ANY% route - Kanihuko

# Formating and notes
* Required objectives are prefaced with [  ] to keep track of them better.  
* 'XX% run' means let stamina recover till bar is filled to XX% then start running.  
When (premature) is appended at the end, this means stamina should be recovered before it runs out. The place to start walking is also written down behind XX% run. Otherwise deplete stamine before the next XX% run command.
* Steps prefaced with bullet points are combat related and will preface the related objective if any  
Combat abbreviations:
* Combo = keep left clicking i.e. basic attacking
* Heavy = right click  i.e. wind-up attack
* Kick = run and push zombie
* Push = push zombie (F) without running
* Knife = stealth kill
* Dash knife = Jump to target and knife them
* Run execute = kick then execute zombie on the ground  
Note: Holding a firearm before executing speeds up the execution. Meele weapon is equiped automatically afterwards.  
Note:  Pushing a Butcher, Bouncer or Linda in the back after jumping will knock it down. 
Movement notes:
* You can stand up inside fallen stone pilars so crouch only for a split second.
* You are not attacked while tying are rope/grappling hook.
* Butchers are dangerous chasers. You can force their gaurd by pushing them, giving you some time.
* 'X' run dash = continuously dashing while holding run, which is fastest way to move at expense of much stamina. Where 'X' is amount of dashes, if no number given then dash as much as possible.
* Reload firearms whenever long crouch or long stamina recovery occurs.
* It is recomended to watch a [speedrun, link,](https://youtu.be/a2Sc9qTPsKo) to easier follow this text guide and see subtle pathing not mentioned in the guide.
* bottom of this guide has possible route changes, some high risk low reward and some lower risk, little time loss.
* splits availble at: [https://splits.io/a1xb](https://splits.io/a1xb)

# Prologue
Run dash till table blockade.  
Run dash to radio.  
Right after infected    
* run kill infected after radio (attack early)
* Dash knife infected at right door
* knife keycard infected, follow doors
* run kill 2 eating infected
Dash between doors
Proceed to next area, run dash to pistol and barrel scene
[  ] Pick up pistol and 1 ammo
[  ] Shoot 3th barrel
90% run at stairs start (premature)
[  ] Find Mole
Dodge infected and dash across electric floor to stun infected
100% run after electric floor (premature)
100% run after door (premature)
75% run after turning corner (premature)
* 1 shot on barrel near entrance, second shot on another barrel
* go to safe corner and combo surviving infected
[  ] Squize through door
[  ] Dash to and turn on radio
[  ] Shoot keycard infected at vent exit
Run through hallway, if not blocked dash through second gate and keep pace up -> prevents infected from following
* If blocked, run kill infected in path
* Heavy attack then combo infected at door
[  ] Squize through door
[  ] Run dash to and open bathroom door

# Boat
Run Dash to Linda
[  ] Talk Linda
1 run dash to recorded
[  ] Grab recorder
1 run dash to Linda
[  ] Give Linda recorded
[  ] Run to and grab camera
Dash to Linda, take out camera when 'camera' text appears in bottom left.
[  ] Photograph Linda

# Beached
2 Run dash until shadow of second rock
[  ] Photograph container, hut and boat
Run dash to Linda
[  ] Container scene
Dash forward left
[  ] Earthquake
15% run to map
[  ] Grab map
[  ] Run dash to rock cave

# Wake up
50% run to rope site
Shortcut immediate right
3 run dash to rope
[  ] Grab rope
2 run dash to rope spot
[  ] Rope down
80% run after fence, walk before fence (premature)
[  ] Squize underneath gate
Run dash to screw driver
[  ] Pick up screw driver
Run dash till elevator
* knife shambler
[  ] Turn on power
Run dash to elevator
40% run to keycard
[  ] Knife keycard
Run dash to rope and in tunnel
Medkit pick-up in tunnel
2 run dash on beach
[  ] Get squased by container

