Battle Garegga/Strategy - Revision history

CryingBaron at 01:49, 29 October 2021

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CryingBaron at 01:40, 29 October 2021

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CryingBaron: /* Medals */

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Medals

CryingBaron at 22:02, 16 March 2021

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CryingBaron: /* Powering up */

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CryingBaron: /* How to Use Options */

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How to Use Options

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 It is worth noting that when setting up for wide, you must pick up a small shot power up that drops immediately after an option or large shot power up to ensure that an option spawns before a sixth small shot power up. Otherwise, you will have to suicide to generate an option outside the item drop order.
-'''Homing''' Homing options are very powerful and make many sections of the game easier. However, they are not omnipotent. You have very limited control over what they target, and they will not switch targets until their current target dies or goes offscreen. Against bosses with multiple (and invincible) targets, homing options are unreliable. In addition, if you are trying to dismantle or destroy enemies in a certain order than homing options are actively detrimental.
+'''Homing''' Homing options are very powerful and make many sections of the game easier. However, they are not omnipotent. You have very limited control over what they target, and they will not switch targets until their current target dies or goes offscreen. Against bosses with multiple targets homing options are unreliable. In addition, if you are trying to dismantle or destroy enemies in a certain order than homing options are actively detrimental.
 Homing options are good against the following bosses:

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 === Switching Autofire Rates ===
-Autofire is probably the single most important factor that governs rank since it affects both frame rank (which ticks rank up over time) and shots fired. With that said, 10 Hz is generally recommended for survival play since it doesn't affect frame rank and is a modest DPS increase over the default 8.6 Hz. However, ships without piercing shots may feel a lack of power compared to the stronger ships such as Wild Snail or Miyamoto when firing at 10 Hz so it may be worth shifting up to 12 Hz for a more comfortable playthrough. Of course, the longer you can stay at 10 Hz the lower rank will be, but you will certainly want to gear shift up by Stage 5 because Mad Ball mk. 2's destructible bullets are frightening. (They too numerous to counter without a penetrating shot at 10 Hz regardless of rank.)
+Autofire is probably the single most important factor that governs rank since it affects both frame rank (which ticks rank up over time) and shots fired. With that said, 10 Hz is generally recommended for survival play since it doesn't affect frame rank and is a modest DPS increase over the default 8.6 Hz. However, ships without piercing shots may feel a lack of power compared to the stronger ships such as Wild Snail or Miyamoto when firing at 10 Hz so it may be worth shifting up to 12 Hz for a more comfortable playthrough. Of course, the longer you can stay at 10 Hz the lower rank will be, but you will certainly want to gear shift up by Stage 5 because Mad Ball mk. 2's destructible bullets are frightening. (They are too numerous to counter without a penetrating shot at 10 Hz regardless of rank.)
 Once you get to stage 6 it is safe to shift to a higher autofire rate as needed, whether that be at the wall, Junky Monkey, or later. 15 Hz yields the highest DPS{{unconfirmed}} so this is a good autofire rate to end at. Once again, the longer you can hold out before shifting up the lower rank will be at endgame. However, this won't make a huge difference so if you feel you need the extra firepower there is no need to hold back. By the time you reach Black Heart mk. 2 there is no reason to delay increasing autofire any further because you are at the end of the game.

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 Chaining medals is generally self-explanatory, but there are some subtleties to it. An obvious way to collect medals is to try and line up your ship below the medal in order to catch them. This works, but can be risky as it may increase the likelihood of an aimed bullet intersecting with the path of a falling medal. You can reduce the chances of enemy fire forcing a broken medal chain by playing a little more aggressively, either by moving upscreen to catch a medal earlier or moving outside of the medal's path to misdirect enemy fire away from it.
-However, a dropped medal chain is inevitable. Nominally this costs you 129,500 points as you rebuild the chain, but this number is misleading because you will also miss out on full points from any medal caches hidden in destructible scenery while rebuilding the chain. Often times in a survival run this can lead you having one less extend to work with throughout the game, making the game more difficult (although not impossible) to clear. Ultimately, you have a couple choices with how to proceed if your chain is broken:
+However, a dropped medal chain is inevitable. Nominally this costs you 129,500 points as you rebuild the chain, but this number is misleading because you will also miss out on full points from any medal caches hidden in destructible scenery while rebuilding the chain. Often times in a survival run this can lead you having one less extend to work with throughout the game, making the game more difficult (although not impossible) to clear. Ultimately, you have a few choices with how to proceed if your chain is broken:
 # Rebuild the chain to salvage what points you can
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 It is worth noting that not only is it possible to clear the game despite dropping one or more medal chains, it is possible to clear the game without picking up a single medal. However, in both cases you need to be able and willing to exercise a flexible game plan. Your choice may also depend on when you drop the chain. For instance, if you drop a medal in late stage 2 or early stage 3 you can still get full points (or close) from many of the caches in Stage 4 and the flying platforms in Stage 5. However, it may be too difficult to rebuild a chain in Stage 6 unless you have practiced a lot.
 === Collecting Excess Items ===

