A - Test Guide

# Contents     
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|1| [Air Swim](#user-content-fnref-1)|          9-2| [GBS](#user-content-fnref-9-2)|
|2| [Sewer Drop](#user-content-fnref-2)|          9-3| [K3E](#user-content-fnref-9-3)|
|2-1| [DIME](#user-content-fnref-2-1)|          10| [BCRS](#user-content-fnref-10)|
|2-2| [Reverse Swim DIME](#user-content-fnref-2-2)|          11| [FGL](#user-content-fnref-11)|
|2-3| [K4E](#user-content-fnref-2-3)|          12| [Electric Slide](#user-content-fnref-12)|
|3| [Shield Hover](#user-content-fnref-3)|          13| [Window Jump](#user-content-fnref-13)|
|4| [ESWs](#user-content-fnref-4)|          14| [Block Puzzle Clip](#user-content-fnref-14)|
|4-1| [ESW](#user-content-fnref-4-1)|          15| [Waterfall Jump](#user-content-fnref-15)|
|4-2| [RESW](#user-content-fnref-4-2)|          15-1| [REKE](#user-content-fnref-15-1)|
|5| [Gate Despawn](#user-content-fnref-5)|          15-2| [ZGSS](#user-content-fnref-15-2)|
|6| [Mammoth Clip](#user-content-fnref-6)|          15-3| [SGQL](#user-content-fnref-15-3)|
|6-1| [Cog Skip](#user-content-fnref-6-1)|          16| [Ball Hover](#user-content-fnref-16)|
|6-2| [Bike Skip](#user-content-fnref-6-2)|          17| [DR Barrel Clip](#user-content-fnref-17)|
|7| [Seam Walk](#user-content-fnref-7)|          18| [CC3 Airswim](#user-content-fnref-18)|
|8| [Camera Lock](#user-content-fnref-8)|          19| [Damage Clip](#user-content-fnref-19)|
|8-1| [Beacon Skip](#user-content-fnref-8-1)|          20| [Bike Flag Glitch](#user-content-fnref-20)|
|8-2| [QE Cam Lock](#user-content-fnref-8-2)|          21| [Void Travel](#user-content-fnref-21)|
|8-3| [GQE](#user-content-fnref-8-3)|          22| [K5E](#user-content-fnref-22)|
|9| [CCE OOB](#user-content-fnref-9)|          23| [Void Walking](#user-content-fnref-23)|
|9-1| [CCE](#user-content-fnref-9-1)|          24| [WC Escape](#user-content-fnref-24)|
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# 1) [Air Swim](#user-content-fnref-0)
In Thorntail Hollow, the water on top of the waterfall extends slightly over the edge of the waterfall. By slowly going off the edge of the waterfall at the correct spot you can land in this water and begin swimming while being off the waterfall. Swimming only gets cancelled when Fox steps on the ground, meaning you can freely swim in the air until you next hit the ground, allowing us to get out of bounds in multiple places. Depending on where you go off the waterfall you can swim at slightly different heights which can affect certain tricks. 

While swimming Fox will bob up and down, by 1 unit in each direction, causing Fox’s height to vary slightly which can be important at certain times. You will swim at the height of the water that you originally entered but can change your height by interacting with other water at a height close to your current height.  

Air Swim is a prerequisite for all variants of both [Cape Claw Early(CCE)](#user-content-fnref-$) and [Dark Ice Mines Early(DIME)](#user-content-fnref-$) which form the core tricks of the games glitched categories. For CCE variants any swim height can be used, but for DIME variants a more precise air swim setup is needed to guarantee getting the maximum height as it is required for the trick.

For extra technical information on water mechanics and plane heights a more detailed explanation can be found [here](https://www.speedrun.com/sfa/guides/5t04o), but this information is not required for any tricks.
https://youtu.be/g6lY3gNf16U

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# 2) [Sewer Drop](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 2-1) [DIME](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 2-2) [Reverse Swim DIME](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 2-3) [K4E](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 3) [Shield Hover](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 4) [ESWs](#user-content-fnref-0)
An ESW (Event Storage Warp) checkpoint is a checkpoint which stays active even after quitting to the main menu and opening another file. All files used during runs must be created during runs, except for NG+ where pre-made files at ESW checkpoints may be used. This has many types of uses, however only the first two are currently used in runs. 
- File Copy Warp (RESW) - Copies a file at any ESW checkpoint to another file
- Event Storage Warp (ESW) - Warp from any file to the position of another file at an ESW checkpoint
- Slingshot Warp - Warp from an ESW checkpoint to the position of any other save file.
- Same-File Warp - Copy Fox's inventory (low-flags) from "back in time" at any ESW checkpoint.
- Deathless ESW - Perform an ESW without dying on the 2nd file, instead dying on the ESW checkpoint file.
All ESW variants require either dying or voiding out in order to trigger the checkpoint. ESWs are used to travel faster and to escape soft locks allowing for more skips, mainly K3E and K4E. The exact save slots used have no effect.

There are [23 ESW Checkpoints](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UQbL4QSJ0ffAxggcXPwcEjFDEW6g-uBhXtIYAkz3jhw/edit?usp=sharing), however only 5 are currently used in runs: 2 at the start of Dark Ice Mines, 1 at the start of Cloudrunner Fortress, 1 in Thorntail Hollow (Only useable immediately before and after collecting Portal Device) and 1 at the end of the K5 Shrine. The DIM ESW is the earliest one that can be reached from a new file. 
A more in-depth guide on the ESWs and their other uses can be found [here]( https://www.speedrun.com/sfa/guides/pl49d), but this information is not necessary for runs.

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# 4-1) [ESW](#user-content-fnref-0)
An ESW allows you to warp to the location of a second file which is it at an ESW checkpoint. This warp also transfers certain game flags, in practice this only means that an ESW should not be performed after Ocean Force Point Temple 1 has been finished to a file where it has not been completed as this will undo the progress. 

To warp file 1 to the ESW location on file 2:
1. Save Quit File 1
2. Start file 2 and hit the ESW Checkpoint
3. Quit file 2 WITHOUT saving
4. Start file 1
5.1 If voiding out - Without hitting any checkpoints, save then void out
5.2 If dying - Without hitting any checkpoints, die then save and continue

Many different ESWs are used throughout the different categories and some locations have specific quirks when ESWing from or to them. The way to perform each exact ESW will be covered in that categories route information. Below is an example ESW, this is used to escape the K4E softlock by warping from the K4 Shrine Entrance to the Thorntail Hollow ESW, the death requires you to get Tricky to use flame on you in order to die.
https://youtu.be/IpyPJ0tPsds

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# 4-2) [RESW](#user-content-fnref-0)
An RESW allows you to completely copy the contents of a file at an ESW checkpoint to a second file, this is typically used to station a second file at an ESW checkpoint to be later used to warp back to that location using an ESW.

In order to copy the contents of File 1 to File 2:
1. Hit an ESW checkpoint with File 1
2. Quit File 1 (Saving is optional depending on the route)
3. Start file 2
4. Without hitting any other checkpoint, die then continue WITHOUT saving, or void out. 
5. Only save this new file after you have hit another checkpoint of any kind.

Many different RESWs are used throughout the different categories. The way to perform each exact ESW will be covered in that categories route information. Below is an example RESW to copy a file at the beginning of DIM to a file at the start of the game, this RESW is typically the first of any kind of ESW done in most routes.
https://youtu.be/mxh-daO-H_k

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# 5) [Gate Despawn](#user-content-fnref-0)
In Dark Ice Mines after crossing the first cog bridge and turning left, on the right of the path is a rock next to fence. By going around the right side of the tree and rock you are able to clip inside the fence and get past the rock from around the outside. On the left side of the rock is a loading trigger which loads the large gate that the Mammoth is required to break through. Going around the rock dodges this trigger and leaves the gate unloaded so it can be skipped. To clip past the gate you need to roll at the far left side of where the gate would usually be. 
Later using the snow horn will still cause the Mammoth to appear even if you never feed him and since the mammoth is initially only used to open this gate, feeding him can be completely skipped. You are still able to kill the Sharpclaw and get Flame command even if you avoid this trigger, so you can go around the rock on the first time passing it.

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# 6) [Mammoth Clip](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 6-1) [Cog Skip](#user-content-fnref-0)
*This trick requires you to learn [Mammoth Clip](#user-content-fnref-$) first*      
(If you are also doing [Bike Skip](#user-content-fnref-$) then you need to park the mammoth at the spot after the big gate then get back on it before doing Mammoth Clip)

At the end of Mammoth Clip, instead of fully clipping and falling down, you are able to turn right after you start to clip and follow the wall up to enter the room with the cannon. By following the top path to the cannon backwards you are able to drop the Mammoth down into the room where you place the cogs, at the corner (where you shoot open the opening with the cannon) you need to be careful not to walk to far forward before turning otherwise you can fall down.

By dropping down to the lower area below the second cog bridge and walking into a specific part of the wall you are able to get the Mammoth to gain height quickly and make it up to the other side of the bridge, if this doesn’t work you can follow the wall to the right and slowly gain height to get up.

Once you are across the other side of the bridge you can walk the Mammoth straight through the dig tunnel then keep walking forward until you fall into invisible bridge room and void out. You will respawn outside next to the dig tunnel and can continue as normal to get the snow horn from there. To get Tricky to quickly spawn you need to walk down hill away from the tunnel a bit.

This allows you to collect the Snow Horn without collecting any of the cogs or using the cannon. 

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# 6-2) [Bike Skip](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 7) [Seam Walk](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 8) [Camera Lock](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 8-1) [Beacon Skip](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 8-2) [QE Cam Lock](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 8-3) [GQE](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 9) [CCE OOB](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 9-1) [CCE](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 9-2) [GBS](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 9-3) [K3E](#user-content-fnref-0)
*This trick requires you to learn [CCE OOB](#user-content-fnref-$) first*        

Once you have completed CCE OOB and have loaded the next area you can immediately swim under Lightfoot Village inside the basement. You can break your air swim using the boxes on the side of the room then walk straight to the K3 warp pad. 

This trick allows you to collect K3 without having completed the rest of Lightfoot Village, however after you have collected K3 as the basement entrance has not been opened you will be trapped. To escape you are required to do an [ESW](#user-content-fnref-$) to warp out, you can die to trigger the ESW by climbing up the box’s to the left as you exit the K3 warp room (The same box’s you broke your air swim on) then precisely fall down, to the lower ramp leading to the K3 warp, which is just far enough to take fall damage.

