Kit T. Kat's CFO Tips

[Kit T. Kat]

Here are some tips for the cfo fight.


Important Tips
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Craners and gooners are extremly and equally important.

Teamwork is extremly important.

If you dont get a chance to crane then dont try to steal one. You need to work as a team to beat the cfo.

Try and keep the treasures around. You or someone else might need them later. Try and only take them when your below your safe zone. (Mine is 3 hits away from going sad)




Crane Tips
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At the begining if you get a crane. Grab both safes next to you and drop it on your toons head. That way you can grab them quickly when he becomes dizzy.

A good stratagy is to trade goons with the other craners. You pick one, the other gets the 2nd, you get 3rd, they get 4th........

Sometimes it is good to jump off the crane and do a little goon clean up. Short runs, when red goons come out, and it gets chaotic are good times.

Try and keep 2 safes per craner. That way everyone has a equal amount.

Originally Posted by Tip by me

Cranes have trajectory.

You can see that when you swing goons.



Which path would the goon take?
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Spoiler for Answer:

The Answer is...

The time the cfo is dizzy gets shorter each dizzy and when he is closer to leaving.

When there are too many goons, sometimes it is good to throw them even if the cfo has a hemlet.. Throwing goons at a helmeted cfo wont harm him, but it will get rid of some goons.

When he is red and dizzy, I rarely throw a safe at him. If you have your crane right over a safe then you can throw it and probably hit the cfo before he becomes un-dizzy.

When he is dizzy and there are no safes around you and very little goons around. I suggest holding onto your goon until he is undizzy. There is a chance you could make him dizzy again by throwing that goon.

Dont swing the crane much.

Only throw a safe when he is dizzy. You can tell he is dizzy when there are stars flying out of his head.




Goon Tips
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Standing on the red square infront of a craner will make the cfo target you both.

It is easier for the craners (and the stompers) if you stomp them right as they come out, just as they turn on their light.


Video of A Crane Round
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Notes: This video was filmed on a Mac.

The ^ key () is "Control".
The Arrow in a circle key () is "Escape" "esc".

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Edit: August 21st, 2009.

Also for reference. Here is what an invisible safe looks like. (Look at his eyes).

[Captain Hector Megaphooey]

Great tips and easy reading. Thanks!

[Kit T. Kat]

Your Welcome.

I tried to make it easy and organized .

[Fordtheduck and Robertthedog]

Wow! You were so good at that craning!

[Super Mario 64]

This is some great useful information Kit! Thanks! See, this is why i need to be in your CFO groups more often.

-SuperMario

[Ducksrule]

I loved the screenshots. I find that when I drop the safe on my toon's head, it slides too far away, so I throw the safe in the corner between my toon and the wall. If there are too many goons, it's easier to throw a safe at them than to throw the goons at the CFO. Also, for more inexperienced craners, a good way to ensure you will hit the CFO is to line up the crane with the CFO, and then to move the crane towards the CFO, back to yourself, and then to move the crane once again at the CFO, and then finally release the goon, as this makes sure that the crane doesn't swing off course so much. You won't need to pull the crane all the way back, just a little bit. Don't rely on this technique too much, as it takes up precious time.

Finally, sometimes when there are only 4 or 5 people in the CFO, gently throw a safe at the door to block it, as this will keep goons from coming out. Be very careful when you do this, because if you throw it too hard, it will hit the CFO. This strategy is best done once red goons come, and only if there are less then 6 people. You may want to tell the other toons what you are doing, since it can look like you're throwing a safe at the CFO.

[Bacon the Best]

Nice thread! This will help me in CFOs and craning! By the way, I added rep for such a good thread!

BtB

[Sheriff Knuckles Mcnugget]

Thanks So much i also added a rep and this thread should be sticky its awesome thanks Kit. T. Kat

[Kit T. Kat]

Thanks guys.

[Kirllan]

You Rock Kit!! Thanks for the info. If my arthritis was not so bad I might be able to do crane better. I will watch the video and read all I can about crane before trying again.

[slowmover]

Nice post. I tell many new to craning to forget safes when the red goons start out. No one ever lost a cfo to a safe but the red goons will eat you up.
Just keep a safe handy to knock off one if its needed.

Also check out the posts of the toons that have done a cfo solo. Many of those are also helpful. No cfo should ever be lost if you keep the goons cleaned up.

See you in cash Kat..............Red, lemontoes, or one of my other crazy toons.

[PoloSillyRuss]

Fantastic guide, thanks Kit. I found it very informative.

PSR

[Little Violet Rufflewig]

I was like this when I watched the video That was some good craning. I'm about half as good. I've tried lots of different techniques, and I can't wait to try this one!

[RobberBaron]

Thanks so much! I always used to make my sister do that part for me. I didn't know how to do it. XD

NO!! NOT MY PRECIOUS BOSS, CFO!

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[Kit T. Kat]

Thanks guys.

lol @ robber baron.

Just keep trying it. Practice makes perfect.