Okay, instead of letting the info get buried inbetween all the different posts in the different threads I thought I’d collate some of the info about Dorm’s TAC infinite in a nice new thread.
First, a video of the infinite, credit to Jiji and Zak Bennett for finding it:
Performing the TAC Infinite
I’ve wrote down the techniques I’ve been using which to allow Dorm to enter into his TAC infinite from any TAC both in the corner and midscreen:
Corner
Up
ADD xx j.H (whiff) xx Fly, ADDF xx j.H xx Dark Hole L, j.H xx Dark Hole L, [ j.H > Land + Rejump > j.L, j.H xx Fly, j.L, j.H xx Dark Hole L, j.H xx Dark Hole L ]*** xN***
Side
ADDF (cross underneath) xx Fly, ADD xx j.H xx Dark Hole L, j.H xx Dark Hole L, [ j.H > Land + Rejump > j.L, j.H xx Fly, j.L, j.H xx Dark Hole L, j.H xx Dark Hole L ] xN
Down
ADDF xx Fly xx j.L, j.H xx Dark Hole L, j.H xx Dark Hole L, [ j.H > Land + Rejump > j.L, j.H xx Fly, j.L, j.H xx Dark Hole L, j.H xx Dark Hole L ] xN
Midscreen
Up
ADD xx j.H (whiff) xx Fly, ADDF xx j.H xx Dark Hole L, j.H xx Dark Hole L, [ j.H > Land + Rejump > j.L, j.H xx Fly, j.L, j.H xx Dark Hole L, ADF xx j.H xx Dark Hole L ] xN
Side
ADD xx Fly, ADDF xx j.H xx Dark Hole L, j.H xx Dark Hole L, [ j.H > Land + Rejump > j.L, j.H xx Fly, j.L, j.H xx Dark Hole L, ADF xx j.H xx Dark Hole L ] xN
Down
Slight delay after the TAC, ADDF xx Fly, j.L, j.H xx Dark Hole L, j.H xx Dark Hole L, [ j.H > Land + Rejump > j.L, j.H xx Fly, j.L, j.H xx Dark Hole L, ADF xx j.H xx Dark Hole L ] xN
Here’s a video I made which displays all of the above variants:
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These will all work provided you don’t cock yourself up by doing it just outside of the corner, ie. the wall interferes with your spacing etc. There are other alternatives to these, but these are the ones I’ve been practising with and they do seem to set up the infinite about as good as you’re going to get it.
Previously I had wondered about whether the midscreen variants were true infinites because of the slight pushback with each rep, which turned out to be true, but I’ve fixed that and added in the the above transcriptions and ADF (air dash forward) between the first Dark Hole and the j.H that comes after it.
So now it goes Fly, j.L, j.H xx Dark Hole L, ADF xx j.H xx Dark Hole L, which allows it to continue ad nauseum. You have to be quick with the ADF though or they will fall too far for the next Dark Hole to connect, so you’re likely best off just inputting :h:, :h: :qcf:+:l:.
"I can’t get the TAC infinite to work consistently!"
Dorm’s infinite is pretty difficult to perform, I’m unsure about the exact specifics but in my lab time with it I’ve thought of a few reasons why it’s not exactly simple (as of yet, someone please prove me wrong and find a braindead easy way to make it work).
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Dorm’s TAC infinite requires manual timing, and you have to connect the H on the very frame on which you’re landing, ie. you have to perform a one frame link by eye essentially each time you land. Someone like Mag’s corner infinite (j.H, j.S xx ADDF xx j.M), is simpler because it’s the exact same input timing and sequence every time.
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Whenever you perform TAC you’re unlikely to be at the exact same height every time in your launch series, which means your follow up with Dorm is going to have to be timed differently.
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You will have to be used to the different combos you need to use depending on which TAC direction you used. This also goes for whether or not you are midscreen when performing the TAC.
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Finally, the H itself is a problem. Dorm’s j.H is 10 frame startup, has 5 active frames and swings from underneath him and around infront of him. If the opponent is directly in the H’s initial underswing part it is a 10 frame normal, however if the opponent is infront of him or a short distance away, it may take up to 15 frames to startup. You need to judge before hand how far away your opponent is and time your j.H accordingly.
That’s all I can think of writing up for now, any questions just ask away.