Post by FatRatKnight

Posted: 3/13/2011 10:59 AM

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FatRatKnight

Editor, Skilled player (1203)

Joined: 9/27/2008
Posts: 1085

I'm still on it, but slow as ever. I'm still puzzling over how I can beat this frame rule... The .vbm in question. When I first reached the scene where I must slay the random agents to proceed, the spawn timer (Address 0300031A) read 12. So I decide to try to save a bunch of frames, hopefully at least 18, in order to beat the frame rule. So I did, but I ended up starting the spawn timer 6 frame earlier. After the movie ends, straight rolls into the next scene will have the camera lock with the spawn timer at 25. I need it to be 30. Right now I haven't a clue where I can save another 5 frames. Which leaves me thinking over how I can possibly make the spawn timer read 0 by the time I complete the first scene (where I destroy the first metal wall), even if it means sacrificing 10 or so frames before triggering the spawn timer. After all, if I beat the 31-frame rule, then that's 26 frames I'm not losing to it. If I mess around for 25 frames just to have the right timer value, I still win out by a frame. It's kind of frustrating, though. I'm losing 26 frames because I can't find where I can save another 5. I'm going to cool my thoughts for a bit and later try to mess with that timer again. Although I may have to accept the frame rule due to spawn timer.

Posted: 3/14/2011 10:33 AM

Post subject: I beat the frame rule! I rule!

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FatRatKnight

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Joined: 9/27/2008
Posts: 1085

Yep, there was indeed something I missed. The Tank #2 scene was suboptimal... By 5 frames! As such, I made it within that frame rule! Take note as the kills left to unlock scene, at address 03000328, begins at 5 instead of 6! That is due to a frame-perfect kill and a manipulated death animation (the fact a grenade pack pops out is simply a byproduct of said manipulation). And an enemy agent also spawns, proving I was under the agent limit at the right moment. Frame perfection at last! Well, I'm happy with this result. Anyone who says I can save a single frame at this point clearly wants to drive me insane. Current frame savings for 1-2: 115 frames off of T5's run, and 71 frames off of T1's run. I project around another 80 frames from this scene alone thanks to how I handled the frame rule so perfectly... If I can time the kills in this scene right.

Posted: 3/14/2011 12:21 PM

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moozooh

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Wow, congrats! You're really giving this run your all. :)

Warp wrote:

Edit: I think I understand now: It's my avatar, isn't it? It makes me look angry.

Posted: 3/22/2011 6:37 AM

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FatRatKnight

Editor, Skilled player (1203)

Joined: 9/27/2008
Posts: 1085

Don't you think frame 11995 would make for a neat picture? I sure think so. Up until the boss, I've shaved off 300 frames off T5's run and 131 frames off the more optimal T1's run. Adding 1-1 savings to that, it's a total of 313 frames off T5's run and 381 off T1. I do not wish to count the fact T1 didn't eat the boss. That's 3318 frames from the boss alone, by the way. I did try a slightly different path involving fire/ice shots. Didn't work out so well against the upcoming tanks compared to spread. Bah, the CloudStacking trick, as I call it, isn't advantageous here. I still have some things to check, though. I really hate that tank shot, in case you're curious. I may have to mess with the RNG a little for the next stage. T1 and T5 have 5929 and 5929 RNG rolls at this time, coincidentally enough. This run has 5286 RNG rolls, hundreds fewer than the noted runs, and I'm not sure how that's going to turn out.

Posted: 3/22/2011 8:42 PM

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Sonikkustar

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Ultra nice work so far FatRat. It will definitely be GBx TAS of the Year when it is finished.

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Posted: 3/24/2011 7:45 AM

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FatRatKnight

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Joined: 9/27/2008
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Found another three frames. Or maybe I removed them. Or perhaps saved them. Or... Gah, silly words. In any case, I just had to jump on that building. I thought something was fishy about it. And indeed, after messing with the RNG some more, an agent would conveniently drop a spread for me, and I reached the Tank4&5 scene a few frames earlier. I think it looks a touch more stylish, in any case. Now to look at 1-3 and see what sort of RNG I'll need to begin well.

Posted: 3/29/2011 7:12 PM
(Edited: 5/23/2011 7:36 AM)

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FatRatKnight

Editor, Skilled player (1203)

Joined: 9/27/2008
Posts: 1085

No real progress. Just dumping this script on to you for your viewing pleasure. There are two glitches with this script, but they are not of high priority to fix. Besides, said glitches are pretty out of the way for me anyway. EDIT: Some extra stuff to the script. Some of the additions are hacked in, but the current need is to identify helicopter stuff in 1-4. Download AHscan.lua

Language: lua
--Constants we might want to change:
local MAX_RNGLIST= 20  --How many RNGs to show?
--0x8AA7C5B0  6000 RNG rolls
--0x3FB02DC9  6499 RNG rolls

--Acmlm's piece of work identifying some things, with some changes from me.

local types={
  [  0]={"Particle"         },
  [  1]={"Player"           ,color= 0x00FF00FF},
  [  2]={"1-1 boss 2's eye" },
  [  5]={"Back shots"       },
  [  6]={"Monster"          },
  [  7]={"Enemy"            },
  [  8]={"Fire gunner 1"    ,HP= 0xEE},
  [  9]={"Ice gunner 1"     ,HP= 0xEE},
  [ 10]={"Fire gunner 2"    ,HP= 0xEE},
  [ 11]={"Ice gunner 2"     ,HP= 0xEE},
  [ 14]={"Heli rider"       },
  [ 15]={"Tank rider"       },
  [ 16]={"Heli holding part",HP= 0xF0},
  [ 17]={"Tower enemy"      },
  [ 18]={"KGB rider"        },
  [ 19]={"Jetpack guy"      },
  [ 20]={"Helicopter 1"     ,HP= 0xEC},
  [ 21]={"Helicopter 2"     ,HP= 0xF0},
  [ 22]={"KGB"              },
  [ 23]={"Metal wall"       ,HP= 0xEA},
  [ 24]={"Brick wall"       },
  [ 25]={"Bag wall"         },
  [ 26]={"Big missile"      },
  [ 27]={"Car"              },
  [ 28]={"3-2 boss"         },
  [ 29]={"Monster chain 1"  },
  [ 30]={"Monster chain 2"  },
  [ 31]={"Grenade thrower 1",HP= 0xEA},
  [ 32]={"Grenade thrower 2"},
  [ 33]={"Tank 1"           ,HP= 0xEE},
  [ 34]={"Tank 2"           ,HP= 0xEE},
  [ 41]={"Fly"              },
  [ 45]={"Crusher"          },
  [ 46]={"Runner"           },
  [ 47]={"1-1 boss 1"       },
  [ 48]={"1-1 boss 2"       },
  [ 53]={"Normal shot"      ,color= -0x0000FF01},
  [ 54]={"Bio shot"         ,color= -0x0000FF01},
  [ 55]={"Fire shot"        ,color= -0x0000FF01},
  [ 56]={"Ice shot"         ,color= -0x0000FF01},
  [ 57]={"Laser shot"       ,color= -0x0000FF01},
  [ 58]={"Ball shot"        ,color= -0x0000FF01},
  [ 59]={"3-shot"           ,color= -0x0000FF01},
  [ 60]={"Spread shot"      ,color= -0x0000FF01},
  [ 61]={"Charged shot"     ,HP= 0xEC,color= -0x0000FF01},
  [ 62]={"Fire splash"      ,color= -0x0000FF01},
  [ 63]={"Ice splash"       ,color= -0x0000FF01},
  [ 64]={"Grenade 1"        ,color= -0x0000FF01},
  [ 65]={"Grenade 2"        ,color= -0x0000FF01},
  [ 66]={"Grenade 3"        ,color= -0x0000FF01},
  [ 67]={"Grenade 4"        ,color= -0x0000FF01},
  [ 68]={"Grenade 5"        ,color= -0x0000FF01},
  [ 69]={"Grenade 6"        ,color= -0x0000FF01},
  [ 70]={"Grenade 7"        ,color= -0x0000FF01},
  [ 71]={"Grenade 8"        ,color= -0x0000FF01},
  [ 74]={"Monster grab"     },
  [ 75]={"Enemy bullet"     },
  [ 76]={"Enemy grab 1"     },
  [ 77]={"Enemy grab 2"     },
  [ 78]={"Thrown enemy"     },
  [ 79]={"Fire ball"        },
  [ 80]={"Ice ball"         },
  [ 81]={"Cannon ball"      },
  [ 82]={"Bullet"           },
  [ 83]={"Beam 1"           },
  [ 84]={"Beam 2"           },
  [ 85]={"Ground shake"     },
  [ 88]={"Missile"          },
  [ 89]={"Barrel bomb"      },
  [ 90]={"Mine"             },
  [ 91]={"Toxic barrel"     },
  [ 92]={"Building 1"       ,HP= 0xEC},
  [ 93]={"Building 2"       ,HP= 0xEC},
  [ 94]={"Building 3"       ,HP= 0xEC},
  [ 95]={"Building 4"       ,HP= 0xEC},
  [ 96]={"Building 5"       ,HP= 0xEC},
  [ 97]={"Building 6"       ,HP= 0xEC},
  [ 98]={"Building 7"       ,HP= 0xEC},
  [ 99]={"Building 8"       ,HP= 0xEC},
  [100]={"Building 9"       ,HP= 0xEC},
  [102]={"Building 11"      ,HP= 0xEC},
  [103]={"Building 12"      ,HP= 0xEC},
  [104]={"Building 13"      ,HP= 0xEC},
  [105]={"Building 14"      ,HP= 0xEC},
  [106]={"Building 15"      ,HP= 0xEC},
  [108]={"Vehicle 1"        ,HP= 0xEC},
  [109]={"Vehicle 2"        },
  [110]={"Bus 1"            },
  [111]={"Bus 2"            ,HP= 0xEC},
  [112]={"Bus 3"            },
  [122]={"Weapon gift"      ,color= 0x00FFFFFF},
  [123]={"Weapon drop"      ,color= 0x00FFFFFF},
  [132]={"Flower"           ,color= 0x00FFFFFF},
  [133]={"30 grenades"      ,color= 0x00FFFFFF},
  [134]={"Weapon giver 1"   ,color= 0x00FFFF80},
  [135]={"Weapon giver 2"   ,color= 0x00FFFF80},
  [157]={"Bullet shooter"   },
  [159]={"Tornado"          },
  [160]={"Scorpion"         },
  [161]={"Vulture"          },
  [162]={"Robot bomb"       },
  [163]={"Vulture feather"  },
  [164]={"Robot"            },
  [168]={"Sludge hand"      },
  [170]={"Falling sludge"   },
  [173]={"Big sludge"       },
  [176]={"Water splasher"   },
  [177]={"Pudding sign"     },
  [180]={"1-2 boss?"        },
  [181]={"2-3 boss"         },
  [185]={"2-3 boss missile" },
  [186]={"2-1 boss part 1"  },
  [187]={"2-1 boss part 2"  },
  [188]={"2-1 boss part 3"  },
  [189]={"2-1 boss part 4"  },
  [195]={"2-2 boss"         },
  [199]={"2-2 boss small"   },
  [203]={"2-2 boss tiny"    },
  [205]={"3-1 boss head"    },
  [206]={"3-1 boss claws"   },
  [207]={"3-1 boss body"    },
  [208]={"3-1 boss tail"    },
  [214]={"Final boss"       },
  [219]={"Large shot"       },
  [222]={"Alien piece"      },
  [223]={"Large grenade"    },
  [224]={"Large red grenade"}
}

