Episode 1 Guide (Optional Photos included)

Life is Strange Episode 1 Speedrun notes

Pre-Notes:
- Based off of DeadRobots' WR (46:34) 
- Going to assume that PC > Everything else due to load times and movement
- Will include Optional Photos locations for 100% runs

Everyday Heroes
- Timer starts when you gain control of Max
- slightly hug walls and walk up to Lighthouse. 
- Look at Photo on desk then take selfie
- Choose "I did know..." (B)
- OPTIONAL PHOTO #1: Desk in Center of room
- Walk up to Jefferson and talk to him
- Choose "I didn't have any time..."
- Walk out of classroom and head towards bathroom
- Enter Bathroom and use sink (don't look at mirror, will lose time)
- Take photo of butterfly
- Back in classroom, reverse time to fix camera then take selfie
- Choose "I have to go to the bathroom" (B)
- Reverse time and select "The Daguerreian Process" (Y)
- Walk up to Jefferson and talk to him
- Choose "I'm not avoiding it..." (X)
- Reverse time and choose same option
- Leave classroom and return to bathroom
- Look at Fire Alarm, look at janitor cart, move it, and hit fire alarm. 

Payback is a troll

- Leave bathroom and talk to principal
- Choose "Lie" (B)
- Walk out of school
- OPTIONAL PHOTO #2: Take photo of Statue
- OPTIONAL PHOTO #3: Turn around and talk to skateboarders. Reverse time and choose new conversation choice and then choose "Tre flip"
- Head Left to dormitories
- OPTIONAL PHOTO #4: Head to where Kate is sitting and take picture of squirrel
- Head to steps to get berated by Victoria
- Head left, go to storage room and hit water switch
- Go back out toward ladder and sabotage paint bucket.
- Talk to Victoria on steps and choose "Make fun of" (X)
- Enter dorms

Blackwell Ninja
- Head to end of the hall and enter the room on the right (Max's dorm)
- OPTIONAL PHOTO #5: Turn right and take selfie pic in mirror
- Look at note on desk and exit room
- Head back down the hall and talk to Juliet
- Choose "Juliet Watson" (A)
- Head back to end of hall and enter room on left (Victoria's room) 
- OPTIONAL PHOTO #6: Walk up to the collage of pictures, mess them up, then take photo
- Walk up to desk, use PC, then print out proof.
- Exit room 
- Head back down to hall and present proof to Juliet.
- Enter Dana's room, grab flash drive off desk, and leave dorms. 

Parking Lot Shakedown
- OPTIONAL PHOTO #7: Alyssa will get hit by football. Rewind time, warn her and football will hit window instead. Take Photo of damage
- Walk towards dorm yard exit
- Kate will get harassed by security guard. Take Photo (X)
- OPTIONAL PHOTO #8: Go to right side of the RV, draw on Window, and then take picture. 
- Walk up to Warren
- Choose "I don't want to talk about it" (B)
- Choose "I've been busy" (B)
- Choose "No fucking way" (B)
- Choose "How so?" (X)
- Choose "Don't want to speak about it" (B)
- Nathan Walks up
- Choose "What are you talking about?" (X)
- Choose "Take a Step back." (X)

Remember Me
- Choose "I have no idea" (B)
- Choose "No" (B)
- Choose "Of Course" (X)
- Choose "I wanted to" (X)
- Turn right and turn on power strip
- Look under bed and pull out CD
- Choose "So who is she?" (B)
- Choose "So she took my place?" (X)
- Choose "So What happened?" (X)
- Choose "What about her parents?" (B)
- Go to CD Player and put on music
- Leave room and head downstairs
- Head into garage and walk over to Washer-machine
- Reverse time, put tray under desk, and repeat
- Return to Chloe's room
- Walk over to desk and attempt to repair camera
- Choose "I wasn't there" (B) 
- Choose "Not at all" (B)
- Choose "Just a bit" (X)
- Choose "No" (B)
- Take Photo of Chloe
- Open Closet, reverse time, move lamp, and then hide in closet. 
- Choose "Stay Hidden" (X)
- Leave room through window

Lighthouse
- OPTIONAL PHOTO #9 - Turn around and go to the bottom of the path and see a bird on a rock. Approach bird and take photo.
- Walk up to top of cliff.
- OPTIONAL PHOTO #10: Approach Chloe from behind and take photo.
- Choose "What Files" (B)
- Choose "What's Nathan Secret?" (X)
- Choose "How much do you owe?" (B)
- Choose "That is fucked up" (X)
- Choose "He's still dangerous" (X)
- Back in nightmare land, keep right when fork appears to dodge bolders
- Reverse time when tree falls
- Hug left when logs start to fall (if touched, reverse ¤time loss¤)
- Grab Newspaper and split

DONE!

