Quick Reference for RB1 Overdrive Paths (On-Disc, 360/PS3)

**BeeEmDubya** · Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 209

also time we had is wrong. i posted the second highest score, only losing to javman, using a path i created. if i find out what the squeezes are i might pass him, who knows. i got over 182k and gurn and someguy have 181 something. anyway, it's 010. this is tricky though because during my attempts to fc this i came across two separate activation points similar to the glitch in enter sandman. sometimes a phrase would appear DURING the bridge (the part of the song on the blue pad) and sometimes it would not. if it does appear, it's wrong, so i guess this means hit the previous od notes late, so the phrase will not appear until later.

**BowlZ** · Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 1472 Location: Aurora, Ohio

**BeeEmDubya** · Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 209

although that is typically true and something to consider when looking at od paths, the fill that appears in my path is very very short, only half a measure, so it only covers about 8 notes. also, with my path you will end up going over so many od phrases that you'll get one less activation overall as well, providing for more additional notes.

but then again, i'm no expert

**BowlZ** · Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 1472 Location: Aurora, Ohio

i would also note that I also skip like you. Im merely presenting the counter argument
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**Constable** · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:02 pm Post subject:

I'll be trying to make new videos of the OD paths in action, along with little text pop-ups within the song that tell you what the possible squeeze notes are. Just another way to visually display the paths! Hope they'll be of some help in any way.

Here's a sample video: Are You Gonna Be My Girl.

For all future videos, I'll just try to FC them without squeezes so that everyone can use that as a point of reference when trying to squeeze.

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**EaterOfCheese** · Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 175

@ BeeEmDubya about Welcome Home: As Gurnkiller has pointed out the two paths are incredibly close in terms of points. The reason skipping one fill instead of two may be optimal is two-fold: As BowlZ pointed out, you don't miss the notes in bridge covered by the fill (even 8 notes would be 1600 points in OD); and if you skip 2 fills you only get one activation after it (20020 vs. 200100). This means that would can potentially squeeze a bit more out of it by having that extra activation. On the other hand, you don't even see that fill with the first path... After I post this, I'll try a full-out spreadsheet for a absolutely confirmed answer.

@ BeeEmDubya about Time We Had: Yep, 1-0-1 is better, I'll go fix it. Doesn't look like anythings better... which means the difference will probably be in squeezing.

@ deepbluevibes: Yep, just went to check it, new path is about 1.5k more. Changed in the main post.
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**BeeEmDubya** · Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 209

time we had is 0-1-0, not 1-0-1. maybe you just typed it wrong

**EaterOfCheese** · Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 175

Oh, haha, yeah, sorry. It's right in the OP though.

So, I went back into Welcome Home to see the paths again. It was actually pretty easy to figure out which path was better because they both have the same first three and last activations; the only changes happen in the bridge and the solo.

But unless I've made some mistake, it appears that 2-0-0-1-0-0 is the better path by about 800 points (if you squeeze. If not, it'd be... about 600, I think). Like I said, very small difference. If someone else wants to go double check this for me, it'd be much appreciated, because I may have made a mistake somewhere.

By the way, a new section has been added to the OP titled Additions from Others. It basically just links to other people's modification of the information in the OP (Like Girex's visual representation and Sarg338's alphabetical listing).
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**BeeEmDubya** · Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 209

yeah i'm sort of over the whole welcome home thing. besides, i hope you're right anyway becuase i fc'd it using the 200100 path and i dont want to have to go re-fc it using mine.

**BeeEmDubya** · Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 209

the squeezes in vasoline are wrong too. the second one is YO and i think the third one is too, i'm playing it now so i'll let you know when i find out.

**EaterOfCheese** · Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 175

Yep, you're right BeeEmDubya. Thanks for the correction.
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**Constable** · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:07 am Post subject:

I just added more reference videos recently! It'd be great to hear any comments/suggestions/feedback.

Check them all out here.

**HoorayItsMike** · Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Posts: 1604 Location: Ohio

Main Offender: 0/BO – 0/BO – 0/BO (Rizzo, someguy913, laconic) [Careful not to hit the last note of the second energy phrase of the third activation too early. You should have 3 OD’s before you activate your third phrase]

Is there any chance that someone could explain this to me? I think it may be worded a little incorrectly and im just trying to understand which phrase its talking about, if you could describe which overdrive phrase i hit late it would be appreciated (i.e. the snare roll activation...etc.)

**HoorayItsMike** · Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Posts: 1604 Location: Ohio

Ahhh nevermind i finally figured it out, i actually read it correctly, but i couldnt understand why you would hit that phrase late, so i think it would help people understand better if you told them why your skipping the activation, i thought i was trying to not continue the currently activated overdrive by hitting an overdrive phrase late, but i was trying to hit it late so i could skip a drum fill, maybe im just dumb? haha, oh well, tied for 1st on this song now, so i guess i cant be too dumb