I'm starting to doubt myself on the value of subtitles for this game. I realize this is probably a bad thing to be doubting myself on. So, I'll ask for opinions before making a decision.
So, uh... Any opinions? I don't know what specific thing to ask.
If it helps, this is my listing in progress:
subtitle 30 Gauntlet TAS, any%. This run aims for fastest time.
subtitle 330 I delay at character select for best vault combo.
subtitle 630 FODA worked out vault combos. I'm just following it.
subtitle 930 Elf has highest speed. A lot of running is needed.
subtitle 1230 Weak shots (1 damage out of 3), decent magic.
subtitle 1530 Surprisingly good Health gains from treasure.
subtitle 1830 Since most is running to exit, speed is king.
subtitle 2160 This game has a bunch of secret walls to shoot.
subtitle 2460 These walls can contain almost anything.
subtitle 2760 I've worked out internal RAM for these secrets.
subtitle 3060 Naturally, for TAS, I produce scripts to show RAM.
subtitle 3360 Among other things, there's not a secret I don't see.
subtitle 3660 Just show a number where an object is.
subtitle 3960 Secret walls count as an object. Thus, I see them.
subtitle 4260 I spot a few secrets the last TAS didn't get.
subtitle 4600 This game gets a lot of lag. Slows things down.
subtitle 4900 Lag happens when the game has a lot to process.
subtitle 5200 Look at those monsters. That's a lot to process.
subtitle 5500 Time spent killing can be made up with less lag.
subtitle 5800 A potion can clear an entire screen of enemies.
subtitle 6100 As such, potions can greatly assist lag problems.
subtitle 6400 A screen clear can be worth a few seconds alone!
subtitle 6700 A potion just a few steps away is worth it.
subtitle 7150 Extra Shot - My arrows do more damage (1->2)
subtitle 7450 Later, I must shoot out 300 HP. x2 damage helps.
subtitle 7750 That Extra Shot took about 4.5 seconds.
subtitle 8050 300 -> 150 shots is far more than 5 seconds.
subtitle 8350 I say getting Extra Shot is worth it.
subtitle 8720 Extra Fight - Ramming enemies more effective.
subtitle 9020 Running into enemies do random damage.
subtitle 9320 Supposedly, Extra Fight helps in "melee" damage.
subtitle 9620 At base level, I could already kill 3 HP foes.
subtitle 9920 Though, randomly, I could do 1 or 2 damage.
subtitle 10220 Hard to say how much Extra Fight helps, really.
subtitle 10520 Still, Extra Fight was directly in the way.
subtitle 10820 Not getting it means I spend time shooting it.
subtitle 11160 Treasure rooms are helpful, but RTA hates 'em.
subtitle 11460 When you find the exit, you recover fully!
subtitle 11760 Alas, the exit is randomly located.
subtitle 12060 In TAS, manipulate the closest exit, of course!
subtitle 12360 RTA (Real-Time Attack) can only hope.
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14980 Extra Speed - Run faster (3->4; 2->3 diagonal)
20560 Extra Magic - Potions more likely to slay stuff
I figure lag reduction makes up for picking this.
Extra Armor is another power-up. I never get it.
To enter room 100, you need the vault combo.
An unassisted run can "guess" the vault combo.
They merely need to look at their password.
The first character of the password determines combo.
Have a list of 32 combos handy. "Guessing" is easy.
In TAS, manipulate the fastest combo, of course!
This combo needed manipulation from the beginning.
Ah, this dragon. Each head has 100 HP. Total 300 HP!
If a head is breathing fire, it's immune to damage.
So, "activate" all three heads at different times.
When one is breathing fire, I can shoot another!
By the way... What TAS doesn't play with death?
Do enjoy my rather low HP. And the ending, too.
This was FatRatKnight, TASer and subtitler.