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# 10) [BCRS](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 11) [FGL](#user-content-fnref-0)
This trick allows you to get the Cape Claw Fire Gem under the main statue without the use of disguise and ice blast as well as being faster than collecting it the intended way. Tricky’s ball is required for this trick, this can be bought at the shop for 15 scarabs. The Cape Claw bridge needs to be extended prior to starting this trick.

This uses a glitch called Ball Entanglement where you hotkey Tricky’s ball then press Y to take it out one frame before pressing A to pickup a basket. This needs to be performed in the correct position by using the plant by the basket to align yourself then stop moving as soon as you are capable of picking up the basket (When the A button appears over it). You will know the glitch worked if Fox is holding the ball and in the top right the text next to the A button has disappeared(it doesn’t say “throw” anymore). Pressing Y and A on the same frame will require you to save and reload to start over.

Once Ball Entanglement is active, you must cross the bridge to in front of the Krazoa Statue, then very slowly walk off the platform at a certain spot while facing the edge completely straight. Once you are off the edge a Ball Launch will trigger boosting you in a direction based on the spot you picked up the basket and you will land inside the opening underneath. You will land at the very edge so to not accidentally fall off It is recommended you hold R so you can’t walk off while the camera is adjusting, or not moving at just rolling will make you go in the correct direction. 

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# 12) [Electric Slide](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 13) [Window Jump](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 14) [Block Puzzle Clip](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 15) [Waterfall Jump](#user-content-fnref-0)
Waterfall Jump is a trick that allows you to get out of bounds at the beginning of Walled City. By jumping off at an angle at the edge of the waterfall, you are able to land on a raised ground at the water fall edge. With a precise position and angle you are able to trigger a jump and land out of bounds.

This trick is required for [REKE(Red Eye King Early) ](#user-content-fnref-$), [ZGSS(Zoom Goggle Skip Skip) ](#user-content-fnref-$)  and [SGQL(Super Ground Quake Late) ](#user-content-fnref-$).   
https://youtu.be/6y8x-HpRJQU

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# 15-1) [REKE](#user-content-fnref-0)
*This trick requires you to learn [Waterfall Jump](#user-content-fnref-$) first*     
During Walled City 1 you are normally required to collect Super Ground Quake, Sun Tooth and Moon Tooth. REKE (Red Eye King Early) allows you to skip straight to the Red Eye King boss fight to collect SS3. By first doing Waterfall Jump to get out of bounds and gaining air swim, you can swim under or around the map to the centre, cancel air swim on the ramp downwards and navigate the edge of the room while ensuring you hit triggers to get to the boss fight trigger.

There is two ways of swimming out of bounds to the centre of the map
- You can swim across the left side of the map to the next corner to easily swim around the water to get to the centre while staying out of bounds. This is a slower method but is essentially risk free.
- You can do a trick called Waterfall Clip, where you go to the edge same waterfall as Waterfall Jump to gain swim height and cancel your swim on the edge of the water just barely still out of bounds. Then with a precise position and angle you are able to fall off the map and land in the water with enough downwards momentum to keep you further under the map than usual for long enough to cross underneath the water without going back in bounds. This is the harder but much faster strat.

https://youtu.be/6y8x-HpRJQU

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# 15-2) [ZGSS](#user-content-fnref-0)
*This trick requires you to learn [Waterfall Jump](#user-content-fnref-$) first*    
During Walled City 2, normally you must collect the sun and moon stones to access for the warp to the K5 Shrine. ZGSS(Zoom Goggle Skip Skip) allows you to skip collecting the stones and skip straight to activating the warp). During Walled City 2 only (After returning SS4 to Ocean Force Point), while the main area is deloaded the entrance to the warp is open and the warp works as normal.

 By using Waterfall Jump to first get out of bounds, then gaining air swim you are able to hit the triggers at the entrance to the moon stone structure, while out of bounds. This causes the interior of the structure to load in and the outside of the map to deload while you are still outside. You can then climb the centre pyramid and enter the K5 shrine without collecting the sun and moon stones and without buying the zoom goggles. 
https://youtu.be/CKyF8oq-eQw

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# 15-3) [SGQL](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 16) [Ball Hover](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 17) [DR Barrel Clip](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 18) [CC3 Airswim](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 19) [Damage Clip](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 20) [Bike Flag Glitch](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 21) [Void Travel](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 22) [K5E](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 23) [Void Walking](#user-content-fnref-0)
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# 24) [WC Escape](#user-content-fnref-0)

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Any% Route, Glitch Hunting Notes

This guide links to a visual PDF route for beating Star Fox Adventures Any%.

This guide omits the collection of Bomb Spores, Eggs/Seeds, Staff Energy Gems, Scarabs, Blue GrubTubs, and all flying missions triggered by travel.

To suggest an edit, PM me on Discord: Zac#6707

# Any% Routes
There are two main Any% routes.
1) A newer route (Void Travel) which relies on heavily RNG based memory glitches, and hard to execute tricks. Roughly ~1h, and requires v1.0 of SFA.
2) The previous route (BMC), which does not use any memory glitches. Roughly ~4h, and works on all versions.

__[Here is the Figma diagram of the Any% routes](https://www.figma.com/file/ZgY49TY9ooOqcXMVtERI4M/Star-Fox-Adventures-Route-Guide?node-id=8%3A11)__

__[Here is a PDF of the Any% routes](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c_NYzLnJNN5nxjP5Dfc6fvvWNiWQuOmZ/view?usp=sharing)__

The Figma diagram is more likely to be up to date, but I do my best to keep the PDF updated. To create a PDF from the Figma diagram: create a Figma account > Select the Any% Route > Export Frames to PDF.

# Old Any% Route (Single-File, no ESW)
This follows the WR route (as of 3/21/2021).

__[Here is a PDF of the entire Any% route without ESW](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ixVU7rp872oOcPIvRib_7HRJvZJRXO39/view?usp=sharing)__

__[Here is the raw file which can be edited on diagrams.net](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oWUrfhBL31Zb9QFzdAsVliGaYxIxH55O/view?usp=sharing)__

# Fuel Cell Timings
When skips are discovered, routing Fuel Cells is tedious work. I made a spreadsheet that measures how much time it takes to collect each Fuel Cell in the game.

The time used is the minimum time it would take to collect the Fuel Cell in an optimal route. For example, the Fuel Cell Behind the Queen EarthWalker takes 0s to collect when opening the door to Walled City, but would take 6s+ if collected earlier. We use the minimum of those, which is 0s.

__[Here is the Google Sheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15jK1hMDu73rxGOCnd7LQgf3oulEbgiaVlGi60k9n4jg/edit?usp=sharing)__

# Hacked Routes
I have also attempted various hacked routes and made notes.

__[Here is the PDF](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sMHCRzYYr4yfNU0DoKsuQi7mirReuRNS/view?usp=sharing)__

__[Here is the raw file which can be edited on diagrams.net](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s_LGIxi8UbjD4hHyusQGrEQrunD7ZlKO/view?usp=sharing)__

Event Storage Warp Guide

# Introduction
ESW is a useful method for copying files, and warping to special locations. This glitch can only be performed at an ESW checkpoint. There are 23 known ESW checkpoints in the game.

This technique allows us to mix save files. Certain save data is kept in "low-flags", and other data is kept in "high-flags"

ESW (Normal Warp) =Event Storage Warp = Low-flags of current file / High-flags of ESW file
RESW (Copy Warp)  = Reverse Event Storage Warp = Low-flags of ESW file / High-flags of ESW file. This allows us to copy files, which we normally cannot do from menus.
RRESW (Boomerang Warp) = Reverse Reverse Event Storage Warp = Low-flags of ESW file / High-flags of current file. Briefly warp to an ESW location, and then back to where you warped from.

## Important Notes
- Dying by falling into a void out is the equivalent of dying without saving.
- All ESW checkpoints are invisible planes, with the exception of the mammoth ESW checkpoints.
- There are multiple types of checkpoints in the game. (Unverified) There are ESW checkpoints, revive checkpoints, and save checkpoints. ESW is a special type of revive checkpoint. Save checkpoints are locations where Fox/Krystal are placed after saving and reloading the file.
- Some areas seem to disable warping to an ESW location. For example, Fox cannot use ESW to leave the start of Ice Mountain.
- The first location in the game where a save is possible is after Krystal lands in Krazoa Palace.

To suggest an edit, PM me on Discord: Zac#6707

## Useful Tools & Resources
__[Here are notes about each ESW checkpoint](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UQbL4QSJ0ffAxggcXPwcEjFDEW6g-uBhXtIYAkz3jhw/edit?usp=sharing)__

__[noclip.website is a website that allows us to view 3D maps of every level](https://noclip.website/#sfa/hollow;ShareData=APmhxUwXJ?7j|-2T9XQUWcjaE5~Q*VUgi[VTU(j!+[{W/8~Cq_8TqPXUgP^OV[)__. This is useful for finding the locations of triggers to help pinpoint where loading triggers and checkpoints are. To view these, be sure to toggle on 'Show developer objects'

# How ESW Works
There are special revive checkpoints in the game (ESW checkpoints) that are not cleared when switching to another file. We can hit one of these checkpoints, then die on a different file. We will then revive at the ESW checkpoint of the first file.

There are three variables we can control:
1) The **Respawn Location / Game Progression Flags / Tricky state [1] / Weather Effects [2]** of whichever file collided with the ESW checkpoint. Walking into a save checkpoint after colliding with the ESW checkpoint will cancel the ESW.
2) The **Inventory / Health / Magic / GrubTub Meter / Collected Item State [3] / Collected Upgrades / Flight Progression [4] / Save Location [5] / File Name** of whichever file was saved before dying. If no save has occurred since the console has turned on, the most recently loaded file is used.
3) The file on which the death occurs. This file will be overwritten on the next save.

The only things that matter are these three variables. These steps can be executed on one or more files, for example:
Ex 1) Save on slot #1. Checkpoint on slot #1. Die on slot #1.
Ex 2) Checkpoint on slot #1. Save on slot #2. Die on slot #3.
Ex 3) Checkpoint on slot #2. Save on slot #2. Die on slot #1.

This glitch has nothing to do with the slots themselves. In fact, I rigorously tested swapping memory cards on the title screen (in Dolphin) with various combinations of hitting checkpoints and saving. It still boils down to controlling these three variables. There is nothing we can do with multiple memory cards that we can't do with one.

