Touhou Accomplishments VI

[MysTeariousYukari]

MS... Mystic Square? Grats Donut I don't think I could get that much score on EoSD for a while :V

[nintendonut888]

Oh, I'm notorious for not being able to score, I'm sure it's nothing special. In fact, here's the high score board:

149,798,630 - Mima - C - Heartbeam
137,884,910 - Mima - C - BaitySM
134,301,850 - Mima - C - J Lau
 84,705,770 - Mima - C - SFKhoa
 81,026,400 - Reimu - C - Djinova

>_> To be honest the only real "scorey" thing I did was graze whore the second phase to get to 999 graze.

[LHCling]

...I should probably go and beat that old score of mine. It's been sitting there with it's imperfect smug at me for a long time, because I didn't know how to do the pre-boss waves back then. But alas! Time constraints.

Donut, there is one very simple fundamental rule to score really, really high in MS Extra. It's a really easy rule to follow (well, not completely easy in this case due to a certain mechanic of the game); even you should know what it is. Because you've done it time and time again (I see it in your replays sometimes; hint hint), and I've said time and time again it's a scoring technique. You know what I'm taking about... right?  :V

Though, grazing does contribute a fair bit to your score as well.

[nintendonut888]

I'm slow dear, out with it. I might add that I was using Yuka though.

EDIT: Mima in HRtP beaten no bombs no deaths. Shame I wasn't recording, because that was a pretty cool run. I do wish it were possible to do infinite retries at max rank though.

[Azinth]

I'm slow dear, out with it. I might add that I was using Yuka though.

Here let me lend you a hand:

http://touhou.wikia.com/wiki/Mystic_Square:_Gameplay

This may come as a shock, but if you want to actually score competently, the first step would probably be to actually research how the damn scoring system works. >_>

[MysTeariousYukari]

A bit of an accomplishment for me, as well as an oddity. The EoSD Normal run I beat earlyer, I used 2 continues total. So I thought I may as well I tried my luck on Hard and see how I do. I then freaking managed to get to Remilia using 3 continues, and a 4th continue at the very end of Scarlet Meister :V

I don't know if this is skill or luck, or both... but I am happy:D *hands out cookies*

[nintendonut888]

Here let me lend you a hand:

http://touhou.wikia.com/wiki/Mystic_Square:_Gameplay

This may come as a shock, but if you want to actually score competently, the first step would probably be to actually research how the damn scoring system works. >_>

:effort:

Also, add Kikuri to the perfect list. Now for Konngara and therefore the entire game. :3

EDIT: And there you go. That was fun. :3 I'm going to upload this one to Youtube, since it was a pretty impressive fight if I do say so myself.

[ebarrett]

EDIT: And there you go. That was fun. :3 I'm going to upload this one to Youtube, since it was a pretty impressive fight if I do say so myself.

Be sure to use this instead of whatever you're using:

crop( 0, 40, 0, -40)
BicubicResize(1152, 720, 0, 0.5) # Bicubic (Neutral)
AddBorders(64, 0, 64, 0, 0)
ConvertToYV12()

 


edit: if you're recording at 640x400 you don't need the first line, of course.

edit#2: durrrrr numbers.

[nintendonut888]

What, HD isn't good enough? What does that do that's so special?

[ebarrett]

It optimizes the video you're uploading to actually use all these extra pixels HD has to offer, that's what it does.

For comparison:
ebarrett's
sir donut's


in "detail": HD is 1280x720, the setup I copypasted up there makes the video as large as possible by first putting it at the highest possible non-distorted resolution, then adding borders to the sides where it's shorter to fill the rest.

[nintendonut888]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjXWLdZn550

Huh, that is better, thanks.

[LHCling]

I'm slow dear, out with it. I might add that I was using Yuka though.

/brag
Anyway, going back to the "fundamental rule"... as I said before it's a simple one to follow. That is, (fun spoiler)

Spoiler:

before ending each and every (well, there are some exceptions due to a somewhat constant number of bullets on-screen) of EX-Alice's Attack Phases, wait for the largest number of bullets to appear on-screen, then end the Attack Phase (note that you will have to approach this cautiously, as there is almost no marker indicating the end and start of each attack). Doing this makes more bullets turn into more Point Items. I'm sure you can guess what the effect of doing that is. Or in short, aim for the largest Bullet Clear Bonus. The rest of your score (Graze mostly) revolves all around this as well; look at the end of stage score calculations

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Of course, using Yuka means that every time you die / bomb, your score potential drops faster than a two cent- AAAGGHGHGAGHAGGHHHH

[nintendonut888]

Oh, I knew that. Sadly, I have the worst judgement in the world when it comes to that. For example, on EX Alice's fifth phase, I know that once the health bar turns purple it's about to end, so I shot a bit more and stopped shooting. The remaining bullets Yuka fired after I let go of the fire button ended the phase with about 20 bullets on screen. >_<

[Formless God]

Captured Murasa's survival card in an uhh ... no bombs run ?

http://replays.gensokyou.org/download.php?id=6924

Had a few haxdodges during the stage portion as well :V

[Polaris]

IN Normal 1cc with Scarlet Devil Team. Man, Sakuya is a really bad player character to use. :V
What I'm more surprised about is that I captured Tele-Mesmerism. So unexpected.

