Anodyne 2: Return to Dust All Cards Good Ending Switch Route Notes

Anodyne All Cards (Good Ending) Notes

Notes by CodeGorilla
Switch Exclusive Route

General notes:
	2D Movement:
		In addition to obvious stuff (diagonals are good and fast), you move slower when you have something in your tank.  In general, try to inhale your target as close to the spot where you need to shoot it as possible.
	Dust Routing:
		The Switch route doesn't actually need to pay attention to dust, except for a little bit in New Theeland and Pastel Horizon at the end of the game.
	Text Skip:
		The in-game Skip Dialogue setting is very good, but note that the text actually goes slower if you're holding jump or talk.  As such, don't mash through text; just let it happen naturally.
	Pausegliding:
		When you pause the game while Nova is airborne, the game resets your momentum, both vertical and horizontal.  This can let you fall much slower while covering a much greater horizontal distance than would normally be possible, especially with Ridescale.  Optimal performance of this strat involves a specific rhythm for pausing and unpausing based on how far horizontally you have to go and mow much vertical space you can afford to lose; each one in the game is slightly different. Mashing works, but is slower.
	Pausefloating and Savefloating:
		Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch version of the game, if you pause or interact with a 3D save egg while you have upwards momentum (e.g. right after jumping), you will float into the air, making it possible to gain infinite height.  Pause-floating is more versatile, as it can be performed anywhere, but it has the downside of not being able to see where you are until you unpause, at which point you start to drop. That means you need to internalize the timing of how long you need to remain paused to get the height you need. Save floating can only be performed at a save egg, and requires text skip to be off, but it lets you see where you are which gives you a lot more control.
	Cutscene Triggers:
		High in the air outside of CCC, there is a green platform with a set of four translucent green cubes.  These are cutscene triggers, and each has a different purpose.  They are arranged in a pattern like this:
		......A......B........
		......................
		......C...............
		......................
		......................
		.............D........
		A triggers the dust drop-off cutscene; if you trigger this while the prism is full or your tank is empty, you will softlock.
		B triggers the storm clearing cutscene; this will give you the upgraded vacuum as well.
		C triggers the prism repair cutscene, regardless of whether or not you have the cards.
		D has a talk prompt, and talking to it triggers the prism dive cutscene.  This accomplishes nothing, unfortunately.
		See this image for reference: https://imgur.com/a/5HjMSn6
	Ridescale Clipping:
		When you tranform into Ridescale, your car is always facing directly away from the camera, regardless of what direction Nova was facing. To clip into a corner this way, hold the movement stick into the corner, then sweep the camera in the opposite direction, and transform as the camera passes through the wall. It takes some practice, especially clipping out of Great Gwom's home, but it is consistent.
	Nano Assassin Skip:
		When you enter a Nano Assassin boss fight room, you have a bit of space you can move freely in before you actually trigger the beginning of the boss fight.  If you can inhale an object without leaving that space and then shoot the boss, you can run over the trigger area to start the boss while the boss is in hit stun, thereby allowing you to just stroll out the back door.  This is possible on three of the five Nano Assassins: Great Gwom (using a mini-Gwom in the boss room), Misteria Waizel (the easiest one), and Bran Maligden (extremely precise, but technically doable).  It *is* possible to skip the Nano Assassin in Drifting Polle; HOWEVER, skipping that cutscene results in a softlock preventing you from clearing the dust storm and getting to Blue Vale.

Settings: (Show in recording for validation)
	Rules (you must have these):
		Debug Mode: Off
		Double Health: Off
		Invincibility: Off
		60 FPS Lock: On (PC only)
	Recommended for go fast:
		Show Text Immediately: On
		Camera Speed: 150%
		Skip Dialogue: On
		Save When Overlap 2D Checkpoint: On
		Language: Simplfied Chinese

START RUN (Timing starts on confirm new save file)

Albumen Shore:
	Cutscene
	Hold 8 o'clock as cutscene ends to skip a second, longer cutscene
	Yolk A (nothing much to say, just walk to the end)
	Use a short pausefloat to get over the ledge
	Yolk B (in the circular room, take the top route)
	Use a pausefloat to take a straight-line path over the mountain to Yolk C
	Yolk C (left fork first, though it doesn't make a huge difference)
	Do a short pausefloat to get to the top
	Split on title drop

Clear the Storm:
	Enter the Center, trigger the Drifting Pollen cutscene
	Instead of entering 2D, use a diagonal pausefloat to escape through the hole in the ceiling
	Turn off text skip during that pausefloat
	Double back to the elevator, leave center
	Mash through the prism tutorial text
	Savefloat; in the air, point the camera a bit to the right of Gwom's maze
	Break out and transform into a car once in the 2nd or 3rd layer of storm clouds
	Pauseglide towards the outside, aiming for the debug platform
	While pausegliding, turn text skip back on
	Drive through the cutscene
	Split at tend of cutscene

