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Delayed Auto Shift or autorepeat refers to the behavior of most falling block puzzle games, including Tetris, when the player holds the left or right key. The game will shift the falling piece sideways, wait, and then shift it repeatedly if the player continues to hold the key.
Some games read the keys as on-off switches and implement DAS in software. Other games, especially earlier games running on home computers, rely on the automatic repeat provided by the hardware or operating system, which the user often has the ability to configure. (In Windows 2000 and XP, this setting is Control Panel > Keyboard > Speed > Character repeat. Likewise, in Mac OS X, the Keyboard & Mouse preferences control the speed of key repeat.)
Some games that have ARE or line clear delays allow the player to 'charge' DAS by holding the movement key during these delays, so that the piece starts moving sideways as soon as it appears.Games where ARE or line clear delay becomes faster over time, such as later games in the TGM series, often decrease DAS delay at the same time.
Definitions
Terminology around DAS has varied over the years, potentially leading to some confusion. This section will define the terminology used by this wiki.
DAS delay
DAS delay refers to the delay between the player holding down the direction abd the auto-shift occurring. This may also be referred to as DAS startup or simply DAS.
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DAS delay is usually measured either in milliseconds or frames. It is often ambiguous as to whether the delay includes or excludes the frame in which the piece first moves and the piece at which the piece first auto-shifts.
This wiki measures DAS delay inclusive of both frames. This corresponds to the number of frames that the direction needs to be held down in order to activate an auto-shift, assuming DAS charge occurs on all frames. Kasbah rally mac os.
Auto-repeat rate
Auto-repeat rate refers to the rate at which auto-shift inputs repeat, but may also refer to the interval between repeats. The rate can be measured in Hz or G, while the interval can be measured in milliseconds or frames.
Games with slow DAS
Tetromino based:
Other:
Games with fast DAS
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Official Tetris games with at least 20 Hz DAS:
- The Tetris The Grand Master series
Other:
Games with customizable DAS rate
Incomplete.
Official games:
- Tetris Friends (fixed options, need to be unlocked)
Fan games:
Practical considerations
- Main article: 60 Hz SRS Movement Finesse
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Tactics for placing tetrominoes differ per game based on the speed of DAS and based on whether the player can load DAS during a line clear.
One space from the wall
To place a T, L, or J tetromino with its flat side one square from the side of the matrix at low gravity, it is fastest to rotate the tetromino after moving it. In bounding box based rotation systems such as SRS or its immediate predecessors, this applies to S and Z as well.
Rotate before move, tap tap tap:
Rotate before move, DAS then backtrack:
Rotate before move, DAS then let go before the tetromino hits the wall, leads to misdrops, especially in games with fast DAS:
Let go too late |
Let go too early |
Move before rotate:
However, at fast gravity, rotation (especially initial rotation) before movement may help the player navigate pyramid structures.
In SRS for games with fast DAS, moving to the right wall then rotating uses less button presses in cases with all pieces except O. With J, L, and T, moving to the right wall, rotating and then moving once more left is faster still (two movements) than tapping three times right. With I, moving to the right wall and rotating clockwise is faster, as well as rotating counter-clockwise for the third column-- and vice versa for the left wall. In other rotation systems such as the Arika Rotation System, this technique works halfway, which some pieces can benefit from rotating after moving to the wall on the left-- others on the right.
See Also
External links
- Meditation on Finesse (for Tetris DS) by caffeine
A Tetris game with simple graphics and tons of attention to tetrominoes physics
Not Tetris 2 is a different take on the classic game of Tetris. The same gameplay applies but in this one, the tetrominoes are infused with that thing called physics.
This should be the way everyone plays Tetris
The main attraction to Not Tetris 2 is the fact that when you rotate a piece, it doesn't turn in increments of 90 degrees. No, it spins clockwise or counterclockwise according to how long you keep the keys pressed, and that spells chaos really fast.
Not having the certainty of a perfect rotation, makes it easy to panic when you play Tetris this way. It becomes a heck of a lot easier to make a mess of things and it also guarantees more fun. Moreover, there is no grid-based movement to help out, everything is on you, down to the very last move you make.
Stack tetrominoes like you stack pallets
Another nice thing about Not Tetris 2 is that the pieces, even after they hit the ground, are not fixed in place. If you manage to smash new pieces on top of already placed ones, there's a good chance that you can rearrange them by a little or a lot. Either case could result in getting some points.
A lot of the time, you won't even think it's possible to score any points due to how difficult it is to control and align pieces. But unlike in the classic game, here you won't need to create perfect lines, points come out even if the pieces are aligned by even a bit.
It even comes with a two player mode, so you and a friend can get angry
Not Tetris 2 is a great take on Tetris, and even though it's hard to play, it's worth the time. It also allows two people to play at the same time on the same keyboard to see who can come up on top.
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