A Painfully In Depth Dive Into SoR Speedrunning, Tips Tricks and Judgement!

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Streets of Rogue (81) 

The Large Lad speed guide 

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INTRO 

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Running SoR is fast and easy as even a casual game is far less than an hour on a moderate pace 

However just running through the game with your favourite character is often not enough 

I picked up a few tricks that all have saved time, and went through and decided what traits are better for runs than others 

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TRICKS 

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For getting speed nothing quite works as well as status effect "fast" that is gained through sugar and needles that have it. 

however, finding either is quite rare due to the massive item pool and drop rates of each 

Thus, the second-best method is damage boosting 

「Damage boosting」 

「Difficulty: Simple」 

Damage boosting simply is taking any damage to your back  

the higher the impact the faster you are launched in the direction you are travelling 

beware, this obviously hurts your character so use it only when you can with little repercussion. 

  

  

「Pre-Actions」 

「Difficulty: Very Simple」 

Pre-actions are done by spamming a single key during the loading sequence causing it to do that thing on the first possible frame 

this may seem trivial, but it can save a second and your life 

when playing the assassin i spawned right in front of a cannibal house, had I not pre-actioned cloaked they would have seen me and that would slow my run.  

This trick works better in seeds as you know what action to take as its always the same 

  

「Strategic Failure」 

「Difficulty: Depends on the quest really」 

Usually when faced with a task in SoR the question should be "How can I get this out of my way as soon as possible?" and usually the answer is failure 

Most quests can be failed if you try hard enough but only 3 give any speed 

Free the slave, press the buttons (timed), and rescue person. 

  

Free the slave? Just kill him, faster than killing all the slave masters or buying him if you can kill him in a single blow. 

Press the button timed? Go to do it first then complete the rest of the quests until the timer runs out 

Rescue person? Get them to hate you by beating them up, then run off to the next quest. 

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CHARACTER RANKING 

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Quick note, any character that is not 4/4 speed is not viable and will not be covered, although should it be asked for...I'll try running all the characters. 

「Ranks: A,B,C,D」 

Thief 

The thief is the second strongest stealth class and does great behind enemy lines, if you have time to kill. 

Because moving in the box allows you to be seen, this encourages a slower game play. Also, the Thief falls flat in combat and his only really good thing he gets is the wall by passer, and that's a random drop anyways. Also, the 1/4 to endurance is not helping his case. 

C 

  

Gorilla 

The Gorilla is among the best melee classes rivalled only by zombie based on number you can have alone. 

The Gorilla is great for fast movement and faster kills making a highly viable class if you are good at the melee combat 

lack of ranged does cripple the class however and makes him slightly less effective 

B+ 

  

Vampire 

Always ready for a quick bite to eat and able to pass through cameras with ease, what's not to love? 

This class has almost no bad traits, and even the one that is there is not hard to work around just eat people to get health. 

His cologne is also great to quickly gain allies in a pinch. 

A 

  

Assassin 

Insta kills, super-fast speed, wide array of starting weapons, and frankly the best stealth class. What's not to love! The low health and melee skill. But most kills you get should be instant with the invisibility and backstabber trait, so you won't notice it much at all. This class is the best stealth class and can complete objectives the fastest due to his insta kill. However, this class is very punishing as bumping enemies and missing backstabs will make you visible, make every movement count. All in all kind of like the thief but can also kill things. 

A+ 

  

Shapechanger 

The technically fast but practically slow class, the shapechanger is 4/4 speed but due to the wanted trait you will almost never be the shapechanger that means you won't be using your speed. Also completing objectives takes longer due having taken the time to possess the NPC but when you do its super easy, so it's a balance. If you can pull it off, you won't have a hard run as far as difficult goes. 

B- 

  

Custom 

Any trait you want, anything you want to give the class, whatever you want in a character. This is the best choice but can only be ran in the Custom category so keep that in mind before you enter the run. 

