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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night/Game Mechanics and Glitches

2013-11-23T18:43:29Z

Kainblox: /* Wolf Rise */

= Alucard Game Mechanics =

== Character Movement ==
;Alucard
:Backdashing is faster then walking. (All movement speed techniques are faster then backdashing)
:Shielddashing is done by rapidly alternating between the backdash button and the button you equip your shield on.
:When taking at least half your health in damage, you will get thrown + gain height until you hit a surface. This is often called a "Big Toss".
:Dive-kicking close to the floor and hitting the ground without any directions held down will make you slide on the ground.
:Attacking with any non-thrust/throw/bomb weapon will cancel forward momentum in a dive-kick.
:If you get hit during a jump, equipping and unequipping Axelord Armor will allow you to regain control.
:Attacking just before you land from a long drop cancels the landing animation.

;Wolf
:If you transform into Wolf in the air, you can dive-kick after you've turned back into human form.
:Jumping while running up slopes makes you go higher then you normally would.
:Jumping repeatedly while in an acute angle will push you through the floor. (See Richter Skip)

;Bat
:The Wingsmash spell is the fastest method of moving through most areas.
:Doing another wingsmash input during an ongoing wingsmash will make it go further. Keep repeating to go even further. (IWS)
:Backdashing or dive-kicking before turning into Bat form will let you preserve the momentum while transforming.

== Combat techniques ==
You can cancel an attack animation by landing on the ground. 
Attacking down and forward while jumping (with a weapon other then knuckle-type or throwing-type) is faster then just attacking on the ground, this is especially true for weapons with low attack rate.

== Invulnerability ==
Transformations grant periodic invulnerability. 
Jumps using Gravity Boots give you invulnerability until you reach it's apex. 
Form of Mist might be the most obvious way to avoid taking damage. Power of Mist makes you invulnerable until you run out of MP. 

;Items that grant invulnerability
*Potion/High Potion/Elixir
*Mana Prism
*Uncurse/Antivenom
*Library Card

;Spells that grant invulnerability
*Summon Spirit
*Tetra Spirit
*Hellfire
*Wing Smash
*Wolf Charge
*Shield Spells
*Dark Metamorphosis

== Stat Gains ==

= Alucard Glitches =

== Revenge Technique ==
The result of this technique is that you kill a boss or enemy without it counting towards the kill counter while giving you no experience points. It is a trick which only serves a purpose in Pacifist runs and the way to do it is different depending on which boss or enemy it is. In general, what you want to do is get inside the boss or enemy's hitbox and kill them as you are taking a hit. Doing this usually requires an item that gives invincibility.

== Shop Glitch ==
You need to have any 1 sellable gem and any of the familiars. It must also be done on your first visit into the shop. 
'''Follow these steps:'''
#Stand with your back against the screen transition
#Enable/Equip/Summon the familiar
#As soon as you hear the familiar talking, backdash into the shop
#Quickly skip the cutscene with the Librarian and bring up your menu (disable the familiar if you want)
#Go into the shop, go into "sell"
#Bring up your menu again and equip the sellable gem
#Sell the gem
#Go back one step in the shop menu and then back into "sell"
#You should now be able to sell 255 more of that sellable gem (and buy anything you want)
 
This can be done even after visiting the shop but only works with the Sword familiar. You go into the librarians room and cast the Sword Brothers spell and then go talk to the librarian. The rest of the steps are exactly the same.

== Wolf Rise ==
The requirements for this trick are to have Soul of Wolf and either Form of Mist or a weapon with the thrusting special attack. Why this trick works is that every time you transform into Wolf form, you gain a little bit of height and then Mist form or the thrusting special attack keeps you in the air long enough to transform back into Wolf form, to repeat the process of gaining height.
 
When rising with Form of Mist you want to tap both the Mist and the Wolf transform-buttons at the same time, then you can rise without it costing any MP, which is also a glitch of some sort. Keep in mind that you want to wait for the wolf to actually rise as much as possible before you use Mist form again.
 
When rising using the thrusting special attack you just mash the Wolf transform button and as use the special attack as you transform back into human form. You perform the special attack by pressing left or right then the opposite direction and attack.

= Richter Game Mechanics =

== Character Movement ==

= Richter Glitches =

= Regional Differences =

==Loading Differences ==

==Lag Differences ==

== Other Differences ==

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night/Game Mechanics and Glitches

2013-11-23T18:41:28Z

Kainblox: /* Invulnerability */

= Alucard Game Mechanics =

== Character Movement ==
;Alucard
:Backdashing is faster then walking. (All movement speed techniques are faster then backdashing)
:Shielddashing is done by rapidly alternating between the backdash button and the button you equip your shield on.
:When taking at least half your health in damage, you will get thrown + gain height until you hit a surface. This is often called a "Big Toss".
:Dive-kicking close to the floor and hitting the ground without any directions held down will make you slide on the ground.
:Attacking with any non-thrust/throw/bomb weapon will cancel forward momentum in a dive-kick.
:If you get hit during a jump, equipping and unequipping Axelord Armor will allow you to regain control.
:Attacking just before you land from a long drop cancels the landing animation.

