Shooting Love 20xx on Steam

[zakk]

I'm pretty sure 11 is the tipping point, since I normally run 5 spread, 4 laser, 1 homing. If I accidentally pick up a laser and do 5/5/1 even the first stage boss starts spewing extra crap at me.

I may switch to using 5/3/1 like you; at least then I can absorb an accidental laser pickup and still keep things manageable.

[Klatrymadon]

Thanks! I've been sticking with the laser and only collecting power-ups for that, but still collecting them long after reaching the max. Will this still affect the rank a lot? I've been using the 2P ship too, on the assumption that the narrower space between the lasers is making chaining a bit easier.

Stage four in Exzeal does the opposite for me, btw. A death there simply sends me to stage five, as if it's just a bonus round. (It's a Salamander-style 'escape' stage which is very satisfying to clear!)

[M.Knight]

You can keep collecting power-ups for one of the weapons without triggering the rank, as long as the sum of all your displayed power-ups (on the lower side of the screen) does not exceed 11. For instance, once I have my configuration set-up, my spread shot is maxed out and I can safely take any subsequent power-ups as long as I am in this specific transformation.
By the way, rank in Trizeal is not like in Raizing games, here it is purely binary : either you trigger it and patterns become nasty, or you don't and the game is relatively calm.

Stage 4 in Exzeal does the opposite for me, btw. A death there simply sends me to stage five, as if it's just a bonus round. (It's a Salamander-style 'escape' stage which is very satisfying to clear!)

I see. Something must be wrong on my side, then. Could it be related to me having a pre-release version of the game? Though I should probably keep experimenting with the ships in case that's a variable as well.

[NickPalmerDegica]

@The Coop: One of our team members should be contacting you on Steam shortly and getting you your prize. Apologies for the confusion.

[The Coop]

@The Coop: One of our team members should be contacting you on Steam shortly and getting you your prize. Apologies for the confusion.

Just got done talking with Adam, and everything's taken care of. Thanks for your help in getting this straightened out, Nick

[Klatrymadon]

Just squeezed into 3rd place on the st1 table, a week too late.

I appreciate the tips re: power-up collection and rank. Have used this knowledge to bolster my maxed-out laser with a homing shot without triggering the rank increase. Dunno if it's helping much but I'm getting closer to the 1CC anyway!