How to use Strange Battery Risk of Rain Returns (Robomando Secret 16th Character)

[@Rxtboii]

The crash is caused by Prophets cape, so be weary of that

[@internal-scream1031]

My game crashed, but I didn't have that item.

[@Rxtboii]

@@internal-scream1031 I would add a bug report on the discord for that

[@Dan_the_Nugget_man]

Thanks

[@Drag0n647]

After the crash do you still get Robomando?

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

@@Drag0n647 Seemingly no, I'd avoid the item

[@abra_escaped]

I was in the discord theorycrafting chat right as people were figuring out how to make the battery and robomando consistently spawn, only one or two people had actually unlocked him. It was awesome to watch in real time! Crazy how fast the community figured all this out

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

I didn't join the discord until after I made the video that would have made unlocking him so much easier lmao, I just found the battery and tried everything till I got it

[@abra_escaped]

​@@KieranPlaysAlotsuper impressive that you found it on your own! The hints for what to do are found by taking the survivors' passenger IDs from their logs, reversing them, and reading the as hexadecimal character codes. The most notable ones are "temple" "elder" "ceramics" "fragile" "easydoesit" "volcano" "tactsubterra" "fortyfour" "half_time" and "deah_end"

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

Hoo boy I have no clue how I lucked into it then cause I didn't know any of that lmao

[@a_cats]

people being smart on the ror discord? impossible

[@matsvandeneede5177]

The fact that this is real just proves how much thought went into this game

[@0trippy]

So if you beat the game as robomando it plays Hit it son (the dancing golem song) in the credits!

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

I know I had to sit through the whole credits it was so funky I love it

[@highcaliber350]

I found this on my own today!!! Like most, I found the battery first and was wondering how the hell to use it. Thanks to exploring as a drone in multiplayer the other day, and knowing about the hidden dancing golems on the final stage as a veteran ROR1 player, I found the equipment storage chest. I lucked out on finding robomando and seeing the "1 battery" prompt, so at first I thought I was supposed to loop to get the battery there, but it of course didn't work because he didn't spawn. I guess I also lucked out that I entered stage 4 at the correct time on my second run with the battery! Didn't know about some of the extra requirements like drizzle and rainstorm being required. You definitely don't need to enter the 3rd teleporter at exactly 22:00, any time after will work. Robomando seems like a character built to speed through the game, you don't have to kill any enemies to move on besides the bosses. Seems like a really great support character as well through the re-wire ability. Golden Gun seems fantastic on him since you rarely spend money.

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

Nice! I also went to see the dancing golems and figured the battery would be the equipment needed, good to know it doesn’t need to be exactly 22, I think I just lucked out with doing it and then upping difficulty, it’s interesting how much his item value is different from everything elses

[@nondescriptindividual3793]

I was wondering what the battery was for, I thought I found some teleporter looking thing it might go into but this is still cool! thank you, would have never guessed otherwise lol

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

I've been informed this was an ongoing puzzle that I just kind of lucked into lmao, tricky stuff to figure out

[@Goofbal1]

thankes! your the only person i found that has a giude

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

I couldn't find a single guide around so I thought I'd share

[@ajhintleman215]

So uh...I found the robomando body somewhere on a stage in a random run just saying it required a battery...which I then couldn't find because of the shenanigans you have to do here lol. When I saw it was a special equipment, I was hoping you'd get it from your drop pod at the start like in RoR2, but I was sad to see it was not the case. Thanks for this guide! It'd be an insane achievement to win on Monsoon with him, seeing as how his moveset looks to be just Commando but way worse...although the "re-wire" looks interesting

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

Finding the body but not the battery is a first, I’ve played a bit with him and wile his move set is definitely a meme his ability to infinitely repair drones makes him super easy to start rolling with if he can get lucky

[@chriss4855]

found the body before knowing about the battery as well, it was in one of the hive cluster variations. doubt i'd have figured out the battery part without this video though

