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Posted: 1/1/2023 12:06 AM
(Edited: 1/16/2023 12:20 AM)
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Samsara
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Joined: 11/13/2006
Posts: 2793
Location: Northern California
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Congratulations to the GBA TASer of 2022: Darkman425 Alternately, you can continue to enjoy the other nominees! M1D NinjaCocktail
Nominations are now open! Please nominate eligible candidates, a list of which is available at the following link: https://tasvideos.org/HomePages/Samsara/Awards/2022/TASerGBA Nominations will be open until, at earliest, 23:59 UTC on January 7th, 2023. Should any unforeseen circumstances delay this time, the delay will be accounted for during the voting period to allow at least one full week of voting. You are allowed and encouraged to nominate multiple candidates, and you may not self-nominate. Keep in mind that two or more separate nominations are required for an option to make it into the poll.
Voting is now open! Please vote for the choices in the poll above. If an eligible option is missing from this list, please let me know and I will correct it as soon as possible. Voting will be open until, at earliest, 23:59 UTC on January 15th, 2023. Should any unforeseen circumstances delay this time, the delay will be accounted for during the TAS of 2022 voting period to allow at least one full week of voting.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 1/1/2023 12:05 AM
(Edited: 1/16/2023 12:18 AM)
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Samsara
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Joined: 11/13/2006
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Location: Northern California
Homebrew TAS of 2023 Exotic platforms TAS of 2020 Sega TAS of 2016
The GBA TASes of 2022 are: [4576] GBA Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga "all bosses" by Potato in 1:50:48.04 [4618] GBA Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time by GMP in 28:37.38 [4636] GBA Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance "Juste, Boss Rush, Hard" by Tarion in 05:01.34 Congratulations to Potato, GMP, and Tarion! Wanna see some other games? Boy howdy, y'all should advance on down to the other nominees! [4780] GBA Dark Arena by tapioca in 04:55.48 [4807] GBA Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament by Dog In Da Grass in 55:28.72 [4815] GBA Bruce Lee: Return of the Legend by M1D in 20:36.13
Nominations are now open! Please nominate eligible candidates, a list of which is available at the following link: https://tasvideos.org/Movies-Y2022-GBA-Obs Nominations will be open until, at earliest, 23:59 UTC on January 7th, 2023. Should any unforeseen circumstances delay this time, the delay will be accounted for during the voting period to allow at least one full week of voting. You are allowed and encouraged to nominate multiple candidates, and you may not self-nominate. Keep in mind that two or more separate nominations are required for an option to make it into the poll.
Voting is now open! Please vote for the choices in the poll above. If an eligible option is missing from this list, please let me know and I will correct it as soon as possible. Voting will be open until, at earliest, 23:59 UTC on January 15th, 2023. Should any unforeseen circumstances delay this time, the delay will be accounted for during the TAS of 2022 voting period to allow at least one full week of voting.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 1/1/2023 12:05 AM
(Edited: 1/19/2023 5:43 PM)
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Samsara
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Congratulations to the Gameboy TASer of 2022: Alyosha Further "game boys" are available as well! Darkman425 CasualPokePlayer
Nominations are now open! Please nominate eligible candidates, a list of which is available at the following link: https://tasvideos.org/HomePages/Samsara/Awards/2022/TASerGameboy Nominations will be open until, at earliest, 23:59 UTC on January 7th, 2023. Should any unforeseen circumstances delay this time, the delay will be accounted for during the voting period to allow at least one full week of voting. You are allowed and encouraged to nominate multiple candidates, and you may not self-nominate. Keep in mind that two or more separate nominations are required for an option to make it into the poll.
