IGTAP Quam Formidolosum Guide – Vman Run Tips

IGTAP challenges players with complex platforming and upgrade mechanics that make speed and precision vital. Achieving the Quam Formidolosum unlock is especially rewarding, marking mastery over the tricky Vman run and showcasing your ability to navigate shortcuts while managing upgrades efficiently.

This achievement isn’t just about finishing the game—it demands advanced movement skills like Wavedash, Floor Bounce, and Wall-Wavedash, particularly to conquer Course 10. These techniques help bypass lengthy sections, saving crucial seconds.

Warning: Expect spoilers related to late-game IGTAP content. Attempting this achievement is best after escaping the facility and obtaining The greatest adventure is what lies ahead achievement.

What You Need for Quam Formidolosum

Unlocking Quam Formidolosum requires finishing the game while running in Vman mode; the Practice mode runs do not qualify. The achievement triggers on the game completion screen located near the teleporter hub, close to where the red power upgrades begin.

Prepare before starting your run by ensuring you have:

• The omni-directional dash upgrade activated at the start of each Vman run.
• Sufficient Time Upgrades to complete the route comfortably.
• Strong movement skills, especially to navigate shortcuts and the challenges of Course 10.

Before starting the run, you should have:

• The upgrade that gives you an omni-directional dash at the start of every Vman run.
• Enough Time Upgrades to finish the route.
• Enough movement skill to handle the shortcuts and Course 10.

How Much Time Do You Need?

Completion time depends heavily on your proficiency with IGTAP’s movement mechanics. If you’re highly skilled, targeting around 330 seconds is feasible. For most players, aiming for about 380 seconds strikes a balance between speed and safety. Beginners might expect to spend over 400 seconds.

If time runs low, a +120 seconds upgrade is available near the facility’s top-right area, visible during the credits.

• 330 seconds: Possible if you’re very good at the movement.
• Around 380 seconds: A safer target for most players.
• 400+ seconds: Better if you are still learning the harder sections.

If you need more time, there is a +120 seconds upgrade at the top-right of the facility, in the area where you can see the credits.

Vman Upgrade Trick

A key facilitation for this achievement is the Vman upgrade system, which allows purchasing upgrades from previously completed courses. For instance, finishing Course 5 unlocks buttons from Courses 1–4, enabling you to skip some courses in the standard order and save time.

After you complete a course, you can buy the upgrades from that course’s tier. You can also buy buttons from earlier tiers.

This flexibility is central to the optimized route used to quickly reach the game’s completion screen.

That means you don’t have to clear every course in the normal order. The route below uses this to skip several sections and save time.

Movement Tech You Need

Before embarking on the achievement route, you should have a solid grasp of the Omni-Dash and the three core advanced movement techniques:

• Wavedash: Dash diagonally into the floor while jumping.
• Floor Bounce: Dash directly downwards into the ground, then jump immediately.
• Wall-Wavedash: Dash diagonally upward into a wall, then jump off.

These moves are essential for bypassing difficult sections, particularly when approaching Course 10 from unconventional angles.

The three important ones are:

• Wavedash: Dash diagonally into the floor, then jump.
• Floor Bounce: Dash straight down into the floor, then jump.
• Wall-Wavedash: Dash diagonally upward into a wall, then jump.

These techniques matter most when you are trying to reach Course 10 without taking the normal route.

IGTAP Quam Formidolosum Route

Starting Area

Begin your run by progressing to Course 1 and clear it to earn the wall jump ability. Then, move to Course 2 and acquire the additional dash upgrade, followed by purchasing the +1 midair jump at Course 3.

Stop following the conventional path after this. Instead, traverse far left toward the spawn’s left flank to reach Course 5.

Complete it and get the wall jump.

Then go to Course 2 and buy the additional dash.

Next, go to Course 3 and buy the +1 midair jump.

Now stop following the normal route.

Go all the way to the left and head to Course 5, located to the left of the spawn area.

Complete Course 5 without buying any upgrades, then head toward Course 4 but do not enter it. Instead, buy the leftmost upgrade that changes block colors twice, which unlocks access to the grassy area beyond.

After that, move toward Course 4.

