As the first ESA I attended it was a very positive impression. As I can't compare it to previous events I'll just list the standout things for me:

Positives:

• Location and venue was about as perfect as can be. I remember being told that the hotel is right outside the train stop, but well, I didn't expect it to be quite literally right outside the train stop. The mall being right next door too and in general just the whole area was incredibly convenient. The hotel staff were very friendly too, and the facilities and things like breakfast, the ice-cream/popcorn etc. was very nice (this is starting to sound like a sell-out for the hotel here but hey it was good!)

• The arcade room was very nice. Having a large area of machines with good variety mixed alongside a cosy seating area made for a very comfy hang-out spot. Very much hoping this stays the same next event, maybe even with more machines? I noticed Jubeat was quite popular which often led to people loitering around waiting for their turn, something not as noticeable on the other machines.

• The $25 Yakuza run was such a standout and it's almost a shame it didn't feature on Stream 1 where likely more people would've seen it. These kind of runs definitely have a lot of potential and can bring a lot of entertainment in ways a traditional speedrun might not. Either way, I hope these make a return!

• Tournament Room. I actually only managed to catch a few but they all seemed very well organised and pulled off, and I regret not taking part in any myself. Big props to the organisers and everyone who made these run as smoothly as they did.

• Intermission mini-speedruns/showcases - I thought these were a really nice feature for in-between runs, and made for some nice bite-sized material for things I might've had no idea about. Great stuff!

Negatives:

• The text-to-speech donation reading on stream 2 felt a little odd. Granted, it's a fair solution if volunteer count is a problem and not something that can easily be fixed otherwise.

• I loved the camaraderie of the whole Street Boys thing, although I felt the noise sometimes distracted and took away from things going on in Stream 1 due to the location. Perhaps groups/gatherings of that sort can be stationed further away from what I guess you'd see as the main attraction and heavy focus of the stream.

• The 2 elevators-lifestyle for most of the week was a little tedious, especially for those on the higher floors. This I suppose is more of a hotel issue and something they should look into more to prevent it from breaking down so frequently, which is definitely a problem for an event with this many people.

Other Notes:

~ Me and some friends went to The Alley, an escape room facility stationed in Malmo quite close to the train station which was an absolute blast. We talked to the host and he'd mentioned he'd contacted ESA for a discount deal of some sort but didn't receive any response. This could be something to look into, as escape rooms are a great outing for groups and with this particular one so nearby (short 5~ minute train into a 2~ minute walk?) it could be a good opportunity!

Overall a great event. Big thanks to everyone who helped organise and run it, and make it such a memorable 9 days. Very much looking forward to going again next year and hopefully getting involved even more.

also

I Wanna be the Pastel Jun 15th 2017 Any%

I Wanna be the Ocean Princess May 29th 2018 Any% (100% also exists but lol)

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I Wanna be the Farewell Jan 7th 2019 True Ending% (Bad End% and 100% are also categories I guess)

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It's still mandatory to do before every run, but Soulless Pacifist doesn't require this after Genocide because the 10 minute wait after Genocide, followed by the choice that you make afterwards gives the same results as a full reset anyway, with the only difference being the final ending (Soulless Pacifist Ending).

So yeah you still have to wipe data / fresh reset before every run, but in Soulless Pacifist the 10 minute wait events don't make this necessary.

Flowey's text at the beginning of the game would be one of the main telling points, as he can say a lot of different things if you haven't full reset and depending on where you last left your save off. I guess you could also pay attention to the Sans handshake in Snowdin too on whether or not you turn around before he says anything (and he'll comment on it). You'll know you've not reset properly if at the end of a Genocide run, the last text box before the final prompt isn't "LET'S ERASE THIS POINTLESS WORLD..."

There are probably some other good ways to tell so I'll leave that to anyone else to answer. Generally though so long as you've deleted the UNDERTALE folder in your Appdata > Local folder and don't have Steam Cloud Sync enabled, you'll have a fresh file. Just make sure to do this before every run.

Hey SeriouslyRidiculous.

I looked around and couldn't find a list anywhere, but there are plenty of the videos of the fight on YouTube or Twitch and such which you could use as a reference point. Unless I'm wrong, there are a couple moves (usually towards the end of each phase) that are RNG that you'll just have to react to on the spot, but the rest are complete pattern-based so I'd advise practicing the fight for a little while and growing comfortable with them.

The only attack that I can remember off the top of my head is the last attack of phase 3 which is Left > Down > Right > Up (looped 3 times), so really I'd just recommend repeating the fight until you grow comfortable enough.

Best of luck! :)

I think it's known yeah. Some people have used it to farm the Glyde encounter in the Snowdin cave which usually takes about 4 minutes or something so doing this makes it a bit less tedious. Otherwise I'm not sure where else it's useful.

No annoyance whatsoever, and someone might eventually find another use for it! :)

Jellobeaver I can't confirm it for myself because I don't own a Mac, but from searching around I found this:

~/Library/Application Support/com.tobyfox.undertale/

Your files should be there. Let me know if it helps!