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Rocky712YT at 21:20, 20 February 2024

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	'''Notes:'''		'''Notes:'''
	* Trying to just stay with whatever form of movement is the fastest is usually the best idea, but...		* Trying to just stay with whatever form of movement is the fastest is usually the best idea, but...
	* The most glaring ~~exception~~ are Shinesparks, which have a very long startup time (relatively) and a lengthy bonk animation when hitting a wall. This means speed booster is almost always faster if you can maintain it for the same distance as the shinespark.		* The most glaring exceptions are Shinesparks, which have a very long startup time (relatively) and a lengthy bonk animation when hitting a wall. This means speed booster is almost always faster if you can maintain it for the same distance as the shinespark.

	=Wall Jumps=		=Wall Jumps=

Rocky712YT at 21:19, 20 February 2024

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	* If you're going to perform a shinespark anyway, do it as early as possible.		* If you're going to perform a shinespark anyway, do it as early as possible.
	* One big jump is preferable if it allows you to skip a landing, where you would only run for a short distance (1-3 blocks), because landing completely cuts your horizonal speed and will force you to accelerate to full speed again.		* One big jump is preferable if it allows you to skip a landing, where you would only run for a short distance (1-3 blocks), because landing completely cuts your horizonal speed and will force you to accelerate to full speed again.



	=Moving Speeds=		=Moving Speeds=
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	* Trying to just stay with whatever form of movement is the fastest is usually the best idea, but...		* Trying to just stay with whatever form of movement is the fastest is usually the best idea, but...
	* The most glaring exception are Shinesparks, which have a very long startup time (relatively) and a lengthy bonk animation when hitting a wall. This means speed booster is almost always faster if you can maintain it for the same distance as the shinespark.		* The most glaring exception are Shinesparks, which have a very long startup time (relatively) and a lengthy bonk animation when hitting a wall. This means speed booster is almost always faster if you can maintain it for the same distance as the shinespark.



	=Wall Jumps=		=Wall Jumps=
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	'''Note:''' This does not work when you have Space Jump.		'''Note:''' This does not work when you have Space Jump.
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	=Soft Morphing=		=Soft Morphing=
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	*You are already morphed when you start falling.		*You are already morphed when you start falling.
	:'''Note:''' You would need to unmorph in mid-air and then re-morph near the ground. The unmorphing animation reduces Samus´ falling speed a little bit, which loses you the time that you saved by avoiding the bouncing animation.		:'''Note:''' You would need to unmorph in mid-air and then re-morph near the ground. The unmorphing animation reduces Samus´ falling speed a little bit, which loses you the time that you saved by avoiding the bouncing animation.



	=Ledge Grabbing=		=Ledge Grabbing=
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	In general, it's slightly quicker to do the jump motion, but this runs the risk of missing the ledge grab entirely if you press your away input before grabbing the ledge.		In general, it's slightly quicker to do the jump motion, but this runs the risk of missing the ledge grab entirely if you press your away input before grabbing the ledge.



	=Bomb Jumping=		=Bomb Jumping=
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	Horizontal Bomb Jumping is a technique that allows Samus to bomb jump moving left or right without gaining any height. This is accomplished by placing each bomb slightly to the side of the previous bomb. This is used primarily in the [[Acid Worm Skip (AWS)]]-Room.		Horizontal Bomb Jumping is a technique that allows Samus to bomb jump moving left or right without gaining any height. This is accomplished by placing each bomb slightly to the side of the previous bomb. This is used primarily in the [[Acid Worm Skip (AWS)]]-Room.
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	=Shine Sparking=		=Shine Sparking=

Rocky712YT at 20:58, 20 February 2024

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Rocky712YT at 20:36, 20 February 2024

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	After getting the [[Power Grip]] upgrade, you can grab and hang onto ledges and use "Up" or "A" to climb up a ledge.		After getting the [[Power Grip]] upgrade, you can grab and hang onto ledges and use "Up" or "A" to climb up a ledge.
	However, you can also do the Ledge Grabbing technique, in which you press "A" and the D-Pad in the opposite direction of the ledge. The inputs are very similiar to a wall jump.		However, you can also do the Ledge Grabbing technique, in which you press "A" and the D-Pad in the opposite direction of the ledge. The inputs are very similiar to a wall jump.
	In general, it's slightly quicker to do the jump motion, but this runs the risk of missing the ledge grab entirely if you press your away input before grabbing the ledge.
			In general, it's slightly quicker to do the jump motion, but this runs the risk of missing the ledge grab entirely if you press your away input before grabbing the ledge.

