A VS Code extension that brings Devil May Cry — style combo rating and visual feedback to your coding sessions. Type fast, build combos, and chase that SSS rank.
Features
Style Rank — earn ranks from D through SSS based on your typing speed and consistency
Combo Multiplier — chain keystrokes within the combo window to multiply your points (up to 3x)
Live Status Bar — color-coded rank, progress bar, and combo multiplier displayed at a glance
Rank-Up Flash — the status bar bursts with a star-flanked rank color animation and an eased bar fill when you hit a new rank
Decay Mechanic — points decay during inactivity, faster at higher ranks (DMC-authentic), keeping you on your toes
Installation
Search for Devil May Type in the VS Code Extensions marketplace, or install from the VSIX.
Requires VS Code 1.80.0+.
Commands
Command
Description
Devil May Type: Reset Rank
Reset rank to D and points to 0
The status bar item is clickable to reset your rank.
Configuration
All settings are under dmt in VS Code preferences.
Setting
Default
Range
Description
decayRate
0.004
0.001–0.1
How fast points decay during inactivity (higher = faster)
comboWindow
350
50–1000 ms
Max gap between keystrokes to count as a combo
pasteThreshold
50
1+ chars
Pastes above this size are treated as a flat-point event
gracePeriod
1000
0+ ms
Inactivity time before decay begins
Future Work
Session high score — track peak rank and max points reached this session, displayed on reset or window close
Rank history sparkline — tiny ASCII graph in the status bar tooltip showing your rank trend over the last few minutes
Taunt on idle — show a Dante quip in the status bar when you've been stuck at D rank too long ("Not good enough!")
Sound effects — optional audio cue on rank-up via a small bundled clip
Per-language stats — track which file types you code most stylishly in
Contributing
See CONTRIBUTING.md for architecture, dev setup, and build instructions.
