Friday Night Funkin': Psych Engine (2024)

Psych Engine is a modified HaxeFlixel engine developed by Shadow Mario and Riveren, intended to fix issues of the original engine while keeping its casual play aspect, and facilitate easier Friday Night Funkin' modding.

Additions[]

Week Changes[]

• Week 1
  • Daddy Dearest's left animation is fixed, and is no longer a single frame.
  • Adds stage lights that were unused in the base game to the background.
  • "Dad Battle" uses a spotlight during a certain section, using an event aptly titled "Dadbattle Spotlight".

• Week 2
  • Boyfriend and Skid & Pump use their "Hey!" animations, Skid & Pump using animations from the FLA that were unused in the base game.
  • Thunder makes a quick light flash and slightly zooms the camera.
  • Adds a quick transition/cutscene leading into Monster.

• Week 3
  • Boyfriend uses his "Hey!" animation during Philly Nice.
  • "Blammed" has different colors flash during a certain section, using an event called "Philly Glow", which is locked specifically to the background used in Pico's week.

• Week 4
  • Improved Mommy Mearest and Boyfriend's hair physics/animation.
  • The background henchmen die during all three songs.

• Week 5
  • The bottom background characters and Girlfriend use "Hey!" animations during "Cocoa" and "Eggnog".
  • In "Winter Horrorland", Girlfriend bops her head slower in some parts of the song.

• Week 6
  • The Background Freaks pop up during the Trap/Hip Hop "Hey!" parts of the instrumental of "Thorns".
  • In "Thorns", the HUD is hidden during the cutscene.

• Week 7
  • TBA

• Weekend 1
  • TBA

Achievements[]

Image	Name	Description	Solution	Hidden?
	Freaky on a Friday Night	Play on a Friday... Night.	Play the engine on a Friday night (between 18:00 - 23:59).	Yes
	She Calls Me Daddy Too	Beat Week 1 on Hard with no misses.	Complete Week 1 without any misses on the Hard difficulty.	No
	No More Tricks	Beat Week 2 on Hard with no Misses.	Complete Week 2 without any misses on the Hard difficulty.	No
	Call Me The Hitman	Beat Week 3 on Hard with no Misses.	Complete Week 3 without any misses on the Hard difficulty.	No
	Lady Killer	Beat Week 4 on Hard with no Misses.	Complete Week 4 without any misses on the Hard difficulty.	No
	Missless Christmas	Beat Week 5 on Hard with no Misses.	Complete Week 5 without any misses on the Hard difficulty.	No
	Highscore!!	Beat Week 6 on Hard with no Misses.	Complete Week 6 without any misses on the Hard difficulty.	No
	God Effing Damn It!	Beat Week 7 on Hard with no Misses.	Complete Week 7 without any misses on the Hard difficulty.	No
	Just a Friendly Sparring	Beat Weekend 1 on Hard with no Misses.	Complete Weekend 1 without any misses on the Hard difficulty.	No
	What a Funkin' Disaster!	Complete a Song with a rating lower than 20%.	Complete any song with a rating lower than 20%.	No
	Perfectionist	Complete a Song with a rating of 100%.	Complete any song with a rating of 100%.	No
	Roadkill Enthusiast	Watch the Henchmen die over 100 times.	Witness the henchmen in Week 4 die 100 times.	No
	Oversinging Much...?	Hold down a note for 10 seconds.	Press any note for 10 seconds	No
	Hyperactive	Finish a Song without going Idle.	Do not activate the Idle animation.	No
	Just the Two of Us	Finish a Song pressing only two keys.	Complete any song by pressing only two keys	No
	Toaster Gamer	Have you tried to run the game on a toaster?	Disable Anti-aliasing & Enable Low Quality.	No
	Debugger	Beat the "Test" Stage from the Chart Editor.	Enter and complete "Test" through the Chart Editor.	Yes
	Engine Gal Pal	Teehee, you found me~!	Type "pessy" into the title screen.	Yes

As of 0.7.2, Psych Engine allows for the use of softcoded achievements.

Opening Text[]

• "kbhgames--steal mods" (Removed, references KBHGames.com hosting Friday Night Funkin' mods)
• "this isn't a copy of ke--*vine boom*" (Compares the engine with Kade Engine)
• "we do a little trolling--h"
• "sexiest engine--in da block"
• "he's named evilsk8er--not evilsker" (References EvilSk8er being displayed as Evilsker)
• "actual functional--input system" (References the millisecond based input system)
• "its nerf--or nothing" (Reference to NERF's slogan.)
• "penis--balls even" - (References "Cock, balls even".)
• "fnf is not for kids--go outside"
• "little herobrine--im cumming in your mom"
• "what you know about--rolling down in the deep" (References Astronaut in the Ocean.)
• "oh god i'm white--and i'm on twitter"
• "i gotta--bucket of chicken" (References Deep Fried Desire)
• "dream stans--literally scare me"
• "weeg mod--check it out" - A mini promotion for the The Weeg Mod.
• "what da dog--doin"
• "go mango go--go mango go"
• "go pico yeah yeah--*twerks cutely*"
• "forever engine--my beloved"
• "wash your hands--stay safe bro"
• "wear a mask--even if vaccinated"
• "you dont understand--i hate society as a whole"
• "psych engine port--fatherless behavior" (References unofficial ports to the engine)
• "i made a psych port--free clout yay"
• "wanna work on my fnf--fnf mod"
• "gazozoz--sickest bomb recoveries"
• "i'm--gp" (Removed)
• "atvdriver--the rats are coming"
• "mathesu--play vs. oswald lmao" (Removed)
• "pessy--pure perfection" (References Pessy, the mascot of Psych Engine)
• "pessy mod--coming soon"
• "maliciousbunny--biggest cutie in the world"
• "luquinhas--voce eh a coisa mais feliz"
• "mansour says--fnf is s*** lol"
• "medodecordas self promote--watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
• "ezhalt says--olha a bombaaa"
• "stevan--love cats"
• "ash ketchum--doxxes himself" (References Ash always saying he's from Pallet Town when introducing himself to someone)

