Any% Guide (updated again)

Stage: One of the three parts of each infected person, like the lungs

GE: Gain Entry, the first stage in every level

Nelson -

Mouth:

From the beginning, there is a glitch that saves about 3 seconds (which i'll call "Head start" just for clarification). Once you click play and skip the cutscene, you can right-click then press p and enter. (don't move your mouse after you right click or else it won't work!) This causes the game to force a load of the first stage which is not fully loaded since you did not finish the last cutscene with the zoom-in on Nelson. This will cause some bugs to happen the most being you can start the stage from the screen where ruff explains how the game works. Keep holding up and once you actually see the first stage, all of the spit will be deleted, and the mouthwash will be changed to soap. Now all you have to do is avoid the soap, and you can get a Nelson mouth time of 0:43-0:45

Head start can also be done on the rest of the characters once you finish the previous lung section (saves about 2 seconds each), but you have to do it during the zoom in cutscene, otherwise the game will softlock on the lungs.

Bloodstream:

You can beat this stage pretty easily by holding up and right the whole time to avoid the B-Cells. This makes the game think you're slightly higher than you actually are, which causes the B-Cells to attack slightly above you. However, you should only do it on the trumpet & crumpet bloodstreams because the b-cells will still be spawning by the time you finish the nelson/dump-it bloodstreams. For nelson & dump-it, you can just zigzag around the b-cells and they won't attack you. This section takes about 22 seconds.

Lungs:

Once you start, immediately hold up and once you hit the first cell cluster where the T-Cell is, work your way clockwise (or counterclockwise) around the ring of cells. If you don't make any mistakes., this section takes around 14 seconds

Dump-it:

Nose:

This is the first GE where soap can be semi-luck dependent. Since it's not hard to avoid it shouldn't be a problem except for some tight sections. There is a part around the middle where you can save a little time by going in a zig-zag pattern to avoid having to let go of the up key.  If you do this section well, you can beat it in around 1 minute

Bloodstream:

Same as nelson, just slightly longer. You can beat this in around 29 seconds

Lungs:

This is the main route by MeesterTweester. The critical point is in the top left where there are 20 scattered cells. Try to go in a zig-zag pattern with these as well, that is usually the fastest method. Doing this section well can get you a time of 1 minute

https://i.imgur.com/z3HWASD.png

Trumpet:

Eye:

The soap can be quite tricky here. In this GE there are 3 skips that save around 7-8 seconds total. The first skip is towards the start of the stage where there are 2 arch shaped tear formations. 

![Image](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1201153935868706867/1346217745028616243/image.png?ex=67c76279&is=67c610f9&hm=4fcbf0d6903af7ffec473a78e82dc8434774461e83ca871d7bff2dacb845140d&=&format=webp&quality=lossless)

Here, you can go all the way to left and get slowed down by the tear slightly to save a second or 2. 

The next one is around 1/3 through the stage. 

![Image](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1201153935868706867/1346218068245876878/image.png?ex=67c762c6&is=67c61146&hm=4514d9794bc5d8d0211f9baab5b05ac3c93e2b8e8fa09aacbfaa30e58deef0a5&=&format=webp&quality=lossless)

Similarly to the first skip, there is an opening to the far left that you can go through,   sticking you to the tear temporarily but saving about 5 seconds. 

The last skip is towards the end. There is a part where you have to zigzag around 3 walls of tears. 

![Image](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1201153935868706867/1346218406814289932/image.png?ex=67c76317&is=67c61197&hm=ea0dc6d06b12e24b011ef1c5f09777517e95eb50cb350a5af3649d4d6fa30c4e&=&format=webp&quality=lossless)

On the 2nd wall to the right, there is an opening you can barely get through, saving about 3 seconds (however you will need at least 1/3 of your energy when doing this skip otherwise you will die). Doing this section well can get you a time of 1:18

Bloodstream:

This is the first Bloodstream where you have to do the invincible bloodstream trick. This is because the target radius of the B-cells is so large that it's impossible to avoid the antibodies while constantly holding right. but with this trick, the B-cells will target just above you. Doing this well can get you a time of 35 seconds in this section

Lungs:

![Image](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1201153935868706867/1344156283250671706/trumpet-route.jpg?ex=67c722d7&is=67c5d157&hm=1c2500a2fe86cf4b8cdfb75a2d00401af4736ee04209d411dae610fbef5ac9ff&=&format=webp&width=707&height=398)

There is a main route made by me (it looks a bit weird but that's just because the distances between some of the cell clusters are off since my drawing is bad). This is one of the toughest lung sections in the game. Mainly because the cells are in multiple clusters, and there are many solo cells scattered throughout the map as well as there being 3 T-cells instead of 1. The T-cells will sometimes group up to look like one, but they will take a lot of energy if you get too close (They can kill you in 1 second!). Doing this section well can get you a time of 1:16.



Crumpet:

Ear:

This used to be a pretty difficult GE, but now with the back glitch it's a little bit easier to do quickly. To perform the glitch, after you complete trumpet lungs and click the "Next Level" button, right click and press b. This causes the initial ruff cutscene to appear. Click through all the cutscenes, then once you start the stage all of the earwax/soap will be turned into spit/mouthwash! (If you're combining this glitch with head start, you have to do wax-> spit conversion FIRST, then head start once the crumpet zoom in appears) This make the section a little bit faster since the spit is significantly easier to move through compared to the earwax, allowing for extra skips that would otherwise be too slow with earwax.

The first skip is available pretty shortly after you start the level. Here, you can tank a slowdown form the spit to save time from having to go all the way around, saving about 2 seconds

![Image](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1201153935868706867/1344158635273621546/image.png?ex=67c72507&is=67c5d387&hm=be40b2e73faf83e64d7a0240c3fcf866a6c197e33614bbfee2db49bcdbe4b742&=&format=webp&quality=lossless)

The second skip can be done about 10 seconds after the first one. Here, you can go through this spit fairly quickly, saving about 5-6 seconds from having to go all the way down and around through the ear hair (the log-shaped objects)

![Image](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1201153935868706867/1344158884381720657/image.png?ex=67c72543&is=67c5d3c3&hm=f63261d2502c8a3d3bc8ba97be8561096ae409bec328e2bd471eadd9f34a5125&=&format=webp&quality=lossless)

The last skip can be done about 10 seconds after the 2nd one. Similarly to the last skip, you can go through this spit to avoid having to go around that ear hair, saving about 2 seconds.

![Image](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1201153935868706867/1344159036488024074/image.png?ex=67c72567&is=67c5d3e7&hm=e7b086d9fbafe0e887be727eb568b739dee35ab2bf57e3f33a78145c1905b75e&=&format=webp&quality=lossless)

Other than those skips, just be very careful of ear hair. Ear hair has a strange and seemingly random Collision property. Sometimes if you collide with it while holding up and right/left, it can teleport you to a random spot on the x-axis (in other words, it can only teleport you from side to side and not up or down). In a perfect world, the ear hair would only be beneficial during 1 or 2 parts of this section & not slow you down at all, but it's really up to you how careful you want to be with it. Doing this well can get you a time of 1:26

Bloodstream:

Same as trumpet, just a little longer. Doing this well can get you a time of 42 seconds

Lungs:

The last and second-longest stage of the game (the first being the ear). This is the route made by me, it is easier than the trumpet lungs since although it is longer, the cell placements are considerably more linear, so navigating is less difficult. Doing this section well can get you a time of 1:21

![Image](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1201153935868706867/1344162835311104060/crumpetroute.PNG?ex=67c728f1&is=67c5d771&hm=830ce7b130e24b427d50ee04218eea3d94b781fe92a6f0a25eb7e3eae8c5cc22&=&format=webp&quality=lossless&width=486&height=398)

Thanks for reading! If there's anything you would like to be added just let me know. I'll update this as new tricks/skips are found.

Any% strategy guide and thoughts

If someone mapped out the Lung sections and made optimal routes that would probably be the greatest contribution to speedrunning this game. Lungs are by far the most nonlinear sections and I think finding the best route would save a lot of time. However, it is hard to route, as you cannot select individual sections, and very little of the full area is shown at once. For the most part I try to start in the middle then go in a circle around the edges, while trying to remember where all the solitary cells are and hit them along the way. Also it seems that moving diagonally is faster than just going straight up down or sideways, so zig zag instead of moving in straight lines when going up, down, or sideways.

For clicking the two buttons in between each round, there is a specific spot where the buttons overlap. Before the Lungs sections the button is a little higher. Memorize where the buttons are to click them as quick as possible.

On the Bloodstream sections, I have a theory that B-Cells (tan circles) have a circular activation radius and throughout the game the radius gets larger. The radius is small and easy to avoid on Nelson, the radius is larger on trumpet but it's still manageable to avoid them, but on Dump-It and Crumpet I assume the radius takes up most if not all of the area. When the B-Cells attack you, I would move up for a while the down for a while alternating. I think that is the best way to dodge most of their attacks. Also I would look at your timer to predict when the exit is coming up. You can try to avoid Macrophages (blue enemies) but they won't do too much damage so focus more on B-Cells. Predict when you will split depending on your pace, then five seconds before that, move towards the center. being on the top or bottom sections will make a slow exit since you will hit the wall instead of going in immediately.

I collectively call the first section on each antagonist (Mouth/Nose/Eyes/Ear) the "Gain Entry" sections since the game refers to them as such. In these, releasing a side arrow will cause a bit of lag. Therefore, you want to release side arrows as little as possible. I have found if you hold down one side arrow than press the other, it will not cause lag, so try to chain together diagonals. However, releasing the side arrow after that still causes lag. You want to get the most out of each diagonal, so I would recommend learning how to play the Gain Entry sections by zigzagging diagonally rather than moving straight up while occasionally tapping left or right. When moving diagonally, move right above the obstacles so you have as much room as possible later on. The three things you want to avoid are sections where you cannot hold up because of obstacles (some are necessary to go through but try to keep them to a minimum), bumping into obstacles, and most of all, getting caught on Mouthwash/Soap. 

Tear Skip - Located in Trumpet Eye, it is one of the only skips in the game. About 30 seconds in, there is a section where the tears form two curves, forcing you to make an N-shape curve through. But on the left, the leftmost tear is a little far away from the edge. Take the energy loss and hold on the left edge through the tear. You will have slightly less energy, but the distance and therefore time skipped will be worth it.

On Crumpet Ear, there is a second unnamed obstacle. It is brown, look like a tree stump, and might me a different type of earwax. Anyway, the collision on them is super weird. If you try to move through them, they could warp you in a direction you are holding. In rare cases, you can warp to the other side of the screen, unfortunately inside earwax sometimes. Sometimes you can warp through them sideways to skip having to move the same distance. I would like to see this explored more so we can use it to our advantage.

Not a strategy but a fun fact: On the walls for the exit of the Gain Entry and Bloodstream sections, you can go behind them to the sides. If you try to go backwards, you will be sent backwards, clipping through the walls back outside. I can only guess the collision forces you backwards, but since they never thought someone would try to push on the other side of the wall, they did not code pushing you back forwards, so you just get pushed backwards the same way.

MeesterTweester

Apeirogon

Germinator

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Any% Guide (updated again)	Apeirogon 3 years ago
Any% strategy guide and thoughts	MeesterTweester 6 years ago