EnglandIn case you still haven't figured out why, it's because you used Orbital gear on Pirate Island. For it to count as Insane and not Insane+, you must use only gear you find in Pirate Island.
I'm pretty sure boost tokens didn't carry over when a new save was started. At least that's how it was 18 months ago.
You're right, the earlier runs were a lot more unoptimized in retrospect. My 41:29 lost so much time from me wanting to get to level 12 to fight Duskit.
At least I was the founder of Snocub and one character names, lol.
Ok, so I was the second person to hold the record for the harmony medal back in mid 2019. It was a 41:29.
A week ago, I came back here and was surprised to see the WR being as low as 22 minutes. Back when I was playing it, anything under 35 was completely out of the question, so surely, a lot of crucial game mechanics must have been changed. What are these, exactly? I know that the text has become a lot more skippable, but I don't see anything else as obvious.
An example of a failed run.
The problem is, the earliest Earth type loomian we can get is Babore on route 3. It would take 10-20 minutes to level it up manually and a lot longer when benched. Besides, Geklow makes up about 50% of Eaglit's problems, so if we get through that, it should be a lot easier.
Makes you wonder why it was so overrated after the game's release if it couldn't do anything at that point.
EDIT: Fire is also weak to light, so it's probably not going to be the solution.
Dripple and Eaglit are clearly the two most viable Loomians for this badge (snocub can't do jack squat past the first theatre, fevine gets mauled by everything, vambat and emibt have ineffective movepools and stats, and weevolt doesn't have any advantages over anything).
There are a lot of pros and cons with both of these 'viable' loomians.
With dripple: You can finish the first battle quicker (usually), as it have a higher melee attack stat for it's normal move. Its' stab move (Spray) is less effective against neutral targets than Eaglit's Shine. Duskit is much more dangerous as it can hit with Startle. It can get pinned by any Gekow's Static Shock, but it can use super effective water moves against them too, making is arguably better for Route 3 and the first Theatre. It is very slow and is usually out-sped, however, this is compensated with a better overall defense.
With Eaglit: The first battle will be slower (you in fact have a chance of downright losing). Its' stab move, Shine, is better against neutral targets than Dripple's Spray. Duskit is mostly a cakewalk as Startle has no effect on it (unfortunately Final Ruse WILL kill it if used on it's final turn). It gets walled by Geklow, and many turns have to be wasted on clearing them out, meaning that many potions have to be used on the First Theatre. It is faster and more offensively powerful than Dripple.
So why is the run suddenly harder?
Well, for one the Battle Theatre will be very hard for both loomians (because of the Geklow there), and can end perfectly good runs.
Two, the Antsee and Sludgling trainers are likely to hand status effects to your loomians with Mystery Toxins. While Sleep can be shrugged off with luck, either paralysis or poison will very likely spell the end of your run. Sure, you could ignore both of these trainers, and it is probably the safer option, but doing so could put your Loomian one or even two levels below their normal level, which is not ideal for the First Theatre.
The good news is that, after the Harmony Medal, the run gets a lot easier. Assuming your Dripple or Eaglit isn't severely underleveled.
So which starter is objectively better for the second medal? Or is Snocub still usuable in any way?
I got something like that yesterday when I was grinding. It might have something to do with the new update.
I don't see why we need more than one mod for now, not a lot of runs how been submitted.
Wait, so I have to do them in quick succession? That'll also be hard (to physically find the time to do, not to time).
EDIT: Re-reading the rules, I'm actually doubting whether this is even possible. Mustering up enough money to buy everything from the shop is a horribly long process without the use of glitches, but then maxing out every duck you buy on top of that?
I see that no-one has attempted this category before, and I think it would be nice to have a go at it. However, since the CPU of my computer was manufactured in 2007, and the hard drive was built even earlier than that, I don't think I'll be able to record the whole thing in one go. Would it be allowed for me to record the section for each duck (as in maxing out a duck at a time), submit the first section, and then link the other sections in the description?