Voting is now open! Please vote for the choices in the poll above. If an eligible option is missing from this list, please let me know and I will correct it as soon as possible. Voting will be open until, at earliest, 23:59 UTC on January 15th, 2023. Should any unforeseen circumstances delay this time, the delay will be accounted for during the TAS of 2022 voting period to allow at least one full week of voting.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 1/1/2023 12:04 AM
(Edited: 1/16/2023 12:14 AM)
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Samsara
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Joined: 11/13/2006
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Homebrew TAS of 2023 Exotic platforms TAS of 2020 Sega TAS of 2016
The Gameboy TAS of 2022 is: [4929] GBC The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX "100%" by TwistedTammer in 51:47.70 Congratulations to TwistedTammer! Be a dear and check out the other nominees, won't you? Thank you! [4583] GBC Rhino Rumble by ninespaces in 12:08.84 [4809] GBC Donkey Kong Country by DeathKontrol in 41:47.66 [4978] GB Kirby's Dream Land by MUGG & Alyosha in 09:01.64 [5040] GBC Shantae by arandomgameTASer in 56:14.84
Nominations are now open! Please nominate eligible candidates, a list of which is available at the following link: https://tasvideos.org/Movies-Y2022-GB-GBC-SGB-Obs Nominations will be open until, at earliest, 23:59 UTC on January 7th, 2023. Should any unforeseen circumstances delay this time, the delay will be accounted for during the voting period to allow at least one full week of voting. You are allowed and encouraged to nominate multiple candidates, and you may not self-nominate. Keep in mind that two or more separate nominations are required for an option to make it into the poll.
Voting is now open! Please vote for the choices in the poll above. If an eligible option is missing from this list, please let me know and I will correct it as soon as possible. Voting will be open until, at earliest, 23:59 UTC on January 15th, 2023. Should any unforeseen circumstances delay this time, the delay will be accounted for during the TAS of 2022 voting period to allow at least one full week of voting.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 1/1/2023 12:03 AM
(Edited: 1/16/2023 12:08 AM)
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Samsara
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Joined: 11/13/2006
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Location: Northern California
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Congratulations to the Sega TASers of 2022: Darkman425 The8bitbeast Big ups to the other nominee, too! aiqiyou
Nominations are now open! Please nominate eligible candidates, a list of which is available at the following link: https://tasvideos.org/HomePages/Samsara/Awards/2022/TASerSega Nominations will be open until, at earliest, 23:59 UTC on January 7th, 2023. Should any unforeseen circumstances delay this time, the delay will be accounted for during the voting period to allow at least one full week of voting. You are allowed and encouraged to nominate multiple candidates, and you may not self-nominate. Keep in mind that two or more separate nominations are required for an option to make it into the poll.
Voting is now open! Please vote for the choices in the poll above. If an eligible option is missing from this list, please let me know and I will correct it as soon as possible. Voting will be open until, at earliest, 23:59 UTC on January 15th, 2023. Should any unforeseen circumstances delay this time, the delay will be accounted for during the TAS of 2022 voting period to allow at least one full week of voting.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 1/1/2023 12:03 AM
(Edited: 1/16/2023 12:06 AM)
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Samsara
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Experienced Forum User, Published Author, Senior Judge, Site Admin, Expert player (2121)
Joined: 11/13/2006
Posts: 2793
Location: Northern California
Homebrew TAS of 2023 Exotic platforms TAS of 2020 Sega TAS of 2016
The Sega TAS of 2022 is: [4682] Genesis Sonic the Hedgehog 2 "100%" by Tee-N-Tee, DarkShamilKhan, ParadaxeTH, Aglar & Zurggriff in 32:25.82 Congratulations to Tee-N-Tee, DarkShamilKhan, ParadaxeTH, Aglar and Zurggriff! Don't forget to check out at least six of the other nominees! Barney too, if you enjoy walkin'! [4580] Genesis Barney's Hide & Seek Game by Samsara & Spikestuff in 04:54.51 [4596] Genesis Mega Man: The Wily Wars "zipless" by Darkman425 in 1:47:01.42 [4672] GG Sonic Spinball by Finalflame in 09:08.47 [4772] Genesis Tom and Jerry: Frantic Antics! by SpeedyTheHedgehog in 06:51.13 [4851] Genesis Marble Madness by adelikat in 02:12.24 [4913] Genesis DecapAttack by EZGames69 & Sonikkustar in 19:26.22 [4989] Genesis Animaniacs by The8bitbeast in 23:01.66
Nominations are now open! Please nominate eligible candidates, a list of which is available at the following link: https://tasvideos.org/Movies-32x-genesis-gg-saturn-segacd-sg1000-sms-Y2022-Obs Nominations will be open until, at earliest, 23:59 UTC on January 7th, 2023. Should any unforeseen circumstances delay this time, the delay will be accounted for during the voting period to allow at least one full week of voting. You are allowed and encouraged to nominate multiple candidates, and you may not self-nominate. Keep in mind that two or more separate nominations are required for an option to make it into the poll.
