ULTRAKILL | Coin Mechanics - For Real This Time

After a long time it's finally here! The coin guide!
Thank you so much for your patience and support while I worked on this guide.
I'm so thankful for all the help I got from my friends and memebers of the community on this, it was quite the undertaking.
I hope you guys enjoy!
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Travis' Channel - / @travis8338

[@i_ballistics225]

"YOU CALL SHOOTING A COIN A MARTIAL ART!?" V1: 0101101011-

[@mcvoid7052]

Are you referring to the one made in April 1st? Cause that was an April fool's video. Unless there happened to be two uploads that I can't be bothered to go through my notifications for.

[@HerbMessiah]

The original one was supposed to be unlisted and it had lacked a bit of content added in this official upload

[@lred1383]

@MageBurger it says "k"

[@lucasthehumanity8240]

@@lred1383 does it really?

[@lred1383]

@@lucasthehumanity8240 yes. Pop it into a binary to text translator, it says "k"

[@boxor305]

This makes getting hit by a penny falling off the Empire State Building look like a tap on the head, nice work!

[@nightwalker6276]

Well, that's one way to think of it.

[@fluffypinkpandas]

now drop it off of gm construct: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2PIomRse56mjJo

[@nacheitor8563]

Air resistance: I'm gonna end this man's whole career

[@reagis9494]

@@nacheitor8563 just shoot the coin, easy..

[@BagelMan.]

@@nacheitor8563 Terminal Velocity: I'm gonna stop you right there

[@russellpierce3987]

A few days ago my friend mentioned they hardly used the coin, to which I rightly expressed disgust and disappointment. This video shall further coinpill them

[@jeremieh5009]

Aiming the coin is pretty hard for newer players such as myself

[@PeptoAbismol]

@@jeremieh5009 it becomes second-nature the more you use it. had to get used to it myself, but now it’s possibly the only weapon i use lol

[@Taro-X]

@@PeptoAbismol and it also helps to train your reflex aim :D

[@ImNotFine44]

I started using it in during the my first play through of the first chapter (not prologue). I love it but I’m still not too good at any more than 1 coin. I can do 2 coins occasionally. I still have a long road ahead to mastery of the coin.

[@smolchungus9213]

lol

[@toadhermit7238]

"You can punch the coin", holy shit my mind is blown. Honestly, the way the game creates so many combos between all your tools, it's amazing. And from what I understand more weapon and arm mods are on the way? God, love this fps

[@PeptoAbismol]

the fact that you can coin toss > coin punch > splitshot is the reason why it’s quickly becoming my favorite game of all time

[@midshipman8654]

I think the key to all of this is that the dev didnt make mechanics/ interactive elements resrictive, like “ you can only jump off of blue walls” but instead its the exceptions where mechanics don’t interact. than means most objects are parriable/hitable, and its only very particular things that negate those mechanics. making mechanics universally applicable at first, and making restrictions few and far between for the sake of gameplay only. Targeted exceptions first instead of targeted rules first. (“you can use this in all situations except”, instead of “you can ONLY use this in this particular situation”.) thus we get stuff like the parry shotgun.

[@milkmoneyproblems4898]

fool doesn't know you can punch the hand of dead minos either does youm fool

[@cobaltordinaire5219]

@@PeptoAbismol "I punched coin and now I have TWOO left hands!"

[@SamuelTrademarked]

​@@midshipman8654so what you're saying is, targeting exceptions will make a game more sandboxy?

[@missingindy]

Fun fact: the coins are made out of the iron from the blood that V1 collects edit: please leave me alone

[@aarepelaa1142]

So is its armor?

[@bignerd3783]

how does it generate blood when im chilling in the lobby when im practicing coinshots

[@tabiasgeehuman]

@@bignerd3783 yes

[@Noah-rd5ri]

@@bignerd3783 bags of blood for later

[@creditsunknown7974]

​@@bignerd3783 Endocytosis

[@morpheusfishborne]

i knew this was a good game, but i never realized it had THIS level of depth... you can tell they really want to make a game that has both high skill ceilings for speedruns and for general combat, while still being a beginner-friendly game. so far they're succeeding. great video, love your content!

[@PeptoAbismol]

this game is the shit that good fuckin’ shit.

[@smolchungus9213]

Yeah the skill roof on this game is insane but you don't need to be ungodly amazing to be able to enjoy it and I commend the devs for that

[@Sunny_Haven]

@@smolchungus9213 Isn't it just dev? I thought the game was developed solely by Hakita.

[@snazzyjovialwyrm3314]

@@Sunny_Haven I think it's Hakita and someone else, can't remember who the other dude is, but Hakita does do most of the work.

[@Sunny_Haven]

@@snazzyjovialwyrm3314 I know Hakita's gotten some voice actors and another person helped make a song or two for the OST, but for developing the game, I've only ever seen Hakita be credited.

[@saaaaaaaaalt838]

Yup. I've decided. A fucking coin is the definitive coolest weapon in any fps.

[@sammyboi8938]

I can barely shoot the coin while moving and you're telling me that there's more complicated way of shooting it? You...you guys are insane, you know that?

[@santinogirado5487]

When you realize the timings the coins are really easy, just Move straight, look to the direction the coin is at and move your camera up for a bit and that's a consistent coin. If you wanna deal with malicious faces quick you can throw a coin into the malicious face, swap to railcannon and then oneshot it.

[@aarepelaa1142]

@@santinogirado5487 aiming a coin into one while jumping sideways like the monkey i am is fairly hard because i gotta aim somehow predicting where it will go due to me moving sideways at a high speed. So i just nail gun them to death in a few seconds.

[@smugslider3690]

cmon Sammy, take the ultrapill

[@junioraltamontent.7582]

The way I learned is sliding straight forward while tossing the coin slightly upward in front of you. You're moving with the coin forward, so the coin has the illusion of moving slow mo and being really easy to hit. I killed Gabriel doing this, constantly sliding around him in a circle while shooting the coins in front of me for consistent DPS and evasion.

[@dankolord]

It's called practicing the "mouse" flick. Which basically means moving your camera in one direction after shooting the coin(depends on your movement)

[@SAUSAGIS]

I didn't know Counter Strike 2 had an incredibly versatile small object, thanks Valve

[@PornografiaAnal]

Bruh

[@bap_pap]

Bruh

[@SAUSAGIS]

Bruh

[@destruction_man]

Bruh

[@megaman4354]

Bruh

[@kynos6219]

I had a huge dumb smile on my face when I saw the red arm launch the coin to the sky that somehow became even larger with the orbital laser combo. Great guide

[@excaliber_bruh]

same energy as the chess ICBM gambit

[@Wioll]

"The outcome is worth it, I assure you..." I see you, I see you...

[@HerbMessiah]

I did it for the betterment of the community

[@Wioll]

@@HerbMessiah I'm blocking your access to the Marksman. Come to the weapon terminal, and I'll give you what you need.

[@marcoantoniotorres4924]

@@HerbMessiah What a nice way to resoooooooooooolve the reference in a way that benefits us both.

[@MageBurger]

@@HerbMessiahgood of you in spending months perfecting the science, selling it to humanity, balancing the coin mechanics with the gameplay loop making it usable and fun, solving skill issues the world had no answer for.

[@LighningSnake64]

I think there's a chance that, when Hakita announced that infinite coin-juggle-damage nerf, the timeline split in two. In our timeline, the any% run of the full game will be largely as it is now in nature, just with the rest of the levels. In the alternate timeline, we have a speedrun where, every few levels, we watch V1's fist acquaint a coin with the interior decor for a few seconds before erasing a boss from existence. Postulating aside though, excellent video. I'll probably end up cybergrinding out a new high score before the next major update hits, thanks to you and this wonderful community

[@travis8338]

idk dude, with the alt revolver changes it may still happen.

