it seems changing the controls for space instead of the mouse messes the game up so bad, you can't recover mid air with space, but you gotta use space to recover on the ground.
i found the medium badge rather easy, my setup was
5 5 4 beast in the front
5 3 2 bad boy in the middle
5 3 2 boss in the back
UAVs don't have a time limit so use them as soon as the run starts, you have 2 spares in case they tank 1 shot too many. also i think miniguns are way 2 strong
wish there was a way to know what parts you were in already, although i didn't have too much trouble finding all. the most annoying thing for me was then the enemies kill you you go back to the last golden pixel gotten. and it's kind of tedious if you clear a big part completely and die once you go back. I'd put in a few checkpoints that wouldn't disappear once used, and got reset every pixel you got
last time i tried the game i got angry at the floaty controlls , this time i came and i loved the experience, i realise that movement is flaoty so it can be streamlined. also impossible badge : see every single fancy pants animation
a tip for the gauntlet , some enemies that can't hurt you unless you're in a specific spot are great for magic farming , since magic will always respawn and snakes, octopi can't hurt you. just stand around for a bit.
oh hey there are some humans with guns , i'll beat them up and take the gun ... or i'll just take a rock they appear to be guarding , use it on a switch and take a gun that is behind the door. oh game , y u so silly
Don't worry no one is judging you.. (unsheathing my sword...)