;Wolf
:If you transform into Wolf in the air, you can dive-kick after you've turned back into human form.
:Jumping while running up slopes makes you go higher then you normally would.
:Jumping repeatedly while in an acute angle will push you through the floor. (See Richter Skip)

;Bat
:The Wingsmash spell is the fastest method of moving through most areas.
:Doing another wingsmash input during an ongoing wingsmash will make it go further. Keep repeating to go even further. (IWS)
:Backdashing or dive-kicking before turning into Bat form will let you preserve the momentum while transforming.

== Combat techniques ==
You can cancel an attack animation by landing on the ground. 
Attacking down and forward while jumping (with a weapon other then knuckle-type or throwing-type) is faster then just attacking on the ground, this is especially true for weapons with low attack rate.

== Invulnerability ==
Transformations grant periodic invulnerability. 
Jumps using Gravity Boots give you invulnerability until you reach it's apex. 
Form of Mist might be the most obvious way to avoid taking damage. Power of Mist makes you invulnerable until you run out of MP. 

;Items that grant invulnerability
*Potion/High Potion/Elixir
*Mana Prism
*Uncurse/Antivenom
*Library Card

;Spells that grant invulnerability
*Summon Spirit
*Tetra Spirit
*Hellfire
*Wing Smash
*Wolf Charge
*Shield Spells
*Dark Metamorphosis

== Stat Gains ==

= Alucard Glitches =

== Revenge Technique ==
The result of this technique is that you kill a boss or enemy without it counting towards the kill counter while giving you no experience points. It is a trick which only serves a purpose in Pacifist runs and the way to do it is different depending on which boss or enemy it is. In general, what you want to do is get inside the boss or enemy's hitbox and kill them as you are taking a hit. Doing this usually requires an item that gives invincibility.

== Shop Glitch ==
You need to have any 1 sellable gem and any of the familiars. It must also be done on your first visit into the shop. 
'''Follow these steps:'''
#Stand with your back against the screen transition
#Enable/Equip/Summon the familiar
#As soon as you hear the familiar talking, backdash into the shop
#Quickly skip the cutscene with the Librarian and bring up your menu (disable the familiar if you want)
#Go into the shop, go into "sell"
#Bring up your menu again and equip the sellable gem
#Sell the gem
#Go back one step in the shop menu and then back into "sell"
#You should now be able to sell 255 more of that sellable gem (and buy anything you want)
 
This can be done even after visiting the shop but only works with the Sword familiar. You go into the librarians room and cast the Sword Brothers spell and then go talk to the librarian. The rest of the steps are exactly the same.

== Wolf Rise ==
The requirements for this trick is to have Soul of Wolf and either Form of Mist or a weapon with the thrusting special attack. Why this trick work is that every time you transform into Wolf form, you gain a little bit of height and then Mist form or the thrusting special attack keeps you in the air long enough to transform back into Wolf form, to repeat the process of gaining height.
 
When rising with Form of Mist you want to tap both the Mist and the Wolf transform-buttons at the same time, then you can rise without it costing any MP, which is also a glitch of some sort. Keep in mind that you want to wait for the wolf to actually rise as much as possible before you use Mist form again.
 
When rising using the thrusting special attack you just mash the Wolf transform button and as use the special attack as you transform back into human form. You perform the special attack by pressing left or right then the opposite direction and attack.

= Richter Game Mechanics =

== Character Movement ==

= Richter Glitches =

= Regional Differences =

==Loading Differences ==

==Lag Differences ==

== Other Differences ==

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night/Game Mechanics and Glitches

2013-11-23T18:40:34Z

Kainblox: /* Character Movement */

= Alucard Game Mechanics =

== Character Movement ==
;Alucard
:Backdashing is faster then walking. (All movement speed techniques are faster then backdashing)
:Shielddashing is done by rapidly alternating between the backdash button and the button you equip your shield on.
:When taking at least half your health in damage, you will get thrown + gain height until you hit a surface. This is often called a "Big Toss".
:Dive-kicking close to the floor and hitting the ground without any directions held down will make you slide on the ground.
:Attacking with any non-thrust/throw/bomb weapon will cancel forward momentum in a dive-kick.
:If you get hit during a jump, equipping and unequipping Axelord Armor will allow you to regain control.
:Attacking just before you land from a long drop cancels the landing animation.

