User:1ccsDontMatter/Dodging strategy

explain the theory behind avoiding bullets blah blah blah

Avoiding bullets

In general, the best way to avoid any type of danger, including bullets, is to know what will happen beforehand and to plan a safe route to avoid that danger.

Bullet patterns

Static bullet patterns

Static bullet patterns are the same each time. Static patterns are often solved safely by using Safe spots blah blah

Aimed bullet patterns

Aimed bullet patterns are patterns that are oriented towards or aimed directly at the enemy ship. These are the majority of patterns in older shmups.

Aimed evens

Also known as enclosing patterns, aimed bullet patterns with an even number of bullets contain two or more streams of bullets aimed away from the player. Usually the best way to survive evens is to not move and let the danger pass by. --> animation of tapping even pattern

Aimed odds

Odd bullet patterns contain one or more streams of bullets that are aimed directly at the player. Usually the best way to survive odds is to tap once into a safe place. --> animation of tapping odd pattern

Random bullet patterns

Random bullet patterns are patterns that are not aimed at the player and spawn with a random trajectory. Usually, random patterns are actually oriented in some way towards the player, and are actually aimed random patterns.

Homing attacks

Homing attacks are bullets or missiles that spawn with some initial trajectory but continue to curve towards the player for some amount of time. todo: explain how to avoid these based on their turn rate and timeout rate

Hybrid patterns

Aimed random patterns

Aimed patterns with elements of randomness added. They are the majority of bullet patterns in newer shmups. They usually cannot be avoided by memorizing when to tap/not tap like normal aimed bullets and instead must be reacted to.

Static aimed patterns

Combines elements of static and aimed patterns. explain luring the aimed bullets into the static threat zones to reduce danger, etc --> animation of strikers 1945 loop 2 russia boss part 2 would be the perfect example here

Overlapping patterns

The majority of situations, especially during stages, are likely to be different types of patterns overlapping. todo: explain how to use threat zones to analyze and come up with routes through overlapping patterns, blah blah blah