[General] Ratchet & Clank Resources Document

This is a general purpose resources document for all of the Ratchet & Clank games. Scroll down to your desired game and check out the information and guides related to it.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DelfZuUbrm8wXm5gwhlFDedIuAVCq8GDY8qchgAIhWg/edit?usp=sharing

If you're having trouble, feel free to ask questions in the community discord: https://discord.gg/uburntFvQU

[General] Ratchet & Clank Version Differences

This is a general purpose version differences document for all of the Ratchet & Clank games. Scroll down to your desired game and check out the version differences and general hierarchy of optimal versions for it.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QxLoN_tXby3QQfGMmG3CnTOE5S-P5VFE3mYmLWeFRVo/edit?usp=sharing

If you're having trouble, feel free to ask questions in the community discord: https://discord.gg/uburntFvQU

[Info] Every bolt cost in the game

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TvCKzityLq--JmZPbdvBNLu-z3DAjICi-XXr9P4icD4

[Info] Getting started with Ratchet 1 speedrunning

## Basic Version Differences

Listed in order of which I recommend you play on the most. For PS3, we generally play on the downloaded versions with a SSD installed for faster load times.

**PS3 PAL (Europe)** - The fastest version to play on for every category, solely for its load times and two glitches exclusive to PS3: *Pyro Glitch* which lets you do massive damage with the Pyrocitor, and *Drek Skip*, used in NG+ speedruns.

**PS3 NTSC (USA)** - The downloaded version of the game includes *Drek Skip*, but has *Pyro Glitch* patched. The Disc version has *Drek Skip* patched, and some additional lag not present on other versions.

**PS2** - The loading times are extremely slow, estimated to lose around 8 minutes. Plus the glitches mentioned above are patched. Some *Ledge Proxies* are way different/harder to perform than PS3. Very slow, but opens up for interesting routes and a pretty different experience.

**PSVita** - Has *Pyro Glitch*, but no *Drek Skip*. Loading times are technically faster, but you may experience lots of input lag + the game running at a choppy 30FPS instead of the 60FPS you get on the other consoles. Not to mention worse controls, meaning some tricks like *Infinite Long Jumps* are harder to perform.

## Resources

- [ThaRixer's amazing movement guide](https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=V8TG2sCofwM)
- [Discord Server](https://discord.gg/uburntFvQU)
- [Updated Resource Document for all Ratchet games](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DelfZuUbrm8wXm5gwhlFDedIuAVCq8GDY8qchgAIhWg/edit?tab=t.0)

## Categories

- **NG+** - New Game+, which is beating the game from Challenge Mode with all weapons unlocked etc.
- **Any%** - Beat the game
- **AGB** - All Gold Bolts, collect all 40 gold bolts
- **ACM** - All Checkmarks, which is our version of a 100% category. Get all three checkmarks that show on the end screen.

## Acronyms and terminology

Some pretty common acronyms that we use a lot in the community when referring to things/tricks that may not seem totally clear at first.

- **PAL** - Versions of the game released in Europe, Australia, most of Asia and some parts of South America.
- **NTSC** - Versions of the game released in North America, Japan, Korea and some parts of South America.

- **IJ** - *Infinite Jump*, trick used with the PDA to allow you to gain height infinitely.
- **SI** - *Slope Intercept*, a trick used to high jump off slopes.
- **GPC** - *Ground pound cancel,* small trick with the thruster-pack to allow for a little extra height gain.
- **ILJ** - *Infinite Long Jump*, a trick that allows for gaining speed over specific liquid surfaces on levels such as Rilgar, Umbris, Hoven etc.
- **ISF** - *Infinite Sideflip*, a trick similar to ILJs, but uses the thruster-pack to gain infinite height via sideflips.
- **NLJ** - *Neutral Long Jump*, a long jump method that gains speed.
- **sPDA** - *SpeedyA*, a trick where you can gain speed quickly via opening the PDA after each long jump.
- **ILM** - *In Level Movie*, refers to an in-game cutscene that can be opened via the Goodies Menu.
- **BCJ** - *Big Clank Jump*, a little trick used on Orxon Clank section in combination with a in-level-movie to gain extra height off a jump.
- **Jankpot** - Trick used in any% runs to get more bolts from crates than intended.

[Tricks] Camflips, Ledge Proxies and Camera Proxy

## Camflips and ledge proxy guide by Xyphles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JndUzgdIzrc

## Camera proxy guide by Robo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-3Im4n_vaQ

[Tricks] ILJ Technique/Grip Analysis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzF-Km8XNZQHighly recommend watching Ricky's movement guide before looking into this

[Tricks]‎ Ratchet & Clank Movement Guide by ThaRixer

Newest Movement & Trick Guide by me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2259&v=V8TG2sCofwM

All Checkmarks - Quartu Bolt Grind in a Nutshell

This video will show very quickly how to bolt grind in ACM category:
https://youtu.be/TDB4lweEn9c

Any% - Batalia SI tutorial by Xem [OUTDATED]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woBIDSVk3so

Any% - Jackpot fish guide by Janky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF8jRc9HPsM

Important if you want to get better bolts in Any% categories

Any% - Orxon Tree Setup

### Guide made by Cyprys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C3SLKOBg4o

### Alternate guide by Sneep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovnJROPZVJk&feature=youtu.be

Any% - Veldin 2 SI Tutorial by Cyprys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSRBexpiRc0

NG+ - Beginner Guide by marathonman

I made this guide with the intent of helping newer runners or people interested in learning Ratchet & Clank. This game can be very complicated at times and the movement system is so vast that it can sometimes be a bit much to swallow in one go. Hopefully through this series you can get a basis of what to expect or what to strive for and maybe even learn some alternate strats or routes that you may not be familiar with. 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSb_l1PznriJ63UY7sXTiJzB224DZQTLf

I would HIGHLY recommend watching the Ratchet & Clank Movement Guide by ThaRixer before watching this: https://youtu.be/V8TG2sCofwM

This guide will mostly be focused on routing and movement sequence rather than movement execution, meaning if you ever need to reference actual movement tech your best bet is to consult the movement guide beforehand.

NG+ - Blarg Clips

### Guide by Sneep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBLvLTf8Hi8

### Guide by Raikaru
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tVzGURfc9w

Name	Author
[General] Ratchet & Clank Resources Document	mobius 4 years ago
[General] Ratchet & Clank Version Differences	mobius 4 years ago
[Info] Every bolt cost in the game	clippy 9 years ago
[Info] Getting started with Ratchet 1 speedrunning	isaka 6 years ago
[Tricks] Camflips, Ledge Proxies and Camera Proxy	marathonman 1 year ago
[Tricks] ILJ Technique/Grip Analysis	marathonman 1 year ago
[Tricks]‎ Ratchet & Clank Movement Guide by ThaRixer	Ricky 7 years ago
All Checkmarks - Quartu Bolt Grind in a Nutshell	Dezmone 2 years ago
Any% - Batalia SI tutorial by Xem [OUTDATED]	xem92 5 years ago
Any% - Jackpot fish guide by Janky	Janky 6 years ago
Any% - Orxon Tree Setup	isaka 5 years ago
Any% - Veldin 2 SI Tutorial by Cyprys	TCB_Cippy 5 years ago
NG+ - Beginner Guide by marathonman	marathonman 2 years ago
NG+ - Blarg Clips	Raikaru 9 years ago