# Container with friends
Run dash to Linda
[  ] Pick up club at barrel to also start talk
[  ] Break hut door (run attack)
Grab medkit in hut
50% run to jungle
dash to first ladder and through tunnel
After tunnel 3 run dash to rope (keep left for early trigger of cutscene)
[  ] Rope down
Dash run after touching the ground
100% run to bodypile
35% run to bodypile
Combo to bodypile on the right
[  ] Photograph body (automatic)
50% run after rock arch
1 Run dash in tunnel
10% run to summit
[  ] Reach mountaintop
30% run to tunnel entrance
2 Run dash in tunnel
80% run after rock arch
* Dash to and smash right sleeping Shambler to wake him up
* Run execute first Shambler and smash sleeping Shambler
* Dash knife Shamblers
* For Bouncer wait, dodge dash to backwards right and push execute (no running)
[  ] Defeat 3 Shamblers and 1 Bouncer
* Kick Shambler if needed, otherwise 3 run dash possible
Run dash in tunnel
Run dash towards knife
Pick up knife (make wide paths to stand up)
100% run after rock arch to lab
Take left path
note: premature run allowed to dodge attacks
100% run at crashed car
100% run at rocks before Infected (premature)
40% run at last rock to tunnel (premature)
100% after rock tunnel enterance (immediatly stand after rock obstacles)
100% run after metal pole (premature)
60% run to plane crash
[  ] Approach plane crash, stay close to hanger for early hitbox.
* Run execute 3 Shamblers
[  ] Defeat 3 Shamblers
Save quite after 'Saving' dissapears when Xian Mei gives gun.
* Shoot barrel near first Shambler
* Run execute the next 3 (with gun equiped from now on)
* Shoot barrel near last Shambler
Run dash to left boxes
[  ] Defeat 5 shamblers
* Run execute all
[  ] Defeat 3 Shamblers and 1 spitter
Shoot hanger obstacle

# Village
100% run to spitter
100% run after spitter
100% run after house
80% run to gate
Kick spitter, dash to gate
[  ] Squize underneath gate
Hug table untill Shamblers moves
[  ] Turn off power
- leave ammo
[  ] Climb ladder
Run dash (past house)
[  ] Rope down
Run dash
Pick up ammo on table
[  ] Activate computer
Dash before end of stairs
[  ] Combat light pick up
Ammo in right cabinet
+Dash knife shambler arround corner
+Dash to and combo barricade, dash to and hide between table leg and box
[  ] Knife keycard spitter and unlock door
Pick up Trusty Axe
55% run to building

# Keycards
Pick up ammo at airfield
[  ] Run towars helipad
100% run to tunnel
100% run once in tunnel (premature)
100% run after metal pole in tunnel (premature)
100% run after tunnel (premature)
100% run near second Infected
Pick up medkit at crashed car
100% run after medkit
40% run after rock arch enterance
Run dash in tunnel till exiting via ladder
100% run at pipes
100% run at bridge OR dodge zombies and
80% run after first barb wire
35% run in building
Run dash to freight elevator until second ladder
35% run at elevator call button
[  ] Take elevator
* Knife infected till last 3 (see spawns)
* Shoot barrel near Infected in the back
* Run kill other wall Infected
* Dash knife last infected
* Infected spawns: 2 entrance, 2 oposite of button, 1 fork lift corner, 1 oposite corner still button side, 2 diagonal corner (explode and run kill), 1 mid (dash knife)
[  ] Defeat Infected dropped into elevator
[  ] Knife bouncer, spawns oposite of entrance
Prep in barrel corner which you shot earlier
* Dash knife Infected
35-40% run to Butcher
* Run dash in front of green van, dodge leap attack (walk sideways), push and execute Butcher
[  ] Defeat butcher
When white screen, rotate left, run for ammo in garden, follow path after first ammo to second ammo
90% run to gondola
[  ] Take gondola to Villa
Grab medkit
50% run at staircase
Take ladder route (right)
* Dash down stairs and shoot Siren (don't move after intro scene)
[  ] Defeat Siren
[  ] Pick up keycard (fast!)
Run to unlock gate with keycard
Walk forward until locker room is loaded for ~1 second.
Then combo (should reach corner in 1 combo)
[  ] Reach corner of locker room
100% run at stairs
100% run on bridge OR dodge and
50% run before entering tunnel
40% run after first pipe
100% run after second pipe
100% run after third pipe
100% run after tunnel
30% run to hanger
* Dash knife shambler on the right and grab ammo
* Run attack spitter and combo (make sure to dodge also)
[  ]  Defeat keycard spitter and pick up keycard
100% run after exit hanger
[  ] Use 3 keycards and pick up master keycard

