The Ultimate Any% Mega-Monkey Guide

Uppdaterad 25 days ago av omesta

The Curse of Monkey Island Any% Mega-Monkey Speedrun Route Guide

Preface

Hello and welcome to this guide for speedrunning The Curse of Monkey Island! This guide will take you step-by-step through the current fastest route through the game. It includes details on how to perform the essential, and non-essential tricks, as well as the techniques and thought processes that go into speedrunning this game at the highest level. Curse is still a tricky game and there are a lot of fine details that are difficult to explain in a text format, and some that must be “felt out” to really understand. With that in mind, I’ve tried to make this guide as beginner friendly and detail-packed as I can. If anything is unclear, or if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the Speedy Adventures Discord server where I, or one of the other knowledgeable folks over there, will be happy to help.

On with the run!

Route

Chapter 1 - LeShip

TALK to Small Pirate: 5, 5, 6, 5, 5
USE Plastic Hook
USE Cannon
SHOOT Boats (2, 1, 3, 4), DSKIP, SKIP
BUFFER to Ramrod
1. USE Hook on Ramrod
ENTER Window, SKIP
USE Gaff on Debris, SKIP
ENTER Ship
BUFFER to Cannon Restraint Rope
1. USE Cutlass on Cannon Restraint Rope, SKIP
ENTER Window, ENTER Ship
USE Cannon, SKIP
USE Bag, DSKIP(Hold)
USE RING
BUFFER to Porthole
1. USE Ring on Porthole, SKIP

Chapter 2 - LeCurse

Part I - Mini-Mega Skip pt. 1

USE Glowing Ember
MOVE Right
ENTER pathway, ENTER swamp
MOVE over bridge
MINI-MEGA SKIP
1. USE Wrecked Ship repeatedly until just before Guybrush passes under arch
2. USE/EXAMINE Pirate Literature before Murray can interrupt
3. DIA: 4
4. ENTER Wrecked Ship
5. USE Paste
6. DSKIP “How to get more than fifteen men…” line
7. BUFFER to Pin
  1. USE Paste on Skeleton Arm
8. USE Pin
9. USE Skeleton Arm on Lantern, SKIP
10. MOVE Right, SKIP Murray falling scene
11. BUFFER to Crowbar
  1. Examine Lantern
12. USE Crowbar, SKIP
13. USE Bag of Nickels on Gumball Machine
USE Alligator Tongue
DIA: 4, 3, 1, 4, 6
ENTER swamp

Part II - The Barbery Coast

ENTER map, ENTER Puerto Pollo (East entrance), ENTER Theater
EXAMINE Pirate Coat
USE Pocket
USE Glove
USE Dandruff
USE Magic Wand
BUFFER to Magic Hat
1. USE Magic Wand on Magic Hat
USE Book
ENTER Puerto Pollo, ENTER Dueling Area, ENTER Puerto Pollo, ENTER Barbery Coast, SKIP
(USE Salty Pirate) X 2
USE Jawbreaker
USE Lice on Comb, SKIP
USE Barber Chair
USE Handle, SKIP
USE Paperweight, SKIP
(USE Handle, SKIP) X 3
USE Scissors
ENTER Puerto Pollo

