire Flower
• 1-Up mushrooms can now be replaced with Poison, Swimming, and Mystery Mushrooms
• Added some complimentary hacks (Auto Scrolling Levels and Fire Bros.)
• More aggressive Piranha Plant variants (Red and Black) can be seen at higher difficulties (Hard, Very Hard, Brutal)
• Universal Title Screen that works for all graphics packs
• Graphics and Music patches are now loaded externally, allowing users to add their own patches
• Music can now be disabled
• 10 different tone colors that can be applied to each music pack
• Compatible music packs can now be combined
• 4 new Graphics Packs
• 6 new Music Packs

Graphical Variants

• Added Graphics (Super Mario Bros. DX v3.4 by flamepanther)
• Added Graphics (Paradyce w/SMB1 Enemies (Palette 1) by Insectduel)
• Added Graphics (Paradyce w/SMB1 Enemies (Palette 2) by Insectduel)
• Added Off-screen Bullet Bill spawners to late Island levels (tied to difficulty)

Difficulty Options

• Added a Difficulty Option under "Configure Level Generator" to change when Hammer Time is enabled and when Cheep-cheeps start spawning. Currently, these are the only things that the difficulty setting affects.

Graphics Update

• Added Graphics (Dream Mario Bros. by TheSuperShow)
• Added Graphics (Lost Levels by Captain Antonio Falcon)
• Added Graphics (Paradyce by Insectduel)
• Added Graphics (Super Duper by Tabmok99)
• Added Graphics (Super Mario MCB by MacBee)
• Added Graphics (Super Mario S by Sogun)
• Cheep-cheep spawners are now tied to difficulty
• Hammer Time now turns on automatically in later levels
• Level-Headed now saves and loads previous settings
• God Mode now gives the player unlimited time
• Default Island and Bridge level chances are now increased to "Common"
• Removed Hammer Time option under the level generator settings

Music Update

• Added Music (Alternative tone color for SQ1 and SQ2) (by w7m)
• Added all music from U1's music pack
• Added an option to fix the Lakitu's throw arc: When this is turned on, Lakitus will throw their eggs with horizontal velocity. This option only applies to scripted levels. The level generator does not use Lakitus as of yet.

Hammer Time! Build

• Hammer Time: When the level generator spawns an enemy, there is a 20% chance that it will be a hammer brother This tends to create unfair scenarios, so it is off by default. Turn it on to ramp up the difficulty!
• Move tables (pseudo-difficulty scaling): This is the largest feature of this update. Levels are now resized to accommodate the level generator. Early levels are shorter and have few enemies, while later levels are longer and have a higher enemy density ratio.
• Random Number of Levels per World: Castles are no longer always on the 4th level.
• Improved RNG: Random numbers are now more uniform and more random. Seeds can now be specified and used.
• God mode: An overpowered option just for fun. Be invincible. Jump in midair. Fireballs kill everything onscreen. You can basically fly when this is turned on.
• Enemy Speeds (Normal, Fast, Speedy, Turbo, Ludicrous Speed!): Certain ground enemies will now move faster. Turbo and "Ludicrous Speed!" are disabled by default, but can be turned on for an extra challenge.
• Hard Mode activator bytes are now set: Basically, Bowser now throws hammers in the later castle stages
• Play as Luigi (patch by Yy): Luigi can now be selected before starting a game (replacing Player 2 option). This patch also includes lost levels physics. 2 Player games can still be generated as well (and this patch will not be applied when doing so).
• Set the number of starting lives: The default has been increased from 3 to 5, but it can be changed to anything from 1 to 99. You can also play with infinite lives.
• Added an option to revert to Super Mario after taking damage (patch by w7m)
• Added Music (Enigmario by Dr. Floppy and Curly M.C.)
• Added Music ("Music 7" from U1's music pack)
• Added Graphics (Pocket Edition by Fantendo)
• Added Graphics (Super Mario Bros. DX by flamepanther)
• Removed Midpoints from Level Generator (due to game engine limitations)
• Limited max level count to 20 (no more garbage levels!)
• Removed support for combo carts and the famicom version (now only supporting PRG0 and PRG1)