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Hello everyone,
Here is the Fifth World : Monstro.
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And the explanations :
- I found a little trick against Parasite Cage : the battle is in the stomach of Monstro, so there are gastric juices.
These juices deal damage to Sora and it stops the attack he's doing (and the combo too).
Lady Luck has a something very useful in this case : its first hit deals more damage than the finish.
So, by using both of this things, I could kill the boss faster (and I didn't need to reload manually).
I think that the last battle against the Shadows can be improved but I can't find a way to be faster.
If you have any questions, just ask ;).[/userfile]
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Hello everyone,
Here is the fourth world (do you want a jelly baby ?) : Agrabah.
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There isn't anything special about Jafar or the world.
The hard part was the Moogle's Shop : I had to manipulate luck to obtain the cards I wanted (10 Lady Luck, 5 Three Wishes, 5 Cloud, 5 Fire). Hopefully, when you obtain a Premium Card, the RNG can be controlled. Indeed, the game draws a few sequins which have the power to change the value of the RNG.
After that, the deck (and the menuing) :
First, the Attack Cards,
then, the Magic,
followed by the Item (a hi-potion to reload every card),
and finally, the Enemy Cards.
I hope you'll enjoy it.
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Indeed the Royal Guards damage more but when Sora levels up, his HP are recovered.
So, I could use the Card Soldiers to damage but I had a Blue 1 Card which is really hard to find and I didn't want to lose it.
Also, I need to level up : once I'll get the cards I want from the Moogles, it'll cost a lot of CP. And the problem is here : I don't know how many CP I'll need because I don't know what the RNG will give me at this moment...
The Heartless are attacking the fastest way. Their attacks depend on the RNG so I can't control them better than that (unfortunately).
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Hello,
Here is the Third World : Wonderland
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Now, I have the Crescendo Card. It powers up the Invocation Cards but cancels all the Magic Cards.
The Trickmaster couldn't be defeated with Blizzard Raid because the only part Sora can hit is too high. Using Hades Card improves the Attack Cards when HPs are low.
Also, the GBA lags when it must draw the Trickmaster.
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Hello everyone,
Here is the Second World :
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I took the Blizzard Raid and 3 cards (1 is already out of the list).
I lost a few frames before opening the last door before Hades because I had to manipulate the RNG and it can't be during a cinematic or while we are in menu. If I didn't do that, Hades would cardbreak me immediately.
If you have any question, just ask ;).
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Hello !
So, I've done some brainstorming about the cards.
If you want to see the files, here is the link.
Decisions are made for more than 80% (the other percents will come with more cards).
For the Crowned Doors, I preferred to use Teeming Darkness because they are the largest rooms to create and it takes too much time for the GBA.
I decided to keep all the Sleeping Darkness cards because they are the smallest rooms (and the Heartless won't be a big problem in this kind of room). But I'm going to use Tranquil and Feeble Darkness, too (especially the low value cards).
I still need to earn some cards but I don't think Sora will need to farm again (the Heartless on his way will be enough).
If you think you have a good idea about the route planning, please tell it ! ;)
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Of course, I'm still working ! I won't give up.
Indeed, I can manipulate the RNG easier and faster, but I've still trouble to understand the patterns. Sometimes, it's really strange (the same Heartless for 3, 4 or 5 different values in a row...).
Axel's battle was really fast and I didn't need to manipulate him : he teleported right to the good place !
I must be frank : I've never finished the Reverse/Rebirth because I couldn't get the card I needed, so, I'm not a good source of strategy too.
EDIT : I've tried to contact Ghostwheel but I've got any response. I'll try to find out the best way to use the cards (but I'll need someone else to "check" my decisions... 2 heads are better than one, isn't it ?).
So, if you want to help me, please, send me a message ;).
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Hello,
Here it is :
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Thanks a lot, FatRatKnight. Your Lua script was really useful !
All the rooms are Tranquil/Sleeping/Feeble Darkness, except two : one Teeming (because the Enemies cards pop more often) and one Meeting Ground because I ran out of 0 cards and I didn't want to use an another number.
Indeed, using Blue Rhapsody card was powerful (two hits and Axel's done).
About the RNG :
- It changes when an enemy pops.
- It changes when the enemy is moving (or even when he isn't moving). There is an exception : when the enemy is running to you and following you.
- It changes when HP/Moogle Points are on the ground. Same thing for the EXP points.
I would like your help to find the better way to allocate the cards, Ghostwheel. Do I send you a MP or do we speak here ? And, of course, THANK YOU !
If you have any questions, don't hesitate !
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Brilliant ! Fantastic ! Thanks a lot !
That confirms what I thought : the RNG is really strange :p. The game rolls it 6 times per frame, sometimes... And, sometimes, it doesn't change.
But, well, that's a big progress, so, again, THANKS !
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So, I'm going to do it again !
