@@skittlesmoo5881 it's also devastating in unskilled hands, just the other say around /j apparently to the degree the only item you cant get with the auto roulette feature was snooping around in the source code and saw that
The damage values I know, assuming the crane has 100HP Orbinaut - 20 Jawz - 15 Ramming Speed/ Sneaker - 10 Banana Snipe - 30 SPB - 50 Do correct me if I’m wrong about any of these. If I didn’t mention an item that appears in this mode, I’m uncertain of its damage value.
@@DeeGeeSeventeen You can easily get a 3x Ballhog to test in Church, Steeple or Roulette, if you ever want to. Looking at the footage, though, it looks to only be about 10? damage per bomb (the most effective it can be is 50 on the spreadshot... IF you can even get 5x. Usually it's capped to 3x, meaning only about 30 damage - the same as a Banana.) The Proximity Mine is here too, its first appearance is in Venice, but it's also given to you in Alley. Looking there, it seems to deal around 25-ish damage to the Catcher. Gallery's Gachaboms only deal 10 damage each, considering you have to hit, like, 10 total. Towers's Gardentop is ...quite a bit more complicated.
Learning the strategy for the ending of Rooftops turned it from one of the hardest special stages to... well, I wouldn't say easiest, but I did beat it first try upon replaying the cup and got an S Rank.
@@yellowwtangg The final segment of Rooftops actually very easy, IF you know what to do. Just before the gap, you need to make sure you're going down the slope RIGHT NEXT to the edge of the platform, and if aligned correctly, you'll stay on solid ground during and after the gap. It's worked perfectly for me every single time, and significantly lowers the stage's difficulty. Try it out for yourself and see if that statement you made still holds true or not.
He may not be the best playing, but one thing is sure, he is very synchronized with the patterns of the traps and the Claw's movements. Once you know the delay of every object, you can understand how to move with your Ring Racer.
I would LOVE to see these levels in base SRB2 as an extra challenge. Imagine that. Jumping from place to place, pulling off crazy stunts, chasing down the same exact claws in order to attack them with methods depending on what character you choose. And for the insanely fast characters, brand new levels specifically designed around that speed, like an Act 2 level from Generations (or Act 1, in the case of Shadow Gens), with the claw and emerald moving faster to accommodate for the higher speeds.
Dude having to replay cups just to attempts these again hurt me mentally and physically due to how much time it takes. I wish you could replay the stages without beating the cups over and over since the CPUs dont make things any easier for me. Edit: i have done all of them time for the super emeralds
Also, tip. There are more stages than are spray cans. If you can not find one in a certain stage, unless you're at your wits end, you can skip it and go to the next stage.
@@juanse985 well, you get a sort of “you did it” screen, and you get to feel good about yourself for conquering such a gruelling challenge, but not much else, maybe they’ll add a better reward in a future update.(probably a super sonic skin) Edit: I think getting all 14 is the unlock condition for encore mode
some lore reason we arent really aware about i think charyb (head dev behind them) called them a getaway between dimensions or something, one that is locked until you escape with an emerald in hand why sealed star? might have something to do with the huge vault in the background, after all it does come off after you complete a special stage, revealing nothing but all white light
@@pelmen8078 I played it countlessly even on the most recent update (Which at the time was 2.2) which made the emerald chases easier and still couldn't beat it
@@Tiredcream6472 ok, so i just tried to play cup again as whisper and I have to say that I managed to get the emerald twice on this stage. But the guy who came up with the idea to do this finale on the rooftops is a sadist, because I managed to fall off the stage twice and lose all my progress.
I was like, "Is that the friggin Asterite from Ecco? The hell is it doing there?" only to realize the racer was actually Ecco. XD
21:14 it's crazy how the top _essentially_ ONE SHOTS the claw here
I had to pull this off myself to figure out wtf happened here, insane item
It does like 12 Ring damage in a race, the Top can be a total monster when it's controlled well.
@@HarmonicVector was not aware it did THAT much damage, that's wild
@@DynamicLemons 12 ring damage AND it sends you flying for roughly 4-5 seconds if you dont get thrown off the map, its devastating in skilled hands
topspin best boy in ring racers
@@skittlesmoo5881 it's also devastating in unskilled hands, just the other say around /j
apparently to the degree the only item you cant get with the auto roulette feature
was snooping around in the source code and saw that
Man they really need to add some kind of hp indicator for the claw.
the sound of the claw moving gets higher pitched the lower health its at, but you cant hear that if youre far away
The damage values I know, assuming the crane has 100HP
Orbinaut - 20
Jawz - 15
Ramming Speed/ Sneaker - 10
Banana Snipe - 30
SPB - 50
Do correct me if I’m wrong about any of these. If I didn’t mention an item that appears in this mode, I’m uncertain of its damage value.
@@DeeGeeSeventeen You can easily get a 3x Ballhog to test in Church, Steeple or Roulette, if you ever want to.
Looking at the footage, though, it looks to only be about 10? damage per bomb (the most effective it can be is 50 on the spreadshot... IF you can even get 5x. Usually it's capped to 3x, meaning only about 30 damage - the same as a Banana.)
