Let me give the conclusion first: This game is essentially a numerical race. Whoever saves up to a certain length first can snowball. I have actually tested more than 200 games, breaking down the basic operations, development routes and confrontation strategies. After reading them, I can directly increase the points. 🧠
The first minute of the game is the golden period. Don't rush to chase people, first eat up all the small stationary light spots along the edge of the map at a constant speed. Each small light point has a fixed length of 2, but there are fixed refresh clusters on the map. You can get about 300 lengths by walking along the edge, which is equivalent to losing one less team battle. If you go directly to the middle to grab food, you will easily be cut off from behind, and the cost of lost time is much higher than the gain.
When it reaches 400 length, you can start eating while looking at the mini map. Keep an eye out for players that are closer to or slightly smaller than you - they will often show their sides while chasing food. This is your opportunity. The judgment mechanism of tail cutting is: when your head hits the middle of the opponent's tail, the opponent's tail is disconnected from the point of collision, and you gain half the length of the broken part. So don't run after the tip of the tail, that's the least efficient. The correct approach is to predict the opponent's turning path and directly insert it diagonally into the middle of its tail. The success rate can be increased by about 40%.
When encountering a player who is longer than you, the first choice is to run away rather than fight hard. The escape route should not be straight, use a zigzag pattern to drill into food-dense areas. Because the long-tailed player has a large turning radius, it is difficult for him to catch up when you shuttle between small light spots. At the same time, you can take advantage of the obstacles on the map (if there are any) Catalog perspective. Once he hits the wall, he will instantly lose a lot of length. At this time, just cut the tail backhand.
Regarding animal images, there is no hidden bonus in the data, but the head collision volume of each animal is slightly different. For example, a cat's head is about 10% smaller than a bear's, which allows you to be more flexible when drilling into gaps. Novices can first use the cat to familiarize themselves with the operation, and then switch to something else when they become proficient.
In addition, there is a detail that is easy to overlook: when you eat the question mark box on the map, you will randomly gain short-term acceleration or deceleration. The acceleration lasts for 3 seconds, which is just enough time for you to circle to the side of your opponent and complete a tail cut. Don't miss the box when you see it, especially when you are chasing someone or being chased, as a single acceleration can turn the situation around.
Finally, if you find a boss in a game who is more than twice your length, don't take it hard. The route he travels will leave a lot of food fragments (dropped by others by cutting off his tail), and if you follow him and pick up the food, he will develop quickly. In one game, I followed a 5,000-meter player to pick up trash. In the end, I grew to 4,000. I cut off half of his tail from the flank while he was in a group fight, and the game turned over. 🐟
Once you become proficient in this style of play, you will have no problem finishing in the top five in each game. If you are lucky, you can speed through first. Remember the core: development>survival>killing, don't reverse the order. Go and try it.