You don't need to leave bookmark comments to follow a thread, you know...I was using the replies feature for a while, then I found Unread which shows every message. Couple that with the power of Mark All as Read...instead forumwide updates on only what I want to see :3
I don't know why I keep dying to Kanako's first card on normal/hard. You would think I would learn to move over more so I don't get hit by those fat lasers/onbashira.Keep calm and tap to the right/left :V
Keep calm and tap to the right/left :VI know this. I just don't go far enough and get hit by the last one. :V
Stop restarting.Done. Now I'm more consistent, but I'm just consistently game overing on stage 2.
Ancient Japanese Secret.Bosses are not really the problem for me aside from Shou/Byaku who are brick walls. And the bricks are made of steel. Getting there with good resources would do it, but mistakes with UFO summons really fuck me up and spiral me into either chaindeaths or rainbow summons (fuckin blues man), setting me back several lives. Pretty much every time a UFO isn't up where I have it planned I'll die 1-3 times trying to summon and break one.
The practice mode. Use it. Play the patterns. Develop skill. Learn how to dodge the patters. Bomb the patterns you are unable to learn. You have nothing to complain about with that miniscule amount of time you have in this game.
My touhou skills have gone completely bad lately. I have a terribly hard time 1CCing any game on easy, now. Help.Your skills immediately go down the drain once you remove any sort of pressure from the game. It's why I've perfected some bosses in actual runs that I've never perfected in stage practice (like Seiga on hard the other day). It's also why overconfidence can destroy good runs (said run ended up with me dying three times on Futo and game overing to Miko's 3rd).
On the other hand, someone gave me a completed SA save file so I could play the extra stage a long time ago. After 30 tries and many many many deaths, I decided "Nyeh, I'll use Cheat Engine to at LEAST reach Koishi".
I... I stopped counting my deaths once it reached three digits. The only spellcard I didn't die 5-10 times on was Embers of Love. (Who is, strangely, easy.)
Mythical Mirror
It's a combination of lack of hitbox and, well, bubble hitboxes, I'd say. Nothing a good getting used to won't fix.
If only everyone's first Touhou game was EoSD.
bubble hitboxesI ought to look into changing the image to one that matches the hitbox. I have no idea how this sort of thing is done, but I enjoy the game enough that I should try to get motivated to figure it out.
Nothing a good getting used to won't fix.Many, many times did Devil's Recitation destroy me. Then I had an epiphany: 'this isn't EoSD'. Suddenly, it was doable.
I ought to look into changing the image to one that matches the hitbox. I have no idea how this sort of thing is done, but I enjoy the game enough that I should try to get motivated to figure it out.
Many, many times did Devil's Recitation destroy me. Then I had an epiphany: 'this isn't EoSD'. Suddenly, it was doable.
I ought to look into changing the image to one that matches the hitbox. I have no idea how this sort of thing is done, but I enjoy the game enough that I should try to get motivated to figure it out.I kind of had a similar thought once. Wondering what it would be like to completely disable Aya's EX attacks in PoFV. (And maybe Medi's as well.) It couldn't be -that- hard to do...
Wondering what it would be like to completely disable Aya's EX attacks in PoFV.Looks like somebody's been climbing the walls, having himself a ricochet-fest.
I think it might be possible to disable them for Aya specifically. (Not that I really now anything about how things would be coded.) My assumption is that is has to keep an idea of what kind of bullet to create for each character when they send one of those snowflake things over. So the info for Aya's specific bullet must be written somewhere, and could presumably just be changed to nothing, or have its parameters changed so it, say, moves really slowly, or has a microscopic hitbox, or none at all. So the snowflakes would still fly, but what comes out of them would be different.!
Rust/skill decay is pretty annoying, I thought I'd shaken it off with yesterday's performance on practicing stuff but when I went to try the same stuff today I couldn't do any of it :/
There's got to be some way to get back where I was before and not die to every bullet that comes anywhere near where I'm trying to go.
It's been forever since I played the most recent touhou gamesThey're in C:Users*user here*AppDataRoamingShanghaiAlice .
Not quite on topic but it makes me feel like a derp alright: Where the hell are the replay files and score data for the newer touhou games? I legitimately can't remember where they're stored and kind of need to access them and feel like a moron because I can't remember ):
They're in C:Users*user here*AppDataRoamingShanghaiAlice .Thank you 8D
I wasn't in any danger anymore. I wasn't trying to dodge anything when I did this. I was just likeI do this all the time. It's like after the pinpoint weaving through a wave, I unfocus and suddenly I'm SANIC
whoops i think i accidentally dodged some bullets
better go back and get em :V
I guess this might as well go here because I seriously have no idea what I was doing.Look on the bright side - you've been spared from losing your first near-NMNB to the very last wave.
Lost NMNB Remilia by dying twice to Scarlet Gensokyo. I have no idea why I made some of those decisions on that spell. Apparently my body wasn't ready for NMNB yet or maybe Remilia's destiny manipulation just kicked in and said nope :V
Oh well, it was a satisfying run still considering I sometimes die 5 times to this loli.
See, kids, this is what happens (http://replays.gensokyou.org/download.php?id=28851) when you attempt to take on the easiest Touhou final boss after a long hiatus. :getdown:Kaguya is quite terrifying final boss for Normal, as far as I can tell.
Would anyone like to place bets on how many 2MNBs I'll manage before I finally achieve a 1MNB or NMNB? :derp:
THIS IS THE REASON WHY I HATE TEN DESIRES. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKC7V-npfQU&feature=youtu.be)Beautiful fail. The best part is when you go into trance and Marisa is just sitting there in stunned silence.
Oh also, if Youmu's opening nonspell was a spellcard, I would have like 0/1mil captures/tries. Yes I bomb it all three times it appears. Hey, the rest of the game is easy...
Playing EoSD on Normal a few minutes ago, lost a life on Cirno. With bombs in stock.That's okay. I think it'd be a bigger fail if you had used up your bombs before reaching Cirno...
...and Marisa is just sitting there in stunned silence.Cool story bro. Can you tell another?
I lost a Ten Desires Lunatic No-miss clear by sticking my head to far up into Miko's skirt trying to shotgun her final spellcard :V
Not that i would mind 'shotgunning' Miko's nether regions but seriously, what a way to lose a No-miss run. :V
If you were at my room at the timethat would be quite creepyyou would have seen that it was anything BUT silent.
Jesus, man, don't complain that you lost a 1LC. Most people can't even finish this game and you are complaining on how you didn't finish it without losing lives, it makes me feel worse than I already am at this game :VOkay I'm not that bad but I could be miles better
Please don't tell me you got angry over something like that. It's only a minute into the game and you can easily just restart without losing anything. Avoiding the enemies spawning on you is not very difficult, just be more careful about when you go PoC next time.Well I am taking a break from Touhou in general. But don't worry. I already 1cc'd Ten Desires so I see no reason to ever play It again (I don't clear Extra Stages)
Well I am taking a break from Touhou in general. But don't worry. I already 1cc'd Ten Desires so I see no reason to ever play It again (I don't clear Extra Stages)
Also, if you watch the video more carefuly, you actually see that it really wasn't my fault, the game spawned an enemy inside me just because I decided to go aggressive, and i see no reason why ZUN didn't fiddle around with the programing a little bit to make things like this impossible to happen. I mean, he did it in Imperishable Night, why not this one?
I mean, he did it in Imperishable Night, why not this one?
- I dunno what you are talking about with Imperishable Night. I have never really had enemies spawn on me in any game, including this one because i tend to stay away from the top of the screen unless I know what i'm doing.
- You are taking a break already? Didn't you just start? I have a feeling you won't be staying with us for long but feel free to show me otherwise.
- Why don't you clear extra stages?
- The only thing i can see from that video is that you don't realize how the enemies spawn. Just stay at the lower half of the screen and only move up to PoC when you are certain you can do it without getting killed by enemies spawning.
- Learn from your mistakes. If something like this gets you killed, don't do it. If you need to, memorize when it's safe to be at the top of the screen and when it isn't. It's not that complicated to be honest.
- I dunno what you are talking about with Imperishable Night. I have never really had enemies spawn on me in any game, including this one because i tend to stay away from the top of the screen unless I know what i'm doing.
Depends, if 8 Months of playing Touhou straight is "taking a break already" for you, then yes, i'm leaving already.