[@SunshowerWonderlab]

Actuall6 you can just deadcoin after hitting the damage cap and increase it from there

[@h2obrigade42]

Legit no other FPS has this much depth. Imagine having to make a 20 minute video for a mechanic where you flip a coin and shoot it, Hakita is insane really. Good video too man! I looked this up bc I barely figured out you can use the rail gun on the coin too and wanted to see what other tech I missed out on.

[@carljohan9265]

This game has been described as "DOOM Eternal on a budget" and it's a pretty accurate description.

[@metaverse9883]

Doom eternal has even more depth

[@revanf3719]

@@metaverse9883 not really, Doom Eternal's tech mostly consists of just quick swapping

[@metaverse9883]

@@revanf3719 This statement is false

[@Methos_]

@@metaverse9883 Doom games are kinda snoozers. Ultrakill just feels better in every way and at every skill level

[@imaprofessionalgamer2851]

Julius is my favorite boss of all time

[@zaramcpe8394]

Me too ngl

[@juice84569]

Thank you 😊

[@zashbot]

H E

[@mrdeadflower]

@@juice84569 no problem julius

[@frostcrackle2374]

The Marksman has got to be *THE* most fun weapon I've ever used. I've been an FPS player for 7 years. TF2 weapons and DOOM have *nothing* on the Marksman. The "ding, ding, pew, BOOM" will always have me coming back for more.

[@L0CK3D_DR34M]

truth be told i don't even know what a coin is my centipede instincts just tell me to collect the data

[@HerbMessiah]

That's him officer. That's the Based Centipede of Knowledge.

[@notloopers1110]

Ah i see you to are here beacuse you see a bountiful crop of knowledge available

[@Dondlo46]

I swear Ultrakill is way more deep with combat than DOOM Eternal

[@acetrigger1337]

DOOM is a very casual shooter by "Movement Shooter" standards. QUAKE would be a much fairer comparison.

[@Artameful]

@@acetrigger1337 good God i fucking miss quake arena

[@ricekrispies4994]

Honestly I like both, DooM makes it so you have to use every weapon to it advantage, constantly switching but in Ultrakill you can regenerate with close ranged combat so if you wanted you could use any weapon and succeed allowing you to play the way you want while still giving you the option to quickly weapon switch like doom

[@DamageMaximo]

For sure

[@draaxus2969]

@@ricekrispies4994 you could argue that Ultrakill still wants you to swap through weapons as ranking up style is necessary to counter hard damage and actually do all content in the game

[@TheSast]

Ah yes, guess this took a big time *investment* to make.

[@imaprofessionalgamer2851]

Right in the finances

[@quack3891]

I feel like this may have a term *coined* for it, I'm not sure what it was though

[@Taro-X]

Yes,it's quite a *profit* for players looking for a guide

[@ZeroKyle]

This sounds very *coiny* right now, how much *spare change* do you have?

[@frejill]

the big tech, the many funnies, the wioll collab.. this is perfection

[@chuckin6823]

every once and a while i find something new about this game that makes me smile and say "holy shit this fucking game"

[@DragonaxFilms]

2:26 the coin can target Core Ejects??? I learn something new about this game every day, jeez. Excellent guide, definitely gonna try some of this stuff while I work on getting the P-door open.

[@jacobsiron6929]

Tbf, it typically is better to just shoot it; especially if you're going for a Nuke since you're adding a whole weapon swap

[@cyanideytandcuriousseadogg4160]

@@jacobsiron6929if making the core eject a nuke use malicious railcannon

[@lurk3130]

Damn bro, just got this game from the steam summer sale cause it looked really cool. I had such a hard time hitting the coins so I decided to look for guide on how to hit them more frequently. Stumbled upon this video and, wow. I had no idea this game had this much depth. I'm genuinely shocked and impressed. Kudos and much appreciation to you and the dev for making this video and creating such a masterpiece of a game.

[@omegalynx1750]

This one mechanic alone already has more depth than most other games. Holy crap.