Full Game Any% PS4

¤January 14, 2018 update: Episode 1 fixed confusing wording in the bathroom¤
¤April 6, 2017 update: Updated episode 3 decisions to be optimal¤
¤March 29, 2017 update: changed milk to bacon, more precision throughout guide, found 4 seconds in dark room confrontation¤
¤December 6, 2016 update found 37 seconds free in episode 4¤
This guide assumes you've played through the game casually first.
Disclaimer: My split names are mostly jokes. I'll do my best to show what they cover.
Dialogue options will be presented in direction format UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT
Movement tips will be presented as MUP MDOWN MLEFT MRIGHT these are controller directions NOT game directions
Camera tips will be presented as CUP CDOWN CLEFT CRIGHT these are controller directions NOT game directions
Holding RUN will be assumed when moving
Rewind will be REWIND
Fast Rewind will be FREWIND
Skip will be SKIP (all like 6 times it's used)
Taking a photo (it happens a couple times) will simply be PHOTO
This is done so any system may use this guide I'd be uploading photos of my notebook if able

Episode 1: Chrysalis Time starts when control is gained
Split1 Exposition: Covers up until leaving the school building
-Move up to lighthouse quickly nothing special here.
-Once in the classroom look at the photo in front of you
-Take a selfie to enter a conversation with Mr. Jefferson
	-Responses-
	-RIGHT
-After conversation cut between tables to go talk to Mr. Jefferson again.
	-Responses-
	-RIGHT
-Exit to hallway (I like to buffer both the camera and movement during the conversation MLEFT and CLEFT)
-Head to bathroom BE SURE TO LOOK AT A POSTER ON THE WAY
-In bathroom move to the sink and USE at it (CDOWN slightly so you don't interact with the mirror on accident)
-Buffer MUP and begin mashing PHOTO CDOWN is a decent idea but shouldn't be required
-Buffer REWIND until your camera is fixed
-Take a selfie
-Conversation with Mr.Jefferson
	-Responses-
	-Mash SKIP and RIGHT
	-REWIND
	-Mash SKIP and UP
-Move between tables to talk to Mr. Jefferson again
	-Responses
	-LEFT
	-REWIND (single choice, game forces it)
	-MASH SKIP LEFT and SKIP after the choice
-Buffer MLEFT and CLEFT to head to the hallway
-Run to the bathroom
-Buffer MUP and mash LOOK to look at fire alarm
-Buffer MLEFT and mash USE to move cart
-Buffer CDOWN and mash USE to get hammer
-Hit the alarm (no movement or camera tips yet)
-Buffer MUP and mash USE to leave the bathroom
-Talk to Principal Wells
	-Responses-
	-RIGHT
-Exit building
SPLIT 2 :Defender of the Universe: Covers until Chloe pulls up  in her truck
-Head to the dorms
-When you receive a text from Warren pop open the window then quickly close it again (game forces this if you don't and I prefer to have control over when.
-Run and talk to Victoria
-Buffer MLEFT and CLEFT to run towards Samuel and the maintenance room
-Look at Samuel (required for dousing Victoria in paint in 1 cycle)
-Enter maintenance room and activate sprinklers
-Leave maintenance room and go sabotage the bucket
-Talk to Victoria
	-Response-
	-LEFT
-Buffer MUP while mashing USE to enter the dorm
-Go to your room and LOOK at the post-it note on your desk (careful to not look at anything else)
-Leave Room and go talk to Juliet
	-Responses-
	-LEFT
	-DOWN
-Go to Victoria's room
-USE her laptop
-PRINT email (opposite PHOTO but only used once in game)
-Get email from printer and leave Victoria's room
-Go give email to Juliet
-Enter Dana's room and get the flash drive from her desk
-Leave the dorms and head to the campus on the way a jock spikes a football into Alyssa's head which forces the camera to look at it, compensate as best you can I'm still working on improving this.
-Encounter David hassling Kate
	-Responses-
	-LEFT
-Leave the dorm area
-Go talk to Warren
	-Responses-
	-RIGHT
	-RIGHT
	-RIGHT
	-LEFT
	-RIGHT  Nathan comes to threaten you here
	-LEFT
	-RIGHT
-Cut-scene where Chloe pulls up in her truck. When Max says Chloe
SPLIT 3: Thrashing: Covers the rest of episode 1
-Conversation with Chloe in truck
	-Responses-
	-RIGHT
	-RIGHT
	-RIGHT
	-LEFT
-Chloe's Bedroom-
-Buffer MRIGHT and CRIGHT CDOWN and USE the power strip
-Buffer MUP and CDOWN and USE the box under Chloe's bed (beware of garbage can)
-Conversation with Chloe-
	-Responses-
	-RIGHT
	-LEFT
	-LEFT
	-RIGHT
-Buffer MRIGHT put on music
-Buffer MDOWN to head to the door and leave Chloe's room
-Buffer MLEFT and mash USE to go downstairs
-Go to the garage and LOOK at the tools on top of the dryer
-USE dryer and buffer REWIND
-Buffer CDOWN and move the cardboard
-USE dryer
-USE cardboard
-Get tools
-Go back upstairs
-Buffer MRIGHT and CRIGHT while mashing USE to enter Chloe's room
-Go to desk and USE tools
-Conversation with Chloe-
	-Responses-
	-RIGHT
	-RIGHT
	-LEFT
	-RIGHT
-Buffer MUP and mash PHOTO to take a picture of Chloe
-Go to closet and USE Buffer REWIND
-Move lamp
-USE closet
	-Choice-
	-LEFT
-Go to window and USE
-Lighthouse Path-
-Run to the lighthouse and talk to Chloe
-Conversation with Chloe-
	-Responses-
	-LEFT
	-LEFT
	-RIGHT
	-LEFT
	-RIGHT
	-LEFT
	-LEFT
-NIGHTMARE-
-Run up the right path to avoid boulder
-REWIND when the tree falls
-Stay to the left to avoid the logs
-Run to the newspaper and USE
SPLIT: Interlude 1: All interlude splits are used to bridge between episodes and all have the same button presses
-Mash SKIP and BACK (Circle on ps4 B on xbox) until the choices screen is displayed then just hit BACK
-On the main menu hit continue by mashing USE
-Mash SKIP until the Player choice and consequences screen is displayed then
SPLIT: NOMNOMNOM: Covers until the junkyard
Episode 2: Out of Time 

