United StatesI know there are a few video tutorials and some help on various forums, but I thought it would be a good idea to make a sort of database of Fallout 3 speedrunning featuring all known glitches and bugs in each category and some additional things that aren't currently useful. Basically anything that is broken in the game. I'd also include a glossary of terms at the beginning for help understanding terms and abbreviations.
I started it some time ago and have been slowly working on it. It's pretty incoherent right now, but here's an idea of what I have done so far that's not a disorganized mess. It's an overview of the glitches needed for any% in rough order of appearance.
The full version will be made available when done, potentially on its own wiki. When will it be done? I don't know. The scope of this thing is pretty big and I only have so much time to work on it. I want to try and ensure that the final version is community driven so anyone can edit it. For now, I'll update the pastebin as I organize more information.
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With any character, strafing while walking forward has a higher top speed than walking or strafing by itself. The green character (I have no idea what their names are) has the fastest walking speed, at least early on.
Using his faster movement speed, in combination with the increase from strafe walking, it is possible to walk up rocks and slopes that you normally are not able to. This could lead to skips and sequence breaks if used properly. One thing that comes to mind is skipping needing to collect enough legos for a required hero mode build, especially early on.
Your game may be incorrectly calculating walking speed (and general game time). This is an issue because it is caused by a means external to the game such as GPU drivers, hardware, and other applications adding to your CPU usage. Runs demonstrating this WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. If you are experiencing this, you should watch this video for help fixing it: http://bombch.us/BCrC
You can also check out the google docs boards here for more help - check the resources tab. http://bombch.us/uFc
In most cases, this is unintended and no fault of the runner. If any of your runs have been effected by this glitch and wish to remain on the boards or be competitive, you must submit the speed test demonstrated above to the google docs leaderboards.
The original mods for this game are over at the google docs boards. These rules were implemented and agreed upon by the mods and community before the speedrun.com page was created. When this glitch was discovered, it was immediately ruled a means of external manipulation - intended or otherwise. If you have any questions, please post in the forum and we will be happy to answer questions you have or help you out to fix it!
Go to the Google doc, which has additional, in depth information about this game, the categories, and the runners.
