With the arrival of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout’s sixth season, this beginner-friendly battle royale has added five new game modes for players to sink their teeth into. One of these new modes is called Leading Light, a new hunt-type round the challenges players to stay within the circle of a roaming spotlight as it moves around a trap-filled arena.
It’s one of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout’s more challenging modes, boasting multiple levels, spinning treadmills, fans, force fields, and no small amount of chaotic mobbing from rival players. With so much happening and so many players all vying for their moment in the spotlight, Leading Light can be a difficult round to win without a few, helpful tips.
8 Use The Moving Tracks For A Speed Boost
There are moving tracks all around Leading Light’s arena that can hinder a player’s attempts to reach the scoring spotlight, but these can be turned into an advantage in the right situations. Moving with the track provides a huge speed boost and can rocket a player right into the spotlight.
Running against the track is a mistake that can cost players valuable time and possibly the entire round. It’s always more effective to run with the track, even if that means briefly moving away from the spotlight.
7 Stick To The Middle
The middle of the spotlight is always going to be the safest place to stay, as it affords the player a certain amount of movement before they find themselves no longer earning points. It’s also a great position to predict where the light is going to go next, allowing the player to keep scoring for longer.
Staying on the edges can be a good strategy in certain situations, but staying there will often leave players suddenly outside its influence, costing them points and potentially the entire round. The middle is a safe, strategic position that can help the player get one step closer to winning that crown.
6 Keep The High Ground
Leading Light is one of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout’s more frenetic and exciting games, as it challenges every player to scramble for the same, small spot on the map. The spotlight can travel just about anywhere, including over walls and into higher, more out-of-reach areas.
Sticking to the high ground is one of the best strategies in the game, as it keeps the player well-positioned to reach the spotlight no matter where it goes next. Getting stuck on a lower level as the light moves away can often result in a premature end to the player’s current run.
5 Cut Off The Competition
Every game of Leading Light begins with the spotlight surrounded by a ring of blue force fields that can only be dropped when a player jumps on a large red button. Once those doors drop, the light begins to move and the game begins in earnest, but those doors won’t stay shut for the rest of the game.
Players can use the same red button to close the force fields again, which can be a useful tool when trying to keep players away from the light. If a player is gunning for that first place gold medal, they’d be wise to use the barriers to cut off their competition.
4 Use The Fans To Get Up High
Leading Light is a game with multiple levels, and the spotlight will often move from ground level to these loftier elevations without a moment’s notice. Most players will scramble to climb the teetering seesaws to chase after the light, but smarter players can use the fans dotting the arena to their advantage.
The fans will throw any Fall Guy bean high up into the air, providing an opportunity to reach the higher levels of the arena without having to grapple with other players. Use these boosts to catch other players off guard and secure a clean victory with ease.
3 Give Space For Jumps
When the spotlight goes high, it can be tempting to scramble frantically to chase after it without a moment’s hesitation. But taking the time to gauge the jumps that can access these higher levels is the only way to effectively and quickly get back into the spotlight.
Jumping onto the seesaws that provide a path to the upper portions of the Leading Light arena requires a bit of space between the player and the base, otherwise, the Fall Guy bean won’t be able to get over the lip. It’s a small detail that can leave many players fuming, so taking the time to line up the jump just right can make a world of difference.
2 Cross Fans With Momentum
The fans in Leading Light are among the more useful obstacles in that they can offer players a significant heigh boost for getting over barriers or reaching the light at higher elevations. But they’re not always easy to use and can lead to more time out of the spotlight if mishandled.
Players should always cross the fans with momentum if they’re trying to move forward while gaining height. If they step over the fan too slowly they’ll shoot helplessly into the air, a penalty that can be debilitating no matter which platform a player might be using in this cross-play battle royale.
1 Find The Edges
There will undoubtedly be moments in Leading Light where players find themselves stuck on the other side of a wall or stranded on the bottom level and unable to fully reach the light. Fortunately, there’s an easy way to sneak a few extra points in this quirky, genre-bending battle royale.
The edge of the spotlight still awards points to any player who stands in it, and it can still be accessed even if the light happens to be just out of reach. It’s an especially useful trick if a player happens to be only a few points from qualifying, as it can help snag those last few seconds of spotlight time necessary to make it to the next round.
