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Hey, SDA. I'm planning on doing a single-segment run of The Misadventures of Tron Bonne.
Currently my best time is 50:02, but I'm confident that I can get below 48 minutes if I tighten my movements up in places. My current path is:
-Intro stage: I just run though as quickly as possible, skipping past all of the tutorial cutscenes and avoiding all of the avoidable enemies. Glide is a joke at the worst of times, so he only adds a few seconds. Zenny goal: 0.
-Ruins (#1): I switch my Servbots to the lab Servbots (can't remember their numbers right now) and enter the ruins. I make sure to pick up all the Zenny that the various enemies drop on my way to the Pipe. Once I get it, I run out of the ruins. Zenny goal: 90,000.
-Bank 1: I send the Servbots into the hospital while throwing trees and the like at it. Once they're out, I finish blowing up the hospital and collect the statue. I then send my 'bots into the building on the right while I blow up the building on the left. I keep robbing the buildings and then blowing them up until I hit 50,000 Zenny. Then Denise comes and I kill her. She's not exactly a challenge. Zenny goal: 140,000.
-Lab: I buy the Tank Parts, Tank 1, Tank 2, and two E Bottle 2s. That costs 69,000 Zenny, so my total dips back down to approximately 70,000 Zenny.
-Bank 2: For my second attack on the Bank stage I rob the opening cul-de-sac again before hitting the road. I charge at the cop cars, making sure to blow them up in time to collect their juicy Zenny innards. Just before the collapsing bridge I throw two lampposts at the van, blowing it up and taking the money. After the bridge I avoid the kamikaze cars and kill the cops for their money. Since my Servbots are slow I have time to blow up the restaurant and collect it's money before I order the 'bots to rock the invincible van and move on.
At the bank I try to Beacon Denise immediately once she starts standing back up from a hit. Once she's attackable again I hit her. Lather, rinse, repeat. The riot shield cops can be a bit of a hassle, but it's not too hard to avoid them. If needed, I use one of my E Bottles here, but it's usually not needed. Zenny goal: 300,000.
-Lab: At the lab I give the Bazooka Servbot the Tube and then purchase the wonderful Bonne Bazooka. That costs 300,000 Zenny, so I'm pretty well broke. If I have the spare cash and used a bottle versus Denise then I buy another one.
-Ruins (#2): For my second foray into the ruins I equip the Bazooka. I'm aiming to get the Attack Cube, so I just rush for it, killing all of the enemies in the way and taking their money. In the room with the three worms I use one of my bottles. Once I get the Cube I leave. Zenny goal: 60,000.
Before I proceed, I give Servbot #1 the Attack Cube, raising his attack to 3.
-Bank 3: In my final run at the Bank I make a beeline for the boss. In the initial area I blow up the two buildings blocking my path with thrown cars, then send my 'bots to shake one of the vans that are blocking my path, allowing me to slip through. In the second area I kill the bomb-tossing machines for the 5000 Zenny each one drops. At Denise I send my 'bots to hold her still while I shoot her if she isn't throwing boxes, and if she is I just shoot her. She dies. Zenny goal: 500,000.
-Lab: I purchase the Armour and the Tank 3, along with another E Bottle 2. That costs 200,000 Zenny, bringing me to 300,000.
-Ruins (#3): This time I'm aiming for Diana's Tear as well as the Rusted Tank. First, I head to the Tank's chest and take it. Second, I go along the bottommost path toward the pool of water with 90,000 Zenny in it. Man, I love that pool. Once I collect the cash from the pool I run over to the boss, killing everything in the way. If I'm badly injured, I use a bottle before entering the Boss's room. If not, then I keep the bottle. When fighting the boss I make sure to blow up his floating bombs that he attacks me with in between being vulnerable. Boom, he dies, I get the prize. Zenny goal: 1,550,000.
-Loath: I lose 1,000,000 Zenny. Freaking loan shark. Zenny goal: 550,000.
-Lab: I give the Rusted Tank to the tanks Servbot and he attaches it. Yay. If I used a bottle against the Ruins boss then I buy another one.
-Farm 1: I go in and grab the pigs. Nothing special, really. At the boss I essentially hold Lock-On and square. They die really fast. Zenny goal: 700,000.
-Farm 2: I rush through the first area to get to the cows. In the second area I beacon one of the cows and then aim for the egg-bots. Once they start moving I kill them and beacon the second cow. I stand in the stall and keep killing cows until the first 'bot gets off of his cow, at which point I rush for the gate to the third area. By the time that the second cow is mine I'm nearly at the gate. In the third area I run in, beacon the first cow, shoot the farmer, then beacon the other three. If any of the Birdbot machines get in my way I kill them. When the farmer wakes up I shoot him again. The boss is more of a joke than Glide in the intro stage. Just lock-on and he dies in 7 hits. Laughable. Zenny goal: 1,100,000.