Part III - Captain Blondebeard’s Restaurant

ENTER Dueling Area, ENTER Puerto Pollo
USE Mysterious Door
SKIP
EXAMINE Plaque
BUFFER to Undergrowth
1. USE Scissors on Undergrowth
SKIP
MOVE Left
SKIP
(USE bulge in Snake, SKIP) X 3
USE Ipecac Flower on Pancake Syrup
USE Syrup of Ipecac on Snake’s head, SKIP
USE Reeds
USE Helium Balloons on Paperweight
TALK to Floating Balloon
USE Thorny Plant
USE Thorn on Hollow Reed
USE Pea Shooter on Floating Balloon, SKIP
BUFFER to Waterfall
1. CHOOSE the arrow to move the inventory screen to the left, then immediately close the inventory
ENTER map, ENTER Puerto Pollo (East), ENTER Mysterious Door, ENTER Restaurant
DIA: 1
USE Jawbreaker on Blondebeard, SKIP
USE Pack of Gum on Blondebeard, SKIP
BUFFER to Tasty, Buttery Biscuit
1. TALK to Pack of Gum, SKIP
TALK to Tasty, Buttery Biscuit, SKIP
BUFFER to Blondebeard
1. TALK to Helium Balloon
USE Pin on Blondebeard once he blows a bubble, SKIP
USE Quiet Patron, SKIP
USE Bread Knife
BUFFER to Gross Chicken
1. USE Maggots on Gross Chicken, SKIP
USE Club Card
USE Biscuit Cutter
USE Pie Pan
BUFFER to Gold Tooth
1. USE Chewed Gum on Gold Tooth
TALK to Tooth in Gum, SKIP
ENTER Puerto Pollo

Part IV - Banjo Time

BUFFER to Mudpuddle
1. USE Pie Pan on Mudpuddle, SKIP
ENTER Mysterious Door, ENTER Dueling Area, ENTER Grassy Knoll
BUFFER to Sawhorse
1. USE Bread Knife on Sawhorse
ENTER Tree on the left
USE Biscuit Cutter on Rubber Tree, SKIP
ENTER Grassy Knoll
BUFFER to Trail of Rum
1. USE Glowing Ember on Trail of Rum, SKIP
ENTER Barbery Coast
BUFFER to Dapper Pirate
1. USE Glove on Dapper Pirate, SKIP
USE Box Lid
USE Banjo Case, SKIP
BANJO TIME
1. CHOOSE strings in the same order as Van Helgen (Recommend using the number keys 1-5 for this), SKIP
USE Gun Pile
USE Pistol
BUFFER to Log Pile
1. USE Pistol on Dueling Banjo (Be careful to only click on the banjo when Van Helgen has it down in front of him), SKIP
BUFFER to Salty Pirate
1. USE Gold Tooth on Salty Pirate, SKIP
TALK to Barber Pirate: 2, 2, 4, SKIP

Part V - Oh Cabana Boy

ENTER Puerto Pollo, ENTER map, ENTER east beach cabana
BUFFER to Cabana Boy
1. USE Club Card on Cabana Boy, SKIP
DIA: 2
DSKIP, SKIP
(USE Towels) X 3
BUFFER to Ice Bucket
1. USE Towels on Ice Bucket
USE Wet Towels on Cabana Boy
USE Cooking Oil
ENTER beach
BUFFER to Sunbather
1. CHOOSE Wet Towels, but don’t use them on anything yet
SKIP the cutscene of Guybrush walking on the beach
(USE Wet Towels on Hot Sand) X 3, SKIP
USE Gate
USE Cooking Oil on Sunbather, SKIP
USE Mug
ENTER Gate, ENTER Puerto Pollo (West entrance)
BUFFER to Mug
1. USE Mug(inventory) on Mug(in front of Small Pirate), DSKIP(hold)
TALK to Small Pirate: 2, SKIP
USE Pitcher
BUFFER to Dye Vat
1. USE Pitcher on Dye Vat
ENTER Undergrowth
ENTER Brimstone Beach
USE Bottomless Mug on Sunbather, SKIP
USE Pitcher with Red Dye on Sunbather, SKIP
USE Cooking Oil on Sunbather, SKIP
USE Map, SKIP
ENTER Puerto Pollo

