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==Any% KPDR==
 
==Any% KPDR==
Entering this room with a Plasma shot charged, you can do a short hop, release the shot, and it will kill both pirates. Then you can lay the Power Bomb, and have lag reduced significantly. This costs in-game time compared with laying the Power Bomb on entering the room and going down immediately, but the lag reduction makes up for it in RTA.
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Entering this room with a Plasma shot charged, you can kill one or more pirates to significantly reduce lag when the Power Bomb goes off. The lag for the various methods is explored below.
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===Room Lag===
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! Strat
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! Lag Frames
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|-
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| Power Bomb
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| 76-78
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|-
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| Freeze one pirate
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| 43-48
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|-
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| Kill one pirate
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| 16-22
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|-
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| Kill one pirate, freeze one pirate
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| 9-13
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|-
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| Kill both pirates
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| 1-6
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|}
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Depending on execution, it may be fastest overall to only kill one pirate.

Revision as of 07:40, 6 August 2018

   
Main Hall
Fast Ripper Room
Adjacent rooms Mickey Mouse Room
Pillar Room
   

FastPillarsSetupRoomSmile.png

Any% KPDR

Entering this room with a Plasma shot charged, you can kill one or more pirates to significantly reduce lag when the Power Bomb goes off. The lag for the various methods is explored below.

Room Lag

Strat Lag Frames
Power Bomb 76-78
Freeze one pirate 43-48
Kill one pirate 16-22
Kill one pirate, freeze one pirate 9-13
Kill both pirates 1-6

Depending on execution, it may be fastest overall to only kill one pirate.