From 6759630b53030b9b41b625e4a9e4e92050096d49 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: kjbranch Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 00:04:07 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Update difficulty preset descriptions --- .../templates/generate/help/skill.html | 46 ++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/rust/maprando-web/templates/generate/help/skill.html b/rust/maprando-web/templates/generate/help/skill.html index d92e57077..a3466f6c0 100644 --- a/rust/maprando-web/templates/generate/help/skill.html +++ b/rust/maprando-web/templates/generate/help/skill.html @@ -14,6 +14,12 @@

Skill assumptions

Skill assumptions determine which tricks the randomizer assumes the player is able to perform. This affects where the randomizer may place key items on any given step. Anything selected here is "fair game" for the player to be required to do in order to progress.

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After selecting one of the preset difficulty levels, it is possible to refine it by clicking the gear button on + the right and modifying the selections. Note that if you then select a preset again, it will override any + customized settings that you made.

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The descriptions below are only a brief summary. Clicking the gear button will show a list of all the tricks in + detail, with animations. It's recommended to take a look to make sure you understand all the kinds of things that + you may be expected to be able to do!

Examples of expected techniques from the skill presets are as follows:

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Select one of the preset difficulty levels and then, if desired, refine it by clicking the gear button on the right - and modifying the selections. Note that if you then select a preset again, it will override any - customized settings that you made.

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The descriptions above are only a summary. Clicking the gear button will show a list of the tricks in detail, with - animations. It's recommended to take a look to make sure you understand all the kinds of things that you may - be expected to be able to do!

From 9b1d42a3235a1baf691765a3b7d1dece7288ccff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: kjbranch Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 00:05:45 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] fix typo --- rust/maprando-web/templates/generate/help/skill.html | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/rust/maprando-web/templates/generate/help/skill.html b/rust/maprando-web/templates/generate/help/skill.html index a3466f6c0..988d95254 100644 --- a/rust/maprando-web/templates/generate/help/skill.html +++ b/rust/maprando-web/templates/generate/help/skill.html @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@

Skill assumptions

rooms without Varia (but only with plenty of extra energy).

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    Medium: 1-tap shortcharge, infinite bomb jumps that aren't to long, sequences of 3 or more wall +

    Medium: 1-tap shortcharge, infinite bomb jumps that aren't too long, sequences of 3 or more wall jumps, and underwater movement tech such as crouch jumps, down grabs, mid-air Spring Ball jumps, and Gravity jumps.

    • From 908418dc0d3b5c2b819a6684480da34f8bde1f4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: kjbranch Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 00:19:00 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] refine --- rust/maprando-web/templates/generate/help/skill.html | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/rust/maprando-web/templates/generate/help/skill.html b/rust/maprando-web/templates/generate/help/skill.html index 988d95254..3b6ddf3d7 100644 --- a/rust/maprando-web/templates/generate/help/skill.html +++ b/rust/maprando-web/templates/generate/help/skill.html @@ -46,24 +46,24 @@

    Skill assumptions

    pause abusing, grapple jumps, spring flings, and very precise jumps that get extra height with Speed Booster.

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    Expert+: Double bomb jumping, crazy crab climbs, using frozen enemies to extend runways, - bypassing locked door shells, flash suits, blue suits, and glitched X-ray modes (G-mode, R-mode, X-mode).

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    Expert+: Bypassing locked door shells, glitched X-ray modes (G-mode, R-mode, X-mode), + blue suits (Crystal Spark, R-mode spark interrupt), and flash suits (spikesuit, R-mode CF interrupt).

  • Extreme: Double-stutter 4-tap, underwater wall jumps, moonfalls between frozen enemies, X-mode - blue suits, R-mode standup clips, and complex G-mode applications, such as upward setups and artificial morph.

    + blue suits, R-mode standup clips, and complex G-mode applications - such as upward setups and artificial morph.

  • Extreme+: Moondances, bootless double Spring Ball jumps underwater with Bombs, diagonal bomb jumps, utilizing the initial spark when gaining a flash suit, back-to-back X-mode to gain a blue suit, and G-mode into and from heat.

