diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Const.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Const.cs
index 2020483a9..c055019e6 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Const.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Const.cs
@@ -1300,6 +1300,10 @@ public void NewGame() {
 			SceneTransitionHandler sth =
 			  newGameIndicator.AddComponent<SceneTransitionHandler>();
 			sth.saveGameIndex = -1;
+			sth.diffCombatCarryover = Const.a.difficultyCombat;
+			sth.diffCyberCarryover = Const.a.difficultyCyber;
+			sth.diffPuzzleCarryover = Const.a.difficultyPuzzle;
+			sth.diffMissionCarryover = Const.a.difficultyMission;
 			Cursor.lockState = CursorLockMode.None;
 			DontDestroyOnLoad(newGameIndicator); // 4b.2.
 			loadingScreen.SetActive(true);
@@ -1322,9 +1326,33 @@ public void GoIntoGame(Stopwatch loadTimer) {
 		GameObject freshGame = GameObject.Find("GameNotYetStarted");
 		if (freshGame != null) Utils.SafeDestroy(freshGame);
 		GameObject saveIndicator = GameObject.Find("NewGameIndicator");
-		if (saveIndicator != null) Utils.SafeDestroy(saveIndicator);
+		if (saveIndicator != null) {
+			SceneTransitionHandler sth = saveIndicator.GetComponent<SceneTransitionHandler>();
+			UnityEngine.Debug.Log("Acquiring sth data");
+			if (sth != null) {
+				if (sth.setActiveAtNext) {
+					Const.a.difficultyCombat = sth.diffCombatCarryover;
+					Const.a.difficultyMission = sth.diffMissionCarryover;
+					Const.a.difficultyPuzzle = sth.diffPuzzleCarryover;
+					Const.a.difficultyCyber = sth.diffCyberCarryover;
+				}
+			}
+			Utils.SafeDestroy(saveIndicator);
+		}
 		GameObject loadIndicator = GameObject.Find("LoadGameIndicator");
-		if (loadIndicator != null) Utils.SafeDestroy(loadIndicator);
+		if (loadIndicator != null) {
+			SceneTransitionHandler sth = loadIndicator.GetComponent<SceneTransitionHandler>();
+			UnityEngine.Debug.Log("Acquiring sth data");
+			if (sth != null) {
+				if (sth.setActiveAtNext) {
+					Const.a.difficultyCombat = sth.diffCombatCarryover;
+					Const.a.difficultyMission = sth.diffMissionCarryover;
+					Const.a.difficultyPuzzle = sth.diffPuzzleCarryover;
+					Const.a.difficultyCyber = sth.diffCyberCarryover;
+				}
+			}
+			Utils.SafeDestroy(loadIndicator);
+		}
 		Cursor.visible = true;
 		Utils.Deactivate(loadingScreen);
 		Utils.Deactivate(MainMenuHandler.a.IntroVideo);
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/SceneTransitionHandler.cs b/Assets/Scripts/SceneTransitionHandler.cs
index 24a5d8800..3623576ea 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/SceneTransitionHandler.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/SceneTransitionHandler.cs
@@ -4,19 +4,29 @@
 
 public class SceneTransitionHandler : MonoBehaviour {
     private bool transitionActive;
-    private bool setActiveAtNext;
+    public bool setActiveAtNext;
     private bool loadActive;
     public int saveGameIndex;
     private AsyncOperation unloaderStatus;
     private int sceneIndexToLoad;
     private float loadDelayFinished;
+    public int diffCombatCarryover;
+    public int diffCyberCarryover;
+    public int diffPuzzleCarryover;
+    public int diffMissionCarryover;
 
     void Update() {
         if (setActiveAtNext) {
             setActiveAtNext = false;
-            Const.a.Awake();
             Scene mainScene = SceneManager.GetSceneByName("CitadelScene");
-            if (mainScene != null) SceneManager.SetActiveScene(mainScene); // Must delay by 1 frame.
+            if (mainScene != null) SceneManager.SetActiveScene(mainScene);
+            Const.a.Awake();
+            Const.a.difficultyCombat = diffCombatCarryover;
+            Const.a.difficultyMission = diffMissionCarryover;
+            Const.a.difficultyPuzzle = diffPuzzleCarryover;
+            Const.a.difficultyCyber = diffCyberCarryover;
+            Debug.Log("Const.a.difficultyCombat " + Const.a.difficultyCombat.ToString());
+            // Must delay by 1 frame.
             Scene loadScene = SceneManager.GetSceneByName("LoadScene");
             Debug.Log("Unloading LoadScene");
             //if (loadScene != null) SceneManager.UnloadSceneAsync(loadScene);
@@ -51,4 +61,4 @@ public void Reload(int scenedex, ref AsyncOperation aso) {
         transitionActive = true;
         setActiveAtNext = false;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}