Call Discovery Channel! We have a discovery! After finding this, you'd hope there're many uses, but if the only benefit is getting out of that damn apartment 20 seconds faster, it's worth it. Kappa Please give me a sub 1:10 RS now. (<---edit: 1:09)
Another use: Spam clip capture (as it's turned off) before killing vlad to skip that moment where you can't do anything but stand there and listen to him talk. Just before that moment starts up, begin spamming it and you'll be able to move right away and proceed to shooting him in the head. Saves around 4 seconds.
and another use: During Jamaican Heat, crouch in the spot while waiting for Jacob to reach his spot. Skip the cutscene. Don't move Niko at all. You can aim in any direction you'd like, just don't move him. You can even zoom in if you'd like, just don't move Niko. Once the last of the three are dead, press the clip capture button. The next guy should immediately come out, as long as you didn't move Niko.
Oh man more replay abuse. I like that.
Might also work on luck of the irish? Since you get some more tutorial texts.
This also works in "Jamaican Heat" to skip the 3 or 4 tutorial texts before the fourth guy appears in the doorway on the roof.
Our understanding of the game has evolved over the years and, with that, we've been slowly moving toward redefining the ruleset for the modern era of GTA IV speedrunning. All of these rules MUST be followed by those submitting top 10 runs, not just for world record runs, in all categories. I want to