Misteria Waizel:
	Leave Center, exit towards save point
	Car to green building
	Enter 2D
	Bottom path first
	Right keyhole first
	Boss Skip
	Split on fade to black

Bran Maligden:
	Right from Misteria's house
	Pausefloat inside the ribcage to get to Bran
	Enter Bran
	Right at first fork
	Use first key on the way to the second
	Boss (skip if you can)
	Split on fade to black

Gustine Papellum:
	Pause-float from next to Bran at an angle for 23-24ish seconds
	Turn off text skip during that pausefloat
	pause-glide to cutscene cubes
	Hit C into A, LET THE CAMERA PAN OUT FINISH BEFORE ADVANCING TEXT
	Left out of elevator
	Pause-float to Gustine, turning text skip back on
	Enter 2D
	Left fork first
	Drop off key on the way to right fork
	Right-side has a quick kill: enter at top of transition, hold vacuum, and hold up-right
	Boss
	Split on fade to black

Great Gwom:
	Go left
	Ride-clip into Gwom home
	Speak to babies
	Enter 2D
	Bottom/right fork first
	Boss skip
	Split on fade to black

Geof Agricite:
	Ride-clip out of Gwom-home
	Pause-glide to center
	Go up elevator, turn in dust
	Talk to Palisade
	Away from save point after cutscene
	Pause-float over Car Wash fence
	Climb Car Wash near window with bridge, get card
	Pause-glide from Car Wash roof, high-up as possible to skip Geof
	Enter 2D
	Clean and talk to gravestones
	Get key on first trip (left at checkpoint)
	Exit 2D
	Climb geometry to enter 2D again
	Talk to former gravestones
	Get card from chest (down at hairpin)
	Split on fade to black

Iwasaki Antimon:
	Take Jade highway
	Pause-float, then pause-glide to waterfall for a card
	Pause-glide back to highway
	Hard right after screen transition, pause-glide to pond
	Enter Iwasaki's sub-area
	Pause-glide to Iwasaki
	Enter 2D
	North-east-north-east for a key
	West from center checkpoint for second key
	Use key in upper area first for another card
	Leave 2D, enter 2D in mailbox
	Split on fade to black

Clonwei Yonstein:
	Leave pond to the right
	Drive to just under the ledge card, then pause-float up to it
	pause-float and pause-glide over the mountain to Lonwei
	Enter 2D
	Just practice doing this area fast; no tricks, just git gud
	Split on fade to black

Enter Dustbound Village:
	Pause-float over the gate (faster than opening it)
	Return to center, cutscene
	Turn around after cutscene, change to car after 8 steps
	Tight line to Jade Highway
	Go to OSS
	Drive to tower, hug backwards during drop to fall through bend
	At the outside, pause-float up to the top
	Use jumps to stall staggers
	Spark fruit, spark dog
	Split on fade to black

Leave Dustbound Village:
	Hold down-right, go to far east for funeral
	Talk to Drem, Elegy
	Go to train
	Hold down-right after playground cutscene
	Gardening 1
	Go to train
	Perform rites
	Wrestling mini-game 1 (attack, block, QTE, back-and-forth)
	Gardening 2
	Go to train
	Perform rites
	Wrestling mini-game 2 (back-and-forth, QTE, back-and-forth, attack and inhale)
	Go to train
	Perform rites
	Wrestling mini-game 3 (back-and-forth, QTE, DeDeDe section, block super)
	Big cutscene
	Split on fade to black after shrine destruction

desertNPC:
	Finish cutscene, go up on elevator twice
	Blue Vale East -> Outer Sands North
	Tree 1, tree 2
	Talk to the dolphin, enter 2D
	Get the last chest before the crystal
	Get the crystal
	Check window, leave
	Pathing leaving the apartment: left up right up right up
	Check computer, bed
	Check window, leave
	Check gargoyle
	Check computer, bed
	Leave via window
	Split on fade to black

New Theeland:
	Tree 3, tree 4
	Overworld card underneath the rocks
	Tree 5, enter Nexus
	Open gate to ORB
	Enter New Theeland
	Walk through book
	Talk to Arteri 4 times

	Head to docks
	South south from docks for block 1
	West west on raft for block 2
	North north east north and follow the path to get to Pilar Treacl
	Enter Picoscale and kill pink diamonds for a card (no dust from pico crystal)
	Land just east of exit for slime area, block 3

	Kill Waldo slime
	Picoscale through megaslime to get Breastplate
	DUST ROUTE: slime room is good for grinding, but you shouldn't need to grind

	Return to raft, sail straight east past kill room, then north, then east again
	Go south from warp pad for Block 4
	Climb onto rock ledge to kill old slime to unlock path for later
	Go north from warp pad and kill old slime for block 5
	Return to raft, west once and land, then climb the mountain
	BOTTLE COW HATKID SQUINTY GHOST KING PURPLEHAIR BALDY KNIGHT SHIELDMAIDEN SHIELD

	Return to raft, get out via kill room
	North west from kill room, land
	Cross the moat and go up the right side outside the castle for block 6
	Return to raft

	East south south south to get to block 7, enter gate
	Go north from warp pad, straight east from tree and talk to wall for Boots
	Return to raft

	West until you see block 2 again, then south
	Cave maze - go for the exit that's the opposite color
	Get Sword
	Use warp pad to return to treasure room quickly
	Put treasures on pedestals, talk to Arteri
	Leave via warp pad, return to cave maze

	North east east east to entrance to purple area
	Get to Dustdra
	Circle Dustdra to unlock the way, then enter Picoscale
	Boss fight - get as many swords as possible, hug the top wall to dodge attacks
	Collect Dustdra for 36 dust
	Split on fade to black

Loquat Skelgum:
	Return to center via Blue Vale East
	Turn in dust, note how much you need to hit 150
	Blue Vale East -> Outer Sands North -> Outer Sands East
	Talk to Gravis in crater
	Navigate right around the mountain to cactus patch
	Talk to Stavros in cactus patch
	Leave catcus patch for mountain, and drive straight to overworld card
	Turn around, drive off cliff to house, talk to Gravis and Stavros
	Enter 2D
	Pushing gum with something in the tank is slow, pulling gum is fastest
	Right fork first
	Get the key on the right side before taking the path to the bonus card
	Talk to the key on the way back each time
	Autoscroller just before the crystal, just don't die
	Skip the chest with the crystal
	Get crystal, 36 Dust
	Split on fade to black

Orb Sector 4-16-5:
	Climb the mountain to Minorva, talk 3 times
	Enter 2D
	Only lit doors have conversation
	Accuracy of outfits does not matter
	Last door on floor 3, next to the collar chest
	Get the collar chest
	First door on floor 4, bottom of double ramp
	Second door on floor 5, at the top of the ramp on the second screen
	Bonus card at the end of floor 5
	Leave via warp to Nexus
	Leave Nexus via Tree 5 entrance
	Split on fade to black

Pastel Horizon:
	Go to Outer Sands West
	Pause-glide to boat structure, get collar base
	Drive to Pastel Horizon entrance, enter Nexus
	Enter Pastel Horizon
	Go to raft
	Follow the petals until stopped by ghosts
	Clear the ghosts with Picoscale switch

	Go east to return to petal trail, follow petals again
	Enter Picoscale in fishbone
	Put ghost in Picoscale to rest (YOU MUST TALK TO IT), exit
	Climb mountain, get card
	Return to raft

	East until you see flying enemy, then south to village
	Get Fukuchi's shell, return to raft

	Follow coastline east
	Go to Fukuchi's spirit, enter Picoscale
	DUST ROUTE: Last chance to grind is in this Picoscale area, the room with the slimes and diamonds at the end.  Need enough dust to total 150 with the New Theeland total turned in previously
	Climb mountain, get card

	Return to raft, go straight north when you get to open ocean until you hit land, then east to ghost train
	Go to ghost train, ride to bridge
	Get both chests, return to train
	North from train, leave via warp pad 1
	Exit Nexus via beach exit
	Split on fade to black

Dustbound Village?:
	Drive to Outer Sands South
	Tower, pause-float at the top
	Enter 2D
	Go to Drem's house, get Palisade card
	Split on second fade to black (2D/3D transition sound effect)

Nano Cleaner Zera:
	Tower again
	OSS -> BVS -> up the hill on the left side and turn right on Jade for BVE -> Center
	Turn in dust, should be at 150
	Talk to center, spark the yellow orb
	Enter 2D in cutscene
	Turn left at the first fork
	Up, left, down at 1st 4-way intersection
	Left, down, right at second 4-way intersection
	Vaccum nanoscale targets to stop them
	Back to main gates, right
	Finish last section, back to the boss
	Final boss!
	2-cycle per phase is the target
	Time is on fade to black/last text box closes
	Remember to sit through the credits and validate the cards on the save file before you stop recording.