Pink Sweets: Ibara Sorekara/Advanced Rank

There are two separate difficulty settings affecting the rank in Pink Sweets. Difficulty 1 determines the starting base rank as well as the minimum rank cap. After the player has started a run, the rank is then gradually increasing determined by difficulty 2, which is the per frame rank increase. Under normal circumstances the game always starts with a base rank 1,048,576 (100,000 in hex) higher than the minimum rank cap. Starting a game in Special Version always begins at minimum rank.

Difficulty 1 (base rank)	Starting rank in dec (hex)	Minimum rank in dec (hex)
Super Easy	15,204,352 (E80,000)	16,252,928 (F80,000)
Very Easy	14,680,064 (E00,000)	15,728,640 (F00,000)
Easy	14,155,776 (D80,000)	15,204,352 (E80,000)
Normal [default]	13,631,488 (D00,000)	14,680,064 (E00,000)
Hard	13,107,200 (C80,000)	14,155,776 (D80,000)
Very Hard	12,582,912 (C00,000)	13,631,488 (D00,000)
Super Hard	12,058,624 (B80,000)	13,107,200 (C80,000)
Unbelievable	11,534,336 (B00,000)	12,582,912 (C00,000)

Difficulty 2 (per frame rank)	in dec (hex)
Minimum Slow	4 (4)
Very Slow	8 (8)
Slow	12 (C)
Medium [default]	16 (10)
Fast	20 (14)
Very Fast	24 (18)
Maximum Fast	28 (1C)
Unforgettable	32 (20)

Notes:

• Rank maxes out at 00,000,000 (000,000 in hex) regardless of the difficulty settings.
• Starting rank for Score Attack mode is the same as on Normal.
• Minimum rank cap for Extended mode is 11,010,048 (A80,000 in hex) on loop 1 and 8,257,536 (7E0,000 in hex) on loop 2 on default difficulty settings.

Both the overall rank and the per frame rank are influenced by certain actions of the player, e.g. firing your Shot or picking up an item. All of the actions that have an effect on rank are listed in the tables below. Even though, an increase in difficulty is actually measured by a decreasing rank counter, the numbers below are listed as if the rank counter would count up. This is simply to make things easier to follow.

Action	Rank increase in dec (hex)
Death from 0 lives > Game Over	-2,097,152 (-200,000)
Death from 1 life > 0 lives	-1,048,576 (-100,000)
Death from 2 lives > 1 life	-524,288 (-80,000)
Death from 3 lives > 2 lives	-262,144 (-40,000)
Death from 4 lives > 3 lives	-131,072 (-20,000)
Death from 5 lives > 4 lives	-65,536 (-10,000)
Death while on infinite lives	-1,048,576 (-100,000)
Death during Score Attack mode	-524,288 (-80,000)
Speed Change	16,384 (4,000)
Formation Change	4,096 (1,000)
Absorb a bullet w/ Shield or RC	16 (10)
Shoot a destructible bullet	16 (10)
Seal a bullet	1,024 (400)

Notes:

• Simply pressing the A or B button has no effect on rank. It is only the action that counts.
• Grazing enemy bullets has no effect on rank.
• Absorbing enemy lasers with your Rose Cracker has no effect on rank.

Action	Per Frame Rank increase in dec (hex)
Shot Special Power Up	1 (1) [permanent]
Search Formation	1 (1) [permanent]
Rose Hip equipped (per Rose Hip)	10 (A)
Rose Cracker Gauge fully charged	64 (40)

Notes:

• The per frame rank increase from activating Shot Special Power Up and Search Formation stays even after the player dies or unequips them.

Item	Rank increase in dec (hex)
100~900 Medals	256 (100)
1,000~9,000 Medals	1,024 (400)
10,000 Medal	4,096 (1,000)
100pt. Rose Item	256 (100)
200pt. Rose Item	512 (200)
400pt. Rose Item	768 (300)
800pt. Rose Item	1,024 (400)
Power Up Item	16,384 (4,000)
Rose Hip Item	16,384 (4,000)
1-Up Item	524,288 (80,000)

Notes:

• Dropping a medal has no effect on rank.

Attack	Rank increase in dec (hex)
Any character, Shot (power Level 0)	5 (5)
Rose Hip Shot	10 (A)
Rose Cracker	32,768 (8,000)
Meidi&Midi, Twin Shot	5 (5)
Kasumi, Napalm	20 (14)
Kasumi Homing	15 (F)
Shasta, Laser (per frame)	6 (6)
Lace, Lightning (per beam)	60 (3C)