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	A quick note on special shot level: Since you lose special shot upon death, it is generally only worth it if you plan on not dying for an extended period (such as during Stage 6). However, special shot level also has some niche utility in that it powers you back down to shot level 5, meaning you won't have to worry about picking up the large shot power up released upon dying to power back up. A good example of a spot where this is useful is if planning a suicide to harvest medals from the Stage 6 gunblimps, since you will want to focus on the medals upon respawn. Of course, if you can go out of your way to pick up the large shot power up released after dying with special shot, you will get the 5,000 bonus points for doing so.		A quick note on special shot level: Since you lose special shot upon death, it is generally only worth it if you plan on not dying for an extended period (such as during Stage 6). However, special shot level also has some niche utility in that it powers you back down to shot level 5, meaning you won't have to worry about picking up the large shot power up released upon dying to power back up. A good example of a spot where this is useful is if planning a suicide to harvest medals from the Stage 6 gunblimps, since you will want to focus on the medals upon respawn. Of course, if you can go out of your way to pick up the large shot power up released after dying with special shot, you will get the 5,000 bonus points for doing so.
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		+	=== Medals ===
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		+	Chaining medals is generally self-explanatory, but there are some subtleties to it. An obvious way to collect medals is to try and line up your ship below the medal in order to catch them. This works, but can be risky as it may increase the likelihood of an aimed bullet intersecting with the path of a falling medal. You can reduce the chances of enemy fire forcing a broken medal chain by playing a little more aggressively, either by moving upscreen to catch a medal earlier or moving outside of the medal's path to misdirect enemy fire away from it.
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		+	However, a dropped medal chain is inevitable. Nominally this costs you 129,500 points as you rebuild the chain, but this number is misleading because you will also miss out on full points from any medal caches hidden in destructible scenery while rebuilding the chain. Often times in a survival run this can lead you having one less extend to work with throughout the game, making the game more difficult (although not impossible) to clear. Ultimately, you have a couple choices with how to proceed if your chain is broken:
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		+	# Rebuild the chain to salvage what points you can
		+	# Proceed without medal chaining for the rest of the run
		+	# Restart
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		+	It is worth noting that not only is it possible to clear the game despite dropping one or more medal chains, it is possible to clear the game without picking up a single medal. However, in both cases you need to be able and willing to exercise a flexible game plan. Your choice may also depend on when you drop the chain. For instance, if you drop a medal in late stage 2 or early stage 3 you can still get full points (or close) from many of the caches in Stage 4 and the flying platforms in Stage 5. However, it may be too difficult to rebuild a chain in Stage 6 unless you have practiced a lot.

	=== Collecting Excess Items ===		=== Collecting Excess Items ===

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 * Small shot power ups are far more common than large shot power ups, spawning at a rate of 10:1. If knocked down to shot level 3 in a later stage, there is a 70% chance that the 4 small shot power ups you need to get back to level 4 will drop before the next large shot power up.
-A quick note on special shot level: Since you lose special shot upon death, it is generally only worth it if you plan on not dying for an extended period (such as during Stage 6). However, special shot level also has some niche utility in that it powers you back down to shot level 5, meaning you won't have to worry about picking up the large shot power up released on dying to power back up. A good example of a spot where this is useful is if planning a suicide to harvest medals from the Stage 6 gunblimps, since you will want to focus on the medals upon respawn. Of course, if you can go out of your way to pick up the large shot power up released after dying with special shot, you will get the 5,000 bonus points for doing so.
+A quick note on special shot level: Since you lose special shot upon death, it is generally only worth it if you plan on not dying for an extended period (such as during Stage 6). However, special shot level also has some niche utility in that it powers you back down to shot level 5, meaning you won't have to worry about picking up the large shot power up released upon dying to power back up. A good example of a spot where this is useful is if planning a suicide to harvest medals from the Stage 6 gunblimps, since you will want to focus on the medals upon respawn. Of course, if you can go out of your way to pick up the large shot power up released after dying with special shot, you will get the 5,000 bonus points for doing so.
 === Collecting Excess Items ===

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 * Most main shots are lackluster at levels 1&2, and you can get to level 3 with only 3 small shot power ups.
-* No ship has a noteworthy break point where powering up the main shot will increases rank significantly more until going from level 4→5, so you can always quickly power up to level 4 without worry. Grasshopper is an exception since it gains a penetrating bullet at level 4, but it really needs that extra power so the rank increase is worth it. In addition, Silver Sword, Grasshopper, Gain, and Chitta take no penalty going to level 5 and Flying Baron probably doesn't mind the penalty since it needs the extra power.
+* No ship has a noteworthy break point where powering up the main shot will increases rank significantly more before going from level 4→5, so you can always quickly power up to level 4 without worry. Grasshopper is an exception since it gains a penetrating bullet at level 4, but it really needs that extra power so the rank increase is worth it. In addition, Silver Sword, Grasshopper, Gain, and Chitta take no penalty going to level 5 and Flying Baron probably doesn't mind the penalty since it needs the extra power.
 * If you plan on playing at >10 Hz autofire, you can increase the autofire rate after powering up your main shot with small shot power ups to "negate" the frame rank increase from the shot levels.
 * Small shot power ups are far more common than large shot power ups, spawning at a rate of 10:1. If knocked down to shot level 3 in a later stage, there is a 70% chance that the 4 small shot power ups you need to get back to level 4 will drop before the next large shot power up.

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 '''Shadow''' Activating shadow options is never recommended because of the steep cost of breaking a medal chain.
-'''Changing Formations''' A neat quirk of options is that they will continue firing while changing formations if you have the shot button held down. During these transitions they can fire at odd angles and snipe enemies you would be otherwise unable to hit! For a chuckle, set an autofire rate on an option button, hold it down, and watch in awe as your options spaz out while shooting erratically.
+'''Changing Formations''' A neat quirk of options is that they will continue firing while changing formations if you have the shot button held down. During these transitions they can fire at odd angles and snipe enemies you would be otherwise unable to hit! For a chuckle, set an autofire rate on an option button, hold it down, and watch in awe as your options flail about while shooting erratically.
 === Extra Lives ===