-Farm 3: I almost feel sorry for this farmer. Almost. The first two horses are easy to get. The next two are a pain. While I run toward the stall where Horse #3 is sitting I blow up the building next to it. Then I run in, beacon the horse, and help the 'bot get onto it. This is where things start to go pear shaped. Usually either the damn eggbots will knock the 'bot off of the horse or I will by shooting said eggbots slightly too close to the horse. My goal is to get this horse into the open where it is easier to kill the eggbots without knocking my 'bot off the horse in the process. After far too long (I need to tighten this section a great deal) Horse #3 is captured. Horse #4 is much easier to get as it is already in the open. As soon as it is captured, I rush to the third area. I shoot the farmer and blow up the building. I then beacon the horse sitting behind that building and capture it. The final horse is a cinch to capture. Just beacon it and kill any Birdbot machines in the way. Also, if the farmer has woken up I shoot him again. The boss is, yet again, another joke. I lock-on to the bipedal robot first and kill it. Then I run over to where my truck has moved to and kill the flying things. Zenny goal: 1,900,000-2,000,000.
If I reached 2 million Zenny with the third Farm mission then I proceed to the final mission. If I was within 10,000 Zenny of it then I probably have enough stuff stolen from Bank 1 and 2 to sell and make the money. If I'm slightly poorer than that then I'll go to the ruins again and kill whatever I need to to get the money.
-Final: I jump over all of the enemies and keep running until I reach the room with two Birdbot machines. I jump over the first one and allow the second to run into me to save time.
At Glide mark 2 I stand in place and lock-on. In my experience he's never able to do enough damage to me before he dies to kill me.
At the Collosus I rip out the pylons on the ground first, shooting any Reaverbots that get in my way. Once the first eight are gone I climb up and pull out the next four. Once they're gone I beacon the four on the Collosus's head.
In the battle against the head I shoot three times before dodging the attack. I keep doing this until it alters it's attack pattern, at which point I dodge whatever attacks it sends at me other than the purple spinning attack. I just bear being hit by that to save time. If I get hit by three attacks or if I end up in critical health I use a bottle. Eventually the boss dies.
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I'd appreciate any suggestions that you could make. Thanks!
Currently my best time is 50:02, but I'm confident that I can get below 48 minutes if I tighten my movements up in places. My current path is:
-Intro stage: I just run though as quickly as possible, skipping past all of the tutorial cutscenes and avoiding all of the avoidable enemies. Glide is a joke at the worst of times, so he only adds a few seconds. Zenny goal: 0.
-Ruins (#1): I switch my Servbots to the lab Servbots (can't remember their numbers right now) and enter the ruins. I make sure to pick up all the Zenny that the various enemies drop on my way to the Pipe. Once I get it, I run out of the ruins. Zenny goal: 90,000.
-Bank 1: I send the Servbots into the hospital while throwing trees and the like at it. Once they're out, I finish blowing up the hospital and collect the statue. I then send my 'bots into the building on the right while I blow up the building on the left. I keep robbing the buildings and then blowing them up until I hit 50,000 Zenny. Then Denise comes and I kill her. She's not exactly a challenge. Zenny goal: 140,000.
-Lab: I buy the Tank Parts, Tank 1, Tank 2, and two E Bottle 2s. That costs 69,000 Zenny, so my total dips back down to approximately 70,000 Zenny.
-Bank 2: For my second attack on the Bank stage I rob the opening cul-de-sac again before hitting the road. I charge at the cop cars, making sure to blow them up in time to collect their juicy Zenny innards. Just before the collapsing bridge I throw two lampposts at the van, blowing it up and taking the money. After the bridge I avoid the kamikaze cars and kill the cops for their money. Since my Servbots are slow I have time to blow up the restaurant and collect it's money before I order the 'bots to rock the invincible van and move on.
At the bank I try to Beacon Denise immediately once she starts standing back up from a hit. Once she's attackable again I hit her. Lather, rinse, repeat. The riot shield cops can be a bit of a hassle, but it's not too hard to avoid them. If needed, I use one of my E Bottles here, but it's usually not needed. Zenny goal: 300,000.
-Lab: At the lab I give the Bazooka Servbot the Tube and then purchase the wonderful Bonne Bazooka. That costs 300,000 Zenny, so I'm pretty well broke. If I have the spare cash and used a bottle versus Denise then I buy another one.