The Proximity Mine is here too, its first appearance is in Venice, but it's also given to you in Alley. Looking there, it seems to deal around 25-ish damage to the Catcher.
Gallery's Gachaboms only deal 10 damage each, considering you have to hit, like, 10 total.
Towers's Gardentop is ...quite a bit more complicated.
Not sure if you've found it since posting this, but if you haven't, there is a mod that adds a health bar on the SRB2 forums, if that helps! ^^
personally i think a level map is alright
Man, you make these special stages look like a piece of cake. Nice work!
watching videos like this makes me feel like i can do this! and then i get 2nd in a grand prix race and waste a life on a reset bc i want all 1st lol
Learning the strategy for the ending of Rooftops turned it from one of the hardest special stages to... well, I wouldn't say easiest, but I did beat it first try upon replaying the cup and got an S Rank.
Rooftops last segment was really annoying, I actually found it harder than Atlantis
@@yellowwtangg The final segment of Rooftops actually very easy, IF you know what to do. Just before the gap, you need to make sure you're going down the slope RIGHT NEXT to the edge of the platform, and if aligned correctly, you'll stay on solid ground during and after the gap. It's worked perfectly for me every single time, and significantly lowers the stage's difficulty.
Try it out for yourself and see if that statement you made still holds true or not.
@@bonegamerthecyndaquill7181 yeah I've seen it I didn't know if it was consistent or not
You make spikes look like a joke when it's consistently the one i struggle the most with. How?????
He may not be the best playing, but one thing is sure, he is very synchronized with the patterns of the traps and the Claw's movements. Once you know the delay of every object, you can understand how to move with your Ring Racer.
I would LOVE to see these levels in base SRB2 as an extra challenge. Imagine that. Jumping from place to place, pulling off crazy stunts, chasing down the same exact claws in order to attack them with methods depending on what character you choose.
And for the insanely fast characters, brand new levels specifically designed around that speed, like an Act 2 level from Generations (or Act 1, in the case of Shadow Gens), with the claw and emerald moving faster to accommodate for the higher speeds.
Dude having to replay cups just to attempts these again hurt me mentally and physically due to how much time it takes.
I wish you could replay the stages without beating the cups over and over since the CPUs dont make things any easier for me.
Edit: i have done all of them time for the super emeralds
Hope you do all the Spray Can locations. I just can't find the one in Collusion Chaos.
it's somewhere above the halfpipe on the very far right of the minimap
you need to spindash or use speed shoes to get high enough to collect it
(and also Gear 2 or faster)
@@SomehowScarlet Thanks for that & I apologize for asking. Just that a few of these spray cans can be easy to miss or hidden to find.
Also, tip. There are more stages than are spray cans. If you can not find one in a certain stage, unless you're at your wits end, you can skip it and go to the next stage.
ALL WE HAD TO DO WAS FOLLOW THE DAMN UFO CATCHER
that Villa jump was insanely lucky
These levels are TOO DAMN DIFFICULT TO ACCOMPLISH!!! No matter who I pick or which item I get, I CAN'T GET IT!! Is there ANY possible way?!!!
Honestly one of the hardest parts of the game for me(I'm bad)
¿What happens once you finish all the stages?
You get a pat on the back
@@jackhumphries1087 negawatt? Really?
@@juanse985 well, you get a sort of “you did it” screen, and you get to feel good about yourself for conquering such a gruelling challenge, but not much else, maybe they’ll add a better reward in a future update.(probably a super sonic skin)
Edit: I think getting all 14 is the unlock condition for encore mode
Is there a reason they call them "sealed stars" or am i just dumb?
It’s a cool name, that’s the reason, also I think it’s simply what they call the special stages, not the emeralds themselves
@@jackhumphries1087 ah, alright
some lore reason we arent really aware about
i think charyb (head dev behind them) called them a getaway between dimensions or something, one that is locked until you escape with an emerald in hand
why sealed star? might have something to do with the huge vault in the background, after all it does come off after you complete a special stage, revealing nothing but all white light
So, does getting all the Chaos Emeralds do anything?
Or is it just for bragging rights?
getting one unlocks more cups, but i'm not sure about what the 8th and onward get. maybe even more cups?
@@stanzacosmiYes, more cups. I THINK you can get Encore mode if you get all 14
@@kyotanaka920 You unlock Encore Mode by getting all of the cups. Getting all 14 emeralds just unlocks Master Difficulty for Grand Prix.
You also get a Chaos Emerald and a Super Emerald as followers if you get all 7 each
@@ralphjeremy6590 Heya Ralph
What to expect from Ecco the Dolphin? This is cake compared to his game 🤣
I honestly think Rooftops is the worst one.
It took me a day to beat rooftops
It took me a week to beat roulette
Still working on Atlantis
i think everyone does
did you pass the Rooftops? I can't beat it even after completing the cup 7 times.
@@pelmen8078 I played it countlessly even on the most recent update (Which at the time was 2.2) which made the emerald chases easier and still couldn't beat it
@@Tiredcream6472 ok, so i just tried to play cup again as whisper and I have to say that I managed to get the emerald twice on this stage. But the guy who came up with the idea to do this finale on the rooftops is a sadist, because I managed to fall off the stage twice and lose all my progress.