Untapped Potential
Untapped Potential
What things haven’t been used to their full potential? These are NOT bugged things, it's things that are currently possible to do, but haven’t been used in a proper run for a time save. Ideally, this section becomes empty as these strats get used in world record runs or discredited.
Intentional 4/3 element shields:
it is possible to do shields in 4 or 3 elements instead of 5, potentially saving several hundred milliseconds if it could be reliably done in a run.
Nova AG:
Nova is, in theory, an option to clear the first leg phase. This has not been used for a time save so far as it is mostly very impractical and overshadowed by Mech + Jade.
Example (click to play/pause):
Archlanding:
An alternative to the Nova strat is doing an archlanding to take out the archgun early, utilizing a rock along the way to Lake spawn to trigger the Archgun call.
Here is an example using Volt (click to play/pause):
Misc. Trivia
Information that can be helpful when buildcrafting
Basic Principles
Even if you just want to copy a build and be on your way, it’s important to understand why the builds are the way they are. Knowing how your build works makes you more effective with it and allows you to tinker with it to suit your preference or to account for a lack of gear.