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Sorry for my half assed explanation of my problem... here's a wip. /by the by, I'm using this web proxy www.hidemyass.com, otherwise I can't even browse the forum from my computer.
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The Microstorage is working fine here, the problem is that every time I try to log into the forum I receive this message: You have been banned from this forum. Please contact the webmaster or board administrator for more information. I can log in with a web proxy though, so I guess I can post wips this way. /sorry if this looks confuse, but the previous web proxy I was using gave me many errors when I tried to post something here.
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Thankyou Comicalflop, I'm using a web proxy with less pop-ups this time and I guess I can post wips without too much trouble, but if I can't, I'll PM you. I'm doing Topsail Trouble at the moment, but I have to ask you something before I continue: I'm testing many things to complete the bonus here, but in many cases your solution is the fastest one, so would you mind if I reuse your strategies to complete the bonus rounds? (not your input, I mean, just your way to complete it)
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I'm currently working on the 102% run, but I'm having some serious trouble to log into the forum, so I'll not be able to post wips so often. I'm doing Gangplank Galley at the moment, but since I'm playing in hard mode, I guess I can't compare time stage by stage. When I manage to fix my problem that I guess is related with my IP address, I'll post a wip. (I'm using a web proxy to post this)
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Thankyou NxCy, but no, it's not for submission. I was just learning how to watch memory addresses. Now I guess I'm ready to try the 102% improvement and follow Comicalflop's advice to do it from scratch.
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Wow, it was hard to squeeze any frames from this run, but here it is, my reusable concept at it's best.
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Man, that would be insanely awesome, to say the least! but no matter how badly you glitch the game, if you manage to finish the stage or exit with Start+Select, everything is set back to normal, just Bramble Blast allows you to carry it's glitch to another stage, but I don't even know if this is really a glitch... all you need to do is: advance one step and switch the kongs while you hold the B button, this changes the jump physics.
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Speaking of strange things, today I was testing some things in Toxic Tower when this happened: when Diddy walked up to a crocodile and died, Dixie began to jump automatically, it also happens when you keep the B button pressed while the stage loads. I thought it was a level related glitch, but it also happens in other stages, but only when you complete Bramble Blast! Since this glitch starts on Bramble Blast and can be used in other levels, maybe some other glitches could be carried over to other levels as well. sorry if this is already known, but I just found it today, it may be useful somewhere, so I must visit some previous levels to test it. by the by, it makes the team-up-throw-jump really easy in real time... /nothing yet, but it would be awesome to hold air in one stage and then giltch up the next one, talk about kick ass here! but I can only wish...
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Thankyou Cardboard, I hope it's not also entertainmentless, because to avoid lag, sometimes I must stand completely still... ...but not all the time, there's some other tings that causes lag, even the DK barrel animation can cause lag sometimes, weird.
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Castle Crush is now lagless! Here, 3 seconds ahead up to Chain Link Chamber.
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tip of the day: If everything else fails, throw your partner on your foes! I love the Golden Axe series, and your run deserves my Yes vote. (and a place on my personal Genesis Collection, of course)
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So close... not the first possible frame, but got the best barrel setup, here it is, 108 frames ahead before Castle Crush. /about Castle Crush: Arne used the Golden Rambi. (and even the special ending) Comicalflop brought the target down to him, before he reached the check point! so, there's probably a number of undiscovered results for the hold air glitch here, and that's why I'm going to spend a little more time here, fiddling with this glitch. //spent a little time here, and already realized what's needed to do: when you hold air at a certain height, you are in fact holding the floor! droping the floor have no effect, left or right also, throwing it upwards makes it raise at a high speed and taking damage makes it roll to the left and then break, but the floor doesn't break, so it's replaced by the target. there's no other spot to hold the floor, so the only way to save time here is by lag reduction, but there will be less acrobatics, not much, but well...
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Good news! (kind of) The first possible frame to enter Kreepy Krow on my run is 100329, to get the setup you said I must wait for the frame 100357, the next good frame is 10386 and then 10415, there's a pattern here, isn't it? It repeats the setup every 29 frames, so I'm just a f@cking frame late to enter in the first possible frame with the best setup! But I'm not so unlucky after all, using Diddy to reach the Squitter's barrel in Web Woods puts me 91 frames ahead, not too shabby. The current run enters Kreepy Krow at frame 100390. If I don't lose any frames after Squitter's barrel, I'll be knocking on Krow's door at frame 100299. If I'm correct, the first frame with the best setup!!!
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Dooty wrote:
I know it's not much, but this run is already very well optimized, so it's hard to improve.
by the by, I'm not trying to improve your run, I'm not so pretentious. when you watch it, you'll see that I'm not even changing it too much, just the boss fights are being redone, the rest is almost the same. I'm now 61 frames ahead trying to deal with Kreepy Krow's fight. Here's the barrel placement if I enter in the first possible frame: right, right, left, only the second barrel is right, right? maybe...
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After a crapy fight with Kudgel I'm rethinking my idea of recreate the boss fights... here's my progress so far. (41 frames ahead before Rambi Rumble)
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Progress, before Kudgel's Kontest 37 frames ahead. Lost some frames due to lag but it's ok. /forgot to mention this: it's still a concept, now I'm learning to find and watch memory addresses, so it's not intended for submission. (not yet...)
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If those bosses don't mess with my run (Kreepy Krow, for example), more than 100 frames. I know it's not much, but this run is already very well optimized, so it's hard to improve. /by the by, collecting the 75 coins on Pirate Panic can save ~6000 frames! I can try to do this instead, what you guys think about it?
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Now I'm trying to improve the any% without the route change, the only parts that will be reused are those I can't improve or can't change inputs without losing frames. Boss battles will be recreated from scratch. Some tricks will be performed differently. My new little trick will make it's debut.
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Thank you guys, all of you. This game have a special meaning for me, and seeing that it's already published just makes me feel great!
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I also played the Japanese version, and I remember that the ending almost made me cry, even without understanding a word... a TAS of this game would be really nice to watch.
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Really nice work here I'm voting Yes. The only way to make it even better in my opinion would be sync the objects you collect with the music, but I guess it's not possible.
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I guess you guys should vote for my run to be among those star runs... but if it can at least obsolete the one track demo, keep these weak Yes votes coming! (is it possible to obsolete a run with a different game???)
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Nice drawings, I'm not sure if this is a star worth TAS, but it sure deserves a Yes vote.
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I also wish to thank PSI Slime, and ask him if I can quote his post on my submission text, thanks in advance. edit: I went ahead and put it there, I hope you don't mind.
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Nice game, and with a really different way to warp to next stages. Yes vote, of course.
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