There is no way to find 3x Shadows in Teeming Darkness, indeed, but it's possible in Meeting Ground (but rarer, I think).
I think the difficult thing won't be manipulating the type of battles, but making the Sora's movements nice (I'll try not to stop too early, this time).
Oh, hum, I don't exactly remember if I had more Kingdom Key cards...
I'll send you the list of cards (but I know which cards I need to open the crowded doors) ;).
... I must admit I've forgotten to read this page (but I've saved it into my "favorites" [Sorry, I don't know how it's called in English... Saving the url of a page to have easier access])
I won't hesitate to ask you ;) !
You know, I can't do a Speedrun : it would annoy me more than doing a TAS !
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Well, thanks a lot (for your comments and suggestions).
- My blizzards aren't on top ? It doesn't matter ! I think I lose more time by moving them than by being faster during few battles (I have to wait the Heartless'spawn).
- Well, manipulating the RNG isn't really easy... But I'll try to have better encounters (if you think the time can be cut in half, I'll try). But, I don't want to have 100 times the same battle (but if it can save so much time...). And I'll take 2 Rhapsody Cards this time.
- I'll do again Guard Armor and Axel with this strategy.
Answers :
- What do you mean by "card breakdown" ? (Sorry, I've still so much things to learn and I find nothing useful by searching on Internet)
- Moogle Points : 1800
- Number of map Cards : 76, a lot of them are set to be used with the crowned doors.
- I think it's possible but harder than manipulating the boxes.
- For the red nocturne, if I remember well, it got lucky : without any RNG manipulation, I got this one.
- For the blizzards, I've tried what I could : jump, wait... When I couldn't have the card, I tried to have Moogle Points.
So, I think I'll do it again but it may last longer to achieve Traverse Town if I manipulate the type of battles (I hope I won't have trouble to have again all these cards). But, well, if the movie's length can be cut in half, I won't hesitate (and maybe, I'll be able to use hex editing or the Lua script if the battles are the same).
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Yes, I know that's boring but I had no choice : I had to earn those cards... But, yes, the other worlds will be more pleasant (I'm not going to fight so much).
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Hello !
Thanks to you, Ghostwheel, there is a new version of Traverse Town (but, this time, I knew exactly what I needed) ! Say me what you think about it, please.
Link to video
And here's all I found about the RNG (x is a number that I don't know) :
Out of battle :
- Making a jump changes the RNG (but Sora's position doesn't affect except when the enemies appear on the map).
- Sometimes, the RNG doesn't change during x frames.
- Sometimes, the RNG changes each frame.
- Sometimes, the RNG changes each frame during x frames but, after, doesn't change again.
During a battle :
- Jump and Sora's position affect the RNG... But now always.
- Sometimes, the card changes depending on the Heartless.
- Sometimes, the card changes depending on the time.
The trouble is I don't know how I can switch from one to the other...
I tried to watch how the game works (with the debugger) a few weeks ago but I didn't find anything useful.
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Hello,
I'm really glad to see someone working on it ! Good job for the first three days and I am very excited to see the next ;).
Have you found any information in the RAM ? (I'm curious)
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I think you're right ! I thought a lot of things like you (but I've forgotten to take the attack cards... I'm really stupid !).
Thanks for your help ! I'll begin this week or next week according to thime I have.
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Thanks, Ghostwheel ! You do a really good job with your speedrun, too ! You're really brave because this game is based on luck.
The handling of Heartless is not the most difficult thing. Some Heartless move according to the Sora's movement.
- Oh, I really didn't know (I've not saw your speedrun fully yet). So, thanks for the information !
- I take sleights because, when there are three things to be displayed at the level up menu, the game lags one frame.
- I've forgotten to take the bizzard cards ?! It's really a shame ! (I'm stupid)
I accept your help, of course, Drazerk and Ghostwheel.
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Sorry for the delay, I was on vacantions without my computer and I couldn't connect me.
Thanks a lot for your help, Zanoab ! And good luck in your researches.
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Désolé pour le retard : j'étais en vacances sans mon ordi et sans connexion internet.
BadPotato, en effet il est possible de sauter sur l'échelle mais cela modifie l'aléatoire par la suite...
Pour les adresses, je les avais trouvées mais comme tu le dis, le jeu n'emploie pas les mêmes adresses pour la même chose. Pour le reste, j'ai juste les vitesses de Sora (haut, bas, gauche, droite), ce qui me permet de démarrer le plus rapidement possible après une séquence.
Le choix de la Ville d'Halloween est dû au fait qu'Oogie Boogie n'est pas touchable en permanence et donc, il faut mieux qu'il ait la petite barre de vie possible :D.
Youpi, un autre Belge :p !
Merci, et je te conseille le jeu si tu aimes bien ce genre de RPG (malgré le fait que je n'ai jamais su finir la partie de Riku... Fichues cartes :p)
