Console Crashing Tips

I think also to avoid crashes more is to install the game to the HD, update the game, and have the disc buffed or with no scratches.

Act 2
When getting the trike vehicle do not boost off the first ramp when damaged. This made it crash for me for some reason twice in the same way.

At the end of the act wait a bit and not press A immediately to skip the cutscene. I think you're safe when you see Rourke and Zagato from above.

Act 4
Don't skip the final cutscene too fast.

Act 5
When at the final boss on the crate and you shoot the yellow thing holding it. Aim for the center of it and don't shoot too much. This causes the game to crash for some reason and don't use the machine gun. It's best to use the pistol to shoot it.

Also if you die sometimes it can crash so be wary of dying. This may be because of lag around you as this happened when I died because of exploding barrels. And another when I was in an area with some enemies and projectiles firing.

Console Load Time Segments Template

Mine may differ from yours but I found the ones not in bold to be consistent. The bold ones are ideal splitting points for segments during a run. Only exception is Boom because of how short and meaningless the split is.

Act 1 Total 00:29
**Act 1 Start Load 00:18**
**Professor 00:11**

Act 2 Total 1:20
**Act 1 End 00:21**
Door Load 00:03
Bike Load 00:05
**Cable Car 00:18**
**BOOM 00:14**
Ladder Load 00:13
Ledge Load 00:06

Act 3 Total 1:15
**Act 2 End 00:15**
**Driving 00:15**
Tall Statue Load 00:03
**Facade 00:17**
Sewers Load 00:05
**Selena Gomez 00:20**

Act 4 Total 0:14
**Act 3 End 00:13**
Cable Car Load 00:01

Act 5 Total 1:07
**Act 4 End 00:22**
Building Load 00:03
Sewers Load 00:08
Find a way to Governors Mansion Load 00:09
**Governor's Mansion 00:10**
**RIP Selena Gomez 00:15**

Act 6 Total 1:45
**Act 5 End 00:58**
Tundra Lift Load 00:08
Infiltration Lift Load 00:08
Infiltration Lift Load II 00:11
Military Industrial Complex Hallway Load 00:04
Before Useable Canon 00:02
**Prescott's Office 00:14**

Overall Loads 6:10

Skip intro videos (PC ONLY)

- So this game on PC has some annoying/unskippable intro videos at startup, this guide will allow you to get rid of them

1. Go to <path-to-game>\Damnation\DamnGame\Movies:
2. Delete or rename these files:

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- **BOE.bik**
- **CMLogo.bik**

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3. Now go to <path-to-game>\Damnation\DamnGame\Movies\PC:
4. Delete or rename these files:

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- **Gamespy.bik**
- **Legal.bik**
- **Legal_PC_PAL.bik**

The last 2 depend on what language you have the game installed on

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- That's it

- Yeah after you Rename/Delete the video files the game won't find them and therefore skip them
- faster startup = faster play = faster speedrun

Useful OOBs/Skips

Here's a playlist of all the skips we found together so you can learn the most basic and important skips to use.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBzLS8CnAXurrCCx_dh-WdbIN0gSWjO_2

Credits
Act 2 An Old Friend Ladder Skip found by Captain No-Beard
Act 2 Rescue Friend Wood Trick Jump found by Slevanas
Act 2 Rescue Friend Mine Skip found by Slevanas
Act 2 Extraction Roof Jump Skip found by Slevanas

Act 3 Fence Grab Skip found by Captain No-Beard and Quaintt (Alternate found by Slevanas)
Act 3 Convoy Skip found by Slevanas, but Captain No-Beard found the load fix
Act 3 Invisible Rope and Door Skip found by Slevanas

Act 5 Prodigal Son Trick jump to lever found by Captain No-Beard
Act 5 Let Justice Flow Down Like Waters Waterworks Skip found by Captain No-Beard
*Note this skip has not been able to be replicated to skip one wheel. However it is included here in case someone can find a way to make it work.
https://youtu.be/uVa19Dqv66g


Act 6 Military Industrial Complex Elevator Skip found by Captain No-Beard (Original old route found by Slevanas)
*Note I have tried several times copying exactly what Captain No-Beard did for the elevator skip. Maybe a console thing, but never worked for me at all. Could not get the load to show up to reload to skip the elevator.

Useless skips/OOBs?

While useless maybe someone can work with these to find something out here's all the stuff we all found in one playlist.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBzLS8CnAXuqBpHwcrNM18XxgnaBRE-qn

Name	Author
Console Crashing Tips	SevanX 6 years ago
Console Load Time Segments Template	SevanX 6 years ago
Skip intro videos (PC ONLY)	LeonSReckon 2 years ago
Useful OOBs/Skips	SevanX 6 years ago
Useless skips/OOBs?	SevanX 6 years ago