[@MrMsPaint]

i was so sad when i found out Rex wasn't in the game 😞

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

RIP rex, the realist :'

[@ashreh]

Rex is my most played character so i was hurt too 😭

[@MegaPixlz]

Lets hope for RoRR DLC Expansions to add them in 🙏

[@Mischievousguy2]

thank you kieranplaysalot for telling me How to use Strange Battery Risk of Rain Returns (Robomando Secret 16th Character) i am very glad for this information

[@atempo2]

Battlefield-level of an Easter Egg

[@Jellybean_Prince]

Great, time to unlock the peacekeeper for Bandit

[@supercat2154]

Fun part of it is, I never turned difficulty to drizzle, so i never even found battery, but found this lil guy just chilling on the forth location

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

The mystery fella

[@catapree]

thanks so much man i had a 5 hour run yesterday trying to figure out where the strange battery was used but couldnt figure anything out other than it needed to go with some sort of stage 4 interactable

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

Of course, turns out there were a bunch of hidden clues and codes but I just spent 26 hours testing things till I figured it out lmao

[@arkosthepanther]

For the time you teleport it has to be between 22:00 and 22:59, not exactly on 22 thankfully

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

That's super helpful to know

[@xToukoXx]

what if its 24.00+ (help)

[@diehardruss4060]

Now i wonder what his eding quote is. Only one way to find out. And thank for this guide

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

It’s a pretty good one honestly, best of luck!

[@SCP-up4ot]

I just tried some testing (unintentional was trying to speedrun 2nd phase and died) Your progress is saved even if u die in your first run, You can do it on drizzle

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

Good to know!

[@xToukoXx]

Wish i knew this after over 10 attempts.

[@talinah7720]

this plays out like a "mew is under the truck" conspiracy but the comments are all backing it up, I may try it out tomorrow

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

I swear an uncle of mine works there and Robomando got coffee with him and everything, they took pictures!!!

[@kumo3285]

Any idea what the rainbow outline just to the left of the chest that you initially put the battery in is about I keep seeing it but no idea what to do with it

[@Rxtboii]

Its a skin for mercenary!

[@Rxtboii]

I got it just by having merc, should work if you have him

[@rfactor1502]

So looking at the timer when you leave, just before the 22min mark, the difficulty ticked over from hard to very hard, and presumably the chime finished by the time it ticked over. This might mean you must start stage 5 on very hard, which is not the 22min mark for drizzle. This may mean anyone attempting on drizzle has a longer wait to start stage 5, could be worth testing.

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

That’s possible though the fact that the battery only exists on drizzle makes me think the difficulty switching is intentionally done like this to make the secret more elusive

[@nuut6976]

On one of the variations of hive cluster theres a spot that needs a battery

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

That’s the fella yup

[@titan1umtitan]

I'm going to be honest, I haven't seen the chest for it, but I have gotten it plenty of times from the urn on stage 5

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

You've got to get it from the Urn and then put it in the chest under the final stage, that teleports it to the second stage in your next run

[@titan1umtitan]

@@KieranPlaysAlot I see I see, thanks for the info

[@Ant_Redstone]

I found that battery b4, and immediately throw it away cuz it was trashy, I don't remember how I got it in the past

[@titan1umtitan]

@@Ant_Redstone yeah you got it from the urn on stage 5 lol

[@louisb2380]

​@@KieranPlaysAlotmy power cut out as I was fighting the stage 2 boss with the battery on me. Do I have to redo the first part, or will it still be in the red chest on stage 2?

[@Jamato-sUn]

I found the battery, but the chest never spawned for me on the last stage. But I remember using it earlier with a random item. I think this chest sends WHATEVER to your next run.

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

You would be correct, it's just that the battery is what you need to send to get the character

[@ancientminer93]

the battery spawns on drizzle even if you use artifact of command

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

Yup, I suppose I should’ve specified it works with command as well, always on drizzle

[@verdantsands]

thank you so much!

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

You're welcome!

