Lava Boost: Difference between revisions

For a tutorial on the RTA trick "Lava Boost", see the Lava Boost RTA guide.

For a tutorial on the fast red coin cycle in Bowser in the Fire Sea, see the Fire Sea Reds RTA guide.

If you are looking for the trick in the volcano, see Volcano Lava Boost.

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Lava Boost
Properties
Hex	0x010208B7
Action Flags	Air, Invulnerable, Allow Vertical Wind
Action Group	Airborne
ID	0x0B7
Transitions
Into	todo
Out of	theoretically any non cutscene action except Shell actions when on a lava floor (actionArg 0); many air actions when hitting the lava wall inside LLL's volcano (actionArg 1)
Other
Animation	FIRE_LAVA_BURN

Lava Boost is when Mario jumps after he comes into contact with lava, unless he is slide kicking (onto a lava floor). This action does not require A to be pressed. This is useful for various things, especially in the A Button Challenge.

Lava Boost on Wall

Many Airborne actions cancel into Lava Boost upon hitting a lava wall. This utility function is used for such transitions. (The only lava wall in SM64 is the one in Lethal Lava Land).

The following steps happen before Transition In:

Update Mario's-facing-angle[1] based on the wall (atan z x normal)
If forward velocity is less than 24, set it to 24
Take 12 or 18 hurt counter damage, depending on if Mario has his cap.
Play the Mario on fire sound
update_mario_sound_and_camera (todo)
Lava Boost(actionArg 1)

Transition In

See single jump for more details

Mario's vertical speed is set to 84.
If actionArg is 0, Mario's forward velocity is set to 0

Behavior

todo

Gravity

Just like Star Fall, the y-velocity decreases by 3.2 each frame with minimum velocity -65 instead of -75

Applications

Speedrunning

Some speedrunners use Lava Boost as a means to get around levels such as Lethal Lava Land faster. This is primarily useful for skipping long sections of the map, as instead of avoiding damage you can take a couple of hits to clear stars much faster.

Vertical Speed Conservation

If Mario lands on a floor after a lava boost, his vertical speed will not be set to 0. At max, Mario can have VSC80. This is used in an alternate method for LLL in the A Button Challenge to get to the platform with a spinning heart inside the volcano.

v • d • e Actions

Uninitialized

Stationary Actions	Idle • Start Sleeping • Sleeping • Waking Up • Panting • Hold Panting • Hold Idle • Heavy Hold Idle • Standing Against Wall • Coughing • Shivering • In Quicksand • 0x0E action • Crouching • Start Crouching • Stop Crouching • Start Crawling • Stop Crawling • Stop Slide Kick • Shockwave Bounce • First Person Action • Backflip Land Stop • Jump Land Stop • Double Jump Land Stop • Freefall Land Stop • Sideflip Land Stop • Hold Jump Land Stop • Hold Freefall Land Stop • Air Throw Land • Twirling Land • Lava Boost Land • Triple Jump Land Stop • Long Jump Land Stop • Ground Pound Land • Braking Stop • Butt Slide Stop • Hold Butt Slide Stop

Moving Actions	Walking • Hold Walking • Turning Around • Finish Turning Around • Braking • Riding Shell Ground • Heavy Hold Walking • Crawling • Burning Ground • Decelerating • Hold Decelerating • Begin Sliding • Hold Begin Sliding • Butt Slide • Stomach Slide • Hold Butt Slide • Hold Stomach Slide • Dive Slide • Move Punching • Crouch Slide • Slide Kick Slide • Hard Backward Ground Kb • Hard Forward Ground Kb • Backward Ground Kb • Forward Ground Kb • Soft Backward Ground Kb • Soft Forward Ground Kb • Ground Bonk • Death Exit Land • Jump Land • Freefall Land • Double Jump Land • Side Flip Land • Hold Jump Land • Hold Freefall Land • Quicksand Jump Land • Hold Quicksand Jump Land • Triple Jump Land • Long Jump Land • Backflip Land