	=Bomb Jumping=		=Bomb Jumping=

Rocky712YT at 20:35, 20 February 2024

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	After getting the [[Power Grip]] upgrade, you can grab and hang onto ledges and use "Up" or "A" to climb up a ledge.		After getting the [[Power Grip]] upgrade, you can grab and hang onto ledges and use "Up" or "A" to climb up a ledge.
	However, you can also do the Ledge Grabbing technique, in which you press "A" and the D-Pad in the opposite direction of the ledge. The inputs are very similiar to a wall jump.		However, you can also do the Ledge Grabbing technique, in which you press "A" and the D-Pad in the opposite direction of the ledge. The inputs are very similiar to a wall jump.
	In general, it's slightly quicker to do the jump motion, but this runs the risk of missing the ledge grab entirely if you press your away input before grabbing the ledge.		In general, it's slightly quicker to do the jump motion, but this runs the risk of missing the ledge grab entirely if you press your away input before grabbing the ledge.

	=Bomb Jumping=		=Bomb Jumping=

Rocky712YT at 20:34, 20 February 2024

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	4. Falling spinning = Falling upright		4. Falling spinning = Falling upright
	5. Falling morphed		5. Falling morphed
	6. Crawling in Zero Suit.		6. Crawling in Zero Suit

	'''Notes:'''		'''Notes:'''
	* Trying to just stay with whatever form of movement is the fastest is usually the best idea, but...		* Trying to just stay with whatever form of movement is the fastest is usually the best idea, but...
	* The most glaring exception is Shinesparks, which ~~has~~ a very long startup time (relatively) and a lengthy bonk animation when hitting a wall. This means speed booster is almost always faster if you can maintain it for the same distance as the shinespark.		* The most glaring exception are Shinesparks, which have a very long startup time (relatively) and a lengthy bonk animation when hitting a wall. This means speed booster is almost always faster if you can maintain it for the same distance as the shinespark.

	=Wall Jumps=		=Wall Jumps=
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	=Soft Morphing=		=Soft Morphing=
			If Samus is falling and hits the ground while being in her Morph Ball form, a small bouncing animation will play, which will cost a little bit of time.
	~~When~~ Samus is falling and in ~~morph ball~~ form, ~~she will do~~ a small ~~bounce when she lands. This little bounce~~ which ~~costs~~ a little bit of time. ~~Whenever~~ you are in a ~~situation where you're not morphed and~~ you start falling, ~~and you want to be morphed when you land, it is usually faster to wait and morph~~ as close to the ground as possible~~. This prevents the bounce animation~~.		*If you are not in a Morph Ball when you start falling, avoid the bouncing animation by morphing into a Ball as close to the ground as possible.
			There are situations where this is not faster, e. g.
	~~In some~~ situations ~~it's~~ not faster ~~to do this~~, ~~such as~~ already ~~being in morph ball~~ when you start falling. ~~In order to soft morph, you~~ would need to ~~first~~ unmorph in ~~the~~ air and then re-morph near the ground. The unmorphing animation ~~slows samus's~~ falling speed a little bit, ~~and~~ loses the time you ~~would save~~ by ~~soft morphing~~.		*You are already morphed when you start falling.
			:'''Note:''' You would need to unmorph in mid-air and then re-morph near the ground. The unmorphing animation reduces Samus´ falling speed a little bit, which loses you the time that you saved by avoiding the bouncing animation.

	=Ledge Grabbing=		=Ledge Grabbing=
	After getting the [[Power Grip]] upgrade you can grab ledges~~. You can press~~ Up or A to climb ~~the~~ ledge ~~normally once you've grabbed it~~, or you can do ~~a input similar~~ to a wall jump ~~by pressing away from the ledge and A to jump onto it~~. In general it's slightly quicker to do the jump motion, but this runs the risk of missing the ledge grab entirely if you press your away input before grabbing the ledge.		After getting the [[Power Grip]] upgrade, you can grab and hang onto ledges and use "Up" or "A" to climb up a ledge.
			However, you can also do the Ledge Grabbing technique, in which you press "A" and the D-Pad in the opposite direction of the ledge. The inputs are very similiar to a wall jump.
			In general, it's slightly quicker to do the jump motion, but this runs the risk of missing the ledge grab entirely if you press your away input before grabbing the ledge.