[1] Tricky state refers to whether or not Tricky is with Fox.
[2] This refers to the FX caused by whether, such as snow.
[3] This refers to collected items, such as Fuel Cells.
[4] This refers to which dungeons Fox has flown to. In order to fly to a dungeon, Fox must have visited all previous dungeons. The first flight must start from Dinosaur Planet.
[5] This is the position/map of the last save checkpoint. Usually this position is not used, because we warp to the ESW checkpoint. However, if immediately save/quit after warping, we can load into this position instead. See examples below.

# Example Scenarios
To get a good grasp of how this works, I've included some example scenarios.

## Basic RESW (Full file copy)
This trick requires two files. Get to an ESW checkpoint as Fox. After hitting the checkpoint, quit the game, and optionally save. Load into a second file, and die without saving. Upon reviving, we will have the progress of the first file.

In this example, we:
- Get to Dark Ice Mines on one file.
- Get to Krystal on another file (first savable location is at Krazoa Palace)
- Load the Dark Ice Mines file, and walk passed the ESW checkpoint at the first gate
- Save/Quit
- Load the Krystal file, and jump off the cliff (equivalent to dying without saving)
- Note: It is important to only save after hitting a save trigger after warping as Krystal. Save/Quitting immediately causes a file corruption.

https://youtu.be/mxh-daO-H_k

Result:
- Two files at Dark Ice Mines

## Basic ESW
The most basic case for this glitch is to warp from one file to an ESW checkpoint. Here we use a warp to escape the K4 cage. This is currently only used in the TAS run, but we can learn from it still.

In this example, we:
- Get Krazoa #4 without opening the gate (Currently TAS only)
- Have another file at an ESW checkpoint. In this case, I used the ThornTail Egg event checkpoint.
- Enter the ESW file. Walk into the ESW trigger.
- Enter the K4 file. Die. In this case, the only possible death is from a Tricky flame suicide.
- Save when prompted.

Result:
- ESW setup file is unchanged
- K4 file has warped to ThornTail.

https://youtu.be/IpyPJ0tPsds

## Different File Death ESW
Since ESW checkpoints are revive checkpoints, death is always required. However, we do not need to die on the files used to set up the trick. We can die on ANY file.

This example is the same as the Basic ESW example above, except instead of dying from Tricky's flames, we die in ThornTail!

In this example, we:
- Get Krazoa #4 without opening the gate (Currently TAS only)
- Have another file at an ESW checkpoint. In this case, I used the ThornTail Egg event checkpoint.
- Enter the ESW file. Walk into the ESW trigger.
- Enter the K4 file. Save/Quit.
- Reload the ThornTail ESW file, and die.

Result:
- ESW setup file is overwritten with the K4 file, but we are in ThornTail now.
- The old K4 file is still there, stuck behind the gate.

https://youtu.be/yXilzdQ50Nc

## Same File Warp to a Previous Location
It is possible to warp to nearly ANY previously visited location on the same file. The warp must start from an ESW checkpoint, but can end almost anywhere.

The glitch works as follows:
- Save in ANY location where ESW is not disabled
- Progress through the game
- Hit an ESW checkpoint
- Quit without saving
- We should lose all of our progress, and be back where we saved
- Die
- Our progress is recovered, and we are back where we were
- Save/Quit/Reload to keep our progress, but warp to where we saved.

In this example, we:
- Save after obtaining Freeze Blast
- Collect SpellStone #3
- Collect Moon Stone (This is on top of an ESW checkpoint)
- Quit without saving
- Die in Volcano Point, being careful not to hit a save checkpoint
- We now are back at the Moon Stone
- Save/Quit immediately
- We are now at Volcano Point, but with the Moon Stone and SS3!

TODO: Video

## Same-File Warp to Undo Using Items
This is the similar to the previous glitch, except we keep the progress of the old save file. This can be used to keep items we normally use or turn in. We can duplicate up to 20 GrubTubs using this method, but in practice it is hard to duplicate that many in-route.

This can be used to duplicate Fuel Cells, but unfortunately it is only temporary due flight progression not being saved. This means we will be forced to spend them again later.

In this example, we:
- Save before flying to Dark Ice Mines
- Fly to Dark Ice Mines
- Walk into the ESW checkpoint
- Quit without saving
- Reload the file
- Die and save when prompted
- We are now at Dark Ice Mines without spending Fuel Cells

https://youtu.be/TUzTUkqnuco

# Exceptions to the Rules
There are a few exceptions to the normal rules for ESW.

## Krystal File Corruption
In addition to showing all the cool tricks, it is good to show how a trick can go wrong.

The ESW checkpoint stores the respawn position, but the last saved file stores the raw position & map. This means if we save/quit after performing an ESW, the game will undo the warp, and place Fox back at his original location. Unfortunately, attempting this as Krystal actually causes a file corruption.

In this example, we:
- Get to Dark Ice Mines on one file.
- Get to Krystal on another file.
- Hit the ESW checkpoint at the gate in Dark Ice Mines.
- Quit to title
- Enter the Krystal file, and die without saving (ie falling off a cliff)
- The Dark Ice Mines File is now duplicated.
- Save/Quit immediately on the duplicated file (This is a mistake. Save/Quit needs to happen after hitting a save checkpoint to avoid file corruption.)

https://youtu.be/eTHZfIXT-qo

The lesson here is NEVER save/quit immediately after copying a Fox file to a Krystal file. You need to hit a save checkpoint.

