= Current Fastest Time =
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCJtQBrsesc 56:11 by Onin (outdated route)]

= Intro/Mines =
Pick up the Halo, then head straight to the Mines. It doesn't matter how fast you do this part, since you're bound by an elevator timer at the start of the Mines. Just make sure to survive the boulders. 
Upon entering the Mines, drop down one screen on the left side, kill the goblin, then kill the snake on the right side with the bow. Wait for the elevator and ride it up, and take the downtime to arrange your hotbar and screw around a bit. Pick up the Fire magic quest, then head back to the elevator shaft, and drop down two screens to the right. Kill the blacksmith at the top, pick up his bellows, the anvil, and the green weapon from the chest. Head down one screen, clear out all the goblins, pick up the blacksmithing hammer. Then b-line to the boss. 
On Dynidon, switch to the blacksmithing hammer. Just after he starts his attack, jump and swing, then swing again when you land; with perfect timing, you can hit him twice per attack. Either way, he should die in one attack cycle. 
= Shopping/Sewers =
Head to Zoran. Buy 2 Heat scrolls, 1 Zoran teleport scroll, 1 Return teleport scroll, and 1 Phase Door scroll. Destroy all the barrels in this screen and loot both chests, then head to the Cook. There, buy 10 red essences and 3 Cook teleport scroll. 
Head towards the Sewers. While fighting Momoku, you can hit 4 arrows per phase, then use the downtime to arrange your scrolls onto your hotbar without losing time. Pray to RNGsus that a thief doesn't steal your 40 coins. In the next room, gather the final pieces of wood and, if necessary, enough experience for level 2. Also pick up all Wands of Frostbolt on your way. Proceed to the west entrance of the sewers and go into the store to buy a Fireball tome. Cast Return to hand in the Fire quest, then teleport back. 
= Library =
To get into the Library, Televator with a Kitchen scroll and drop straight down until you land in an empty room. Jump off the side while moving to the right, and you should end up entering a room filled with orcs; part of the dragon pet quest area. Head back through this area to the library, and climb up with use of a Heat scroll. Open the gate, head into the shop, and sell all your valuable loot to buy a polearm weapon. 
Reset the game, then backtrack through the library, picking up as much valuable loot and experience as you can find. Do the Slicering quest, and proceed to the first library gate; slay all the orcs and pick up the 2 ghost form potions. Then simply continue looting valuable items and gathering experience until you have both over 600 gold and level 5.
= Medeox =
Once both these goals are met, teleport to the Kitchen and stock up on red essences. Teleport back, then televator on top of the Kitchen again; this time, jump off to the right, and you should bump into Medeox's room. After summoning him, climb to the topmost platform, and start chucking fireballs at his snakes. Once they're all down, nuke his head; once he starts summoning ghosts, pop a heat scroll for safety. Always be careful of possible eyebeam one-shots.
=Tower=
After Medeox dies, head up to the Library and pass on into the Tower. Learn how to move through this area quickly, learn all the pixel-perfect jumps. Just before passing the area with the 3 ghosts, use one of your ghost form potions, and use its duration to get past the ghosts and all the spider rooms, allowing you to open the backdoor in full safety. 
It's time to start grinding again. You'll need to gather another 400 gold to be able to afford the fire spirit tome, and you'll need level 10 to be able to use it. All the chests around the spider areas give more than enough money, though you'll need over two full clears to achieve level 10. There's also a Midas scroll that can be used on a purple wizard later, make sure to take that with you.
=Wizards Tower=
The wizard tower can best be summarized in terms of strategies when dealing with the monsters:
*Blue Wizard + Eye: Wait until the wizard faces away from you, then phase door past them. You can attempt to shoot the eye before it Slows you, but success is inconsistent.
*Blue Wizard: Run past them, they're not very dangerous.
*Red Wizard: Kill him, let your pet kill his fire elementals.
*Gelitanious Cube: Phase door past it. Resummon your pet before it dies to the DoT.
*Purple Wizard: Stand underneath its platform, clear any skeletons that are in the way, cast fire spirits, wait patiently.
For the room with two gelitanious cubes, you'll want to pull them back a small distance before using the phase door, so that you can use the ladder to get past them. 
Chances are you've not got a Strange Scroll yet. If you don't, after opening the final gate, you'll have to grind thieves using the Zoran scroll until a strange scroll drops. Once you have one and the last gate is open, teleport back to the Mines, and use the televator glitch on the strange scroll. Move to the right, clear out the elf boss, then break the two power gems. Teleport back up to the Wizard Tower, trigger the final quest, and wait for the game to realize you've already beaten it.

