~Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow - Small Improvements~ 

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Made by Masked Dedede. 

These patches serve as a simple modifications that add attributes to equipment and skills, change music track names, etc.




*Changelog* 

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[January 28th, 2021]: 

- Version 1.0, initial release.

[January 30th, 2021]: 

- Version 1.1, made the High Potion and music name changes into separate patches.


*Changes* 

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1. [Gameplay changes]: 

- General: allow skipping events with Start, even if you haven't beaten the game once yet.

2. [Enemy changes]: 

- Death: added weakness to Holy.
- Legion: added weakness to Slash and Fire. 
- Balore: added weakness to Slash.
- Chaos: added resistance to Poison, Curse, and Stone.

3. [Item and equipment changes]: 

- High Potion: changed HP restoration from 400 to 200.
- Vjaya: added Slash attribute.
- Balmug: added Curse attribute.
- Dainslef: added Curse attribute.
- Gungner: added Slash attribute.
- Pitch Black Suit: added Dark resistance.
- Orlox's Suit: added Dark resistance.
- Dracula's Tunic: added Dark, Fire, Ice, and Lightning resistances.
- Eversing: added Ice resistance.
- Death's Robe: added Dark, Poison, Curse, and Stone resistances.
- Crimson Cloak: added Fire and Ice resistances.
- Black Cloak: added Fire, Ice, and Dark resistances.
- Red Scarf: added Ice resistance.
- Flame Necklace: added Fire resistance.
- Satan's Ring: added Dark, Poison, and Curse resistances.
- Skeleton Beam: added Holy attribute.
- Holy Water: added Fire attribute.

3.1 [Item and equipment description changes]: 

- High Potion: "Restores 400 HP." --> "Restores 200 HP."

4. [Music name changes]: 

- Castle Corridor --> Ruined Castle Corridor.
- Top Floor --> Demon Castle Top Floor.
- Inner Quartes --> Phantom Palace.
- Study --> Demon Castle Study.
- Floating Garden --> Forgotten Garden.
- The Arena --> The Purgatory Arena.
- Forbidden Area --> Sacred Cave.
- Hammer's Shop --> Hammer Company.
- Formidable Enemy --> A Formidable Foe Appears.
- Last Battle --> Final Desicive Battle.
- Throne Fights --> Battle for the Throne.
- Battle with Chaos --> Battle Against Chaos.
- Prologue(Theme of Mina) --> Prologue (Mina's Theme).
- Credits --> Staff Roll.
- Black Sun --> The Black Sun.


*Credits* 

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- LagoLunatic, for making patch that allows event skipping on a first playthrough and for making the DSVania Editor hacking tool.

- The Castlevania Wiki, for the names of the music, equipment attributes, enemy weaknesses and resistances.