Streets of Rogue (81)
The Large Lad speed guide
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INTRO
Running SoR is fast and easy as even a casual game is far less than an hour on a moderate pace
However just running through the game with your favourite character is often not enough
I picked up a few tricks that all have saved time, and went through and decided what traits are better for runs than others
TRICKS
For getting speed nothing quite works as well as status effect "fast" that is gained through sugar and needles that have it.
however, finding either is quite rare due to the massive item pool and drop rates of each
Thus, the second-best method is damage boosting
「Damage boosting」
「Difficulty: Simple」
Damage boosting simply is taking any damage to your back
the higher the impact the faster you are launched in the direction you are travelling
beware, this obviously hurts your character so use it only when you can with little repercussion.
「Pre-Actions」
「Difficulty: Very Simple」
Pre-actions are done by spamming a single key during the loading sequence causing it to do that thing on the first possible frame
this may seem trivial, but it can save a second and your life
when playing the assassin i spawned right in front of a cannibal house, had I not pre-actioned cloaked they would have seen me and that would slow my run.
This trick works better in seeds as you know what action to take as its always the same
「Strategic Failure」
「Difficulty: Depends on the quest really」
Usually when faced with a task in SoR the question should be "How can I get this out of my way as soon as possible?" and usually the answer is failure
Most quests can be failed if you try hard enough but only 3 give any speed
Free the slave, press the buttons (timed), and rescue person.
Free the slave? Just kill him, faster than killing all the slave masters or buying him if you can kill him in a single blow.
Press the button timed? Go to do it first then complete the rest of the quests until the timer runs out
Rescue person? Get them to hate you by beating them up, then run off to the next quest.
CHARACTER RANKING
Quick note, any character that is not 4/4 speed is not viable and will not be covered, although should it be asked for...I'll try running all the characters.
「Ranks: A,B,C,D」
Thief
The thief is the second strongest stealth class and does great behind enemy lines, if you have time to kill.
Because moving in the box allows you to be seen, this encourages a slower game play. Also, the Thief falls flat in combat and his only really good thing he gets is the wall by passer, and that's a random drop anyways. Also, the 1/4 to endurance is not helping his case.
C
Gorilla
The Gorilla is among the best melee classes rivalled only by zombie based on number you can have alone.
The Gorilla is great for fast movement and faster kills making a highly viable class if you are good at the melee combat
lack of ranged does cripple the class however and makes him slightly less effective
B+
Vampire
Always ready for a quick bite to eat and able to pass through cameras with ease, what's not to love?
This class has almost no bad traits, and even the one that is there is not hard to work around just eat people to get health.
His cologne is also great to quickly gain allies in a pinch.
A
Assassin
Insta kills, super-fast speed, wide array of starting weapons, and frankly the best stealth class. What's not to love! The low health and melee skill. But most kills you get should be instant with the invisibility and backstabber trait, so you won't notice it much at all. This class is the best stealth class and can complete objectives the fastest due to his insta kill. However, this class is very punishing as bumping enemies and missing backstabs will make you visible, make every movement count. All in all kind of like the thief but can also kill things.
A+
Shapechanger
The technically fast but practically slow class, the shapechanger is 4/4 speed but due to the wanted trait you will almost never be the shapechanger that means you won't be using your speed. Also completing objectives takes longer due having taken the time to possess the NPC but when you do its super easy, so it's a balance. If you can pull it off, you won't have a hard run as far as difficult goes.
B-
Custom
Any trait you want, anything you want to give the class, whatever you want in a character. This is the best choice but can only be ran in the Custom category so keep that in mind before you enter the run.
A++
(More on Custom Characters later)
Basically Combat: Gorilla Stealth: Assassin
RANKING TRAITS
That's right I'm ranking them all, and it took as long as it sounds.
