canMoonfall (Very Hard)

Jumping off a ledge while moonwalking to fall with an uncapped speed.

Dependencies: canMoonwalk

Difficulty filter

Strats ()

From: 2
Bottom Left Door
To: 4
Middle Right Door

Diagonal shinespark up the climb to break the bomb blocks to the morph tunnels on the right.

Entrance condition:

{
  "comeInShinecharging": {
    "length": 14,
    "openEnd": 0
  }
}

Requires:

{
  "notable": "Behemoth Shinespark"
}
"Morph"
{
  "shinespark": {
    "frames": 147,
    "excessFrames": 124
  }
}
{
  "or": [
    "h_lavaProof",
    "canMoonfall",
    {
      "lavaFrames": 120
    },
    {
      "and": [
        "Gravity",
        {
          "lavaFrames": 100
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Exit condition:

{
  "leaveNormally": {}
}

Clears obstacles: A, B

Unlocks doors:

{"types":["super"],"requires":[]}
{"types":["missiles"],"requires":[{"lavaFrames":50}]}
{"types":["powerbomb"],"requires":[{"lavaFrames":110}]}
From: 6
Main Junction
To: 4
Middle Right Door

The bomb blocks can be broken by spinjumping with Screw attack and holding right, if moonfall makes Samus clip through the platform. Use the small blue platform 2nd from the top on the right side.

Requires:

{
  "notable": "Moonfall Block Break"
}
"Morph"
"ScrewAttack"
"canMoonfall"
{
  "or": [
    "h_ClimbWithoutLava",
    "h_lavaProof",
    {
      "obstaclesNotCleared": [
        "B"
      ]
    }
  ]
}
From: 2
Right Door
To: 4
Middle Junction (Left of Morph Tunnel)

Moonfall against the Chozo statue to clip into the Morph Tunnel, past the Bomb block.

Entrance condition:

{
  "comeInWithStoredFallSpeed": {
    "fallSpeedInTiles": 1
  }
}

Requires:

"Morph"
"canMoonfall"
From: 7
Below Power Bomb Blocks - Top Right Door
To: 8
Below Power Bomb Blocks - Bottom Left Door

Come in with a shinecharge, and perform a moonfall off the ledge. While falling, fire a shot at the door and immediately activate the shinespark wind-up, to horizontally spark through the door.

Entrance condition:

{
  "comeInShinecharged": {
    "framesRequired": 140
  }
}

Requires:

{
  "notable": "Main Shaft Moonfall Spark"
}
"canMoonfall"
"canShinechargeMovementTricky"
{
  "shinespark": {
    "frames": 12
  }
}

Exit condition:

{
  "leaveWithSpark": {}
}

Unlocks doors:

{"types":["super"],"requires":[]}
{"types":["missiles","powerbomb"],"requires":["never"]}
From: 9
Right Etecoon Shaft - Top Left Door
To: 10
Right Etecoon Shaft - Bottom Left Door

Run from left to right to gain a shinecharge, then immediately moonfall down the shaft. There is just barely enough time to shoot the door open (if not already open) and spark out.

Requires:

{
  "notable": "Etecoon Shaft Moonfall Spark"
}
{
  "canShineCharge": {
    "usedTiles": 17,
    "openEnd": 0
  }
}
"canMoonfall"
"canShinechargeMovementComplex"
{
  "shinespark": {
    "frames": 12
  }
}

Exit condition:

{
  "leaveWithSpark": {}
}

Unlocks doors:

{"types":["missiles","powerbomb"],"requires":[{"or":["h_canFly","canConsecutiveWalljump"]}]}
{"types":["super"],"requires":[]}
From: 12
Above Power Bomb Blocks - Main Junction
To: 13
Below Power Bomb Blocks - Main Junction

Moonfall on the Green Brinstar Elevator Platform to build up enough speed to fall through the Power Bomb Blocks below. Moonfall so as to stay on the platform, break spin, and turnaround between 70 and 76 times total. Turns cannot be too fast or too slow. When falling, avoid the platform in the center of the room by falling towards the right. Clip through the bottom right platform by turning around at the correct time. Then hold down to clip through the Power Bomb Blocks.