Do not enter Course 4. Instead, buy the upgrade that changes the block colors twice. It is the leftmost upgrade.

This will open your way into the grassy area.

Grassy Area Move through the grassy foliage until you reach the Atom section. Purchase an Atom to open the locked door and then obtain your initial upgrade from the new upgrade tree. Proceed to complete Course 6 . After that, continue buying the leftmost upgrades to unlock Course 7 . Clear Course 7 , then continue acquiring upgrades generally trending up and to the right until you unlock the large L-shaped grass platform leading to Course 10 . Use the Wavedash to cross over without triggering the zip movers.

Drop down and work your way through the foliage until you reach the Atom area.

Buy an Atom to open the door.

Then buy your first upgrade from the upgrade tree.

Head toward Course 6 and complete it.

After Course 6, keep buying the leftmost upgrades on the upgrade tree until you can reach Course 7.

Complete Course 7.

From here, buy upgrades that generally lead up and to the right. Keep going until you unlock the large L-shaped grass platform that leads toward Course 10.

You can use Wavedash to cross over to Course 10 without activating the zip movers.

Course 10 is the trickiest part. At the first zip mover, use Wall-Wavedash to clear the initial spikes. Descend to the bottom and move to the far right platform. From there, Wavedash off the platform, then leverage your dashes and midair jump to reach the nearest wall. Execute a Wall Bounce on the vertical zip mover to ascend. At the top, carefully use dashes and jumps to reach the zip mover that refreshes your abilities; the remainder of the course is easier to tackle afterward.

This is the hardest part of the route.

At the first zip mover, use a Wall-Wavedash to get past the first group of spikes.

When you reach the bottom, move to the rightmost platform.

Wavedash off that platform and use your remaining dashes and midair jump to reach the first available wall.

From there, use a Wall Bounce on the vertical zip mover to get upward.

Once you’re at the top, use your dashes and jump carefully until you reach the zip mover that refreshes them.

After that, the rest of Course 10 will be easy to complete.

After Course 10 Wavedash back across the gap to return to the upgrade tree. Purchase the Activate zip movers upgrade, then continue buying upgrades until unlocking the Omni-Directional dash . This opens a rooftop path upward. At the next upgrade tree, buy upgrades toward the left until you can afford the first red power upgrade. From here, jump left to reach the achievement screen that unlocks Quam Formidolosum .

Once you finish Course 10, Wavedash back across the gap toward the upgrade tree.

Buy Activate zip movers.

Keep purchasing upgrades from there until you unlock Omni-Directional dash.

This will open an area in the roof that you can use to continue upward.

At the next upgrade tree, buy enough upgrades toward the left until you reach the first upgrade that costs Red Power.

From there, jump to the left.

You will find the screen that will unlock the Quam Formidolosum achievement.

Faster Routes for Quam Formidolosum If you have confidence in your movement skills, you can shorten your run by taking this route: Course 1 → Course 5 → Course 7 → Course 10 This approach has been completed in roughly 240 seconds , substantially reducing your time investment.

You don’t have to use the route above if you’re confident with the movement.

Here’s a much shorter route:

Course 1 → Course 5 → Course 7 → Course 10

This can cut the required time down. A basic run using this route reached around 240 seconds.

Additionally, advanced skips such as these exist:

• Course 6 can be bypassed using a Floor Bounce after dropping into the moss.
• Some players reach Course 5 with only the second dash upgrade and a precisely timed dash jump.
• Jumping directly from Course 2 to Course 5 is possible with two omni-dashes.
• Skilled runners can complete Course 5 relying just on the Omni-Dash and wall jump, paving the way for a route from Course 1 to 5 to 6.

These options save time but increase difficulty significantly. If you find the achievement elusive, sticking with the longer, steadier route is a smarter choice.

• Course 6 can be skipped with a Floor Bounce after dropping into the moss area.
• Some players can reach Course 5 with only the second dash upgrade and a well-timed dash jump.
• You can go from Course 2 directly to Course 5 with two omni-dashes.
• With very precise movement, Course 5 can be completed with only the Omni-Dash and wall jump, allowing a route from 1 → 5 → 6.

These shortcuts save more time, but they also make the run harder. If you’re struggling with the achievement, make sure to go for the longer route.