Pulse
Reveals upcoming spawns for two beats. Best used before a dense gate.
Start Smart
Master three habits: read early, commit cleanly, and recover gracefully. Clear shapes and motion cues help you decide in milliseconds.
Runs are short, but every second matters. Learn to anticipate spawns and maintain a rhythm so your inputs land inside safe windows.
Scoring & Progress
Understand how points, multipliers, and streaks stack so you can plan routes that grow scores on purpose.
Score
Base points come from clean pickups and safe passes. Riskier arcs award more base points, but only if they stay within readable limits.
- Clean pass: +10
- Precision thread: +25
- Perfect route bonus: +100
Multipliers
Multipliers stack when you chain clean segments without collisions. Breaking the chain resets the multiplier gradually, not instantly.
- Chain 3 segments: ×1.5
- Chain 6 segments: ×2.0
- Chain 10 segments: ×3.0 cap
Streak
Streaks add a rhythm layer. Time inputs to the beat window to maintain streak even during low-density sections.
- Listen for subtle beeps that mark safe beats.
- Buffer inputs slightly ahead for accuracy.
- Recover by riding a wide beat window after mistakes.
Power-Ups
Four simple tools that reveal, steady, repeat, or accelerate—each designed to protect flow without breaking fairness.
Anchor
Reduces drift against wind for a short time so you can pivot safely.
Echo
Stores your last perfect input, repeating it on the next beat if you miss.
Surge
Brief speed boost that widens the beat window without breaking streak.
Hazards
Learn the visual grammar of risk. Each hazard has distinct tells so you can plan two beats ahead.
Wind
Subtle lateral drift that pushes your arcs. Counter with Anchor or early corrections.
- Crosswinds are strongest near edges.
- Beat windows widen slightly in heavy wind.
Movers
Blocks that shift on the beat. Treat them like moving doors and plan two steps ahead.
- Watch the pre-shift shimmer cue.
- Pulse highlights their next position.
Decoys
Distractor shapes that look like pickups but don’t score. They appear where greedy routes form.
- Echo ignores decoys; Surge outruns them.
- Learn the negative space pattern.
Routes & Patterns
Practice lines that build confidence, then graduate to tight windows. Learn when to be safe and when to be greedy.
Begin with wide arcs that leave room for correction. These lines teach device timing without penalty.
- Favor visibility over speed while learning.
- Use assists in Zen to lock rhythm.
Tight lanes between movers. Practice during Zen to build confidence before Trials.
- Read shimmer cues before committing.
- Pulse to preview shifts on dense chains.
Maximize pickups but risk decoy traps. Use Pulse and listen for beat windows to stay honest.
- Anchor before long arcs in crosswind.
- Abort early if the next beat is crowded.
Advanced Techniques
Small habits compound fast. Tighten timing, plan chains, and keep discipline when the board turns noisy.
Timing
Buffer inputs a hair early. Lok Digital confirms intent inside small windows to preserve flow.
Chaining
Look two hazards ahead and lock a rhythm. You’re less likely to panic when the next beat is booked.
Discipline
Break greed habits by practicing routes that end early. Saving a run is a skill, not a fluke.
Play Smarter Next Run
Take these tools to the lanes and watch your multipliers grow. Your next perfect is closer than it looks.