--Second, a few sanities I want to make:
local R4s= memory.readdwordsigned    --Read 4 bytes, signed
local R4u= memory.readdword          --Read 4 bytes, unsigned
local R2u= memory.readword           --Read 2 bytes, unsigned
local green=  0x00FF00FF
local green2= 0x00A000FF
local cyan=   0x00FFFFFF
local white= -0x00000001
local violet=-0x00FF0001
local red=   -0x00DFFF01
local orange=-0x005FFF01
local fade=  -0x00000080
local shade=  0x000000D0


local PXpos,PYpos,PXspd,PYspd= 0,0,0,0
local CamX = 0
local CamY = 0
local function NULLfn() end

--*****************************************************************************
local function RefreshStats()
--*****************************************************************************
    spacemode= R2u(0x030016DB)

    if spacemode == 0 then
        cooldown = R2u(0x03000476) + R2u(0x03000478)*8
        ammo     = R2u(0x03000472)
        grenades = R2u(0x03000474) .. ":" .. R2u(0x03000310)
        CamX     = R4s(0x03000170)
        CamY     = R4s(0x03000370)
--        CamY     = 0x58000

        if R2u(0x03000470) == 7 then  ammo= ammo/6  end

    else
        cooldown = R2u(0x030016CC)
        ammo     = R2u(0x030016B4)
        grenades = R2u(0x030016C8)
        CamX     = R4s(0x03000248)
        CamY     = R4s(0x0300024C)
    end

    charge   = R2u(0x0300047E)
    scoreL   = R4s(0x03000484)
    scoreT   = R4s(0x03000134)
    tokill   = R2u(0x03000328)
    bosshp   = R2u(0x030003F6)
end


--#############################################################################
--#############################################################################
--Object detection Module

local LinkSel= 3
local BaseLink= {
    {0x03000500, "Objects"}, --All ingame objects that need tracking is here.
    {0x0300050C, "Vehicle"}, --Naturally, these drive around.
    {0x03000518, "Hit me!"}, --Hitboxes. The kinds that are actually used!
    {0x03000524, "Shots"  }, --Projectiles of all sorts.
    {0x03000530, "Enemy"  }, --Apparently the low-class enemies.
    {0x0300053C, "Alt?"   }  --Alternate of "Objects".
}
--My favorite base is one marked as "Hit me!".

--*****************************************************************************
local function NextLink(ptr)
--*****************************************************************************
--Returns two values: An object pointer (possibly nil) and a link pointer.
    local PTR= R4s(ptr)
    local OBJ= R4s(PTR+8)

    if OBJ == 0 then OBJ= nil end

    return OBJ, PTR
end

local H= {}
--*****************************************************************************
local function PutHitbox(obj,index)
--*****************************************************************************
    local Xpos,Ypos= R4s(obj+0x80),R4s(obj+0x84)
    local X_hitbox= R4s(obj+0x70)
    local Y_hitbox= R4s(obj+0x74)
    local Y_offset= R4s(obj+0x6C)

    local Left=  Xpos - X_hitbox
    local Right= Xpos + X_hitbox
    local Up=    Ypos - Y_hitbox/2 + Y_offset
    local Down=  Ypos + Y_hitbox/2 + Y_offset

    local tbl= H[index] or {}

    tbl.obj= obj
    tbl.L= (Left -CamX)/1024   --By pixel, in relation to camera
    tbl.R= (Right-CamX)/1024
    tbl.U= (Up   -CamY)/1024
    tbl.D= (Down -CamY)/1024

    local T= types[R4s(R4s(obj+0x68))]
    if T then
        tbl.color= T.color or -0x00FFFF01
        if T.HP then tbl.HP= R2u(obj+T.HP)
        else tbl.HP= nil end
    else
        tbl.color= 0x0080FFFF
    end

    H[index]= tbl
end

local PlPosX, PlPosY, HiPosX, HiPoxY, DistanceEst
--*****************************************************************************
local function WalkList()
--*****************************************************************************
    local obj, ptr= NextLink(BaseLink[LinkSel][1])
    local count= 0

    PlPosX, PlPosY, HiPosX, HiPoxY= nil, nil, nil, nil
    while obj do
        count= count+1
        if count > 200 then error("FRK goofed, shutting down") end --Panic.

        PutHitbox(obj,count)
        --H[count].HP= R4s(R4s(obj+0x68))

        if R4s(R4s(obj+0x68)) == 1 then
            PlPosX,PlPosY= R4s(obj+0x80),R4s(obj+0x84)
        elseif R4s(R4s(obj+0x68)) == 16 then
            HiPosX,HiPosY= R4s(obj+0x80),R4s(obj+0x84)
        end

        obj, ptr= NextLink(ptr)
    end
    H[count+1]= nil

    if PlPosX and HiPosX then
        local Xdelta, Ydelta= PlPosX-HiPosX , PlPosY-HiPosY
        DistanceEst= (Xdelta^2 + Ydelta^2)^(0.5)
    else
        DistanceEst= nil
    end
end


--#############################################################################
--#############################################################################
--RNG Module

local RNGaddr= 0x030019E0

local BigNum= 0xFFFFFFFF +1  --Using 0x100000000 directly fails somehow.
--*****************************************************************************
local function Roll(v)   return ((v*0x0019660D)+0x3C6EF35F) % BigNum  end
--    function Unroll(v) return ((v*0xFEE058C5)+0x25D60FE5) % BigNum  end
--*****************************************************************************

--*****************************************************************************
local function Unroll(v)
--*****************************************************************************
--Inverse of Roll; Goes backwards through the RNG.
--This expanded function is needed for the fact double-precision float fails.

    local LowWord=  v % 0x10000  --Splitting the value into two.
    local HighWord= v - LowWord  --Double-precision float not good enough!

    HighWord= (HighWord*0x011FA73B) % BigNum   --Using the negative. Fewer
    LowWord=  (LowWord *0x011FA73B) % BigNum   --bits, but not enough...

    return ( 0x25D60FE5 - (HighWord + LowWord) ) % BigNum
end

local CurrentRNG= 0x00020080
local RNGcount= 0
local RNGpanic= false
--*****************************************************************************
local function CountRolls(RN)
--*****************************************************************************
    if RN == CurrentRNG then return 0 end

    local Next,Prev= CurrentRNG, CurrentRNG
    for i= 1, 2000 do  --Create a MAX_COUNTRNG variable?
        Next= Roll(Next)
        if Next == RN then return  i end

        Prev= Unroll(Prev)
        if Prev == RN then return -i end
    end

    return false     -- Uh, I'm not searching anymore, this is where you panic.
end

--*****************************************************************************
local function CountRollsFromScratch()
--*****************************************************************************
    local R= 0x00020080
    local T= R4u(RNGaddr)
    for i= 0, 200000 do
        if R == T then RNGcount= i; return end
        R= Roll(R)
    end
    RNGcount= -99
end

--*****************************************************************************
local function FindType(RN)
--*****************************************************************************
--Takes in RNG state.
--Returns new RNG state, and rolls to find type

    local rolls= 0
    repeat
        rolls= rolls+1
        RN= Roll(RN)
    until bit.band(RN,0x00070000) == 0x00070000  -- Known constant, but...
    return RN, rolls
end

--*****************************************************************************
local function FindDrop(RN)
--*****************************************************************************
--Takes in RNG state.
--Returns new RNG state, rolls to reach RNG state, and rolls to determine type.

    local rolls= 0
    repeat
        rolls= rolls+1
        RN= Roll(RN)
    until bit.band(RN,0x000F0000) == 0x00000000 -- Uh, might change...

    local junk, type= FindType(RN)

    return RN, rolls, type
end

local RList= {}
local TList= {}
TList[0]= 0
--*****************************************************************************
local function RefreshRNGList(RN)
--*****************************************************************************
    local rollR, rollT= 0, 0
    local R2= RN
    for i= 1, MAX_RNGLIST do
        local roll, type

        RN, roll, type= FindDrop(RN)
        rollR= rollR + roll

        local tbl= RList[i] or {}
        tbl.roll= rollR
        tbl.type= type
        RList[i]= tbl


        R2, type= FindType(R2)
        rollT= rollT + type
        TList[i]= rollT
    end
    RList.RNG= RN
    TList.RNG= R2
end

--*****************************************************************************
local function AdvanceRNGList(rolls)
--*****************************************************************************
    local len= MAX_RNGLIST
    if (RList[len].roll < rolls) then RefreshRNGList(CurrentRNG); return end

    local i= 1
    while RList[i] do
        RList[i].roll= RList[i].roll-rolls

        if RList[i].roll <= 0 then
            table.insert(RList,table.remove(RList,i))
            local R, rl, ty= FindDrop(RList.RNG)

            RList[len].roll= RList[len-1].roll+rl
            RList[len].type= ty
            RList.RNG= R

        else
            i= i+1
        end
    end

    i= 1
    while TList[i] do
        TList[i]= TList[i]-rolls

        if TList[i] <= 0 then
            table.remove(TList,i)
            local R, rl= FindType(TList.RNG)

            TList[len]= TList[len-1] + rl
            TList.RNG= R

        else
            i= i+1
        end
    end
end

--*****************************************************************************
local function HandleRNG()
--*****************************************************************************
    local NewRNG= R4u(RNGaddr)
    local rolls= CountRolls(NewRNG)
    CurrentRNG= NewRNG

    if not rolls then
        RNGcount= 0            --Panic. Use some substitute.
        RefreshRNGList(NewRNG) --Full refresh. Can't even guess where we are.
    else
        RNGcount= RNGcount + rolls
        if     rolls < 0 then RefreshRNGList(NewRNG)
        elseif rolls > 0 then              AdvanceRNGList(rolls) end
    end
end

--Immediate code to execute.
CountRollsFromScratch()
CurrentRNG= memory.readdword(RNGaddr)
RefreshRNGList(CurrentRNG)


--0x8AA7C5B0  6000 RNG rolls
--0x3FB02DC9  6499 RNG rolls
--0x01E196B8  7000 RNG rolls
--*****************************************************************************
local function CheatModifyRNG(v)
--*****************************************************************************
    local r= 0x01E196B8
    for i= 1, v do   r= Roll(r)  end
    CurrentRNG= r
    if r >= 0x80000000 then r= r-BigNum end
    memory.writedword(RNGaddr,r)
    RNGcount= 7000+v
end

--#############################################################################
--#############################################################################
--Display Module

--*****************************************************************************
local function GuiTextRight(x,y,str,c1,c2)
--*****************************************************************************
    str= tostring(str)
    x= x - (#str)*4
    gui.text(x,y,str,c1,c2)
end

--*****************************************************************************
local function HexStr(v)
--*****************************************************************************
    local str= ""
    if v < 0 then
        str= "-"
        v= -v
    end
    return str .. string.upper(string.format("%x",v))
end

--local zzxx= 0x00020080
--for i= 1, 7200 do
--    zzxx= Roll(zzxx)
--end
--for i= 7201, 7226 do
--    zzxx= Roll(zzxx)
--    print(i .. " - " .. HexStr(zzxx) )
--end

--*****************************************************************************
local function HexVal(a)  return HexStr(R4s(a))  end
--*****************************************************************************

local ObjTrace= nil
--*****************************************************************************
local function WatchObj()
--*****************************************************************************
    if not ObjTrace then return end

    GuiTextRight(190,  0,HexStr(ObjTrace), green)
    GuiTextRight(190,  8,HexVal(ObjTrace+0x90))
    GuiTextRight(190, 16,HexVal(ObjTrace+0x94))
    GuiTextRight(190, 24,HexVal(ObjTrace+0x98))
    GuiTextRight(190, 32,HexVal(ObjTrace+0x9C))
    GuiTextRight(190, 40,HexVal(R4s(ObjTrace+0x68)),cyan)
end


local XSCR, YSCR= 240, 160
local offX, offY= 0, 0
local Sc= 1
--*****************************************************************************
local function PaintHitboxes(scale)
--*****************************************************************************
    if scale > 1 then  gui.box(offX,offY,offX+XSCR/scale,offY+YSCR/scale,0,fade)  end
    local i= 1
    while H[i] do
        local x1= math.floor(H[i].L/scale)+offX
        local x2= math.floor(H[i].R/scale)+offX
        local y1= math.floor(H[i].U/scale)+offY
        local y2= math.floor(H[i].D/scale)+offY
        gui.box(x1,y1,x2,y2,0,H[i].color)
        if H[i].HP then gui.text(x1,y2+1,H[i].HP) end
        i=i+1
    end
end

local TypeClr= {
[0]= green, --Grenade pack
     green2,--Green cloud gun
     orange,--Flame
     cyan,  --Ice
     fade,  --Bleh
     fade,  --Also Bleh
     violet,--Humn
     red,   --Yay
}

--*****************************************************************************
local function RNGHUD()
--*****************************************************************************
    for i= 1, MAX_RNGLIST do
        local clr= TypeClr[RList[i].type%8]
        GuiTextRight(240,7*(i-1), string.format("%d:%2d",RList[i].roll,RList[i].type),clr,shade)
        clr= fade; if TList[i] >= TList[i-1]+8 then clr= white end
        GuiTextRight(210,7*(i-1), TList[i],clr,shade)
    end
end

local CrgLvl= {51,72,98,128,162,200  ,200}
--*****************************************************************************
local function BasicHUD()
--*****************************************************************************
--    gui.text(1,1,spacemode)
    WatchObj()
    if cooldown == 0 then gui.text(0,1,"Ready",green)
    else  GuiTextRight(20,1,cooldown)  end
    GuiTextRight( 20, 9,ammo)
    GuiTextRight( 20,17,grenades)

    GuiTextRight(240,152,HexStr(CamX))
--    GuiTextRight(180,152,HexStr(CamY))

--Later, I'll separate them out...
    local a= R2u(0x03000332) --Camera lock flag
    if bit.band(a,1) == 1 then
       gui.text(120,152,"LOCK",red)
       a= R2u(0x03000328) -- Kills left
       if a ~= 0 then gui.text(140,152,a,green) end
    end

    if charge ~= 0 then
        GuiTextRight(21,30,charge)
        local b= 7
        for i= 1, 6 do
            if charge < CrgLvl[i] then b= i; break end
        end
        gui.text(21,30,string.format("/%3d",CrgLvl[b]))
        if b == 1 then GuiTextRight(21,38,"Wait",red)
        else           GuiTextRight(21,38,b+3,green) end
    end

    a= R2u(0x0300031A) -- Enemy spawn timer
    if a == 30 then gui.text(120,144,"SPAWN",red)
    else            gui.text(120,144,"Spawn")    end
    a= string.format("Timer: %2d",a)
    gui.text(144,144,a)

    GuiTextRight(240,142,RNGcount,green)

    if bosshp ~= 0 then GuiTextRight(152,6,bosshp,fade,shade) end
end


--#############################################################################
--#############################################################################
--User Control Module

local keys, lastkeys= input.get(), input.get()  --So we have some default state
--*****************************************************************************
local function UpdateKeys()  lastkeys= keys; keys= input.get()  end
local function Press(k)      return keys[k] and not lastkeys[k] end
--*****************************************************************************

--*****************************************************************************
local function Rescale(adj)
--*****************************************************************************
-- Affects the Display Module; Hitbox scaling for off-screen viewing.

    Sc= math.max(Sc+adj,1)
    offX= XSCR*(1 - 1/Sc) / 2
    offY= YSCR*(1 - 1/Sc) / 2
end

--*****************************************************************************
local function Trace()
--*****************************************************************************
    local i= 1
    local mX, mY= keys.xmouse, keys.ymouse
    while H[i] do
        if    (mX >= H[i].L) and (mX <= H[i].R)
          and (mY >= H[i].U) and (mY <= H[i].D) then
            ObjTrace= H[i].obj
            return
        end
        i= i+1
    end
end

local Obox= 1
local OHUD= 1
local ShowBoxes= PaintHitboxes
local ShowRNG= RNGHUD
--*****************************************************************************
local function KeyScan()
--*****************************************************************************
    UpdateKeys()
    if keys.numpad6 then LinkSel= (LinkSel%6)+1 end
    if keys.numpad7 then Rescale( .125) end
    if keys.numpad1 then Rescale(-.125) end

    if keys.numpad8 then Obox= math.min(Obox+.125 , 1); ShowBoxes= PaintHitboxes end
    if keys.numpad2 then Obox= math.max(Obox-.125 , 0); if Obox <= 0 then ShowBoxes= NULLfn end end
    if keys.numpad9 then OHUD= math.min(OHUD+.125 , 1); ShowRNG= RNGHUD end
    if keys.numpad3 then OHUD= math.max(OHUD-.125 , 0); if OHUD <= 0 then ShowRNG=   NULLfn end end
    if keys.leftclick then Trace() end

    if keys.numpad5 then CountRollsFromScratch() end
    if keys.numpad0 then RNGcount= 0 end
end

--#############################################################################
--#############################################################################
-- Immediate

local zZz= 0


--*****************************************************************************
local function Fn()
--*****************************************************************************
    local h= R2u(0x020087C6)
    if h < 300 then gui.text(1,132,movie.framecount()-299+h,cyan) end
end

local ScM,ScE,ScB,ScS= 0, 0, 0, 0
--*****************************************************************************
local function ScoreCalc()
--*****************************************************************************
-- Because I'm feeling silly today
--*0484 -- Primary score
--*0488 -- ( 11 E_S) Kill count
--*048C -- Usual kills
--*0490 -- Grenade kills
--*0494 -- ( 51 __S) Bites
--*0498 -- (  5 E_S) Knife kills
--*049C -- ??
--*04A0 -- ??
--*04A4 -- ( 11 _BS) Damage to bosses, for boss score
--*04A8 -- (100 __S) Buildings destroyed
--*04AC -- ??


