What Does Each Powerup Do?

[GiraffeKiller]

So far, here's what I understand.

The hazard symbol
Destroys obstacles on screen. Simple and effective.

The clock
Slows down moving obstacles. Maybe my favorite powerup. I get this at all stages.

The up/down symbol
Turns your propeller into some kind of gravity based thing? Not sure how this should be used to your advantage. I avoid it.

The nut (or cog?) symbol
I've yet to figure out what this does, but it does make a nice graphic on the bottom of the screen. I've figured it out! This one lets you hang around and not worry about the bottom of the game killing your progress. This is quite useful later in the game when you really need to plan your propulsion. 10/10.

The barbells
Makes you strong. Nothing can pull you on the screen.

The lightning bolt
Perhaps the most powerful powerup? Turns you into a wrecking machine, you can go through obstacles without losing and you propel at maximum speed. Although, I avoid getting this when I'm higher up. Just makes you cocky and you can't focus your propulsion as acutely.

Let me know what I have incorrect! Thanks.

[KPDubbs71]

The "Nuke" - destroys all obstacles on screen and for a small bit ahead of you. (Get when you can but DO NOT go out of your way to get this - stay on rhythm.)

The Clock - slows down everything but you. (Can throw off rhythm, but can be very useful with practice.)

Up/Down Arrows - Slows down the back and forth sweep of your poosh director, lengthens it so you can see angles better AND instead of always sweeping fully right before sweeping back left and vice versa, when you hit your button it reverses the sweep. (Theoretically, if you were to quickly tap - thus changing from right to left to right to left - you could go in a virtually straight line) I have never ONCE used this advantageously. If I hit it by accident and I have time to wait, I just let its timer expire.

Barbells - Gives immunity to conveyor and black hole pull effects (I often use those effects to "drift" around things so I avoid this when possible as it throws off my rhythm.)

The Lightning Bolt - You destroy obstacles - But NOT WALLS - on contact but your poosh director is always at max power. Use caution or you WILL hit walls. Very difficult to use past 10,000 where very fine precision and PATIENCE is most critical.

Overall, the so called power ups are traps. Just treat them like squares and let them pass.

[GiraffeKiller]

Fantastic. Thanks for the clarifications. And I agree, outside of the early game, the powerups are something you either want to avoid or don't bother going out of your way for.

[GiraffeKiller]

Looks like we got a nice upgrade!

Love the updates, this game is even more fun now. I still don't like the up/down arrows (which seem to be left/right arrows now) but that's OK. I love the idea of a powerup that is actually detrimental. Whether that was intentional or not, who cares. Still really fun.