-Ruins (#2): For my second foray into the ruins I equip the Bazooka. I'm aiming to get the Attack Cube, so I just rush for it, killing all of the enemies in the way and taking their money. In the room with the three worms I use one of my bottles. Once I get the Cube I leave. Zenny goal: 60,000.
Before I proceed, I give Servbot #1 the Attack Cube, raising his attack to 3.
-Bank 3: In my final run at the Bank I make a beeline for the boss. In the initial area I blow up the two buildings blocking my path with thrown cars, then send my 'bots to shake one of the vans that are blocking my path, allowing me to slip through. In the second area I kill the bomb-tossing machines for the 5000 Zenny each one drops. At Denise I send my 'bots to hold her still while I shoot her if she isn't throwing boxes, and if she is I just shoot her. She dies. Zenny goal: 500,000.
-Lab: I purchase the Armour and the Tank 3, along with another E Bottle 2. That costs 200,000 Zenny, bringing me to 300,000.
-Ruins (#3): This time I'm aiming for Diana's Tear as well as the Rusted Tank. First, I head to the Tank's chest and take it. Second, I go along the bottommost path toward the pool of water with 90,000 Zenny in it. Man, I love that pool. Once I collect the cash from the pool I run over to the boss, killing everything in the way. If I'm badly injured, I use a bottle before entering the Boss's room. If not, then I keep the bottle. When fighting the boss I make sure to blow up his floating bombs that he attacks me with in between being vulnerable. Boom, he dies, I get the prize. Zenny goal: 1,550,000.
-Loath: I lose 1,000,000 Zenny. Freaking loan shark. Zenny goal: 550,000.
-Lab: I give the Rusted Tank to the tanks Servbot and he attaches it. Yay. If I used a bottle against the Ruins boss then I buy another one.
-Farm 1: I go in and grab the pigs. Nothing special, really. At the boss I essentially hold Lock-On and square. They die really fast. Zenny goal: 700,000.
-Farm 2: I rush through the first area to get to the cows. In the second area I beacon one of the cows and then aim for the egg-bots. Once they start moving I kill them and beacon the second cow. I stand in the stall and keep killing cows until the first 'bot gets off of his cow, at which point I rush for the gate to the third area. By the time that the second cow is mine I'm nearly at the gate. In the third area I run in, beacon the first cow, shoot the farmer, then beacon the other three. If any of the Birdbot machines get in my way I kill them. When the farmer wakes up I shoot him again. The boss is more of a joke than Glide in the intro stage. Just lock-on and he dies in 7 hits. Laughable. Zenny goal: 1,100,000.
-Farm 3: I almost feel sorry for this farmer. Almost. The first two horses are easy to get. The next two are a pain. While I run toward the stall where Horse #3 is sitting I blow up the building next to it. Then I run in, beacon the horse, and help the 'bot get onto it. This is where things start to go pear shaped. Usually either the damn eggbots will knock the 'bot off of the horse or I will by shooting said eggbots slightly too close to the horse. My goal is to get this horse into the open where it is easier to kill the eggbots without knocking my 'bot off the horse in the process. After far too long (I need to tighten this section a great deal) Horse #3 is captured. Horse #4 is much easier to get as it is already in the open. As soon as it is captured, I rush to the third area. I shoot the farmer and blow up the building. I then beacon the horse sitting behind that building and capture it. The final horse is a cinch to capture. Just beacon it and kill any Birdbot machines in the way. Also, if the farmer has woken up I shoot him again. The boss is, yet again, another joke. I lock-on to the bipedal robot first and kill it. Then I run over to where my truck has moved to and kill the flying things. Zenny goal: 1,900,000-2,000,000.
If I reached 2 million Zenny with the third Farm mission then I proceed to the final mission. If I was within 10,000 Zenny of it then I probably have enough stuff stolen from Bank 1 and 2 to sell and make the money. If I'm slightly poorer than that then I'll go to the ruins again and kill whatever I need to to get the money.
-Final: I jump over all of the enemies and keep running until I reach the room with two Birdbot machines. I jump over the first one and allow the second to run into me to save time.
At Glide mark 2 I stand in place and lock-on. In my experience he's never able to do enough damage to me before he dies to kill me.
At the Collosus I rip out the pylons on the ground first, shooting any Reaverbots that get in my way. Once the first eight are gone I climb up and pull out the next four. Once they're gone I beacon the four on the Collosus's head.
In the battle against the head I shoot three times before dodging the attack. I keep doing this until it alters it's attack pattern, at which point I dodge whatever attacks it sends at me other than the purple spinning attack. I just bear being hit by that to save time. If I get hit by three attacks or if I end up in critical health I use a bottle. Eventually the boss dies.
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I'd appreciate any suggestions that you could make. Thanks!
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