Merge pull request #1927 from blkerby/sand-bomb-jump-note

Sand Bomb Boost strat: add details and PB variant

Author: osse101

region/maridia/inner-pink/Botwoon Energy Tank Room.json

@@ -1064,19 +1064,84 @@
     {
       "id": 44,
       "link": [1, 5],
-      "name": "Sand Bomb Boost",
+      "name": "Sand Bomb Boost (Bomb)",
       "requires": [
         {"notable": "Sand Bomb Boost (Left to Right)"},
-        "canDownGrab",
         "canSandBombBoost",
-        "canInsaneJump"
+        "canInsaneJump",
+        {"or": [
+          "can4HighMidAirMorph",
+          "canStationaryLateralMidAirMorph"
+        ]}
       ],
       "collectsItems": [5],
       "note": [
-        "Stand on the edge of the sand and place a Bomb and wait briefly before entering the sand.",
-        "Let the Bomb explosion push Samus up for a few frames before simultaneously jumping and aiming down.",
-        "There is about a 2 frame window before too much height is lost to reach the nearby ledge.",
-        "Jumping too early can lead to a softlock but jumping too late usually exits the sand safely."
+        "Stand on the edge of the sand and place a Bomb;",
+        "unmorph (leaving Samus crouched), then press forward to enter the sand when the bomb flashes yellow for the second time.",
+        "Once the Bomb puts Samus into a jumping pose where Samus is suspended mid-air slightly above the sand, press jump;",
+        "then aim down precisely when the bomb begins to propel Samus upward.",
+        "Move right to press against the wall before mid-air morphing (alternatively, a stationary lateral morph can work).",
+        "There is a 2-frame window for when to enter the sand:",
+        "if Samus enters the sand too early, she will sink slightly too far, resulting in not quite enough height to reach the tunnel;",
+        "if Samus enters the sand too late, she will not get properly boosted by the Bomb explosion and will end up stuck in the sand.",
+        "There is an 8-frame window for when to press jump, as it can be buffered during the period that the bomb begins interacting with Samus:",
+        "if Samus jumps too early or late, she will get stuck in the sand.",
+        "The timing for the aim-down press is frame-perfect: it must be pressed on the first frame that Samus begins being propelled upward by the bomb.",
+        "if Samus aims down too early, she will get stuck in the sand;",
+        "if Samus aims down too late, she will not get enough height to reach the tunnel.",
+        "The timing for the jump is between 6 frames before or 1 frame after the down press.",
+        "The amount of time that Samus holds forward after entering the sand is unimportant, as long as it is released before the aim-down."
+      ],
+      "devNote": [
+        "The timing window for when to press jump and when to aim-down is relative to the bomb explosion,",
+        "independent of each other and independent of when Samus enters the sand.",
+        "The timing for pressing forward (from a crouch) is 38 or 39 frames after laying the Bomb.",
+        "The timing for the jump is between 51 and 58 frames after laying the Bomb.",
+        "The timing for the aim-down press is 57 frames after laying the Bomb.",
+        "It is also possible to stand by pressing up before entering the sand (in which case forward would be pressed 37 or 38 frames after laying the Bomb);",
+        "this does not affect the size of the timing windows but introduces some more possibility for error,",
+        "e.g. by the up input being eaten if Samus is still in the unmorphing animation,",
+        "or by the forward input being not immediately processed if Samus is still in the standing animation."
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "link": [1, 5],
+      "name": "Sand Bomb Boost (Power Bomb)",
+      "requires": [
+        {"notable": "Sand Bomb Boost (Left to Right)"},
+        {"tech": "canSandBombBoost"},
+        "h_canUsePowerBombs",
+        "canInsaneJump",
+        {"or": [
+          "can4HighMidAirMorph",
+          "canStationaryLateralMidAirMorph"
+        ]}
+      ],
+      "collectsItems": [5],
+      "note": [
+        "Stand on the edge of the sand and place a Power Bomb;",
+        "unmorph (leaving Samus crouched), then wait a moment before pressing forward to enter the sand.",
+        "On the exact frame when the Power Bomb begins to propel Samus upward, press down, and press jump on the same frame or one frame later.",
