Perhaps the most important glitch of 100%, Eclipse Skip can save an immeasurable amount of time in the run from waiting for Eclipse EP. This is not a guaranteed trick, however due to recent discoveries, the skip has been made more consistent.

Here are the steps in print if you want to read it:

1. Rack up 59 points. You might notice that every time you do runs, you will end up with a lot more save files despite not clicking on New Game. That’s because for every 60 points in a save, a new save file is created. Points are rewarded solving counting panels, EPs, and obelisks you’ve solved in a save file and the game tracks that score as you solve puzzles throughout the island. So, if your save file says 80 +22 +0, then that means you have 102 points because it’s the sum of 80 + 22 + 0. So, all you need to do is to get everything in Tutorial and Glass Factory (both will have a sum of 49 points), solve Windmill Door, Windmill Control Panel, Theater Entrance, all videos EXCEPT Eclipse Video (we'll get that after), and both Window and Doorway EPs. Alternatively, you can replace the Windmill Control Panel for Orchard 1 if you want a consistent Town route with Windmill EPs.

2. Before solving Eclipse Video, open and close your menu. If you don't, the save file will have a set-back of at most 1 minute.

3. End with Eclipse Video as the 60th solve. It opens the video so that we pause the video, we don't need to resolve Eclipse. Since you now have 60 points for a save file, a new save file is created containing a panel less than the file you are running.

4. To consistently set up the glitch, create 5 new save files (credit to gaesenpai for discovering this consistent method).

5. Pause the sun part of the video. Go to the Eclipse Video Panel and without solving, draw the line where the sun is a full circle. Then, in the save menu, load the file 5th file from the top. Since you did not actually "solve" the Challenge Video panel, it will be in a paused state and will affect every save file you open where they will be paused at the sun portion as well. Do this 4 times (or every save file is paused at the sun portion).

6. Pause the corona part. After having every save file pause at the sun, you want to do the same thing for the corona part. Again, draw the line where there's the full eclipse in the video and then load the fifth save from the top.

7. Repeat steps 5-6 again if the glitch is not set-up.

8. What to look for. After pausing the corona part of the video, you should expect that other save files will be infected. Upon entering a different save file, the video will have the corona part paused. But sometimes, you may see the sun paused upon loading a save even though you have paused the corona portion of the video. By doing the set-up stated in Steps 5-7, you should be guaranteed to successfully set-up this glitch. If not, I would recommend restarting the run unfortunately. If it does succeed, then you can leave theaters and do stuff. Once you come back to Town is when you will grab that EP.

Below is the video where gaesenpai, the one who discovered this strat, sets up Eclipse Skip to get it consistentlyl:

8. There is some luck involved. If the eclipse video jumps to the end before you can start Eclipse EP, it's an automatic reset. But if it doesn't, you can start the EP after getting Town Transparent. There, you must hold the ESC button (or basically your menu button) to speed up the Eclipse EP. This is because the skip depends on the sound entities to overflow. Once the sun turns into the corona on the theater screen, now you can grab the EP! Congrats, you just skipped Brian Morarity's lecture!

9. For routing when exiting Theater, get the Orange Crate and its Discard, Tractor EP, and complete the Orchard Set. Then, continue the route for Symmetry, Desert, Quarry, Treehouse, Keep, and Shadows, then go to Town and wait for Eclipse. Alternatively, you can definitely go to Theater after UTM; just remember not to go to Wonkavator before Eclipse EP as it resets the glitch. One optimization you can do to benefit the run is by sniping the Desert-Tunnel Shortcut panel. You will need to set your graphics to Low (this option comes up when booting up the game) and snipe the door panel from Keep Laser Tower. Doing this will change the route where you would do Desert after Quarry Laser instead of Symmetry.

10. Cycle Distortions/Improvisation. In 99.8%, you would normally get a consistent cycle for Windmill EPs once you enter town and able to refer to your splits for Cloud Cycle EP. However, because of this glitch, you will need to keep a keen eye for both of these cycles.

    • Cloud Cycle: Due to save-loading abuse used for Eclipse Skip; you can no longer gain an accurate time of Cloud Cycle. You could technically subtract the time it takes to set-up the glitch, but keep in mind that it's an estimation since Cloud Cycle will resume when you open the save. So, to keep an accurate representation of Cloud Cycle, keep an eye on the crescent-shaped cloud that's normally located mountainside. If it starts to move right, that means that the cycle is coming up.
    • Windmill Cycle: If you activate the Windmill in order to gain 1 point for the 60-Point Autosave exploit, you can no longer use Darkid's Windmill-Town Strat on getting the Windmill EPs while solving puzzles in Town. Keep this in mind once you enter Town and try to keep a good eye on where the starting blade is on Windmill and try to improvise the route accordingly.

That’s everything about this glitch. There may be some confusing bits so let me know if I should clarify something about this glitch.