[@wyoot3662]

never before have I said "that's so fucking awesome" so many times in such a short span of time

[@johnadams9486]

if you dont want to make the marksman your first variation you can also go to options and turn on "remember weapon variation"

[@SamuelTrademarked]

i never even knew that option exists, I'm a new ultrakill player and this could save me so much trouble

[@Cheeseburger11-11]

​​@@SamuelTrademarkedES LYING DONT DO IT

[@kl0nos]

what do you mean@@Cheeseburger11-11? lol

[@yokiyoki87]

the game will remember, you won't, you'll just screw yourself

[@akumuzero]

Thanks for the guide, now I know what to do with the spare change in my pockets: I throw a coin, punch it onto someone and then shoot it with a pistol, it also work well in ULTRAKILL :)

[@midshipman8654]

I think the key to all of this is that the dev didnt make mechanics/ interactive elements resrictive, like “ you can only jump off of blue walls” but instead its the exceptions where mechanics don’t interact. than means most objects are parriable/hitable, and its only very particular things that negate those mechanics. making mechanics universally applicable at first, and making restrictions few and far between for the sake of gameplay only. Targeted exceptions first instead of targeted rules first. (“you can use this in all situations except”, instead of “you can ONLY use this in this particular situation”.) thus we get stuff like the parry shotgun.

[@daltonbecker4494]

Damn and here I was thinking I was clever by just jumping up and aiming straight down to hit the coin.

[@cloudii4140]

Also when the coin interrupts an enemy's blast, the blast propels it into the air like with the Knuckleblaster, so you can throw another coin for the orbital blast

[@mr.wigglesworth7428]

julius is the P-Door boss

[@Red-mg4ro]

Hakita saw this in-depth analysis of the mechanics as a challenge to find a way to make coins even more versatile. So he added the Sharpshooter.

[@KoOkiEzRoCkz]

The amount of thought in mechanics and level design of this game is honestly astounding. I feel like it could compete for GOTY tbh.

[@TheFlyingslug]

alt title: "Why you should stop worrying and throw coins at everything"

[@Thefreakyfreek]

This is the reason this game is called ultrakill

[@thursdaytv6421]

V2 can counter ricochet in his first encounter, if you throw the coin in front of yourself as he shoots you with his revolver.

[@Bone_Incidents]

What I find most interesting about the coins are the fact that it’s a COIN a legit piece of metal that spins in the air to auto-aim and hit enemies

[@alexstein5116]

You honestly have no idea just how much this helped. The Trajectory of the coin always threw me off and put me off from using it, but your explanation of how it works is already helping me place my shots better with the coin. Thank you so much homie!

[@ABSOLUTELYkimchi]

the silly little coins in my pockets

[@kaljakad]

I was laughing for most of the video because this is one of the craziest games I have played, so much depth and crazy tech. Awesome guide, keep it up!

[@thelegendarydarkknight585]

Great video mate, really in-depth explanations you gave!

[@zionetic]

I really appreciate the time and effort you and your friends put into this video. From the bottom of my heart thank you

[@theukon-dos7271]

Something important about Gabriel railcoining is that, in my testing, I've found that the technique becomes extremely reliable if you jump after throwing the first coin. In my many, many gabriel runs, I found that, so long as I could get in position to 4x rail coin him, jumping after the first time would result in maximum damage 100% of the time. The damage is identical to the coin add technique you showed at the end of the video, though it might also be a bit more reliable.

[@HerbMessiah]

Yeah jumping there helps a lot, for both methods. I tend to feel like I get better results with the coin add. But hey, they're both more than viable.

[@theesl2401]

amazing guide, i really wasn't expecting so much info on the coins :)

[@gorf_sama3896]

The level of depth for a single mechanic is absolutely crazy. I cant wait for the grapplehook tech!

[@spacemarine6212]

I absolutely love the immense depth and power of a singular gimmick from a starter weapon. absolutely incredible.

[@ace.6819]

"ultrakill has no skill ceiling you just shoot stuff". My brother in arms, it took 20 minutes to explain ONE mechanic

[@mongodroid4842]

my brother in arms, that's a strawman

[@Gingerninja137]

watching these tutorials for ultrakill really blows my mind. my brain doesn't work like this, i take mechanics at face value, so it doesn't occur to me that i can combine different weapons or parry my own stuff. it's really fun to learn these and see how creative other players are. definitely make my runtimes less abysmal when im not just relying on the base instructions for everything. thanks for such a cool series!!

