Thank you all very much for your answers and suggestions. I'll need to play around with it a little more and see what feels best. I've been really enjoying playing this game again after so long and I'm loving finding out all these little tricks. Also, thank you Zorlax for the guide, it's been helping tremendously.

Hello!

I'm new to the speedrunning community (I've watched several GDQs but never actually tried to speedrun anything let alone interact on the forums) and would like to use this as an introduction and a chance to ask the more experienced minds among you a question.

I have recently started learning to run LADX and was wondering what techniques you use to learn LADX and games in general?

For instance, do you do one area over and over or do a longer segment, then focus on fine tuning? I'm sure it's possible to practice anything from individual tiles all the way up to full runs but I'm not sure what the general consensus is.

My only experience in something like this is when I first started learning Rubik's cubes. I would start at the beginning and after learning first step I would do the first and then the second, then I would start over adding the third, etc... The only reason in not immediately trying to learn LADX this way is that a full LADX run, especially for a beginner, is going to take a lot longer than solving a Rubik's cube.

TL;DR - How would you all suggest a new runner best use their time learning the run?

Thanks,

BigolPHD

Hello,

I've been interested in speedrunning since I saw a 16 star Mario 64 in 2010. I've just been a combination of too intimidated and lazy to try it myself. After watching several GDQ in the past, this year my wife encouraged me to give it a try at least.

Thus far everyone I've met in the speedrunning community has been absolutely great and I look forward to talking with many more of you in the future.

Sincerely, BigolPHD