    ScM= R4s(0x03000484)
    ScE= 11*R4s(0x03000488) + 5*R4s(0x03000498)
    ScB= 11*R4s(0x030004A4)
    ScS= 51*R4s(0x03000494) +100*R4s(0x030004A8) + ScE + ScB
end

--*****************************************************************************
local function DispScore()
--*****************************************************************************
   GuiTextRight( 60,  1,ScM,cyan)
   GuiTextRight( 60,  9,ScE,red)
   GuiTextRight( 60, 17,ScB,violet)
   GuiTextRight( 60, 25,ScS,green)
   GuiTextRight( 60, 34,ScM+ScE+ScB+ScS)
end

--#############################################################################
--#############################################################################
--Main loop

--*****************************************************************************
local function GuiStuff()
--*****************************************************************************
    gui.opacity(Obox);  ShowBoxes(Sc)
    gui.opacity(OHUD);  RNGHUD()
    gui.opacity(1);     BasicHUD()

--    Fn()
--    DispScore()
    if DistanceEst then
        GuiTextRight( 60, 1,math.floor(DistanceEst/1024),fade)
        GuiTextRight( 60, 9,math.floor((PlPosX-HiPosX)/1024))
        GuiTextRight( 60,17,math.floor((PlPosY-HiPosY)/1024))
        GuiTextRight( 90, 9,PlPosX-HiPosX)
        GuiTextRight( 90,17,PlPosY-HiPosY)
    end
end
gui.register(GuiStuff)

--*****************************************************************************
local function FrameUpdates()
--*****************************************************************************
    RefreshStats()
--    ScoreCalc()
    KeyScan()
    WalkList()
    HandleRNG()

--    if Press("Z") then  CheatModifyRNG(zZz); zZz= zZz+1  end
end
emu.registerafter(FrameUpdates)
FrameUpdates()

Posted: 3/30/2011 4:12 PM

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FatRatKnight

Editor, Skilled player (1203)

Joined: 9/27/2008
Posts: 1085

Progress! But I am going insane with that last missed shot at frame 15820. Use my script, hold numpad7 for one frame, then run the movie to that frame. Note the hitboxes... The miracles that happened up to that point: - I kill an agent using a well-timed grenade. - Said grenaded agent got the right death animation to be counted in the 5-frame window of opportunity - Another agent managed to get hit by my charged shot before re-vanishing to the screen edge - The helpful kid spawned Weapon6, the purple auto-firing weapon with the shortest death animation - I managed to squeeze in one more shot while still rolling into scene 6 in time. I just need one more miracle, that is it. That "one more shot" needs to hit something. If that works out, I will likely hit the perfect theoretical limit for 1-3. There is no manipulating the agent elsewhere -- That agent WILL jump in from the left side. This is because the helpful kid forces the RNG to one of several specific values, thanks to how the silly RNG works. All changing the RNG (by no more than a few rolls) would do is change what the kid gives me, not where the agent spawns. So, anyone is free to try to beat what I've got. I don't know how I can change the circumstances a bit more at this point. I'm so close... So close.

Posted: 4/1/2011 3:20 PM

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FatRatKnight

Editor, Skilled player (1203)

Joined: 9/27/2008
Posts: 1085

Don't bother looking for April Fools' pranks in here. Or maybe I'm just saying that so you'll specifically waste time looking for a prank where there is none, thus I am successful in a prank anyway! Anyway, turns out I needed to use the charged shot to hit the mail box a second time. Of all the power of a charged shot, ready to kill, it's spent on watching it vanish into the infinite depths of the mail box. Trust me, the fact it shakes is manipulating luck. I couldn't use a regular shot because I would be propelled upward by shooting down. Yet, a high-powered charged shot doesn't even have the kick of a gnat, let alone what the regular shots would do. Ah, the physics of this game. Where ultra-high powered shots have no recoil, whereas a pea-shooter is enough to significantly change your momentum.

Posted: 5/23/2011 7:34 AM

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FatRatKnight

Editor, Skilled player (1203)

Joined: 9/27/2008
Posts: 1085

While it comes late, this movie file must surely have... A small fraction of 1-4. Eh, sorry about that. But I'm having some trouble handling the RNG to make the next helicopter appear in just the right place. That is, straight up, straight left, or straight right. Diagonals are certainly slower, as the helicopter travels diagonally away from the player, and if we can get it to appear straight in some direction, we can slow down the helicopter by moving back and forth around some axis, getting us to the heli sooner. If I did have perfect luck, the second helicopter might look like this. Only trouble is telling the RNG to behave. If anyone needs an updated script, I'll be sure to post or edit an update in. EDIT: Here, edited the current script. Anyone from the DTC3 willing to take a look? I now realize why I've been putting off this run for as long as I did, and trying to get the closest thing to a perfect run is proving rather tricky here. I'm having a difficult time judging how to tweak the RNG perfectly here.

Posted: 5/24/2011 1:03 AM

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exileut

Joined: 2/15/2009
Posts: 329

FatRatKnight wrote:

While it comes late, this movie file must surely have... A small fraction of 1-4. Eh, sorry about that. But I'm having some trouble handling the RNG to make the next helicopter appear in just the right place. That is, straight up, straight left, or straight right. Diagonals are certainly slower, as the helicopter travels diagonally away from the player, and if we can get it to appear straight in some direction, we can slow down the helicopter by moving back and forth around some axis, getting us to the heli sooner. If I did have perfect luck, the second helicopter might look like this. Only trouble is telling the RNG to behave. If anyone needs an updated script, I'll be sure to post or edit an update in. EDIT: Here, edited the current script. Anyone from the DTC3 willing to take a look? I now realize why I've been putting off this run for as long as I did, and trying to get the closest thing to a perfect run is proving rather tricky here. I'm having a difficult time judging how to tweak the RNG perfectly here.

The quest for perfection has caused everyone to quit many runs... I say save it for v2 in a few years. I don't want you to completely quit TASing again.

Working on: Legend of Legaia, Vagrant Story

Posted: 5/24/2011 5:16 AM

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DarkKobold

Skilled player (1652)

Joined: 11/15/2004
Posts: 2202
Location: Killjoy

FatRatKnight wrote:

While it comes late, this movie file must surely have... A small fraction of 1-4. Eh, sorry about that.

I'll try and post an encode once you finish level 1-4, if you are cool with that.

Sage advice from a friend of Jim: So put your tinfoil hat back in the closet, open your eyes to the truth, and realize that the government is in fact causing austismal cancer with it's 9/11 fluoride vaccinations of your water supply.

Posted: 5/24/2011 9:12 AM

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FatRatKnight

Editor, Skilled player (1203)

Joined: 9/27/2008
Posts: 1085

exileut, part of the problem is that messing with the RNG for a decent result is particularly difficult, let alone perfect results. Awful results come easy, but those would be less optimal than the DTC3 runs, and possibly slower than the theoretical optimal case by a few seconds overall. On the other hand, I probably need to kick myself into finishing anything at this point. DarkKobold, I would gladly accept a public encode from you (or anyone else) when I finish this level. I would also gladly accept help from anyone on this stage, as my last post was a call for help, but if no one does come, I'll work out the stage anyway. Part of it is the fact I wish to work with someone, as a way to keep some sense of motivation. But another part is the fact others will have thoughts I don't have, a source of inspiration. Working in a team generally goes a long way, from my experience in the Dream Team Contest.

Posted: 5/24/2011 7:57 PM

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Sonikkustar

Skilled player (1327)

Joined: 9/7/2007
Posts: 1354
Location: U.S.

I could try & help but I dont remember much from working on it for the DTC3. Best of luck Fat Rat!

Homepage SVN

Posted: 5/24/2011 8:01 PM

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DarkKobold

Skilled player (1652)

Joined: 11/15/2004
Posts: 2202
Location: Killjoy

FatRatKnight wrote:

I would also gladly accept help from anyone on this stage, as my last post was a call for help, but if no one does come, I'll work out the stage anyway.

I doubt anyone who joins will live up to the level of perfection you've set.

Sage advice from a friend of Jim: So put your tinfoil hat back in the closet, open your eyes to the truth, and realize that the government is in fact causing austismal cancer with it's 9/11 fluoride vaccinations of your water supply.

Posted: 5/25/2011 12:04 AM

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FatRatKnight

Editor, Skilled player (1203)

Joined: 9/27/2008
Posts: 1085

DarkKobold wrote:

I doubt anyone who joins will live up to the level of perfection you've set.

While that is likely true, I'm not actually looking for someone who is equally or more capable as myself, or capable of meeting my visions of what is perfection. I don't expect having someone else help will be the magic antidote to this. I'm merely looking for someone who is willing to go through any frustrations with me in IRC. Even if the person isn't highly productive during this time, at least having someone interested in any progress constantly watching and prodding me (and attempting to ask relevant questions about the run itself, occasionally) would keep me better in track. Some effort in a TAS attempt would be rather appreciated, I'm hoping the person at least opens VBA and runs the movie. I've reached helicopter 2 and got its power-up at frame 19424. In the travel between first and second helicopters, I'm 4 frames ahead of the leading DTC3 run, at 390 frames between pick-ups, but the theoretical best I could come up with runs at 367 frames, a difference of 23 (although that 367 test is likely suboptimal, so the difference is even worse). This is a decent result, at least, and I'll likely continue with this result. Either as comparison while still optimizing 1-4 or as my final run. Trust me, I will not go back and fix it for v2 after I move on to 2-1, ever. I'll be at my computer for the next several hours, hopefully TASing something up, in case anyone watching wants to say hi in IRC.

