Something most people don't know is that the game will always show your last run the next time you play, however that run is only gaurenteed to show on the play after it.
If you're still having trouble: follow the C.E.D.A.R rules:
C: Conga! best thing you can do. if you can sucsessfully mimic the leader, chances are you'll go as far as him.
E: Edge. Always go for the front edge of platforms. This will get you ready for most upcoming platforms, and jumping over platforms for no reason might render you helpless.
D: Doublejump. It is your friend, not to be abused. Multiple lead edmusus have died because they used their doublejump and had no way to recover. use it sparingly.
A: Approach. keep on dying on that rock at 1782 meters because you dont have your double jump? approach it differently then, give yourself another way to pass the obstical.
R: Repeat! Rarely will you get a top score in the first few tries. Try again, follow these steps, and good luck! :)
Pro tip: the lower your upgrades are, obliviously the lower your jump is. however, you will get more controll over your jump if you do so. give it a try!
if that's one thing i still don't get about the petal highscores, it's what lilpadingting said. a majority of the people on that leaderboard arent even on the Max Distance Run leaderboard. it's quite confuzing.
i'm confused... i was playing, someone else was the leader, and my best run was about 90 meters away. i got called down to lunch by my dad, so i shut off the computer. when i came back, my name was golden, as if i had ran farther then the opponent. what is going on?
Edmus logic: you can run thousands of meters in a miniute, jump over giant gaps, slam your face into a wall at high speed, and pop up two seconds later as if it never happened. did those guys swallow a nokia?
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