Alternate UWP skip setup

EDIT: [Dabom has since improved his own setup](https://www.speedrun.com/saofb/guide/yeu75) for this skip which puts both our current methods at pretty much the same level in both speed and difficulty/consistency. 

After bashing my head against Dabomstew's (old) setup I figured there must be a better way to kill a run halfway in and this is the best I came up with.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHGrd4TXtuo

~~It's also about 4 seconds faster and only uses two skills and is therefore more consistent as you have one less chance to fuck up. There are also nice visual references.~~

Skills used: Dual Orbital 4 and Dual Orbital 3 in that order and yes, the order matters.

It is possible in the opposite order as well but it's way harder. It is also possible using DO3 and DO2 but that makes it harder still (and slower) and kind of defeats the entire purpose of making it easier doesn't it.

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Any% No DLC crash course

This isn’t really meant to be a comprehensive guide or anything, but rather a summary of what the current WR does, so that people don’t have to scour the video. Is it optimal? Who knows.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1boWJDwTjOQK-ct1kQzn0dGdAJzskm_r3JxKc44-3TuM/edit?usp=sharing

Load remover setup

# Why are we changing the load remover?
As the old video-based load remover bas been causing more and more trouble due to increased variety of resolutions and video settings (yes, really) we have decided to move to a more standard memory based load remover. This comes with the downside of having to setup a bypass for Easy Anti-Cheat. While this is safe it is also a bit annoying, hence this guide.
The load remover is in a very basic state right now and we would like it to become a more comprehensive solution as time goes on. If you'd like to contribute to it, please do contact us.

# Setting up the load remover:
## Download:
* Download the load remover from Resources __([link](https://www.speedrun.com/resourceasset/pgn05))__.

## Livesplit:
* Move the "SAOFL.asl" file from the downloaded .zip archive into your "LiveSplit\Components" folder.
* Remove the old remover (Fatal Bullet Load Removal) from your splits layout if you have it.
* Add a Scriptable Auto Splitter into your layout (+ -> Control -> Scriptable Auto Splitter)
* Open Layout Settings, go to Scriptable Auto Splitter, click Browse and select the "SAOFB.asl" file.
* Make sure that the Start option is checked. If you can't check the box make sure your Livsplit is up to date.

## Game (Easy Anti-Cheat bypass):
* Move the "steam_appid.txt" file from the downloaded .zip archive into "YourSteamFolder\steamapps\common\SWORD ART ONLINE FATAL BULLET".
* Run the game from "SAOFB.exe" in the same directory.
* Confirm that EAC didn't start (would be "EasyAntiCheat.exe" in Task Manager details).

# Important note on online play:
With EAC not running, online play will be disabled (You get an error when trying to use the online counters – don't freak out if you see it, you haven't been banned or anything like that.) If you want to play online you don't have to delete the "steam_appid.txt" file, instead simply launch the game via Steam, not via the .exe.

# What the load remover does:
Removes the following loads:
* Black loading screens.
* Loading screens with logo in top left.
* Blue loading screen when loading from save file.
* Loading box in main menu after the "press any button" prompt.
* Counts credits as loading. (To keep parity with runs on older patches where credits were skippable.) 

Auto starts after character naming (for NG/NG+/True End).

Keeps gameTime at 0 until a black/logo loading occurs – used for starting BoBS and DLC after loading.

## A side note:
The loading starts earlier than the black screen detection we've relied on previously, which means that this load remover will save a non-trivial amount of time over the course of the run compared to the old load remover.

UFG Skip Videos

This only covers actual sequence breaks. There are lots of minor UFG shortcuts which don't skip any locked doors/content that you should be able to find naturally and/or by watching leaderboard runs.

Underground Weapons Plant - Skip directly to boss (NG+ only, requires Gun & Sword, can be done with Sword only but it becomes much harder)
Nyom's method: https://www.speedrun.com/saofb/guide/mu7p8
My revised single-wall method: https://youtu.be/unRAVYeJ4Bg
Nyom's method is explained in the linked guide, my current method is UFG -> Dual Orbital 2 -> Vorpal Strike 3 -> Dual Orbital 4.

Underground Weapons Plant - First minor locked door skip (for NG, no Sword required)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqmBfsXele0

Underground Weapons Plant - Second minor locked door skip (for NG, no Sword required) (revised method 2019-02-07)
https://youtu.be/X7l1KDW1LEg

SBC Flugel Depths - Minor locked door / teleporters skip (any run)
Revised method 2019-02-07 found by Nyom:
https://youtu.be/f7SFP8I7y5c

Dabomstew

nyomdalee

Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet

BoBS: Master Class

BoBS: Grandmaster Class

With DLC

No DLC

Easy

Extreme

Imposters Trilogy

Dissonance Of The Nexus

Console

Difficulty

DLC Set

Platform

The boards have been slowly changing for a while and with the new load remover being rolled out today it seems like a good time to sum everything up in a single post, so here goes.

## Load remover:
* We are moving from our video based load remover to a new memory based one. More on this [here](h

الاسم	المؤلف
Alternate UWP skip setup	nyomdalee 5 years ago
Any% No DLC crash course	nyomdalee 2 years ago
Load remover setup	nyomdalee 1 year ago
UFG Skip Videos	Dabomstew 5 years ago