[Zengeku]

But Donut, scoring in MS isn't any complex at all is it? Isn't it just a matter of not dying or bombing (which is of course, not too simple)?

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Btw, nothing remarkable but i pulled another Mountain of Faith Lunatic 1cc. Sanae went horrible though. Sadly i also died to Aya's final spellcard. Pretty embarrasing.

[Arcengal]

Random SA Hard run to prove I don't rely on Yukari to solve all my problems, so playing as Reimu B.

Died as Yamame exploded. Choose to go on.
Stage 2 perfect.
Stage 3 was a disaster. I died about 3 or 4 times.
Stage 4 went well until Pandemonium made me bomb about 3 times and Satori then body-slammed me during Labyrinth because I was too slow.

Stage 5, started with no lives in stock. SA Stage 5 w/ Orin starting with no lives. I'm screwed, right?

http://replays.gensokyou.org/download.php?id=6931

Guess all the Lunatic practice paid off. Small Demon's Revival also features the absolute closest dodge I've ever had. I'm quite chuffed I made it through. 

[Silent Harmony]

Zombie Touhou Rule #32: Enjoy the little things.


tHRtP: Perfect Shyngyoku.

Really needed that smile tonight.

EDIT: SHould've quit while I was ahead....


EDIT2: There, again. I feel redeemed. Sleep.

[Chaotic Phoenixma]

Managed to perfect SA Stage 1 finally. No replay though as it was during a failed run. Also perfected stage 2 in practice while trying to search for a specific spot for the post midboss Parsee stuff. Took a few tries to find it, but I was able to do it a few times in a row at least, so it seems safe enough.

Yamame's opener is getting a little easier, but I still usually end up bombing it. Parsee's last 2 cards occasionally mess me up, but not often.

Time to go grind Yugi's or Satori's stage.

[Helix ⑨]

SA extra clear!! 
That wraps up all >PC98 extra clears.
Now that I think about it, it was actually quite a nice run. Stage part was shit, but I can't remember dying on any of her spell cards (1 death on one of sanae's I think) reached Subterranean rose for the 2nd time, with 4 lives. Lost all of them  :V

But now I'm all out of extra stages 

[Bananamatic]

But now I'm all out of extra stages 

shuuso whatever

[Serela]

shuuso whatever

Oh my god THE PAAAAAIN

The only upside is you don't have to 1cc the game.

[theshirn]

shuuso whatever

STOP DOING THAT

you bastards

seriously

[Polaris]

<3333 <33333 <3333
MOF EXTRA CLEAR YES
TAKE THAT SUWAKO

[Lopsidation]

Made it to Yuakri's final-final card! Unfortunately I clipped the first wave + I didn't memorize any of it, Oops.

[Silent Harmony]

This less than 30mins after a 9cc (0-1-2-5).

Maybe could've  been 2cc if I didn't accidentally start bombing Kongarra with a life in stock. >_<

[ふねん1]

SA Hard 1cc!

Yatta, I say! For once, the game didn't crash when I entered Stage 6 with many lives (and I stress "many"). That was arguably the main thing standing in the way of this 1cc, aside from me needing to play on a good day. I still don't know why it was crashing, but I'm not really willing to test it further (unless it starts crashing on Lunatic). Still, my first Hard 1cc! Woooooo! Now I can go through the rest of Lunatic with conviction.

[LHCling]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j8jrryjrdM

[nintendonut888]

I think I've just figured out the mindset necessary to consistently beat Byakuren's second non-spell. That's cool I guess.

[Sen]

I must be getting better at UFO Extra.

First time ever getting past Red UFOs after figuring it out mid-spellcard, and I proceed to capture everything up to Undefined Darkness with a one-death Danmaku Chimaera. Game Over'd on UD, but still (ignore the post-Kogasa herpderp during the stage).

Am I supposed to actually be able to hit Nue during UD?

I don't know why Banana has so much trouble with Blue UFOs, that card's really fun :V