Posted: 5/25/2011 11:10 AM

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FatRatKnight

Editor, Skilled player (1203)

Joined: 9/27/2008
Posts: 1085

While it has only been a short time since my last post, I think it's important enough for a new post. I figured out how to affect the RNG in 1-4! I was looking in the wrong place for what is affecting the RNG. The flying agent has a simple method of flying towards (or away from) the player, no RNGs there. I look at the helicopter, and it has a simple method of flying away from the player, no RNGs here either. The player character has no way to roll the RNG here. Yet despite that, the RNG has been rolling like crazy. After ruling out the local agent, the helicopter, and myself, that leaves... Clouds. Yes, clouds. The white puffy things. Clouds. The thing that hid from my script's default state. Clouds. The thing which I can't blast away. Freaking clouds. As long as there exists 4 clouds, somewhere, the RNG will not roll. If there are 3 or less, the game will roll the RNG once per frame. It will keep rolling until it spawns enough clouds to fill the maximum of 4. Clouds vanish when they are far enough offscreen. I'm never going to trust another cloud, ever again... But at least I know how to control the RNG once more. We'll see what I can do now!

Posted: 5/25/2011 11:11 AM

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moozooh

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Joined: 8/4/2005
Posts: 5777
Location: Away

Fight, FRK! For everlasting peace!

Warp wrote:

Edit: I think I understand now: It's my avatar, isn't it? It makes me look angry.

Posted: 6/1/2011 2:48 PM

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FatRatKnight

Editor, Skilled player (1203)

Joined: 9/27/2008
Posts: 1085

1-4 .vbm It is done. And I attack a vicious cloud at the end. They're vicious, I tell you! I wish to put this stage behind me at last. I'll get back into rolling through the stages ahead, we'll see what's ahead. ... As for the RNG... I may have to deal with whatever I got. I don't see any easy manipulations I can do from the 1-4 side at the boss.

Posted: 6/6/2011 4:25 AM

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FatRatKnight

Editor, Skilled player (1203)

Joined: 9/27/2008
Posts: 1085

Here's my current progress into 2-1. Over halfway through so far. A "just in case" online backup copy, mainly. But I figure the audience should know what I'm doing. I made a change to the end of 1-4 to have the proper RNG. The boss battle is somewhat less entertaining for what amounts to roughly 1.5 seconds of savings in the next stage. However, I still attack a cloud at the end. I know of a Cloud who has destroyed a powerful figure...

Posted: 7/20/2011 8:04 PM

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Sonikkustar

Skilled player (1327)

Joined: 9/7/2007
Posts: 1354
Location: U.S.

Any news FattyRat?

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Posted: 7/23/2011 11:38 PM

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FatRatKnight

Editor, Skilled player (1203)

Joined: 9/27/2008
Posts: 1085

I haven't made much progress. I stopped here shortly after my last update. Then I lost interest again and went on to other things. Such as writing a new FAQ on a different game. But it helps to have reminders. I'll try to push myself back into this game. What I was stuck on is that, while I did beat the DTC3 runs significantly (370 frames ahead of leading [T1] DTC3 run), I was stopped at a wall when I couldn't find a frame-perfect way to collect a more optimal weapon. While that purple shot does have short death animations, it lacks the power of spread or even fire/ice weapons. I had gone back to scene 7, the helicopter scene starting around frame 23452. I was gunning for a different RNG and hoping for another grenade pack by blowing up a building I ignored previously. I haven't continued since. Strictly speaking, the run I posted is the backup in case this new route I want to try fails horribly. Now that I talked about it, the fact this run exists is fresh in my mind. I will see to any progress I can make.

Posted: 7/24/2011 3:24 AM

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Sonikkustar

Skilled player (1327)

Joined: 9/7/2007
Posts: 1354
Location: U.S.

Its good to hear that you still have your mind on this run. Im eagerly waiting it to be finished & submitted.

Homepage SVN

Posted: 8/27/2011 8:44 PM
(Edited: 12/31/2011 12:13 PM)

Post subject: Don't mind me, just updating my subtitles script.

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FatRatKnight

Editor, Skilled player (1203)

Joined: 9/27/2008
Posts: 1085

Finally, got back into things. 464 frames faster than the leading DTC3 run! Will add entertainment to the wait after the boss when I finish my own victory dance at this progress. I'm a bit slow at the wall, 13 frames slow, but I got the desired spread shots in time for the wall and boss. The boss is slain 6 frames faster than T5. Which halfway makes up for slowness at the wall. Incidentally, every last shot and grenade count. Every last one. When the boss is slain, I was down to 0 spreads and 0 grenades. In fact, when I ran out of ammo, the boss was at 1 HP, to which I destroyed with the basic shot. Thanks to the fact I switch guns, the cooldown is refreshed and I can fire that last shot in 2 frames instead of 8. Maybe this time I can keep momentum long enough to clear the game... EDIT: I'll even throw in a pile of subtitles! Still working my charisma, but 1-1 is now all wordy. Please include this script in the same directory. Let me know if anything breaks horribly. Download AHSubs.lua

Language: lua
dofile("SubtitleDisplayer.lua")
local RGf,RGb= 0x7F7F0060, 0x7F7F00C0
local RBf,RBb= 0x7F007F60, 0x7F007FC0
local GBf,GBb= 0x007F7F60, 0x007F7FC0

A(     2,   400,   4,  4 , RGf,RGb,
  "Any comparisons to the Dream Team Contest 3 runs",
  "will be in reference to T1, T2, T4, and T5.",
  "1st: T5 ((nameless))",
  "2nd: T1 'Totally Awesome Syzygy'",
  "3rd: T2 'Tortoise'",
  "4th: T4 'Tastards' (did not finish)")

A(    30,  1530, 100, 130 , RGf,RGb, "  Using (E) ROM.","Reason: No (U) ROM exists")

A(   240,   480,   8,  58 , RBf,RBb, "There were two other teams (T3, T6),", "but they never submitted.")

A(   500,  1100,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb,
  "First, set the difficulty to hard. As a TAS, it's",
  "usually best to show our mastery over the game.")

A(   626,  1530,  80, 150 , RGf,RGb, "Difficulty: HARD")

A(   710,  1160,   8,  24 , RGf,RGb,
  "Difficulty affects whether you have a shield,",
  "how many lives you have, how many continues,",
  "and grenades per life.")

A(   910,  1160,   8,  52 , RBf,RBb,
  "Mostly, the grenades is what affects me in a TAS.",
  "I didn't check if difficulty has other effects.")

A(  1220,  1530,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "This run aims for fastest time.")


-- Stage 1-1.
a(  1538,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "CHECK: at  1538   T5+  1   T1+  4   T2   0   T4   0")
a(  2674,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-1: 1 at  2674   T5   0   T1   0   T2+ 22   T4+ 27")
a(  2884,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-1: 2 at  2884   T5   0   T1+  4   T2+ 62   T4+107")
a(  3039,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-1: 3 at  3039   T5   0   T1+ 27   T2+ 91   T4+ 53")
a(  3245,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-1: 4 at  3245   T5+  2   T1+  2   T2+ 17   T4+ 62")
a(  3653,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-1: 5 at  3653   T5-  2   T1+ 16   T2-  4   T4+207")
a(  3814,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-1: 6 at  3814   T5+  1   T1+ 46   T2+168   T4+ 87")
a(  4844,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-1: 7 at  4844   T5   0   T1+ 62   T2+129   T4+128")
a(  5302,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-1: 8 at  5302   T5   0   T1+ 15   T2+ 35   T4+ 14")
a(  5526,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-1: 9 at  5526   T5   0   T1- 15   T2+151   T4+ 46")
a(  5705,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-1:10 at  5705   T5   0   T1+ 70   T2+ 69   T4+ 96")
a(  6463,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-1:11 at  6463   T5+ 11   T1+ 19   T2+ 46   T4+339")
a(  7180,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-1    at  7180   T5+ 13   T1+250   T2+786   T4+1166")

  S(3200,  3302, 210,   4 , "HP:150")            -- Boss1
R2S(3303,  3560, 210,   4 , "HP:%3d",0x030003F6)

  S(6100,  6184, 210,   4 , "HP:170")            -- Boss2
R2S(6185,  6600, 210,   4 , "HP:%3d",0x030003F6)


A(  1600,  1800,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "In the DTC3, I made a nice RNG and hitboxes script.","It sees a lot of use.")
A(  1930,  2200,   4,   4 , GBf,GBb, "Huh. Bad drivers get their vehicle","taken by the FBI nowadays, eh?")
A(  2240,  2480,   4,   4 , GBf,GBb, "Hey! You forgot the bad driver!")
A(  2520,  2770,   4,   4 , GBf,GBb, "Now look! You made the bad driver upset!")
A(  2920,  3080,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "I like how this scene went.","Kills were PERFECTLY timed here.")
A(  3120,  3280,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "This is the only time I use a vehicle.","But it lets me shoot while moving fast.")
A(  3300,  3640,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "This boss dies so fast, it didn't attack.","Its 150 HP doesn't live to spread+grenades!")
A(  3460,  3700,   8,  24 , RBf,RBb, "An alternate strat was 'CloudStacking'","using ice. Lag killed any improvements.")
A(  3900,  4100,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "There's a spawn timer. It ticks every 31 frames.","Improvements need to beat that for any gains.")
A(  4150,  4350,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "Off screen, I collect 20 grenades.","Who cares if I can't see what I'm doing!")
A(  4500,  4800,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "Note: I maintain charge while still shooting.","The frame you exit a roll or backflip, you can shoot!")
A(  4860,  5060,   4,   4 , GBf,GBb, "Actually, that's an aura of pure stylishness.","It just LOOKS like I'm charging!")
A(  5070,  5330,   4,   4 , GBf,GBb, "He couldn't take concentrated style.","That's why he's freaked out.")
A(  5220,  5330,   8,  24 , GBf,GBb, "... And exploding...")
A(  5360,  5560,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "Spawn timer was 25. I'm 5 frames short.","Frame rule knocks off 26 frames. Nuts.")
A(  5720,  6120,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "The charge-up shot deals 5 to 10 damage.","Strongest (10 damage) after 200 frames of charging.")
A(  5900,  6120,   8,  24 , RGf,RGb, "However, rolling freezes the charge counter.")
A(  6500,  6800,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "Normally, the boss flies up, then slams back down.","I win too fast, sorry about that.")