Voting is now open! Please vote for the choices in the poll above. If an eligible option is missing from this list, please let me know and I will correct it as soon as possible. Voting will be open until, at earliest, 23:59 UTC on January 15th, 2023. Should any unforeseen circumstances delay this time, the delay will be accounted for during the TAS of 2022 voting period to allow at least one full week of voting.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 1/1/2023 12:03 AM
(Edited: 1/16/2023 12:05 AM)
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Samsara
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Congratulations to the SNES TASer of 2022: EZGames69 Shoutouts to the other nominee (singular)! IgorOliveira666
Nominations are now open! Please nominate eligible candidates, a list of which is available at the following link: https://tasvideos.org/HomePages/Samsara/Awards/2022/TASerSNES Nominations will be open until, at earliest, 23:59 UTC on January 7th, 2023. Should any unforeseen circumstances delay this time, the delay will be accounted for during the voting period to allow at least one full week of voting. You are allowed and encouraged to nominate multiple candidates, and you may not self-nominate. Keep in mind that two or more separate nominations are required for an option to make it into the poll.
Voting is now open! Please vote for the choices in the poll above. If an eligible option is missing from this list, please let me know and I will correct it as soon as possible. I know there's a lot of options this year, so it's entirely possible I've missed one in the absolute chaos. Voting will be open until, at earliest, 23:59 UTC on January 15th, 2023. Should any unforeseen circumstances delay this time, the delay will be accounted for during the TAS of 2022 voting period to allow at least one full week of voting.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 1/1/2023 12:03 AM
(Edited: 1/16/2023 12:04 AM)
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Samsara
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Joined: 11/13/2006
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Location: Northern California
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The SNES TAS of 2022 is: [4685] SNES Super Mario World "glitchfest" by IgorOliveira666 in 2:54:33.62 Congratulations to IgorOliveira666! The other nominees are definitely worth your time as well! [4578] SNES EarthBound "in bounds" by illayaya in 2:58:51.36 [4592] SNES Hook by Sniq in 12:26.65 [4637] SNES F-Zero by nymx in 39:30.36 [4728] SNES Super Metroid Y-Faster "100%" by Hoandjzj in 24:34.09 [4735] SNES The Lion King by EZGames69 & SBDWolf in 11:22.99 [4778] SNES Wario's Woods "Round Game" by PoochyEXE in 31:20.84 [4933] SNES Super Punch-Out!! by adelikat in 15:52.17
Nominations are now open! Please nominate eligible candidates, a list of which is available at the following link: https://tasvideos.org/Movies-Y2022-SNES-Obs Nominations will be open until, at earliest, 23:59 UTC on January 7th, 2023. Should any unforeseen circumstances delay this time, the delay will be accounted for during the voting period to allow at least one full week of voting. You are allowed and encouraged to nominate multiple candidates, and you may not self-nominate. Keep in mind that two or more separate nominations are required for an option to make it into the poll.
Voting is now open! Please vote for the choices in the poll above. If an eligible option is missing from this list, please let me know and I will correct it as soon as possible. Voting will be open until, at earliest, 23:59 UTC on January 15th, 2023. Should any unforeseen circumstances delay this time, the delay will be accounted for during the TAS of 2022 voting period to allow at least one full week of voting.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 1/1/2023 12:03 AM
(Edited: 1/16/2023 12:03 AM)
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Samsara
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Congratulations to the NES TASer of 2022: ShesChardcore Show some love to the other nominees! eien86 aiqiyou
Nominations are now open! Please nominate eligible candidates, a list of which is available at the following link: https://tasvideos.org/HomePages/Samsara/Awards/2022/TASerNES Nominations will be open until, at earliest, 23:59 UTC on January 7th, 2023. Should any unforeseen circumstances delay this time, the delay will be accounted for during the voting period to allow at least one full week of voting. You are allowed and encouraged to nominate multiple candidates, and you may not self-nominate. Keep in mind that two or more separate nominations are required for an option to make it into the poll.
