Super meat boy: meat boy strats

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5			bg	bandage girl
6			gg	glitch girl
7	If you're starting the game :		aj	autojump	Segmented and TASes
8	> Vorpal's post on how to get started <		IL	individual level	any% "glitchless" segmented by Hankyu
9	Apple's safestrats tuto v2		ss	single segment (full runs)	Dark Ending segmented by Litchi
10	Applesauce's safestrats tuto v1 for the end		rta	real time attack	Super Meat Boy - 106% segmented
11	Speedrun.com resource page		TAS	Tool-assissted speedrun	Super Meat Boy - any% TAS by Matte
12	Speedrun.com guides and routes		rng	RandomNumberGeneration	[outdated] any% TAS by Kilaye
13			DE	dark ending (category)
14			WW	wrong warp, see tech terms
15			exe	execution ( : your play)
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18	To know before you start running :
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20	A/S keys	Slightly faster level transitions; when you touch bandage girl press A (Q on azerty) to advance to the next level without having to skip the replay first. The S key does the same, but for exiting to level select. Remap these keys to your controller with joy2key (ressource page) if playing controller.
21	detail level	Can vary a lot from config to config, opening the game with the launch option -lowdetail or -ultralowdetail (right click the game on steam, properties, launch options) helps with framerate issues and can help reduce loads.
22	Rivatuner	(resource page) This software will help the game run more consistently on your pc. 'consistently', in this case, means fewer lag spikes (if they're not caused by hardware issues). Loading times should be affected too. Even if your pc's great, if the game is running at, say, 60.3 fps instead of 60.0, the physics will be subtly screwed up. This is also the fix for 7-19x problems. Add supermeatboy.exe on the program's list, set it to 60fps and leave the program open in the background while running
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26	General notes about the game :
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29	Deleting your save is required between each attempt to do so on the Steam version, turn off cloud sync for the game and either, find the file ( ...\Steam\SteamApps\common\Super Meat Boy\UserData\savegame.dat) and delete or move it or use third parties ("reseters") found in the ressource page of speedrun.com
30		The game crashes if you alt-tab while in fullscreen mode, play windowed to fix it
31		You only have to complete 17 out of 20 levels per world when running Any% (see speedrun.com guides and routes)
32		When standing on that last Fetus button, for diverse reasons the missile can however still kill you with splash damage from the explosion that can go through the blocks. Don't stand close to the left wall while waiting for fetus.
33		You get invicibility frames when grabbing a key or standing on a button, hence why you don't die to the saws on the last button when saw skipping on fetus.
34		When standing on that last Fetus button, for diverse reasons the missile can however still kill you with splash damage from the explosion that can go through the blocks. Don't stand close to the left wall while waiting for fetus.
35		Horizontal halflblocks tend to give walljumps if jumping early enough, vertical ones frameslides (and midair walljumps), slopes blocks tend to give frameslides when in a overhang position (and boost down when holding jump and touching them, see 4-1) and "slope jumps" if on the ground. (see tech terms)
36		Pausing will sometime result in a slowdown with some key combinations while some other key combos won't slow meat boy down at all. (remap w/ joy2key if playing controller). See : To check if you get a slowdown, do it on 1-3, if you get a 1.43s you have setup the slowdown correctly.								slowdown chart
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39		With vertical momentum, jumping from the higest point and mid air repositionning you can walljump up to 6 tiles vertically (dual jump helps too). (see faster 6-5)
40		The backspace key can be used to back out of a level that you entered by accident quicker than menuing, be wary as it can cause a soflock if pressing A or S then backspace in the transition just after.
41	Dark ending notes	You need to complete 85 dark levels to unlock dark fetus by having an A+ time in the light version
42		Choosing a route can be complex and have some variants depending on which levels you are confortable with when starting it, you can see the most common ones in the							guide here
43		If you find a dark level too hard, you can replace it with some of easier dark levels like (you will have to do the light version before too) : 2-20x or 3-12x that are fast and quite safe. And 1-20x, 2-15x that are slower but very safe
44		For each chapter, do the light world, then the dark world, then the boss. Since glitch girl only starts spawning after the boss is cleared, you never have to worry about her.
45		You can achieve clips with meat boy in some levels in Dark rapture, here is a guide to do them				Meat boy clips video tutorial	meat boy clips text guide
46	Other categories	The backspace key also allows to skip the credits, be wary as you have to press another key before backspace to skip the cutscene then backspace out of the credits or fetus won't count as beaten.
47		When running 106% it's typically faster to complete the warp then the level that the warp is in than replaying the level for the warp but there are exceptions. (see 106 route on speedrun.com and glitch girl warp unlock on the tech term page).
48		Another type of wrong warp (unrelated to bandage dupe and allowed in 106%) will place meat boy on the 5-1 warp if exiting once then beating the kid warp						(slower but safer than doing fast 5-1 twice)
49		Exiting glitch levels and warps with the S key can cause a softlock
50	IL notes	Checking times for ILs on the world map, or last frame you can see the in-game timer if recorded, is the most reliable way (replay time is often off by +0.10s or bugged out)
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53	Regarding the strats
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55	If starting to run the game, it’s easier to try to save time by not dying and doing reliable strats than trying to save time with skips and fast strats in the levels (with the exception of Brownie skip).
56	When estimating if a strat is worth, test yourself on both the current and new enough to give you an idea of the time difference and the difficulty/your consistency on it and try to evaluate if the risk is worth it.
57	Doing an IL of a single segment strat can help, but always be sure you’re consistent enough on a new strat before including it (especially in the end of the run).
58	Getting a strat at least 3 times in a row in practice before putting it in a run is a good way to build up consistency at first. You can make up your own methods.
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61	If you think of anything to add / fix / change on this sheet please make a comment on the apropriate cell (not anonymous).
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63	Thanks to all these people that made this sheet possible : Ikod, Crucrux and Danonymous for their great work filling the doc Vorpal, Hank, Matte, Galaxi, Applesauce, Litchi, BmxBandit, Negative Seven, Mijzical, CreepinAtMyDoor, Hambinou, Iluvatar, Carabaf, HommeViande, animatorZed, Chonny for helping with notes, recording or uploading vids, pre-existing info, tutorial videos, review and more. Also to Fingerboom, Fimbz, Kaijuu, Warm_Ham, Thermospore, Mr9Tacos, Bree12am, Crucrux, Shadax, Sandsh8rk, Shredberg, Saxu, Uber, Jankmo for source vids. And to the meat boy community in general.
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