08 - Planet Zoldoth "guide" / information 

Here is a doc with all of the information and strategies we've discovered for Planet Zoldath. Linking the Google Doc here because we are still adding to it when we find new information.

I hesitate to call this a "guide" because it skims over some of the basic information about the game. But it contains all of the under-the-surface details we've found that are useful for running the game.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zz6JpWmEUdlEvWlvodG8kJfwCD0mVCiCxr0T3bsnTYs/edit?usp=drivesdk

13 - Mooncat | Gold | Boss Quick Kill Strat (~15 Seconds)

Here's an approach I labbed out to get a ~15 second boss kill in Mooncat. I have no idea how RNG works in this game so I might just be extremely lucky, but I was grinding this for over an hour and I don't remember the boss ever jumping out of the starting 5 hit sequence if I executed it correctly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRTIkjkfHBg
The secret ingredient that makes all this work is that this game appears to operate by OG Super Mario Bros. hit detection rules: It only checks if you're moving down when you hit an enemy, not that you actually hit them from above. So as long as you're in the downward movement of your ground-pound when the boss walks into you or becomes tangible again, you'll score a hit

The first 5 hits of this attempt are pretty much as perfect as I could hope for, and the 6th hit is pretty good too considering how much of a tempo change the last 3 hits are. Kinda flubbed the transition into hits 7 and 8 after that, but a sub 15 second kill is definitely extremely doable with some practice

I've never really done speedruns for games before, so apologies if this is in the wrong place or this info is already known/posted somewhere else. Just figured I'd share since UFO 50's still just a week old and I don't know how much of each individual game's mechanics have been documented

37 - Valbrace guide Gold/Cherry

Maps are annotated versions of the excellent guide maps from [Llamakazi on Steam](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3334110356), with the magenta annotations being the run route. I assume this is the quickest route for both cherry and gold even though we fulfill the cherry requirement, but that may change if anyone finds a good route for the Bugg-Body terminal code (and they fix the crash on trying to level up with that so you could get at least some increase in stamina or smth).

Pierce is our most used spell to get around enemy defenses, Gate is used at some places to open hidden doors and Minor Heal is useful if you make some mistakes.

# Floor 0:

![](/static/blob/xz05p04n.png)

Engage Mimic at [1] with Pierce, get Red Potion for floor 4 Boss safety, get Keys from [2] and [3]. Open gate with switch [4]. You should just be able to walk over deactivated spikes without passing at turn. Leave floor with maximum magic.

# Floor 1:![](/static/blob/xzd4l7pz.png)

immediately turn right and open hidden door with Gate spell, then fight mimic at [1] for Rapier. Equip Rapier, this is our main weapon until fighting Abyss. It doesn't require STR level-ups, is fast and in total deals more damage than anything else relative to how little stamina it uses. Get Key from [2], take any fights you can on your way through [3]-[7]. Equip Wooden Shield after fighting the mimic [6]. That's about the minimum block-ability you need for the end boss. We need 200 essence to level up at the throne. ONLY LEVEL CON for this run. We need as much stamina as we can reasonably get for Red Star Sword against Abyss, as it absolutely devours stamina.

# Floor 2:![](/static/blob/1n57q6je.png)

Open door [1], fight Mimic [2] for guaranteed 60 essence, flip switch [3]. Exhaust searches in column room [4]. We need space in the inventory for the Zweihander for the Red Knight quest, but this is also a good place to grind. Activate switches [5] and [6], grind until you have 400 essence, level up at [7]. Backtrack, go to 10 and use Gate on the hidden door, make your way down to switch [11] and fight the boss. The boss on this floor is pretty easy, you can stunlock it with attacks, then Pierce after it moved a pixel, etc. if your rhythym is off, it flies up for a second pattern where your hits slowly move it upwards out of your range.

# Floor 3:

![](/static/blob/1n73y9le.png)

Do not use any switches for the poison here. The placement is pretty good as it is by default. Most of this floor is just hunting the switches [1] - [3], with some grinding for our level up. Not pictured in the map here is a small pool of poison in the corridor to chest [3], so don't mash into it when you want to move fast. Ignore that chest and flip switch [3]. Get 800 essence, level up, leave floor. From this level up onwards, any non-boss fight is a waste of time. We don't need any more essence and the enemies don't give anything useful aside from maybe potions, which can't be relied on.

# Floor 4:

![](/static/blob/7n64lq2z.png)

Move into the big room [1], hope you only need to search twice and don't get fights. Take east exit to get to switch [2] which shifts the poison. Use Gate at [3], flip switch [4], wade through poison to boss. Let poison run out before the fight, use Red Potion for safety. That way even if your stamina needs to recover, you can take a hit. In the boss fight, focus on attacking one arm until it's down, then you can attack the boss with good positioning. Equip Fungal Cloak for maybe some more defense and definitely some damage on enemies when you are hit.

# Floor 5:

![](/static/blob/7e9j4vxn.png)

This is mostly lever hunting and winding paths. Use discs to float over lava from [1] - [4], flip switch [5], return where you left the disk on [6] and open door [7], rest is pretty straigh forward.

