First Moon Skip: Difference between revisions

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=== Rock FMS ===
=== Rock FMS ===
Rock FMS was the first method of First Moon Skip to be discovered. It is widely considered the more difficult of the two and saves less time, so it is rarely still used. As the name implies, Rock FMS involves performing a [[vault]] from the top of the rock containing ''Our First Power Moon''. This trick is inconsistent for most runners since the rock has unpredictable collision properties, making it difficult to line up the vault.
Rock FMS was the first method of First Moon Skip to be discovered. It is widely considered the more difficult of the two and saves slightly less time, so it is rarely still used. As the name implies, Rock FMS involves performing a [[vault]] from the top of the rock containing ''Our First Power Moon''. This trick is inconsistent for most runners since the rock has unpredictable collision properties, making it difficult to line up the vault.


The Rock FMS trickjump can be used to bypass the invisible wall on all versions, but the boss fight will only activate on version 1.0.0.
The Rock FMS trickjump can be used to bypass the invisible wall on all versions, but the boss fight will only activate on version 1.0.0.
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=== Wet FMS ===
=== Wet FMS ===
[[File:Super Mario Odyssey - NEW First Moon Skip (Wet FMS) - Advanced Strategy Tutorial|thumb|330x330px]]
[[File:Super Mario Odyssey - NEW First Moon Skip (Wet FMS) - Advanced Strategy Tutorial|thumb|330x330px]]
Wet FMS is an easier and more optimal variant of First Moon Skip that was not discovered until well after Rock FMS was first found. This method involves jumping out of the water to slip past a small gap in the invisible barrier. To perform Wet FMS:
Wet FMS is an easier and marginally faster variant of First Moon Skip that was not discovered until well after Rock FMS was first found. This method involves jumping out of the water to slip past a small gap in the invisible barrier. To perform Wet FMS:


*Enter the water and swim to the leftmost side of the invisible barrier, near the ''Treasure of the Waterfall Basin'' moon;
*Enter the water and swim to the leftmost side of the invisible barrier, near the ''Treasure of the Waterfall Basin'' moon;