Hello! Over the last two years, I've been researching and redesigning the any% route. My end goal is to remove all instances of random chance. If you don't know me, allow me to briefly flex my UGG clout:

• I've been playing since September 2019.
• I invented and named Fancy Jump, Ero Clip, Blink Launch, Triple Timmy, and New Old Man.
• I invented the first consistent route for Rake In The Lake%.
• I invented the Bow% category.
• I was the second person to perform Pub Skip, and the first to do it w/ inputs visible.

As a passionate glitch hunter, it puts a massive smile on my face any time I see one of my strats in a run. Today, I'm proud to say that every top level runner uses at least a few of my techniques.

From now on, this guide will be updated as new strategies are discovered. You should be able to claim a WR with this route, so goose luck!

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Note: This guide uses half gate clip. Most WR contenders perform full gate clip and RFG instead to save 2-3 seconds. If you choose to do that, you'll need to perform an additional clip after New Old Man.

HALF GATE CLIP:

1. Drop the boot between the light and dark bush.
2. Spin counterclockwise until facing the latches.
3. Crouch. Double tap grab. Stand. Double tap grab.
4. Spin clockwise. Crouch. Grab the boot.
5. Stand. Spin counterclockwise until boot is in the gap between the fence and the post.
6. Crouch. Gently twist left to tap the boot against the fence, then crank right to push off against the post.

FULL GATE CLIP:

1. Run up to the gate while crouching.
2. When you touch the fence, aim the boot at the dark part of the fence post.
3. Drop the boot. Wait until the goose steps on the boot, then regrab it.

SQUID GEESUS:

1. Swim up to the clipping spot.
2. Line yourself up with the wall. Your goal is to be exactly perpendicular.
3. Drop the boot. If you're lined up correctly, it will hit you in the neck.
4. Hit grab when your head shoots up at a 90 degree angle.

ERO CLIP:

1. Approach the clipping spot while crouched and running.
2. Line yourself up. The left side of the boot should be pointing at the crack in the wall, and your butt should be as close to the bush as possible.
3. Drop and stand at the same time.
4. Hit crouch again immediately.
5. Hit grab when your neck jerks sideways toward the bush.
6. Twist left to clip inside.

LOWER BLINK CLIP:

1. Approach the clipping spot while running and crouched.
2. Point the tip of the boot at the seem between the light and dark brink just to the right of the fence post.
3. Drop the boot.
4. Grab it and pray you go through. BACKUP - Blink Launch - If only your head goes through, double tap grab as fast as possible (you only have a 2-4 frames to tap again after the first tap) to perform Blink Launch.

SQUID BLINK:

Note - This is an unfinished theoretical setup discovered by me. It's named Squid Blink after myself and SquidDude, who has helped immensely with testing it and proposing new ideas. It's not done yet, but cool enough that I wanted to share it here.

1. Approach the normal spot while running and crouched.
2. Get perpendicular with the wall and aim the tongue of the boot at the seam between the light and dark bush.
3. Drop the boot and regrab it. Your success will depend entirely on your tempo during this step. To get a feel for the correct tempo, set a metronome to 165 - 167 BPM and press grab on beat.

Note - This tempo was the main discovery that makes Blink more consistent, and it will likely be the core of the first consistent Blink setup. We just need to discover the factors that combine with the tempo to make clips work.

MINI-VILLAGE:

1. Grab Timmy.
2. Perform a drop clip and a crouch clip while aimed at the tree.
3. Stand up (to turn faster). Twist left. Crouch under the gate.
4. Drop clip into the tiny mini-village by hitting Timmy's stand against the garage.
5. Run across the rooftops.
6. Run up to the tower while crouched.
7. TO CLIMB - Double tap grab. Rest for a few milliseconds. Double tap grab. Rest. Repeat until Timmy's torso is touching the line. 8 ) Drop Timmy and turn toward the bell, letting Timmy fall while you slide upwards.
8. Grab the bell.
9. Run back down to the display.
10. Drop clip ONCE to get onto the display. DO NOT SPAM HERE or you WILL lose the bell. Trust me.
11. Drop clip or twist against the tree to escape.

FANCY JUMP:

NOTE - This is a new setup that requires a lot of practice, as the player will be forced to respond to emergent situations to get it every time.

1. Run to the clipping location, but stop running once you reach the corner.
2. Jam the bell into the corner. Note: there's an invisible wall.
3. Wiggle back and forth until the bell stops moving and you start rotating.
4. Crouch. Hit run. Quickly, but deliberately twist the input stick left (11:00 to 10:00).
5. If you twist precisely, the goose will jump up into the air. Three outcomes can happen. OUTCOME #1 [Common] - The bell will get lodged between the pub wall and the kegs. If this happens, twist the stick right until the goose is perpendicular with the wall, release run, and then twist left until you're inside the pub. OUTCOME #2 [Rare] - The bell will get pushed behind the kegs, launching the goose into the pub without any effort necessary. OUTCOME #3 [Uncommon] - The bell will perform Reverse Blink Clip. If this happens, twist the stick clockwise until the goose is flipped around. Then perform drop clips to get up onto the dumpster.

OLD PUB RE-ENTRY:

NOTE - This method is easier than Fancy Jump, but slower.

1. Run to the clipping location, but stop running once you reach the corner.
2. Jam the bell into the corner. Note: there's an invisible wall.
3. Wiggle back and forth until the bell stops moving and you start rotating.
4. Crouch. Hit run. Twist the movement stick to like a 7 o'clock position. Release run.
5. If you don't clip through after step three, get parallel with the wall. As long as you stay parallel and wiggle back and forth, the trick works eventually.

NEW OLD MAN:

1. Approach the wall while running and crouched.
2. Using the bush as a visual reference, line up the bell so it's visible through the two leaf holes, but not the right side.
3. IF WALKING: Drop the bell. Walk into the corner between the wall and the bush until your shoulders touch the bell. Then, turn toward the wall. Continue walking until your beak touches the wall. Grab the bell.
4. IF RUNNING: Follow the same steps, but faster and with less room for error. Rather than grab when you hit the wall, grab after you turn when the goose starts vibrating.
5. If your head goes through the wall, turn right and stand up at the same time.

REVERSE FULL GATE CLIP, A.K.A. RFG:

NOTE - This and Blink are the only two tricks without consistent setups. It's the reason more people don't perform Full Clip while attempting to PB in the WR to 2m 20s range.

1. Approach the far right fence post while standing and running.
2. Aim the bell at the right side of that right post.
3. Perform a drop clip.
4. When your head pops through, push off against the right post.

Thanks for reading! If you have any more questions, feel free to reach out on the Discord. I will take any excuse to talk about this game.