South Yorkshire, EnglandDuping with different game versions: Over the last couple of days I've been trying to hold calls from bloodbowl. On v1.0 & v1.01 I've had no problems setting up dupes, but with both v3.0 old steam and the new steam version I'm unable to hold the calls after phonecall starting bloodbowl. Similar to the FIAB dupe to skip freefall, it seems the steam versions of the game after unable to hold the calls through interiors. Additionally I had further problems with the steam versions holding calls with bike school. If anyone with either steam version has 10-15mins to test this that should verify the difficulties with duping on the steam versions.
So as it stands, running any% on the steam version (3.0) is a poor option. :(
How to bloodbowl:
I had a thought a few weeks ago of phone-call starting bloodbowl to take advantage of gaining control during the opening scene of the mission and getting to the first marker before the opponents. Of course, this would be deemed slower than just starting bloodbowl and getting lucky with the markers and hoping the other cars don't snatch the time bonus away. But hey, ffzPussyStrats
How to remove traffic from the roads:
The most interesting discovery after playing around with this strategy (or more likely my fails) was that the roads seemed somewhat empty. When this occurred I had failed bloodbowl by getting wasted which spawns you just outside the stadium.
So to partially remove traffic from the roads, simply phone-call start bloodbowl twice (2) and get yourself wasted as soon as the mission begins. There's a problem of the mission flag in doing so and starting any other mission, main or side, will crash the game so you'll need to either pass the mission on the second instance (leaves a big grey box on the screen) or simply let the timer run out.
To completely remove traffic from the roads, phone-call start blood-bowl 3 times but you'll notice on the 3 time you'll be unable to move and/or get wasted. This is important to ensure the mission flag is off to prevent the game from crashing when starting any main or side mission. Additionally, phone-call starting and getting wasted once gives CJ 30+k MP5 ammo (not like that is any use).
Known problems: There's no cars except for fix spawn car locations (ofc). Switch to the MP5 on the second start-up or else the weapon you're currently holding will be equipped in the car making it more difficult to get wasted. Passing the mission on the second instance leaves a the grey box of the result of bloodbowl on screen.
In the video I show how to phone-call start bloodbowl and also complete a main mission (Jizzy) to demonstrate it's application. I mess around with police stars and you'll notice a lack in police presence on 6¤s.
Any thoughts on implementing the strategy for any% & 100% would be welcomed but I understand being stranded in the middle of the desert is not exactly fast. Although, this strategy should make optimal IL's easier to achieve.
Los Desperados x2: Complete one; fail the other "Gal has been killed" WutFace
Hello Spachtel,
I hope you enjoy learning/running the game. I can only comment regarding the beach party skip on Life's a Beach. It's typical that Grove street members will not spawn when Ballas are in view. You'll need to despawn (drive away and flick the camera) the members to allow Grove members to spawn near the beach party. We take a very specific route towards the beach party. This ensures we spend more time in Grove street territory rather than Ballas territory to increase the chances of Grove gang members spawning rather than the undesired spawns (i.e., Ballas).
Take a look at the WR or any run from the past 12 months to understand the route we take. Alternatively, you could practice a different route to see if you can find a more consistent spawn for Grove members.
I hope this helps. Good luck
" IT CANNOT BE CONSIDERED A REAL COMPETITION BECAUSE THERE ARE ADDED RESTRICTIONS WHICH I FEEL ARE ARBITRARY AND UNNECESSARY!!!"
All athletic disciplines are measured and competed within the metric system (e.g., 200m, 3000m, 10,000m etc). THEN WHY THE FUCK IS THIS GUY CLAIMING A WORLD RECORD IN THE IMPERIAL SYSTEM? http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/31569286 Last time I looked '2 miles' is 3218 meters.
Guess what I'm going to do today? "420 meters WORLD RECORD attempts" OpieOP
The missions are in the correct order. If you can go relatively quick, I would swap 'Los Sepulcros' and 'Robbing Uncle Sam' around for the optimal route.
I've tried to replicate this but with no luck. I've heard something similar to this before (i.e., keeping the bike after the cutscene) but I've never experienced this phenomenon myself.
After countless attempts I got rid of OGLoc to make sure I was >10m away but still no luck.
If this was to be a worthwhile strat then you must keep the bike for Life's a Beach. As I remember, all vehicles despawn after triggering the mission (I've tried to keep the NRG-500 in the past).
So the reduced distance towards Burger shot because you have to get off the bike, plus slow bike riding because of a passenger (OG L O C) and the bike will despawn after the mission, I fail to see the timesave if it does indeed work
I believe the Cholo's were attacking the Sharks while I was trying to take over this particular business. After killing the other Victor's, I entered the Empire and the game hardlocked. Cool game.
Bubblebobbler: I match your one Toni and raise you many Victor's :)
Also, I was testing the teleport glitch when this occurred to time taking over businesses earlier in the run.
I was using the Vice Port warp glitch after Nice Package -> Three business near Leafy Links -> Deathwarp -> Balls
Not only is it slower (~30secs) but it would also lose more time on the drive from the end of Blitzkrieg Strikes Again to Lost and Found. It would be possible to change the route order (Blitzkrieg Strikes Again -> So Long Schlong -> Lost and Found -> Domo Arigato Domestoboto -> In the Air Tonight) but doing so would lose 90secs on the current route.
Any% strats from the end of "Jive Drive" to the start of "The Audition". Entering any building (safehouse or Ammunition) will extinguish the fires on the Vice City map. Firstly, you need to make the fires spawn so getting into a firetruck is a must. Secondly, the Cheetah will despawn after the cutscene so I'd advise putting it inside the safehouse garage. Lastly, enjoy a Cheetah during this mission.
See Firefighter skip thread for additional reference on the skip: http://www.speedrun.com/gtavcs/thread/elgu6
Yet another firefighter skip in the 3D era of Grand Theft Auto. Unlike other 3D GTA's (including Liberty City Stories), you're able to exit the emergency vehicle for a maximum of 30 seconds. Entering any building (safehouse or Ammunition) will extinguish the fires on the Vice City map. This method will also extinguish fires on the mission "Hose the Hoes": http://www.speedrun.com/gtavcs/thread/6kx30 I've tried using the same method on Fire Copter but this mission works a little differently and I've been unable to get this to work.
Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
Nice optimization. The armor is another plus to this strategy if you get unlucky during Ice Cold Killa. However, I think the swimming strats work best for picking up the Oyster during an 100% run considering the minimal time save (~10secs) OpieOP
I re-uploaded the saves to Dropbox. The link includes both segments and individual mission saves according to the any% route. There's a .txt document with the saves that can give you more information regarding the nature of the saves (i.e., version, setup, etc.). An updated link can be found on my twitch page for future reference: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4u8x5kjf94847lk/AACp7Yh5AFLBxrzW62rLUu6Ha?dl=0
With a big change such as this, I feel legacy runs should be avoided. We want to avoid stagnation in the category for those who have ran the game at 30fps. Those times already posted may become unreachable for them while playing at a lower fps. I'm sure Tirean will agree that his LS times in an any% run will suffer.
I've ran the game at both framerates and I feel like I cheated when I played at the higher fps. Of course, this is my own opinion and my own preference but the game became easier and quicker in every aspect (except swimming) and keeping those times as 'legacy runs' could put off previous runners from doing attempts.
Agreed. Do it. Remove all current 30fps times from the leaderboard and place them in an achieve tab separate from the current any% leaderboard
Me too OpieOP