;Wolf
:If you transform into Wolf in the air, you can dive-kick after you've turned back into human form.
:Jumping while running up slopes makes you go higher then you normally would.
:Jumping repeatedly while in an acute angle will push you through the floor. (See Richter Skip)

;Bat
:The Wingsmash spell is the fastest method of moving through most areas.
:Doing another wingsmash input during an ongoing wingsmash will make it go further. Keep repeating to go even further. (IWS)
:Backdashing or dive-kicking before turning into Bat form will let you preserve the momentum while transforming.

== Combat techniques ==
You can cancel an attack animation by landing on the ground. 
Attacking down and forward while jumping (with a weapon other then knuckle-type or throwing-type) is faster then just attacking on the ground, this is especially true for weapons with low attack rate.

== Invulnerability ==
Transformations grants periodic invulnerability. 
Jumps using Gravity Boots give you invulnerability until you reach it's apex. 
Form of Mist might be the most obvious way to avoid taking damage. Power of Mist makes you invulnerable until you run out of MP. 

;Items that grant invulnerability
*Potion/High Potion/Elixir
*Mana Prism
*Uncurse/Antivenom
*Library Card

;Spells that grant invulnerability
*Summon Spirit
*Tetra Spirit
*Hellfire
*Wing Smash
*Wolf Charge
*Shield Spells
*Dark Metamorphosis

== Stat Gains ==

= Alucard Glitches =

== Revenge Technique ==
The result of this technique is that you kill a boss or enemy without it counting towards the kill counter while giving you no experience points. It is a trick which only serves a purpose in Pacifist runs and the way to do it is different depending on which boss or enemy it is. In general, what you want to do is get inside the boss or enemy's hitbox and kill them as you are taking a hit. Doing this usually requires an item that gives invincibility.

== Shop Glitch ==
You need to have any 1 sellable gem and any of the familiars. It must also be done on your first visit into the shop. 
'''Follow these steps:'''
#Stand with your back against the screen transition
#Enable/Equip/Summon the familiar
#As soon as you hear the familiar talking, backdash into the shop
#Quickly skip the cutscene with the Librarian and bring up your menu (disable the familiar if you want)
#Go into the shop, go into "sell"
#Bring up your menu again and equip the sellable gem
#Sell the gem
#Go back one step in the shop menu and then back into "sell"
#You should now be able to sell 255 more of that sellable gem (and buy anything you want)
 
This can be done even after visiting the shop but only works with the Sword familiar. You go into the librarians room and cast the Sword Brothers spell and then go talk to the librarian. The rest of the steps are exactly the same.

== Wolf Rise ==
The requirements for this trick is to have Soul of Wolf and either Form of Mist or a weapon with the thrusting special attack. Why this trick work is that every time you transform into Wolf form, you gain a little bit of height and then Mist form or the thrusting special attack keeps you in the air long enough to transform back into Wolf form, to repeat the process of gaining height.
 
When rising with Form of Mist you want to tap both the Mist and the Wolf transform-buttons at the same time, then you can rise without it costing any MP, which is also a glitch of some sort. Keep in mind that you want to wait for the wolf to actually rise as much as possible before you use Mist form again.
 
When rising using the thrusting special attack you just mash the Wolf transform button and as use the special attack as you transform back into human form. You perform the special attack by pressing left or right then the opposite direction and attack.

= Richter Game Mechanics =

== Character Movement ==

= Richter Glitches =

= Regional Differences =

==Loading Differences ==

==Lag Differences ==

== Other Differences ==

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night/any%

2013-11-04T18:34:10Z

Kainblox: /* Intro */

{{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/CastlevaniaSotN.html}}

= Current Fastest Time =
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9wue7Yo8BA 18:20] by Romscout 

= Intro =

Make your way to Dracula's throne room without destroying any candles. Grab all hearts in Dracula's room so you can perform the quick kill. The order you break the candles will determine the position Dracula teleports to first.

You should end the fight with no hearts left. This will assure you the best possible stats for Alucard and give you a heart refresh. The heart refresh is important at the end of the run! If you also end without taking damage, you will start with 80 health rather than 75, which may help you out in tight spots.

= Wonder twins, a copy of yourself and a LONG corridor =

While making as much use of Shielddashing as possible, kill the first couple of Wargs and Zombies. Destroy the rock, get the meat and exit on the other side for a small shortcut to the next room. Kill the rest of the Wargs, grab the safety chicken if you need to and then let Death steal your equipment. Jump up and use regular backdashing (since you no longer have a shield) and enter the next area. Kill the Skeletons that drop Short Sword and Red Rust and then grab Cube of Zoe. Now Head left into the Alchemy Laboratory. 

Continue upwards and left, grab the Leather Shield, hearts and the Knife sub-weapon on the way upwards. From now on try to make as much use of Shielddashing as possible. At the top go right to fight Slogra & Gaibon aka the Wonder Twins. Continue to the right by damage boosting through two Skeletons. Now go up and right into a corridor filled with Bloody Zombies. If you're lucky you can kill them with 2 punches, but in case you can't, try ducking and punching instead. After the corridor, go down and take the exit to the right leading to the Marble Gallery. 

Now just head straight to the right until you reach the Clock room and skip the Maria cutscene. Make your way through the next three rooms to the right and in the forth, grab the Stopwatch sub-weapon in the second candle. After that continue into the next room where you will go down and right. You will soon encounter a LONG corridor. Jump over the first three enemies while holding up the Leather Shield to block the fireballs. You can equip the Short Sword to easily deal with the two Stone Flowers, then go into the Outer Wall. 

Go up and left, jump past the Axe Knight enemies, head up and right to fight Doppleganger 10. Now go all the way up and activate the elevator, go down into the room just above the elevator then back out. Go down grab the Soul of Wolf and then take the elevator all the way down. You now need to do a Wolfjump to reach the Garnet above the stairs. Then go back into the Marble Gallery. Continue all the way back to the Clock Room where you meet Maria. You want to go up to the left by jumping over the candle, transform into wolf and then dive-kick to get enough hight to reach the ledge on the left. If the door is closed when you arrive, wait until it opens as it opens and closes every other minute. Take the health if you need/want to and head over to the Colosseum.

= Form of Mist, Fairy familiar and Library shenanigans =

Head left until you reach the bars that you need Form of Mist for, go up and continue left. Eventually drop down and go to the right to fight Minotaur & Werewolf. Grab Form of Mist and use the Library card. Make your way into the room with the long staircase. In here you need to turn into wolf form, sprint up the staircase, do a Wolfjump and then do enough Wolfrises to let the book damage boost you up on the highest ledge. Then go grab the Fairy Familiar. Head all the way back to the Librarian where you use the Fairy to do the Money glitch. 

;Buy these items
*Elixir (optional)
*Mana prism
*Buffalo star x2
*Library card (optional)
*Gauntlet (optional)
*Duplicator 

Equip the Mana prism, a Buffalo star, the Gauntlet and the Duplicator. Go to the right until you reach a set of stairs, use Wolfjump and Mist form to reach the platform above you. Go left through the Save room, use stopwatch and abuse the Mana Prism for invincibility to get out quickly. Then head down and fight Lesser Demon. After that go down to get the Form of Bat. Go back through the bars and make it up to the stairs to the left. Perform a Wolf Glitch to go OoB, turn into Bat form and IWS all the way to the right to enter Outer Walls. 

<div style="border: 1pt dashed blue; background : grey; padding: 1em 1em;">
Alternatively you can use a Library card and then IWS your way out of the Library. You could then also try doing a Wolf Glitch on the big staircase but if you've decided to take this way for the purpose of consistency you shouldn't bother with it.</div> 

Take the elevator all the way up and exit into the Clock Tower unless you want to do the easier Richter Skip. If that is the case take the teleporter to the Entrance and collect Power of Wolf and Skill of Wolf. Then teleport back and go to the Clock Tower. IWS up and left and take the exit at the top. Wing Smash into the the next room to the left and then take the exit at the bottom left. Then fly up and take the exit at the top left. Continue to the left, kill Karasuman and then go into the Castle Keep.

= Richter Skip and THE END =

IWS over to the Richter Skip and go into the Inverted castle. Go left until you reach the inverted stairs and take the middle exit (by the stairs) to the left. Go up to the right and then take the right exit at the top. Continue to the right and enter the Reverse Chapel. Progress to the right until you reach Medusa and equip both Buffalo Stars to end the fight more quickly. 

Head to the right through three additional rooms, then go all the way up. You'll have to do some diagonal Wing Smashes to avoid the imps, which can be a bit frustrating. From there IWS right into the Spectral Sword room and take the exit to the top left to the Reverse Colosseum. Wing Smash right and head up one screen. IWS until you encounter the Ouroboros and then drop down. Wing Smash past the Werewolves and go into Orlox's Quarters and the Giant Sword room. Take the top exit and follow it up to the clock room. 

You will have one Heart Refresh So you will have to perform an Reverse Shift-Line (RSL) Relic Skip. IWS to the right past the final guards and then in the next room head up. Head to the end of the hallway to your left and perform the Relic Skip. Leave the save room, then take the elevator, fight Shaft and Dracula to beat the game.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night/any%

2013-11-04T18:33:43Z

Kainblox: /* Intro */