-Mash USE to turn off alarm
-Mash USE and BACK to get up
-Grab shower items and leave room
-Go to the shower and talk to Kate
-Buffer MUP and mash USE to take a shower
-Leave shower and go back to Max's room
-Spill glass and buffer REWIND
-Move glass
-Get Book
-Leave room
-Go to Kate's room
-Talk to Kate
	-Responses-
	-LEFT
	-RIGHT
	-UP
	-LEFT
	-LEFT
	-LEFT
-Put book by bag
	-Responses-
	-RIGHT
-Leave Kate's room and the dorm
-Go talk to Warren
	-Responses-
	-LEFT
	-RIGHT
	-RIGHT
	-LEFT
-Leave dorms to trigger bus ride scene
-Enter diner
-Go sit at booth
-Conversation with Joyce
	-Responses-
	-RIGHT
	-LEFT
	-LEFT
	-LEFT
-Drink Coffee
-Drink Coffee SKIP
-Drink Coffee SKIP
-Drink Coffee SKIP
-Conversation with Chloe
	-DOWN
-LOOK at items
-REWIND
-Chloe tests your powers
	-LEFT
	-RIGHT
	-UP
	-UP
	-RIGHT
	-RIGHT
	-DOWN
	-LEFT
-Stare at jukebox until music starts then REWIND
-Chloe's second test of your powers
	-DOWN
	-DOWN
	-LEFT
	-UP
-Go talk to Chloe
	-CHOICE-
	-RIGHT
SPLIT: Fetch Quest: Covers Junkyard and Train Tracks
BOTTLE LOCATIONS   You should know where these are already and I'm not typing a HUGE description for this
My personal notes on this section just say go get the damn bottles and be quick
-First bottle is to the left on top of a crate
-REWIND and move box to be able to get bottle
-Second bottle is past the washing machine on the left on top of a car
-Third bottle is by the campfire REWIND to keep junk from falling
-Fourth bottle is in Chloe and Rachel's clubhouse
-Fifth bottle is on top of some junk that you need to move a plank to get to.
-Go talk to Chloe
-Chloe tests your powers again with a shooting range
-REWIND after the shot then RIGHT
-REWIND after the shot then UP
-Shoot the rim on the left
-Shoot the front left car tire
-Buffer MUP and mash USE
-CHOICE-
	-LEFT
-Run forward then left to leave junkyard
-Conversation with Chloe on train tracks-
	-Responses-
	-LEFT
	-RIGHT
	-LEFT
	-RIGHT
-Train is coming to kill Chloe
-Run up slope behind Chloe and head left at the top and grab the crowbar
-Run past the drum and head right and use the crowbar to remove the brick
-Push the drum down onto the track switch
-Buffer MUP to jump down to Chloe's level
-Go free Chloe
SPLIT: Swan Diver: Covers the rest of Episode 2
-Conversation with Chloe in her truck out front of the school
	-Responses-
	-RIGHT
	-RIGHT
-In the school talk to David on the way to art class
	-Responses-
	-LEFT
	-RIGHT
-Go to art class where Mr. Jefferson talks to you
	-Responses
	-RIGHT
	-LEFT
	-RIGHT
	-RIGHT
-Go talk to Nathan/Victoria at your desk
-Mash USE to sit down
-After the scene you're outside the dorm
-Buffer MUP and move forward
-REWIND when the camera pans up and Kate jumps
-Buffer REWIND and freeze time
-Make your way through the crowd to the roof
-Conversation with Kate on the roof
	-Responses-   Sadly killing Kate is faster than not
	-UP
	-RIGHT BibleThump
-Conversation in Principal Well's office
	-Responses-
	-RIGHT
-Mash USE to sign paper and 
SPLIT: Interlude 2: All interlude splits are used to bridge between episodes and all have the same button presses
-Mash SKIP and BACK (Circle on ps4 B on xbox) until the choices screen is displayed then just hit BACK
-On the main menu hit continue by mashing USE
-Mash SKIP until the Player choice and consequences screen is displayed then
SPLIT: Judas Priest: Covers up to the pool
Episode 3: Chaos Theory

-Leave Room
-Leave Dorm
-Rewind when Max sees Principal Wells to avoid him
-Head to Campus
-Buffer MUP and get scared by Chloe
-Conversation with Chloe
	-Responses-
	-RIGHT
	-RIGHT
	-LEFT
-Inside Blackwell go into the office and talk to Chloe
-Buffer MUP and search the key rack
-Search each drawer one at a time heading back to Chloe
-Bomb Scavenger Hunt-
-Buy can from vending machine on the way to the science lab
-Pick up can
-Enter science lab sugar on teacher's desk
-Go to the back of the science lab and look at the weed killer on top of the cabinet
-Use to get the weed killer
-Exit science lab at the back door
-Cross hallway into Art Room
-Go to the right between the tables to get the duct tape off the back table (where Victoria sits)
-PAUSE and reload last checkpoint to warp to Chloe with your items
-Buffer MUP and mash USE to bomb the door
-Run into the principal's office and REWIND
-Turn around and open the door
-Turn the light on and grab files
-Get the files on the shelf on the wall past the desk Chloe is sitting at
-Turn left look down get the files in the cabinet
-Talk to Chloe
	-Response-
	-LEFT
SPLIT: Splish Splash: Covers the Pool (My sneaking ability sucks so it's it's own split)
-Buffer MUP and mash USE to talk to Chloe
-Conversation with Chloe-
	-Responses-
	-RIGHT
-Head left into the girl's locker room
-Navigate through the girls locker room to the pool
-Enter the pool office and turn on the breakers to turn the light on in the pool
-Go to Chloe and mash USE until you start the swimming scene
-Conversation in pool
	-Responses-
	-RIGHT
	-RIGHT
	-LEFT
-Run through the girls locker room to where you entered the building from and try to leave
-Run back through the locker room and REWIND when you reach the shower to turn the guard
-Hide in the corner and wait for the guard to walk past
-Exit to the pool (be careful, guards see you if you get too close as well as in their light)
SPLIT: Hacking Groundhogs: Covers up to the first Photo Focus
-Mash USE to take a selfie
-Mash BACK to get up (I'm bad at remembering to do this)
-Check Max's clothes on the left side of the bed
-Go open the closet
	-Choice-
	-RIGHT
-Put on the clothes
-Go downstairs and talk to Joyce
	-Breakfast Choice-
	-RIGHT
-Get eggs from bag in front of you
-Get bacon from refrigerator
-Talk to Joyce
	-Responses-
	-LEFT
	-LEFT
-Go sit at table
-Eat the food
-After scene you'll be in the garage
-Use the laptop
-Check the driver sun visor in the car and look at every page of the receipt
-Use the laptop
	-Choices-
	-RIGHT
	-LEFT
-Go talk to Chloe
	-Choice-
	-LEFT
-Buffer MUP walk past Chloe and leave the house
-Enter the diner and talk to Frank
-Talk to Nathan
	-Responses-
	-RIGHT
	-UP
-Talk to Cop
	-Responses
	-RIGHT
	-UP
-Talk to Frank
	-Responses-
	-LEFT
-Take keys off the table
-REWIND
-Go to the RV
	-Choice-
	-RIGHT
-Enter RV
-Check the vent
-Get the knife
-Open the vent
-Get the book
-Talk to Chloe
SPLIT: Butterfly: Covers the rest of the episode
-Conversation in truck
	-Responses-
	-UP
	-LEFT
	-LEFT
-In dorm room mash USE to focus on photo (Have fun with the photo focus minigame, i range from a couple seconds to 30 ONLY RNG IN RUN!!!!)
-Go stand by the hat and wait until William grabs the keys
-REWIND (Don't rewind too soon it loses about a minute)
-Get Keys from under hat
-Throw keys out doorwall
SPLIT: Interlude 3: All interlude splits are used to bridge between episodes and all have the same button presses
-Mash SKIP and BACK (Circle on ps4 B on xbox) until the choices screen is displayed then just hit BACK
-On the main menu hit continue by mashing USE
-Mash SKIP until the Player choice and consequences screen is displayed then
SPLIT: I EFFED UP!!!: Covers alternate reality
Episode 4: Dark Room

-Conversation with R2D2 Chloe (if I didn't make jokes I'd cry, in fact I still cry when running this game)
	-Responses-
	-RIGHT
	-RIGHT
	-RIGHT
-Grab water to the left to break up conversation for a moment then right back into it
	-RIGHT
	-RIGHT
	-RIGHT
	-RIGHT
-Get DVD from left drawer under TV
-Use DVD player
-Go upstairs
-Turn bathroom light on
-Get morphine from cabinet on the left
-Go back downstairs and talk to Chloe
-Grab photo album from dresser on other side of Chloe
-Turn around and talk to Chloe
-Mash USE to turn the page twice
	-Choice-
	-LEFT
-Mash USE to focus on photo (GL with minigame)
SPLIT: Gathering Evidence: Covers until dealing with Frank
-Examine Board
-Go downstairs and into the garage
-LOOK at the lockers
-USE to open lockers PASSWORD 7171
-Head to Stairs to call for Chloe (I use the door, still need to time if going around is faster dunno if David catches you I've always just used the door)
-At dorms go talk to Brooke
	-Responses-
	-UP
	-DOWN
-Go talk to Chloe
-Go LOOK at Nathan's Board
-Mash USE to open Nathan's door
-USE Nathan's laptop
-USE to look at the scratches on the floor
-Move the couch
-Go back to Chloe
	-Choice-
	-RIGHT
-Buffer MUP and mash USE to leave dorm
-Go to RV and talk to Frank
	-Responses-
	-DOWN
	-UP
	-UP
-Go back to Chloe's truck
SPLIT: Sorting Evidence: Just covers sorting the evidence trust me enough time can be lost here to warrant it's own split
Can be done in any order
-DAVID'S CLUES-
-GPS notes and two pics of cars
-Bottom right GPS note and both Nathan's Truck (side view of truck and tail with broken tail light)
-FRANK'S CLUES-
-Book on left, list on top right
-Both pages on the far left, the bottom page on the far right
-NATHAN'S CLUES-
-School Documents on left, piece of paper, sim card, phone
-Enter phone PIN (0829)
-PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER-
-Top middle Text
-Far right drug note
-Barn (second from bottom right)
SPLIT: Rape Cave 'n Party: Covers the rest of the episode
-Go around the corner and move the sheets to enter the barn
-Go to the trap door and step on it to enable the examine option
-Examine lock
-Tie rope to lock
-Get a boost up
-Pull engine down
-Climb up
-Buffer REWIND
-Tie rope to engine
-Pull engine
-Jump down to the ground level
-Open trap door
-Digicode (542)
-Look in cabinet
-Leave dark room
- BibleThump R BibleThump A BibleThump C BibleThump H BibleThump E BibleThump L BibleThump A BibleThump M BibleThump B BibleThump E BibleThump R BibleThump
-At party-
-Walk around the people in line and talk to Stella
	-Responses-
	-RIGHT
	-LEFT
-Buffer MRIGHT and CRIGHT, and mash USE to enter the party
-Go talk to the girl at the VIP table
-Run around the pool
-Push floaters into the pool
-Buffer REWIND
-Run forward and mash USE to enter VIP
-Go talk to Victoria
	-Responses-
	-UP
	-UP
	-LEFT
	-RIGHT
-Buffer MUP and mash USE to talk to Chloe
-At the junkyard-
-Run forward past Chloe until the path forks and turn right
-Turn left at the washing machine
-Run straight until cutscene starts and
SPLIT: Interlude 4: All interlude splits are used to bridge between episodes and all have the same button presses
-Mash SKIP and BACK (Circle on ps4 B on xbox) until the choices screen is displayed then just hit BACK
-On the main menu hit continue by mashing USE
-Mash SKIP until the Player choice and consequences screen is displayed then
SPLIT: Perverted Freak: Covers until Max gets saved from the dark room
Episode 5: Polarized

-Angle the camera at Max's right leg and mash USE to free it
-USE to pull the cart closer
-LOOK at the photo
-USE to focus (GL on minigame) and watch the perv at work ¤shudders¤
-LOOK at new photo
-USE to focus (GL on minigame)
-Conversation with sicko
	-Responses-
	-RIGHT
	-LEFT
	-LEFT
	-RIGHT
-LOOK at diary
-REWIND
-USE to talk to sicko
	-Responses-
	-DOWN
-USE to focus (GL on minigame)
-In class
	-Response-
	-UP
-USE backpack and scroll through pamphlets
-USE cell phone
-Go talk to sicko
-On plane-
-Watch people behind you punch fans until the captain comes on
-Talk to Principal Wells
-Art Gallery-
-Go LOOK at your photo
-Go USE your photo to focus (GL on minigame, haven't gotten a 1 cycle on a good run yet)
-Dorm room-
-Turn around and LOOK at photo
-USE photo to tear it
-Dark Room-
-Conversation with sicko-
	-Responses-
	-RIGHT
-After David gets clocked the first time REWIND all the way back and talk to sicko
	-Responses-
	-LEFT
-Looking at the cart USE when it becomes available
-Looking at the cables on the floor wait for sicko to shoot David
-REWIND
-USE to pull lamp (down goes sicko)
-Go to exit
	-Choice-
	-RIGHT
-Leave the dark room
SPLIT: Whirlywind: Covers the run through Arcadia Bay
-Run to the hole in the wall, use the path to the right of the truck and compensate for the auto camera
-Turn on the power to put out the fire
- Run to the sand box and wait for the diner to finish exploding
-REWIND
- USE sand to stop the diner from exploding
-Enter diner from the right side
-Talk to Warren
	-Responses-
	-RIGHT
	-RIGHT
	-RIGHT
-USE to focus (and get blocked by Warren)
	-LEFT
-USE to focus (GL on minigame)
-Conversation with Chloe-
	-RIGHT
	-RIGHT
	-RIGHT
	-UP
	-LEFT
	-UP
SPLIT: NIGHTMARE!!!: Covers the nightmare
-Go to leave and sicko pops up and talks to you
	-Responses-
	-RIGHT
-Leave the room
-Run to Kate and mash USE until you talk to her
-Buffer MUP and mash USE to follow her through the door
-Go to fork in hallway and get the key
-Enter Dana's room
-Enter the first room on the left (Rachel's Room)
-Enter Victoria's Room
-Enter Max's Room
-Run to the bathroom
-MAZE- Good luck with this part the maze has cost me many great runs
(sorry for the imprecision of the directions in this part)
-Run right up to the split in the wall and rewind
-Continue running and turn left once you reach the wall
-Loop around and run past the gap where the guy is
-Wait for the guy and then run down the hall
-Run past the first gap and wait for the guy
-Circle around the spinner and REWIND as necessary
-Run past the first guy by the lockers and then head right up the middle REWINDing when you need to turn guys
-In the car section head to the left and go for the bench
-END MAZE-
-Watch the torture Max video
-LOOK at digicode
-USE digicode (0311)
-Run through diner and talk to Max
	-LEFT
	-RIGHT
	-RIGHT
-Run through "Memory Lane" and when cutscene starts
SPLIT: Sacrifices/END: Just a split to cover the final choice in the game
-Watch Scene
-Decision does not affect time so choose the ending you like


      [Sacrifice Chloe] LEFT		RIGHT [Sacrifice Arcadia Bay]
					    TIME



Happy Speedrunning!!!

Life is Strange - Full Game - Any% & 100% - UPDATED 8/26/19

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Skips and You - A Guide to the Skips and Speedtech of Life is Strange (Jan 2022 Update)

Hey guys. I made some videos for ESASummer19 for their "glitches and skips" intermission videos. I'm not actually sure if any of these aired on stream, but I've got them here for anyone (new or otherwise) wondering what the skips actually are.

For you first-time skippers, there are a few kinds of techniques you need to get down:

*Checkpoint Warping*: This one is so easy you can do it with your eyes shut. All you need to do is open the start menu and select "reload from checkpoint". This helps us in two spots in Episode 3 with some different effects each time.

*Look Clipping*: This one can be done on the console and PC versions of the game. In order to pull this off, you need to stand at some sort of wall with an object nearby. This can't be any normal object; this object needs to change the camera to a cinematic camera. If you've gotten this far, you'll hold down the run button, press the "Look" button and immediately hold movement forward for the duration of the cinematic camera. If done successfully, you'll be clipped into the object you were walking towards. This can take a bit to get used to but once you get the feel for it, you'll be doing it first time every time.

*Trigger Skipping*: This skip is related to look clipping but involves look-able items that don't use the cinematic camera like *look clips* or make something pop up on the screen. You're able to move slightly while the game gives control back to Max, we use this to skip dialogue triggers in Episode 2.

*Wall Shimmies*: This kind of skip can only be done on PC. Sorry consoles; you need an unlocked framerate, 60+FPS to pull this off. There are some objects in this game that act more like steep slopes rather than walls. In these cases, you can hold the run button and wiggle the movement stick side to side. Slowly, Max will begin moving up the "wall". If done in some places, it can get you out of bounds.

***NOV21 Update***
*Double Trigger*: Found by Aranel during her Full Game 100% marathon submission video. See the Unnamed skip video below for more details. We're currently investigating where this set of interactions could be applied.

**JAN22 Update**
*Fast Rewind*: Found by Aranel privately, publicized by Eray. During the girls dormitories scene at the end of Episode 2, you can hold down RT (accelerated rewind) and mash LT (rewind) for a funky effect. We're currently investigating where this tech can apply in other rewind instances.

**Episode 2: Bottle Warp [All Platforms; Any% and 100%]**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKQVCqKmalE

After collecting the 5th bottle (assuming you're a normal human being and collect the boat bottle last) just reload the checkpoint.

*NOV21*
**Episode 2: Double Trigger [All Platforms; Any% and 100%]**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5vA6M7XlZo

This glitch involves hitting the trigger to jump down the ledge near the drum but also interacting with the wedge to pry it away. The game thinks you've already watched the cutscene of jumping down and allows you to skip it. Saves a handful of seconds.

**Episode 2: Hallway Skip [All Platforms; Any% and 100%]**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcL6V9c6KCs

The minimum number of times you need to perform a *trigger skip* is 2 times. You may want to do 3 or 4 times to be safe, but you can skip the dialogue with David and Jefferson this way. Doing both of these saves ~2 minutes.

**NEW - JAN 22**
**Episode 2: Fast Rewind [All Platforms; Any% and 100%]**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0wVH7SWPqQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FBgon2x0r4

Hold down Accelerated Rewind (Default RT on controller) and mash Rewind (Default LT). This saves ~5 seconds if mashed properly.

**Episode 3: Explosive Warp [All Platforms; Any% and 100%]**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7vvxBJ87aU

When you pick up items to create the pipe bomb to open Principal Wells' door, the game saves the items you've picked up, but not the location where Max is standing. When you pick up the final object and reload from checkpoint, it retains the items, and the default position from loading into these scene is right behind Chloe. This *Checkpoint Warp* saves ~20 seconds from having to walk back to Chloe manually.

There's no special fancy input here, just open the menu and reload the checkpoint.

**Episode 3: Make Out Break Out [All Platforms(?); Any%]**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzQRpKQB-hc

Doing a *Look Clip* inbounds can give us some fancy effects. Since the game doesn't check for collision when the game gives us control of Max again, we can walk into something, look at the same object, and get placed on top of whatever we clipped into. We then walk from the bed to the chair, and *Wall Shimmy(?)* up the desk and walk out of Chloe's window. Walking towards the left from the window, we drop onto a floor which we can then walk over to the trigger for walking downstairs.

**Episode 3: Make Out Break Out [All Platforms(?); 100%]**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvhxbucZW5I

Do the same as above, but instead of going left, go right. *Look Clip* twice with the window and get back """inbounds""", take the photo, then walk downstairs!

**Episode 3: "Breakfastest" Skip [PC Only; Any% and 100%]**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ulf5mPud2Wk

Breakfastest saves around 5 minutes. Instead of having to make and eat breakfast with Joyce, we can walk outside and Wall Shimmy up the board on the fence. Then, run to the front of the Price house. Then we'll fall out of bounds by walking towards the street and then immediately run back towards the garage. At this point, you'll go to the laptop and find the code as normal. Once you've taken a look at David's laptop, you'll go to the door. Once you start the animation for opening the door, you'll need to reload your save, or *Checkpoint Warp*. If you don't reload your save, the game *thinks* Chloe came down and shooed Max off like she should, but there's no model to interact with. Reloading the save makes everything behave normally again.

**Episode 4: Barn Skip [PC Only; Any% Version]**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKCCt_C4qbI

This skip saves loads of time, but is also the trickiest skip in the game; and it sucks when you're 4+ hours in a run and it dies to this BibleThump . Every runner has their own technique for this skip. You can either use *Look Clips* to get in and out of the barn for your setup, or you can use a *Wall Shimmy* on the sign next to Chloe's truck to get out of bounds. At this point, the skip is the same. You'll make your way from the void to the outside of the Dark Room. Then carefully fall off into the void again, and eventually clip into the floor of the Dark Room.

**Episode 4: Barn Skip [All Platforms, Any% Backup Version]**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6FLIGCKYjg

If you didn't land next to the cabinet, that's okay! You'll be stuck in the floor, just look at something that uses the cinematic camera and Max will be walking on the ground again.

**Episode 4: Barn Skip [All Platforms, 100% Version]**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWJvLF71TAo

This is much easier than any%. Just *Look Clip* into the barn via the electrical box. Once you're inside, continue as normal by finding the hatch to the Dark Room on the ground. Don't forget your photos!

**Episode 4: Pool Skip [All Platforms; Any% Version]**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AWTKnh1wlU

Just *wall shimmy* a little onto the bench and walk through the DJ equipment.

**Episode 4: Pool Skip [All Platforms; 100% Version (PC); Any%/100% Version (Console)]**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2Pj-iPW9ac

I use this method for 100% because the last photo of the episode (the graffiti in the bathroom) is right next to where it occurs. Do a *Look Clip* towards the VIP table using the glow-sticks as the item you look at. If you've done it right, you'll be clipped into the table. Then look at the glow-sticks or the banner on the curtain. You'll be walking on top of the table now. Do one more *Look Clip* towards the curtain using the banner. You'll clip into the VIP area, but no one is there to party with you. Turn around and walk out of the area, you'll notice that the bodyguard is gone. Turn around again to re-enter the VIP area and all the models will be loaded.

**Episode 5: Intervention [All Platforms?; Any%]**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iemi-7O89X0

We honestly have no idea why this one happens. Spamming X/A while Max recovers from looking in her backpack for David's cellphone number will somehow clip Max to the conversation with Jefferson. This saves ~40 seconds.

Speedrunning Guides

* **Full game guide:** [Google doc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AtQ5MhxyaqZ_qmHkWWDhzxR2IvdAGI8oMbEi_KsBcCY/edit?usp=sharing)
* **Individual episode 1:** [Google doc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vduWoX8hGYKT293uJvtcHXnD5RPHVqfn1ixsaxYXsAw/edit?usp=sharing)
* **Individual episode 2:** [Google doc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wK2HA0Y-0r81C16uR-DpRzO_sS9grWdx5o-pEdEhH4A/edit?usp=sharing)
* **Individual episode 3:** [Google doc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NpWr2ZQfdp0xAUeJoWE_1j013bSigbvciSFJ0tOfw24/edit?usp=sharing)
* **Individual episode 4:** [Google doc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BAokM7hhPsMokiNhoCiM6T9NAr64zxDAoJBLRBON_bE/edit?usp=sharing)
* **Individual episode 5:** [Google doc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JSskdmi-7c-iBpxTG1H1l_R7kVl8DYsuw09WJyFbfd4/edit?usp=sharing)

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Episode 1 Guide (Optional Photos included)	Eliminado 10 years ago
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Life is Strange - Full Game - Any% & 100% - UPDATED 8/26/19	CrispyHanako 5 years ago
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