Loading Tips

Tips are randomly shown to the player at the bottom left corner of the screen when the game is loading. There are a total of 113 tips discovered so far. These tips range from being actual gameplay tips to jokes or information about the development team.

## Pre 2.0

### Gameplay-Related

* You can adjust the background dim in [Settings] if you believe that's the reason you've Falsed the chart!
* [Flick] notes have either a [Perfect] or [Miss] judgement.
* [Flick] notes can be flicked up or down, left or right, wherever you'd like.
* Uncomfortable note sizes isn't an issue once you find the [Note Size] option in [Settings]!
* Notes are judged anywhere perpendicular to the judgement line.
* [Flick] notes need no click, just slice them the way you like.
* Swipe up or down to select a song, select difficulty from the left bottom indicator, click the illustration to play a chart... etc...
* [Pause] button needs to be clicked twice to pause the song.
* Your fingers position will be equivalent to the perpendicular position on the judgement line
* Unlock the next difficulty or chart by reaching S or higher in the previous chart.
* Judgement seems strange? Try adjusting the offset in the [Settings] menu!
* Guess where to flick the next [Flick]? Of course all directions!
* Spinning your device around may make it easier to get higher scores!
* [Hold] notes count as 1 combo. Hold till the end for a [Perfect]!

### General

* How to score higher? Practice makes perfect is what those top players said.
* Judgement lines can move, rotate or disappear. Dizzy me!
* Your hands serve you for more than just Phigros' flicks! Don't get addicted, and take regular breaks!
* Swing and dance with the judgement lines for easier Phi's.
* Use headphones for best experience.
* Let's spin and dance around with the judgement line!
* Welcome to join us in offline campaigns! Limited songs are probably at your interest!
* Rhythm game players never need banner notifications. Switch them off in the system settings!
* Tips are the heaviest burden for translators. Collect all of them if you're interested!

### Humorous

#### About Tips

* I'm a mediocre tip.
* Do you know? Tips came from our staff's nonsense talk last night.
* Mediocre, mediocre.
* Do you know? Tips exist cuz you want something to read when loading...
* Still reading this? ( ̏ ▼皿▼) This is a rhythm game, not a Tip game!

#### Developer Comments

* Let me think what I should write here.
* Are you trying to figure something out from me? I know nothing at all!
* Our motto: Delay, postpone, cancel!
* If you think we're gonna delay, and we do, it's also a kind of being on time
* Everyday life: Delayed.
* Rate us 5 stars if you love the game! (Or don't love the game!)
* How I hope that everyone can love Phigros as we do...

#### Pigeon Games Trivia

* Do you know? Pigeon Games was first established from bilibili since 2019-02-08.
* Pigeons though we are, we never pigeon.
* As we all know, a Pigeon Games' year has 377 days.
* If you lost contact with us one day, don't worry. We've probably been cooked nicely.
* Pigeons from our Art Team are soooo cuuuute awa
* Our staff are playing Majsoul today.
* Cats make up a big portion of the Pigeon Games.

#### Hair-related

* Got any ideas to grow more hair? Our programmers need them.
* Hair count: ???
* Our programmers need some hair. Tell me if you have some extra!

#### Game Mechanics

* Are those judgement lines... Crazy?
* Rumours are that getting 1000000's in all songs will give you a vision of Poseidon~
* Judgement line's 1 to 1 pillow, want some?
* Our heads can't rotate for more than 90 degrees. But judgement lines can!
* Our hardest songs are as attractive as black holes.
* You may get air as a reward for a full collection of collectables...
* Scores not satisfactory? Don't worry, maybe rhythm games are not for you.
* WANTED: JUDGEMENT LINE. It's not a bug, it's a feature.
* Target set - Create mediocre effects using notes (`▽́`)
* A 17-sided dice are used to decide the difficulty of each chart.

