R-Mode

R-Mode is used to clip in Botwoon Hallway in esoteric categories such as 14% xChargeless, 14% xSpeed, and 14% xAmmo.

Entering R-Mode

To enter R-Mode, you need the following:

• At least 1 Reserve Tank with at least 1 energy in it, set to Auto
• X-Ray Scope
• An enemy to deal damage to you after you start a door transition
• low enough energy such that taking damage from the enemy will trigger your reserves

First, be sure to have X-Ray Scope selected. Samus must take damage from the enemy after a door transition begins. Hold run after the transition starts so that the X-ray Scope activates as soon as possible upon entering the new room. You want the following things to happen in this specific order:

1) X-ray Scope activates on first possible frame and reserves automatically deploy

2) reserves finish deploying

3) release the run button

It is advantageous (from a speed perspective) for you to perform this trick with only a little bit of energy in reserve, as this causes reserves to finish deploying sooner. Note that if you let go of run with precise timing, <TODO: mention how the timing is different for G-mode> you will enter G-Mode instead. If you enter G-mode instead of R-mode for the purposes of passing through Botwoon Hallway, the door shell will remain open and you will fall back into Aqueduct, ruining your attempt.

Properties of R-Mode

• The screen will be dimmed.
• If reserves are triggered while already in R-Mode (entering the mode empties your reserves so this requires putting energy into them again first), Samus will be forced into a standing pose. This can be used to perform the Botwoon Hallway clip.