Rocket jump for dummies.

[kud13]

Hey everyone.

So I've been making my way through this game, having some fun, and some frustration in equal measure (I'm very bad at bullet hell games). I've managed to master (more or less) most of the jump mechanics, I have 7 Titania pieces (only Elfame left to go), all the lore stories achievement. and I figured out how to work the shotgun for the air launches, even beating the Shopkeeper's Climb Challenge.

But although I've seen this in videos, I can't get the rocket jump to work. This is annoying, since there's several Fae Silver pieces I can't reach without it

Can someone do a very basic breakdown of what buttons you press to make the second gauge appear? Or is this a super-late game upgrade/enchantment and I'm just not there yet?

All help will be appreciated.

[Hokori]

Hey,

While you can use the Shotgun midair to launch you further, the Rocket needs to hit an object with you near it to increase your momentum. Usually I'll shoot it at the floor and jump at the same time.

I'm not entirely certain what you mean by the 'second gauge' but maybe you are talking about the charged jump? You don't need that to make basic rocket jumps happen, but it does give you extra height when doing a jump off the ground. If it is the charge jump you are talking about, it is an early game upgrade, it requires you to hold down while standing on faerie moss located on the floor. When the bar is fully charged you jump and it will launch you fairly high. You can combine this with a rocket shot at your feet as you jump to propel yourself extremely high. If you don't have charge jump, try talking to the Seer in Factory Roof.

Hope that helps.