Part VI - LeChimp

ENTER Danjer Cove
BUFFER to Waterfall
1. EXAMINE Book
2. USE Paste on Rubber Plug
SHMOOVE down the beach
USE Sticky Rubber Plug on Boat, SKIP
USE Boat
ENTER Pirate Ship
USE Bread Knife on Plank, SKIP
ENTER ship, SKIP
DIA: 1, 1, SKIP
MOVE Right
ENTER map, ENTER Puerto Pollo (East), ENTER Mysterious Door, Restaurant, SKIP
DIA: 3, DSKIP(hold), SKIP
USE Porthole
USE Ventriloquism Book on LeChimp
ENTER Porthole, SKIP
MOVE Right
ENTER map, ENTER Puerto Pollo (East), ENTER Theater, ENTER upstairs, SKIP
USE Handle
CHOOSE Buttons in the following order, SKIPPING after each button:
1. SE
2. NW
3. W
4. S
5. E
6. NE
7. NE
8. E
9. SW
SKIP
BUFFER to Cannon Balls
1. USE Chicken Grease on Cannon Balls, DSKIP, SKIP, DSKIP
ENTER stage
USE Shovel, SKIP

Chapter 3 - LeRott

SONG SKIP
DSKIP(hold)
DIA: 1, SKIP
EXAMINE Navigational Chart
CHOOSE the first ship you see
CANNONLESS
1. Shift + V, Y
DIA: 1
SAVE
DIA: 2 “You’re as repulsive as a monkey in a negligee.”
1. LOAD and repeat until you get the correct response: “I look THAT much like your fiance?”
SAVE before the pirate can insult you
LOAD until he gives you a new Insult
DIA: 5 “OK, I give up!”, DSKIP(hold)
1. You only need to DSKIP after your first fight. Subsequent post-fight scenes can be full SKIP-ed
REPEAT steps 4-10 with different Insults until you have the desired number of Responses
EXAMINE Navigational Chart
CHOOSE Captain Rottingham
CANNONLESS
SAVE
DIA: 1
LOAD until he uses an Insult you have a Response for
SAVE before the next round starts
REPEAT steps 19 & 20 until you win, DSKIP(hold), SKIP

Chapter 4 - LeBlood

Part I - Skol!

WALK-AND-TALK
1. TALK to Haggis McMutton and then CHOOSE Bottle right as Guybrush turns to face Haggis but before the dialogue actually starts
2. DIA: 3, 3, 4
TALK to Bottle
ENTER map, ENTER Cemetery, ENTER southern Cemetery
USE Smelly Dog Hair, SKIP
BUFFER to Old Dog
1. USE Half-eaten Maggoty Biscuit on Old Dog, SKIP
USE Mallet
USE Chisel
ENTER Cemetery, ENTER Hotel exterior, ENTER Hotel
USE Brochures, SKIP
ENTER upstairs, ENTER downstairs
USE Cushion
USE Door
BUFFER to Wheel O’ Cheese
1. USE Chisel on Wheel O’ Cheese
USE Refrigerator Magnet
ENTER Hotel, ENTER Hotel exterior, ENTER map, ENTER Windmill
SHMOOVE up the hill
BUFFER to Pepper
1. USE Refrigerator Magnet on Pin
USE Pepper
ENTER map, ENTER clearing, SKIP, ENTER map, ENTER beach
BUFFER to Rocks
1. USE Cushion on Rocks
BUFFER to Rubber Tree
1. USE Mallet on Rubber Tree, SKIP
ENTER map, ENTER Hotel exterior, ENTER Hotel
BUFFER to Bartender
1. USE Smelly Dog Hair on Bartender
USE Pepper on Bartender
USE Egg on Bartender
DIA: 1, 4, DSKIP(hold)
USE Head-B-Clear on Chisel
USE Head-B-Clear on Caribbean Body Slam
TALK to Spiked Drink, DSKIP(hold), SKIP