A++ 

(More on Custom Characters later) 

  

Basically Combat: Gorilla Stealth: Assassin  

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RANKING TRAITS 

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That's right I'm ranking them all, and it took as long as it sounds. 

When new traits are added I'll do my best to keep up 

Ranks 

E(essential) RG(Really Good!) G(good to have, not essential) M(Meh, its okay...I guess) NN(Not needed) 

Ammo Scavenger: Conserve ammo, you should not need this! NN 

Backstabber: A great pick for some stealthy quick kills. G 

Big Bullets: Its only good if you have poor aim. M 

Blaster Master: Wall Walloper does this without needing a bomb. NN 

Blaster Survivor: Good for blowing up a generator with no fear and killing those who just tried to stop you in melee range. G 

Blends in Nicely: If you're playing stealth, it's okay but if you are, you're probably using the assassin...in which case don't be seen! M 

Block Breaker: Make combat easier, Always a sure choice. G 

Bullet breaker: Running from combat is usually faster than engaging, and because the gorilla can't fire guns this won't help you much. M/NN 

Burning Bullets: Great idea, uh oh you hit the wrong building and now police are mad because you set a house on fire...bad for timing. NN 

Butterfinger-er: Great for Gorilla, less damage to you the better! RG 

Class Solidarity: Having NPCs will slow you down quite often and should not be seen as long-term things. M 

Clumsiness Forgiven: Pairs really, good with Wall Walloper because you can break any wall and get away with it. RG 

Confident in Crowds: Already covered NPCs. M 

Cool with Cannibals: A cool gimmick to make the park easier, that's all. M 

Disturbing Facial Expressions: Stop combat faster? Um yes please! G 

Don't Make Me Angry: Not bad for a last-ditch effort kill. M 

Drug-a-lug: Good in case your hoping for a speed needle. M 

Durabilitacious: You find a lot of melee weapons but is good with wall walloper. M 

Floats Like A Butterfly: The difference this makes is not big enough to take over better traits. NN 

Friend of The Common Folk: Great for your daring getaway from danger. G 

Friend of the Family: Cool With Cannibals but for downtown...cool. M 

G-P-YESSS: THIS IS THE BEST GET THIS AS FAST AS YOU CAN OR YOUR RUN WILL TAKE TO LONG. E 

Graceful: Good if you’re a dumb klutz (like me). M 

Homesickness Killer: I've covered NPCs. NN 

I'm Outie: The untapped potential to move at the speed of light is great but needing to be at low health is high risk for high reward. RG 

Increased Crit Chance: Self Explanatory. G 

Infectious Spirit: NPC BAD. NN 

Intrusion Artist: Look...the thief isn't very good...this trait is only useful to him really, don't bother. NN 

Kneecapper:  Your daring getaway also includes busting your enemies knees so you can run away faster...easy choice. RG 

Knockback King: Good with Kneecapper for your daring getaway. G 

Knuckley: Its good for when you're out of weapons and need SOMETHING. G 

Lasers Ignore You: Great at late stages when there are lasers everywhere. Almost essential. But not quite. RG.....Almost E 

Lock And Load: Leave the running and gunning to soldiers. NN 

Loneliness Killer: NPC BAD, OKAY? NN 

Long Lunge: Its good for...a slightly longer range attack....i guess. NN 

Longer Status Effects: That sugar you found lasts longer, need I say more? RG 

Low-Cost Jobs: NPC!! REEEE. NN 

Medical Professional:......no. NN 

Modern Warfarer: A good backup in case of low health, ideal for a vampire who's in a pinch. RG 

Nimble Fingers: You won't be using this much. M 

No In Fighting: IM going to stop talking about NPC traits and just leave the rank, okay? NN 

One The House: Try not to waste time at shops. NN 

Penetrating Bullets: UH OH I HIT A COP THROUGH A BUILDING! NN 

Prickly Skin; Always a safe bet to punish those who hurt you. G 

Promise I'll Return It: Good if you steal something right in front of someone...for some reason. M 

Random Reverence: Friend Of The Common Folk but less powerful. M 

Safe In Crowds. NN 

Secret Vandalizer: Oh boy Clumsiness Accepted but less powerful! NN 

Share The Health: NN 

Shop Drops: It's faster than shopping. G 

Shrewd Negotiator: Shopping wastes time. NN 

Slippery target: Being hit less is nice. RG 

Studious: Faster levels is more traits to pick. E 

Tank Like: Damage boosting cant be done anymore, RIP. NN 

Team Building Expert: NN 

Teleport-Happy: The fastest way to move can be done more often now? SIGN ME UP! E 

Trust Funder: You actually wont be spending much. NN 

Un-Crits:OH BOY, PRICKLY SKIN BUT NOT AS GOOD. NN 

Wall Walloper: THE WALL IS A SHORTCUT YOU SPEED DEMON! E 

Walls Worst Nightmare: Its decent, I never take this perk because you can destroy whatever wall you want. NN 

  

  

I almost forgot bad ones to get more points for your character. 

  

Addict: Forcing yourself to take out time for drugs? Drugs are bad kids! NN 

Antisocial: Great considering you won't be doing much talking E 

Computer Illiterate: Smash the computer, its faster G 

Crepe Crusher: Good if you can avoid them, put still a pain. M 

Diminutive: Actually, not that bad, combat should be avoided G 

Fair Game: COMBAT ALL THE TIME, makes teleporting to hard. NN 

Ideological Clash: Random Reverence but angry! Don't add RNG to your run buddy. NN 

Jugularious: Good if you have bite, but if you do this isn't to bad. G(for vampires) NN(else) 

Loud: If you're playing a fast combat class, I suppose hearing you won't hurt too much. G 

Malodorous: A great choice considering you SHOULD NOT BOTHER WITH NPCs! E 

Pacifist: Good if you don't need weapons i.e. invisible backstab. can't use wall walloper though...M 

Poor Hand-Eye Coordination: Takes longer but isn't too bad if you only really use it for a few things. M/G 

Sausage Fingers: Not bad for the assassin like character as most kills are with the fist. M 

Scientist Slayer: Killing is faster than talking so this is actually pretty good because scientist is always in buildings and not often in streets. G 

Skinny Nerdlinger: I like damage boosting! Then make it better lad! RG 

Specist: The park, an already hard stage that kills time...harder. M 

Strict Cannibal: Cannibals are less cool vampires. NN 

Stubby Fingers: Lack of projectiles for only -2 points?? NN 

Sucker: Don't waste time shopping. E 

suspicious: Malodorous but less points. NN 

Vocally challenged: You don't really need to bother with NPCs. RG 

Wanted: More combat. NN      

  

Oh god that's all of them 

 

 

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MAKING CUSTOM CHARACTERS 

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When making a custom character 

There are a few things to remember 

Speed is king! If it gives you speed, TAKE IT 

With a pool of 20 points you must assign a few traits 

Cross reference the trait list and choose a few whiles taking some essentials 

always have 4/4 speed 

  

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CO-OP 

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Because this is made from my own experience, I haven't really done this yet.... 

so, uh until then assume I said something insightful!

General speedrun tips

Preparing is very important in speedrun
Seed:
You don't have to use one, but if you do you can replay the exact same run again, try to find a good one!
note: seed affects missions type, rewards, and level layout. Level ups are seemingly random (may change, true in alpha 63)

Characters:
Assassin: Can one shot people, and go invisible for a short period of time. He also has 4/4 speed
Tip: You can teleport to your big quest objective to save time
Gorilla: Is very strong
Tip: With a charged attack and a weapon you can break windows and wood walls. A sledgehammer and a charged attack allow you to break brick walls.
Werewolf: Very weak and slow, but if you can reach the elevator while in werewolf form you won't suffer the crazy dizzy.
Tip: His right click attack requires no charging and propels you forward very fast.
You can create a custom character too, but you will need to specify it when uploading the run