Requires:

{
  "notable": "TAS Dance"
}
"canMoonfall"
From: 3
Left Side - Bottom Middle Door
To: 5
Bottom Door

Entrance condition:

{
  "comeInWithStoredFallSpeed": {
    "fallSpeedInTiles": 1
  }
}

Requires:

"canMoonfall"
From: 4
Left Side - Bottom Door
To: 5
Bottom Door

Entrance condition:

{
  "comeInWithStoredFallSpeed": {
    "fallSpeedInTiles": 1
  }
}

Requires:

"canMoonfall"

Bypasses door shell: true

From: 2
Middle Left Door
To: 7
Junction Below Power Bomb Blocks

Moonfall twice to clip through the Bomb and Power Bomb blocks.

Entrance condition:

{
  "comeInWithStoredFallSpeed": {
    "fallSpeedInTiles": 2
  }
}

Requires:

"canMoonfall"
From: 4
Right Door
To: 7
Junction Below Power Bomb Blocks

Run under the gates with SpeedBooster but do not break the Bomb Blocks. Moonfall twice to clip through the Power Bomb blocks.

Entrance condition:

{
  "comeInWithStoredFallSpeed": {
    "fallSpeedInTiles": 2
  }
}

Requires:

"SpeedBooster"
"canMoonfall"
From: 3
Top Right Door
To: 4
Item

Moonfall to clip through the Bomb blocks to the bottom of the room.

Entrance condition:

{
  "comeInWithStoredFallSpeed": {
    "fallSpeedInTiles": 1
  }
}

Requires:

"canPrepareForNextRoom"
"canMoonfall"
"canFreeFallClip"
{
  "heatFrames": 85
}
From: 3
Top Right Door
To: 5
Junction Above Bottom Blocks

Moonfall to clip through the Bomb blocks Break spin with Shot or Angle Aim to avoid clipping all the way to the bottom of the room.

Entrance condition:

{
  "comeInWithStoredFallSpeed": {
    "fallSpeedInTiles": 1
  }
}

Requires:

"canPrepareForNextRoom"
"canMoonfall"
{
  "heatFrames": 90
}
From: 1
Top Left Door
To: 5
Bottom Junction

Shoot at the Standing Pirate to prevent it from attacking. Then clip through the Power Bomb blocks with a moonfall.

Entrance condition:

{
  "comeInWithStoredFallSpeed": {
    "fallSpeedInTiles": 1
  }
}

Requires:

"canMoonfall"
{
  "heatFrames": 180
}
From: 2
Top Right Door
To: 6
Bottom Right Corner Junction

Moonfall into the door transition and stay in spin to fall through the top 4 levels of solid tiles. A flatley style turnaround will land between the Bomb and Crumble blocks and can be continued with another Moonfall.

Entrance condition:

{
  "comeInWithStoredFallSpeed": {
    "fallSpeedInTiles": 1
  }
}

Requires:

"canPrepareForNextRoom"
"canMoonfall"
"canFreeFallClip"
{
  "enemyDamage": {
    "enemy": "Multiviola",
    "type": "contact",
    "hits": 1
  }
}
{
  "or": [
    {
      "ammo": {
        "type": "Missile",
        "count": 3
      }
    },
    {
      "ammo": {
        "type": "Super",
        "count": 3
      }
    },
    "Plasma",
    "h_heatProof"
  ]
}
{
  "heatFrames": 300
}
From: 5
Junction Below Top Pirate
To: 2
Bottom Left Door

Fall to the bottom of the room with Screw Attack while weaving around the platforms.

Requires:

"ScrewAttack"
{
  "or": [
    {
      "and": [
        "canMoonfall",
        "canInsaneJump",
        {
          "heatFrames": 190
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "and": [
        "canDodgeWhileShooting",
        {
          "heatFrames": 220
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
From: 1
Top Left Door
To: 5
Top Right Item

The camera will not follow Samus after clipping.

