Maybe 1-2 seconds. It depends, sometimes it blows up at about 1-3 seconds with nearly the same timing. I'd rather it fly away than destroy it prematurely. I definitely lost about 5 mil, since my high was 97.5 (w/ secret). Secret definitely helps. On that part I don't reflect until the triangular planes are about parallel.Randorama wrote:Notes on stage 1: ok, i think you lose about 4-5 M due to sloppyness and random stuff, for the rest, i think that you can shoot the boss some more.Maybe the secret medal spring is a better option to nail 100M., but im' not sure.
You mean the platforms in the lava? Yeah, that's pretty sloppy. I just try to stay along the right edge of the central platforms and let the medals drop to me. It also seems a good spot to hit the most enemies, but an enemy always slips away. Reflecting is pretty secondary here, instead concentrating on the +10s/50s. I'm not sure what I could do differently there, though.Sloppy sub-marine section? (More reflections/50+ medals). Here too, i think it's about shooting some more and a few more precise passages to nail 100M. If you can send me the other videos, i can make a few more comments
I got all but 1 of the small pods/50s (missed the first). You can stay along the left side and collect the pods' medals, reflect during a quick break between the pods and return.Randorama wrote:Also, i don't milk the kyte-like enemy before that, the small pods from the left are wroth +50 after all...
Yeah, that's good. Shoot for the stars on 4 & 5.Does this progression sounds more likely to you?
100+100+60+200+250+etc=710+M
Well, I think if you can hit 100 on stage 2 you can get 100 on all but maybe 5 (because of the crystal). Stage 2 has a fair amount of small enemies to miss. 95%+ is a good goal for all.And the following percentages and times:
100%/1;100%/1;100%(?)/28; 96%/50;94/95%/20: 0/40:
Yeah, I think in what I underestimated most scoring wise is not really the multiplier gain, but the medal point gain on top of the multiplier gain. At worst you'll probably even out by milking, I think. The thing about an ST... who even plays this game?20 seconds in the fifth stage are to nail the very last attack on the second form, i think it's more rewarding than a few more seconds. Are you ready for an ST?
http://s7.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3ACW7 ... AI3Q1X7761Randorama wrote: Also, as i said in the journal: i think there's a routine for the very last part of fifth stage, which is basically:
safe spot-> enemies to spit bullets-> reflect -> back to safe spot. I think that this section should give you about 6k, or in general get you to about 25k.
http://s7.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1RDAW ... S0OFGF0I1UAny ideas on the infamous "before the second mid-boss" of stage four? I now suppose that the purple needle bullets are the beginning of one reflection, and not the end...if so, it's purple needles + spamming eagles in one reflection. As for the rest...