## Erased Files
After hitting an ESW checkpoint and erasing any file, all ESWs performed after this will cause the selected file to also be erased after saving.

This could be explored a bit more, I'll update here once I have a better understanding.

## Krystal High-Flag Transfer
Attempting to ESW after saving on the Krystal file does not do what one would expect. Instead of warping to Fox's location, Krystal always warps to the Krazoa Shrine #1. We have not found a way to warp out of Krazoa Palace as Krystal.

By failing the warp, we have the side-effect of transferring game high-flags without finishing the warp.

https://youtu.be/MWhVYwJYdWM

Attempting to beat the game with this file after warping to Krazoa Shrine #1 will result in a soft-lock in Ice Mountain, since the game thinks you have already rescued Tricky. The speeder race is unfinishable.

Depending on the state of Krazoa Palace in the ESW file, the K1 shrine area can be loaded or unloaded.

Krazoa Shrine #1 loaded:
https://youtu.be/OQ4O6q9VIr4

Krazoa Shrine #1 unloaded:
https://youtu.be/E6CF93XI3jc

# Credits
These credits are partially guesswork from old discord and forum posts. Feel free to let me know if I'm wrong.
- NarbeVoguel for the original discovery, and the discovery of the DIM gate/Walled City ESW locations
- BvqRzxi5 for significant work in understanding the mechanics of this glitch, and finding the DIM 2nd lava + all CRF ESW locations, and the discovery of undoing a warp (keeping the save location) after performing an ESW
- CelestialDerp for finding the Dragon Rock ESW locations.
- Keanu23898 for the discovery of the Krazoa 5 ESW locations
- zcanann for discovering the Mammoth/Egg Event ESW locations, and same-file warping.

Pickups / Tricky Feed Route

**SFA pickup/feed route**
*()=total in inventory*

Thorntail 1
10 scarabs from rock after fire blaster (10)
bomb spore after scarabs (1)
2 fuel cells by arwing after queen (2)
3 bomb spores after queen (4)
3 bomb spores after rock candy (7)
10 scarabs after rock candy (10)
red mana plant before warpstone

Ice Mountain
red mana plant before ice mountain race
2 fuel cells after race save/quit (4)
2 grubtubs after Tricky (2)
feed tricky (0)
grubtub after lave pit (1)

Snowhorn 1
grubtub after tunnel dig (2)
3 grubtubs during sharpclaws (5)
feed tricky (0)
1 grubtub during 2nd alpine dig (1)
2 grubtubs during mana cave dig (3)
3 grubtubs before ice block (6)
10 scarabs from basket before toll (20)
5 scarabs from rock before toll (25)
pay toll (0)
2 grubtubs during toll (8)
2 grubtubs in sewers (10)

Thorntail 2
yellow plant after queen
grubtub during tricky well dig (11) 
2 fuel cells after rocket boost (6)
2 fuel cells after 2nd mana upgrade (8)
4 fuel cells behind waterfall (12)
health boxes behind waterfall for DIME

Snowhorn 2
feed tricky (7) before frostweed
4 fuel cells along river after frostweed (16)
yellow plant at end of river

Dark Ice Mines
Red Mana Plant after gate skip
Health Box after gate skip
1 Grubtub before third gear (8)
Yellow Mana Plant before third gear
Feed Tricky before blowhorn puzzle (3)
4 Grubtubs during blowhorn puzzle (7)
Feed Tricky after blowhorn (2)
1 Grubtub (3) before calling snowhorn
1 Grubtub (4) after calling snowhorn
Health Box before silver key
Yellow Mana Plant after silver key
Red Mana Plant before ice river
Health box before ice river
Health box during barrel escort
Health box before seam walk
2 Grubtubs (6) in Galdon's room after flame command
note all three grubtubs can be obtained, but is very rare

Thorntail 3
3 Fuel Cells in cave after first beacon (14)
2 Fuel Cells (14) after second beacon (16)
Feed Tricky after second beacon (1)

Cape Claw 1
Fuel Cell on small platform (17)
4 grutubs during first dig (5)
2 grubtubs during flame command (7)
Feed Tricky before 4th gold bar (2)
Fuel Cell dug up in cave by first gold bar (18)
Yellow plant on exit
2 fuel cells by lightfoot entrance (20)
red plant before thorntail

Cloud Runner Fortress 1
health boxes at start 

Cape Claw 2
2 fuel cells in gas chamber (22)
fuel cell on small platform (23)

Cloud Runner Fortress 2
health boxes by wind tunnel
blue plant after wind tunnel

Thorntail 4
yellow plant before leaving to volcano
fuel cell before poison pit (14)
fuel cell after poison pit (15)

Moon Mountain Pass
fuel cell before key use (16)
fuel cell before sharpclaw (17)

Volcano 1
2 fuel cells behind disguise gate (19)
bafomdad behind disguise gate
fuel cell under bridge (20)

Thorntail 5
fuel cell before portal (21)

Snowhorn 3
2 fuel cells before mammoth (23)
2 fuel cells before shrine (25)

Thorntail 6
2 fuel cells in cave after warpstone cutscene (27)

Dragon Rock
yellow plant before first ladder climb
bafomdad used on above ladder
yellow plant before freeing hightop

Cape Claw 3
Feed Tricky before loading Cape Claw (0)
Yellow plant on arrival

Ocean 2
Yellow plant before disguise panel
Yellow plant on exit from cape claw

RTA K5E Tutorial

This is a guide for obtaining Krazoa Spirit #5 early, which saves 2.5-3 hours over BMC with perfect execution.

