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Pair it first with Tentacles and Beak and test that relationship in the Stone Bullseye route. It does not replace a dash or a safe boss-spacing tool.
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Arms public records: 3. Starting genetic coverage is 1/3, and numeric result coverage is 1/3. The most repeated related routes are Pressure 20 Complete, Physical Predator, Endless Extinction.
Pair it first with Tentacles and Beak and test that relationship in the Stone Bullseye route. It does not replace a dash or a safe boss-spacing tool.
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A July 20 Reddit post adds a new Pressure 20 endless benchmark: the author says this best-ever run reached Extinction 24 over about five hours, was likely strong enough for Ex30, and only ended because they threw the run for mutagen while learning how to time Jaws against enemies with effectively infinite speed.
Read guideA screenshot-backed all-challenges completion post says Minimalist and Scavenger remained strong finishers, with Unintelligent Design solved in about 6-8 attempts by leaning on Minimalist, Fibroblasts or Hump, and a decent attack like Trunk.
Read guideA Steam achievement guide gives a playtested Pressure 1 clear route using Jaws, Spur, Sharpen, Muscular Tissue, Scales, Carnivore, Legs, Arms, and Wings.
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