From Diety_Link: " Also according to him the old skip still works with Survivor."

Alright, just tested it again and it does work. I probably just derped hard while trying to do it. I'll edit my post / YT video to reflect this. As for the Hunter variant, yea you can show the devs. However, I'll probably get a speedrun or two out of it.

Actually, interesting fact about 1.5.

The Hunter can't skip the the Guardians with Flash Mushrooms as they are now immune to them. This doesn't apply to The Survivor.

Found a way to skip the Guardians with The Hunter: