RQ: ESPgaluda Rank (Stage 3 Midboss)

[Zerst]

Watching the ESPgaluda DVD to try to push my score higher, I noticed that in both replays, the players get a significantly large number of bullets from the stage 3 midboss. Going in with 1000 gold, I get probably half that many bullets.

Is there some kind of additional rank that would cause more bullets to appear? Perhaps there's some sort of trigger? I tested setting the game to Very Hard difficulty and it had no effect on that boss.

[dunpeal2064]

Total noob here, but:

Could it have anything to do with the various levels you can reach while in Kakesui Over mode?

I doubt thats it, but I can't think of what else would cause it, unless its random?

[Zerst]

Unless there is a hidden extra level in over mode, no.

And I don't think it's random because I've never seen it happen outside of superplay videos.

[Icarus]

Survival rank, Overmode rank, and timing. Having 1000 gold has no effect, but the mines do fire at a certain proximity.
My best st3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D7HBrtb4fI
I've finished the midboss battle with 17mil before, so getting a good score from it is possible.

[Zerst]

What do you mean by timing? I've no missed up to that point with full over mode and still never get that much.

[Icarus]

What do you mean by timing? I've no missed up to that point with full over mode and still never get that much.

I'm kind of particular about when I activate my Kakusei in that fight, as it ensures I have enough power to cancel the spread attack. I don't think the timing is necessary to get more bullets in this battle, however, even though Kakusei activation timing does affect a lot of the patterns throughout the game. Just a quirk of my strategy.

There may be an element of scoring rank (eg total gold collected so far (not current gold count/value) = higher rank), though, since your score is very low in that screenshot (7.8mil?), while you should have double that by that point. No-missing with max Overmode to that point won't simply guarantee you the full take from stages.

[Zerst]

There may be an element of scoring rank (eg total gold collected so far (not current gold count/value) = higher rank), though, since your score is very low in that screenshot (7.8mil?), while you should have double that by that point. No-missing with max Overmode to that point won't simply guarantee you the full take from stages.

This was my initial thought (that isn't my run, just a cap from a random video on youtube that shows the normal frequency I get). That'd be something that would be really interesting to document.

[Zerst]

Savestated through to that point quickly and arrived with 12 million. Still not enough, apparently...