Combat Guide

[section=Shot Types]
- Basic is the shot type you start out with. You can use it infinitely, but it's the weakest of them all. It deals 1-2 damage.
- Rapid shot is obtained from specific enemies and bosses. It's like a machine gun, so it can't be powered up from tapping to the beat.
- Spread is obtained from specific enemies and bosses. It's the most powerful shot type in the game when fired at point blank range. It deals 3-4 damage per spread bullet.
- Fire is obtained from specific enemies and bosses. It's the second most powerful shot type in the game. The downside is that it does not deal hitstun. It deals 1-2 damage per tick.
- Ice is obtained from specific enemies. It leaves an ice trail when fired. If you walk along the trail, you get a slight speed boost. It deals 7-9 damage per hit.
- Enhanced is obtained from specific enemies and bosses. This shot type is one of the most common in the game. It's a powered up version of the basic shot type. It deals 5-7 damage.


[section=Tapping To The Beat]
If you tap to the beat of the song, your shot types are powered up. Hitboxes are increased drastically, and damage is increased slightly. Most shot types also inflict hitstun when powered up.


[section=Special]
The special can be used to inflict a lot of damage on bosses if it's used at point blank range. This is used for most boss strats.


[section=Shining]
Shining a boss's bullets can be used to inflict a lot of damage. To use this, you have to be directly in front of a boss when they're firing bullets. Shining can also be used to obtain specific shot types from enemies or bosses.

Tito - Rapid
Yuuto - Spread
Default - Fire
Liz - Rapid
Kamuro - Fire
Bill - Spread

Movement Guide

[section=Shining]
Spamming shine over and over is one of the fastest movement options in the game. This can be done infinitely, meaning it's what you're going to be using to move around most of the time. 


[section=Special]
Using your special allows you to gain a quick speed boost. The speed boost gained is usually smaller than that of reflecting, but it's still useful in some situations.


[section=Special Cancelling]
If you use your special and shinet to cancel it, you can gain a lot of momentum. This is the fastest movement in the game, but it's not the most practical. It's also very difficult to pull off optimally.

Stage Guides

[section=Notes]
This is split up into beginner and advanced sections. Advanced sections require controller, while beginner sections can use keyboard + mouse or controller. I don't recommend learning the advanced sections until you can get around a 6:05.


[section=Special Cancel Clip]
This is a glitch that can only be performed on controller. To perform it, you spam reflect and special against a wall. If the wall is thin enough, you can clip right through.


[section=Wrong Warp]
This glitch offsets your position according to the entrance you entered. It's obtained by clipping into a wall when you transition.


[section=Stage 1 (Beginner)]
Head to Moose the intended way. You want to take 2 hits before Moose to get a one cycle. Take damage [here](https://imgur.com/u2UPuPG), and [here](https://imgur.com/B8wnOaQ). Stand directly on top of Moose until he's defeated. Skip the cutscene with reflect (keyboard), or pause (controller). Absorb the fire spat out by the fire shooter. Burn down the door with 2 fire shots and rush to Tito.

Tito - Walk forwards and fire 2 fire shots to the beat. Immediately afterwards, hold special and up. Continue firing to the beat while holding special and up until he's defeated.


[section=Stage 1 (Advanced)]
Special Cancel Clip on [this](https://imgur.com/y6GyvMj) wall. Head to Moose while out of bounds. Stand on top of Moose, and pause when you take damage. Unpause once your invincibility frames run out, and repeat this until Moose is defeated. Pause to skip the cutscene. Absorb the fire spat out by the fire shooter. Burn down the door with 2 fire shots and rush to Tito.

Tito - Walk forwards and fire 2 fire shots to the beat. Immediately afterwards, hold special and up. Continue firing to the beat while holding special and up until he's defeated.


[section=Stage 2 (Beginner)]
Rush near the switch, and shoot it to open the door. Reflect 2 times on the spread enemy. Rush to the next switch, fire at it, then rush to the space cave. Spam special on the first wave of enemies. Spam special, absorb the fire the ships shoot at you, and shoot them with it on the second wave. Repeat this for every single wave after that. 

