Chapter 2 Tutorial

Chapter 2 will be more involving routes, strategies and tricks as there aren`t any skips in this chapter

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/151843925

Chapter 3 Tutorial

Chapter 4 Tutorial

Chapter 5 - 7 Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcaWnAsvBXE

Chapter 8 - 12 Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0nMlu1a84Y

Dead Space any% game setup guide

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dw6iF3VtSzB8E0PsRDuoLpREjPlZd_nrZYYzK-a3cB8/edit?usp=sharing

NRV (No Video Logs) Setup Guide.

NRV (No Rig Videos) Is an alteration of game files to remove cutscenes. This breaks away from the mold of needing to stand around in elevators or as an example, in the flight control room when Kendra and Hammond spend a whole long minute talking to you. 

This has been added into PC categories to make the runs more pleasant to do. However, this is STRICTLY available on PC. You are unable to mod the files for console vers, and therefore will not be able to run with NRV on Console.

To run with NRV, You must go to the 'Movies' folder in your local files for Dead Space's Installation, and delete the folder labeled 'en' inside.
An example of the directory would be

C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Dead Space\movies\en

For Origin this would be:

C:\Program Files\Origin\Dead Space

Once you have done this, return to the game. Launch, and have fun! The intro will be extremely different so do not panic. It starts fading in from black and just a backgroundless 'Dead Space' titlecard.

Do not verify/repair the files as they will be replaced. When you want to return the files to normal, verify/repair the game.

If you have any trouble setting this up, feel free to contact me or another mod.

(If you intend to use the Intro Skip with DS1, please refer to the rules and set your split timers to 3:26 beginning.)

PC speedrunning setup guide

# How to set up your game to run Dead Space any%

This guide will give you all the info you need to know about how to set up Dead Space 1 in order to speedrun any%.

## Step 1. Remove rig videos

1. Navigate to the Dead Space 1 install directory, e.g C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Dead Space
2. Go into the movies\en directory, it should look similar to below:![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/11Ivm-m2X_djjeGyiK6v38SO2gKQYV1yrHRzUtwy7CyofU6CDqtYdR6PYyWN5WTW5u44BMUTEoskvkjoxqprR7KG9G8orHYJdcf1hVtXbyLM8J7ZdWtWDFa_vfrH2urBD68r4UV9Bz6sVKUZrF3SDQ)
3. Delete all the files in this directory

## Step 2. Mouse Fix (Optional)

The mouse fix mod makes the mouse easier to handle. It's not required and a lot of runners don't use it. Its personal preference if you want to use it or not.

1. Head over to [https://www.speedrun.com/ds1/resources](https://www.speedrun.com/ds1/resources) and download the patch called **Intro skip and mouse fix together**
2. Extract the zip and copy the contents into the Dead Space 1 game directory

## Step 3. Intro Skip

**(IF YOU DID STEP 2 AND YOUR ON STEAM VERSION, YOU CAN SKIP THIS)**

There are two ways to skip the intro, either via a .dll or by hex editing the executable.

### DLL method (Does not work on EA App version)

1. Head over to [https://www.speedrun.com/ds1/resources](https://www.speedrun.com/ds1/resources) and download the tool called **Intro Skip**
2. Extract the files and copy the contents of the files to the Dead Space 1 game directory (The scripts directory must be copied in full including the directory)

### Hex Edit method (Does not work on steam version)

1. Get a program to hex edit files, for example **HxD**
2. Open the program and open the Dead Space executable with the editor
3. Search for the text **XCENTKOWSK_C8A99CD_622DBBB_v3** and replace it with the text **XCENTKOWSK_C78C369_F71988A_v3**![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/ZF1HTLseoymIfPRFEwkPsx65QQE7AFwUPRuUqMsxqciGWxM_L1__cgSkODv3XY0m6LAFSS8EtJ550YDQrOqqbEhlzb11Ju3m4dj7o9zcfxaUnOUUn6CLN6taBzFdZPW5fKiqBcvx2L6PRIQSDd6wvA)
4. Save the changes to the executable.

## FPS Cap

Dead space 1 should be played with unlocked FPS with a hard cap of 200 fps to be able to do all the tricks optimally.

Make sure VSync is turned **OFF** so that the FPS is unlocked in the game. Then change the graphics setting to ensure you are getting over 200 FPS.

Capping the FPS to 200 can be done in any way that the runner wants. Most common options are either capping it through your graphics card or using a program such as Fraps or Rivatuner to cap the FPS.

## Keybinds

Any keybinds you want are okay. Just make sure that stomp and alt fire are not bound to the same key (They are by default).

Name	Author
Chapter 2 Tutorial	TheBritishRunner 7 years ago
Chapter 3 Tutorial	TheBritishRunner 7 years ago
Chapter 4 Tutorial	TheBritishRunner 7 years ago
Chapter 5 - 7 Tutorial	TheBritishRunner 6 years ago
Chapter 8 - 12 Tutorial	TheBritishRunner 6 years ago
Dead Space any% game setup guide	Looney 3 years ago
NRV (No Video Logs) Setup Guide.	TheSecondMasterMarv 4 years ago
PC speedrunning setup guide	Looney 1 year ago