When new traits are added I'll do my best to keep up
Ranks
E(essential) RG(Really Good!) G(good to have, not essential) M(Meh, its okay...I guess) NN(Not needed)
Ammo Scavenger: Conserve ammo, you should not need this! NN
Backstabber: A great pick for some stealthy quick kills. G
Big Bullets: Its only good if you have poor aim. M
Blaster Master: Wall Walloper does this without needing a bomb. NN
Blaster Survivor: Good for blowing up a generator with no fear and killing those who just tried to stop you in melee range. G
Blends in Nicely: If you're playing stealth, it's okay but if you are, you're probably using the assassin...in which case don't be seen! M
Block Breaker: Make combat easier, Always a sure choice. G
Bullet breaker: Running from combat is usually faster than engaging, and because the gorilla can't fire guns this won't help you much. M/NN
Burning Bullets: Great idea, uh oh you hit the wrong building and now police are mad because you set a house on fire...bad for timing. NN
Butterfinger-er: Great for Gorilla, less damage to you the better! RG
Class Solidarity: Having NPCs will slow you down quite often and should not be seen as long-term things. M
Clumsiness Forgiven: Pairs really, good with Wall Walloper because you can break any wall and get away with it. RG
Confident in Crowds: Already covered NPCs. M
Cool with Cannibals: A cool gimmick to make the park easier, that's all. M
Disturbing Facial Expressions: Stop combat faster? Um yes please! G
Don't Make Me Angry: Not bad for a last-ditch effort kill. M
Drug-a-lug: Good in case your hoping for a speed needle. M
Durabilitacious: You find a lot of melee weapons but is good with wall walloper. M
Floats Like A Butterfly: The difference this makes is not big enough to take over better traits. NN
Friend of The Common Folk: Great for your daring getaway from danger. G
Friend of the Family: Cool With Cannibals but for downtown...cool. M
G-P-YESSS: THIS IS THE BEST GET THIS AS FAST AS YOU CAN OR YOUR RUN WILL TAKE TO LONG. E
Graceful: Good if you’re a dumb klutz (like me). M
Homesickness Killer: I've covered NPCs. NN
I'm Outie: The untapped potential to move at the speed of light is great but needing to be at low health is high risk for high reward. RG
Increased Crit Chance: Self Explanatory. G
Infectious Spirit: NPC BAD. NN
Intrusion Artist: Look...the thief isn't very good...this trait is only useful to him really, don't bother. NN
Kneecapper: Your daring getaway also includes busting your enemies knees so you can run away faster...easy choice. RG
Knockback King: Good with Kneecapper for your daring getaway. G
Knuckley: Its good for when you're out of weapons and need SOMETHING. G
Lasers Ignore You: Great at late stages when there are lasers everywhere. Almost essential. But not quite. RG.....Almost E
Lock And Load: Leave the running and gunning to soldiers. NN
Loneliness Killer: NPC BAD, OKAY? NN
Long Lunge: Its good for...a slightly longer range attack....i guess. NN
Longer Status Effects: That sugar you found lasts longer, need I say more? RG
Low-Cost Jobs: NPC!! REEEE. NN
Medical Professional:......no. NN
Modern Warfarer: A good backup in case of low health, ideal for a vampire who's in a pinch. RG
Nimble Fingers: You won't be using this much. M
No In Fighting: IM going to stop talking about NPC traits and just leave the rank, okay? NN
One The House: Try not to waste time at shops. NN
Penetrating Bullets: UH OH I HIT A COP THROUGH A BUILDING! NN
Prickly Skin; Always a safe bet to punish those who hurt you. G
Promise I'll Return It: Good if you steal something right in front of someone...for some reason. M
Random Reverence: Friend Of The Common Folk but less powerful. M
Safe In Crowds. NN
Secret Vandalizer: Oh boy Clumsiness Accepted but less powerful! NN
Share The Health: NN
Shop Drops: It's faster than shopping. G
Shrewd Negotiator: Shopping wastes time. NN
Slippery target: Being hit less is nice. RG
Studious: Faster levels is more traits to pick. E
Tank Like: Damage boosting cant be done anymore, RIP. NN
Team Building Expert: NN
Teleport-Happy: The fastest way to move can be done more often now? SIGN ME UP! E
Trust Funder: You actually wont be spending much. NN
Un-Crits:OH BOY, PRICKLY SKIN BUT NOT AS GOOD. NN
Wall Walloper: THE WALL IS A SHORTCUT YOU SPEED DEMON! E
Walls Worst Nightmare: Its decent, I never take this perk because you can destroy whatever wall you want. NN
I almost forgot bad ones to get more points for your character.
Addict: Forcing yourself to take out time for drugs? Drugs are bad kids! NN
Antisocial: Great considering you won't be doing much talking E
Computer Illiterate: Smash the computer, its faster G
Crepe Crusher: Good if you can avoid them, put still a pain. M
Diminutive: Actually, not that bad, combat should be avoided G
Fair Game: COMBAT ALL THE TIME, makes teleporting to hard. NN
Ideological Clash: Random Reverence but angry! Don't add RNG to your run buddy. NN
Jugularious: Good if you have bite, but if you do this isn't to bad. G(for vampires) NN(else)
Loud: If you're playing a fast combat class, I suppose hearing you won't hurt too much. G
Malodorous: A great choice considering you SHOULD NOT BOTHER WITH NPCs! E
Pacifist: Good if you don't need weapons i.e. invisible backstab. can't use wall walloper though...M
Poor Hand-Eye Coordination: Takes longer but isn't too bad if you only really use it for a few things. M/G
Sausage Fingers: Not bad for the assassin like character as most kills are with the fist. M
Scientist Slayer: Killing is faster than talking so this is actually pretty good because scientist is always in buildings and not often in streets. G
Skinny Nerdlinger: I like damage boosting! Then make it better lad! RG
Specist: The park, an already hard stage that kills time...harder. M
Strict Cannibal: Cannibals are less cool vampires. NN
Stubby Fingers: Lack of projectiles for only -2 points?? NN
Sucker: Don't waste time shopping. E
suspicious: Malodorous but less points. NN
Vocally challenged: You don't really need to bother with NPCs. RG
Wanted: More combat. NN
Oh god that's all of them
MAKING CUSTOM CHARACTERS
When making a custom character
There are a few things to remember
Speed is king! If it gives you speed, TAKE IT
With a pool of 20 points you must assign a few traits
Cross reference the trait list and choose a few whiles taking some essentials
always have 4/4 speed
CO-OP
Because this is made from my own experience, I haven't really done this yet....
so, uh until then assume I said something insightful!