[GUIDE] Arcade Mode - Zetterburn (Easy)

**LEVEL 1: Wrastor**

Wavedash towards center stage. Shine > shorthop > dair > fastfall> upstrong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvwLQD1DK_g

**LEVEL 2: Clairen + Ranno**

Drop through the platform and dash left. Shine > dair on Clairen, Ranno should run towards you. Shine > dair again, hitting both Clairen and Ranno this time. Finish with charged upstrong or dash right to cross them up and finish with a charged fstrong. My best times in level 2 have involved a lot of lucky cooperation from Forsburn. Be prepared to improvise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwoazfnHxOQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwoazfnHxOQ

**LEVEL 3: Kragg**

Press nothing, let Kragg run towards you. He will briefly pause after reaching center stage . When he stops, wavedash forward to cross him up and shine > dair > fstrong left.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g60rk9Ohg00

**LEVEL 4: Target Test -**

This is gonna be a whole thing once we can practice without going through arcade mode. For now I’ll leave the demonstration of the current route, which is an amalgamation of strats and optimizations from InspiredShadow, Rai7, and myself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReZ8qOX2LlUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReZ8qOX2LlU

**LEVEL 5: Fleet**

Wavedash twice towards center stage. Shine > dair > fastfall > shine > dair > fastfall>  pivot upstrong. The pivot is important, fleet really likes trying to get behind you. Alternatively, you can drift backwards during the shine/dair loop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etwqvH9W0R8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etwqvH9W0R8

**LEVEL 6: Maypul Team**

Start with an Fstrong right after “GO” starts to disappear, position yourself ⅓ of the stage from the left ledge and wait for the respawn. Charge upstrong and release to catch Maypuls 4,5,6. Position yourself ⅓ of the stage from the right ledge and charge upstrong again. Release to catch Maypuls 7,8,9. Upstrong to catch Maypul 10.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRk7gAS0ZQ4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRk7gAS0ZQ4

**LEVEL 7: Forsburn**

Wavedash twice towards center stage. Shine/dair loop to 50-60%. Finish with an uncharged upstrong at >60% and a charged upstrong if he's below 60%.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU9CyvRjIY0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU9CyvRjIY0

**LEVEL 8: Orcane**

Shine/dair loop to build percent, fully charged upstrong will kill at like 50%+

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un4QzWUgPbUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un4QzWUgPbU

**FINAL TIME** **: 46.14**

**Notes:**

- The idea behind these strategies is to prioritize consistency over top speed. 
- The bots in Rivals 2 are really easy to manipulate. If you stand still, they will run at you; if you run at them, they will shield. Wavedashing lets you approach the bots without triggering a reflex.
- The bots seems less likely to tech if you aren't moving the analogue stick but this needs more testing
-  In standard fights it’s generally best to build damage as quickly as possible so you can finish with a charged strong attack (lots of stages with low ceilings, so mostly upstrong). 
- I will keep the guide updated as new strategies are discovered and adopted. 
- Strategies will be attributed to their respective discoverers unless requested otherwise

Getting Started: Downpatching Guide

# Rivals of Aether II: Downpatching Guide 

### by Jacob, Axmos, Gemini

## STEP 1

Win+r steam://open/console![](https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXf8KOQR_YgqSlTEHXjMh55YCdw75JII50syH8bsgzc3ccRqR_s1kexfGwCPgezdAiihTu6jfViJxF8JQN5FsexGb9-5iLf-EpJMTO3_IHVaOWj8XWPuobNUrAGI4VKfvPdfMxuvFA?key=Kz5FWbslJF4fYYEno3TmwuJI)

## STEP 2

Copy+paste (without quotes) “download_depot 2217000 2217001 4749613566750724474”  into the Steam Console and press ‘enter.’  The string at the end is the **Manifest ID**, which tells Steam which version of the game to download. For the sake of the tutorial, the Manifest ID above is for version 1.0.1, but the IDs for the other patches are listed at the bottom of the guide. It may take several minutes for your download to complete.![](https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXdw2yj01992lGScChYCRRzFOiglYVr2tN0Hl_k7JInmAdzfwhv2-OINPCj9pPbvUeOtoRecdrFJ4UM_gzRLafCd5ygI3U5wHCcuNCiXGVyWz7ETMl03AIBDmF1KhqcJvMzm1KeoDw?key=Kz5FWbslJF4fYYEno3TmwuJI)

## STEP 3

In Steam, right-click on ‘Rivals of Aether II’ and select manage > browse local files and go back one folder to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\ common.