Part II - Mini-Mega Skip pt. 2

USE Chisel on Coffin, SKIP
USE Coffin Nail, SKIP
USE Chisel on other Coffin, SKIP
ENTER Cemetery, ENTER Hotel exterior, ENTER Hotel, SKIP
USE Empty Jar
ENTER upstairs
USE Door
BUFFER to Nail
USE Mallet on Nail, SKIP
USE Door
USE Portrait, SKIP
USE Nail
BUFFER to Door
1. USE Portrait on Scissors
2. USE Portrait on Door
USE Door
EXAMINE Porthole, SKIP
USE Door
BUFFER to the other Door
1. USE Laminated Business Card on Door, SKIP
USE Door
ENTER Door
USE Bed
USE Coffin Nails on Bed, SKIP
USE Nail on Bed, SKIP
USE Book
BUFFER to Boarded Hole
1. USE Cork on Pin
USE Crowbar on Boarded Hole
BUFFER to Bed
1. USE Crowbar on Bed, SKIP
USE Engagement Band
ENTER Left (Back of Crypt), SKIP, SKIP
USE Murray
USE Murray on Lantern, SKIP
ENTER Right (Main Crypt)
MOVE Right
ENTER Cemetery

Part III - Insurance Fraud

ENTER Hotel exterior, ENTER Hotel
MOVE Left
ENTER upstairs, ENTER downstairs
BUFFER to Mirror
1. USE Face on Mirror
TALK to Bartender: 1
TALK to Bartender again: (1) x 7
USE Head-B-Clear on Grog
TALK to Spiked Drink, SKIP
ENTER Cemetery, ENTER map, ENTER Strange Lights
USE Block of Tofu, SKIP
MOVE Right
USE Measuring Cup
ENTER Volcano
USE Chisel on Block of Tofu
USE Tofu Mask, SKIP
BUFFER to Massive Seething Caldera
1. USE Jar Lid on Chisel
2. USE Un-Melted Hunk of Nacho Cheese on Massive Seething Caldera, SKIP, DSKIP
ENTER map, ENTER Windmill
USE Umbrella on Windmill Blades, SKIP
BUFFER to Barrel
1. USE Empty Jar on Barrel
USE Measuring Cup on Barrel
ENTER upper windmill door, ENTER map, ENTER clearing
BUFFER to Stump
1. USE Jar of Water on Stump, SKIP
USE Jar Lid on Fireflies, SKIP
ENTER map, ENTER Lighthouse
BUFFER to Mirror
1. USE Mirror(inventory) on Mirror(lighthouse)
BUFFER to Lantern Post
1. USE Lantern on Lantern Post
ENTER Map, ENTER Hotel exterior, ENTER Hotel, SKIP
TALK to Fortune Teller: 1, 1, 1
(TALK to Madame Xima: 1) X 4
USE Tarot Cards, SKIP
ENTER door
USE Death Certificate
ENTER Hotel, ENTER Hotel exterior, ENTER map, ENTER Stan’s
BUFFER to Stan
1. USE Measuring Cup on Cork
2. USE Gold Tooth on Stan, SKIP
TALK to Stan, SKIP

Part IV - The Curse Gets Better

ENTER Cemetery, ENTER Hotel exterior, ENTER Hotel, ENTER Hotel exterior
BUFFER to Billboard
1. CHOOSE Un-Melted Hunk of Nacho Cheese
MOVE Right
USE Un-Melted Hunk of Nacho Cheese on Cooking Pot, SKIP
USE Cooking Pot, SKIP
USE Slippery Greasy Hand Lotion
ENTER map, ENTER Beach
BUFFER to Mysterious Figure
1. EXAMINE Tofu Mask, SKIP right as Guybrush gets near Mysterious Figure
TALK to Mysterious Figure: 1, DSKIP(hold), SKIP
TALK to Winch Operator: SKIP, 1, DSKIP(hold), SKIP
USE Umbrella, SKIP, DSKIP
ANDRE SKIP
1. DIA: 5, DSKIP(hold), 5, DSKIP(once) SKIP, DSKIP(hold), 5, SKIP, 1, SKIP
USE Weak Hand on Tarot Cards, SKIP
ENTER map, ENTER Clearing
BUFFER to Cursed Diamond Ring
1. USE Enormous Diamond on Engagement Band
2. USE Slippery Greasy Hand Lotion on Cursed Diamond Ring, SKIP
USE Cursed Diamond Ring, SKIP
USE Completed Diamond Ring on Elaine’s Left Ring Finger. SKIP