[@chilly456]

if you die while holding the battery in the rainstorm run, do you have to repeat the entire process?

[@KurokoKitsune]

i followed every step but it didnt teleport me to the map with the robomando area, ive zoomed out and cant find it

[@knowariddle9462]

shit is like a cod zombies easter egg

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

Bro I swear it’s real trust me my cousins dog did it by accident

[@nicholasfelder7829]

this didnt work for me, I didnt find the battery on the second stage afterwords

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

Gotta search a wile

[@vrjuggernaut5216]

cool man was wondering what it went to

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

You got it!

[@vrjuggernaut5216]

@@KieranPlaysAlot i accidentally found it the first time

[@bennie1079]

ooh... you say you were meant to DIE to him. I accidentally killed him.

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

Impressive! But yeah if you kill him how are you gonna play as him! *Covers Acrid with tarp*

[@lightleaf4746]

if you die after when trying to charge the teleporter at 22 minutes does that reset your progress or can you just get the chest on stage 2 again?

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

Not sure! That's yet to be thoroughly tested though the increased difficulty has me imagine you have to do it next run

[@MeMe-mj1xr]

No you have to git the battery again

[@legoman9421]

I died with to find the battery equipped in stage 3, but now I can't find the Stage 2 chest in the next run after that... does that mean I have to reobtain the battery?

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

I believe so yes

[@jebbus132]

If I die on the run after delivering the battery to the chest before I unlock robocommando do I have to deliver the battery again? Not seeing the chest on my second run after delivering it once.

[@beanman9936]

This feels like it should be fake yk

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

Feels like the kind of thing someone would make up in an elaborate ruse like L is real in Mario 64

[@literatemax]

I feel like that is the point 😁

[@beanman9936]

@@KieranPlaysAlot "you can now play as robomando"

[@AzureNoble]

What happens if you die before reaching the bot on the second run after you picked up the battery from the chest you sent off previously? Do you need to restart entirely? or can you retry on try the same difficulty you died at and pick up the battery again for another go at it?

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

Gotta go back to drizzle and try again

[@AzureNoble]

@@KieranPlaysAlot so you gotta start over? Figured. Bummer.

[@nezcron]

Why do you have everything but mercenary

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

I spent so long testing this after I found the secret under the ship I forgot to beat the game

[@YouForgotTheCarrots]

If you don’t immediately go for the battery chest in the next run, does it not show up again?

[@literatemax]

It seems like it

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

Good question! I'm only aware that it shows up next run, I'm not sure I'll have to do some testing

[@crygup]

it will randomly show up, regardless if you have the battery or not

[@TheKhopesh]

I found robomando, but I've never picked up the battery or even played on drizzle before. I haven't unlocked him, I just found him sitting on stage 3 of my run and wondered "what's this thing that says it costs 1 battery?"

[@autoone4784]

Why can't I find the box in Stage 2? I followed everything. Or I made a mistake and may have opened the box before but didn't know what it was. Now I'll just do it and I won't find the box.

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

It’s a big map, try zooming out your camera

[@autoone4784]

how to zoom out ? can do it?

[@DeadPerfection]

@@autoone4784 It's in settings, camera zoom.

[@notbrandon9012]

If you die, you have to deliver the battery again?

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

Yes

[@luin.p.10]

I'm assuming if you die on the second run, on your way to the robomando to put the battery in, you have to do the drizzle run again? Because I died lol

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

Rip, seems so

[@randalllakey8429]

same

[@randalllakey8429]

damn that sucks @@KieranPlaysAlot

[@roks9232]

So outa curiosity, after you put the battery in the first chest on the final stage, do you HAVE to find Robomando on the NEXT run? Or just in any run after that in general?

