EAB/Lemon Super League 2010: Round 11 - Uridium 2 - Page 3

rexsu · 30 September 2010, 04:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham Humphrey

Annoyingly I'd really built up a head of steam here before careering into a wall (again) and the game decided to lock up on me, so here is my score at the point it went on strike. A bit longer and I'd have nabbed second place.

323,725

I had same problem as you on this ship !!!
Just before landing, I touch a wall and bam, freeze...
(I always had music)

Graham Humphrey · 02 October 2010, 11:47

It is fair to say I've put a lot of practice into this...

512,400

Some quick tips:

- a lot of luck is needed regarding what pickups you get when you beat the dreadnought. However if you can get the Smart Bomb weapon GRAB IT. As well as a shield to start the next level with (especially later on when you get bombarded with turrets and Uridimines from the first second). Smart bombs need to be used rather sparingly but they do cause tremendous damage and can take out a whole wave and other enemies in one fell swoop. Failing that, homing missiles are pretty cool also. (On level 6-2, one wave of enemies leave behind a smart bomb - since I died quite a lot, I got a lot of use out of it as I kept picking it up again and again - this boosted my score fairly considerably.)

- any multiplier bonuses combined with points bonuses - get them. Absolutely get them. It makes a massive difference.

- you also have to perfect the art of leaving the dreadnought at just the right time before you're about to lose all your shield. It's very very hard sometimes but it's worth it for another few pickups appearing - you never know what might turn up.

- also, it's only fair to point out that although I don't go out to score leech, it can be very difficult to avoid minor incidents - from 5-1 onwards it can be rather tricky to find the landing strip (one memorable incident involved the strip being situated right at the very start of the level - that took ages to figure out) so you do end up naturally taking out any remaining enemies to keep yourself alive.

Hope this is of some use! Just to show such a score is indeed possible, albeit you do need a hefty slice of luck and a little bit of milking of a large amount of lives.

rexsu · 02 October 2010, 19:32

Seeing the score of Graham, I wanted to redo a game.
And I still had a freeze, yes again

Yellow card for Andrew Braybrook

But it's an excellent coder so no red card

I drop, good job Graham

I will try to complete this game maybe for the knockout !

Graham Humphrey · 02 October 2010, 19:56

The freeze is a bit of a pain. But still, if I've beaten Rexsu I've had to pull something special out of the bag

Bring it on for the Knockout, I'd say

john4p · 02 October 2010, 22:19

Congrats to your first gold medal, Graham.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rexsu

You can do better John4p, a little effort please

I like this game. Just couldn't find the time to have a serious go at it.

bombermax · 03 October 2010, 00:25

And It finally happened... played over 6h URI 2 on... bleeh WinuAE!!! but the game freezes when beating over 320,000 points

... gonna chceck that one again on other ROM/Config ... anyway this competition is end.

wilshy · 03 October 2010, 00:44

That's a hell of a score Graham. My hat is firmly off.

This compo has made me appreciate Uridium 2 more than I already did.

Graham Humphrey · 03 October 2010, 01:01

And that's that and congratulations to, er, me actually

Well I enjoyed that one! I love this game big time.

Leaderboard updates and new round threads to follow very soon.

@bombermax

How did it freeze? It may have been a game bug rather than a WinUAE/config problem.

rexsu · 03 October 2010, 01:20

Congratulations for your first victory in Super League, well deserved

@ John4p
With any luck we can play again for the next Knockout

bombermax · 03 October 2010, 02:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham Humphrey

And that's that and congratulations to, er, me actually

Well I enjoyed that one! I love this game big time.

Leaderboard updates and new round threads to follow very soon.

@bombermax

How did it freeze? It may have been a game bug rather than a WinUAE/config problem.

Now I can see after reading some posts that I wasn't the only one who experienced such a problem... But anyway I didin't made screenshot so I'm out

Well Done Graham, my congratulations! half of a milion points is a very hardcore score!!!!!

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02 October 2010, 11:47	#42
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	It is fair to say I've put a lot of practice into this... 512,400 Some quick tips: - a lot of luck is needed regarding what pickups you get when you beat the dreadnought. However if you can get the Smart Bomb weapon GRAB IT. As well as a shield to start the next level with (especially later on when you get bombarded with turrets and Uridimines from the first second). Smart bombs need to be used rather sparingly but they do cause tremendous damage and can take out a whole wave and other enemies in one fell swoop. Failing that, homing missiles are pretty cool also. (On level 6-2, one wave of enemies leave behind a smart bomb - since I died quite a lot, I got a lot of use out of it as I kept picking it up again and again - this boosted my score fairly considerably.) - any multiplier bonuses combined with points bonuses - get them. Absolutely get them. It makes a massive difference. - you also have to perfect the art of leaving the dreadnought at just the right time before you're about to lose all your shield. It's very very hard sometimes but it's worth it for another few pickups appearing - you never know what might turn up. - also, it's only fair to point out that although I don't go out to score leech, it can be very difficult to avoid minor incidents - from 5-1 onwards it can be rather tricky to find the landing strip (one memorable incident involved the strip being situated right at the very start of the level - that took ages to figure out) so you do end up naturally taking out any remaining enemies to keep yourself alive. Hope this is of some use! Just to show such a score is indeed possible, albeit you do need a hefty slice of luck and a little bit of milking of a large amount of lives.

02 October 2010, 19:32	#43
rexsu Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: France Age: 49 Posts: 760	Seeing the score of Graham, I wanted to redo a game. And I still had a freeze, yes again Yellow card for Andrew Braybrook But it's an excellent coder so no red card I drop, good job Graham I will try to complete this game maybe for the knockout !

02 October 2010, 19:56	#44
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	The freeze is a bit of a pain. But still, if I've beaten Rexsu I've had to pull something special out of the bag Bring it on for the Knockout, I'd say

03 October 2010, 00:25	#46
bombermax Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: PL Age: 37 Posts: 39	And It finally happened... played over 6h URI 2 on... bleeh WinuAE!!! but the game freezes when beating over 320,000 points ... gonna chceck that one again on other ROM/Config ... anyway this competition is end.

03 October 2010, 00:44	#47
wilshy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SouthEast-ish UK Posts: 372	That's a hell of a score Graham. My hat is firmly off. This compo has made me appreciate Uridium 2 more than I already did.

03 October 2010, 01:01	#48
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	And that's that and congratulations to, er, me actually Well I enjoyed that one! I love this game big time. Leaderboard updates and new round threads to follow very soon. @bombermax How did it freeze? It may have been a game bug rather than a WinUAE/config problem.

03 October 2010, 01:20	#49
rexsu Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: France Age: 49 Posts: 760	Congratulations for your first victory in Super League, well deserved @ John4p With any luck we can play again for the next Knockout

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