I couldn't find any talk about this request that I had an idea for, so I decided to do it.
One thing that I've not seen a lot of is a way to force mods on a beatmap. This would be cool for designs like forcing Half-time, Double-time, Hidden ETC. on maps for you to get a ranking on it. Basically, this would allow the beatmap creator to choose which difficulties/maps they've created for a song can force a certain mod onto it. You could play with the mod off but then it would automatically become unraked, similar if you chose autoplay or relax mods. This would mean creators could expand on their maps by making them only be counted as completed if those mods are active.
The way the forced mod could be displayed would have a yellow border around it, similar to this:
This would also show up yellow above the bar at the bottom of the client so people can see if the map has any forced mods without having to visit the mod page. This would allow for maps to become increasingly difficult/easier and forcing players to use these mods if they want their score to count. This would obviously require the map to be tested to see if it is possible, as double-timing some mods makes it extremely difficult to complete. A forced mod that makes the map harder could only be activated on maps that are Hard+ difficulty.
This idea mainly came from the Undertale OST, where certain events can lead to songs slowing down significantly to having a different feel, and would also make the maps a little harder. The unranked idea was mainly because doing a map with hidden/flashlight mods may be difficult if you do not know where the things may appear, so allowing players to experience the maps without any mods may help people perfect it without constant failures. Mods like Nofail shouldn't be forced, and the forced mods should not increase or decrease the multiplier, but extra mods that are not forced can have the same affect.
One thing that I've not seen a lot of is a way to force mods on a beatmap. This would be cool for designs like forcing Half-time, Double-time, Hidden ETC. on maps for you to get a ranking on it. Basically, this would allow the beatmap creator to choose which difficulties/maps they've created for a song can force a certain mod onto it. You could play with the mod off but then it would automatically become unraked, similar if you chose autoplay or relax mods. This would mean creators could expand on their maps by making them only be counted as completed if those mods are active.
The way the forced mod could be displayed would have a yellow border around it, similar to this:
This would also show up yellow above the bar at the bottom of the client so people can see if the map has any forced mods without having to visit the mod page. This would allow for maps to become increasingly difficult/easier and forcing players to use these mods if they want their score to count. This would obviously require the map to be tested to see if it is possible, as double-timing some mods makes it extremely difficult to complete. A forced mod that makes the map harder could only be activated on maps that are Hard+ difficulty.
This idea mainly came from the Undertale OST, where certain events can lead to songs slowing down significantly to having a different feel, and would also make the maps a little harder. The unranked idea was mainly because doing a map with hidden/flashlight mods may be difficult if you do not know where the things may appear, so allowing players to experience the maps without any mods may help people perfect it without constant failures. Mods like Nofail shouldn't be forced, and the forced mods should not increase or decrease the multiplier, but extra mods that are not forced can have the same affect.
