Megabyte Punch - Any% - Part Notes

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Megabyte Punch - Any% - Part Notes
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Megabyte Punch is a dynamic game. Random drops require you to improvise, so being familiar with all parts can help you make smart build choices every run. Following is a guide for parts to consider for the Any% speedrun. These are solely my preference - feel free to make your own builds!

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Part Drop Behavior
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There are four different enemy types, each which have their own part types. After killing an enemy, it has a ~60% chance of dropping bits, and an equal chance of dropping any of its eligible parts. For armed enemies, they always either drop their left or right arm depending on type.

* Enemy Type: Kachook (tiny walkers)
  Parts: Head/Core, Leg

* Enemy Type: Guard (crab)
  Parts: Head/Core, Arm, Leg
  Arm drop: Left

* Enemy Type: Soldier
  Parts: Head, Core, Arm, Hip, Leg, Shoulder
  Arm drop: Right

* Enemy Type: Flyer
  Parts: Head, Arm, Shoulder
  Arm drop: Right

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Ability Parts
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These parts make up your moveset for the run and are must-haves.
Shield Engine Arm and Mantibyte Leg are the only non-guaranteed parts, but they both have high drop rates early on.

* Part:     Cularjet Core
  Use:      Extra jump
  Location: Tutorial

* Part:     Drill Arm
  Use:      Extra jump, drilling through blocks, mine drilling, Level 3-5 bosses
  Location: Level 1 boss

* Part:     Submachine Gun-Arm
  Use:      Damaging enemies
  Location: Level 2 boss

* Part:     Shield Engine Arm
  Use:      Suicide baiting normal bosses, final boss trapping, out-of-bounds (multiplayer only)
  Location: Level 1-2 Guards, Level 2 Soldiers. Item shop before beating first boss (16 bits).

* Part:     Mantibyte Leg
  Use:      Level 3 boss, killing enemies
  Location: Level 1-2 Kachooks, Level 1 Soldiers, Gold Chests (6% drop rate)

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Level Notes
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General notes:
 * Always keep Cularjet Core equipped.
 * Always keep Mantibyte Leg equipped, except for the final boss.

Level 1:
 * Get Shield Engine Arm (Guard). You have another chance in Level 2, or use the safe shop purchase https://youtu.be/3ReLv8sfut0
 * Get Mantibyte Leg (Kachook/Soldier). Again, you have another chance in Level 2.
 * For stats items, look for:
   - Head [damage up]: Mantibyte Head (Kachook/Soldier), Rhintro Head (Guard - rare)
   - Arm [damage up]: Exo Arm (Guard)
   - Leg [movement speed up]: Exo Leg (Guard)
   - Hip [movement speed up]: Mantibyte Hip (Guard)
   - Shoulder [movement speed up]: Mantibyte Wing (Soldier)

Level 2:
 * Start the level with Drill Arm and Shield Engine Arm equipped.
 * For stats items, look for:
   - Head [damage up]: Hammer Head (Soldier), Rhintro Head (Guard - rare)
   - Arm [damage up]: Exo Arm (Guard)
   - Leg [movement speed up]: Exo Leg (Guard), Polycircuit Leg (Soldier)
   - Hip [movement speed up]: Mantibyte Hip (Guard)
   - Shoulder [movement speed up]: Polycircuit Shoulder (Soldier)

Level 3:
 * Start the level with Drill Arm and Submachine Gun-Arm (or Shield Engine Arm if you prefer that boss kill method)
 * For stats items, look for:
   - Head [attack speed up]: Unknown Head (Soldier)
   - Arm [damage up]: B-Chipset Arm (Soldier)
   - Hip [plus jump]: Voltra Belt, B-Chipset Hip (Soldier)
   - Shoulder [attack speed up]: Voltra Shoulder (Soldier)
   - Shoulder [plus jump]: B-Chipset Jumperpack (Soldier)

Level 4:
 * Start with Drill Arm and Submachine Gun-Arm (or Shield Engine Arm if you prefer that boss kill method)
 * For stats items, look for:
   - Head [damage up]: Subprogram Head (Kachook/Soldier/Flyer)
   - Arm [damage up]: Exo Arm (Flyer)
   - Leg [damage up]: Subprogram Leg (Kachook/Soldier), Kheprion Leg (Soldier - rare)
   - Shoulder [plus jump]: B-Chipset Jumperpack (Soldier)

Level 5:
 * Start with Drill Arm, Submachine Gun-Arm, and Khepriogram Head.
 * For stats items, look for:
   - Hip [attack speed up]: Cadion Hip (Soldier)
   - Hip [plus jump]: Shockboost Hip (Soldier)
   - Leg [damage up]: Electropunk Leg (Kachook/Soldier)
   - Shoulder [attack speed up]: Frostbyte Shoulder (Soldier - very rare)

Level 6:
 * Start with Submachine Gun-Arm, Shield Engine Arm, and Khepriogram Head. Consider using a damage up leg to speed up Kachook and Flyer kills.
 * For stats items, look for:
   - Arm [damage up]: Zomzom Arm (Soldier)
   - Hip [plus jump]: Velox Hip (Soldier)

Final Boss:
 * Start with Shield Engine Arm. Equip your other arm, legs, hips, and shoulders with damage and attack speed up parts.

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Gold Chests
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A few items from gold chests are worth acquiring. Drop chances are approximate based on 1000 recorded observations.
* Cupido Head [plus jump] (5.3% chance)
* Unknown Head [attack speed up] (1.4% chance)
* Zylin Arm [damage up] (4.6% chance)
* Mantibyte Leg [slice dash] (6.5% chance)
* Kheprion Leg [movement speed up] (2.2% chance)
* B-Chipset Hip [plus jump] (7.2% chance)
* Monkey Tail [plus jump] (0.8% chance)
* Praeto Boost Wing [plus jump] (3.3% chance)