As of now, this glitch sequence is missing setups for several of the hard tricks required. Once we figure out reliable setups, and confirm that it works on console, this will save significant time in Any%.

# Cannon Clip / Explosive Barrel Clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k59JwYDoxlU

# Bike Flag Glitch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5AQSiNV0gE

# Ice Mountain Void Travel Setup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz-9OFrwM78

# Walled City Void Walking
MISSING SETUP! Please refer to Fuzzyness's WR run for a better technique than those used in the videos below.

Here is the trick performed in RTA:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yehv1f2qFoo

Here is an improvement to the trick that uses staff swings to reset gravity:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ePMYxNj1ps

Techniques (WIP)

[section=Roll-Cancelling]
*Discovered by ???*

__[big]**Trick Description**[/big]__
Fox's roll is slightly faster than normal running speed, however there is a slight delay between the end of his roll that prevents him from instantly starting his next roll. There is a way to fix this, albeit it is likely not RTA viable. Roll-Cancelling allows Fox to cancel the end animation of his roll, enabling him to do another roll right away.

__[big]**How-To**[/big]__

1. Press X to roll
2. On frame 14 press R to shield
3. On frame 15 release shield and press X to roll
4. Repeat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TB_cWcYcG0

[section=Swim in Air]
*Discovered by Cerpin (needs confirmation)* 

__[big]**Trick Description**[/big]__
Swim in Air is a glitch that makes Fox, well, swim in the air. This allows Fox to travel to unintentional areas on the map. When swim in air is active there will be a body of water surrounding Fox wherever he goes. Swim in air can be cancelled by moving too far out of bounds or by hitting a surface.

__[big]**How-To**[/big]__
There are a couple of ways Fox can activate swim in air. The first method is by walking off of a waterfall and stopping Fox's movement at the right time. It is advised that Fox is moving slowly as the outcome will most likely either be A: swim in air acquired or B: forward boost back onto waterfall, which means you can retry without having to walk all the way back.

1. Look towards the general area of the big scarab rock
2. Hold L and start strafing to the right at a certain speed
3. Let go of the control stick when Fox's right foot is about to pass the edge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym-nXaIYRxg

If you didn't get it first try and walked slow enough, Fox will boost back up onto the ledge as long as L was held. It's advised to keep the camera angle you previously had, as the further you look to the right, the more difficult it becomes to retry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-bp0ziROH4


Version / Region Guide

[section= NTSC-U Region]
NTSC-U can be 1.0 or 1.1
buying a JP disc/wii is not needed for NTSC as the disc contains the JP Files and a wii can be hombrewed to JP region.

[section= NTSC-J Region]
NTSC-J can be 1.0 or 1.1
This region disc also has the US files.

[section= PAL Region]
PAL can only be 1.1
PAL is the only region that does not contain the JP files, therefore it is impossible to hombrew to JP.
 A US/JP copy can be played on a hombrewed PAL wii.

[section=1.0 Version]
While performing Oob tricks such as Cape Claw Early, the game pre loads areas with loading boxes. These boxes will be colored red, blue, green and yellow.
The end of the High Top section in Dragonrock will last for 15 seconds before the cutscene triggers.

[section=1.1 Version]
While performing Oob tricks such as Cape Claw Early, the game pre loads areas with loading boxes. These boxes will be gray.
After beating Galdon and watching the cutscene, there won't be a screen fade transition as you gain control. This was most likely a mistake by the dev/region team.
There is an EarthWalker glitch in Dragon Rock (useless) that is patched.
The Hightop section ending will trigger to the cutscene in 3 seconds, saving 12 seconds from 1.0 overall.
Ice Mountain Barrel Clip (useless) is patched.
Dark Ice Mines mammoth clipping is patched.

Video Tutorials

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-qjhJiVsnkFGHvc0ZNQnNFLB8wCz9ITc

Water Mechanics & Plane Heights

Swimming is critical to most out of bounds glitches in this game.

If Fox enters and exits a plane of water without colliding with ground, he will continue to swim at that plane level, even beyond the bounds of the water. Normally the game prevents this by ensuring that all water is encapsulated by land, but there are OOB glitches that get around this.

Fox lacks the ability to dive, but there are a few known methods for controlling swim height outlined in this guide.

#All Water Plane Heights
I've recorded the heights of all water sources in the game. __[Here is a spreadsheet of all water plane heights in SFA](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1naW4dAw16G1rF4Moa7MvmwuVa2GHNiwANsdw4vAp8X0/edit?usp=sharing)__

Most water planes are flat, but there are some notable exceptions. This is not yet fully understood. For example, performing an air-swim from the waterfall in ThornTail Hollow can result in a swim height between -645 and -646.5 (as far as I know). This small difference can actually make or break some tricks -- for example Dark Ice Mines Early (DIME) needs this number to be as close as possible to -645, or the glitch does not work.

