STGT 2k6 Week #4- Dragon Blaze

Post by **Icarus** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 9:59 pm

Rob wrote:Wait, these players are using bombs?

Dunno, works for me though. ^_-

According to AIVA, both Quaid players are ending the first loop with 1.7mil+, so there must be a good source of points somewhere. Either that, or its just dragonshooting everything in sight, not touching the Shot button at all.

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:01 pm

Rob wrote:
Icarus wrote: There's a reason Quaid has the highest score: weak, screen-clearing bomb and good speed,
Wait, these players are using bombs?

yeah why not, the game doesnt penalise you for it in any way.

wow +4 mil must mean some serious milking

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:02 pm

OK, so the weakness of Quaid's bomb allows the dragonshot to yield gold coins. That makes sense. I was assuming: Ian's quick retraction of the dragonshot and quick movement=more points. Surely my reasoning is reasonable as far as it goes; it just doesn't tell the whole story.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:06 pm

Icarus wrote:
Rob wrote:Wait, these players are using bombs?
Dunno, works for me though. ^_-

According to AIVA, both Quaid players are ending the first loop with 1.7mil+, so there must be a good source of points somewhere. Either that, or its just dragonshooting everything in sight, not touching the Shot button at all.

Yeah, I love the bombs, but I think it would be a nearly irrelevant factor unless they have to use them, which doesn't often seem to be the case for demigod players! I'm surprised Ian's speed doesn't give a slight edge.

As for the first round score, I think I could probably boost my score to about 1.5m max. There's a number of areas to let more small enemies appear, as usual for Psikyo, that I wouldn't bother with. And I skip the 6 tech bonus. 1.7m = not for the inept/lazy, but I can picture it.

yeah why not, the game doesnt penalise you for it in any way.

Bonus points for surplus bombs + end of game surplus bonus.

Post by **Icarus** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:09 pm

Here's my team's scores. I think my team will be taking a break for now, as Psikyo games are pretty irritating at times, and I'm concentrating on Shikigami 3 for the next week.

DRAGON BLAZE - namakoteam RECORDS:

1,278,200 - Icarus - 2-1 - Quaid
< HS TABLE > <- replay verified ->
1,152,000 - mulletgeezer - 2-1 - Quaid
< HS TABLE >
923,500 - DEL - 1-7 - Sonia
< HS TABLE >
880,000 - Smraedis - 1-6 - Quaid
< HS TABLE >
811,700 - freddiebamboo - 1-6 - Quaid
< HS TABLE >
288,400 - elbarto - 1-3 - Ian

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

For my score, I no-missed all the way to the sixth stage first midboss (including a lucky dodge through Desert4's boss's second form patterns to get the TB, as I had no bombs). Lost first life there, and used all spare bombs killing the boss, then lost second life at the hornet midboss in stage7. Lost third spare life at the second form of last boss with a bomb in stock (a split second slow on the bomb button), killed the final form using the last bomb I had.

Started the loop with 1.25mil-ish, no lives, no bombs. Got Forest as my first stage in the second loop, managed to get the coin chest, and died at the two large tree-things at the start of the stage.

I'm bowing out of this week to rest, and play something less stressful. Grats Rob on a great 1st place score. I could have caught you if I had more consistency in playing the sixth boss. ^_-

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:11 pm

Damn, that was pretty close. Too close.

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:13 pm

icarus> third spare life??

Post by **Icarus** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:15 pm

sven666 wrote:icarus> third spare life??

Two starting spare lives + 600k Extend.
I did say I no-missed to the sixth boss, right?
You do know that you get a total of four lives, right?
You do know that this isn't a Raizing game, right? ^_-

Galdur · Post by **Galdur** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:16 pm

Well, after much cursing at my pitiful consistency, I have met my personal goal of 800k. Stupid desert stage :/

Galdur - Team Canada - 816,900 - 1-6 - Quaid - [MAME]

xipe · Post by **xipe** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:17 pm

Xipe - Team Sweden - 487,300 - Stage 1-5 - Quaid (MAME)

I have had vitually no time at all to play this week

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:17 pm

Icarus wrote:
sven666 wrote:icarus> third spare life??
Two starting spare lives + 600k Extend.
I did say I no-missed to the sixth boss, right?
You do know that you get a total of four lives, right?
You do know that this isn't a Raizing game, right? ^_-

youre kidding, ive had my PCB set to no extends

oh man

Post by **Icarus** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:19 pm

sven666 wrote:youre kidding, ive had my PCB set to no extends oh man

When in doubt, always ask for the default settings. ^_-
Damn good score for no-defaults, however.