Entrance condition:

{
  "comeInWithStoredFallSpeed": {
    "fallSpeedInTiles": 1
  }
}

Requires:

{
  "or": [
    {
      "getBlueSpeed": {
        "usedTiles": 28,
        "openEnd": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "and": [
        {
          "getBlueSpeed": {
            "usedTiles": 29,
            "openEnd": 0
          }
        },
        {
          "doorUnlockedAtNode": 1
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
"canMoonfall"

Clears obstacles: B

Unlocks doors:

{"nodeId":1,"types":["missiles","super"],"requires":[]}
{"nodeId":1,"types":["powerbomb"],"requires":["never"]}
From: 3
Bottom Left Door
To: 7
Bottom Door

Moonfall twice, on the right or left side of the shot blocks. This will put Samus inside of shotblocks, which can be cleared by shooting. If on the left side, perform two more moonfalls. The camera will be misaligned after the door transition.

Entrance condition:

{
  "comeInWithStoredFallSpeed": {
    "fallSpeedInTiles": 2
  }
}

Requires:

"canMoonfall"
"canOffScreenMovement"
From: 1
Left Doorway
To: 2
Bottom Right Door

Entrance condition:

{
  "comeInWithStoredFallSpeed": {
    "fallSpeedInTiles": 1
  }
}

Requires:

"canMoonfall"
From: 3
Top Right Doorway
To: 2
Bottom Right Door

Entrance condition:

{
  "comeInWithStoredFallSpeed": {
    "fallSpeedInTiles": 1
  }
}

Requires:

"canMoonfall"
From: 2
Bottom Right Door
To: 1
Bottom Door

Precisely Moonfall along the wall to land on top of the door shell without losing the stored fall speed. Then moonfall again to clip through the door.

Entrance condition:

{
  "comeInWithStoredFallSpeed": {
    "fallSpeedInTiles": 2
  }
}

Requires:

"Gravity"
"canMoonfall"

Bypasses door shell: true

From: 1
Middle Left Door
To: 2
Bottom Left Door

Moonfall twice into the wall adjacent the Power Bomb blocks and then wiggle out to the right. Then moonfall again to clip through the Power Bomb Blocks Without Gravity, break spin to avoid clipping down too far.

Entrance condition:

{
  "comeInWithStoredFallSpeed": {
    "fallSpeedInTiles": 2
  }
}

Requires:

"canMoonfall"
From: 1
Top Right Door
To: 2
Bottom Right Door

Entrance condition:

{
  "comeInShinecharged": {
    "framesRequired": 140
  }
}

Requires:

"canShinechargeMovementTricky"
{
  "or": [
    "canMoonfall",
    "Morph"
  ]
}
{
  "or": [
    "f_KilledMetroidRoom2",
    {
      "metroidFrames": 25
    }
  ]
}

Exit condition:

{
  "leaveShinecharged": {
    "framesRemaining": "auto"
  }
}

Unlocks doors:

{"types":["powerbomb"],"requires":[]}
{"types":["missiles","super"],"requires":["never"]}
From: 1
Top Right Door
To: 2
Bottom Right Door

Entrance condition:

{
  "comeInShinecharging": {
    "length": 2,
    "openEnd": 1
  }
}

Requires:

"canShinechargeMovementTricky"
{
  "or": [
    "canMoonfall",
    "Morph"
  ]
}
{
  "or": [
    "f_KilledMetroidRoom2",
    {
      "metroidFrames": 25
    }
  ]
}

Exit condition:

{
  "leaveShinecharged": {
    "framesRemaining": 50
  }
}

Unlocks doors:

{"types":["powerbomb"],"requires":[]}
{"types":["missiles","super"],"requires":["never"]}
From: 1
Right Doorway
To: 2
Bottom Door

Entrance condition:

{
  "comeInWithStoredFallSpeed": {
    "fallSpeedInTiles": 2
  }
}

Requires:

"canMoonfall"

Bypasses door shell: true

From: 2
Right Door
To: 1
Left Door

Entrance condition:

{
  "comeInWithStoredFallSpeed": {
    "fallSpeedInTiles": 1
  }
}

Requires:

"canMoonfall"