Voting is now open! Please vote for the choices in the poll above. If an eligible option is missing from this list, please let me know and I will correct it as soon as possible. Voting will be open until, at earliest, 23:59 UTC on January 15th, 2023. Should any unforeseen circumstances delay this time, the delay will be accounted for during the TAS of 2022 voting period to allow at least one full week of voting.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 1/1/2023 12:03 AM
(Edited: 1/16/2023 12:02 AM)
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Samsara
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The NES TAS of 2022 is: [4739] NES Darkwing Duck by DreamYao, J.Y & aiqiyou in 10:43.11 Congratulations to DreamYao, J.Y and aiqiyou! Be sure to give the other nominees a watch as well! [4616] NES Batman by DreamYao in 09:13.21 [4662] NES Legacy of the Wizard by Lord Tom in 12:44.49 [4767] NES The Legend of Zelda "all items" by chatterbox in 31:52.07 [4811] NES Mitsume ga Tooru by J.Y & aiqiyou in 15:51.60 [4826] NES Journey to Silius by Riyan & Zakem66 in 07:36.27 [4840] NES Castlevania by Challenger & eien86 in 10:12.13 [4853] NES Tetris "maximum score" by r57shell & Archanfel in 02:53.13
Nominations are now open! Please nominate eligible candidates, a list of which is available at the following link: https://tasvideos.org/Movies-Y2022-NES-FDS-Obs Nominations will be open until, at earliest, 23:59 UTC on January 7th, 2023. Should any unforeseen circumstances delay this time, the delay will be accounted for during the voting period to allow at least one full week of voting. You are allowed and encouraged to nominate multiple candidates, and you may not self-nominate. Keep in mind that two or more separate nominations are required for an option to make it into the poll.
Voting is now open! Please vote for the choices in the poll above. If an eligible option is missing from this list, please let me know and I will correct it as soon as possible. Voting will be open until, at earliest, 23:59 UTC on January 15th, 2023. Should any unforeseen circumstances delay this time, the delay will be accounted for during the TAS of 2022 voting period to allow at least one full week of voting.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 12/31/2022 11:44 PM
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Samsara
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Link to video
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 12/18/2022 10:44 PM
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Samsara
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Fantastic explanation, thank you so much!
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 12/18/2022 12:28 PM
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Samsara
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feos wrote:
I wrote a guide, which looks good to be a general requirement for DSi Wiki: Bizhawk/NDS#FormatTheDsiNand
I managed to get this submission to sync as-is following the guide above and adding a few extra steps. As EZGames stated, this submission doesn't go through the first time setup for the DSi NAND, instead booting directly to the menu. More specifically, it boots into the menu on the DSi Web Browser icon. If whoever's playing back the movie doesn't have their NAND matching those conditions, the movie will desync. It is possible to replicate the NAND state used in this run by adding a couple additional steps to the guide in the quoted wiki page, though please take note that setting up the NAND in this way will only work for this specific submission as it currently stands:
  • After melonDS shuts down, File > Boot firmware again.
  • Fill the first time setup with whatever settings you want. These are sync settings in BizHawk so they don't need to be anything specific here.
  • When you get to the DSi menu, open the DSi Browser. Tap Yes and let it load in. This sets it to the default app on boot.
  • Close melonDS to save the NAND. You may now use it in BizHawk, and it should be set up to sync this submission.
Having done this, I would recommend that the submission file be replaced with EZGames' resync that goes through the first time setup, both for consistency with the currently published DSi runs and to prevent sync issues down the road. I'll do this as soon as I get permission from theballaam96.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 12/18/2022 8:12 AM
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Samsara
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Execution looks good throughout most of the run, but after cross-referencing the RTA WRs for both old and current patches, I noticed both of them have faster Mario fights. I presume the old patch fight is significantly faster due to it being on the old patch with the jankier collision, but the comparable WR's fight is faster because it does end up getting a 2 cycle second phase. Given it's at the very end of the run, I'd suggest looking into that fight a little more. There's a possibility that Ruffle makes a 2 cycle impossible for the TAS as well, it'd be nice to have further confirmation if that's the case. Also, can Mario's pattern be manipulated mid-fight? Even if a 2 cycle is impossible, some heavy manipulation would save an immense amount of time on it, assuming it's possible.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 12/17/2022 11:26 PM
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ThunderAxe31 wrote:
I guess we just have to change the label to "warps" and give to the published movie "warpless".