Swimming near a different water plane will cause Fox to switch to that plane.
To travel upwards, the new water plane must be within 116 units
To travel downwards, the new water plane must be within 125 units

## Technical Information
Depth != PlayerY. The player will actually be 21 units above the surface depth.
The player also oscillates by about 2 units up and down constantly (+/- 1 unit)

When standing on land, the game registers Fox as having a swim plane of depth -100,000. Simple memory scanning can be used to find this value.
- If using Dolphin Memory Engine, a float scan can find these values.
- If using Cheat Engine, this requires scanning for Big Endian Floats. See https://forum.cheatengine.org/viewtopic.php?%20t=551054

# Swim Cancelling
There are three known ways to cancel a swim:
1) A collision cancel. If Fox's feet collide with anything that can be stood on, the swim is canceled.
2) An item discovery prompt cancel. If Fox is outside water and picks up an item for the first time, the discovery prompt will end the swim. An old TAS Any% route used to do a Fuel Cell cancel to collect K4.
3) A cutscene cancel. Some cutscenes, such as the sewer switch change cutscene, cause Fox's swim to cancel. Not all cutscenes do this. For example, the Tricky color change cutscene does not. Also, some cutscenes will warp Fox, canceling the swim.

# Height Control Methods
There are a few known methods for controlling swimming height within a water plane.

## Ceiling Collision
Normally, Fox cannot be pushed downwards once he rises to the top of the water plane. However, if Fox never fully reaches the surface, it is possible for him to collide with a ceiling and be pushed downwards.

This technique is not used in the current route.

https://youtu.be/e1GfruAFMq0

## Underwater Staff Swinging (TAS Only)
Underwater Staff Swinging (USS) is an incredibly useful trick.

USS allows Fox to be registered to a certain swim plane, but drop down to his current sub-plane height (see the sub-plane section below for details). This essentially allows fox to "dive" to sub-plane levels, and re-emerge when convenient.

This used to be the only method for obtaining K4 early, but we have since found a better setup using Memory Leak. USS is still used in the "No Void Traveling" TAS route to obtain Ground Quake Early.

Requirements to start the trick:
- Fox must be able to stand adjacent to the body of water.
- Fox must be able to swing his staff into the water without the staff colliding with an object. This swing must bring Fox far enough into the water such that the game considers him swimming.

Requirements to sustain the trick:
- Fox must ALWAYS be moving in any direction. The trick does not work if standing still.
- You must swing within a 4 frame window to start the next staff swing. Missing this window will cause Fox to start swimming, cancelling the trick. A human can do this for a few swings, but not for the continuous 2m 30s required for K4 early. Turbo controllers can work too (but are not accepted in Any%).

Example 1) Getting into the K4 room. This trick uses underwater staff swinging, a sub-plane transfer (to lose height, preventing a water-plane transfer to the river), and a Fuel Cell discovery swim-cancel to complete the trick (not shown in video).
https://youtu.be/CYkqW7i5uIM

Example 2) TAS only Cape Claw OOB. This trick does an incredibly long underwater swing sequence, followed by a collision cancel. This trick is not used in any route.
https://youtu.be/bIO7Cl3kayw

# Sub-Planes
A strange mechanic we have uncovered is that Fox will "sink" to a special sub-plane in certain situations.

Sub-planes are dependent on the terrain above them. They are ALWAYS lower than the terrain (we have yet to find an exception to this).

Example 1) If you perform Cape Claw Early without Tricky, the intro cutscene in Cape Claw will glitch. This causes Fox will fall through the floor forever. However, if you walk forward and press Z to zoom at the exact right moment, Fox will stop falling. The height at which this is possible is the sub-plane.

https://youtu.be/-AssACxPueA

Example 2) If you perform DIME to get to SnowHorn wastes before obtaining Tricky, and kill the 3 SharpClaw by the scarab bag mammoth, Fox will fall as before after a short delay. If Fox aims with Fire Blast and does not release (not shown in video), he will sink to the exact height of the sub-plane.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxsrBF2yGhE

Sub-planes are important for understanding underwater staff swinging.

Skyreon

JubJub62

zcanann

Goal314

Star Fox Adventures

GameCube

jethawk69

Celestial_Derp

JPN / NTSC

Blank Memory Card

Single File

test

Spellstone 1

Spellstone 2

Spellstone 3

Spellstone 4

All Gateways Sub Categories

Spellstones Sub Categories

As of today, new categories and rules have been added to the leaderboard. The following has changed.

# Categories:

Here are the following new categories and changes added to the leaderboard:

- Spellstone 2
- Spellstone 1 will now be a sub-category under the new category "Spellstones" along with S

名称	作者
A - Test Guide	Goal314 5 days ago
Any% Route, Glitch Hunting Notes	zcanann 1 year ago
Event Storage Warp Guide	zcanann 1 year ago
Pickups / Tricky Feed Route	JubJub62 2 years ago
RTA K5E Tutorial	zcanann 1 year ago
Techniques (WIP)	Skyreon 6 years ago
Version / Region Guide	JubJub62 3 years ago
Video Tutorials	JubJub62 4 years ago
Water Mechanics & Plane Heights	zcanann 1 year ago