#### Miscellaneous

* Set your system date to 4.1 won't unlock the easter egg
* Set your system date to 6.31 to unlock the easter egg
* It reads 'Now Loading'
* Hands are useful. Go grab some more.
* Click to add subtitles
* Hello, my name is Phigros. When you share me with your friend, use my real name!
* Play more songs cuz you do know how to play~
* (ต'ω'ต)Get your neko palm out to play the game! Yea that's right, cutie~

## 2.0

### Gameplay-Related

* Wondering how to unlock a specific song or difficulty? Reading the Collections may help!
* Songs are born to be phi-ed, but sometimes it needs helping hands (e.g. rotating your device)

### General

* With the golden makeup, simul. notes are the cooooolest!
* Different charts have different demand of playing skills, but nothing matters if you tap real quick.
* Have you disabled your pop-up notifications?
* If you struggle to get your expected score, walk around and come back later!
* EZ is for Enerzy, not Easy. HD means high-defination, not Hard. IN is just inside, not Insane. AT is @, not Another. Or did I mess them all up?
* Cannot progress on a specific song? Try chart mirrorings!
* RKS is Ranking Score, not Rainbow siKs Siege!
* This is Pigeon Game!
* AT is not Anti-Thumb!
* Weird pattern? Look, feel and observe.
* Dunno how to play when facing a whole screen of notes? Try to extract the patterns!
* You cannot get higher acc at the same time unless you practice more.
* Accuracy matters more than score for real pro player.
* Sometimes, a note can be the alter ego of a judgement line.

### Humorous

#### About Tips

* This tip reminds me of last time when I read this tip
* Guess how many Tips are literally useful?
* Fun fact: Tips are ALL useless. (aren't they?
* Trivia: In Chinese, "trivia" is translated as "Cold Knowledge"! An icy tip, right?
* This tip will be displayed once every ? times ￣︶￣
* print("Hello tips 2.0");
* This is a 2.0 limited Tip!
* Grubbing through the magical manual... Let me choose the Tip to show you...
* How many times have you seen this tip before?
* Oh, a notification! Oh, it's a tip...
* Oh! Let me choose the Tip to display for you...

#### Developer Comments

* Do you like version 2.0? For bugs, please mail to contact@pigeongames.cn
* Coo coo, Phigros don't wanna be mentioned under irrelevant contexts Coo!
* Don't forget to follow @Phigros官方 on Bilibili!
* Phig updates on Fridays, when Phigr'o'clock says 17:00!
* Thanks to all the little pigeons that accompanied us for 3 whole years! Yay!
* Trade with our Animation team for stainless steel washbasins if you have some spare graphics cards

#### Hair-related

* Oh no! Our hair-growth shampoo has been used up...
* Many pigeons are bald as they developed 2.0. Please send over hair-growth shampoo.
* Hair-growth shampoo isn't strong enough. We need hair plantation.

#### Game Mechanics

* If you AP-ed, then you must've AP-ed!
* Suppose - I mean, suppose - the judgement line can move freely...

#### \* Cloud Save

* No need to panic!!! You have cloud save!
* Ahh, cloud save, please save me, my score, and my souls.

#### Miscellaneous

* Abracadabra, 锟斤拷！
* For pigeon-ces and pigeon-cesses, play like dong~ dong~ dong~, and you'll AP a song. Give it a try!
* Booting phigrOS...
* Coo coo coo ~ if you happy and you know it, play Phigros!
* I say! Coo! Coo! Coo, coo, coo!
* Come here, you φ!
* Once upon a time, when a player plays Phigros...
* Tick, the clock goes, tack. φ, the chart goes, False?
* Preparing for ACT? Stop playing Phigros, RIGHT NOW and GET TO WORK!!!
* Wait a sec! Please make sure that there is no liquid near me, otherwise...
* "Hot Knowledge": This is NOT a Cold Knowledge. You can feel the heat.
* !!
* No fried wings...
* Sound waves require a medium to travel!
* Geopelia has found NaN errors when you play one chart.
* ART TEAM HIRING
* The PV team was renamed to Pigeon Animation Team! Hooray for the extra ASCII letters!
* Once a pigeon, forever a pigeon.
* Want some challenge? Why not try the Course Mode?
* Play Phigros to relax your fingers and improve brain coordination!
* I' m stuck in the Limbo Wiki, Help.
* I super, explosion

#### Health Care/Cheering Up

* Having a rough time? Check on your scores. Aren't they getting better and better? So is your life!!!
* Coo coo coo ~ In case of bad mood, Phigros may help!
* It's 2.0! Phigros has grown, and so have you!
* Give your eyes some rest after consecutive plays~
* May Phigros always be with you ~ Let's hug!
* Geopelia and Gino will always be with you... Unless you uninstalled Phigros!
* You have my back.
* Forget about what others say on you, because YOU are unique. You, are your own Hikari.
* Playing music games for a long time poses risks to Tenosynovitis, take regular breaks!
* If you're down in reality, recap on your scores. Aren't they better than when you first get introduced in Phigros? You're always growing, trust me
* You're going to get higher score next time!