[@ufemmeo]

thank you SO much for this video, it's the most comprehensive cointrick video i've found anywhere and singlehandedly got me from a rank to p rank on like, the last five levels i've attempted.

[@JustinRuta]

Can’t wait for the full game to come out so you get the attention you deserve.

[@oneoftwo123]

Stuff like this is why I love ULTRAKILL

[@MrRagnarxx]

yoo herb i've been watching you when your vids had 200-300 views :D its super cool what you did for the community of this game, have a great day

[@frontrider3240]

For the record: IF you move at a constant speed, the there will always be a window when the coin is right in front of your crosshair, and you can hit the coin 100% of the time if you don't move your mouse. You should spell that out :P

[@jessecrationgames870]

i will never stop loving this game great guide, everything is well explained and has info for players of all types of skill

[@ASquared544]

As a new player who is still trying to grasp the controls, the platforming, and the franticness of combat, coins have been a lifesaver in allowing me to avoid getting hit while still keeping up some DPS… sucks that the first 2 layers all have low ceilings though, I keep losing my coins… also something’s up with my button presses because I can’t throw coins in quick succession.

[@VM_CheR]

sometimes I just come back and watch this video, for absolutely no reason at all. I just really like the mechanics in this game, and the way that Herb explains them, as well as the tech that they allow you to do, is just chef's kiss. Keep up the good work!

[@redai15089]

14:56Im gonna try this “magic” at home

[@sharpneedle6063]

your videos always make me laugh after i get reminded of my wife leaving me! thank you so much

[@TheGammabomb06]

10:06 - 10:18 this is the most ridiculous shit ive heard in an fps, and i love it

[@captainmcllama9384]

I love chaining the penny with the care shot, it's just beautiful

[@theminesweeperguy5617]

first time i hear of the game and this is massively interesting,maybe i'll pick it up

[@HerbMessiah]

Hope you enjoy it?

[@DamageMaximo]

This game is perfect, like holy shit I keep learning more and more about this game and everything is on point making the game better and better, and there's way more mechanics to more with the future of ULTRAKILL, this game is severely extremely underrated (and that's kinda good because the community doesn't get worse, but Hakita makes less money :[ )

[@connortoop5557]

Herb, I love your videos.

[@HerbMessiah]

Thanks man!

[@teejay9189]

I am never going to do any of these but it's nice to think I can at least try! Thanks!

[@ame_lia]

i might be picking up the game and honestly this blew my mind, im definitely changing the might into a 100% guarantee that im playing this

[@3.002]

I love this weapon mod. It is hard to learn but if you get it right it is just OP.

[@reafer2]

Another way of lining up a coin punch is in a slide and looking straight up, you will meet the coin on its trajectory, and can punch several in a row(The timing for hitting more then 2 in a row is a little tricky). Not as useful compared to the quick coin punches from back walk and you need a stretch to slide on since it takes about 2 secs for the coins to meet your slide(dash slide can keep you safe during it), but whipping around and shooting your punched coins in the slide looks kinda cool.

[@biobuilder4366]

i didnt realize how cool the coin was untill this video. i probably wont try doing any of the super advanced stuff like railcoining or whatever, but before this video i didn't know you could chain multiple coins together for more damage, really fucking cool and might be my new favourite weapon now

[@pastatheh7041]

This is first video about ultrakill I have seen in my life I love this game.

[@manashortage3805]

After watching this video I bought Ultrakill and now I use the KB coin blast at every opportunity

[@waltermelon3800]

10:19 that had me dying laughing. Awesome coin guide thanks.

