Feeding Frenzy 2 Any% Speedrun Strategy created by IvanderLatidjan

This is a Feeding Frenzy Any% Speedrun strategy level notes created by IvanderLatidjan. Please follow this guide since it will help you to speed run this game easier and faster. There are currently only 3 known Bonus Levels that you can entirely skips in Feeding Frenzy 2, in which gives you a huge amount of time saves.

Feeding Frenzy 2 Bonus Level Skips

Level 25: Mines Die Fast
Level 28: Bonus Barracude Die Fast
Level 33: Leopard Shark Die Fast or Pelican Die Fast

(Notes: Other bonus levels in Feeding Frenzy 2 CANNOT be skipped.)

Feeding Frenzy 2 Any% Speedrun Strats, Tips and Tricks

While Feeding Frenzy 2 speedrun optimization is not as advanced as, say, the first game, as someone who has played this game long enough to eventually post a speedrun of my own, here are some Tips and Tricks based on my findings throughout playing this game.

Just note that this guide won't be an end-all be-all guide for this game because of how RNG-heavy the game is making each run very inconsistent from one to another, so try to adapt for when suboptimal things happen.

# General Optimization

You want to choose Time Attack when speedrunning this game as it removes the chance of Extra Life Bubbles from appearing (you have infinite lives on TA and the clock means nothing when you're speedrunning this game), letting there be more chances for other more useful power-ups to appear.

Unlike the first game, Mermaids spawn when perfecting (not getting eaten in) time attack levels in Feeding Frenzy 2. The time loss from having a mermaid spawn is significant, meaning *you must be eaten exactly once per level in order to optimize your run* (not that the game have gotten to the point where getting new records are borderline impossible yet). With this in mind, it’s generally most favorable to get eaten with as little growth loss as possible at the largest size possible (some levels makes it impossible to die at your largest and others do).

# The Intruder vs Normal Fish

Most of the top runs use the “The Intruder” save file which unlocks after finishing the game once on a normal save file. This is because The Intruder has a smaller hitbox and a larger hurtbox (mouth) than most of the ordinary fish, which makes it the optimal save file to try speedrunning with.

# Oysters

Oyster in this game cycle between opening and closing for long enough for camping them to be suboptimal for your run, but the pearls they produce helps your run enough that you still should occasionally check the floor of the level to see if any spawned (especially for Black Pearls, which are borderline run-saving). Luckily AI fish are no longer able to eat pearls so it is much safer to check occasionally instead of being forced to camp them.

On level 6 oysters open simultaneously, but from level 9 onwards they open and close one by one. Another good tip is to try avoiding oysters at max size as the pearls won't boost you as much anymore (except Black Pearls) and that getting shut in by a clam would lose you progress and time if you have already been eaten.

# Mayflies and Butterflies

Mayflies and Butterflies are worth very little growth for what they're worth. You're better off eating fish when possible.

# Poison Fish

Like in the first game, Poison fish reverses your controls when eaten. Unlike in the first game, they are spat out after being eaten (this applies to AI fish, but they spit them out almost instantly after eating them). The best way to minimize its impact is to spam click the left mouse button and try not to move unless completely necessary. It’s probably a good idea to practice reverse controls too just in case you need to get out of a predator’s way whilst poisoned. Even after mastering reverse controls however, the screwy-est part of getting poisoned is the moment when your fish is ready to spit the poison fish out. Not only can you not eat or inhale when that exclamation mark appears before you spit out the pest, your input recovers *instantly*, possibly screwing you over by making you run into the maws of a predator by accident right after trying to evade a predator whilst poisoned.

# Magic Mushrooms

Magic Mushrooms is one of the new power-ups introduced in this game, but there’s a bit of a trick in using them for speedruns. Generally, you don’t wanna eat these when you’re almost on your next size as:

1. you don’t want to lose out on potential growth value; bigger fish gives you more growth progress.
2. If you haven’t been eaten before, you won’t have to wait longer for another bigger fish to spawn if you don’t shrink them.

A good bonus tip is that shrunken fish would still count for the invisible fish-per-stage counter and you can keep the stage safer for longer by not eating sharks or other predators alike. Barracudas are immune to the Magic Mushroom but they do help when fighting them.

# Loony Lure

The Loony Lure is the other power-up introduced in this game, and its usage is pretty identical to the Magic Mushrooms. When eaten, every fish larger than you will be unable to eat you (effective immediately after eating the power-up) before a lure spawns, drawing all of them off-stage. *You cannot interact with any fish affected by the lure*. Just like the magic mushrooms, it's best to use them when you're not almost on your next size for the same reasons as the aforementioned power-up. Barracudas are also immune to these.

# Shield Bubble

While introduced in the first game, the Shield Bubble sees a rework in the game. Other than a new appearance in the shape of a rainbow herring, you can stack them and have multiple layers of protection from predators, mines and clams. While these are powerful after you have been eaten, *these becomes a detriment when you're still looking to get eaten* as you'd need to look for a way to get rid of it before proceeding. It doesn't help that there're inconsistencies within the effect of it. You can deal with this by identifying which levels have them and determine what you want to do when you reach these levels, each players have their own choice of comfort.

