Patch:Bio Menace/Practice mode

This page covers patches for Bio Menace, regarding the practice mode. In that mode, the player can choose a level and practice it for a limited period. By default, this can be done as an alternative to selecting the difficulty for a normal game session.

Practice mode counter

The practice mode has an internal counter, used for limiting the game session length. The length itself is measured in internal "units" of time. The scorebox displays a counter, where different units are used for measuring the length. By default, they're set so a single unit on the scorebox corresponds to an approximate period of one second.

Bio Menace 1, shareware release (v1.1)

#Time for practice mode, measured in configurable "units"
%patch $5677 $01F4W
#Units per (virtual) second, as shown on the scorebox
%patch $C9E9 $0021W

Bio Menace 1, freeware release (v1.1)

#Time for practice mode, measured in configurable "units"
%patch $5694 $01F4W
#Units per (virtual) second, as shown on the scorebox
%patch $CFEB $0021W

Bio Menace 2, freeware release (v1.1)

#Time for practice mode, measured in configurable "units"
%patch $5614 $01F4W
#Units per (virtual) second, as shown on the scorebox
%patch $D3E6 $0021W

Bio Menace 3, freeware release (v1.1)

#Time for practice mode, measured in configurable "units"
%patch $55EE $01F4W
#Units per (virtual) second, as shown on the scorebox
%patch $CF18 $0021W

Removing practice mode

This patch removes the practice mode option entirely.

Bio Menace 1, freeware release (v1.1)

#Remove the "Practice a level" choice from the menu
%patch $27A43 $00
%patch $27A47 $00 $00 $00 $00

Bio Menace 3, freeware release (v1.1)

#Remove practice mode
%patch $27D93 $00
%patch $27D97 $00 $00 $00 $00