[@draco8846]

Glad i saw this because it clears stuff up, so i may be able to start getting really good

[@denistoris7397]

Awesome video ! Now a lot of good players gonna destroy some 'Fat' enemies in only 1 rail shoot :)

[@BlueOnYT246]

Money solves everything

[@testhekid]

i love how everything blends with eachother and the limits are literally ur imagination i love it i love ultrakill

[@chopshops]

Thank you, this was very informative

[@starm0nster]

And i thought i was good with the coin cuz i can headshot enemies at the other side of the map, really nice guide btw

[@inflamethedragon8514]

ultrakill is the kind of game that the skill ceiling is infinite yet it's fun to get good

[@identity0176]

yeah, even though i havent played it that much. i can sense my skin getting goosebumps from the satisfaction of combos

[@jbarber7127]

I rarely used the coin because I barely understood how it works, but this video was very useful, and now I know how vital it is to use coins.

[@nobodywins129]

this can be very helpful, if i am able to ever hit the coin in all the actions and chaos, that is

[@lachlanmccormick3486]

Came to learn how to do the thing at the end, learned everything else instead. By Gabriel there’s a lot you can do with the coin.

[@RetroMadnessOC]

Thank you for making this!!! i now know something cool now

[@RemitheDreamfox]

You're the reason I learnt how to play the game properly, thank you \uwu/

[@denom2017]

quality content for Ultrakill player :>

[@alarioderpp_control000aa9]

hi max0r

[@epitaph6340]

18 minutes to learn about a single mechanic, i love it

[@eetoonamamanakooo]

Just found this video, incredible tech that I never even thought possible. Ultrakill just pushed the boundary further than Doom did for fps's

[@cr0wnin]

Damn. And I thought this was just a modern DOOM clone. Didn’t realize that this game was so complex and different.

[@HerbMessiah]

Very far from a Doom Clone. Highly recommend trying it out. There's a free Demo on Steam but it's not up-to-date to the main game.

[@glacialblast2588]

The way you can create combos with the punch, the shotgun grenade, the coins, it seems like this game has an infinite skill ceiling.

[@lordpower1]

I do feel lucky, I mean we got the guide thx herb

[@Me-wx1mt]

My friend was telling me about the weapons and then really sold me when they said “-and you can punch the coin!” This video really helps lol

[@arson7012]

Yeah, honestly part of the reason I got into the game was because of all the wacky weapon combos. Mostly the hilarity of punching coins, enemy projectiles, drones, YOUR OWN BULLETS, and getting style points for "disrespect"

[@Gemyst]

I BEAT EVERY LAYER SO FAR WITHOUT ANY COINS ;-;

[@General_C]

I swear, every update, Hakita finds a way to either invalidate a part of this guide or add more and more to it. Case in point: the SRS Cannonball explosion from Wait of the World and more recently, the Sharpshooter Revolver in Back to The Cyber Grind. It'll be awesome when there's a definitive coin guide and won't need to worry about being outdated in some variety. Glad that most of the advice can still hold up though! ~~Oh and the Ferryman Skip~~ I mean what I didn't know this video came out ages before Act 2 was completed hahahaha couldn't be me

[@bunn_y]

im proud of the ultrakill community they're making guides about a bullet > coin mechanic im so proud

[@ADMINBANNER]

thank you! that was helpful!

[@HyperionStudios]

"Foolish machine, you dare challenge, I, Minos the great-!" V1: *Ding* Thanks for the guide dude. After practicing with no enemies, I've been taking the coin toss to the Grid and practicing on Lenient level enemies. Gotta say, my aim has been improving a lot. Now if I can just improve my timing with parrying my shotgun shots...

[@jeanfrancoluna3028]

I always wondered if they 3d print those coins inside thyselves

[@Liscinov]

Most likely, the coins are made from the iron in the blood that V1 absorbs.

[@HomerGumther]

the word coin has stopped carrying meaning to me... Fantastic video

[@jackdaniel3135]

Thanks man! I’ve been absolutely fascinated by this weapon ever since I got the game a few weeks ago. It’s just so stylish and mechanically in depth. Really appreciate you getting into the nitty gritty of how things work, I learned A LOT.

[@themadderhatter9855]

I know I'm a week late but is there any possible way I could get my hands on a standalone clip of that dancing V1