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~Hakurei Shrine~ => Help Me, Eirin! => Topic started by: marus on February 06, 2023, 07:56:08 PM

Title: Fantastic Danmaku Festival II Scoring Replays
Post by: marus on February 06, 2023, 07:56:08 PM

This post is partially a humblebrag, but I just got a NNN clear of Fantastic Danmaku Festival 2's extra stage, and now I'm interested in learning more about scoring routes. Are there any good resources for replays and videos for this game (particularly extra mode)? I found that LYX has an awesome video playlist (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9MXC9S7YT0&list=PLW9nVJ0E0nhin7yXX60OS0562ykfcwS3C&index=5) and a scoring guide (https://twitter.com/lyx_test/status/1109841811437084674), but I'm curious to see what else exists or if scores are tracked anywhere.

Also here's my run if you're curious, along with some commentary!
Run (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ryXKHjAbe8)
Replay file (https://restartsyndrome.com/history.php?id=702&mode=Extra&user=42)

Title: Re: Fantastic Danmaku Festival II Scoring Replays
Post by: williewillus on February 09, 2023, 01:54:29 AM

Congrats!

Fangame scoring is an incredibly niche category, unfortunately. Even worse, the scoring system in FDF2 is definitely tuned around what LYX likes (MoF-style No-Bomb runs), which isn't as popular. I think besides what he's published, you're mostly on your own.

Title: Re: Fantastic Danmaku Festival II Scoring Replays
Post by: marus on February 09, 2023, 06:10:10 PM

Thanks! I kind of figured that would be the case, but I figured I might as well ask around. I also usually prefer games that encourage you to use your bombs and resources for score, but I have to admit trying to figure out how to time the cherry borders was fun. It makes me want to learn PCB for real at some point.

Title: Re: Fantastic Danmaku Festival II Scoring Replays
Post by: marus on May 20, 2023, 12:44:20 AM

I might as well post this here since I don't know where else to post it, but I just (barely) beat LYX's extra score, with a final score of 8.39 billion! I'll upload a video and write up my strats later, but for now you can check out my replay here if you're curious: restartsyndrome link (https://www.restartsyndrome.com/userrpy/42u702rExtra-2352003409.rpy)

I actually messed up a border during the stage portion, which cost me some MaxPoint and one life off the end-of-stage bonus. I also grazed a little bit conservatively during the whole Yukari fight. I still want to go for an NNN run with these routes - I'm pretty sure I could break 8.5 billion (or at least get really close to it). That said I'm still happy with this run, and now that I pulled it off I can afford to play a bit more risky.

EDIT: Video is now up, along with scoring commentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOGuhouKhK4