KH2FM: Critical Gold Crown NMS (Rod route) on PS4

I skipped to write the segment of Any% Menuing other than that is different input between Any% and Gold Crown.
After Disney Castle and obtained Reflect, I thoroughly set Reflect and Potion/Ether on Circle and Cross in Customization. Only Triangle and Square change in my route but You can change your own.

Reference Videos:
My Gold Crown NMS PB https://youtu.be/9g0yUY6KOMc
CoR + DataOrg Practice Run https://youtu.be/3jxTstHzGA0
Lingering Will RNG Manipulation https://youtu.be/jMbscifjHd0
Studies for Crit GC NMS Playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuliSwkTSwwFCDM3aLVUsLa4Hf8zYfxc7

Premise:
-Choose Rod Dream Weapon at Station of Serenity. That means, you don't obtain combo boost until Agrabah. So you may need to change the strategy for a little in Shan Yu, Hades Escape. You can equip EXP Boost in early game but it won't take much advantage. Rod's advantage is you can obtain Berserk Charge (Hereinafter called "BC") and Thunder Boost. BC can beat Ground Shaker consistently, and no more stupid RNG fight for Lingering Will with PeterPan Stun Locking strategy. Thunder boost can be faster for Core fight and CoR Heartless and Nobody fights. However, the most disadvantage of the Rod route is you'll never obtain "Second Chance" ability. That means CoR 3rd Nobodies, Roxas, Larxene and both of Xemnas fight are much harder.
-You may collect 14 AP Boosts from treasure chest. So You'll have 15 with TLoD missions.

Start Gold Crown Speedrun Notes

Twilight Town and Hollow Bastion 1
Same as Any% at all


The Land of Dragons 1
After Cave fight
	-Open the AP boost Chest (1/14)
After Mountain Heartless
	-Sora: Equip EXP Boost instead of Combo Boost (Press R1 to move EXP Boost from Sliding Dash)
Buy Fire Bangle
Shan Yu Fight


Olympus Coliseum 1
After Hades Escape
	-Open the AP boost (2/14) and Ether Chests
*Open another Ether Chest in the way to the Demyx fight


Beast Castle 1
After Thresholder
	-Open the AP Boost Chest (3/14)
After the Mini-Game
	-Open the AP Boost Chest in the next room (4/14)


Disney Castle
Open the Torn Pages Chest


Timeless River
During Boat Peat fight
	-Open the AP Boost Chest (5/14)


Port Royal 1
	-Open the AP Boost Chest (6/14) in Powder Store which explode automatically first. (Over the Horizon to knock back the pirate to avoid RC)


Agrabah 1
Buy Thundara Trinket, then buy full of Ether
After the Trials
	-Open the AP Boost Chest (7/14)
After the Treasure Room Fight
	-Equip abilities + Combo boost and Fire Boost (Press R1 and D-down each once to move Fire Boost from Combo Boost)


Halloween Town 1
Open the AP Boost Chest (8/14) in the left side of Hinter Lands
After the Prison Keeper Fight
	-Open the AP Boost Chest (9/14) on the Santa's House


Twilight Town 2
Same as Any% at all


Hollow Bastion 2-1
Open the Drive Recover Chest


Space Paranoids 1
Open the Gaia Belt Chest


Hollow Bastion 2-2
After the Demyx Fight
	-Equip All Armors
After the FF fights
	-Sora: Equip another "Draw" (You can keep Hero's Crest)
	-Open the AP Boost Chest (10/14) and Torn Pages Chest


Beast Castle 2-1
Same as Any% at all


Port Royal 2
Same as Any% at all


Halloween Town 2
***You SHOULDN'T try EXP Boost. You don't have "Once More" at that time and Stitch won't play ukulele so you have a chance to die. Using Agrabah's Bulky Vender in addition is highly recommended.***
The others are same as Any%


Agrabah 2
Change to Donald
Vender EXP farm (break stalls with starting Wisdom Drive >Vender's RC >Reflect >Magnet)
^Then Open the AP Boost Chest (11/14)
After the Carpet Puzzle
	-Open the Torn Pages Chest
After the Carpet Escape
	-Equip Once More


Beast Castle 2-2
Buy Silver Ring x2, then buy full of ether.


The Land of Dragons 2
Before Riku fight
	-Wisdom Drive
	-Open the AP Chest (12/14)
*You may want to use 2 Sonic Rave finishers for Limit XP
After the Snipers Fight
	-Open the Torn Pages Chest


Twilight Town 3
Same as Any% at all


The World that Never Was (1/2)
Before Roxas Fight
	-Open the AP Boost Chest (13/14)
*You may want to use Infinity Strategy for Limit XP
After the Roxas Fight
	-Equip Tow Become One
	-Wisdom Drive before Heartless spawns (refill the Drive gauges in the next room)
Repeat the Anti Drive until you get Final Form
After you get Final Form
	-Defeat 3 Dragoons with Final Form in the Elevator Room
	-Open the Cosmic Belt Chest
Go to World Map


100 Acre Wood
Piglet: Open the Defense Boost and AP Boost Chest (14/14)
Rabbit: Open the Draw Ring Chest
Tigger: Open the Magic Boost Chest
Cave: No items

After the 100 Acre Wood
	-Open the Gull Wing Chest


Twilight Town 4
-Menus
Sora: Gull Wing, Master: Sweet Memories, Final: Bond of Flame
Change Fire Bangle> Cosmic Belt
Equip 2 Silver Rings
Use All Boost Items
Customize: Triangle> Fire, Square> Magnet

Start Leveling
Final Lv1: Kill 2 Dragoons and 4 Dusks in the Library
Final Lv2-3: Kill all Nobodies in the Library
*when you reached Sora Lv36 (Magic Increased), you can switch to Reflect and Magnet in midair strategy for the last Doragoon x1 and Dusk x3. Don't use this strat after Final Lv4 because of much MP consumption.
Final Lv4: Unequip armors except Cosmic Belt and Fire Bangle, Equip Form Boost, then Kill 2 Gamblers and a Dusk, then 3-4 dusks on the center of 2nd floor.
Final LV4 and Sora Lv44: Equip Jackpot, then Kill all 2nd floor Nobodies, and staircase spawns if you can.
Final Lv5: Kill all 2nd floor, staircase and center of 1st floor nobodies.
Stop Leveling at Lv6

-Menus
Use Drive Recover
Sora: Equip Wishing Lamp, Armors, and Draw Ring instead of a Silver Ring, also add 1 ether.
Equip Slap Shot and unequip Vicinity Break;
Press R1 twice, then equip Combo Master and Glide;
Press R1 once, then equip BC and Reaction Boost;
Press R1 once, then unequip EXP Boost, equip Form Boost and Magic Lock-On;
Press R1 once, then equip Thunder Boost and Blizzard Boost.
Goofy: equip Tornado, Tornado Fusion, Jackpot, Second Chance and Once More
Donald: Press R1 to move, then equip Draw and Jackpot

No.12 Mushroom (1/13) Goal: 40
	-use Wisdom and Magnet with Magic Lock-On
	-Set Limit Cursor to Whirli-Goof during Wisdom Drive by AS Lexaeus fight
AS Lexaeus fight
No.7 Mushroom (2/13) Goal: 10.00 Secs
Warp to Station by World Map
Go to Mysterious Tower

No.8 Mushroom (3/13) Goal: 85
	-You may want to use Portion/ Ether to use Auto Assault.
Keep Final Form and go to Gamblers Room
	-Use 2 Drive Recovers and Tent
	-Final Magnet to gather by the wall. then revert and 7-8 games for Munny
	-Reenter the room
	-Master Form Leveling until Lv5


Pride Land 1
-Menus when you entered this world
Equip Two Become One, 2 Sliver Rings and Sardonyx Ring
Press R1 fourth time to move, then unequip BC and equip Air Combo Plus and Aerial Dodge
Customize: Triangle> Fire, Square> Thunder

After you met Simba
-Open the Torn Pages Chest
-Buy Ether as much as possible


Pride Land 2
Pre-Boss
Press R1 fourth time to move, then equip BC


Halloween Town 3
No.2 Mushroom (4/13) Goal: 80


Agrabah 3
AS Vexen
Warp to Palace Walls by World Map
No.5 Mushroom (5/13) Goal: 10.00 Secs
-Afterwards, Limit Leveling by Lv3 (you will required 2-4 finishers)


Port Royal 3
Ship Fight (Move Cursor to Right)
No.10 Mushroom (6/13) Goal: 55.00 Secs
Before AS Larxene
	-Sora: Follow the Wind, Master: Photon Debugger
	-Equip rest Armor, and equip Draw Ring
	-Press R1 fourth and a D-down once to move, then unequip BC


The Land of Dragons 3
No.4 Mushroom (7/13) Goal: 85


Beast Castle 3-1
No.3 Mushroom (8/13) Goal: 450
Afterwards
-Sora: Decisive Pumpkin
-Customize: Triangle> Thunder, Square> Magnet


Olympus Coliseum 2
After the Hades fight
No.6 Mushroom (9/13) Goal: 45 Secs


Hollow Bastion
Complete 100 Acre Wood


Space Paranoids
After the Ship fight
-Open the Cosmic Arts Chest
-Sora: Equip Cosmic Arts instead of Draw Ring, equip an Ether, equip Explosion
-Goofy: Unequip Tornado Fusion
-Tron: Unequip Auto Limit
Valor Leveling with MCP's RC


Beast Castle 3-2
AS Marluxia
-Under 5.7 HP to switch 3rd Phase


Atlantica
"Part Of Your World" is the hardest part of the run


The World That Never Was (2/2)
After you met Riku
	-Use Drive Recovers
	-Riku: Unequip all Ethers
Final Xemnas

If you want to use RNG Manipulation strategy for Lingering Will, you have to back to game select screen. If you won't, you have to unequip ***MP HASTERA*** at the menuing.

After the Credit
	-Riku: Equip each 3 Potion and Ether
	-Sora: Equip Oblivion
	-Equip Drive Boost and BC
	-Donald: Equip Auto Limit
	-Customize: Triangle> Fire, Square> Magnet
No.1 Mushroom (10/13) Goal: 70
***You must not leave the room until the timer shows 00:00.00, otherwise that will not recorded***


Disney Castle 2
Lingering Will fight
	-if you want to try RNG Manip strat, see my video that I linked top of this pastebin, if you want to defeat through a BC loop, see my PB video. Be Careful the Obstacles.


Timeless River 2
No.11 Mushroom (11/13) Goal: 19.00 Secs
Buy Ether as much as possible


Hollow Bastion
-Menus
Sora: Rumbling-Rose	Valor: Kingdom-Key (Unequip Star Seeker)
From the bottom of abilities, unequip Drive Boost and equip Dodge Roll
Donald: Unequip Auto Limit and equip Hyper Healing
Goofy: Equip Tornado Fusion
Customize: Triangle> Thunder, Square> Magnet

No.9 Mushroom (12/13) Goal: 75
No.13 Mushroom (13/13)

Go to Cavern of Remembrance (see my CoR + DataOrg Practice run for reference)
Skips with Master Drive and Magic Lock-On
Before Transport to Remembrance
	-Summon Stitch
	-Use Drive Recovers
	-Unequip Magic Lock-On and Equip Leaf Bracer

After 3rd Nobodies fight
	-Sora: Equip Star Seeker, 8 Ethers, and Combo Plus
	-Goofy: Unequip Tornado Fusion
	-Customize: Triangle> Fire, Square> Blizzard

1st: Xigbar

2nd: Xaldin

3rd: Xemnas
	-Sora: Equip Sleeping Lion
	-Unequip BC

4th: Demyx
	-Unequip Guard Breake
	-Be careful that Drive Cursor is on Limit

5th: Saix

6th: Lexaeus
	-Customize: Triangle> Fire, Square> Thunder
	-Goofy: Party Attack

7th: Marluxia
	-Sora: Equip Decisive Pumpkin
	-Equip Guard Break

8th: Roxas

9th: Vexen
	-Be careful that Drive Cursor is on Limit

10th: Zexion

11th: Axel
	-Sora: Equip Mysterious Abyss
	-Customize: Triangle> Fire, Square> Blizzard

12th: Luxord

13th: Larxene
	-Sora: Equip Decisive Pumpkin
	-Unequip Guard Break, Combo Plus and Finishing Plus
	-Be careful that Drive Cursor May on Limit

Open the Gold Crown Chest