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thanks
any ideas how to improve on this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lYRe3T_i2E
(regular speed run strategy)
i don't have:
cross slash
right arm
i have managed to defeat red dragon in 45 seconds using these attacks:
tifa counter attack, tifa DB, cloud attack, aeris grenade
but it isn't impressive to almost match the time of the above video
one strategy that i will try next is added-effect_time to inflict slow
this may save time (animation of red dragon's second attack)
just found out red dragon is not immune to poison.... damn wikies!!!!
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Merging the FF7 topics will prevent people from easily finding the videos and information that I wanted to post at the beginning of the thread.
Can someone reverse the merger?
New Game to Cosmo Canyonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnEjQxwDnNA
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It's possible. It can do 602. Equipping power wrist will bring this total higher. (+10 power)
Another interesting strategy might be to use m-tentacles (1000+) and then restore MK's HP using molotovs/elemental lightning attack. Although, I thought this was more fun than practical.
Also to note, Tifa can hit highly if death sentenced and in critical health.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzdCddo9O4g
Cloud usually has a limit break here. I think the fastest strategy would be a critical braver followed by Cait's poison. It seems too improbable to get the critical braver at the moment.
This is the fastest i can get.
Any other ideas on how to do this faster?
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arukAdo wrote:
Recording had major bugs that are fixed in the incoming new release, lua got some fixes as well, but actually the whole software was overhaul and fixed.
(we are speaking of hundreds of fixes here, easly)
Sadly as i write this its not _totally_ ready, but if anything realy i would recommand to wait for it, your attempting a movie with 4cd and over 5 hours long, personnally i would not trust pcsx to do such a project. (its well know the cd changer code is fart)
I can confirm already that the spu timing have changed, so old pcsx movies wont sync.
Oh wow. This could explain why I'm having many desync issues right now.
So I guess I'll have to start again with the new version of pcsx.
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exileut wrote:
I can't find any pattern to this.
Update4: How do I affect the rng once in a battle? I've tried stealing every frame for 50 frames with the exact same outcome. It's like the rng never changes once a battle is commenced.
use lua scripts to quickly test and output results
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I've known about save/load from the beginning.
It hasn't saved any time yet, that's why it hasn't been used.
It would take a quite extraordinary random encounter pattern for it to be faster than the other methods.
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I've passed Garland's speed run.
Farringa's run is probably the fastest one that is complete:
http://speeddemosarchive.com/FinalFantasy7.html
This run does not always use the fastest strategies.
Or read the speed run FAQ on gamefaqs, which is what I'll probably be using.
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I haven't been aggressively manipulating luck, but I have to some extent.
The FF7 guy, Brutalal, who has more knowledge than all of us combined, said that there's no point manipulating luck to its highest point. This is because it would take a very complicated formula to maximise it (similar to how difficult it is to get max HP/MP). A big leap in luck now would mean virtually no leap next time, etc.
So it would only seem feasible to manipulate the luck stat immediately before something that requires it. Materia Keeper precedes Palmer.
I think her luck and level is 36 or 37. I don't know about the location of luck sources.
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exileut wrote:
I want to see antd not quit after the immense amount of time he has put into this project. Is there a strategy for that?
im not quitting :-O just busy for a long time, starting today
i'll resume when i have time
oh yeah, we tested a different tifa strategy
the problem is it is too luck reliant even for a tas
sith: mystify=added effect
tifa: near-death, powersoul, powerwrist, berserk, death sentence [no deathblow]
this does 1200 to palmer, the critical does 2400
the problem is that the critical is very unlikely (0 out of 10,000+ attempts)
it seemed that her luck stat was too low
once raised to 255 it hit after 3 attempts :P
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The mistake I made was not picking up the ether earlier. I could have shopped once instead of twice.
The ether is needed because it is faster than shopping at junon, and I needed to buy grenades. The remaining 10 grenades may help later on with more complex boss strategies.
Deadly waste is probably a bad idea.
Toothache is harsh.
And my calculations show that the glitch-fest is now faster than the normal way.
I'll add the full sheet once it is complete