#### Game/Song References

* See You Next Time
* Let's! Get! Higher!!!
* One! Two! Three! Fire!!!
* 7278843337433678633778263464
* Oh no it's you again, I can never forget those Tips, tips, tips, ...
* Sorry, the number you dialed does not exist - 对不起，您所拨的电话号码是空号
* \* Notes will be judged for every action. Notes will be judged for every EXP you've earned.
* Redemption.
* E! S! M! Power！
* WHAT DO YOU KNOW WHAT DO YOU PLAY WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT DO YOU LOVE
* INTeRneT ENERGY -Overdose-
* NO ONE YES PIGEONS
* Yooooooooooooooooooo
* Contrary to popular belief, opia is not a song about eye diseases.
* Hit me with the HARDCORE!!!
* Tell Me Your Secret
* Burn duck and parsley are just as nutritious as other food! Don't br picky!
* Are you playing hide and seek with the cloud girl?
* This is the story for one character of misery
* (Not) Sound Only
* Do NOT drink weird red potions.
* Funding for this program was made possible by viewers like you
* ooo oo oo oooooo
* Our BBQ stall serves donkey meat, parsley, fritter and ox horns, but no fried wings...

## Trivia

1. ↑ There are more ways to unlock charts depending upon the song, its difficulty and the song pack it is in. Read more on it here: Game Mechanics - Unlocking Songs
2. ↑ This is a reference to version 1.4.1 of Phigros, released on April 1st (April Fool's Day). The original tip read: "Set your system date to 4.1 to unlock the easter egg." Performing some actions on the chart illustration (like tapping on a part of it) would unlock a hidden SP difficulty in that version of Phigros, if your date was set to April 1st. When the game was updated, these charts were removed and the tip was changed.
3. ↑ This is a gag, as the month of June has only 30 days in it.
4. ↑ Nothing happens if you "click" on the tip.
5. ↑ A reference to the lyrics of Next Time
6. ↑ A reference to the lyrics of GOODWORLD
7. ↑ A reference to the voice sample of Cthugha
8. ↑ A reference to Wavetapper, as putting the numbers through DTMF (Dual-tone multi-frequency) signaling will play the last part of the dial melody.
9. ↑ This is a reference to the song "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" by Usher, with the word "eyes" being switched out for "tips".
10. ↑ Possibly a reference to the sample used in Sigma (Haocore Mix) ~ Regrets of the Yellow Tulip ~
11. ↑ A reference to a quote from Sans in the game "Undertale". The original quote is: "You will be judged for your every action. You will be judged for every EXP you've earned.".
12. ↑ A reference to the sample used in Ark
13. ↑ A reference to the sample used in ENERGY SYNERGY MATRIX
14. ↑ A reference to the Morse code in Nhelv
15. ↑ A portmanteau of INFiNiTE ENERZY -Overdoze- and INTERNET OVERDOSE by Aiobahn feat. KOTOKO
16. ↑ A reference to NO ONE YES MAN
17. ↑ A reference to the sample used in GOODTEK
18. ↑ A reference to the sample used in On And On!!
19. ↑ A reference to the sample used in Concvssion
20. ↑ Burning ducks is a reference to Burn's BGA and parsley is a reference to ρars/ey
21. ↑ "Cloud girl" is the English translation of 云女孩
22. ↑ A reference to the lyrics of Palescreen
23. ↑ A reference to the BGA/background animation of Better Graphic Animation
24. ↑ A reference to Magenta Potion
25. ↑ A reference to the sample used in Credits
26. ↑ A reference to the kick rhythm in Rrhar'il
27. ↑ This is a multi-reference: "Donkey meat" is a reference to Nhelv (The Chinese equivalent pronunciation is 你和驢, which translates to "You and donkey"), "Fritter" is a reference to Miracle Forest (The jacket art), "Parsley" is a reference to ρars/ey, "Ox horn" is a reference to HAZARD (The jacket art), and "Fried wings" is possibly a reference to Burn.