ST: Night Raid

[Randorama]

2025/09/10

I deleted the material in the first post(s) of each ST/GD, as threads cannot be deleted once there are replies. The rest of the thread will remain in place, this being a measure of some sort that prevents people from doing something illegal (e.g. posting links to roms and such) and then deleting proof of their heinous crimes. Since I also want to retain control over my own posts, especially when they do not infringe any rules, I have deleted them now in order to avoid that somebody may quote them and keep them online without my consent. Those who are interested in the original post may contact me via PM, and we can arrange ad hoc solutions regarding the OP for this thread.

[Damocles]

Just a couple of questions, Rando. Does the hug launcher have some sort of damage scaling, or are boss lifebars scaled? I'm not quite certain, but I could have sworn that the hug launcher took off about 1/3 of the Stage 1 midboss on the first hit, but on the second hit, barely did any damage. For the second hit the launcher bounced off of enemies and back onto the boss. It seems like if the launcher has only a single target, it does more damage.

[Randorama]

The latter.One hit makes a lot of damage, or the first hit in general.Multiple hits don't do much damage, i don't really know the exact value but, except for mid-bosses, 3 hits should be enough to destroy all bigger enemies. One thing, i'm putting one small edit regarding the hug launcher: in case, you can make it bounce against the borders of the screen, but of course it consumes energy by travelling around... That's why in some cases the hit count raises apparently without reason, the hug-launcher gets cornered between walls and an enemy.

[Damocles]

Out of curiosity, how do you handle the stage 3 midboss. The one that looks like a pyramid surrounded by orbiting rocks. I believe this is the one you refer to as the snakes. I can get the hug launcher to combo like a pinball on crack, but I can rarely take the thing down before it leaves the screen. I ask because that's the only part of stage 3 that forces me to use a bomb or likely die.

[Randorama]

The best tactic i found is to to stay on one side and chain, usually the central pyramid will shoot a couple of bullets (three streams) trying to catch you off-guard.As long as you can side step those attacks and chain (easier from one side, a bit more to the centre than the corners), it should be easy.The pyramid can be destroyed with one powerful hit once the serpents go away (they can't be destroyed, to my knowledge), be careful on its last attack of course.I hope it suffices

[Randorama]

I will delete this ST on the 2025/09/30. Anyone who is willing the incorporate information from this ST in future STs is welcome to do so before that date. The STG wiki page for the game represents a simply superior source, but some readers might want to preserve parts of this now obsolete ST for their own personal reasons. Readers who wish to complain about this decision can read Sistem11's message in the DonPachi ST from 10 years ago for some background.

[CStarFlare]

It would be nice if you linked to the superior source instead of just saying that it exists somewhere. I initially assumed you meant the shmups wiki, but Night Raid doesn't even have a page there. Googling "Night Raid STG Wiki" isn't very helpful.

Anyway, anyone who can't find the STG Wiki page can still find some value on the internet archive.

It's also not helpful to announce that the ST would be taken down on 9/30 only to pull it down five hours later, twenty days before your announced deadline. I appreciate that you want to help clean up misinformation in the community and that's a nice goal, but the way you're doing it makes me suspect you're actually just mad about something and taking your ball home.

[BareKnuckleRoo]

but the way you're doing it makes me suspect you're actually just mad about something and taking your ball home.

careful, you might upset him and get put on his ignore list along with everyone else

[Randorama]

BareKnuckleRoo is on its mutation to “808 ver. 2”, I guess. Day 4? Aiming at acid foaming by day 10?

As I can appreciate your tone, CStarFlare: I cannot re-read any of the old STs without a sense of nausea and I would have appreciated volunteers willing to re-write the material, rather than patronizing NEETs intimating me to keep them online because they cannot be arsed to do anything.

I find the Batsugun utter garbage and I am really irritated by it, for instance.

I have no desire to leave my pedestrian old material online and I have zero concerns about the “community” needing a few more clicks to find the material anyway, or not being helpful (to who?), or about changing my mind, and so on. I have no duties to anyone on this forum, unless someone can prove otherwise.

The Raiden DX has remained where it is because it contained a lot of re-written material from other authors and SaucyKobold then used it to write his own excellent work.

If you would like the original Night Raid ST in a different format, I can send you the materials. If you would like to re-write it in some other form, in some other format, would be delighted.

If your next post will be a convoluted ‘no way that I am going to help! I want to be served because I am the community made flesh!” answer, I will place you on ignore. I am trying to be Frank…and frank, but if I will pass as stand-offish, or an asshole, or even, gasp! A “Roo808”, c’est la vie.

I am playing Denis Leary’s Asshole, by sheer coincidence (!),

As for the ‘mad and running away with the ball’ comment: maybe so. What of it, though?