Flawless victory rewards

[OrrA]

Can someone explain to me the flawless victory conditions on hardcore mode bosses?
I just did a run where I did not get hit at all during either the Chess boss nor King Conga and I only got the gold reward..

I missed 1 beat right before I got the last hit on King Conga (but nevertheless didn't get hit). Is that why I didn't get it for that one?

As for the Chess boss I let 3 queens be made but no missed beats and no damage taken.. was it that I can't let any queens be made?

[Brace Yourself Games]

Yes, you have to do it without missing a beat and without getting hit.

You can let queens be made -- that's not a problem. It's likely that you did miss a beat (perhaps at the start of the fight) and didn't notice.

[Ryan Dorkoski]

While I am here - is there a quick way to kill King Conga similiar to how you can skip all the chess pieces and just kill the King?

[OrrA]

Originally posted by Brace Yourself Games:

Yes, you have to do it without missing a beat and without getting hit.

You can let queens be made -- that's not a problem. It's likely that you did miss a beat (perhaps at the start of the fight) and didn't notice.

Ok thanks for the answer :)

Does that include not missing a beat even prior to opening the door? Because yes I did take a few seconds to pump myself up for the chess fight before opening the door as I had already lost my modifier prior to entering the level.

[Garlyle Wilds]

Originally posted by Ryan Dorkoski:

While I am here - is there a quick way to kill King Conga similiar to how you can skip all the chess pieces and just kill the King?

I know that if you miss a beat during the fight, it enrages him and he comes at you early - but I'm not sure if it's possible to actually kill him when this happens (He returns to his throne and waits as normal when hit). Should be easy enough to test.

[Germz]

King Conga doesn't actually take any damage from the hit if he enrages from a missed beat. He only takes damage when you defeat both conga lines.

[Ryan Dorkoski]

Originally posted by Garlyle Wilds:

Originally posted by Ryan Dorkoski:

While I am here - is there a quick way to kill King Conga similiar to how you can skip all the chess pieces and just kill the King?

I know that if you miss a beat during the fight, it enrages him and he comes at you early - but I'm not sure if it's possible to actually kill him when this happens (He returns to his throne and waits as normal when hit). Should be easy enough to test.

Thanks for the response. Yeah I thought that too.

[That Wun Wabbit]

Yikes! Thanks for the heads up. I beat him as Bard, but that will be quite hard with Cadence..

Originally posted by Lieutenant Germz:

King Conga doesn't actually take any damage from the hit if he enrages from a missed beat. He only takes damage when you defeat both conga lines.

[Kibernetik]

Originally posted by The Vhampster:

Yikes! Thanks for the heads up. I beat him as Bard, but that will be quite hard with Cadence..

Originally posted by Lieutenant Germz:

King Conga doesn't actually take any damage from the hit if he enrages from a missed beat. He only takes damage when you defeat both conga lines.

Get a longsword or a rapier. A fireball spell means you win.

[Garlyle Wilds]

Originally posted by Lieutenant Germz:

King Conga doesn't actually take any damage from the hit if he enrages from a missed beat. He only takes damage when you defeat both conga lines.

Thanks for clarifying that!

Originally posted by The Vhampster:

Yikes! Thanks for the heads up. I beat him as Bard, but that will be quite hard with Cadence..

I think Conga's the easiest boss, personally - if you get into a good spot between the lines you can just alternate attack directions on every beat to clear the conga lines, and then he himself is so straightforward about charging you down. Death Metal and Deep Blues start off fairly easy, but seem to grow notably more dangerous based on how late they spawn (more dangerous adds), unlike Conga who is basically the same fight regardless.

[PartlyCircle]

If I'm not mistaken you're counted as failing the flawless the moment you enter the floor and miss a beat, not when you open the door and actually begin the battle right? I still get caught by "Enter floor miss beat instantly" every now and then and it's a really silly way to lose combo. I'm gonna go get the answer to this once and for all.

Edit: Nevermind, I'm wrong. I took bard to seeded hardcore and fought the first boss flawlessly both times, except before beginning the second fight I purposely tapped a wall to lose the combo before opening the door.