Davey · Post by **Davey** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:20 pm

Davey - Super Buffet S. T. - 737,900 - 1-6 - Quaid - [MAME]

More to come under the gun?

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:23 pm

Icarus wrote: Damn good score for no-defaults, however.

DISQUALIFIED!

I wasn't aware there was an option for no extends. I thought they just offered a change from 600 to 800,000.

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:24 pm

what the hell, ive been playing near defaults after all, had the extend at 800K, just checked.. hmm didnt notice getting any extends

must have been too caught up in the action (theres quite a bit going on around 800K) .

must be because i nearly always die in twos that i didnt notice.. i thought it was strange there werent any extends

haha..

Galdur · Post by **Galdur** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:29 pm

Hmm, I've been meaning to ask, is there a coinhead in 1-5? I guess I've been assuming all along that it's something exclusive to the initial four-stage rotation - don't know why.

Post by **Icarus** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:30 pm

Galdur wrote:Hmm, I've been meaning to ask, is there a coinhead in 1-5? I guess I've been assuming all along that it's something exclusive to the initial four-stage rotation - don't know why.

One coin chest in stages 1 to 6, two in stage7.

Galdur · Post by **Galdur** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:32 pm

Oh wow, thanks, though I'm in no rush to track them down =p

zakk · Post by **zakk** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:12 pm

Rob wrote:
Icarus wrote: There's a reason Quaid has the highest score: weak, screen-clearing bomb and good speed,
Wait, these players are using bombs?

I have a 3.5M No miss-ALL Quaid video, and the guy bombs 6 times, all in the second loop. Also, he ends the first loop with 1.5M

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:16 pm

zakk wrote:and the guy bombs 6 times,

Amateur, I bombed 7 times on one stage.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:33 pm

Turrican - Team Old Schoolers - 574,900 - 1-5 - Quaid - PS2(yoko)

Am I still in time!

Well, yay! I did surpass myself, even if only by a little

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:37 pm

Turrican wrote: Am I still in time!

12+ hours

zakk · Post by **zakk** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:37 pm

NTSC-J wrote:
Icarus wrote:Is there any way to determine your stage order?
Sure, if you buy the PS2 port. They let you set up your desired order in the options menu. Or just keep resetting the rom, the stage order is always the same on the first coin.

I just spent some time resetting the rom. Stage order was different every time.

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:43 pm

Twiddle - kusoteam - 656,000 - 1-5 - Quaid [MAME]

Putting this game away in favor of Shiki 3.

freddiebamboo · Post by **freddiebamboo** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:48 pm

EDIT: Hi score photo moved to Icarus' post.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:54 pm

Rob wrote:
Turrican wrote: Am I still in time!
12+ hours

heh? huh? what? doesn't it end this sunday?

edit: aww, shit

double edit: no, wait: cool! some hours more!

Post by **Icarus** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:14 am

Turrican wrote:double edit: no, wait: cool! some hours more!

Brave man.

@prof. ganson:
Hope you're getting ready to move the tournament scores over to your main score thread. ^_-

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:20 am

Icarus wrote:@prof. ganson[/b]:
Hope you're getting ready to move the tournament scores over to your main score thread. ^_-

Yeah, I was thinking about how I could justify hiring a student to do the work for me.

It might take me a week to get to it (Fall break begins Friday!), but you can be sure it will happen.

howmuchkeefe · Post by **howmuchkeefe** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:29 am

howmuchkeefe - Team Old Schoolers - 550,500 - Stage 1-4 - Quaid (MAME)

Gee, a tech bonus would put me within spitting distance of the extend!

it hurts

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:32 am

Icarus wrote: Hope you're getting ready to move the tournament scores over to your main score thread. ^_-

You're cruel. A possible solution (i.e. this is what I'd do if a thread I was maintaining got ambushed by a tournament week): post the results as they are in the thread (in a separate chart, below the main one) and let people elect to copy their scores over if they want.