[OBSOLETE] Crash Avoidance: Mission 2-2

WARNING: This strat seems to be very hardware-dependant. Sorry if it doesn't work for you <3

Regrettably, this game really likes to crash on Mission 2: City Dump. Luckily it seems this can mostly be avoided. The level seems perfectly stable up until the robot spider fight. I'll walk you through the whole thing.

The spider is scripted to walk to a specific spot. While walking there it cannot take damage, so save your ammo. When it clears a distinct-looking pile of rubble it will start to turn to face you. This indicates that the fight has started.

Avoid physical contact with the spider at all times. Fire a grenade directly below the spider while making sure to avoid the spider's legs (can be an instant crash).

https://i.imgur.com/jEdmrKh.jpg

After firing, look away immediately. If the spider is in your field of view during the explosion the game may crash. A single well-placed explosive should be enough to kill the spider. When "dead", it will move to another predetermined spot where it will explode, and the nearby destructible wall will collapse.

https://i.imgur.com/Ib4lr6O.jpg

So that's the whole fight. Walk to position, fight until health drops to 0, when "dead" walk to position, explode.
If your first grenade didn't do the trick fire some more, just keep those same rules in mind. If you're unsure whether the fight is over or not, when the spider "dies" it drops a Shield pickup in the form of a toolbox. If you see this, the spider is "dead" and walking to the predetermined position where it can explode and let you proceed.

https://i.imgur.com/yeDHDU0.jpg

( Continues in https://www.speedrun.com/robocop2k3/guide/706b1 )

[OBSOLETE] Crash Avoidance: Mission 2-2 ALTERNATIVE

So it turns out my preferred strat is super hardware-dependant. Crap. So here's an alternative!

> Turn off any FPS-limitting you have set up (In RivaTuner, set cap value to 0)
> Avoid using explosives

Here's a video of me doing it live:
https://clips.twitch.tv/CrunchyHandsomeBubbleteaSoBayed

Happy running!

Any% Video Tutorial & Setup Guide

Crash Avoidance: Mission 2-3

After passing the load zone into the Third section, continue on the main path until you spot a large ammo container.

https://i.imgur.com/APzz6rJ.jpg

From the moment you pick it up, look directly at the floor and hug the wall to your right. 

https://i.imgur.com/7iauBlw.jpg

Continue on like this for a while until the area opens up. Be patient, because the precise location or object that causes this crash is still unknown.

When you do finally look up, you should be somewhere around here:

https://i.imgur.com/nMMBSsJ.jpg

And that's it. Once you reach that point you should be safe from crashing. Happy runnin'!

Getting Started

# SETUP

This game is considered *"abandonware"*.

I recommend using external software (ex. RivaTuner) to limit the FPS to 30. Explosions cause damage on a per-frame basis, so having high FPS will put you at extreme risk of getting insta-killed.

You can rebind controls in the options menu (and there are currently no rules against doing so externally with for example AutoHotkey). If you choose to use the default controls and also have LiveSplit configured with the default hotkeys, make sure to Toggle Global Hotkeys in LiveSplit, since the same keys are used.

# GAMEPLAY

The first few levels are extremely easy, since enemy bullets only do a single point of damage to your health and/or armour.

From Mission 5-2 onward you will encounter robots that fire the Ion Beam, which is an instant kill at high FPS, and still extremely lethal otherwise. You can stun-lock them by rapidly firing the starting pistol at them, and in later encounters I would recommend either the Laser Pistol or the Rocket Launcher.

Mission 5-3 is a maze-like cave system that can be very difficult to traverse. There is a video of the route stickied in the Discord, or you can take a look at the World Record run.

Mission 9-1 is the battle against M.I.N.D. It can pop out of the wall from each of the four cardinal directions. So far the most consistent way to do this battle is to line yourself up with the next spawn over in counter-clockwise direction, inside but near the edge of the inner-circle. The robo-tentacle should pop out a number of small laser turrets that you can destroy using the Rocket Launcher. Destroy all of these laser turrets.

Mission 9-2 is a timed puzzle consisting of 6 terminals, each with their own number associated to them. So far the sequence has appeared completely random. Each number only appears once, so simply try every remaining number until you know what number corresponds to what machine, and enter the number. Every third number you input wrong will result in all machines resetting. Do not pay attention to this, as the numbers do not change. Just come back to these machines once you've determined the full sequence.

# TIPS & TRICKS

- When interacting with objects, you don't need to time your (Enter) key press, you can just hold it down while approaching.
- Robots (with the Ion Beam) can be stun-locked with just about any weapon to keep them from blasting you.
- _(Hit me up on Discord if you feel like something should be added to this list.)_

Name	Author
[OBSOLETE] Crash Avoidance: Mission 2-2	KinzyKenzie 5 years ago
[OBSOLETE] Crash Avoidance: Mission 2-2 ALTERNATIVE	KinzyKenzie 5 years ago
Any% Video Tutorial & Setup Guide	KinzyKenzie 5 years ago
Crash Avoidance: Mission 2-3	KinzyKenzie 5 years ago
Getting Started	KinzyKenzie 5 years ago