Goo Boost

Goo Boost is an advanced flying technique that involves dipping into the Goo to recharge the scarf between tricks. It is only possible in the Tower and Paradise levels where the goo is present.

How to do it?
Difficulty:

While doing a Dive Boost or another dive boost-based technique, dip into the goo at the end of the dive and boost facing the camera (or by turning the camera up while still moving forward). That way, you will have a full scarf. You can then use it to extend your boost even more if needed.

The tower and paradise goo behave slightly differently:


 * In Tower your scarf will recharge slowly upon contact with the goo, so it seems best to dive a little below the surface of the goo and only then boost (so your scarf has some time to recharge). You can jump once or a few times when inside the goo to get out faster when trying to boost. It seems you won't really loose any boost power by doing so (or very little).


 * In Paradise It seems best to just touch the surface of the goo and then boost, as it will recharge all your scarf immediately. Even though it is faster this way, the previous option still works, and you can dive a little below the surface like in Tower level. Maybe fly your way out of it in this case, until you pop out at full speed.

The best diving technique for goo boost seems to be slow boost, as you can dive pretty slowly with it and time better when to boost (especially in Paradise if you only want to touch the surface of it). If you hold down the jump button instead of pumping on it, you will fall even more slowly upon the goo.

For a regular dive, levelling the camera a little can help to not dive too deep.

Note that in Paradise waterfalls can recharge your scarf as well, so instead of dipping in the goo you can instead boost and hit the top of a waterfall during the boost for the same effect (like many speedrunners do in Paradise level for glitched runs). Kelp, banners and jellyfishes can be used the same way as well.

Below is a speedrun in which you can see a goo boost performed after a slow boost in Paradise.

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