A(  6900,  7150,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "At the end of each stage, the game tallies up your score...")
A(  7200,  7650,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb,
  "Enemy bonus: Just uses your kill count.",
  "Boss bonus: Times you hit the boss",
  "Style points: HOW you killed/attacked enemies",
  "",
  "Although, the game also gives a bunch of",
  "points up front as you kill things.",
  "My score was 18335 before these bonuses.",
  "",
  "Relevant addresses begin roughly at 0x03000484")



--Stage 1-2
a(  7664,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "CHECK: at  7664   T5   0   T1   0   T2   0   T4   0")
a(  8013,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-2: 1 at  8013   T5+ 32   T1+ 26   T2+113   T4-  2")
a(  8104,100 , 4,140 , RGf,RGb, "1-2: 2 at  8104   T5+ 34   T1+ 10   T2+ 48   T4+ 10")
a(  8309,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-2: 3 at  8309   T5+ 13   T1+ 11   T2+ 53   T4+ 17")
a(  8460,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-2: 4 at  8460   T5+ 32   T1+ 12   T2+ 27   T4+ 59")
a(  8730,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-2: 5 at  8730   T5+  7   T1+ 15   T2+ 25   T4+ 44")
a(  8952,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-2: 6 at  8952   T5+ 27   T1+ 36   T2+104   T4+157")
a(  9183,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-2: 7 at  9183   T5+ 13   T1+  9   T2+ 22   T4+ 34")
a(  9600,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-2: 8 at  9600   T5-  3   T1+  1   T2+ 94   T4+ 24")
a( 10048,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-2: 9 at 10048   T5+ 13   T1+  1   T2+  7   T4+ 43")
a( 10566,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-2:10 at 10566   T5+ 51   T1   0   T2+  5   T4+ 60")
a( 10790,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-2:11 at 10790   T5+ 76   T1  ??   T2  ??   T4+120")
a( 11235,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-2:12 at 11235   T5+  8   T1+ 10   T2+ 10   T4+  6")
a( 11852,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-2:13 at 11852   T5   0   T1+  1   T2   0   T4   0")
a( 13263,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-2:14 at 13313   T5   0   T1+3318  T2+3319  T4+3319")
a( 13589,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-2    at 13639   T5+303   T1+3452  T2+3830  T4+3898")

  S(11800,11899, 210,   4 , "HP:800")
R2S(11900,13450, 210,   4 , "HP:%3d",0x030003F6)

A(  7750,  8000,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "There are 12 stages in this game.","1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4")
A(  8050,  8300,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "The scoring is pretty silly. Especially since","you can find a safe spot and keep killing forever.")
A(  8350,  8600,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "Anyone suggesting I go for highest score will","be met with an absurdly dull movie.")
A(  8650,  8900,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "Everything up to this scene went perfect.","Not a frame to spare for that Spawn Timer.")
A(  9050,  9300,   4,   4 , GBf,GBb, "Oh, they send another tank.","Clearly, the first two weren't enough.")
A(  9350,  9700,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "Agents have 1/16 chance to drop an item.","TASes have them drop when it's most important.")
A(  9800, 10100,   4,   4 , GBf,GBb, "I'm so cool!")
A(  9950, 10100,   8,  14 , GBf,GBb, "Oh, snap. He's even cooler than I am!")
A( 10150, 10550,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "Current weapon: Wpn1, the green cloud gun.","This leaves a large lingering hitbox.")
A( 10350, 10550,   8,  24 , RBf,RBb, "Buildings react poorly to this type of hitbox.","My advantage.")
A( 10710, 10880,   4,   4 , GBf,GBb, "I'd say something's fishy about that","building, but that's too obvious.")
A( 10890, 11050,  20,   4 , RBf,RBb, "Note, I got my spread shot back.")
A( 11100, 11400,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "I looked for a way to do this scene without jumping.","Seems I must jump thanks to the tank shell.")
A( 11500, 12100,   4,   4 , GBf,GBb, "Oh, instant puddin'!")
A( 11600, 12100,   8,  14 , GBf,GBb, "I wonder what I will find in there!")
A( 11700, 12100,   8,  24 , GBf,GBb, "I'm sure it's something good!")
A( 11800, 12100,   8,  34 , GBf,GBb, "It... Exploded. What caused it?")
A( 11900, 12100,   8,  44 , GBf,GBb, "Of course! Giant pudding monster! Who else?")
A( 12150, 12350,   4,   4 , GBf,GBb, "Eh, can't be too picky about food.")
A( 12400, 12700,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "Mugg, you have my thanks in finding out how","to use that hydrant the second time.")
A( 12800, 13100,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "With optimizations, it was 50 frames improved.","Splicing the inputs maintained sync, too.")
A( 13300, 13450,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "By the way, the pudding monster could eat you.")

A( 13470, 13720,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "Boss bonus suffers -- It counted only the grenade.","The bites only count for style.")
A( 13750, 14150,   4,   4 , GBf,GBb,
  "Who cares about the points?",
  "I'm pretty sure they're pointless.",
  "Earlier, I made a point about it.",
  "Endless kills, I had to point out.")



--Stage 1-3
a( 14075,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "CHECK: at 14075   T5   0   T1   0   T2   0   T4   0")
a( 14505,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-3: 1 at 14505   T5-  4   T1+ 31   T2+ 42   T4+ 44")
a( 14825,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-3: 2 at 14825   T5   0   T1-  1   T2+  1   T4   0")
a( 15187,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-3: 3 at 15187   T5   0   T1+  2   T2+ 12   T4   0")
a( 15336,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-3: 4 at 15336   T5+  7   T1+ 10   T2+ 67   T4+  7")
a( 15460,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-3: 5 at 15460   T5   0   T1+ 30   T2+ 63   T4   0")
a( 15863,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-3: 6 at 15863   T5+ 31   T1+ 32   T2+ 72   T4+ 31")
a( 16409,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "CHECK: at 16409   T5+ 10   T1+ 13   T2+ 13   T4+ 20")
a( 17294,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-3: 7 at 17294   T5+ 13   T1+  1   T2+2242  --T4--")
a( 17588,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-3    at 17588   T5+ 57   T1+122   T2+2512")

R2S(16735,17275, 210,   4 , "HP:%3d",0x030003F6)

A( 14170, 14390,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "That tank is a vehicle you can enter.","You can fire its tank shells.")
A( 14450, 14700,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "Yes, that was a wall in vehicle form.","Some designs get pretty silly.")
A( 14750, 15000,   4,   4 , GBf,GBb, "I am not just subtitling for the sake","of fillers! I'm... Okay, I am.")
A( 15050, 15350,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "As is usual for waiting in TAS,","one should wait with entertainment.")
A( 15450, 15770,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "I begin charging up my shot...")
A( 15650, 15770,   8,  14 , RBf,RBb, "... Only to have it absorbed by the mailbox.")
A( 15800, 16150,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "This scene required major luck manipulation.","Shooting the mailbox, with a charged shot,","tweaked the RNG just right for me.")
A( 16170, 16390,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "Shooting downwards pushes you upward.","Shooting a charged shot doesn't, for some reason.")
A( 16420, 16550,   4,   4 , GBf,GBb, "Happy Fun Minigame Time! ... I think.")
A( 16570, 16750,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "Goal: Destroy enemy tank with its own fireball.")
A( 16790, 17200,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "Glitches abused:","'Burying' the random agents.","Repeated hits using the same fireball.","Staying in control after winning.")
A( 17220, 17500,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "Those agents have only one gameplay effect:","Tweaking the RNG. They don't even","boost your score! I still use 'em.")

A( 17520, 18050,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb,
   "The RNG uses a 'roll until success' system for a",
   "variety of effects. This includes weapon drops.",
   "Flawed system means effective drop rates are:",
   "19.04% - Wpn1: Green cloud",
   "16.66% - Wpn2: Fire shot & cloud",
   "14.58% - Wpn3: Ice shot & cloud",
   "12.76% - Wpn4: Red slicey",
   "11.16% - Wpn5: Big shots",
   " 9.77% - Wpn6: Purple auto",
   " 8.55% - Wpn7: Spread shot",
   " 7.48% - Grenade pack")

A( 18080, 18310,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "If it were intended for 12.50% per","drop, I'd use modulo and only one roll.")