Chapter 5 - LeCarnival

DIA: 1, 1, 5, 5, SKIP
USE Door, SKIP
WALK-AND-TALK
1. TALK to Dinghy Dog and CHOOSE the Smuggle Bunny behind him
DIA: 2, 3, DSKIP(hold), 5, SKIP
BUFFER to Anchor
1. USE Pie Pan on Bottle
2. USE Fake Pie with Anchor, SKIP
BUFFER to Stack of Meringue Pies
1. USE Heavy Fake Pie on Stack of Meringue Pies, SKIP
EXAMINE Hole, SKIP
MOVE Right
(USE Dinghy Dog) X 6, SKIP
ENTER roller coaster, SKIP
MOVE Right
USE Pepper Mill
TALK to Soda Jerk: 1
USE Plain Snowcone on Pepper Mill
USE Plain Snowcone on Dinghy Dog Hair
USE Disgusting Snowcone on on Meringue Pie
TALK to Disgusting Snowcone, SKIP

Chapter 6 - LeBurial

USE Fallen Rope
ENTER cart, SKIP, ENTER next stage
USE Keg o’ Rum
ENTER cart, SKIP, ENTER next stage
USE Lantern
TALK to Flask o’ Oil
USE Flask o’ Oil
ENTER cart, SKIP, ENTER next stage
BUFFER to Dynamo-Monkelectric Giant Snow Monkey
1. USE Fallen Rope on Flask o' Oil
2. USE Fallen Rope on Keg o’ Rum
3. USE Explosive Keg o’ Rum on Dynamo-Monkelectric Giant Snow Monkey
BUFFER to Rope
1. CHOOSE Pepper Mill
WAIT for LeChuck to show up, SKIP
USE Pepper Mill on LeChuck
TIME

Let’s Talk About Insult Swordfighting

We all love to wave our swords around like feather dusters, but this particular iteration of insult swordfighting raises some questions and challenges for us as speedrunners. I’m going to try and answer those questions, as well as provide the details necessary to make what can seem to be a daunting portion of the game more manageable.

Song Skip

What is Song Skip?

In non-English versions of the game, the player is able to SKIP the cutscene of the crew singing “A Pirate I Was Meant To Be”, which saves quite a bit of time. This is disabled in the English version meaning, under normal circumstances, if you want to play the game in English, you have to sit through the whole song. A method was discovered by LeoLitz through which the player can run the game in another language, but still see and hear English text and audio. This method is what we call “Song Skip”.

How do I do Song Skip?

For a video explanation watch LeoLitz’s guide here:

Here’s a quick text summary of the process:

Install Curse in English
Navigate to the directory “.../The Curse of Monkey Island/ScummVM/monkey3/”
Copy the RESOURCE folder and paste it in another location, doesn’t matter where.
Reinstall Curse in any other language
Open ScummVM
Use the “Add Game…” option in ScummVM and choose the same monkey3 folder you navigated to earlier
Make any changes to keybinds or game settings NOW. If you open the Game Settings in ScummVM after finishing this process, you will have to start over.
Take the RESOURCE folder you copied earlier, and drop it in the monkey3 folder
1. Replace the RESOURCE folder that’s in there already
Done! If you’re successful, you should see the main menu in English text that looks different from the script you would normally see.

That seems like a lot/I’m morally opposed to altering game files. Do I have to?

Well, no, you don’t. If you find that process overwhelming or difficult, you can always learn the rest of the speedrun and come back later to figure it out when you really want to start pushing your time down. You can also ask me, or the Speedy Adventures Discord for help, we’d be happy to. If you don’t like the idea of changing the game files, or skipping the song in general, by all means enjoy the song! If you happen to speak one of the supported languages, or are willing to learn enough to play the game in one, you are more than welcome to play in those and skip the song as “intended”.