# AI Fish

There is a very brief grace period when AI fish first enter the stage. In this grace period, they are unable to eat other fish and will not run away from the player or trigger defense mechanisms (for pufferfish and cuttlefish) if they are at the size to eat them. This in tandem with how there can only be a specific amount of larger AI fish in a stage at a time makes corner camping a viable strategy in smaller stages.

# Barracudas

Unlike the first game, Barracudas can actually become edible after tail-biting them 4 times. Eating a shrunken Barracuda gives you a significant growth boost, however in practice it’s almost always more optimal to eat the abundance of other fish than focus your efforts to fully shrink and eat a barracuda **except in levels 47 and 59** where they spawn even at your smallest size and food is scarce early on.

For the purpose of the special levels where you have to eat them, fighting Barracudas requires you be extra careful of your surroundings because after you tail-bite a barracuda, it will chase you down and refuses to eat any other fish while doing so. While it is immune to most power-ups (Stun bomb and shield being the only exceptions), the Magic Mushroom and Loony Lure helps clear the stage so you and the Barracuda can have a clean fight and also helps prevent the shrunken Barracuda from running into the mouths of other predators *because it would suck to have all your efforts' pay get robbed from you in front of your very eyes.* Because of that, you also have to be wary of where you land the last bite so nothing else screws you over (inhaling also helps, just be careful of predators while you're at it).

# Level-Specific Quirks

## Skippable Levels

Levels 25, 28 and 33 are bonus levels with death skips caused by mines, barracudas and sharks/pelicans respectively.

## Level 1 - Sandy Shoals

In this specific level, there can only be one fish that’s larger than you at any given time and they spawn very slowly, so the optimal thing to do is try to find the very first medium fish and get eaten by it before proceeding because most of the time you can get to your max size before the first Lionfish spawns.

## Level 2 - Succulent Starfish

Level 2 VERY RARELY spawns a shark when you’re at your largest size. In fact it’s so rare that it’s not ideal to rely on them spawning just so you get eaten at your largest size, just get eaten when you’re at midsize instead.

## Levels 14, 22, 26

These three levels, like level 1, limit the amount of fish that spawns by only spawning the large fish when you are at midsize. However unlike level 1 they spawn them rather early on and there are sharks or barracudas that spawn here so you’re not as pressured to get eaten right in the beginning of the level.

## Level 10 - Barracuda Alert!

This level introduces the Barracuda, which optimally spawns when you’re at midsize when you’re close to hitting max size. Try to get eaten at your max size by one here, but getting eaten midsize could also work if you don't feel confident enough yet.

## Level 13 - You are my Sunshine

This level not only introduces the run-saving Golden Herring, but spawns them consistently enough that you can eat one right after you get to midsize, effectively letting you skip to your largest size. Luckily there are sharks here so you can get eaten at max size, otherwise the gold herring would be detrimental.

# Level 15 - Balloon Bonanza

In this level, *avoid the speed bubbles as they mess up your jump height.* Your main goal is to eat the sea of butterflies above the water, not jump into the stratosphere!

## Shark Levels

In levels where you normally play as Goliath the Shark, there are no other fish that can eat you when you’re at your largest, so try to get eaten right after getting to midsize at levels 38-44. Level 43 is an exception to this rule as there are mines that can kill you even at max size.

## Anglerfish Levels

The rules of Shark Levels also applies in the early levels where you first play as Edie the Anglerfish (Levels 17-21), but the Anglerfish levels at the second half of the game (52-53) has Barracudas and mines so that you can potentially try to get eaten at max size here.

## **Level 56 - Tricky Treats**

This level is hell under the sea... You’re playing in Sharktooth Ridge, the largest stage in the game, with multiple large fish and orcas constantly patrolling the stage and the only thing you’re able to eat at your smallest are pufferfish and cuttlefish, *two of the most annoying prey items to eat*. Not to mention the abundance of Poison Fish that can screw over your controls. It’s a very good idea to play this level slowly at first and then pick up your pace as you grow.

What gets me the most is that while the level prior to this has shield bubbles, this level somehow doesn’t.

## Level 58 - Back to Boris

Before madhouse is this stage. Unlike previous jumping stages there are absolutely no fish for you to eat here starting on, so you have to eat the bugs above the water to grow. However after getting to midsize make sure to return to a fish-filled diet.

## Level 59 - Madhouse

The penultimate level and the second hardest level, there’s very few small fish for you to eat and sharks and barracudas are constantly on the prowl. Like in Tricky Treats, play this level slowly… with the exception of actually trying to fight the barracuda at your smallest size; the growth boost is HUGE in this level where food is scarce at first, but the risk is pretty great so keep your eyes peeled for stun bubbles; these are the only power-ups you get in this stage that affects your fight with Barracudas.