	=Bomb Jumping=		=Bomb Jumping=

Rocky712YT at 20:07, 20 February 2024

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	=General Movement Rules=		=General Movement Rules=
	These general rules can be followed for ~~optimized~~ gameplay.		These general rules can be followed for optimizing your gameplay.
	Note that most of these have some exceptions, especially when there are more goals in play than strict horizontal movement, and for absolutely optimal movement you sometimes have to experiment.		Note that most of these have some exceptions, especially when there are more goals in play than strict horizontal movement, and for absolutely optimal movement you sometimes have to experiment.
	* Keep jumps small, spend as much time as possible on the ground		* Keep jumps small, spend as much time as possible on the ground.
	* Don't do anything special when running off a ledge, just keep holding the direction		* Don't do anything special when running off a ledge, just keep holding the direction.
	* If you're rolling off a ledge morphed and intend to unmorph, do so early		* If you're rolling off a ledge morphed and intend to unmorph, do it early.
	* If you're going to perform a shinespark anyway, do it as early as possible		* If you're going to perform a shinespark anyway, do it as early as possible.
	* ~~Additionally, landing completely cuts your speed and will force~~ you to ~~accelerate to full speed again. So if a bigger jump allows skipping~~ a landing where you would only run for a short distance (1-3 blocks) ~~before being forced into the air~~ again~~, it's not a bad idea~~.		* One big jump is preferable if it allows you to skip a landing, where you would only run for a short distance (1-3 blocks), because landing completely cuts your horizonal speed and will force you to accelerate to full speed again.

	=Moving Speeds=		=Moving Speeds=
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	=Wall Jumps=		=Wall Jumps=
			*Infinite Wall Jump is a technique that allows Samus to wall jump in a single wall infinitely. It can be used in every category and even casual playthroughs.
			*To perform a Wall Jump you need to jump into a wall so that you're pushed against it, hold away from the wall and press the jump button. You can move back into the same wall to continue jumping infinitely.
			*You can wall jump off of a single tile wall so long as you can jump high enough to reach between the middle to top-half of the block.

	~~Infinite Wall Jump is a tech that allows Samus to wall jump in a single wall infinitely. This is a very common strat in all categories.~~		'''Note:''' This does not work when you have Space Jump.

	~~To perform a Wall Jump you need to jump into a wall so that you~~'~~re pushed against it, hold away from the wall and press the jump button. You can move back into the same wall to continue jumping infinitely.~~

	~~You can wall jump off of a single tile wall so long as you can jump high enough to reach between the middle to top-half of the block.~~

	This does not work when you have Space Jump.

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Rocky712YT at 19:50, 20 February 2024

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			=General Movement Rules=
			These general rules can be followed for optimized gameplay.
			Note that most of these have some exceptions, especially when there are more goals in play than strict horizontal movement, and for absolutely optimal movement you sometimes have to experiment.
			* Keep jumps small, spend as much time as possible on the ground
			* Don't do anything special when running off a ledge, just keep holding the direction
			* If you're rolling off a ledge morphed and intend to unmorph, do so early
			* If you're going to perform a shinespark anyway, do it as early as possible
			* Additionally, landing completely cuts your speed and will force you to accelerate to full speed again. So if a bigger jump allows skipping a landing where you would only run for a short distance (1-3 blocks) before being forced into the air again, it's not a bad idea.

	=Moving Speeds=		=Moving Speeds=
	The horizontal speed of different sorts of movement are as follows (from fastest to slowest):		The horizontal speed of different sorts of movement are as follows (from fastest to slowest):
	1. Shinespark		1. Shinespark
	2. Grounded Speed booster = Jumping Speed Booster (Space boosting)		2. Grounded Speed booster = Jumping Speed Booster (Space boosting)
	3. Running on ground = Rolling on ground		3. Running on ground = Rolling on ground
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	6. Crawling in Zero Suit.		6. Crawling in Zero Suit.

