Care to join us tonight 9pm EST for some Gensou Skydrift racing? Tournament XIV is next week by the way>FREE cracked copies of the game (you only need the unmodded regular copy):https://pastebin.com/qZ80WeUN
>>50798606>Tournament XIV is next week by the wayHoly crap, why does it feel like these past few tourney's have been really back-to-back as of late?
newbie guide (which I probably should have put in a pastebin and just linked in the OP):>Basic Game Mechanics:- Your current stats are those of the character who is currently the "board". Switching characters consumes a bit of spell meter, but it will switch the stats you are currently using, which can be very useful on different parts of the track. Learn the best places to switch characters to improve performance.- The importance of all the stats is explained here: https://gensou-skydrift.fandom.com/wiki/Stats, but just know that they're all fairly important. It's recommended to choose two characters whose strengths complement each other. A good starting combination would be Reimu and Marisa: one is good at turning, the other is really fast, they're both fast in the air, and they're both relatively easy to use.- Drifting helps conserve speed while changing direction and going around corners. Many characters slow down when turning normally, so drifting is highly useful in most cases.- You gain spell meter quickly by passing through boost rings. You also gain it passively over time. Racers who are behind in the race get more spell meter than those in front.- Pressing the spell button while the meter is full (green) will consume the meter and roll for a level 1 spellcard. Pressing the spell button while the meter is filled twice (blue) will consume the entire meter to roll for a level 2 spellcard (which is typically more potent). Generally, the racers in 1st-3rd place receive mostly offensive spellcards, racers in 4th-5th place receive both offensive and boosting spellcards, and the racers in 6th-7th place receive boosting spellcards. Spellcards can be seen here: https://gensou-skydrift.fandom.com/wiki/Spell_Cards- When your LW meter (yellow) is full and your spell meter is also filled twice (it will appear yellow, too), you can press the spell button to consume both to get your LW. These spellcards are powerful and can change the course of a race. You typically can only use one, as most tracks aren't long enough to obtain a second.>Advanced Knowledge and Tricks:- Switching characters gives you a small boost. This will let you gain speed even on sections with no boost rings, and it's very important for speeding up after getting hurt.- Jumping spellcards can be used on some parts of the tracks to hop over short fences, sizable gaps, or onto higher ledges for the sake of shortcuts that can help you get way ahead. It's recommended to save those spellcards for these shortcuts. When using them, be sure to activate them early enough to gain the height you need (or else you will run into the wall).- Pressing down while in the air can give you a small vertical boost, sometimes called an "elevator" by people on the wiki. Use this to gain a little bit more height while flying or to help you cross small gaps without falling in. This can help with cutting really tight corners over ledges, like on Embers of Blazing Hell or Underworld City Depths, or when taking big flying shortcuts, like on Sea of Tranquility and Redevelopment Area B. Just keep in mind that you can only do this a single time before you have to touch the ground again. Also, pressing up while in the air will speed your descent.- Break Drifting is probably the most important technique if you want to go faster. Normally, drifting helps conserve the speed you already have while also lessening the amount of speed you gain from boosts. So if you start a drift at the exact moment a boost ends (and not too much sooner, or else will you miss out on some acceleration), you can keep your heightened speed for longer. This is called "break drifting": https://gensou-skydrift.fandom.com/wiki/Break_Drift. If you start break drifting after every single boost, you can stay at top speed constantly. Break drifting is more effective for characters with high Speed+Boost and low Drift, as they go faster and lose less speed from drifting..>General Advice:- Some tracks have big hidden shortcuts that don't require items. Some of them just require you to fly fast enough and far enough to skip a section of track or land somewhere high up. Try exploring the tracks on your own, watching other people while racing, or saving replays to review later (CPU players don't bother with shortcuts, so you won't learn those from them).- Racers often save their spellcards and LWs for the final lap to help secure victory at the last minute. Prepare for that with your own spellcards to take shortcuts and give yourself immunity to offensive LWs.- Don't let it get to you when you get fucked up by spells and bad luck or just can't seem to get ahead of the other racers. We've all been there, and managing it is just part of the game. Just keep racing with us and keep learning more and trying new things, and you will get better with time and effort. Everyone here was also new once, after all.
