Shmup of the Month Club 2014 (Completed)

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Re: Shmup of the Month Club 2014 (July - Ikaruga)

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DocHauser wrote:You only need three ships for a chain. So if you shoot three white ships, then you can go for three black ships or three more white ships.
Is it always pairs of 3?

If I get 3 white, then 5 black, then 4 white, is the chain still alive? or,
do I need to do 3 w, 3 b, 3 b, 3 b, 3 w?
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Re: Shmup of the Month Club 2014 (July - Ikaruga)

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Always three. There's a chain status indicator in the top corner to show you how many you currently have/need:

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Re: Shmup of the Month Club 2014 (July - Ikaruga)

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Some improvement. Going to have to study stg 4 really well :/

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Re: Shmup of the Month Club 2014 (July - Ikaruga)

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If I get 3 white, then 5 black, then 4 white, is the chain still alive?
Nope. You'd have 2 and 2/3 chains after the 5 black... Then when the 1st of 4 white is shot, the chain is broken and you're back to 0 (or 1/3 actually)...
or, do I need to do 3 w, 3 b, 3 b, 3 b, 3 w?
Yes.
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Re: Shmup of the Month Club 2014 (July - Ikaruga)

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Got it.

So, my best after the prologue is 394K, that is getting everything, plus 2 extra rows of 3. Is that the max there? (not accounting for bullet absorbtion, of course)

I've got my chain to 44, so i'm getting there, but I can't keep it through the 2 big ships toward the end of stage 1.

Getting better at 2nd boss...slowly.
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Re: Shmup of the Month Club 2014 (July - Ikaruga)

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So, my best after the prologue is 394K, that is getting everything, plus 2 extra rows of 3. Is that the max there? (not accounting for bullet absorbtion, of course)
That looks about right. The absolute max score there, absorbing all bullets, is 418,220. The chain count should be 22. Is there a chain counter on the steam version? The Gamecube had a counter just below the chain status indicator, while the Dreamcast version's is in the VMU...
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Re: Shmup of the Month Club 2014 (July - Ikaruga)

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Yeah, there's a chain counter and yep, 22 is the chain i'm leaving with - get it to 33-35 range the last few runs and lose it. Up to 1.4 mil at end of first stage, so still a ton of room to improve. Second stage is much much easier now, but still struggling on the boss. I can wait him out no problems, but getting up under the eyes i'm just struggling, dying too often backing out (hitting the closing eye on my backout) not judging the hitbox correctly for some odd reason.
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Re: Shmup of the Month Club 2014 (July - Ikaruga)

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you guys are unreal on this one. I'm... really sucking shit. I feel like this might be one to play for survival in my seat. Horrible with scoring here.
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Re: Shmup of the Month Club 2014 (July - Ikaruga)

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noiseredux wrote:you guys are unreal on this one. I'm... really sucking shit. I feel like this might be one to play for survival in my seat. Horrible with scoring here.
Give it a try dude - it isn't nearly as convoluted as Silvergun. Just try to get the prologue down first - that part is "easy", but it will ingrain the idea (at least it has me) then slowly you'll start taking down more and more chunks.

For the prologue, they are popcorn (or shrimp) enemies, so one shot with white or black is all it takes, BUT, i'd suggest alternating anyways, just to get in the habit, since you'll need to do it later on for larger enemies.

Prologue:
position far left, upper middle: 6 white
position center, upper middle: 6 black
position far left, upper middle: 6 white
position center, upper middle: 6 black
stop firing, position mid-left, let the 36 shrimp clear, once all the black cut across the white, take out the 18 white, then the 18 black
if you've done it fast enough, take out the 3 white, then the 3 black

You'll have a 22 chain and 390K - do this a few times, it become second nature and cements the scoring mechanic.
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Re: Shmup of the Month Club 2014 (July - Ikaruga)

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All this talk about chains and all that -- my prologue score was close to 400K. Managed a decent chain and made a good score. If only I could figure out Chapter 2.

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