	Trying to just stay with whatever form of movement is the fastest is usually the best idea. The most glaring exception is Shinesparks, which ~~have (relatively)~~ a very long startup time and a lengthy bonk animation when hitting a wall~~, meaning~~ speed booster is almost always faster if you can maintain it for the same distance as the shinespark.		'''Notes:'''
			* Trying to just stay with whatever form of movement is the fastest is usually the best idea, but...
	Using this information we can create a couple of general rules to follow. Note that most of these have some exceptions, especially when there are more goals in play than strict horizontal movement, and for absolutely optimal movement you sometimes have to experiment, but following these will always be servicable.		* The most glaring exception is Shinesparks, which has a very long startup time (relatively) and a lengthy bonk animation when hitting a wall. This means speed booster is almost always faster if you can maintain it for the same distance as the shinespark.

	~~Keep jumps small, spend as much time as possible on the ground~~
	~~Don't do anything special when running off a ledge, just keep holding the direction~~
	~~If you're rolling off a ledge morphed and intend to unmorph, do so early~~
	~~If you're going to perform a shinespark anyway, do it as early as possible~~
	Additionally, landing completely cuts your speed and will force you to accelerate to full speed again. So if a bigger jump allows skipping a landing where you would only run for a short distance (1-3 blocks) before being forced into the air again, it's not a bad idea.

	=Wall Jumps=		=Wall Jumps=

Rocky712YT at 19:26, 20 February 2024

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	=Moving Speeds=		=Moving Speeds=
			The horizontal speed of different sorts of movement are as follows (from fastest to slowest):
	The horizontal speed of different sorts of movement are as follows: Shinespark > Grounded Speed booster = Jumping Speed Booster (Space boosting) > Running on ground = Rolling on ground > Falling spinning = Falling upright > Falling morphed > Crawling in Zero Suit.		1. Shinespark
			2. Grounded Speed booster = Jumping Speed Booster (Space boosting)
			3. Running on ground = Rolling on ground
			4. Falling spinning = Falling upright
			5. Falling morphed
			6. Crawling in Zero Suit.

	Trying to just stay with whatever form of movement is the fastest is usually the best idea. The most glaring exception is Shinesparks, which have (relatively) a very long startup time and a lengthy bonk animation when hitting a wall, meaning speed booster is almost always faster if you can maintain it for the same distance as the shinespark.		Trying to just stay with whatever form of movement is the fastest is usually the best idea. The most glaring exception is Shinesparks, which have (relatively) a very long startup time and a lengthy bonk animation when hitting a wall, meaning speed booster is almost always faster if you can maintain it for the same distance as the shinespark.

Rocky712YT at 18:42, 20 February 2024

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	In some situations it's not faster to do this, such as already being in morph ball when you start falling. In order to soft morph, you would need to first unmorph in the air and then re-morph near the ground. The unmorphing animation slows samus's falling speed a little bit, and loses the time you would save by soft morphing.		In some situations it's not faster to do this, such as already being in morph ball when you start falling. In order to soft morph, you would need to first unmorph in the air and then re-morph near the ground. The unmorphing animation slows samus's falling speed a little bit, and loses the time you would save by soft morphing.

			=Ledge Grabbing=
			After getting the [[Power Grip]] upgrade you can grab ledges. You can press Up or A to climb the ledge normally once you've grabbed it, or you can do a input similar to a wall jump by pressing away from the ledge and A to jump onto it. In general it's slightly quicker to do the jump motion, but this runs the risk of missing the ledge grab entirely if you press your away input before grabbing the ledge.

	=Bomb Jumping=		=Bomb Jumping=
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	~~=Ledge Grabbing=~~

	After getting the [[Power Grip]] upgrade you can grab ledges. You can press Up or A to climb the ledge normally once you've grabbed it, or you can do a input similar to a wall jump by pressing away from the ledge and A to jump onto it. In general it's slightly quicker to do the jump motion, but this runs the risk of missing the ledge grab entirely if you press your away input before grabbing the ledge.

	=Shine Sparking=		=Shine Sparking=