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    Insane: Triple-stutter 4-tap, Taco Tank, elevato Crystal Flash, slope sparks, downward G-mode +

    Insane: Triple-stutter 4-tap, Taco Tank, elevator Crystal Flash, slope sparks, downward G-mode setups, moondances that require exact counts, and very slow and unforgiving strats.

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    Insane: Crossing Colosseum with no movement items, super sinks, ceiling bomb jumps, bootless - underwater wall jumps within a two-tile wide gap, first-try spike suits, and R-mode knockback sparks.

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    Insane: Crossing Colosseum with no movement items, ceiling bomb jumps, free fall clips, + bootless UWJ within a two-tile wide gap, super sinks, first-try spike suits, and R-mode knockback sparks.

    • From e9d275afdb0493e7498c99e7698ed375c38c450c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brent Kerby Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 18:36:44 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] a few minor changes, and move turn-around jump to Hard --- .../templates/generate/help/skill.html | 15 ++++++++------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/rust/maprando-web/templates/generate/help/skill.html b/rust/maprando-web/templates/generate/help/skill.html index 3b6ddf3d7..31b21cc68 100644 --- a/rust/maprando-web/templates/generate/help/skill.html +++ b/rust/maprando-web/templates/generate/help/skill.html @@ -28,22 +28,23 @@

    Skill assumptions

    rooms without Varia (but only with plenty of extra energy).

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    Medium: 1-tap shortcharge, infinite bomb jumps that aren't too long, sequences of 3 or more wall +

    Medium: 1-tap shortcharge, short infinite bomb jumps, sequences of 3 or more wall jumps, and underwater movement tech such as crouch jumps, down grabs, mid-air Spring Ball jumps, and Gravity jumps.

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    Hard: Stutter 2-tap, horizontal-midair shinesparks, mockballs, gate glitching, cross-room jumps - from air to water rooms, trickier climbing on enemies, and ice clips assisted by Morph and X-Ray.

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    Hard: 2-tap shortcharge, horizontal mid-air shinesparks, mockballs, gate glitching, trickier + climbing on enemies, ice clips assisted by Morph and X-Ray, cross-room jumps from air to water rooms, and using + a turn-around to jump around a corner.

  • Very Hard: Stutter 3-tap, complex shinespark setups, stutter water shortcharges, speedballs, temporary blue suit, horizontal damage boosts, Spring Ball jumps off of walls, Flatley jumps, - evading Metroids, short X-ray climbs, CWJ with retries, and using a turn-around to jump around a corner.

    + evading Metroids, short X-ray climbs, CWJ with retries.

  • Expert: Stutter 4-tap, double Spring Ball jumps, precise ice clips, temporary blue chains, - pause abusing, grapple jumps, spring flings, and very precise jumps that get extra height with Speed Booster.

    + pause abuse, grapple jumps, spring flings, and very precise jumps that get extra height with Speed Booster.

  • Expert+: Bypassing locked door shells, glitched X-ray modes (G-mode, R-mode, X-mode), @@ -51,7 +52,7 @@

    Skill assumptions

  • Extreme: Double-stutter 4-tap, underwater wall jumps, moonfalls between frozen enemies, X-mode - blue suits, R-mode standup clips, and complex G-mode applications - such as upward setups and artificial morph.

    + blue suits, R-mode standup clips, and complex G-mode applications (such as upward setups and artificial morph).

  • Extreme+: Moondances, bootless double Spring Ball jumps underwater with Bombs, diagonal bomb jumps, @@ -62,7 +63,7 @@

    Skill assumptions

    setups, moondances that require exact counts, and very slow and unforgiving strats.

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    Insane: Crossing Colosseum with no movement items, ceiling bomb jumps, free fall clips, +

    Insane+: Crossing Colosseum with no movement items, ceiling bomb jumps, free fall clips, bootless UWJ within a two-tile wide gap, super sinks, first-try spike suits, and R-mode knockback sparks.