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

Gotta be the next run as far as I'm aware

[@Livid333]

how the hell do you figure this shit out

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

I found the battery wile exploring and tried everything till something worked

[@theendingcycle9115]

my question is what if you die after changing the difficulty. If I don't get a good response then I'll answer the question in 3 days

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

You have to get the battery again

[@theendingcycle9115]

@@KieranPlaysAlot :( sobbing, crying, i suck at this game

[@ThisIsRealFish]

What does the scepter do with Robomando?

[@Rxtboii]

It has a 20% chance to double the item

[@ThisIsRealFish]

@@Rxtboii That's awesome. 20% more items.

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

Just checked and it's (OVER-WIRE) a 20% chance to "double output" which I assume means 2 items and maybe 2 drones

[@sakhtdarakht]

Died just before I could teleport to stage 4. Do I have to do everything all over again?

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

Sadly I think ya might

[@caad5258]

COOL

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

VERY

[@appleface7813]

Is there a way to save the run if you past 22 minutes

[@appleface7813]

I was trying to get an artificer skin 😭

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

@@appleface7813 RIP just gotta try again lmao

[@appleface7813]

Dang lol

[@appleface7813]

Thanks to this video I actually found him

[@nerozero4509]

ive found the battery on very easy

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

Very easy is in drizzle mode yeah

[@noodle1672]

does the level you find him on have to be magma barracks?

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

No just that number level I've also found him in the hive

[@noodle1672]

@@KieranPlaysAlot ah okay I got sunken catacombs and he wasn't there I checked everywhere so guess I have to reset

[@bennie1079]

@@noodle1672 well sunken catacombs is a stage 3 no? It spawns on stage 4!

[@noodle1672]

@@bennie1079 yea I unfortunately got bad RNG and got it for the 3rd level, I am on magma barracks now and got nothing

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

@@noodle1672you wait there till minute 22 and go to the next level

[@yourgirlkafka]

I mean thanks for the Tutorial, but I can't even get to stage 4 on easy with Artifact of command, how am I supposed to do all this

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

Gotta learn how to platform, dodge and take your time. I believe in you! I had a lot of practice with the original

[@LevtoChannel]

You can use the game rule to set your damage taken to 10℅, for the sake of ease when unlocking a complicated easter egg like this. It does take away the challenge of the game but well.. If you're desperate why not

[@whatdidijustgetmyselfinto]

Get Classified Access Codes

[@Mozzarellapumpkin]

BRUH I KILLED HIM I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD TO DIE

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

Rip robomando you will be missed

[@Mozzarellapumpkin]

@@KieranPlaysAlot rest in peace

[@MagentaLizard]

Can he be used in multiplayer??

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

Absolutely! I’d even go as far to say it’s the main place it’s playable considering it’s terrible attacks and mobility are only made up for by its unlimited access to drones and chests

[@Raionhardt]

Robomando crashed my game and I didnt get the achievement or the unlock

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

That's caused by prophets cape, same thing that happened to me first time RIP

[@jamesgoodwin5360]

Couple of questions. I was trying this today and accidentally picked drizzle on the second run and I still got the battery on the second stage is that normal ?? Also I died while trying to wait for 22mins (my wife was talking to me and I lost concentration) do I need to do all the steps all over again ??

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

You get the battery but the little guy doesn't spawn on stage four, you'll probably have to do it over again, took me a bunch of tries myself

[@jamesgoodwin5360]

@@KieranPlaysAlot oh ok I will do it again then bump up the difficulty

[@ar4ibon210]

Hi there, dude. I have a question. Do you think that at this moment ror r has broken awfull balance and is too, TOO hard? I am playing this game everyday, i ve played different metroidvanias/roguelites, but i can't beat this game on the easiest difficulty, because i do 0 damage and everything is oneshoting me. Beating dead cells 5 cell was eazier than this.

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

Nah, I grew up failing horribly at the first risk of rain and this game is no harder than that, the thing is that this game is a platformer first and foremost, you won't beat it with the skills you train in other rouglites, It's important to practice positioning and dodging over dealing damage and remembering that with each death you can learn a little more. The rain is harsh. You Will Die.

