Score System and S Rank Guide

S Rank Practice Loop

Treat score chasing as a repeatable loop: stabilize timing, protect the combo, reduce avoidable damage, then check the result screen. Exact rank thresholds can wait; cleaner attempts are useful immediately.

• Run one section until timing feels stable before chasing a full-stage rank.
• Prefer recoverable strings over risky style if you keep dropping combo.
• Save result-screen notes before changing route or build assumptions.

Result Screen Check Order

After a score attempt, check the result screen in the same order every time: completion, damage, combo drops, timing feel, then route changes. Exact thresholds can be added later; the repeatable check order helps immediately.

• Do not chase a rank label before identifying the biggest repeat mistake.
• Keep route changes small so you can tell what actually helped.
• Save result-screen context before quoting a score lesson.

Score Practice Log Sheet

Use the same short log after each score attempt so you can compare like with like. The log should describe what happened, not invent the scoring formula.

• Route note: stage or section attempted, without claiming a final best route.
• Execution note: combo drops, damage taken, recovery mistakes, and timing feel.
• Result note: result screen, video clip notes, game version, and platform when available.

Compare Two Runs

When two score attempts feel close, compare behavior instead of chasing an unseen formula. The useful question is what changed between runs, not which hidden value might exist.

• 同路线不同分：先看受伤、断连和恢复点。
• 不同路线相近分：除非结算画面证明，否则先保留更稳定的路线。
• 手感更好但结果更差：改计划前先保存尝试记录。

Choose The Next Score Drill

After a close score attempt, do not restart with the same vague goal. Decide what kind of score loss you actually saw, then run the matching drill for one short session. This keeps score chasing practical even before exact S Rank thresholds are confirmed.

• Timing loss: replay a short section and listen for whether inputs arrive early or late.
• Combo loss: shorten the risky string until recovery feels repeatable.
• Damage loss: stop chasing style and practice the first safe exit after pressure.
• Route loss: change one decision point, then keep the rest of the run the same.

Score Chasing Priorities

Until exact scoring math is verified, prioritize clean timing, recoverable combos, low damage taken, and consistent rhythm over risky flashy strings.

Treat S Rank Titles As Watch Goals

Current score videos use S Rank, full-combo, no-hit, no-damage, and perfect-run labels across demo, Infinite Disco, and custom-song contexts. Those labels are useful for choosing what to watch, but they are not score formulas. Use them to pick a drill such as steadier recovery, fewer dropped strings, cleaner beat timing, or calmer route resets.

• Do not publish score thresholds until result screens and version context are verified.
• Use one high-skill clip to name one drill, then return to your own repeatable section.
• Separate custom-song score examples from official-song score examples until both are reviewed.

Turn Score Labels Into Review Columns

Score clips now use many labels at once: S Rank, full combo, no-hit, no-damage, perfect run, upgradeless, custom song, and demo context. Do not chase all of them in one attempt. Convert the labels into review columns, then choose one column to improve next.

• Execution column: combo drops, damage, recovery, and timing feel.
• Context column: official song, custom song, demo, or full Early Access build.
• Proof column: visible result screen, clip notes, platform, and version before any threshold claim.

Proof Comes Before Thresholds

A score page can still help before exact S Rank thresholds are verified. Use clips to define what proof would be needed: the result screen, visible difficulty or context, platform, version, and whether the run used custom music, no-hit rules, or other challenge limits. Until those fields are visible, the player-facing advice should stay on repeatable review habits.

• Do not publish a number without a visible result context.
• Separate official-stage scores from custom-song or challenge-condition clips.
• When proof is incomplete, turn the clip into a review checklist instead of a threshold.