Type 3 Lance: Can you get to its chest in any other way than jumping?

[alicia, sun's nemesis]

Hi,

mild spoilers for beyond first playthrough I guess?

I'm trying to get the Type-3 Lance from the Flooded City building and I've been practising the jump/spinning kick/dashing combo with 9S for a while and it's kind of hard for me, I'm finally clipping the wall but at sea level. Can't keep the height.

Is it worth continuing the effort or can I get there easier later with another character or using a pod program? Thanks

[sayi50]

Are you also doing the Pod throw move?
I tend to get around great distances by:
Double Jump > Pod Throw(Shift + Space on KB default) > Dodge Forward > Hold Space to grab pod and then attack while holding the pod to do the spin kick thingy.

[alicia, sun's nemesis]

I'm not, I'll definitely give that a go next time I load up the game. I've seen mentions of it but didn't know how to proc it. That seems easier to pull off than what I'm doing! Thanks

[sayi50]

Yeah, I don't think game ever tells you how to do that directly. I figured it out by accident.

[Fawkzi]

Originally posted by sayi50:

Are you also doing the Pod throw move?
I tend to get around great distances by:
Double Jump > Pod Throw(Shift + Space on KB default) > Dodge Forward > Hold Space to grab pod and then attack while holding the pod to do the spin kick thingy.

Oh ♥♥♥♥ you can do the pod throw after a double jump? I did not actually know that. I didn't think to try either. I'm going to be having some fun with that when I finish work.

[sayi50]

Originally posted by Fawkzi:

Oh ♥♥♥♥ you can do the pod throw after a double jump? I did not actually know that. I didn't think to try either. I'm going to be having some fun with that when I finish work.

Yeah, you can pod throw after a double jump but not after a glide. So I save the glide kick to the end since at that point you use all your movement options up.

[awanderingswordsman]

Jump, Jump, pod throw, light attacks, dash. Thats more than enough to get you there as 2B so its probably enough to get you there as 9S as well.

[shoki]

How do you throw the pod with gamepad? :o

[Fawkzi]

Originally posted by shoki:

How do you throw the pod with gamepad? :o

On the Xbox 360 controller you press jump and the pod fire button at the same time so it'd be A+RB. At least that's how I do it.

[shoki]

Originally posted by Fawkzi:

A+RB.

Thanks wil ltest that.

[William Ng]

maybe just hack and remote control? not sure which chest it is in tho

[Zhnigo]

You can hijack a floating drill snake-looking enemy to get there, if you absolutely positively can't get there by yourself.

A good long distance jump would be: launcher (jump, then heavy attack quickly, preferrably with a spear) -> dash -> second jump -> pod glide -> pod glide attack -> dash -> Mirage (pod program) -> dash, though I'm positive you can get there even without Mirage.

[I Wouldn't Worry About It]

I got it by dashing into jump, dashing, jumping again, hovering, using the hover spin, then using small sword lights in air. That should get you close enough for a ledge pull.

[alicia, sun's nemesis]

You guys won't understand how much this means to me that I got so many different tips, thanks! Didn't realise there are so many mobility tricks, this should help a lot down the line with some of the other chests. I practised different combos for a while and the Mirage tip plus the pod throw and some dashing/a light attack finally worked (I love Mirage, never thought of using it for this though), I needed the extra leeway. Pod throw is very fun, didn't know you could do that. I will try the snake hijack at some point too out of curiosity.

I got the chests! Thanks everyone and hope you all have great days.

[sayi50]

Originally posted by alicia, who smiles at death:

You guys won't understand how much this means to me that I got so many different tips, thanks! Didn't realise there are so many mobility tricks, this should help a lot down the line with some of the other chests. I practised different combos for a while and the Mirage tip plus the pod throw and some dashing/a light attack finally worked (I love Mirage, never thought of using it for this though), I needed the extra leeway. Pod throw is very fun, didn't know you could do that. I will try the snake hijack at some point too out of curiosity.

I got the chests! Thanks everyone and hope you all have great days. :happy_creep:

Pod throw is also a homing attack if there is a nearby enemy targeted. So you can even use it for closing distance for the lulz. It is funny to see your character headbutt into a machine.

[Shadow Esper]

The weapon chest is not a hacking one. You do not have to be 9S to get the Lance. Just saying.