--Stage 1-4
a( 18267,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "CHECK: at 18267   T5+  1   T1-  4   T2   0")
a( 18684,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-4dmg at 18684   T5+ 55   T1+ 37   T2+ 67")
a( 18984,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-4 H1 at 18984   T5   0   T1   0   T2   0")
a( 19362,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-4 H2 at 19362   T5+ 26   T1+ 16   T2+ 50")
a( 19730,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-4 H3 at 19730   T5+  9   T1+  3   T2+131")
a( 19881,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-4 H4 at 19881   T5-  2   T1   0   T2+ 97")
a( 20024,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-4 H5 at 20024   T5+  2   T1+  5   T2+ 60")
a( 20172,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-4 H6 at 20172   T5-  2   T1+ 25   T2+ 87")
a( 20510,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-4Kil at 20510   T5+ 53   T1+127   T2+ 19")
a( 20923,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-4Bos at 20923   T5+  5   T1+ 24   T2+ 10")
a( 21338,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "1-4    at 21338   T5+162   T1+248   T2+536")

R2S(20510,20990, 210,   4 , "HP:%3d",0x030003F6)

A( 18984, 20450, 138,   4 , RGf,RGb, "#1 Gun","Allows shots","11 damage")
A( 19362, 20450, 190,   4 , RGf,RGb, "#2 Armor","New HP: 20","It was 5...")
A( 19730, 20450, 138,  34 , RGf,RGb, "#3 Rocket","Faster now!","Uses fuel.")
A( 19881, 20450, 190,  34 , RGf,RGb, "#4 NewGun","+2 damage","shot upgrade")
A( 20024, 20450, 138, 124 , RGf,RGb, "#5 Back","Two 9 damage","back shots.")
A( 20172, 20450, 190, 124 , RGf,RGb, "#6 Missile","Two 2 damage","homing shots")

A( 18350, 18550,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "This shaking is to keep the target copter","moving slower than normal.")
A( 18650, 18900,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "Without a gun, one must wait out","the first copter's destruction.")
A( 18950, 19200,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "With the gun, I can just","shoot the next copters.")
A( 19250, 19550,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "I had trouble with the RNG in","this stage. Turns out I needed","to look at background clouds.")
A( 19580, 19850,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "From this point on, I will","never trust another cloud.")
A( 19900, 20150,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "The RNG determines where the","next copter will spawn.")
A( 20200, 20450,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "Now I kill stuff. To spawn","the boss quick.")
A( 20550, 20950,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb,
   "The clouds are evil, I tell you! EVIL!",
   "I couldn't dance with this boss.",
   "It's the clouds' faults, I tell you!",
   "That, and I needed the right RNG.")
A( 20990, 21249,   4,   4 , GBf,GBb, "Yikes! A cloud!")
A( 21070, 21249,   8,  14 , GBf,GBb, "This is for my sanity!")
A( 21150, 21249,   8,  24 , GBf,GBb, "(Add FF7 reference here)")

A( 21250, 21900,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb,
   "I had, in fact, adjusted my script specifically",
   "to track these evil clouds. As they were key to",
   "getting a good RNG, I had to track when they",
   "disappear offscreen in order to get the RNG to",
   "behave. It was a glorious day when the clouds",
   "were at last defeated and the RNG in my control.")



--Stage 2-1
a( 22014,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "CHECK: at 22014   T5-  1   T1-  1   T2-  1")
a( 22276,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-1: 1 at 22276   T5+ 35   T1+ 34   T2+ 77")
a( 22379,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-1: 2 at 22379   T5+ 33   T1+  3   T2  ??")
a( 22555,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-1: 3 at 22555   T5+ 25   T1+ 58   T2+178")
a( 22962,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-1: 4 at 22962   T5   0   T1   0   T2+ 44")
a( 23086,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-1: 5 at 23086   T5+ 89   T1+ 70   T2+154")
a( 23250,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-1: 6 at    ??   T5  ??   T1  ??   T2  ??")
a( 23527,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-1: 7 at 23527   T5+ 25   T1-  5   T2- 13")
a( 23733,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-1: 8 at 23733   T5+ 11   T1+ 30   T2+138")
a( 23919,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-1: 9 at 23919   T5+ 70   T1+ 64   T2+ 35")
a( 24068,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-1:10 at 24068   T5+ 24   T1+ 30   T2+ 25")
a( 24386,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-1:11 at 24386   T5+160   T1+ 88   T2+128")
a( 24575,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-1:12 at 24575   T5- 13   T1+  3   T2+  2")
a( 25111,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-1:13 at 25111   T5+  6   T1+173   T2+226")
a( 25538,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-1    at 25538   T5+464   T1+547   T2+993")

R2S(24772,25221, 210,   4 , "HP:%3d",0x030003F6)

A( 21950, 22190,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "As far as damage goes, each bullet","deals 1 damage. Each grendae does 3.")
A( 22230, 22470,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "It doesn't matter what gun.","All 8 guns have 1 damage bullets.")
A( 22510, 22750,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "However, Wpn2(fire), Wpn3(ice), and","Wpn7(spread) have 2 or 3 bullet shots.")
A( 22790, 23050,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "The spread shots graphically show","6 shots, but it's really 3 sprites.")
A( 23070, 23350,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "Even so, the spread does have three distinct","bullets. That makes it optimal for most bosses.")
A( 23410, 23710,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "The fire and ice weapons do leave clouds.","These clouds can glitch the hit detection a bit.")
A( 23750, 24150,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "The 'CloudStacking' glitch lets these clouds","hit more than once. The difficult set-up makes","it impractical for most bosses, however.")
A( 24190, 24450,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "When fully set-up, however... The damage can be","a thing of sheer beauty.")
A( 24490, 24750,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "The best set-up requires around 3 weapon drops,","all next to each other. Each of fire or ice.","Not easy...")
A( 24770, 25100,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "Even without optimal set-up, straight fire/ice","can still push 4 damage/attack. Beyond spread","power, if you got the time and close the distance.")
A( 25150, 25350,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "By the way, this boss was not fire/ice friendly...")

A( 25400, 26100,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb,
   "For being a potentially devastating glitch,",
   "CloudStacking only ended up useful twice in this run.",
   "The set-up is what makes it impractical, as either I",
   "lag horribly, the strange up/down hitboxes miss, or",
   "the HP vanishes faster with just spreads.",
   "",
   "That said, however...",
   "The weak version is used in 3-1. One cycle kill!",
   "The super version is planned for 3-4."
)


--Stage 2-2
a( 26023,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "CHECK: at 26023   T5   0   T1   0   T2   0")
a( 27188,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-2: 1 at 27188   T5   0   T1+ 33   T2- 57")
a( 27429,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-2: 2 at 27429   T5+ 30   T1   0   T2+  3")
a( 29603,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-2: 3 at 29603   T5+  2   T1   0   T2   0")
a( 29766,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-2: 4 at 29766   T5+ 43   T1+ 40   T2+ 40")
a( 30132,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-2: 5 at 30132   T5+ 46   T1+  4   T2+ 18")
a( 30201,100 , 4,140 , RGf,RGb, "2-2: 6 at 30201   T5- 14   T1-  4   T2- 10")
a( 30255,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-2: 7 at 30255   T5   0   T1+  5   T2+  7")
a( 30309,100 , 4,140 , RGf,RGb, "2-2: 8 at 30309   T5+ 11   T1+  5   T2+  5")
a( 30491,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-2: 9 at 30491   T5-  2   T1   0   T2+ 13")
a( 30592,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-2:10 at 30592   T5+  1   T1+  6   T2+ 12")
a( 30784,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-2:11 at 30784   T5+ 11   T1+  2   T2+  2")
a( 32639,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-2:12 at 32639   T5+ 21   T1+107   T2+ 56")
a( 32865,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-2    at 32865   T5+149   T1+198   T2+150")

S(30580, 30785, 210,   4 , "HP:20000")         -- The Yeti
S(30786, 31000, 210,   4 , "...Oh,","wait...") -- Keh, faked you out!

A( 26200, 26500,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "Bah, this level. Full of forced waits.","At least I can show off without wasting time.")
A( 26520, 26770,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "And already we're stuck waiting!","See what I mean? Forced waits.")
A( 26800, 27100,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "Although, T2 beat me here by 57 frames.","I haven't a clue how that happened.")
A( 27120, 27400,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "At least I still improve other parts.","I am quite ahead elsewhere, at least.")
A( 27420, 27700,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "Between the forced waits, I can travel","quickly to the next forced wait.")
A( 27800, 28100,   4,   4 , GBf,GBb, "Let it rain items!","Who cares if I can't use it all!","We like impractically many drops!")
A( 28120, 28700,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "Buildings drop items 100% of the time.","Agents drop items 6.25% of the time.")
A( 28400, 28700,   8,  24 , RBf,RBb, "The stuff dropping here would make you think","I'm lying about the agent drop rate...")
A( 28800, 29600,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "You probably noticed I use three different","colors for these text boxes.")
A( 29000, 29600,   8,  24 , RGf,RGb, "This color box is strictly informative.")
A( 29150, 29600,   8,  34 , RBf,RBb, "I use this color for a variety of thoughts.")
A( 29300, 29600,   8,  44 , GBf,GBb, "Sacrificing relevance for humor. Totally practical!")
A( 29700, 30000,   4,   4 , GBf,GBb, "Oh, yeah! Yellow can still be funny","by stating the plainly obvious!")
A( 30050, 30610,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "No, this is not an invitation to put","'snow is white' in a yellow box.","I'm not THAT silly.")
A( 30370, 30610,   8,  34 , GBf,GBb, "Besides, the snow is more like #C8D0F8.","Totally not white, #FFFFFF")
A( 30650, 30850,   4,   4 , GBf,GBb, "In fact, the Yeti is whiter than the snow!")
A( 30900, 31380,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "The Yeti has no HP to track.","Bullets literally do nothing to it.")
A( 31080, 31380,   8,  24 , GBf,GBb, "Can't you find a funnier fact?")
A( 31450, 31750,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "For a moment, you can see two yellow aliens.","It's lovely abusing glitches, eh?")
A( 31800, 32100,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "This boss has a detrimental glitch I must","avoid, forcing me to delay smashing it in.")
A( 32120, 32580,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "If one brings Phase 1 of boss to zero HP","before the fourth piece shows up, then","the battle can't be completed.")


A( 32700, 33450,   4,   4 , GBf,GBb,
  "Any and all missed shots can be attributed to:",
  " * I needed to adjust the RNG some.",
  " * The weapon made me do it!",
  " * I didn't miss! It just looked like I missed!",
  " * It gets me movin', yeah!",
  " * ... Er, it's 'entertainment'! What else?",
  " * The bullets went to a better place...",
  " * That bullet had a mission to do.",
  " * It's so I have something to talk about here!")

--Stage 2-3
a( 33349,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "CHECK: at 33349   T5   0   T1   0   T2   0")
a( 34518,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-3: 1 at 34518   T5+ 16   T1+  8   T2- 16")
a( 34937,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-3: 2 at 34937   T5   0   T1+  3   T2+ 25")
a( 36110,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-3: 3 at 36110   T5+180   T1+ 44   T2+ 88")
a( 36170,100 , 4,140 , RGf,RGb, "CHECK: at 36170   T5-  1   T1   0   T2+ 46")
a( 36452,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-3    at 36452   T5+195   T1+ 55   T2+143")

A( 33500, 34500,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "I both like and hate this stage...")
A( 33650, 33900,   4,  14 , RBf,RBb, "For one thing, luck manipulation is minimal.","Far less acrobatic stuff to do here!")
A( 33950, 34200,   4,  14 , RBf,RBb, "On the other hand, I only have access to","three items in this entire stage.")
A( 34250, 34500,   4,  14 , RBf,RBb, "If it weren't for that, I'd kill bosses","in this stage much faster...")
A( 34600, 34900,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "The stage is relatively easy compared to others.","It just isn't all fun and acrobatic, though.")
A( 34920, 35100,   4,   4 , GBf,GBb, "Ah, a use for worn down cars! Barracades!")
A( 35150, 35350,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "I slow down for a moment for a bullet here.")
B( 35150, 35350, 200, 108 , 239,124, 0,0x00FF00FF)
A( 35380, 35680,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "And there's my third and last item. I looked.","No other destructables for item drops.")
A( 35700, 36000,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "Running out of ammo here is a guarantee.","There simply aren't enough destructables to abuse.")
A( 36050, 36250,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "But lack of destructables means easy optimization...")

A( 36300, 37000,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb,
   "It's mostly one person working on this TAS.",
   "FatRatKnight is this person's online alias.",
   "Said person was part of T5 during the DTC3.",
   "I, FatRatKnight, have done these subtitles.",
   "You can imagine why I appreciate some ease.",
   "Regardless, the TAS shouldn't look so easy.",
   "It takes a lot of effort to optimize a TAS.")

--Stage 2-4
a( 36937,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "CHECK: at 36937   T5   0   T1   0   T2   0")
a( 38147,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-4: K at 38147   T5+228   T1+108   T2+314")
a( 38842,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-4: B at 38842   T5+ 76   T1+144   T2+902")
a( 39258,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "2-4    at 39258   T5+304   T1+252   T2+1216")

A( 37050, 37300,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "This is the second flying stage,","out of the two found in this game.")
A( 37350, 37600,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "You begin with all power-ups this time.","There is nothing to collect here.")
A( 37650, 37900,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "Progress depends on enemy kills.","Asteroids don't count as an enemy.")
A( 37950, 38300,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "I did my best to ensure I don't stop firing.","And making sure I hit every time.","Though, I still delay a moment at one point.")
A( 38400, 38700,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "I wanted to do this strategy in the DTC3.","Time constraints meant optimizing it was infeasible.")
A( 38750, 39000,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "In the end, this is faster and far more","stylish than just sitting in one spot.")

A( 39050, 40000,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb,
   "The Dream Team Contest at TASVideos simply pits",
   "teams of TASers against one another on a game.",
   "A team of Tool-Assisted Superplayers works",
   "together to create the fastest game-winning",
   "input file. The whole frame advance and save",
   "state thing does allow multiple people to",
   "contribute in playing through the same run.",
   "",
   "This was the game chosen for DTC3.",
   "I, FatRatKnight, was a player in DTC3, under T5.")

--Stage 3-1
a( 39931,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "CHECK: at 39931   T5   0   T1   0   T2   0")
a( 40412,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-1: 1 at 40412   T5+ 27   T1+158   T2+  1")
a( 40782,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-1: 2 at 40782   T5+ 22   T1+ 98   T2+ 99")
a( 41269,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-1: 3 at 41269   T5+  1   T1+  1   T2+  2")
a( 41710,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-1: 4 at 41710   T5+  1   T1+140   T2+ 82")
a( 42526,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-1: 5 at 42526   T5+ 25   T1+  3   T2+ 21")
a( 43174,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-1: 6 at 43174   T5+ 20   T1+167   T2+227")
a( 44486,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-1: 7 at 44486   T5+245   T1+278   T2+316")
a( 44833,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-1    at 44833   T5+321   T1+825   T2+788")

A( 40020, 40500,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "Unlike the agents in previous levels (1/16),","scorpions have a 1/4 drop rate.")
A( 40220, 40500,   8,  24 , RBf,RBb, "Handy advantage, as it means I can have the","good drops like grenades more frequently.")
A( 40550, 40850,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "The RNGScan functions of my script were","particularly handy to have. Grenades! Yes!")
A( 40900, 41300,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb, "Only way to survive the tornado is to dig","underground, or be dead before it hits you.")
A( 41100, 41300,   8,  24 , GBf,GBb, "Yes! Humor at last! Be dead to avoid dieing!")
A( 41320, 41600,   4,   4 , GBf,GBb, "Though, I fear for the wildlife who promtly","die in the environment they live in.")
A( 41650, 41950,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "As far as luck goes, I often got my drops","while on the run. Without losing time.")
A( 42000, 42300,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "I like how this stage went! Every scene,","I beat the DTC3 runs in some way.")
A( 42400, 42700,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "Those birds each have 60 HP. Makes you wonder","if bullets or grenades really do 1 or 3.")
A( 42800, 43000,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "Yes, they really do 1 and 3 damage respectively.","Charged shots up to 10.")
A( 43100, 43400,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "I just pile so many shots in such a short","span of time. Doing things the TAS way!")
A( 43500, 43850,   4,   4 , GBf,GBb, "It's a desert. Of course it would be","an empty, endless expanse of sand!","What did you expect?")
A( 43900, 44200,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "I have 18 grenades to spare. Seems I","manipulated a few more than needed.")
A( 44300, 44600,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb, "One cycle kill. The DTC3 runs failed to","do this. Go CloudStacking and grenades!")

A( 44620, 45400,   4,   4 , RBf,RBb,
   "Information my script gives you:",
   " * Weapon ID, cooldown, ammo, grenade count",
   " * Length of charge for charged shot (and power)",
   " * Spawn timer, camera lock, enemies onscreen",
   " * Hitboxes, including numbers indicating HP",
   " * Detailed RNG information predicting when things drop",
   " * Adjustable HUD opacity and hitbox scaling",
   "     (see offscreen stuff)",
   "",
   "Sadly, it still doesn't color dinosaurs.")


--Stage 3-2
a( 49999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "CHECK: at 4....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")
a( 49999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-2: 1 at 4....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")
a( 49999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-2: 2 at 4....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")
a( 49999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-2: 3 at 4....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")
a( 49999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-2: 4 at 4....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")
a( 49999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-2: 5 at 4....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")
a( 49999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-2: 6 at 4....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")
a( 49999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-2: 7 at 4....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")
a( 49999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-2: 8 at 4....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")
a( 49999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-2: 9 at 4....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")
a( 49999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "CHECK: at 4....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")
a( 49999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-2    at 4....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")

--Stage 3-3
a( 54999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "CHECK: at .....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")
a( 54999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-2: 1 at .....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")
a( 54999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-2: 2 at .....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")
a( 54999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-2: 3 at .....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")
a( 54999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-2: 4 at .....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")
a( 54999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-2: 5 at .....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")
a( 54999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-2: 6 at .....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")
a( 54999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-2: 7 at .....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")
a( 54999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "CHECK: at .....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")
a( 54999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "3-2    at .....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")

--Stage 3-4
a( 54999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "CHECK: at .....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")
a( 54999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "LOCK:  at .....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")
a( 54999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "Kill:  at .....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")
a( 54999,100 , 4,150 , RGf,RGb, "Victory   .....   T5+...   T1+...   T2+...")

A( 55000, 65000,   4,   4 , RGf,RGb,
 "###   Me |--T5- --T1- --T2- --T4-",
 "1-1  7800| 7193  7430  7966  8346",
 "1-2  6409| 6762  9911 10289 10357",
 "1-3  3999| 4056  4121  6511  DNF",
 "1-4  3755| 3917  4003  4291",
 "2-1  4200| 4664  4747  5193",
 "2-2  7327| 7476  7525  7477",
 "2-3  3587| 3782  3642  3730",
 "2-4  2806| 3110  3058  4022",
 "3-1  5575| 5896  6400  6363",
 "3-2  ....| 3404  3416  3636",
 "3-3  ....| 4259  4160  4451",
 "3-4  ....| 2466  2669  2588",
 "---------+-----------------------",
 "END 5....|56985 61082 66517  DNF")

Edit2: Uh, an update. To my subtitles. For those from IRC peeking in, you would be correct in assuming I just finished 2-2, and will be making a new post shortly. Edit3: This time, I'm just updating the subtitles to remain aligned with the 50 frame improvement, and to be real chatty up through 3-1. No progress into 3-2 yet, what with the holidays. Trying to keep my mind on this, at least.

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