Post any optimizations for various ILs in this thread.

You can park the bike forward a bit on Trial by Dirt to gain a tiny head start. I haven't tested it for the Landstalker challenge but probably works for that too.

Optimization: go fast

In Dirtring the timer only starts when you get on the Sanchez that is provided by the game. You can take your own Sanchez into the stadium and use that to collect all but one checkpoint without having the timer run. Then use the given bike for the last checkpoint and have a 3 sec time or so.

That's why i added a rule to not allow that. Since rta would be way slower using this strat compared to the "intended" way.

Maybe the rule would be more clear if it was something like "You have to collect all checkpoints with the timer running", because people might find other exceptions too.

Maybe the general rule should be modified, that everything that results a wrong ingame time in any way is banned and not just duping/instapass with a 0 sec time.

Mentioned this in karls chat

Helicopter blade spin strats for chopper checkpoints

If you get into a helicopter it takes about 4 sec till the blades spin fast enough to take off. But the timer starts immediately. So you get in and wait till the blade is spinning with full speed. Then you get out and back in immediately. You can take off without the 4 sec wait.

And another thing for helicopters. Their [ultra pro mod edit. -S.] speed going backwards is as fast as forwards. Sometimes it can be beneficial going backwards instead of doing a 180° turn. Like 2nd last -> last checkpoint in vice point.

Also added Framelimiter rule.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hbUAl_cbCtXoft_RePhMuHZCNEiBeEyJozxxWntqzvE/edit#gid=498374546 [quote]reminder that starting hotring during Vigilante makes all Hotring opponents instantly catch fire[/quote] Sounds fun, someone test if that is useful. :D

I was watching Phnom Penh '86 IL and I remembered that you can make replay on the roof where the briefcase will appear. After all the gang members on the roof have been killed and you are on foot, you can activate the replay and mission ending cutscene is triggered immediately. Current runs use clothes replay to do the weapon glitch. Maybe doing the briefcase warp instead of weapon glitch is a bit faster. I'm not speedrunner, so I can't tell for sure.

For Back Alley Brawl Park a rigged car near the chef and detonate it after visiting Malibu, then play a replay to pick up the phone after he dies.