Plague Knight NG+ IL Notes

I won't be submitting anymore of my times to the leaderboards on speedrun.com since the rules do not account for everything you can improve and does not account for improvements made that are under 1 second. Its also much easier to keep track of my times in 1 spot and not many people submit their actual best times to the leaderboards anyway.

Timing for ILs on the leaderboards: Starts on the first frame you input entering a stage or when you start a new game by selecting "yes" on the file select menu (Plains). Timing ends on the frame you start gaining gold after killing a boss or until the stage completely fades to black (Tower Entrance and Tower Ascent) or when the background changes color after Shovel Knight slashes you (Explodatorium).

IL Leaderboards: http://www.speedrun.com/shovelknight/individual_levels

Timing for ILs in this pastebin: Starts on the first frame the stage fade in disappears and ends on the first frame your victory animation starts. Exception for time start: Plains starts on the first frame the file select screen is completely faded out. Exception for time end: when the stage completely fades to black (Plains, Explodatorium, Tower: Entrance and Tower: Ascent) or land on the last hit on the final boss (Tower Lair).

#: Not possible on V2.4A
*: Theory that I havn't been able to execute
|: Possible, needs to be timed
?: Timing inconclusive

Plains: (1:57.24)
Burst to the top of the first ladder
Use Flask to go through the dirt blocks in the double destructible wall room?#
Do screen before last checkpoint blind?#
Have Flask active when doing the screen warp?* Use Vat to Screen warp?*
Surge onto the ladder after the screen warp
Different Black Knight Quick Kill setup for more double hits and death more towards the right?*

Village: (0:27.57)
Faster Bait Bomb throw?
Better jump into the basement?

Pridemoor Keep: (1:38.84)
Better burst pattern execution and rat pattern to avoid the dboost in the first mage room
Better huge ladder climb?
Hit the last lancer with a staff. Use Flask after the last lancer and keep it until the last ladder?*
Jump cluster and staff at the start, this should hit 3 times. When magic is orange try to hit him a Big Boom?* Finish him with a burst

The Lich Yard: (1:46.90)
Flask through the first set of dirt blocks?*
Use Big Boom on the the frog in the first moving platform room
Earlier Flask in the first elevator room
Different setup into the first shadow elevator frog room, land first onto the right platform when entering the room? Better frog patterns.
Burst to the top of the last ladder

Explodatorium: (2:09.03)
Flask through the first set of dirt blocks?*
Flask through first rat room? Use Big Boom or burst to destroy the first set of dirt blocks and the rat instead of Cluster?
Use Flask through the 1st bird room?*
Dboost off the rat in the first checkpoint room? Use Flask before the last wall?
Flask as soon as you enter the 1st bomb thrower room?
Earlier 1st pot cycle?*
No flask through the 2nd pot room?
Keep Fleet Flask into the first spider room and until the Alchemist?*
Flask in the 2nd bird room?
Faster Alchemist kill?
Get a better last flame room cycle to surge into the top flame?* Use Smoke Bomb?
Better Shovel Knight spawn and double, triple hits. Start fight with spin burst and lock him in the corner. Dboost when he's drinking? Find ichor skip?* Start NG+ with less health to do less Dboost throughout the stage?|

Iron Whale: (2:18.13)
Use Fleet Flask in the first eel spike room and keep it into the first mini boss room?*
Flask in the triple grey snail room?*
Faster Teethalon kill?
Big Boom the last purple knight without getting hit
Faster Treasure Knight kill?

Lost City: (1:39.40)
In 3rd room Burst through dirt then Flask and Cluster into the wall
Burst into the last magma blocks in the 2nd checkpoint room?| Or destroy them and drop with a flask bomb cancel?|
Burst onto the bottom magma block line and use flask?
In the last red knight screen flask and keep it until the boss room?*
Faster boss fight
Use Flask when exiting the laboratory?|

Stranded Ship: (1:45.97)
Don't land in second spike room
Flask into the 1st statue room and keep it until the the start of the 2nd statue room?|
Burst then surge through the gap above the 2nd statue?|
Don't dboost off the hammer in the 2nd Triple hammer room?
Jump off the ladder then burst in the last triple hammer viking room
Faster burst pattern for the last spike room
Faster Polar Knight fight

Clockwork Tower: (2:33.37)
Land before dropping down the conveyor belts in the 2nd screen?
Different burst pattern for 2nd and 3rd screen?
Surge onto the first checkpoint platform?|
Destroy 2nd set of grey blocks with staff slashes?|
Go through the 1st autoscroller without dboosting off the first enemy. Surge onto the exit ladder?|
Faster Tinker Knight Kill

Flying Machine: (2:32.67)
Flask into the 1st cannon ball room?*
Flask in the 2nd jawa room?*
Dboost of the last rat in the 1st rat room?
Faster screen warp?*
Different mini boss quick kill?
Faster 1st fan room after autoscroller?*
Better burst pattern in he last fan room
Use surge in the 1st wind spike room

Tower Entrance: (2:06.70)
Better burst pattern for the 1st bomb thrower room? Dboost?
Flask to get to the 2nd Music Sheet? Use Smoke Bomb at the end of crusher? Use Flask in crusher?
Better burst pattern in the first chandelier room?
Faster cycle in 2nd chandelier room with no Dboost?*
Burst through the top route in the 2nd samurai room?|
Better Black Knight fight

Tower Ascent: (5:14.00)
Flask in the 1st screen
Cancel Flask with Cluster instead of Big Boom? Better burst pattern for the last water room into the 1st checkpoint room? Flask on the very edge of the top platform without using Big Boom?|
Get dboosted to the top platform in the slime hell room
Get boosted towards the right by both jawas?
Enter the boss rush with lower health?
Take 1 more hit on Polar Knight instead of other bosses to adjust health
No staff misses on King Knight
Bounce Specter Knight less times off the wall until less than 4 HP?
Better quick kill setup for Propeller Knight
Faster Tinker Knight quick kill?
Setup the 4 health quick kill on Mole Knight?
Dboostless setup for Shovel Knight? Corner lock on the left, more double and triple hits

Tower Lair: (2:25.30)
No Flask in the tile rooms?|
Kill Enchantress during dives or hit her as soon as she float to the bottom. Different quick kill setup?
Better Shadow Plague Pattern