Looking back at the published run and re-understanding what it does, this option makes sense. This is a clear warp, and the published run's screen transitions are all "in order" despite some of them being triggered from the opposite side of the screen.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 12/12/2022 2:47 AM
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Samsara
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Note to viewers: There's about 10 minutes of blank input at the end of the submission file to account for the credits. Keep in mind the actual input length should be 45:18.15, assuming I found the correct final frame of input.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 12/9/2022 8:13 PM
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Samsara
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I'm not quite sure this is a GEG. GEG tends to be quite literal in its name: The run uses a glitch that ends the game, calling it in an unnatural way compared to how the game intended players to reach it. This run still triggers the ending in the intended way by collecting the diamond, it just cuts out a couple dozen seconds of walking. This qualifies more as a major skip to me, and given the published run already uses OoB movement to skip screens, that puts both runs in an interesting spot where they're closer to competing with each other in the major skip branch than being considered separate. Classic case of "I could watch the TAS thousands of times over in the time it takes to figure out what to do with it".
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 12/7/2022 11:39 PM
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User movie #638060527929644061 Abandoned John improvement, because I really hecked up subweapon management. Probably 90-100 frames of movement optimization in there, although not all of that can be salvaged since some of it requires subweapon usage. Anyone looking to work from this: Don't deviate from the published run's subweapon usage and crystal collection, or at the very least study it much better than I did. Also, please find a way to bring back the (at least) 16 frames lost to the Stage 1 boss. I miss them.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 12/7/2022 12:15 AM
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Samsara
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User movie #638059686036572465 Took off another 30ish frames from various rooms. I also extended the ending input to end the game 1 frame sooner. Mind taking a second look at this?
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 12/6/2022 12:32 AM
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Patashu wrote:
What happened at 1:09 where you transition left and end up on the left side of a room, pick up a powerup then leave instantly?
I think it has to do with when the game updates your position on screen transitions. There's a blink-and-you-miss-it moment slightly earlier on where we die on a bullet, and then die again on the same bullet as the screen fades out, because the position of the bullet happens to line up perfectly with the position of the checkpoint we respawn at: Worth noting that the pickup doesn't get collected unless you leave the room instantly, as well. ...also um i'm sorry it happened again User movie #638058834567883521
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 12/5/2022 8:31 PM
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I forgot that the original submission was cancelled once the time had been cut down to 3:13.91, and here we are with over 30 more seconds of time cuts. The game's a lovely combination of having a lot to play with while having no RNG or global timers to speak of, meaning all improvements are kept and require only slight amounts of effort to resync. If you're a huge fan of people posting userfiles, the game thread is a perfect showcase of just how much was found and how fast it was all able to be implemented and optimized.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 12/2/2022 8:54 PM
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MarioAtWork wrote:
In that case, my idea does not work. Unless someone else can find some other spots for improvement, I, too, think this is ready for resubmission
I tested a lot of different places where double jumping could save time, and I think in nearly every case the positioning just wasn't right. Resubmission should be on you. My hands are off the run and Alyosha's moved back to GB resyncs, just need to see if Axe has anything left to add and we'll be golden.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 12/2/2022 8:31 PM
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MarioAtWork wrote:
I couldn't find any more improvements either but just in case: is it known what allows for a double jump to happen? I've got an idea that may save some time
It's catching the very edge of a corner during a jump so that the game sets the flag for you being on the ground ($038B = 0) while you're still airborne. It's limited in that you're not always in the right position to be able to make that happen, and as soon as you start descending from the jump the game will consider you airborne again.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 12/1/2022 11:32 PM
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User movie #638055339408078444 Final optimization pass from me, -8 frames. Assuming no one wants to look any further, this should be ready for submission.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 11/30/2022 10:04 PM
(Edited: 12/1/2022 12:59 AM)
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dr1ox1 wrote:
I've also learned that I should tell TASers about every little thing/weird behavior I encounter. I've had both the fast drop and double jump happen on accident several times. Next time/game!
Absolutely! It's a mutually beneficial relationship. 638054419804613165 - One more wait removed near the very beginning, using a double jump, and a small improvement later on using a squishy dash instead of a normal dash to affect hitboxes. Not sure where else to go from here, honestly. I don't think I'll be touching this again unless something jumps out at me. EDIT: User movie #638054521435456416 - Improved ruby 4 by finding a way to maintain zip while collecting it, leading to a faster death.
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