Airborne Actions	Jump • Double Jump • Triple Jump • Backflip • Steep Jump • Wall Kick Air • Side Flip • Long Jump • Water Jump • Dive • Freefall • Top Of Pole Jump • Butt Slide Air • Flying Triple Jump • Shot From Cannon • Flying • Riding Shell Jump • Riding Shell Fall • Vertical Wind • Hold Jump • Hold Freefall • Hold Butt Slide Air • Hold Water Jump • Twirling • Forward Rollout • Air Hit Wall • Riding Hoot • Ground Pound • Slide Kick • Air Throw • Jump Kick • Backward Rollout • Crazy Box Bounce • Special Triple Jump • Backward Air Kb • Forward Air Kb • Hard Forward Air Kb • Hard Backward Air Kb • Burning Jump • Burning Fall • Soft Bonk • Lava Boost • Getting Blown • Thrown Forward • Thrown Backward

Underwater Actions	Water Idle • Hold Water Idle • Water Action End • Hold Water Action End • Drowning • Backward Water Kb • Forward Water Kb • Water Death • Water Shocked • Breaststroke • Swimming End • Flutter Kick • Hold Breaststroke • Hold Swimming End • Hold Flutter Kick • Water Shell Swimming • Water Throw • Water Punch • Water Plunge • Caught In Whirlpool • Metal Water Standing • Hold Metal Water Standing • Metal Water Walking • Hold Metal Water Walking • Metal Water Falling • Hold Metal Water Falling • Metal Water Fall Land • Hold Metal Water Fall Land • Metal Water Jump • Hold Metal Water Jump • Metal Water Jump Land • Hold Metal Water Jump Land

Cutscene Actions	Disappeared • Intro Cutscene • Star Dance Exit • Star Dance Water • Fall After Star Grab • Reading Automatic Dialog • Reading Npc Dialog • Star Dance No Exit • Reading Sign • Jumbo Star Cutscene • Waiting For Dialog • Debug Free Move • Standing Death • Quicksand Death • Electrocution • Suffocation • Death On Stomach • Death On Back • Eaten By Bubba • End Peach Cutscene • Credits Cutscene • End Waving Cutscene • Pulling Door • Pushing Door • Warp Door Spawn • Emerge From Pipe • Spawn Spin Airborne • Spawn Spin Landing • Exit Airborne • Exit Land Save Dialog • Death Exit • Unused Death Exit • Falling Death Exit • Special Exit Airborne • Special Death Exit • Falling Exit Airborne • Unlocking Key Door • Unlocking Star Door • Entering Star Door • Spawn No Spin Airborne • Spawn No Spin Landing • Bbh Enter Jump • Bbh Enter Spin • Teleport Fade Out • Teleport Fade In • Shocked • Squished • Head Stuck In Ground • Butt Stuck In Ground • Feet Stuck In Ground • Putting On Cap

Automatic Actions	Holding Pole • Grab Pole Slow • Grab Pole Fast • Climbing Pole • Top of Pole Transition • Top of Pole • Start Hanging • Hanging • Hang Moving • Ledge Grab • Ledge Climb Slow 1 • Ledge Climb Slow 2 • Ledge Climb Down • Ledge Climb Fast • Grabbed • In Cannon • Tornado Twirling

Object Related Actions	Punching • Picking Up • Dive Picking Up • Stomach Slide Stop • Placing Down • Throwing • Heavy Throw • Picking Up Bowser • Holding Bowser • Releasing Bowser

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 '''Lava Boost''' is when Mario jumps after he comes into contact with lava, unless he is slide kicking (onto a lava ''floor''). This action does not require A to be pressed. This is useful for various things, especially in the [[A Button Challenge]].
+== Lava Boost on Wall ==
+Many Airborne actions cancel into [[Lava Boost]] upon hitting a lava wall. This utility function is used for such transitions. (The only lava wall in [[SM64]] is the one in [[Lethal Lava Land]]).
+The following steps happen before [[Lava Boost#Transition In|Transition In]]:
+# Update Mario's-facing-angle[1] based on the wall (atan z x normal)
+# If forward velocity is less than 24, set it to 24
+# Take 12 or 18 hurt counter damage, depending on if Mario has his cap.
+# Play the Mario on fire sound
+# update_mario_sound_and_camera (todo)
+# [[Lava Boost]](actionArg 1)
 ==Transition In==

Lava Boost: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 16:13, 19 August 2025

Contents

Lava Boost on Wall

Transition In

Behavior

Gravity

Applications

Speedrunning

Vertical Speed Conservation

Navigation menu

Lava Boost: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 16:13, 19 August 2025

Lava Boost on Wall

Transition In

Behavior

Gravity

Applications

Speedrunning

Vertical Speed Conservation

Navigation menu

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