We as a speedrun community have decided to prioritize fair competition above playing in the most “originally accurate” way possible. Allowing this method of Song Skip for the English version levels the playing field for speakers of all supported languages, and lowers the barrier to entry for a large portion of the potential player base. We’ve decided that we’re not in the position to be turning off potential players by telling them they have to learn a new language if they want a chance at a competitive time.

We do this for fun, and this is the way that keeps things the most fun for the most people. If you find singing along to the song to be more fun, that’s awesome and completely valid! We just ask that you not try to diminish the achievement or fun had by others who choose to use Song Skip.

Cannonless

What is Cannonless?

Cannonless is simply using the built-in cheat of pressing Shift + V, followed by Y to instantly win the ship combat parts of the swordfighting chapter. This saves a lot of time and gets you right into the insulting action.

Isn’t that cheating?

Yes.

What if I want to do ship combat?

Feel free! May I suggest trying out a Piracy% run?

Save/Load Strats

What are Save/Load Strats?

Save/Load Strats is a term for using the built-in Quicksave and Quickload features to ensure that you get the Insult/Response that you want from a given fight. This greatly reduces the impact that RNG has on a player’s success in the swordfighting chapter. Don’t worry, there’s still plenty of RNG.

How do I do Save/Load Strats?

During the initial insult-gathering phase of the chapter, Save/Load can be used like so:

Board an enemy ship
Pick a fight (dialogue options 1 or 2)
SAVE (Default: Alt + [numberkey])
CHOOSE the insult you want to learn the response for
LOAD (Default: Ctrl +[numberkey you saved to earlier]) until the pirate gives you the desired response
SAVE before the next round starts
LOAD until you get a new insult
LEAVE

In the fight with Rottingham they can be used like this:

Board Rottingham’s ship
SAVE
Pick a fight
LOAD until he gives you an insult you have a response for.
SAVE before the next round starts
REPEAT until you win

If you’re going for lower insult response attempts, it is recommended to make separate saves at the beginning of the Rottingham fight and for successful responses. For example: SAVE in slot 1 when you first arrive at his ship, SAVE in slot 2 when you get your first successful response, and SAVE over slot 2 for every subsequent success. This allows you to “reset” Rottingham’s insult choices if you think you got a bad roll, and also checkpoint your way through the fight.

Seems like cheating again… Why should I?

The RNG is absolutely brutal in this game at the highest level, even with Save/Load. Utilizing Save/Load only reduces the amount of time and tedium required to arrive at your PB-paced run’s all too likely demise. That said, if you’re just starting out, I wouldn’t worry too much about Save/Load for now. Focus on learning the insults and their responses and keeping track of which ones you have. You can come back and learn Save/Load when you want to start optimizing your insult swordfighting.

Insults

Overview

Insult Swordfighting is all about learning various Insults and their associated Responses. During this chapter, you will fight weaker pirates several times in order to expand your arsenal of Insults and Responses in preparation for the final battle with Captain Rottingham. The goal is to learn enough Responses to counter 5 of the Insults that Rottingham chooses to throw at you during your battle. The following is an excerpt from KCAdventure’s excellent An Unnecessarily Academic Assessment of Rottingham Probabilities:

So, as you can see, the more Responses you collect, the higher your chances of defeating Rottingham. The bare minimum is 5 Responses, but that gives you an exceedingly low 2.88% chance of winning. 6 Responses gives a better, but still brutal, 12.06% chance. For this reason, it is recommended that new players collect 9+ Responses as they learn the system and the run at large.

List of Insults and Their Responses

For the purposes of this guide, Insult and Response are defined as follows:

Insult - The offending phrase that must be “responded” to.
- Example: “Every enemy I’ve met, I’ve annihilated!”
Response - The corresponding defensive phrase that counters a given Insult.
- Example: “With your breath, I’m sure they all suffocated.”

