Short Charge - Revision history

UNHchabo: /* Tapping */ Adding video for the cost of super-short Short Charges

2025-12-26T21:58:45Z

‎Tapping: Adding video for the cost of super-short Short Charges

ShinyZeni: /* Tutorials */ Adding link to Zeni's general movement tutorial (with short charge timestamp)

2024-11-08T01:17:02Z

‎Tutorials: Adding link to Zeni's general movement tutorial (with short charge timestamp)

BoatsandJoes: /* Stutter Step */

2023-07-10T05:43:50Z

‎Stutter Step

BoatsandJoes: Moved some stuff around in a way that's more clear to me. Hopefully someone finds it helpful.

2023-07-10T05:06:47Z

Moved some stuff around in a way that's more clear to me. Hopefully someone finds it helpful.

Bobbob: Just adding pixel values that i have, someone else can organize it better if they want

2022-08-03T10:11:35Z

Just adding pixel values that i have, someone else can organize it better if they want

BoatsandJoes: /* Tutorials */ Removed dead link (ShinyZeni removed all highlights from his twitch channel to avoid copyright concerns, and this video was not copied to youtube)

2021-06-19T18:40:29Z

‎Tutorials: Removed dead link (ShinyZeni removed all highlights from his twitch channel to avoid copyright concerns, and this video was not copied to youtube)

FreyasSpirit: stutter 4tap rhythm -> 4tap rhythm

2021-01-17T06:39:09Z

stutter 4tap rhythm -> 4tap rhythm

FreyasSpirit: added 4tap rhythm video

2020-11-18T03:04:55Z

added 4tap rhythm video

Ptoil: added Oatsngoats' short charge tutorial

2020-11-18T00:59:29Z

added Oatsngoats' short charge tutorial

R4ptur3 at 07:43, 20 March 2020

2020-03-20T07:43:54Z

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 Longer taps and/or fewer taps make the short charge easier.
 More taps and/or shorter taps cause Samus to more forward less, letting her charge shinespark in smaller spaces. They also increases the difficulty of the short charge, so you only need to do them when you don't have room for an easier one.
 == Stutter Step ==

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 == Tutorials ==
 * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtEH1sP2HW4 Kojakt] - A Stutter 3-Tap Explanation.
 * [https://www.twitch.tv/videos/48762519 Sweetnumb] - Stutter short charge tutorial
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 * [https://www.twitch.tv/videos/31745081 Charles_Black] - Short Charging with stutters and without
 * [https://www.twitch.tv/videos/187292725 TrueMoss] - Short Charge tutorial
 == See also ==

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 * Magic frame happens
-Releasing forward for too long will restart Samus' running animation and set the speed counter to 0. This also happens if you release forward too early, before she's built up enough momentum.
+Releasing forward for too long will restart Samus' running animation and set the speed boost counter to 0. This also happens if you release forward too early, before she's built up enough momentum. Try to release at or after halfway to the magic frame.
 Usually a human will do just one stutter step, before the first magic frame. One stutter greatly reduces the distance traveled, and the player is free to focus on tapping for the rest of the short charge.

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 == Speed Boost Counter ==
-The speed boost counter is what determines when you attain blue suit. When the counter reaches "4", you will attain blue suit. It's that simple.
+The speed boost counter will increment if dash is held while Samus's legs are in the following position (typically referred to as the "magic frame"):
-The speed boost counter is separate from momentum. For every frame you are on the ground while holding dash and a direction, your momentum will increase.
+[[File:MagicFrame.png]]
-[[File:MagicFrame.png]]
+The speed boost counter is separate from momentum. For every frame you are on the ground while holding dash and a direction, your momentum will increase. The goal of short charging is to increment the counter to 4 while having Samus gather less momentum: traveling a shorter distance than usual. This can be accomplished either via "Tapping", or "Stutter Step + Tapping".
-== Stutter Step ==
+== Tapping ==
-You can release the direction you are using for a moment before pressing Dash. One method for timing this is using the word "lollipop." The "lo" is pressing the direction for the first time, the "li" is pressing the direction for the second time, and the "pop" is pressing dash.
+Tap dash only when the magic frame is happening (see [[Short Charge#Timing|Timing]]). If executed correctly, your speed counter will increase at the usual speed, but your momentum will increase much slower because it is only increasing while you are holding dash.
-== Tapping ==
+To be explicit, the sequence for humans should be:
 * Press dash
 * As short of a time you are comfortable with
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 * Release dash
-If executed correctly, your speed counter will increase at the usual speed, but your momentum will increase much slower because it is only increasing while you are holding dash.
+You can, in places with enough room, tap dash for the first few magic frames, and then tap and hold dash for the remaining ones. [[Quick charging|Quick charging]] is the easiest version of this idea: just one tap and hold.
-Combining these techniques can give many different patterns of short charges with varying distance and ease. You should figure out which pattern works best for you for each situation.
+If you tap dash for the first two magic frames and then tap and hold for the 3rd + 4th, that's known as a "3 tap". If you also stutter step at the beginning, that's called a "stutter 3 tap" or "stutter 3".
-You can reference the short charge pattern you are using by referring to the number of times you press dash during it and whether or not a stutter is involved. For example, if you perform a stutter and tap dash three times total during the pattern, it would be referred to as a "stutter three tap" or "stutter 3."
+A "1 tap" is sometimes called [[Quick charging|quick charging]].
-Beyond four dash taps is impractical because you only need four taps for the speed boost counter to reach "4" and thereby attain blue suit.
+== Timing ==
-Short charge can be achieved using a tempo between 153-160bpm, by pressing forward at the start of the bar, and tapping dash on each successive beat. For example: 1. hold forward 2. tap dash 3. hold dash (2 tap) or 1. hold forward 2. tap dash 3. tap dash 4. hold dash (3 tap). Pressing down at the first beat of the next bar will charge a shinespark. See the tutorial by Truemoss for further details.
+Assuming the speed boost counter increments each time, the first 4 magic frames happen when this many 60ths of a second have passed since Samus started moving: 25, 50, 70, 85. In other words, the gap between taps starts at a bit less than half a second, then drops to 1/3rd of a second on the third magic frame and 1/4th of a second on the fourth.
 tap rhythm:

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		+	== Pixel Values ==
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		+	Here, some pixel values are provided for short charging on NTSC. These assume perfect taps. Values are given in pixel.subpixel, and it is the space from start to charging a spark. Slightly less space would work, as Samus "slides" into the wall as she crouches.
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		+	* No short charge: 501.08192 (about 31.3 tiles)
		+	* 1-tap (quick charge): 351.00000 (about 21.9 tiles)
		+	* 2-tap: 272.16384 (about 17 tiles)
		+	* 3-tap: 236.40960 (about 14.8 tiles)
		+	* 4-tap: 225.45056 (about 14.1 tiles)
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		+	Stuttering is a lot more complicated to discuss. For simplicity, only the best patterns with no dash button use are considered. The values here assume a perfect 4-tap afterwards.
		+
		+	To specify the pattern that gives this value, something like 9_14_ is stated. This means press forward for 9 frames, release for one frame, forward for 14 frames, release for one frame, and then the next frame is the first magic frame.
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		+	* Single stutter: 199.16384 (about 12.45 tiles) [Pattern: 11_13, or any longer initial walk up to 24_]
		+	* Double stutter: 175.00000 (about 10.94 tiles) [Pattern: 9_14_]
		+	* Triple stutter: 167.57344 (about 10.49 tiles) [Patterns: 5_7_10_, 6_7_9_]
		+	* Quadruple stutter: 165.28672 (about 10.34 tiles) [Patterns: 3_4_5_9_, 3_5_4_9_, 4_4_4_9_]
		+	* Quintuple stutter: 165.16384 (about 10.33 tiles) [Patterns: 3_4_4_3_6_, 3_4_3_3_7_, 3_3_3_4_7_, 2_3_4_4_7_]
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		+	Any higher-order stutter is less optimal, although may provide more consistent short charges so shouldn't be discarded.
		+
		+	Note these stutter patterns were found by exhaustive search. Conclusions about stuttering from this are:
		+	* It is always best to release forward for the shortest amount of time possible (every additional frame of forward release adds another pixel);
		+	* It is best for your last stutter to happen just before the magic frame (although this makes it harder to tap);
		+	* Your initial walk should be shorter than following runs, except for a single stutter where it just needs to be long enough;
		+	* Your last walk should be longer than previous ones, except for a single stutter again.
		+
		+	The last two pieces of advice are about optimal stutters: Usually, it is easier to evenly space stutters.
		+
		+	Finally, to complete distances, here are TAS patterns:
		+	* Cpadolf's old TAS pattern: 164.12288 (about 10.262 tiles)
		+	* sniq's new TAS pattern: 164.08192 (about 10.258 tiles)
		+	* sniq's moonwalk TAS pattern: 162.28672 (about 10.152 tiles) [Note this requires being able to moonwalk backwards for a frame at the start, so might be misleading given how distance was measured.]

	== Tutorials ==		== Tutorials ==

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 * [https://www.twitch.tv/videos/49551262 Dbx] - Super Short Charge tutorial
 * [https://www.twitch.tv/videos/31745081 Charles_Black] - Short Charging with stutters and without
 * [https://www.twitch.tv/videos/187292725 TrueMoss] - Short Charge tutorial
 * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGJHzCjxjV8 Oatsngoats] - Short Charge/Stuttering tutorial

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 The speed boost counter is what determines when you attain blue suit. When the counter reaches "4", you will attain blue suit. It's that simple.
-The speed boost counter is separate from momentum. For every frame you are on the ground while holding dash and a direction, your momentum will increase. Short charge can be achieved using a tempo between 153-160bpm, by pressing forward at the start of the bar, and tapping dash on each successive beat. For example: 1. hold forward 2. tap dash 3. hold dash (2 tap) or 1. hold forward 2. tap dash 3. tap dash 4. hold dash (3 tap). Pressing down at the first beat of the next bar will charge a shinespark. See the tutorial by Truemoss for further details.
+The speed boost counter is separate from momentum. For every frame you are on the ground while holding dash and a direction, your momentum will increase.
 The speed boost counter will increment when dash is held while Samus's legs are in the following position (typically referred to as the "magic frame"):
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 Beyond four dash taps is impractical because you only need four taps for the speed boost counter to reach "4" and thereby attain blue suit.
 An example of a "stutter 3" short charge: