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JSAV2006STG(ABC): /* Infinite pattern */

2025-01-14T19:41:55Z

Infinite pattern

ADR at 00:10, 18 May 2024

2024-05-18T00:10:38Z

Frostyryker at 18:59, 24 April 2024

2024-04-24T18:59:32Z

ADR at 02:28, 18 December 2023

2023-12-18T02:28:14Z

ADR: /* Strategy */

2023-12-13T17:49:25Z

Strategy

ADR: /* Strategy */

2023-12-10T16:57:23Z

Strategy

Plasmo: /* Rank */

2023-12-10T15:38:09Z

Rank

ADR: /* Scoring */

2023-12-10T05:36:34Z

Scoring

ADR: /* Strategy */

2023-12-09T02:37:42Z

Strategy

Plasmo: /* Rank */

2023-12-05T22:05:29Z

Rank

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 It is important to note that, for some reason, the midboss '''doesn't take damage when it first appears''' and its HP only starts to decrease when it is about to shoot at the player, therefore it's better to wait for the ideal timing instead of using bombs from the get-go which could potentially ruin the whole setup. Furthermore, the suicide needs to be done at the top of the screen, if the player waits too long the stage will progress enough to make the game load the next checkpoint instead.
-A demonstration of the infinite pattern can be seen in this video:
+A demonstration of the infinite pattern can be seen in this video by Andrew98 (YouTube):
 <youtube>GHNNQ67iiTw</youtube>

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-[[File:Daioh_logo.png|center]]
+[[File:Daioh_logo.png|center|300px]]
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 {{GameInfobox

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	In November 2, 2023, the game was rereleased as part of HAMSTER Corporation's '''Arcade Archives''' series.		In November 2, 2023, the game was rereleased as part of HAMSTER Corporation's '''Arcade Archives''' series.

		+	{{VideoIndex}}
	__TOC__		__TOC__

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 Due to its low damage and piercing properties, playing with the Lightning weapon earns more points than Vulcan and Missiles, even when it comes to zako enemies that are destroyed in a single hit. Therefore, using Lightning as often as possible will yield slightly higher results from enemy destruction.
 == Strategy ==
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 This demo starts after the score ranking screen is first shown during the attract sequence.
 == Version Differences ==

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	== Strategy ==		== Strategy ==
		+
		+	===Item Drop Order===
		+
		+	Items are dropped by power-up carriers and occasionally red-colored tanks. The items that appear are determined by the following cycle:
		+
		+	{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
		+	\|-
		+	! #1 \|\| #2 \|\| #3 \|\| #4 \|\| #5 \|\| #6 \|\| #7 \|\| #8 \|\| #9 \|\| #10 \|\| #11 \|\| #12 \|\| #13 \|\| #14 \|\| #15 \|\| #16
		+	\|-
		+	\| [[File:Daioh_speedup.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_powerup.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_item_lightning.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_powerup.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_item_missile.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_bomb.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_powerup.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_powerup.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_item_vulcan.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_powerup.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_speedup.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_powerup.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_item_lightning.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_bomb.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_powerup.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_item_missile.png]]
		+	\|-
		+	\|}
		+
		+	After item #16 the pattern repeats. The item order resets once the player dies and starts over from a checkpoint, but it doesn't happen if the death was during a boss fight. The order isn't entirely static as the weapon drops always advance in a set order (Lightning->Missile->Vulcan), even after dying. For example, the player uncovers the first Lightning drop (Item #3) then dies, now the cycle looks like this:
		+
		+	{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
		+	\|-
		+	! #1 \|\| #2 \|\| #3 \|\| #4 \|\| #5 \|\| #6 \|\| #7 \|\| #8 \|\| #9 \|\| #10 \|\| #11 \|\| #12 \|\| #13 \|\| #14 \|\| #15 \|\| #16
		+	\|-
		+	\| [[File:Daioh_speedup.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_powerup.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_item_missile.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_powerup.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_item_vulcan.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_bomb.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_powerup.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_powerup.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_item_lightning.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_powerup.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_speedup.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_powerup.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_item_missile.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_bomb.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_powerup.png]] \|\| [[File:Daioh_item_vulcan.png]]
		+	\|-
		+	\|}
		+
		+	Furthermore, when a shield or 1UP/2UP item appears it will take the spot of whatever item was meant to appear there. If a shield/1UP/2UP were to be the first item dropped, the Speed-up would become #2 in the item order, Power-up would be #3, weapon item would be #4 and so on.
		+
		+	There are a few item exceptions that don't affect the item order, such as the items spawned by the shield when picked up at full power (more information below) and the asteroids at the beginning of stage 6 that randomly drop bombs.