# Goodby Linda
Run dash to door
[  ] Open door
Dash to Linda
Run dash to Devan
[  ] Talk with Devan
40% run to tunnel entrance
100% run after rock arch exit
Run attack and combo once during blackscene
Push Siren and 1 run dash to ladder
Run dash through tunnel
100% run after rock arch exit
Start run to dodge Spitter attack (premature)
100% run at Jerrycan barrels (premature?)
Dodge Spitter
[  ] Open Lab
Grab Shotgun
[  ] Press Red button
* Run kill Infected
[  ] Destroy obstacle (right side of room)
55% run after crouch obstruction
* Run to and dash knife Shambler
* Kick execute Spitter
Climb barrel (face parallel to rails) and take shortcut along rails
100% run at barrels (premature)
??% before stairs, try to dodge Bouncer then run (premature)
[  ] Connect rope and grab mask and keycard
Use door back to 'balcony' 
* Combo infected
Use barrel skip to jump down
!Shotgun ammo on crate
*Dash knife spitter if possible
[  ] Use lever to open door
* Run kill charging infected
[  ] Squize through door
- Dodge keycard Bouncer (only needed for silenced pistol)
100% run at blue sector door
Run Dash to katana and door
Grab katana
[  ] Squize through door
* Run to and dash knife Spitter
* crouch to next spitter and dash knife
* Run kill infected and combo
* Run attack closed door to kill Shambler
Walk and dodge attacks
Dash into wall to grab medkit
Time spitters to shoot left of door
100% run at Butcher office exit
100% run after climbing catwalk stairs (premature)
* Run kill infected on catwalk
50% run at broken wall (premature?)
70% run at 'blue sector' start after 'white sector'
4 run dash after vent
[  ] Aquize through door
Run dash to usb
Left side of locker room
[  ] Grab usb (1 minute cutscene ->bathroom break or drink refill posible)
Run dash after locker room
[  ] Rope down
Run dash to vent
Dash before boxes
Left after boxroom, left after downstairs, right on catwalk
* Run attack and combo spitter
40% run before breaker
[  ] Hit breakers, run back
Run dash escape train
[  ] Escape train
Run dash to gate
[  ] Squize underneath gate
2 Run dash escape train
Medkit on left
[  ] Squize underneath gate
80-85% run halfway on stairs to keep Spitter in place (premature)
OR 40% after catwalk
Rope down
[  ] Squize udnerneath gate
Dash forward
[  ] Escape Aaron
Follow left in Greenhouse
100% run
100% run
50% run
[  ] Escaped Aaron