# Decision Making

This one is the most nuanced entry on this guide, but I find them to be helpful in my experience.

When Speedran, Feeding Frenzy 2 demands a lot of quick decision making and a commitment to your actions. Hesitating could impede your progress by as little as missing the opportunity to eat more fish or as large as getting eaten when you're so close to reaching the next growth.

Feeding Frenzy 2 Autosplitter on PC

# Author

Coded by @Seisen_Star

Documented by @plAer_2 and @Seisen_Star 

# Website

https://github.com/Xh3o1vn/FeedingFrenzy2_Autosplitter

# Game Preparation

It is recommended to run Steam version of Feeding Frenzy 2. Other versions may not be compatible with the Autosplitter.

# Autosplitter Settings

Make sure you have already downloaded Livesplit.

Open the game, **then** open Livesplit. There are two ways to set the Autosplitter.

- Right-click **Edit Splits**, and type *Feeding Frenzy 2: Shipwreck Showdown* or *Feeding Frenzy 2* in **Game Name** (must be the complete and correct), after Autosplitter is identified, click Activate.
- Download the .asl file [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/14anrmjJLyfiaAriv5BrJEzSBEZzWi-ec/view?usp=sharing). Right-click **Layout Editor**, click **+** on the left and select **Control** -> **Scriptable Auto Splitter**, then double click **Scriptable Auto Splitter**, click **Browse** and select the .asl file you have downloaded.

P.S. Only choose either of the two methods, otherwise the segmentation may occur twice.

# Start Time Setting

**Start Timer at:** should be set to -1.70 for both the Any% Speedrun and Individual Stage Speedrun.

# Any%

If you're trying to do an Any% Speedrun, please make sure your Livesplit have 60 splits. You can download Feeding Frenzy 2 Any% Splits [here](https://www.speedrun.com/feeding_frenzy_2_shipwreck_showdown/resources), Autosplitter will automatically segment once at the beginning of each level if it is loaded correctly.

# Individual Stage

If you're trying to do an Individual Stage Speedrun, please check **Individual Stage Split** in **Settings** of Autosplitter and keep your Livesplit with only one split (or right-click on the Livesplit page and select **Close Splits**, but this will require you to refill the information in **Edit Splits**). You can submit the Individual Stage Speedrun from an Any% Speedrun to the Level Leaderboard.

# Reset Function

Reset function is activated by default, which means timer will reset once you return to the main menu. If you don't need the function, you can uncheck Reset in Settings of Autosplitter in Splits Editor.

# Other Information

Autosplitter is not necessary, it can be deactivated if you don't need it. You can still manually time your run with or without Livesplit (moderators will retime your run manually), but we still recommend you to use it to finish your speedrun to make it easier for moderators to check your time.

If you have any question about this Autosplitter, feel free to post [here](https://www.speedrun.com/feeding_frenzy_2_shipwreck_showdown/forum).

You can also join [Popcap General](https://discord.gg/cnUe7dhNfS) server which has a Feeding Frenzy channel.

分析：更好的速通思路

大家好，我是Benren，即现在的纪录保持者，在这里我想和大家分享一些速通的思路
首先，既然是速通，当然不能像平日一样慢悠悠地玩
有些人会想尽一切办法提高速度，但这对于速通来说是否合适呢？
比如说，有的人会选择在开局送死一次，这样可以省去美人鱼的出现时间
但是，如果死亡次数大于一次，这笔“交易”就显得不划算了
所以，我的建议是：
如果你想省去美人鱼的出现时间，请在此之前把每一个关卡多加练习，这样可以避免第二次死亡的失误所带来的影响
但是这样也有很大风险，因为任何一个关卡都有可能失误
如果对自己的实力不够自信（比如我），可以选择直接无伤通过这个关卡，来去除失误的可能性
或者也有其他方案，比如说进入第二阶段或第三阶段之后送死，这样出现二次失误的可能性就会降低
但是，重点还是在于对自身实力的把握
再说一种情况，如果一个关卡比较困难（比如说56或59），是否应该尽力加快速度呢
在一些人眼中，答案是应该加快速度，因为这样会节省一点时间
但是，各位有没有想过，这样会使这个关卡难度更大，失误的概率也就更高
困难的关卡基本都在游戏靠后的位置，没人愿意到了最后拼运气
所以，有的时候，稳扎稳打或许比尽快提速更好，因为失误的概率很低
当然，如果你认为自身实力足够提速，那么提高速度或许是对你来说最好的方法
那么，这次的思路分享就到这里，最后祝所有想速通的人取得自己满意的成绩

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Feeding Frenzy 2 Any% Speedrun Strategy created by IvanderLatidjan	IvanderLatidjan 6 years ago
Feeding Frenzy 2 Any% Speedrun Strats, Tips and Tricks	Dudfruit 1 year ago
Feeding Frenzy 2 Autosplitter on PC	plAer_2 1 year ago
分析：更好的速通思路	Benren 6 years ago