![](/static/blob/1n531yqz.png)

## STEP 4

In Steam\steamapps\common, Create a copy of your Rivals 2 folder and name it “Rivals 2new.”

![](/static/blob/1n7jkd7n.png)

## STEP 5

Navigate to “C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\content\app_2217000\depot_2217001” and copy the contents of this folder into your “Rivals 2” folder.

![](/static/blob/7n63ow4n.png)

## STEP 6

In Steam, right click on ‘Rivals of Aether II’ and navigate to ‘Properties > Updates’ and set ‘Automatic Updates’ to ‘Only update this game when I launch it’

![](/static/blob/rnq2dr2n.png)

Congrats! Opening the game through Steam will run whichever version is in the folder named “Rivals 2,” which should now be release version 12562 (1.0.1.x, 11/21/2024).

### NOTE:

Remember to keep “Rivals 2 new” up to date. When an update is available, rename the folders:

“Rivals 2” > “Rivals 2 1.0.1” and “Rivals 2new” > “Rivals 2”. Then, download the update and launch the current patch through Steam at least once. This will prevent Steam from forcing you to update before running the old version again.

![](https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXcCxevn50lZ2amON4T2M9DgNr3_TGexFFwHEYbNDLlkTQ0QyG0dHRa_VMuqL3fyw8xETCMM0zRNi0D441sOFzGl_aX2GRMG79kWrxNgC_lXpJAIRsQ-RRv_glSSf2CipmvUgEGpZw?key=Kz5FWbslJF4fYYEno3TmwuJI)

![](https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXeAiEQU1ri9iQ07ns9qo7UfGXVwffvuRRF6Yk4pnbe8q4hB_SXAKNIO-GOs7hJZhtT8o5XJqdhjGyMf09CIQf2OJOXXXbe9dYh0gMGqxmHL-NUtR-hhkIuvjCIQSr3LWfdJv2MS?key=Kz5FWbslJF4fYYEno3TmwuJI)

**RIVALS II MANIFEST ID’s**

Release (1.0, 10/23/2024) - **252663554505934172**

1.0.1 (1.0.1 11/21/2024) - **4749613566750724474   <- Preferred Patch for Base-Roster Arcade Mode**

1.0.2.1 (11/27/2024) - **4065862597974416684**

1.0.3 (12/03/2024) - **1359945653126945881**

1.0.4 (12/12/2024) - **4677083617438185937**

1.0.5 (01/07/2025) - **4423456537687424231**

1.1.3 (02/18/2025) - **6076786918605428644  <- Preferred Patch for Loxodont Target Test**

[https://steamdb.info/depot/2217001/manifests/](https://steamdb.info/depot/2217001/manifests/)

[SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/)[General downpatch guide](https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-downgrade-steam-games/) by Jason Currie

StagecoachKing

Rivals of Aether II

Forsburn

Etalus

Liquid_Quasar

Sye_

LucaFoxy

USA / NTSC

Easy

Medium

Hard

Easy 

Medium 

Pre-1.0.2.1

1.0.2.1+

1.0.1 1.0.3+

1.0.4+

1.0.5+

1.1.0+

1.1.1.1+

1.1.1.3+

1.1.4+

1.1.5+

1.2.0+

1.2.2+

Difficulty

Beat the break the targets stage as fast as possible.
Time submitted must be the in-game time achieved.
Pausing during the run is banned.
Video proof is required.
Mods of any kind are banned

Target Test

Difficulty 

Please include game version when submitting

Version

Hey runners! We at the mod team are happy to announce the launch of the **Rivals of Aether II Speedrunning** Discord server! Hopefully this will help bridge the gaps in the community and provide a centralized platform for discussing strategies, sharing pb's, and getting insights and feedback from yo

Name	Author
[GUIDE] Arcade Mode - Zetterburn (Easy)	StagecoachKing 7 months ago
Getting Started: Downpatching Guide	StagecoachKing 5 months ago