# It's Devan time!
Run dash to door
[  ] Open door
45% run to tunnel
80% run after rock arch exit
Walk before body pile, then dash walk
* Dash knife bouncer
* Dash knife butcher
100% rock arch exit
Keep on left side to avoid Siren stun
Walk near explosive barrel to avoid Siren stun
Run combo Siren
75% run to reach tunnel (safe zone)
~90% run before obstacles
* Katana run obstacles
100% run after first set of obstacles
65% run after stone blockade
65% run near blue car
OR 40% run at large rock
1 run dash to parking lot
100% run after lightpole
75% run to storage shack
* Run attack door
[  ] Take grappling hook
Pray you win the spitter lottery
[  ] Grapple immediatly
Dodge spitters by climbing down if needed (lowers risk)
! Save quite if dead is inevitable
[  ] Go through vent
* run and combo spitter on catwalk
60% run to elevator
* knife butcher on the right
Run dash after butcher
[  ] Take elevator
Rope down on left
Run till elevator corner, then dash walk
* Dash knife Bouncer
[  ] Grab lever axe
+ Combo OR run attack Bouncer
Run dash to door (ensure walkers are far enough away)
[  ] Break door
[  ] Run to boat
3 Run dash till first earthquacke, then run dash till boat
* Combo Siren + 1 Shambler if possible
* Kick execute full health shamblers
[  ] Defeat shadows (Siren, 2 shamblers)
[  ] Reach boat
Keep running while camera is locked
* Kill butcher with one of 3 options
Explosive barrel
Push execute after jump
After block, Heavy+combo (repeat)
* Destroy obstacles with Lever axe (due to bad footing)
2 Dash run on beach
Immediat left after container drop, also left of rock (avoids Bouncers)
100% run after container
Sidewalk Bouncer
30% run after last container
[  ] Take shortcut to helipad
100% run after rock arch
go left around stalagtiet (ceiling rock)
10% run to rope
100% run after rock arch
100% run to helipad
* 1 dash and walk backward, dodge Butcher leap and push execute
+ Combo Shamblers or run kill if far away
[  ] Defeat Butcher and Shamblers
Pick up ammo before Linda
[  ] Shotgun Linda (body shots for safety)

# Have Faith in Kimbell
Run dash
[  ] Open door
45% run to tunnel entrance
100% run after rock arch exit
100% run before body pile (premature)
100% run after rock arch
Run towards lab
70% run towards lab
Crouch when before box at car park to avoid Siren
Hug left
+Dash knife Butcher and run
100% run after tunnel entrance
100% run after metal beams (premature)
70% run towards airfield (go left on airfield)
Combo with axe during lightning scene
100% run after lightning scene
Run attack at the end of sprint and combo during scenes
100% run after 1st pipes
Run after 2nd pipes
100% run after 3th pipe
100% run on bridge
* run kill 2 infected with katana
Walk during flashbang
[  ] Enter house
100 % run after entering house
100% run after opening door (premature)
20% run to elevator
[  ] Take elevator
Run dash to meat wardrobe
[  ] Meat wardrobe
Crouch to kitchen corner
* Dash knife Siren (save quite if failed) (prevents premature spawning of enemies)
Run over refrigerator, go up via boxes
100% run in bathroom
Run to door and start squize
OR if infected follow closely, kick one in small gap between wall and rails to block path
[  ] Squize through door
Stand on corner of rug and walk in small circles
100% run after stairs
75% run to cave-in
[  ] Take elevator
[  ] Go upstairs to Kimbell