>>50798694maybe it's because the previous tournament thread lasted almost an entire month
I'll open the lobby in a few minutes
>>50799181or, if people would rather, we can just play ranked again. I might do that since it's just convenient
alright, I'm in ranked. come join whenever you can
sup Aki. that was a close one
>>50799209It really was
if you're trying to join the ranked lobby, look at this site and hit join when the room is green: https://vanillalobbies.shinten.moe/
sup ximd, EagleR, and Fester.
>>50798694funny you say that, to me it feels very long but at the same time it does kind of feel like these tournaments (Like the past two months) pop up quicklyquick piss break
>>50799286if you dare to eat one of those sweets i think you'll be dead dudenot worth it dude, we need you alive to play with us!!
apparently, the discordfags are hosting a tournament tomorrow morning, one in which all the fastest characters are banned:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mygK3mmIGFJ139edycK7K_3706w1ptShx7WatIEPJxM/edit?tab=t.0I'm kinda interested in seeing how we measure up once you remove all the crazy fast guys from the game. I always figured that Fester would be really strong if everyone was the same speed as him, for instance
sup Kai
>>50799286Y'know, I've had people question why I draw noses the way I do, but your pic related goes beyond even what I do. They look so dang ODD there. Almost like birds. I can't help but respect it though.>>50799331>I always figured that Fester would be really strong if everyone was the same speed as him, for instanceYou give me way too much credit good sir.
>>50799331what does "restricted" and "semi-allowed" means?
>>50799348it explains in the document, but basically, Restricted characters can only be used with Allowed Characters. so Semi-Allowed characters cannot be used with Restricted characters, but they can be used with other Semi-Allowed and Allowed characters
sorry to steal that one lol
>>50799367bro just got lucky the spiritual strike didnt do jack to you, would have been funny if it did
>>50799344>They look so dang ODD there. Almost like birds.the viewpoint's angle certainly doesn't help. now get back in here!
crap it appears im becoming too predicable, gotta improvise now D:
>>50799331can believe i am not considered meta... i should be meta! my touhous are pretty strong!
>>50799415sorry i meant to write "can't" instead of "can"
>>50799384you just have to be in front of the guy you're attacking, you know?
wtf Kai, how the hell are you so good already
>>50799430a lot of push ups, sit ups, and plenty of juice
>>50799424bro thinks im a knownersure pal, get in front of you so you could hit me with the amulet, aint gonna fall for that
>>50799445/a/ not /jp/ but relevant lol
>>50799445made me laugh
this was my final one, have to be ready for tomorrow
>>50799475yeah it takes place early in the morning for some reason. I guess the host doesn't live in america
i'll be calling it a night now, seems like i am bedridden with a disease (tired), my organs are failing right now as we speak
yup that's it for me tonight too. see you later guys!>>50799512I'm rooting for the illness, personally. didn't appreciate some of those amulets you threw at me
>>50799523>>50799512>>50799475GGS
>>50799448>bro thinks im a knownersomeone needs to get this guy off of whatever social media is sharting on his vocabulary
>>50799523>didn't appreciate some of those amulets you threw at memost of those amulets werent meant for you lol, you just happen to get in my way when i used them>>50799541>social mediaoh gee no, i dont use any of that, im not a faggot man
>>50799611Stop using ket while reading the dictionary.
ggsIt’s been a while since I used Suwako in a race, but LW is seriously way too strong.
some guy has been looking for a race on the JP servers all night. I guess he didn't want to play with us
i am a bit nervous... or maybe i am just cold?
>>50800553come join me in ranked for a little bit before the tournament starts
every retard is playing double futo in my lobby...
>>50800570i think i just forgot how to play...
Group B’s race hasn’t started yet… I really want to get going…
>>50800674what the heck is taking them so long? group A has already finished race #4
>>50800684It seems one of the participants is taking a while because their controller isn't being recognized.
group A had all the hardest racers, guys... it's not fair>>50800724that sucks but jeez you'd think that guy'd have his controller figured out before the tournament started
>>50800728I take it back. you guys in group B have it hard, too...
