What exactly determines if a bomb will travel the whole screen or just explode immediately? I can't count how many bombs I've wasted in boss battles because my bomb just blows up right after pressing the button.
It seems like it's just colliding with enemy ships that does it, but then I swear I've seen it just go by some small planes and then explode at the edge of the screen before. Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me, but it's driving me nuts.
RQ: Progear's bombs
RQ: Progear's bombs
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No. Using bombs totally kills your score (not only because you lose the per-shot bonus when you collect an extra bomb over your starting stock, but because you will lose tons of rings).8 1/2 wrote:Is there a way to stop it short and conserve gems between bombs?
Also, when the bomb is in contact with an enemy, the worse the effect on your ring counter is, too :{ Bombing over a large boss can easily deplete the best part of 10,000 rings. Conversely, if your bomb doesn't pass over any enemies you'll only lose a few hundred or so.
"TO THE untrained eye Christian Cooper might have been stamping out a small fire " - The Times, 7th Feb, 2004
My next question was going to be, "So what exactly is the max-bomb bonus doing?" So you get a bonus for each shot that hits an enemy with max bombs?Chi_Ryu wrote:Using bombs totally kills your score (not only because you lose the per-shot bonus when you collect an extra bomb over your starting stock, but because you will lose tons of rings).
FULL LOCK is BOMB
Yes. The max bomb bonus has three effects.
Firstly, it adds on 10,000 to your ring gauge.
Next, you default to large amethyst instead of small amethyst when your ring gauge resets (i.e. after killing enemies with gunner mode) until you die or use a bomb - if you get even more bombs, it'll default to even higher gems (e.g. ruby).
Lastly, it doubles the points you get for hitting and destroying targets.
Btw, the ring gauge is reset to zero if you continue (not that anyone here would, of course ), but so is your score so...
Firstly, it adds on 10,000 to your ring gauge.
Next, you default to large amethyst instead of small amethyst when your ring gauge resets (i.e. after killing enemies with gunner mode) until you die or use a bomb - if you get even more bombs, it'll default to even higher gems (e.g. ruby).
Lastly, it doubles the points you get for hitting and destroying targets.
Btw, the ring gauge is reset to zero if you continue (not that anyone here would, of course ), but so is your score so...
"TO THE untrained eye Christian Cooper might have been stamping out a small fire " - The Times, 7th Feb, 2004
Thanks all, good to know. I can usually get to the stage 3 boss without using a bomb, but his last pattern usually gets me if I don't bomb in the final moments when the waves of bullets start to whip around more violently.
I think I'm finally starting click with this game's score system. I've tacked on another couple of million to my best just today.
I think I'm finally starting click with this game's score system. I've tacked on another couple of million to my best just today.
FULL LOCK is BOMB