Hello Exoder player, welcome! In this post I will outline some of the more specific tips and hints about the game which may give you a leg up on other players and boost your chances of escaping the Adit without tearing out your hair.
First, let me emphasise the importance of learning and mastering the two most crucial mechanics in Exoder, DASHING and BOUNCING.
If you want to stay ahead of the impending doom below, shorten your trek upwards and avoid the pitfalls of spikes and pools of alien liquid, you have to learn to BOUNCE. Get the timing right, and this useful mechanic will open up a whole range of shortcuts and avoidance opportunities to make your exodus a much less stressful journey.
While it may appear at first that DASHING is simply a means of avoiding damage and getting through a wall of hostiles unscathed, it is also a highly useful tool when trying to get to places, platforms and difficult to jump to areas. Getting into the rhythm of leaning into the DASH instead of simply trying to jump to every platform will do wonders to help you get into the flow of things. Learning the timing and distance of the dash should be your first or second priority.
GROUND POUND
DASHING is fun and all, and pointing your dash downwards will cause you to hit the ground at great force, but don't underestimate this important move, it is not just a directional DASH, the GROUND POUND has its own dedicated button, separate from the DASH button! Use it wisely to quickly stop an over aggressive jump, rapidly hit the ground to stop enemy projectiles, and most importantly, watch for the oddly OFF-COLOUR blocks. They may save your life in a pinch.
ON CHECKPOINTS
While checkpoints are fairly self-evident and explained in game, there are a couple of potential points of confusion worth addressing.
First, if THE WANLY (the angry mass of pixels pursuing you) overtakes your current checkpoint, you will automatically pop a new one. So always consider where and when to pop a checkpoint, a delay could lead to you popping one in a most inconvenient of places.
Second, each level contains a Final Checkpoint which will save your progress just before the Boss, effectively giving you unlimited tries at each Boss. Also, Don't worry about The Wanly during the Boss fights, It is honourable enough to not interfere with an in-progress duel of wills.
CATHARSIS BELONGS NOT TO THE MEEK
Players new to the game should feel welcome and encouraged to play Exoder in easy mode.
However, Easy mode is merely a practice run, a way to become familiar with the games mechanics and systems. Because of this, Easy Mode will deny you the final Level and Boss and the results of our heroine's exodus. Use Easy mode to better yourself, but for closure and for the catharsis you seek, Normal Mode is the only true telling of this story.
Steel yourself.
RUMOURS ABOUND
Rumour has it a seven-eyed creature, or the mind of one such thing, has taken refuge in the impossible place. Can you unravel the mystery of this being, and find the door to its sanctum? What does it whisper to you?
AH NAH, I FOUND A BUG
While every attempt is made to polish up a game like Exoder before release, small games like this may end up on the store front with overlooked bugs that were not caught in the initial testing phase. Please feel free to post any so they might meet the wrath of my developer boot.
Thanks for reading and good luck on your ascent!
SOUNDTRACK
Feel free to listen to Exoder's soundtrack on the official Youtube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLqIwPjEcIYkPKVQh5PXmpw
or on Soundcloud.
https://soundcloud.com/vincent-guff