I lost a Ten Desires Lunatic No-miss clear by sticking my head to far up into Miko's skirt trying to shotgun her final spellcard :VKarmic death, uh ? :V
Not that i would mind 'shotgunning' Miko's nether regions but seriously, what a way to lose a No-miss run. :V
Karmic death, uh ? :V
I lost a NMNB Stage 6 of DDC Lunatic on the last spellcard ;w;Which shot >:(
I decided to play PCB using ReimuA and... no offense, but I wonder how can someone actually like her.
Try playing IN Reimu Solo.No thanks, I think I have self respect.
I dunno FamilyTeam. I personally found ReimuA quite fun for Lunatic No-bombs purposes. Her weak shot makes the bosses take a longer time to kill and a lot of the attacks in the game are quite fun to dodge so it's a welcome challenge.No I'm not. Especially since I can barely finish Lunatic in my comfort zone. (Using MarisaB, going as aggressive as possible)
I suppose you are just not up for the challenge? :3
No thanks, I think I have self respect.
I LOST ONE OF THE BEST STAGE 1 RUNS IN MY ENTIRE LIFE JUST BECAUSE I MISJUDGED A BULLET'S HITBOX.
...Even to me, it's pretty clear that the hitbox isn't the source of the problem. Even if you tried Lunatic.It's just the way Reimu moves and feels. So yeah, I think it had more to do with Marisa's speed, with my brain still thinking I was moving at a slug's pace, than the hitbox.
It's just the way Reimu moves and feels.
Hoo, yeah, I know that "she handles like a brick" feeling when compared to a faster character.I always get a little bit farther at every attempt. And it's kinda understandable that I'm going bad, it's been over a month since the last time I actually tried to play this game seriously.
But what I meant was, are you sure you're not just wasting your attempts? Are you at a point where you can say "all I need to do is to avoid stupid deaths and bomb in dangerous places, and I'll do this, maybe having resources to spare"? If you're having too many points you're not absolutely sure you can handle, you might be trying to bite off a bigger chunk than you can swallow. Even if you manage to perfect a stage once, it won't help by itself since above else you'd need consistency. Even if you fail in some places, know those places. And it's okay to take a break if you hit a wall. Play other shmups, or even other games. You WILL be better when you're back. You just might need some time.
I can't stop dying on Stage 1/2 of DDC with SakuyaB.
why is this happening i already 1cced with every other shot type and those runs had perfect stages 1/2 (http://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/Smileys/default/emot-suicide.gif)
[7:47:12 PM] Me: made it to flan without dying
[7:47:14 PM] Me: let's do this
[7:47:24 PM] Friend: hell yeah
[7:47:59 PM] Me: and then i die on cranberry trap
[7:48:04 PM] Me: this is going great
[7:48:16 PM] Friend: yay
[7:48:25 PM] Me: ..twice
[7:50:59 PM] Friend: damn
[7:52:15 PM] Me: that was a very dumb run
[7:52:43 PM] Me: died to a bubble because i forgot the hitboxes for them are larger in this game only
[7:53:12 PM] Me: and then died on starbow break and the nonspell after
[7:53:29 PM] Me: at least i captured laevateinn and four of a kind
2nd 1MNB IN Stage 6A with the death to Genealogy of the Skyborn. That makes 4 1MNBs with the other two dying at Game of Rising and Apollo 13. I honestly don't know what I was thinking, probably something like "Oh look a bullet is coming directly at me. I'll just stand here and tank it" :VDoesn't feel like as much of a derp as mine, in which I failed Astronomical Entombing :V
Doesn't feel like as much of a derp as mine, in which I failed Astronomical Entombing :V
Holy shit, do I need 36 attempts just to capture Swallow's Cowrie Shell (Normal)? Does anyone have such difficulty with this spellcard?My spellcard record shows 1/10 for that. Considering you've 1cc'ed hard on a game, 36 attempts is a bit much, unless you're playing Alice or something like that.
My spellcard record shows 1/10 for that. Considering you've 1cc'ed hard on a game, 36 attempts is a bit much, unless you're playing Alice or something like that.Well, I used Marisa solo to unlock Blazing Star :V Is this understandable?
I can say that it indeed can take a while to understand how the red stars in Normal version work, compared to rather obvious later versions, so it might be even harder, better, faster, stronger than Lunatic for the first few captures until you learn how to do it.After reading this I went and tried the card. 1st mistake: Went above the laser wheel thing. 2nd mistake: Flopped because of 2 circles of stars. I can kind of see why this might be trouble, had to anticipate the lasers disappearing for the first few waves because the laser wheel thing has awkward positioning on the first few waves.
I can say that it indeed can take a while to understand how the red stars in Normal version work, compared to rather obvious later versions, so it might be even harded than Lunatic for the first few captures until you learn how to do it.Well, from what I can see I need to squeeze through the (very) small gaps. Which means capturing it with anyone other than border team will be significantly harder.
Standing next to a boss is a bad idea. (http://www.twitch.tv/zaeruaporo/c/4046655)Oh god, Miko's done that to me so many times.
Against Mokou: My thoughtsGotta love that neat quirk about Mokou.
"Oh wow, I'm a beginner and I'm at the extra boss, even after not being pro and downloading the score file just so I could actually play this without having to 1cc"
"Oh wow, that attack is straightforward"
"She exploded already? That was easy"
(Moves up to collect power)
REINCARNATION
"WTNEFRNFNREIBVAEFBVFEDBVAUHEBF"
Oh god, Miko's done that to me so many times.
I seriously am questioning how I'm missing so many bombs; if it's me or my computer.
LNB MoF's ExtraExtra mode has a lunatic difficulty? :V
I thought the L meant life or something. I meant MNB I guess.
What does MNB mean?I think he's one of the people renaming all the difficulties to line up with Halo, so "Mystic" no bomb...even though XNB not only states the difficulty in plain terms that everyone understands (eXtra) and doesn't require mentally renaming/translating OR specifying what was actually meant after.
Have you ever ran into a bullet while going backwards to collect something?
Because I have.
Have you ever ran into a bullet while going backwards to collect something?Every single time I am not using a homing-based shot type. So, basically every time I use Marisa. It is a painful experience, getting danmaku up the butt.
Because I have.
Well, I could reach Shou with 8/2 in resources and somehow only scrape by Byakuren 0/0.Oh god Byakuren... I still have a LOT of trouble with her, despite all the Stage Practice runs for fun that I've done. I've gone past Shou with 6-7 lives and then would leave Byakuren with almost nothing left as well. I insist she's one of the harder Stage 6 bosses. And it is humiliating when I die on her easier attacks :v
The terrible time when I forget how to use bomb.
Have you ever had a time when you bombed not because you got scared but because your finger slipped and bumped the bomb key by accident? I did just that in my first SA Hard 1cc. It was the most pointless time for a bomb, too; it happened right at the start of Subterranean Sun, before the gravity effect even started (so it didn't even clear any bullets around me), and even though it nullified the capture, it made the card take longer because I had to do it with only 2 power.I did that at the start of IN Stage 4B, on an LNB run. It was before any enemies had even shown up but it breaks the rules of LNB so I reset. Was particularly annoyed because it was the first run that I managed to get a perfect run of the first 3 stages...
Kanako's second spellcard attackI don't know if you're already doing it, but just in case : holding down and pressing left/right at the bottom of the screen will make you move slower than regular focused speed. It really helps, not only for this spellcard but also for all the micrododging patterns.
I don't know if you're already doing it, but just in case : holding down and pressing left/right at the bottom of the screen will make you move slower than regular focused speed. It really helps, not only for this spellcard but also for all the micrododging patterns.I have noticed this trick... but quite frankly I've never really thought to use it for justice like that. Thanks for reminding me of the might of creative game mechanic usage.
I have narcolepsy (a recent discovery)
Have you tried playing the photo games or Impossible Spellcard? Only requires a minute or so attention and you don't lose much if you fall unconscious. Just a thought!
There is actually a script for practicing that attack (see here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atPdOdhWIw4) and check the description).That definitely beats using the nonspell patch and cheat engine invincibility to get there (which is what I was doing).
Mamizou: 1 Try 1 Clear, Survival Spell caught
Nue: 1 Try 1 Clear, Final Spell caught with 1.00 power (3rd spell fail (Epic Nine Moment =0=), Survival double fail, Darkness double fail >A>;; )
Suwako: Game Over at 5th Spell
...wut;; :colonveeplusalpha:
MoF extra is brutal.
Dunno, I found TD way harder. It was a lot of derp deaths - next day I cleared in 1 Try, albeit with 0 lives at end lol
Derp deaths aren't too difficult to avoid in TD Extra unless it's your 100th attempt that day. MoF actually has dense or fast danmaku. Hard to dodge, even with a crap ton of bombs.