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>Deathbombing also has a penalty.
>You shouldn't be dying with any bombs left.

No conflict here. Deathbombing has a penalty but it isn't as bad as the penalty for dying. Also, if you have enough foresight to tell that you won't be able to dodge something, using a regular bomb before something hits you will have less of a penalty than a death bomb.

>>322841

don't die

>>322841

Scrub it for awhile and play reimu.
Don't focus on hitting the boss, just not getting hit. The homing shots will wear the boss down eventually. The non-multitasking should help you. Once you're used to it, then you can start paying attention to hitting the boss again.

You should try Seihou first and then move on to Touhou. Much easier to start with and to get the hang of the whole curtain shootan genre.

>>322845
What I'm not getting is "death bombing" period? Is it bombing on re-entry?

>>322844
Jewtube was only good for intimidation. And I though Udonge's was a pain on Easy...

>>322841
If you're just starting and not playing for high scores don't worry about the bombing penalty. Just focus on dodging/not dieing.

The penalty for bombing is less than the penalty for deathbombing, which in turn is less than the penalty for dying.

So you should learn to recognize situations where you're fucked and bomb your way out. Death bombing is for when you get that nasty "surprise" hit.

>>322860
Deathbombing is when you bomb RIGHT AFTER getting hit. If you hit it in time you'll use a bomb instead of a life.

>>322849
this is a good point. Vampire team is kind of hard to get used to, and Ghost team is just a complete bitch. Border is best choice for beginners, since they have homing, which magic team does not.

Magic team has the malice cannon, but that's still not something that's very easy to pull off without practice. Or turbo.

>malice cannon
when I hear this, I just think of gay flying everywhere

>>322860
Deathbombing is using a bomb after you get hit but before you use a life. Very difficult in any other Touhou game but pretty easy in IN. Border team gets the longest death bomb window.
Try one out first-hand. Pick border team, go for spell practice on a stage that has a good amount of danmaku stay still in a bullet's path, and bomb as soon as it hits you.

>>322861
deathbombing has a penalty beyond points, though; it uses up an extra bomb.

>>322875
You can't bomb in spell practice

>>322879
Only in PCB afaik

>>322883
No, only in IN. PCB it only takes 1.

>gay flying everywhere
Not a bad description of Marisa.

Don't start thinking about the score before you can 1CC your chosen mode.

>>322895
also PCB has a ridiculously tiny window for getting it unless you have superhuman reflexes.

I've run into bullets on purpose and not been able to bomb fast enough.

Two thing before I'm at it again and you all won't see me until tomorrow:

1. Besides dying, what affects the end stage time?

2. I'm not really getting this Gauge thing either. What's the point of it?

>>322912
It's been my experience that you have to actually hit bomb before you're hit--and I don't mean just think about hitting it, but actually, definitely hit the key before the bullet hits you.

And that's deathbombing in PCB.

you shouldn't need to focus or bomb in IN

>>322905
Hmm, I didn't think of the sentence that way. You're right though.

>>322920
Don't worry about the time gauge unless you're planning on using continues to begin with. Even if you are, you have enough free space to use one (I think?) without running out of time.

>>322867
Hey now.

I use solo Youmu exclusively, personally.

Youmu is just plain awesome wrapped in awesome stuffed in an awesome shell.

>>322920
1. Besides dying, what affects the end stage time?
Continues used
Time orbs collected


2. I'm not really getting this Gauge thing either. What's the point of it?
The gauge states your status as phantom - human.
If you're >80% human you get time orbs by killing, if >80% phantom by grazing.
Youmu is different (30%?) cause she can only reach 50% on either side.

>>322925
Shut up.

>>322920
IIRC, if your guage is above 80% (?) on either side, you'll gain time orbs. Unfocused side, for hitting enemies. Focused side, for grazing.

>>322920
Time orbs: i.e small items you get by hitting enemies while or grazing. For more, you have to learn about the gauge at the corner. Read that at the wiki...

I swear I just applied that small thing, and instantly became good at IN.

Practice.

Watch replays.

Bomb More.

That's about it.

>>322920
If you get your time point quota by the end of a stage, time advances half an hour when you finish instead of a full hour.
The gauge slides towards the side you're using the most. If the human side is at 70% or more, you get time points for shooting things. If the youkai side is 70% or more, you get time points for grazing.

>1. Besides dying, what affects the end stage time?

I assume you mean when the clock goes ahead a half-hour to an hour after clearing a stage? If you collect the number of time tokens it asks for, it'll only increase time by a half-hour. If you don't collect them the amount, time will increase by an hour. Game over at either 4 or 5 AM I think.

>2. I'm not really getting this Gauge thing either. What's the point of it?

Gauge is dependent on which character your using more. If your at -80% or lower(human), you'll get time points for hitting enemies with your bullets. If your at 80% or higher (youkai), you'll get time points for grazing enemy bullets.

This isn't quite obvious but try to go unfocused during the first stages, since there aren't enough bullets to graze, you'll have to get your time orbs by attacking unfocused. On harder levels boss battles, it's more useful to graze focused.

>>322943
I said nothing bad about youmu. I said the Ghost TEAM. You can't play solo characters (or aren't supposed to be able to) until you've beaten the game with all the teams. And Youmu/Yuyuko is just fucking ANNOYING.

Youmu alone is difficult to get used to, but people who are good with her are REALLY good.

>>322952
>If you get your time point quota by the end of a stage, time advances half an hour when you finish instead of a full hour.
That's all I needed to see!

Thanks for the help, /jp/sies! I'm done pestering you all for today!

>>322969
After playing solo Youmu exclusively, I can't play other towhoes.

I'M JUST NOT MOVING FAST ENOUGH

WHY I AM SO SLOW

>>322969
Yeah, Youmu or Yuyuko alone seem to be better than them as a team.

Youmu is damned hard to get used to, but she can be fun once you do.

Or you can just play Marisa alone.

Playing Yuyuko solo, always focused and at the bottom of the screen, minimal left/right movement only.

Also, I observed that in 80%+ youkai side, you get time orbs from shooting REGULAR enemies. The time orbs obtained by grazing only takes effects in bosses.

Also, I suck. But then again, I was doing those goofy conditions, so yeah.

>>322979
StB WILL MAKE YOU HATE SPEED FOREVER.

>>322979
Thats because solo Youmu is a beast.

>>322993
What the.
In StB speed is essential to beat certain spellcards.
And you can always either focus or charge, which makes you slower than any normal character.

>>322993
and yet strangely it sometimes seems like aya was just too damned slow.

>>323004
YOU'RE TOO SLOW!

>>323017
And you use use bombs and focuses Mr. Fag.

>>323021
>And you use use bombs and focuses Mr. Fag.
in StB... yeah.

>>323021
Solo Youmu only
No focus
No bombing
Lunatic Only
1CC.

>>322979
I got that same feeling after spending my first three months playing magic team exclusively.