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key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-limited-spread
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id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-limited-spread
lang: en
title: Limited spread
summary: Spread stays within a defined range of directions or positions.
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- Boss fights
- Targeting and rhythm
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updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
title: Limited spread
description: Spread stays within a defined range of directions or positions.
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width: 640
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game: Enter the Gungeon
sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bLWV9-ihmI&t=131s'
originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bLWV9-ihmI'
sourceFrameSeconds: 131
credit: Dodge Roll / Devolver Digital; gameplay capture by Gellot
rights: >-
Game graphics © Dodge Roll / Devolver Digital. Gameplay recording by
Gellot. Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved;
excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0.
caption: 'Enter the Gungeon: Gatling Gull’s burst occupies a limited sector'
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label: Bullets spread within a limited sector around the firing direction
tips:
- Keep spread limits stable so the player can judge the danger sector.
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- title: Enter the Gungeon
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Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic
pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by
gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference
URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights;
references are upstream attributions, not independent verification.
license: CC-BY-4.0
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attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors
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# Limited spread
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-limited-spread
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-limited-spread
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-limited-spread/
Spread stays within a defined range of directions or positions.
## At a glance
[Enter the Gungeon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bLWV9-ihmI&t=131s) · Game graphics © Dodge Roll / Devolver Digital. Gameplay recording by Gellot. Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0.
[Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bLWV9-ihmI), 131 s
1. Bullets spread within a limited sector around the firing direction
- Keep spread limits stable so the player can judge the danger sector.
- [Enter the Gungeon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bLWV9-ihmI&t=131s)
## How it works
Spread stays within a defined range of directions or positions.
## Variants
### How the technique works
- Spread stays within a defined range of directions or positions.
## Context and limits
A concise reference to all 124 Boss Fight Atlas mechanics across its 14 source sections. Each entry includes a definition, full RU/EN lesson links, game references and further reading retained from the source. Animations and detailed rules remain in the atlas.
## Connected materials
## Sources and provenance
Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification.
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Limited spread (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/limited-spread/) (id: source-4694c293084315a8)
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Limited spread (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/limited-spread/) (id: source-baad7688d343c235)
- [Gatling Gull · Enter the Gungeon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bLWV9-ihmI&t=128s) (id: source-6cc635c3f0df446a)
- [Treadnaught · Enter the Gungeon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cjol5OrK6s&t=25s) (id: source-c01315e7feb4f939)
- [Ixion · Returnal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO0AB3Hg5cc&t=61s) (id: source-5399cc77b1292b0b)
- [Data-Driven Bullet-Hell System · Max Hjort](https://maxhjort.se/projects/bullethell) (id: source-29544c86da31f472)
- [Gatling Gull · Official Enter the Gungeon Wiki](https://enterthegungeon.wiki.gg/wiki/Gatling_Gull) (id: source-488ff15e429271a0)
- [Treadnaught · Official Enter the Gungeon Wiki](https://enterthegungeon.wiki.gg/wiki/Treadnaught) (id: source-b2e2f359edc8b91e)
- [Returnal boss-fight guide · GameSpot](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/returnal-boss-fight-guide-how-to-survive-every-battle/1100-6490894/) (id: source-46c5003bf29582e1)
- [Enter the Gungeon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bLWV9-ihmI&t=131s) (id: source-f17dfbfe78cf59b3)
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