[@boomman4000]

​@@KieranPlaysAlotsame i first played ror almost a decade ago, the difficulty scaling is so much more than ror2

[@cyberethereal]

I will say that having played RoR and RoRR for the first time relatively close together, Returns feels harder in general, but maybe that's just because the enemy AI is now much more cheese-proof. Being able to start with a character other than Commando is a godsend, though, because I hate Commando. (I spent my first few days in RoR grinding mostly the first level until I could get 40 drones and unlock Engineer, at which point I could begin the game for real.) Also it's super nice of RoRR to let you keep your progress on Drizzle mode, since RoR wiped almost everything achieved in Drizzle when you closed the game. I'd say it's more accessible, but slightly more difficult. A bit of advice for just getting a first win, if you're willing to go the easy route: Acrid is great if you make proper use of his damage-over-time abilities, I've won almost every run with him (and Artifact of Sacrifice... not sure how much difference that makes. Not enough for me to easy win as other characters). If you don't have him yet, use Huntress until you do.

[@ChimpWhisperer]

This game is fundamentally much harder than Risk of Rain 2 because it's 2d so you've less room to dodge and you have to walk towards your enemy to begin attacking in their direction (usually), which adds commitment to attacks. However I don't think it's unfair at all. The key to beating this game is to go FAST, because the longer you take the harder it gets. Here's a few tips: • Only buy a few things (for stage 1, seriously just get like 3 items). There is absolutely no reason to take 10 minutes to clear an entire stage, because you will get far more items, way faster in the later stages. Sometimes, if I'm falling behind because I took too long in a previous stage, I'll instantly start the boss on the next stage and only buy chests right next to the teleporter. • Run past enemies. You should only be killing enemies if you need the money or you can take them out really fast. If you've a lot of money, you should absolutely be skipping enemies to find the teleporter/chests. Playing multiplayer will help develop this habit because you're forced to compete for loot. • And finally, zoom your screen out in the game's settings so you can see much further. I like to use 1.25x zoom & 2x HUD scale. TL;DR: Speed is key. Good luck!

[@renanolll]

I got no problem with the difficult in RORR (Beside the Eletric elites with they buged range...), but i have around 300 hours of RoR1 Somethings i think is worth knowing to git gud: • You need to know how some enemy works and how to dodge they attacks, and some times, just leave them behind because its not worth kill every single enemy in the map. • Dont waste TOO much time in the same stage, the difficult increase over time, and you WILL die because you expend 15 minutes in stage 1 for just 4 items. • And always remember to use what you have, i often play with friends that have a Skill/item/equipment that could saved him, but he didnt usedit and die. and i tried to not use google translate to write, sorry if something is weird to read, im trying xD

[@toxicpooch1001]

ultimate meme

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

God Tier Little Guy

[@JesseIsBetterThanYou]

I looked up strange battery because I was curious what it did, and this was the first result. Why did you have to spoil the character in the title? I would've loved to discover this for myself, but since you put "robomando secret 16th character" in the title I don't get to, and anyone else who looks it up either will also get spoiled. Why would you ever put something like that in the title?

[@shring727]

No way it's real right..?

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

I appreciate you're faith in my ability to replicate the RoRR art style to fake this character

[@shring727]

@@KieranPlaysAlot no fucking way i got to do this

[@highcaliber350]

​@@shring727 its real my friend I just got him today after trial and error

[@Kradily]

Hobo man crashed the game 😂

[@KieranPlaysAlot]

She had too much garbage rip

[@snubhero22]

wish it didn't spoil it in the title and thumbnail :/

[@pepperedsatine]

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[@KieranPlaysAlot]

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[@pepperedsatine]

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[@m4rcyonstation93]

thanks for spoiling me on who the character is

[@Annae_xs]

?????

[@grumpygabokkurogane4507]

Smart'nt

[@Azziz1]

Brother

[@lordkilljoy9652]

Thanks for being regarded

[@hoitem6500]

My brother in christ