2013-07-15T11:01:48Z

Onin: /* Movement */

Unepic/Mechanics and Glitches

2013-07-15T10:49:34Z

Onin: /* Mechanics */

Unepic/Mechanics and Glitches

2013-07-15T10:31:55Z

Onin: /* Version Differences */

2013-07-11T14:43:20Z

Onin: /* Additional Information */

Nox/Mechanics and Glitches

2013-07-11T14:42:39Z

Onin: Created page with "= Versions = Nox can be run in two versions: Original (1.0) or Latest (1.2). The differences are as follows: *1.0: Contains Infinite Jump glitch, Charge Cancel glitch, Reload..."

= Versions =
Nox can be run in two versions: Original (1.0) or Latest (1.2). The differences are as follows:
*1.0: Contains Infinite Jump glitch, Charge Cancel glitch, Reload Cancel glitch.
*1.2: Contains normalized damage on spells.

= Mechanics =

== Movement ==
Since Nox offers free, 360 degree movement, you'll want to cut corners as much as possible. Know which rocks, plants and monsters you can jump over, and try, when possible, to time your jump so that you land just on the edge; you can get small boosts in movement that way. This is most consistent on coffins and other objects that open on touch.

== Leveling up ==
Finding enough experience to level up is important for a variety of reasons. All classes gain additional health per level, Wizards and Conjurers gain additional mana, and Warriors learn new skills at certain levels. Items have level requirements as well. 
The game awards a lot of experience for finishing quest objectives and defeating bosses, so there is never a need to grind experience. Any time you're able to gain experience without wasting time, however, is generally a good idea.

== Keys ==
Both keys and doors are defined by colour: any given locked door requires either a Ruby, Sapphire, Gold or Silver key. Any key o the correct colour will work; as a result, it is occasionally possible to use a key on a door it was not originally intended for. However, on the start of a new chapter all keys in your inventory are destroyed. Because of this, no useful applications of this mechanic have been found yet.

== Skipping Animations ==
All leveling animations and most quest completion animations can be skipped by opening the quicksave menu and closing it again. Warriors, when leveling up and gaining a new skill, can simply hit Esc (when not gaining a new skill, also use the quicksave method).

== Three Necromancer Fight ==
At the end of the Dismal Swamp chapter is a mandatory fight with 3 Necromancers. 50 seconds after the start of this fight, a Lich spawns in the center of the area. This puts the fight on a rather lengthy timer, allowing you a lot of leeway to carefully pick off the three necromancers. Only the speed at which the Lich is defeated defines how fast you can progress.

== Laser Puzzle ==
At the end of Land of the Dead is a room with 4 spinning lasers. The most consistent way to approach this room with all characters is to save and reload at the entrance to the room, in order to reset their cycle. This allows you to disable the closest switch immediately, then hide behind the walls on the south and proceed to disable the other switches. 
In addition, this technique commonly triggers the liches and iron golems following the puzzle to move out of their usual position, allowing you to reactivate a spinning laser and letting it kill them for you.

= Glitches =

== (Apple)Bumping ==
Items that are on the floor have hitboxes and physics. Dropping a stack of items on the floor puts those hitboxes inside of each other, causing the items to push each other away. Thus, dropping a stack of items right at your feet can launch you away in the opposite direction. 
The most obvious application of this mechanic is apple bumping. This glitch consists of putting your back against a door, gate or wall, then dropping a high quantity of items on the floor (most commonly apples) one pixel away from the center of your character. If done correctly (and with some luck) you will be launched through the door.

