User:Silverhawkes/Flashing

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This page details the effects of flashing and how to perform it.

What is flashing?

Flashing a Blitz Needle charge

Flashing a Divine Avenger charge

Flashing is a bug that happens when a knight's attack speed changes during an attack animation. There are four ways to achieve this.

Being inflicted with Stun or have it wear off.
Using Maskeraith's Deadly Shadow Cloak skill.
Using Drakon's Frenzied Firestorm skill.
Applying or removing Attack Speed Increase bonus or Attack Speed Decrease penalty, through sprite perks, trinkets, or equipment bonuses/penalties.

For clear reasons, the last option is not particularly viable – the only notable combat floor that allows knights to freely change equipment is Unknown Passage. Similarly, the first option requires knights take damage from monsters that can inflict stun. As such, it is not a desirable method to perform a flash attack. However, it's still important to keep in mind so that it could be exploited should the situation arises.

Generally speaking, when a knight's attack speed modifier changes mid-attack, the attack is interrupted and a second attack occurs instantly afterwards – though the particular details vary between different weapon types. The attack animation will still continue playing to its conclusion, however, it will no longer generate any hitboxes. Therefore, timing is key in making use of this exploit.

It's important to note that it's not necessary to use a charge, as basic attacks can be flashed as well. But in order to get the most out of a flash attack, it is preferred to use a charge attack – hence, some has taken to call this exploit "flash charging". The section below details the effects on each weapon type.

Effects of flashing on weapons

Swords

Weapon type	Example weapon(s)	Effect
Brandish	Acheron Amputator	Charge: The charge explosion is facilitated by an invisible projectile. Therefore, when flashed, this projectile instantly expires and no extra explosions happen. Moreover, if the attack speed changes before the projectile is emitted, then no projectile is emitted and no explosion happens.
Calibur	Cold Iron Vanquisher Fang of Vog Leviathan Blade	This weapon behaves as expected when flashed.
Cutter	Dread Venom Striker Wild Hunting Blade	This weapon behaves as expected when flashed.
Flourish	Final Flourish Barbarous Thorn Blade	This weapon behaves as expected when flashed.
Rocket	Warmaster Rocket Hammer	This weapon behaves as expected when flashed. Note: When utilizing Maskeraith's Deadly Shadow Cloak, a high enough CTR is needed to flash both hits of the charge.
Sealed	Divine Avenger Gran Faust	Charge: With the right timing, it is possible to launch the flashed sword beam at a different direction.
Spur	Winmillion	Charge: The bullet behaves similarly to a Magnus charge.
Troika	Sudaruska Triglav	This weapon behaves as expected when flashed.

Handguns

Weapon type	Example weapon(s)	Effect
Alchemer	Nova Driver Owlite Wand	Basic: Bullets travel seemingly indefinitely until it hits something. Afterwards, the ricochets also travel seemingly indefinitely.
Antigua	Argent Peacemaker Obsidian Carbine	Charge: The initial bullets behave normally. The last bullet behaves like a Magnus charge.
Autogun	Blitz Needle Grim Repeater	This weapon behaves as expected when flashed.
Blaster	Valiance	This weapon behaves as expected when flashed.
Catalyzer	Neutralizer Biohazard	This weapon behaves as expected when flashed.
Magnus	Iron Slug Winter Grave	Charge: The bullet simply travels instantly to the maximum range (unless stopped by a wall) and cause bullet explosion damage there. Due to its piercing property, it does not interact with anything in between. Most importantly, having the attack speed change too early in the firing animation will cause the initial bullet to disappear.
Mixmaster	Overcharged Mixmaster Celestial Orbitgun	The behavior of this weapon is unlike any other weapon when flashed. As such, it deserves its own page.
Pulsar	Supernova Permafroster	Basic: Bullets travel seemingly indefinitely until it collides with something. Causes unexpanded bullet damage. Charge: Unlike the basic attack, the charge behaves as expected when flashed. However, it causes the explosion effect at the knight's location instead of the target.
Tortofist	Grand Tortofist	Charge: With the right timing, it is possible to land the flashed shard missiles at a different location.

Bombs

Weapon type	Example weapon(s)	Effect
Shard	Deadly Shard Bomb Scintillating Sun Shards	This weapon cannot be flashed.
All other bombs	Nitronome Dark Retribution Graviton Vortex Torpor Tantrum	Charge: The flashed bomb has no fuse, exploding instantly.