Which of our racists are joining the tourney at the moment?
>>50800758Kai, nabana, EagleR, and yoyo.the standings are here on page 3 of here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WllKy4ZlAG8Zs6-Gz_LR8hoUxzjAJ5VjxA392IU4mCA/edit?pli=1&gid=0#gid=0and the stream is here https://www.twitch.tv/awoo_skydrift
>>50799635yeah you're right, i should switch to some opioid instead, genius ! !>>50800744>>50800777what the heck are you mfers waffling about
>>50800828/jp/sy racists are teaming up to take down the strongest trannies of all time
>>50800843sounds heccin fun, maybe i should join next timeput them trannies head on a spike as a trophy, it would look spectacular i think
>>50800899(no one tell him we got totally pwned)
>>50800924indubitably unfortunate
Lol you morons are terrible
there were a lot of shortcuts i have never seen before, no wonder they were able to keep catching up to me, i never stood a chance... but this is not over, now i know better
Looks like he lost the race, but he managed to walk away with the prize money, haha.
>>50801014Who are "they"? Also you speak as if you had a chance against the discord trannies if you were referring to them
>>50801026I think between the last one and this one, all four of us have won raffle money now. /jp/'s getting rich!
>>50801026>/jp/ crew got owned but won the two rafflesall we have is luck, this is no way to live for a racer...
>>50801014It's really hard to beat the people who've been playing the game since the doujin release and were the ones who actually discovered all the shortcuts. They might be invincible. I'm glad that we have our own space, because sharing one with them seems a bit oppressive.
>>50801089Holy cope
>>50801089i understand, but for a long time i thought that a racer like nabana, rojo or even Eagle were the final obstacles, and now turns out that there are even bigger monsters out there... and i would like to beat them too
>>50801014>now i know bettercareful buddy, those troons are gonna challenge that statement you said and should you fail again, we're gonna douse you with sulfuric acid>>50801056sweet dude can i have some of the money :D >>50801093babble on parrot, what other insulting phrases have you learned
>>50801124>can i have some of the money :Dno way. if you wanna get paid, you have to join us in the trenches next time
>>50801121Fight on, brave warrior>>50801124Don't feed the troll
>>50801134see this picture? this could've been me but because you declined it will never happen, rude :(>>50801143yeah i know i'll stop poking it with the stick now
sup guys. looks like we're on the JP servers today
maybe double cirnos are too strong
>>50802066time for superior nippon racism (folded 1000 times)
sup ximd
>>50802137mr oyoy
Hi カーモー□2²Hi AkiDesuYo~Hi yoyoHi ximd
>>50802174Hi Eagle, how are you doing?
>>50802162you can drop the "mr"... I'm not old...
Jii-san...
>>50802174Holy sheet my messages are finally coming through Ive been IP blocked for weeks>>50802183Ive been going though it but thank you for asking. How about you>ximdI tried to stop troll you at the line but I failed so hard so ignore that
>>50802174hi eaglelucky bastard, damn it the mushrooms went through the invisible wall, thought it would bounce back and hit you
what character combo should I try to win with?
>>50802192>Ive been IP blocked for weeksweird, did you do something to have that happen to you?
maybe he just got caught up in a rangeban
>>50802206double futos, should be difficult i think
>>50802200>the mushrooms went through the invisible wallDamn that literal never happens in this dumb game. What course was it on?>>50802207I dunno dude4chan just kept saying no and to go touch grass>>50802209Most likely
>>50802215man I'm so tired of the double futos lately... but maybe now it's time to continue the cycle of abuse.
>>50802228>I'm so tired of the double futos lately... but maybe now it's time to continue the cycle of abuseHow bad were the bombs in tournament?
futo and alicebombs for the front or the back
>>50802235really bad. I got put into a lobby with THREE double futo pairs, and all of them were braindead retarded
>>50802217was on seirensen, i could've sworn that wall near the end of the track was safe to throw at>>50802228backfired horrible, thought you wouldnt perform well and it would be an advantage to metry double yukaris then, i dont recall you ever playing her, should be a challenge for real this time
>>50802249>>50802252coming right up. annoyingly, futo is actually pretty good, too
finding a good time to use Alice's dolls is kinda tricky
damn it aki, you blew up my plans to mess with yoyo D:>>50802251oh gee really? thats gotta really suck man
dammit ximd and your stupid faggot shield!!
