Castlevania: Circle of the Moon - Card Mode
DevAnj's Card Mode takes the DSS cards out of random enemy drops and places them in the castle, so the card system no longer depends on grinding.
What it changes
In the original Circle of the Moon, the DSS cards that unlock Nathan's magic combinations drop only from specific enemies, often at very low rates. Card Mode removes the cards from the enemy drop tables and puts them in the castle itself, on pedestals that don't time out, so you collect them by exploring instead of farming.
DevAnj also made a set of small fixes that are often used with it: a moved block in the Machine Tower that could cause a softlock, candle enemies that no longer break earlier boss rooms after sequence breaks, map edits in the Underground Gallery and Waterway, and a fix that makes the MP-boosting card combination useful.
Playing it
Apply the patch to your own copy of the North American release, following the instructions on its page. Made by DevAnj; the page lists it as version 2.0.
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