Cavalcadence plays Aria 44: 0-gold run, 1-1 challenge (Crypt of the NecroDancer: SYNCHRONY)
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SYNCHRONY DLC (Early Access) 3.7.5-b4897 (2023 Nov 14)
Cavalcadence plays Aria 44: 0-gold run, 1-1 challenge (All Zones Mode: SYNCHRONY)
So I was trying some 0-gold Aria runs... and several runs in, the game gave Aria a really nice seed that gave her a pretty strong build, just from the items in the first level! Unfortunately, the rest of that run didn't go as well as I would've liked (a careless mistake ended the run)... but it did get me thinking about the 1-1 challenge (i.e. you can obtain items only on the very first level of your run) again. It'd definitely been a while since I'd recorded a 0-gold 1-1 challenge... so I figured, sure, should be fun. =)
Of course, I wasn't expecting every seed to have a really nice first level... and sure enough, some of them gave Aria no useful items, or only marginally-useful items... but eventually, this run happened. ^_^
So here it is... my second ever "0-gold 1-1 challenge" Aria win! Hope you enjoy!
Some notes and possible points of interest:
0:06 5-1
1:31 Ring of Luck!
Protection from bats!
1:39 Mb: Green Dragon
2:04 Glass Jaw!
Extra damage!
2:21 Bomb, bomb, up, up, down!
2:26 Obsidian Shovel & Torch!
Better shovel & vision!
2:53 5-2
Okay, not too bad of a 5-1... so let's see how far that can take us! ^_^
3:26 Mb: Gray Minotaur
4:09 5-3
4:53 Mb: Red Dragon
5:10 Leprechaun! ...oh right. Ummm... no point in attacking him, so...
5:24 Z5B: Fortissimole 5 (Aria version)
6:16 Flawless! Reward: (skipped)
6:21 4-1 (& Shopkeeper's Ghost)
7:19 Mb: Red Dragon
7:46 4-2
8:52 Mb: Ogre
10:05 4-3
11:31 Mb: Green Banshee
12:15 Z4B: King Conga 4 (A)
12:46 Thanks, bomb goblin!
12:57 Flawless! Reward: (skipped)
13:08 3-1
14:08 Mb: Gray Minotaur
14:38 3-2
14:51 Mb: Green Banshee
15:32 3-3
16:50 Mb: Gray Minotaur
17:04 Z3B: Death Metal 3 (A)
17:33 Quaffed Potion!
Ack, was thinking about whether it'd be safe to use the bounce trap above, or if it'd be safer to head to the left wall... and ended up hitting both directions at the same time. =p
17:40 Okay, well... that could've gone better. ^^;
17:44 2-1
18:11 Mb: Gray Minotaur
18:57 2-2
19:17 Mb: Blue Dragon
19:46 2-3
20:06 Mb: Gray Minotaur
20:37 Z2B: Deep Blues 2 (A)
21:08 Flawless! Reward: (skipped)
21:12 1-1
21:59 Mb: Gray Minotaur
22:52 1-2
23:53 Mb: Blue Dragon
24:21 1-3
25:10 Mb: Gray Minotaur
25:44 Zone 1 Boss: The Golden Lute
Using the "confusion cancel" strat I discovered by accident during my "No Nazar Charm" Low Percent win (Aria 22).
Basically, if a Lute event starts on the same beat as when Aria would normally get confused, the event cancels the confusion!
So if you hit the Lute once, then simply wait for the Lute's confusion to wear off (it'll get transferred to Aria), then after that, proceed normally (hit Lute to make it confused, then hit it while it's confused, etc, etc)... you won't have to worry about Aria getting confused in the battle again. =)
Basically, the damage lines up so that the Lute event at 5 damage (dragons summoned) cancels the next Aria confusion... and the Lute event at 9 damage (wall pig cascade) cancels the one after that. =)
27:27 "Ha hah!"
27:31 "You won! Coin Score: 0" My second ever 0-gold 1-1 challenge Aria win! ^_^
(and in case anybody was curious, the previous one was Aria 32)
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https://steamcommunity.com/games/247080/announcements/detail/3794906412775968017
http://necrodancer.com/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/247080/
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