This chart shows every Insult, each Insult’s associated Response, and the Rottingham version of that same Insult:

Glossary

The actions required to beat the game are broken up into keywords which are defined here. I highly recommend adjusting the keybinds to ones that feel comfortable to you. This can be done through the ScummVM Game Settings, or through a program like AutoHotKey.

BUFFER: Use the Menu Buffer technique to open the inventory while Guybrush is moving.
CHOOSE: Select an option from a menu, usually by clicking on it.
DIA: Choose the corresponding dialogue options in a conversation that was not initiated by TALK-ing to someone
- Example: when interrupted by Murray in the swamp on Plunder Island
DSKIP: Skip a single line of dialogue. Also called “dot skip” or “. skip”. Often immediately followed by a full SKIP.
- Default Key: .
- Can be held down to quickly skip through multiple lines. These cases are marked with (Hold).
ENTER: Move to a new screen.
- Default Key: Enter or Double-click
EXAMINE: Make Guybrush look at something.
- Default Key: E
MOVE: Make Guybrush move in a certain direction. Only really done to move the camera so you can use an ENTER, or to trigger a cutscene.
SHOOT: Fire the cannons!
- Default Key: Left-click or Tab
SHMOOVE: Make Guybrush move a little faster when he’s walking to the left by repeatedly clicking and resetting his walk cycle.
SKIP: Skip through a scene or chunk of dialogue. Also called a “Scene Skip” or “Full Skip”.
- Default Key: Escape
TALK: Speak to another character or otherwise use Guybrush’s mouth to interact with an item (e.g. drinking, biting, etc.).
- Default Key: T
USE: Interact with an item or character, often used to pick up items in the world. Can also refer to using an item from your inventory on someone or something.
- Default Key: U / Left-click

Trick Index

Andre Skip:
- Explanation: This is a very specific method of skipping through the dialogue with King Andre that allows the player to then skip the long “walk of shame” down to play cards with him.
- Execution: DSKIP each of Andre’s lines individually. At one point in the conversation Andre will gesture with his arm, tap the SKIP button one time during this animation and DSKIP through the rest of the dialogue. If successful, you should be able to choose the dialogue option “Maybe we could make a deal.” and SKIP the animation of Guybrush walking all the way down to Andre’s table.
- Example: https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxtJ89ZllkLW2HoIZrjz-DPOxhpGm_zKLh?si=iqXnCn2vsQowLVef
Menu Buffer:
- Explanation: The act of moving Guybrush towards something, then immediately opening the inventory in order to pick up an item, or combine items within the inventory.
- Execution: Left-click on whatever you want Guybrush to walk towards, then quickly open your inventory using Right-click, or your preferred inventory key.
- Example:
Mini-Mega Skip:
- Explanation: This trick allows Guybrush to glitch into the crypt on Blood Island early in the game. This lets us get a couple of items early and saves a small amount of time later when we get to Blood Island.
- Execution/Example:
Quick Enter:
- Explanation: There are two ways to transition from screen to screen - double-left clicking on an exit or pressing the Enter key when the mouse is over an exit. Using the Enter key is what is meant by “Quick Entering”. The ability to Quick Enter any given screen can be lost or regained in a number of ways. Knowing when you do and do not have Quick Enter is key to running the game at a high level.
- Execution: Press “Enter”. Quick Enter is mainly lost when single-clicking to interact with characters/objects or when opening the inventory. It can be regained by double clicking somewhere on the screen before attempting to Quick Enter. Verbs (EXAMINE, TALK, USE) do not cause you to lose Quick Enter.
Walk-and-Talk:
- Explanation: Guybrush can start up a conversation with another character while walking towards another item/character.
- Execution: TALK to a character, then quickly CHOOSE an object on the screen to make Guybrush move towards it.
- Example: https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxKFi1lZB7h52BH_87NYKfUoJNmmm82hVo?si=2hNLHmcqHBMMB8o3