Slow Boost



Slow Boost is a variation of the Dive Boost technique performed with less pressure on the left/movement stick, which makes a wayfarer go slower during the dive, resulting in a stronger boost (controller needed!).

How to Slow Boost
Difficulty: Takes hours of practice to be done consistently.

Same as a Dive Boost, but don't push the left stick all the way forward during the dive. The camera is generally pointed fully to the ground the whole time, but you can also level the camera a little when diving to reach a farther destination.

You need a controller for this trick to control the left stick (movement) pressure very precisely. It takes lots of practice before being able to quickly find the amount of pressure required for boosting efficiently. However there is a range of working left stick pressures, that will induce a slow or slightly faster dive (no real impact on the boost? )

This boost, to be done the most efficiently requires to put almost the less amount of pressure required for a dive on the movement stick. Using your ears and listening to the wind can help at first. This will tell you if you pushed the movement stick enough or not. The wayfarer's head should be at about the same height as their feet during the dive. If the head of the wayfarer is way above their feet, you are probably closer to a Flap Boost position, or just not pressing the left stick enough forward for a dive.

When in a good position, your feet should waddle in the air up and down, one after the other. When you find the position, don't move the left stick anymore (you can turn the camera left or right to aim, or even change the camera angle a little if needed). Start to "jump" in the air as frequently as you please, you can even hold down the jump button.

Another good hint to know if your position is correct is to check how the wayfarer behaves when twirling in the air as you jump: the wayfarer should be in an almost horizontal dive position, and as you jump they should lean a little more forward, and get back into position just after it by themself.

Like many aerial boosts, you can boost either by facing the camera or by changing the camera direction towards the sky.

Tutorial Videos
Here is a slow boost tutorial in Broken Bridge (followed by an infinite boost demonstration in Paradise):

The following tutorial explains common mistakes regarding flap boost, slow boost and the Ainshent boost, and then talks about boost combinations.

* 00:30 hint to slow boosting

* Camera movements

* 03:28 Jumping before the dive boost (better)

* About combining boost techniques (lead sometimes to less boost...)

* 06:25 slow boost (a flap boost is done here in the video however, but they are close tricks) and then "Ainshent boost" gives amazing height

Common Mistakes

 * If you see your character flap in the air instead of twirling when jumping, you are putting slightly less pressure than required and are going for a flap boost instead!


 * Putting too much pressure on the left stick, and diving too fast (=dive boost)


 * Getting too close to the ground before boosting will reduce the boost power, and prevent you from putting the camera fully to the sky, if boosting this way.
 * Changing the left stick pressure if trying to adjust it during the dive can reduce the boost (it simply means you need more practice to find the correct spot faster)
 * Do not: dive forward a little and release left stick, diving a little again and releasing. This can really kill your boost.

Further Tips

 * Use flyers just like when flyer boosting during a dive boost, to charge longer and increase the boost power. If you chirp at flyers just before boosting, it will allow you to make a second slow boost once high in the air, for even more height
 * Try to walk off a ledge instead of jumping if possible: jumping uses up scarf power that you could otherwise be used for increasing the height of the boost.
 * Slow boost is a nice technique to use in conjunction with goo boost, as it makes you arrive slowly in the goo and it prevents you from dipping in too much. You will recharge your scarf and keep the boost intact. This is often used in Paradise level by speedrunners.
 * Slow boost don't react the same in Paradise as in other levels: it seems like the left stick pressure to apply is different, and that different left stick pressures make a huge difference in the diving speed when slow boosting there. This boost is very powerful in Paradise.

Trivia
When the camera is leveled during a slow boost and the left stick pressure corresponds to the one of the infinite boost, some players speak of an Ainshent boost. The Ainshent boost is sort of an in-between technique (in other words: infinite boosting with flaps).

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