Blimp Strat 2?! (No Blimp Required)
4 years ago
Texas, USA

I was thinking of ways to save time getting to minisub after by the book when I tested on my 100% file that a blimp spawns near by the airport right where by the book ends. So my first idea was to call the blimp and then fly over, but after some testing, that method was slow and unreliable. Then I had a brain wave, why not use the planes/helicopters in the airport itself? which lead to this: Hopefully this is faster and not rubbish like my previous "save".

Argentina

Hi, this is actually not my message but I think that it perfectly explains why this strat isn't viable. Credits to DaWolf85:

The route to Minisub, as currently taken, is an excellent time to catch up on many of Trevor's texts. These are important and save you time later (hence why runners often leave sleep mode off here - the Minisub text isn't the only one you want to get). Having this high a wanted level will block these texts, therefore kills the strat without it even being necessary to measure the time.

In fact, these text messages are so important that there is currently a new route under development with the intended goal of making these texts more consistent, avoiding timeloss due to RNG. The new route may end up deleting this drive from the run altogether, making this entire discussion somewhat obsolete.

DaWolf85, Fiku, and dryice like this
Finland

nice try on testing stuff out but akja concluded this pretty well. Also it'll be harder to stay still midair if you won't get minisub text