Rayman 3 scores

[Hunchman801]

Welcome to PC, mostwanted82 and sfn42 I'm glad we have other awesome Rayman 3 players here, as I'm trying to improve my score now

You'd certainly lose 500+ points because the combo is split into 2 parts: the one gem and Hoodmongers, and the rest. The reason these points would be lost is to do with the combo multiplication... how after so many objects things are doubled, tripled etc. If you do split them into two (it's so much easier ) then you should have no trouble beating the Hoodstormer.

I hadn't understood your post then, I thought it was all in the same combo. But I want to do the whole combo, and I'll succeed And I haven't found the CD that contained my old save with something like 552 000 points... Not that it's a lot but it's still better than starting from scratch.

[Joshua822]

For what overall score are you aiming, Hunchman ?

[Xenon]

You are going to try and include the Hoodmongers?! Well, I guess it's good that you're doing this as the more points you get after part 1, the easier the rest will be. But I found comboing that Hoodstormer excruciatingly difficult for some reason, this was much harder than getting the piggy banks at the end. But I wonder, how is the rest of the combo going for you? Are you coping with getting the Hoodblasters in the previous room with the Vortex? This is another tough aspect of this combo, but it's very important it's included as you lose 500 points if the Vortex powerup runs out.

[sfn42]

And one more thing (I did ask at RZ, but it got hacked a few hours after I posted), I'm having trouble getting the piggybank combo working. The problem is, I can't actually grab onto the second platform, and this means at least one yellow gem would need to be taken. Is there something I am missing here?

I'll try to make a video of it, it's a little difficult to explain. But it will probably take me until Wednesday to do it.

[Hunchman801]

You are going to try and include the Hoodmongers?! Well, I guess it's good that you're doing this as the more points you get after part 1, the easier the rest will be. But I found comboing that Hoodstormer excruciatingly difficult for some reason, this was much harder than getting the piggy banks at the end. But I wonder, how is the rest of the combo going for you? Are you coping with getting the Hoodblasters in the previous room with the Vortex? This is another tough aspect of this combo, but it's very important it's included as you lose 500 points if the Vortex powerup runs out.

Well, so far I've already managed to combo the hoodstormer once, and I've never managed to combo the piggy banks, so I guess I'll have to improve at both. As concerns killing those hoodblasters with the vortex... I'll never manage to do it, so I don't mind. I'm more than four or five seconds short, so as long as I manage the whole combo, I don't mind. And once again, I've almost succeeded in doing the green gem combo. It seems much easier than the hoodlum combo.

[Xenon]

Well, so far I've already managed to combo the hoodstormer once, and I've never managed to combo the piggy banks, so I guess I'll have to improve at both. As concerns killing those hoodblasters with the vortex... I'll never manage to do it, so I don't mind. I'm more than four or five seconds short, so as long as I manage the whole combo, I don't mind. And once again, I've almost succeeded in doing the green gem combo. It seems much easier than the hoodlum combo.

Nice work getting that Hoodstormer! I never had the patience. But four or five seconds time before reaching the Hoodblasters? Really? I seem to remember rolling off edges was the key to this combo, along with climbing the Meadowscrew and running through the gems instead of circling through them. But four or five seconds seems like a large problem. On the other hand, it wouldn't matter if you include the Hoodmongers at the beginning, you've already gained 500 points from what would be the normal way to do my method, so no points lost there. And the green gem combo, ah, I actually find it much more difficult than the Matuvu combo at the beginning. You need to adopt a special jumping technique so that you can get the gem above, and then the next gem in combo if you are using my way. If not, you just need to cruise around the floor level to collect 10 gems, then jump to a nearby ledge and get the two there, and finally, the last yellow gem and green gem. Either way, it would be useful to have this.

And one more thing (I did ask at RZ, but it got hacked a few hours after I posted), I'm having trouble getting the piggybank combo working. The problem is, I can't actually grab onto the second platform, and this means at least one yellow gem would need to be taken. Is there something I am missing here?

I'll try to make a video of it, it's a little difficult to explain. But it will probably take me until Wednesday to do it.

Well, a video would be great, but don't feel obliged to make one. ^^

[Joshua822]

I have a serious problem, i can't get to the hoodlum battle field. When i jump up from the plum post i get the red gem inmediately, what to do now ?

[Mountain Goat]

@Hunchman: Thank you
@Xenon: Yeah, the max score wasn't my target and I know, that it will be maybe not enough. But after practicing the 3rd part, I managed the 5000-combo and I got 104.499 in TOTL. Now I replay the BOM, and I stand in Part 3 with 13.500 points. But part 3 isn't that, what I'm afaraid of, I'm afraid of the Razoff-Bug. I never managed it, it's too hard for me.