>>50802282haha owned bozonevermind what the hecc man, you were doing badly a second ago and suddenly you're doing well again
>>50802251Damn that sounds terrifying......Lets ping them and ask them to join our room to target you :^)
try seija and nuye next, uh i dont remember which characters are your least used ones
>>50802300my least used are probably like nue, sakuya, remilia, flandre, and orin
wow i didnt know you cant trade off your LW to a level two spell if you've been hit, aki im gonna have to stone you now
>>50802308in that case, orin and flan are next for your combo
>>50802317heheheyou'll have to catch me to do that
I think I'll retire for tonight. see you guys later!
>>50802343see you later yoyo
>>50802331surprised i cant seem to actually hit you now, and you seem to counter most of my attacks truly it might be over for ximdcels
>>50802343GGs yoyo
>>50802349I think you got me 2nd lap of Redev It was a good hit too (before the ramp)
>>50802343see you later oyoy, hope the bed bugs get you bastard :)>>50802363it was fortuitous yeah but it was a beautiful sight to behold.... and then it never happened again
>>50802380Don't expect me to fall for the same trick twice in the same roundAlso that misty lake I got completely stuck lol.
Embers of Blazing Hell ending section can suck my nutsAlso Hi Working 99or bye I guess
>>50802411still trying to figure out on how that botnet or whatever its called works on you, spiritual strikes dont seem to work in front of you but otherwise for when im behind you or besides. for amulets it looks like theres a two or three seconds delay before it actually hits you. might have to do something about where you're at i think>Also that misty lake I got completely stuck lol.i thought you disconnected lolnot leaving yet got disconnected but mind as well use the bathroom quick
Hi nabanaHow did the Chaos Cup tournament treat you?
>>50802434I know when I hit someone else with a amulet the it takes 2-3 seconds. But yeah, I hit the edge and it sort of blocked me. I tried wiggling.
>>50802461>I know when I hit someone else with a amulet the it takes 2-3 seconds.it's because they only take damage when they get hit on their screen, and in actuality racers are a little bit ahead of where they seem to be on their screen, because of delay. so it takes longer for the amulet to reach the target than it looks. that is, if it reaches the target at all. sometimes you also get the hilarious phenomena when the amulet hits the wall on your screen and nails them on theirs. or when the same amulet nails two different racists on their own individual screens.
KaiHoly shit That those bombs and that elixer and that amulet hit fucked me up on Outside world
Who's in the lobby?
>>50802471i still believe its slightly different in aki, the attacks seems to be little more delayed when it targets him
Man Im getting sleepy......But the room is so good rn >.<>>50802487>Who's in the lobby?EagleRHi カーモー□2²Hi AkiDesuYo~Hi ximdHi TodUndFeuerHi nabanaHy zye-
>>50802487AkiXimdEagleNanbanazyeTodカーモーwe can split the lobby though
Ok last one from meGgs>>50802487Slots open rn so get in
>>50802513gotta give the speical hy to zye- because why not huhalso eagle for some reason the colors on youmu and cirno is making me insane, i keep thinking Dejiko is there but too bad she isnt
two more rounds and then i'll be going
lol everyone just... left for a second
nice try pal, finished it before you could hit me with the amulet. manage to hit you couple of times too so that was a pretty good last round for mewho up joining the kool hitting the hay klub
>>50802602apparently like half of everyoneggs
>>50802600weird, seems like they made a new ranked room, saw like two people in thereoh now its gone>>50802606GG dude
ggsI overslept today, but it was a lifesaver that everyone stayed up late for me.lol>>50802448Everyone was really aggressive, which was super frustrating, but it was fun. It really drove home just how bad I am, so I need to practice more...
>>50802657ggs
By the way how do you set up the points calculator you used last time?