Yuuto - Blast her with spread when she appears.

Rush to the switch and fire at it to open the gate. Rush to Default once the switch is pressed.

Default - Fire at her with the fire shot type to the beat. When she lunges at you for the first time, use a fully charged special. Reflect some of her bullets, and reflect on her if you run out of fire. Fire at her until she's defeated.


[section=Stage 2 (Advanced)]
Rush near the switch, and shoot it to open the door. Reflect 2 times on the spread enemy. Rush to the next door and Special Cancel Clip into it. Rush into the space cave. Spam special on the first wave of enemies. Spam special, absorb the fire the ships shoot at you, and shoot them with it on the second wave. Repeat this for every single wave after that.

Yuuto - Blast her with spread when she appears.

Rush to the switch and fire at it to open the gate. Rush to Default once the switch is pressed.

Default - Fire at her with the fire shot type to the beat. When she lunges at you for the first time, use a fully charged special. Reflect some of her bullets, and reflect on her if you run out of fire. Fire at her until she's defeated.



[section=Stage 3 (Beginner)]
Rush to the first spread enemy. Use reflect on it twice, then rush to the escape sequence. Obtain the key from the leftmost guard, and rush to the 2nd part of the escape sequence. Rush to Liz while healing when necessary.

Liz - Blast her with spread. When she uses an attack, use a fully charged special on top of her. Blast her with spread until she's defeated.


[section=Stage 3 (Advanced)]
Special Cancel Clip on the key door. Rush down to the escape sequence. Once you spawn in, Special Cancel Clip on the top right corner to access the 2nd part of the escape sequence. Use reflect twice on a spread enemy, and rush to Liz.

Liz - Blast her with spread. When she uses an attack, use a fully charged special on top of her. Blast her with spread until she's defeated.


[section=Stage 4 (Beginner)]
Rush to the switch in the grass. Shoot it to open the door. Rush through to the next section of stage 4. Use specials to conserve shine on the way to Moose. Absorb the fire Moose shoots at you, and fire it back at him. Collect the key once he's defeated. Exit the room and enter the next door. Collect the key inside, and exit. Head left from this door to enter the next. Collect the key inside. Exit the room and enter the door on the bottom left. Defeat the enemy at the top of the room and collect its key, and defeat the enemy at the bottom of the left corridor to get its key. Enter the middle door. Rush to the door inside, and defeat the guard to obtain the key. Collect the pamphlet and head to Kamuro, healing if necessary.

Kamuro - Hold down absorb while firing to the beat at Kamuro. When she lunges at you for the first time, use a fully charged special. Absorb her fire when you have enough shine. Continue shooting fire at her until she's defeated, absorbing more if you run out. Once she's defeated, press absorb (keyboard), or pause (controller) to skip the cutscene.


[section=Stage 4 (Advanced)]
Rush to the door, and Special Cancel Clip into it. If you get Wrong Warped outside of the room, navigate to the next area's loading zone. Otherwise, rush to the ladder. In the next area, rush to the middle door, and Special Cancel Clip onto the left side to avoid a Wrong Warp. Rush to the door and defeat the guard inside to obtain its key. Collect the pamphlet, and Special Cancel Clip into the door once more. Walk out to Wrong Warp out of bounds. Rush to the top left corner of the map to activate an out of bounds loading zone into Kamuro.

Kamuro - Hold down absorb while firing to the beat at Kamuro. When she lunges at you for the first time, use a fully charged special. Absorb her fire when you have enough shine. Continue shooting fire at her until she's defeated, absorbing more if you run out. Once she's defeated, press absorb (keyboard), or pause (controller) to skip the cutscene.



[section=Finale]
Head out of bounds through a gap in the bottom left corner of the corridor. Rush to Bill.

Bill - Reflect on top of him to get spread. Fire spread on top of him to the beat, reflecting when low on spread. When he uses an attack that has a lot of bullets on him, reflect on top of him. Use a fully charged special when on top of him at some point. Blast him with spread until he's defeated.

Name	Author
Combat Guide	vegemii 6 years ago
Movement Guide	vegemii 6 years ago
Stage Guides	vegemii 6 years ago