[Xenon]

Ah yes, the Razoff glitch. I wouldn't worry about it if I were you, I managed to get it after about 10 tries (no joke!) and it was a triple glitch as well. Basically, you need to shoot like crazy after collecting the last yellow gem and pray the glitch occurs. If it doesn't, you have to restart the whole process of running around Razoff's house in a suitable order. I can understand why it may frustrate some people, but really, don't worry about it. If I can do it I'm sure you can. [On a negative note, Jona said it occurs once in about 100 tries, so if each try takes 4 minutes, that would equal about 7 hours worth of practice, and that's assuming you get the gems right too - perhaps this suggests I was lucky?] By the way, how did you get 13500 points? Last time I played part 2 I couldn't get any more than 13380, and this was without getting hit much. You really have done very well here.

I have a serious problem, i can't get to the hoodlum battle field. When i jump up from the plum post i get the red gem inmediately, what to do now ?

Either collect it and avoid the others, or use a special technique to grip on to the extreme right hand side of the cliffedge. You need to jump about a bit on the plum but once you found the location, climb up and carefully stafe past the red gem

[Mountain Goat]

Oh, don't worry that was just a rounded score. I have too only about 13090 points or so.
Thank you for your tips, it's only so, that this Bug makes me crazy. The three last times, when I played BOM, I got after part 4 every time 65.000 points, but when I played part 5, I only had 10.000 points more. I'm happy, that I'm able to do the Razoff-Trick.

[Xenon]

For me the Razoff Trick was much more tedious than the Razoff Glitch
But don't worry too much about it. According to MandM, if you get more than 65,000 points after part 4, the Razoff Glitch occurs more regularly, although still rarely. I got 64071, if I remember correctly, and I managed to trigger it after about 10 tries around the mansion. Just remember never to give up on this - you will definitely get it eventually if you're following all the procedures correctly.
Anyway, you seem to have a stronger arm at the Razoff Trick than me; I got so very angry every time Razoff fell off his wrecking ball. As you probably remember from RaymanZone, I decided to settle at 95571 points, but I only managed to earn just over 13,000 points, when 15,000 were actually available. Still, 13,000 alone is pretty tough. Good luck!

[Joshua822]

I have a serious problem, i can't get to the hoodlum battle field. When i jump up from the plum post i get the red gem inmediately, what to do now ?

Sorry, i need help fast

[Mountain Goat]

Thanks. Part 3 is not more so hard for me, because I played it so often. I mean it honest: It's my favourite combo, because it's so long, and the combo can every time runs out, that is the exciting thing.
EDIT: I would help you, but I don't understand your problem really.

[Xenon]

Part 3 was also a lucky level for me!
I remember the first time I ever got that dreadfully long combo working was also the first time I got the green gem combo working. I must have been really lucky, but I have to admit I do owe a lot to sfn42 for making me a video to show his method. But yeah, it was a fun level for me too, in an excruciating, tounge-twisting sort of way.
Are you having much luck with it?

@ Joshua: I've already answered you in one of my posts. Look up

[Mountain Goat]

@Xenon: Yeah, In this time I finished the first combo, I only have to do now the second combo with the green gem
@Joshua: Xenon poted it here:

Either collect it and avoid the others, or use a special technique to grip on to the extreme right hand side of the cliffedge. You need to jump about a bit on the plum but once you found the location, climb up and carefully stafe past the red gem

[Hunchman801]

I have a serious problem, i can't get to the hoodlum battle field. When I jump up from the plum post i get the red gem inmediately, what to do now ?

I use a technique that works quite often: hanging onto the very right side of the ledge, then climbing it without jumping and hugging the right wall as much as I can. Every time I jump, I touch the red gem, so I had to find something else. It's not perfect though, I still have to improve.

[Xenon]

Have you cracked the Hoodlum Combo yet? ^^

[Hunchman801]

There was a party at home and I went out yesterday, so I haven't tried again yet. If you ask me, I'm quite optimistic and I expect to succeed one day, but it will certainly take me several weeks or months. Also, I'm having trouble saving one hour a day to practise, which won't make things any easier. All I need is play again and again now, so I'll tell you how it's going.

[Xenon]

If you can include those Hoodmongers you certainly have the ability to do it, I think. The only problem you have is speed, and this is quite important because every thing you get with the Vortex is doubled. If you watch the video you'll see that everything needs to be done very very quickly. But yeah, I'm sure you'll manage to do it fairly soon, and once you've mastered this, you can go for all three combos in the same game.

[Mountain Goat]

^Yeah, I finished Part3 of BOM with 44.270