=== Different Door Types ===
The amount of items needed to successfully Applebump depends on the door in question, and in some cases the direction of the bump. In addition, some doors are too thick to be bumped through; instead, you get stuck inside of the door, sometimes with no way to escape.
*Single Wooden Door - Generally cannot be bumped. Exceptions are noted where relevant.
*Double Wooden Door - Generally cannot be bumped.
*Single Wooden Gate - Minimum of 3 items; consistent at 4 items.
*Double Wooden Gate - Minimum of 2; consistent at 4.
*Single Iron Gate - Minimum of 2; consistent at 4.
*Double Iron Gate - Minimum of 3; consistent at 4.
*Iron Fence - Minimum of 5; consistent at 6. (Fences tend to slightly push you back as you try to stand next to them. Standing in the corner of an iron fence puts you straight next to it)
*Wooden Fence - Generally cannot be bumped(?).
*River Bank - Minimum of 3; consistent at 5.
*Double Large Doors - Generally cannot be bumped.
*Ix Temple Door - Minimum of 0; consistent at 2. (Running into this door at the right angle can trigger the level transition zone)

=== Different methods of bumping ===
There are three additional methods of doing a door bump.
*Fireball - Either the Wizard's spell or from a Fireball Staff, the knock-back from a fireball hitting a monster or a wall can do a bump. The strength varies between 2 and 6, depending on how close the fireball explodes.
*Summon Monster - The spawning of a monster through the Conjurer's summon ability applies the same physics bump. The strength depends on the size of the summoned creature and the way it will behave once summoned; it can vary between 1 and 4 on Large creatures, but is highly inconsistent.
*Telekinesis - The Wizard's Telekinesis spell can bump with any strength, depending on how many spells have been stacked.

=== The Wall Bump ===
The Wizard is able to make his Wall spell clip into a door. Doing so will change the door's physics properties, which can allow the Wizard to bump through doors that other classes are unable to. Since Wall is a very lategame spell, this technique has few applications.

=== Purple Laser Bump ===
The Land of the Dead chapter contains purple lasers that deal immense damage on every frame of contact. However, with a strong enough Applebump it is possible to be propelled past the laser without the game rendering a frame where you touch the laser, thus not triggering its damage. The minimum strength for this is 3 items, or 6 when crossing the double lasers (though this is extremely inconsistent and only recommended for segmented runs). 

== Infinite Jump ==
By casting a spell while in the middle of the jumping animation, the game prolongs the jumping state indefinitely, allowing you to practically walk over rocks, plants, polyps, lava, fire, spikes, traps, and smaller enemies. The infinite jump ends when you jump again, come to a halt, or cast another spell. If you want to cast a spell while infinite jumping, simply reactivate the glitch while doing so.
Since a spellcast is needed to activate this glitch, the Warrior is unable to perform it.

Nox

2013-07-11T14:39:24Z

Onin:

Nox

2013-07-11T13:33:35Z

Onin:

[[Category:PC]]
[[Category:Games]]
= Categories =
[[Nox/Wizard|Wizard]] - Complete the Wizard campaign 
[[Nox/Warrior|Warrior]] - Complete the Warrior campaign 
[[Nox/Conjurer|Conjurer]] - Complete the Conjurer campaign 

= Additional Information =
[[Nox/Mechanics and Glitches|Mechanics and Glitches]] - Tactics, glitches and mechanics that apply to all classes 
[https://kb.speeddemosarchive.com/images/b/ba/Nox_items.zip Items List] - A database of item drops in the campaigns (Currently missing Warrior items) 
To explore item locations, use the following console commands:
* racoiaws
* load [map name]
* cheat goto [X coordinate] [Y coordinate]

== Useful Tricks and Glitches ==

=== Telekinesis Stacking ===
The "Telekinesis" spell can be cast multiple times and the effects stack. This allows the mouse pointer to have a great effect on object physics, including the player.

=== Bump Through Doors ===
This physics glitch allows the player to pass through some locked doors. First, stand as close to the door as possible. Drop a large stack of items (like apples or cider) one pixel away from the character's centre on the opposite side to the door. The game physics will cause the player to be flung away from the dropped items towards the door and sometimes the player will appear on the other side of the door.

The minimum amount of items for this to work varies between doors, usually between 2 and 4. For solid fences, the minimum is 6. More items increases the consistency.

The vanilla version of this trick only works with some doors, such as gates. Other doors are too thick and the player can get stuck in the middle of the door.

Wizards can have more success with larger doors by casting the "Wall" spell through the door first. This allows bumping through just about any type of door, but since the spell isn't available until late in the game this has limited use.

Some spells can be used as a substitute for dropped items, including:
* Fireball (including Fireball Staff)
* Telekinesis stacked at least twice
* Summon Troll / Ogre

This trick can also be used to bump through purple death rays.