Easter Eggs[]

• Typing "bbpanzu" on the title screen replaces Girlfriend with bbpanzu, sitting on a black couch with a plush of Demona.
• Typing "shadow" on the title screen replaces Girlfriend with Shadow Mario, sitting on a black Metal Box from Super Mario 64. This will make the Menu music mute, but it will come back after enter is pressed.
• Typing "river" on the title screen replaces Girlfriend with Riveren, sitting on a small television set. In 0.6.3 and older, she sat on a sideways Pepsi soda machine.
• Typing "pessy" on the title screen replaces Girlfriend with Pessy, Psych Engine's official mascot. It will also grant the "Engine Gal Pal" achievement.
• Typing the code of the character currently on the title screen replaces the current character with Girlfriend.
• Prior to 0.7.2, typing "shubs" on the title screen replaces Girlfriend with Yoshubs, sitting on an animal capsule from Sonic Mania. This easter egg was removed due to controversy surrounding them.^[1]

Options[]

Notes[]

The Notes section of the Options Menu allows customization of the player's note colors. The customization uses RGB colorization (Red, Green, Blue).

Controls[]

The Controls section of the Options Menu allows key rebinding for gameplay. Default controls are [A,S,W,D/Left, Down, Up, Right], and for the menu the default keys are [A,S,W,D/Left, Down, Up, Right], [R] (Reset), [P/Enter] (Pause/Accept), and [Esc/Backspace] (Back).

Adjust Delay and Combo[]

This state allow to change the combo position, but also the audio offset, to adjust with wireless audio sources or other.

Graphics[]

• Low Quality ("If checked, disables some background details, decreases loading times and improves performance.")
• Anti-Aliasing ("If unchecked, disables anti-aliasing, increases performance at the cost of the graphics not looking as smooth.")
• Framerate ("Pretty self explanatory, isn't it?" [Can be changed numerically])

Visuals and UI[]

• Note Skin ("Select your preferred Note skin.")
  • Arrow
  • Chip
  • Future
• Note Splashes ("Select your preferred Note Splash variation or turn it off.")
  • Psych
  • Diamond
  • Electric
  • Sparkles
  • Vanilla
• Note Splash Opacity ("How much transparent should the Note Splashes be.")
• Hide HUD ("If checked, hides most HUD elements.")
• Time Bar ("What should the time bar display?")
  • Disabled (No time bar)
  • Time Left
  • Time Elapsed
  • Song Name
• Flashing Lights ("Uncheck this if you're sensitive to flashing lights!")
• Camera Zooms ("If unchecked, the camera won't zoom in on a beat hit.")
• Score Text Zoom on Hit ("If unchecked, disables the Score text zooming every time you hit a note.")
• Health Bar Transparency ("How much transparent should the health bar and icons be.")
• FPS Counter ("If unchecked, hides FPS Counter.")
• Pause Screen Song ("What song do you prefer for the Pause Screen?")
  • None
  • Breakfast
  • Tea Time

Gameplay[]

• Downscroll ("If checked, notes go Down instead of Up, simple enough.")
• Middlescroll ("If checked, hides Opponent's notes and your notes get centered.")
• Opponent Notes ("If unchecked, opponent notes get hidden.")
• Ghost Tapping ("If checked, you won't get misses from pressing keys while there are no notes able to be hit.")
• Disable Reset Button ("If checked, pressing Reset won't do anything.")
• Hitsound Volume ("Funny notes does "Tick!" when you hit them.")
• Rating Offset ("Changes how late/early you have to hit for a "Sick!" Higher values mean you have to hit later.")
• Sick! Hit Window ("Changes the amount of time you have for hitting a "Sick" in milliseconds.")
• Good Hit Window ("Changes the amount of time you have for hitting a "Good" in milliseconds.")
• Bad Hit Window ("Changes the amount of time you have for hitting a "Bad" in milliseconds.")
• Safe Frames ("Changes how many frames you have for hitting a note earlier or late.")
• Sustains as One Note ("If checked, Hold Notes can't be pressed if you miss, and count as a single Hit/Miss. Uncheck this if you prefer the old Input System.")

Trivia[]

• Contrary to popular belief, the first mod to use this engine was a joke mod called vs Daddico.
• The name of this engine is probably derived from the Mind Games mod created by shadowmario. The main opponent's name for this mod is Psychic.
• Many low-end users consider this engine the best due to its efficient optimization.
• This engine adds at least one change to every week.
• In the files, there is an extra file for Bopeebo labeled as "bopeebo-boobs.json" implying the existence of "boobs difficulty." The chart is identical to the hard chart.
• Before Week 7 was added onto Psych Engine, the achievement "God Effing Damn It!" used to be called "You'll Pay for That..."

Music[]

Sound Effects[]

Gallery[]

Download Links[]

• GameBanana
• Source Code (Source Code)