	===Auto-fire===		===Auto-fire===

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 Within the item sequence, there is a chance a 1UP/2UP item will appear. Normally their appearance is random. However, during a fresh boot (or after a hard-reset) by starting a credit at a specific point within the attract sequence it's possible to manipulate the game's RNG so that a 1UP can appear during the first boss fight. Furthermore, if the player's power-up and speed-up levels match it can be a 2UP instead, though the chances of this happening are lower.
-<small>''TO DO: Find the attract sequence that'll trigger the 1UP appearance in the Japanese version''.</small>
+[[File:Daioh_demo_JP.png|left|174px|thumb|Start a credit as soon as this demo begins.]]
 {{clear}}
 == Version Differences ==

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 Rank affects enemy bullet speed and the fire rate of certain enemies.
-''Daioh'' has a comparatively sophisticated rank system.<ref>The information on rank are based on an interview with Athena programmer Tsutomu Tabata given during a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGZs8ZJR8gA YouTube live stream] (November 2nd, 2023) by HAMSTER Corporation to celebrate the release of port in the '''Arcade Archives''' series.</ref> Generally speaking, the rank counter starts at 0 (easiest) and maxes out at 320 (hardest). The rank counter can never go below 0.
+''Daioh'' has a comparatively sophisticated rank system.<ref>The information on rank are based on an interview with Athena programmer Tsutomu Tabata given during a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGZs8ZJR8gA YouTube live stream] (November 2nd, 2023) by HAMSTER Corporation to celebrate the release of the port in the '''Arcade Archives''' series.</ref> Generally speaking, the rank counter starts at 0 (easiest) and maxes out at 320 (hardest). The rank counter can never go below 0.
 Rank is initially affected by the difficulty setting:

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	Due to its low damage and piercing properties, playing with the Lightning weapon earns more points than Vulcan and Missiles, even when it comes to zako enemies that are destroyed in a single hit. Therefore, using Lightning as often as possible will yield slightly higher results from enemy destruction.		Due to its low damage and piercing properties, playing with the Lightning weapon earns more points than Vulcan and Missiles, even when it comes to zako enemies that are destroyed in a single hit. Therefore, using Lightning as often as possible will yield slightly higher results from enemy destruction.
		+
		+	===Scoring Bug===
		+
		+	For some reason, during the stage 1/8 boss, using a Lightning bomb while being on the right side of the screen will decrease its HP by 16, the boss regains said HP afterwards once the bomb ends. The bug happens when the player uses a Lightning bomb while the boss' HP is 16 or lower, this will lead to the game thinking the boss has died and award the points for defeating it (20,000 points) multiple times while the bomb is going off. However, since the boss keeps regaining HP after each bomb the stage clear bonus and subsequent stage transition never actually happen. Because the points gained from this bug using the Lightning bomb go past the extend threshold the player can deliberately die once bombs have run out to continue this process until the boss escapes. Note that this bug needs to be performed while being far enough for the bomb to not make hit the head, if a laser makes direct contact with said weak spot the boss will die properly.
		+
		+	This bug is doable with the Vulcan and Missile bomb as well though not as effective. The Vulcan bomb doesn't earn that many points compared to the others and due to the fireballs spreading outwards they will inevitably kill the boss. On the other hand, the Missile bomb can earn more points than the Lightning bomb when the player is on the bottom right corner of the screen and the boss is at a high enough vertical position, otherwise it will die, because of this and the fact the boss periodically stops firing throughout the fight, the chances to suicide and regain bombs are more limited.
		+
		+	A demonstration of this bug can be seen in this video:
		+
		+	<youtube>MQhw_tniAKc</youtube>

	== Strategy ==		== Strategy ==

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 [[File:Daioh_shield_grab.png|right|thumb|Picking up a shield item at full power.]]
-This item will equip an armor that can withstand a single hit and max out the player's current weapon. If the player is already at max power then it'll act as a 5,000 bonus and release several other items floating across the screen. This is dangerous, since most of the items are power-ups and speed-ups that will be 5,000 bonus and are difficult to avoid the end result is increasing the rank by accident. Because of it this item is a bait for the most part and it's better to ignore it unless the player has no other choice.
+This item will equip an armor that can withstand a single hit and max out the player's current weapon. If the player is already at max power then it'll act as a 5,000 bonus and release several other items floating across the screen. This is dangerous, since most of the items are power-ups and speed-ups that will be 5,000 bonus and are difficult to avoid it's easy to raise the rank by accident. On top of that, letting this item leave the screen will actually '''reduce the current rank''' by roughly half its current amount.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNY06naKOzk Research done by T³-TBC using the Arcade Archives' port rank viewer.]</ref> As a result, this item is usually a bait and it's better to ignore it unless the player has no other choice.
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 Lastly, stacking and using bombs has an affect on rank:
 The rank increase resulting from stacking bombs is tied to a distinct bomb retention timer that ranges from 1-256 and slowly increases over time. If this timer hits 256, it resets to 1 and the rank counter is increased by +64.
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 As a special rule, the bomb retention timer does not increase at all as long as the player holds only two or fewer bombs in stock.
 ===Gallery===