=== Infinite Jump ===
This glitch allows the player to stay hovering in the air, avoiding any traps on the floor including lava and flames.
* Start running in any direction
* Jump
* In mid-jump, cast a spell while continuing to move in any direction - the player will keep floating as long as movement is sustained

Some spells do not seem to work with this glitch, but a good one is "Lesser Heal" which has no mana cost if the player is at full health.
This glitch was patched out in one of the patches so it requires an early version, works in 1.0 at least.

== Console Commands and Cheats ==

Press F1 to bring up the console and type one of the following commands:

* show info -- Displays the current map, coordinates, level and class on the screen

* racoiaws -- Enables the following cheat commands
** help cheat -- List cheat commands
** set god -- Enable God mode, unlimited mana and all spells
** cheat ability -- Reset user abilities
** cheat health -- Restore health
** cheat mana -- Restore mana
** cheat level # -- Modify your character's level
** cheat spells # -- Set all spell levels to the given number
** cheat gold # -- Set your gold to the given number
** cheat goto x y -- Teleport to coordinates (x y)
** load mapname -- Loads the given map, e.g. "load Wiz01a"
** show ai -- shows relevant squares for AI movements, including walls and waypoints

== Item List ==
An item list is available at the following location. Some of the items can be random and may not appear in all games.

https://kb.speeddemosarchive.com/images/b/ba/Nox_items.zip

You can teleport to any of these items by using a combination of console commands, e.g.
* racoiaws
* load Wiz01a
* cheat goto 1411 4673

Nox

2013-05-14T16:13:07Z

Onin: /* Bump Through Doors */

[[Category:PC]]
[[Category:Games]]

== Useful Tricks and Glitches ==

=== Telekinesis Stacking ===
The "Telekinesis" spell can be cast multiple times and the effects stack. This allows the mouse pointer to have a great effect on object physics, including the player.

=== Bump Through Doors ===
This physics glitch allows the player to pass through some locked doors. First, stand as close to the door as possible. Drop a large stack of items (like apples or cider) one pixel away from the character's centre on the opposite side to the door. The game physics will cause the player to be flung away from the dropped items towards the door and sometimes the player will appear on the other side of the door.

The minimum amount of items for this to work varies between doors, usually between 2 and 4. For solid fences, the minimum is 6. More items increases the consistency.

The vanilla version of this trick only works with some doors, such as gates. Other doors are too thick and the player can get stuck in the middle of the door.

Wizards can have more success with larger doors by casting the "Wall" spell through the door first. This allows bumping through just about any type of door, but since the spell isn't available until late in the game this has limited use.

Some spells can be used as a substitute for dropped items, including:
* Fireball (including Fireball Staff)
* Telekinesis stacked at least twice
* Summon Troll / Ogre

This trick can also be used to bump through purple death rays.

=== Infinite Jump ===
This glitch allows the player to stay hovering in the air, avoiding any traps on the floor including lava and flames.
* Start running in any direction
* Jump
* In mid-jump, cast a spell while continuing to move in any direction - the player will keep floating as long as movement is sustained

Some spells do not seem to work with this glitch, but a good one is "Lesser Heal" which has no mana cost if the player is at full health.

== Console Commands and Cheats ==

Press F1 to bring up the console and type one of the following commands:

* show info -- Displays the current map, coordinates, level and class on the screen

* racoiaws -- Enables the following cheat commands
** help cheat -- List cheat commands
** set god -- Enable God mode, unlimited mana and all spells
** cheat ability -- Reset user abilities
** cheat health -- Restore health
** cheat mana -- Restore mana
** cheat level # -- Modify your character's level
** cheat spells # -- Set all spell levels to the given number
** cheat gold # -- Set your gold to the given number
** cheat goto x y -- Teleport to coordinates (x y)
** load mapname -- Loads the given map, e.g. "load Wiz01a"
** show ai -- shows relevant squares for AI movements, including walls and waypoints

== Item List ==
An item list is available at the following location. Some of the items can be random and may not appear in all games.

https://kb.speeddemosarchive.com/images/b/ba/Nox_items.zip

You can teleport to any of these items by using a combination of console commands, e.g.
* racoiaws
* load Wiz01a
* cheat goto 1411 4673