# Floor 6:

![](/static/blob/7z36d5gz.png)

Go north to get Ruby (you likely need to drop stuff from your filled inventory for every gem). Make your way to big room [5]. Pass turns on the way when you see enemies patrole to avoid fighting Hands, as they waste the most time. Use Ruby to get it out of the inventory, exit east, flip switch [7] and give Red Knight the Zweihander. They will give you a Red Coin.
Flip switch [9], get Sapphire, return to big room, use Sapphire, exit south. Go through door [12], make your way up to the fountain, use Red Coin and ask for HONOR, which makes the Red Knight give you the Red Star Sword. Flip switch [17], open the north door [17.5] if you have a key, if not, use the south door.
Level up at throne [18] for free, get Emerald at [19] and on your way back pass turns to evade patroles near the emerald. DO NOT use Emerald at the boss chamber yet, just exit east to go to Red Knight.
Drop off items BEFORE Red Knight, not on their square. You need space in your inventory for the Red Star Sword, which you get by talking to him. If you have no space, that will make the sword disappear when they try to give it to you, softlocking you out of cherry and the (currently) fastest route. We also don't drop things on the Red Knight square because that gives them the item, which seems to sometimes also lead to problems.
Return to Boss Room [22], equipping Red Star Sword and drinking any useful potions just before entering. Use Emerald to start the boss fight against Abyss.
Use the Red Star Sword's projectile to destory the gems quickly even when they're flying up top, keeping an eye on your HP. You only get the projectile on high HP. The Red Star Sword also devours your stamina, which is what all the levels in CON are for.
After the gem phase, you'll attack Abyss head-on. Usually, you can attack twice and recharge your stamina for another two attacks before Abyss comes down again, but it's still a relatively long fight. Hope you don't get hit by fire columns and you should be about fine.

37 - Valbrace Speedrun Guide

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AlPwz6iOyVxSWe7dNxneOrmyR6u1c9GLSoAZGSW_ZLk/edit?tab=t.0

Hope it helps! But not too much! Stay the hell away from my precious record

42 - Night Manor Cherry Guide

Azurillkirby

Nomnomfighter

PythonLB

allieallieallie

maylessthanthree

UFO 50

Cosmoing

kg28

Barbuta

Bug Hunter

Ninpek

Paint Chase

Gold

Cherry

01 - Barbuta

02 - Bug Hunter

03 - Ninpek

04 - Paint Chase

05 - Magic Garden

06 - Mortol

07 - Velgress

08 - Planet Zoldath

09 - Attactics

10 - Devilition

11 - Kick Club

12 - Avianos

13 - Mooncat

14 - Bushido Ball

15 - Block Koala

All Gold Disks

All Epic Play

All Quick Play

All Thinky Play

All Reflex Play

All Multiplayer

Campanella Trilogy

19 - The Big Bell Race

21 - Waldorf's Journey

24 - Caramel Caramel

25 - Party House

26 - Hot Foot

28 - Rail Heist

31 - Pingolf

32 - Mortol II

33 - Fist Hell

34 - Overbold

36 - Hyper Contender

41 - Lords of Diskonia

43 - Elfazar's Hat

46 - Combatants

47 - Quibble Race

48 - Seaside Drive

16 - Camouflage

17 - Campanella

18 - Golfaria

20 - Warptank 

23 - Onion Delivery

22 - Porgy

27 - Divers

29 - Vainger

30 - Rock On! Island

35 - Campanella 2

37 - Valbrace

38 - Rakshasa

39 - Star Waspir

40 - Grimstone

42 - Night Manor

44 - Pilot Quest

45 - Mini & Max

49 - Campanella 3

50 - Cyber Owls

45 - Mini & Max (Gold, pre v1.2.2)

Grouping Sub-menu

Gold/Cherry

Disk Type 

Games

Uses Terminal Codes?

Multi-Game Categories

2 Player Mode

Legacy Games

Warpless

Subcategory

Player Count

Identifies whether a run uses any star block boost effects, or buys any items from the shop. If either or both occur, the run is "Unrestricted".

Restrictions

Select the character you played on this run. If submitting a two player run, instead leave this blank.

Character

Select the character used in your run. If submitting a Cherry run, instead leave this blank.

Difficulty

Restricts the number of upgrades the player is allowed to collect.

Ship

Level

Upgrades

Version

1p2c

2 Players Mode

UFO 50 now officially has a Category Extensions page! A couple of categories have already been added/moved, and there will be more categories in the future. Enjoy!

Nome	Autore
08 - Planet Zoldoth "guide" / information	Azurillkirby 8 months ago
13 - Mooncat \| Gold \| Boss Quick Kill Strat (~15 Seconds)	allieallieallie 8 months ago
37 - Valbrace guide Gold/Cherry	Nomnomfighter 8 months ago
37 - Valbrace Speedrun Guide	maylessthanthree 1 month ago
42 - Night Manor Cherry Guide	PythonLB 5 months ago