Not sure if this is new, and I meant to post this quite awhile back, but it's possible to get up to the 4th floor of the mansion without having to quickly switch to your dungeon-dwelling party member. It only happens rarely, and most of the time it fails, and triggers Dave's dialog about not being able to get past the green tentacle. But occasionally, I've had it let me slip by. This saves a few seconds in screen transitions, but I haven't found a consistent way to get it. If anybody does, let everyone know. :)

When you enter the green tower, instead of walking downstairs to listen to the conversation, you can simply try to exit the building. Bobbin will say something like "Wait a minute," and then the cutscene will automatically start. This lets you skip walking up and down the stairs, which saves about 12 seconds.

Does anyone know what the chances are of the middle red castle NOT taking the territory directly to its south?

El-Nino,

Are you still active?

Hey Remz,

Are you still around?

MilkToast and I have runs that need verification if you are.