+        "Move right to press against the wall before mid-air morphing (alternatively, a stationary lateral morph can work).",
+        "There is a 13-frame window for when to enter the sand:",
+        "if Samus enters the sand too early, she will sink slightly too far, resulting in not quite enough height to reach the tunnel;",
+        "if Samus enters the sand too late, she will not get properly boosted by the Power Bomb explosion and will end up stuck in the sand.",
+        "The timing for the aim-down press is frame-perfect: it must be pressed on the first frame that Samus begins being propelled upward by the Power Bomb.",
+        "if Samus aims down too early, she will get stuck in the sand;",
+        "if Samus aims down too late, she will not get enough height to reach the tunnel.",
+        "if Samus jumps too early or late, she will get stuck in the sand.",
+        "The amount of time that Samus holds forward when entering the sand should be between 2 and 11 frames."
+      ],
+      "devNote": [
+        "The timing window for when to press jump and when to aim-down is relative to the Power Bomb explosion,",
+        "independent of each other and independent of when Samus enters the sand.",
+        "The timing for pressing forward (from a crouch) is between 27 and 39 frames after laying the Power Bomb.",
+        "The timing for the jump is between 56 and 57 frames after laying the Power Bomb.",
+        "The timing for the aim-down press is 56 frames after laying the Power Bomb.",
+        "It is also possible to stand by pressing up before entering the sand (in which case forward would be pressed 28 or 40 frames after laying the Power Bomb);",
+        "this does not affect the size of the timing windows but introduces some more possibility for error,",
+        "e.g. by the up input being eaten if Samus is still in the unmorphing animation,",
+        "or by the forward input being not immediately processed if Samus is still in the standing animation."
       ]
     },
     {
@@ -1880,15 +1945,16 @@
       "link": [4, 6],
       "name": "Sand Bomb Boost",
       "requires": [
-        "h_canCrouchJumpDownGrab",
-        "canSandBombBoost",
-        "canInsaneJump"
+        {"tech": "canSandBombBoost"},
+        "h_canBombThings",
+        "canInsaneJump",
+        "canDownGrab"
       ],
       "note": [
         "Kill all of the enemies and leave drops uncollected so that the Zoas will not be in the way.",
-        "Stand on the edge of the sand and place a Bomb and wait briefly before entering the sand.",
-        "Let the Bomb explosion push Samus up for a few frames before simultaneously jumping and aiming down.",
-        "Then move left to land on the Morph tunnel ledge.",
+        "Stand on the edge of the sand and place a Bomb or Power Bomb and wait briefly before entering the sand.",
+        "Let the explosion push Samus up for a few frames before simultaneously jumping and aiming down.",
+        "Then move left to down-grab onto the morph tunnel ledge.",
         "Jumping too early can lead to a softlock but jumping too late usually exits the sand safely."
       ]
     },
@@ -2025,10 +2091,12 @@
       "id": 3,
       "name": "Sand Bomb Boost (Left to Right)",
       "note": [
-        "Stand on the edge of the sand and place a Bomb and wait briefly before entering the sand.",
-        "Let the Bomb explosion push Samus up for a few frames before simultaneously jumping and aiming down.",
-        "There is about a 2 frame window before too much height is lost to reach the nearby ledge.",
-        "Jumping too early can lead to a softlock but jumping too late usually exits the sand safely."
+        "Stand on the edge of the sand and place a Bomb or Power Bomb and wait briefly before entering the sand.",
+        "Precisely as the explosion begins to propel Samus up, simultaneously press down and jump.",
+        "There are differences in the timing windows depending on whether a Bomb or Power Bomb is used:",
+        "For a Bomb, the timing to enter the sand is very precise, only 2 frames, while the timing to jump is lenient (8 frames).",
+        "For a Power Bomb, the timing to enter the sand lenient (13 frames), while the timing to jump is precise (2 frames).",
+        "In both cases, a frame-perfect aim-down input is required, and a failure likely results in Samus falling down through the sand."
       ]
     }
   ],