# We trippin'
Note: from here enemies are shadows
Make sure shotgun is reloaded
2 Run dash to friends
Run dash left of Devan
* Dash knife all Shamblers (order: center, right, left)
[  ] Defeat 3 Shamblers
pick up pistol ammo
[  ] Shotgun Cliff (bodyshots unless locked in corner)
* Next kills required
* Kick execute Shambler
* Run kill Infected in the back
* Kick execute last Infected
[  ] Defeat Shambler and 2 Infected
50%  run after combat
100% run after flower (premature)
* Required kills again
* Run attack and combo spitter (green near fire)
* Walk to exit so enemies walk through fire
* Combo everybody
[  ]  Defeat 1 Spitter, 1 Infected and 4 Shamblers
Go left, run when floor disapears (during animation)
- Next encounter not required
25% run to trigger train
100% run a bit after train (premature)
Run attack obstacles with Katana
[  ] Drop down
Shoot orbs to trigger landscape change early
each time 100% run when out of stamina
Pick up ammo on all tables
[  ] Orb 1, 2 and 3
take left walkway (shorter and shotgun ammo)
30% run after Walkways
[  ] Enter hanger
Run attack after entering hanger then combo to father
Shotgun ammo on right (skip pistol ammo)
[  ] Take the left door (glitchy)
[  ] Snipe red orb before continuing to avoid allerting Butcher
100% run on inclined path
Shotgun ammo on outcrapping
Run after taking ammo from table
* Shoot Linda twice on walkway to lure here over
* Dodge Linda and Push execute then wait until arena fight starts
* walk to center right spike for Bouncer jump into void
* Kick execute Shamblers
[  ]  Hit ball (1,Linda phase)
* Run to bottom right for Butcher jump off
* Run upstairs, run combo Spitter
* Gun down Spitters (3 waves) (requires full clip, be accurate)
* Run combo 2 shamblers, run execute back shambler
[  ] Hit ball (2, Kimbell phase)
* Run bottom right for butcher jump off
* Run combo bouncer (on the right), gun down if he escapes
* Use pistol as much as possible to stay near Butcher jump off point
* !Butchers jump off far right of Bouncer (Bouncers can as well)
* Combo when forced close range
[  ] Hit ball (3, Aaron phase)
Run up the left stairs, hugging left and once above hug right.
This will get Aaron stuck
* Unload pistol from range, then shotgun Aaron
* Dodge Spitter attacks
Note: See end of guide for Aaron insta-kill 'method'
[  ] Defeat Aaron
[  ] Hit ball (4, Devan phase)
Combo to Devan
Combo to box
[  ] GG, EZ

# Possible route changes
*Glitches*
* Cutscene movement: On the boat, by dashing and running into the camera while picking it up, you move out of bounds during the cutscene and die afterwards. Can this be used during other cutscenes? [example, link](https://www.reddit.com/r/deadisland/comments/ximoxx/but_at_any_second_things_could_go_horribly_wrong/)
* Clip through Walls: While a reaction animation plays, the player has no hitbox (allowing above cutscene movement as well). This can be used to clip through some geometry. No application was found although in the prologue the Locker room is very close to the start of the game, protected by a dead plane. [Example, link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1asK2F66Ew)
* Shadow Aaron can get stuck at the bottom of the stairs and die all of a sudden. See the [Example, link, ](https://clips.twitch.tv/BraveMoistCheetahNerfRedBlaster-G9pD7NapEk5EC2Jb). The best movement to get this to occur currently found is:
Wait 1 seconds.
Run to the bottom of the left stairs
Walk up them for 1 second then run
Wait till Aaron alligns with the center hole, then walk to the right (to the same spot as the video shows).

*Other route possibilities*
* At the start of the Prologue, walk forward, face backwards and Clip through the table (VERY difficult)
* After acquiring the shrewdriver, turn on the power without knifing the Shambler (high risk - low reward)
* After picking up the Trusty axe, squize between plant box and table. Walk straight up the plant box and make a sudden turn to pass the obstacle. (inconsistent = risky)
* After defeating keycard Siren, you can save quite to skip Locker room, but loading screen is long because locker room was just loaded. Also the keycard gate closes again.
* Optimization possible to knife Shambler and Spitter in large Lab area with gas mask.
* If Butcher follows after Dr. Branden's lab, Save quite at boiler room (lower risk)
* Near bodypile on way to the Marina, dodge Bouncer and Butcher instead of knifing (high risk)
* ! Low risk routing for after Grappling hook climb is a needed route upgrade
Currently grappling hook climb can be a run killer.
* Leave Butcher in Staff office alive and just dodge him until elevator comes up (higher risk and anoying)
* Instead of taking rope down to warehouse floor, use elevator (alerts zombies, faster?)
* Use the dodge leap, push, execute move to kill Linda at Helipad (slower but safer. More ammo for Cliff)
* After being teleported into the meat wardrobe: Dodge all zombies instead of knifing the siren. (VERY high risk, low reward)
! potential run killer
* After taking left door in Cliff's mind, run towards orb and shoot from close range. Butchers often get stuck on inclined path. (higher risk)
* During Kimball phase, stay on lower platform

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