Map:
ABUSE the map, plan carefully, time is stopped when looking at the map (except in multiplayer)
Look at the rewards, missions type and where they are placed. With enough knowledge you'll be able to recognize buildings from the map, allowing for better planning.
You can also just pause to think how to get out of a complicated situation, just be careful, it takes a few milliseconds for the map to open and close

Missions :
You don't have to do every mission, failing can save more time.
Rescue: It is painfully slow, killing or angering the person you need to rescue is often better. Use rocks/guns to shoot through a window/iron bars if possible (this will anger them, but they won't count as a danger for teleporting)
Buttons: There are buttons slightly more yellow than the others, it takes 20 seconds to fail so start with them if you plan to fail this mission.
Note: if the reward will save you more time, it might still be worth to get through the mission,

Level up:
With enough exp you will level up, you might get some very nice upgrade for the run
If you can get more speed, do it, it should be obvious why.
-teleports trait like teleport happy and gpyess are very valuable too.
-Friend of the common folk is good to slow down your enemies, get out of danger and teleport.
-Random reverence can allow you to complete missions by just asking someone.
-I'm outtie is nice but very dangerous.
-Blaster survivor can allow for some nice escpae if you need to break a generator

SOR Pacifist% Guide

Hello! I'm Derpu. I'll be talking to you about Pacifist% today.

First off- you cant kill someone in a way which would trigger a kill machine (kill healthinizer, kill ammunizer, kill profiter)
the only two ways (as of Alpha 60F) is to use a Haterator (or hack a cop bot as hacker) or order someone aligned to you to fight (neither the person(s) aligned to you or their target's deaths will count against you). However, you can HURT people as long as you dont deal the killing blow. With that in mind, it's not a good idea to choose a class centered around KILLING people. Putting them to sleep is fine. One thing to note is that you can't (as far as i know) put robots to sleep, so watch out for Cop Bots.

Doctor seems like a pretty viable class for Pacifist%, as they start with tranq gun which can take out a enemy silently and nonlethally, and has a ability to 1-shot sleep someone they sneak up on that recharges in moments. You can use a tazer + chloroform combo to take out enemies, but the tazer takes longer than the hankie to recharge. You can use leaf blowers, which can push people away (and possibly through walls, opening paths). Three important things to take note about doctor- He cant use any lethal weapons (Banana peels, shotguns, etc), he cant chloroform hankie people wearing a Gas Mask, and he can use his fists.

That's all I have to say for now, and I hope you have fun speedrunning this game!

Speedruning in  streets of rouge (2018)

To speed run streets of rouge you should to the following.
1.Run starts at character select (when you press E) and ends at elevator on 5-3(when you press E)
2.So far the best character to speed run with is the assassin  
3 This game has a lot of rng so your going to have to learn all of the types of missions that can happen in a run  
4. Try whats good for you and only then you will be able to get a woldrecord

Very cool tips that I learn very cool :)

You can use teleportation to get to stuff quicker. You basically teleport to shops, drug dealers, etc. in the direction of the mission you want to get to, it will save time.
Also if you doin a pacifist run you will probably want to get loneliness killer (since npcs killing dont count as you killing someone).
Playing as doctor during pacifist run or just during a regular run but you're probably doing pacifist if you're doctor, if you punch walls people look in that direction, so if somebody has their back against a wall just hit the wall to their left or right and then get behind them and chloroform.

Nome	Autore
A Painfully In Depth Dive Into SoR Speedrunning, Tips Tricks and Judgement!	Large_Lad 6 years ago
General speedrun tips	Orio_Prisco 6 years ago
SOR Pacifist% Guide	Derpu 6 years ago
Speedruning in streets of rouge (2018)	Eliminato 7 years ago
Very cool tips that I learn very cool :)	dudeguy1wastaken 4 years ago