Any% Gliched White full speedrun guide

The [playlist containing every videos from this guide](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhkUDcRL1iOW7WLJvvvDF1on1lUhLeXHg) !



# Intro video

You can skim through the parts of this long intro video by clicking timecodes in the description of it.
It should cover everything you can ask about getting started with the speedrun, what differences exist between platforms, what is fancy flying, the theory behind it, and more !
https://youtu.be/nbGekr67c6Y



# Useful links

List of wiki [Fancy Flying articles](https://journey.fandom.com/wiki/Fancy_Flying#Solo_Possible)

The [All Platforms Any% leadeboard](https://www.speedrun.com/journey_category_extensions#All_Platforms_Any) in Category Extensions

[Maps from the wiki](https://journey.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Maps) (some are very detailed and can be used to study your route in different levels)

[Past speedrun events](https://journey.fandom.com/wiki/Speedrun_Events) (AGDQ, ESA, races...), and what are the different main speedrun categories for *Journey*

[Journey Save editor](https://journey.coldknife2.ninja/editor/): modifies your save file to load whatever level you want on PC with the scarf length, robe and symbol you wish. 

[Frame timer](https://slashinfty.github.io/yt-frame-timer/) to measure precisely Youtube video sections

[Journey Discord](https://discord.com/invite/83QunNN) invite link (Journish is downloadable in "Filthy Hacks" channel, under pinned messages)
[Fancy Flying and Speedrun Discord](https://discord.gg/2VF2W5td2p) invite link

How to [remap your controller](https://journey.fandom.com/wiki/Hints_for_the_regularly_travelling_Wayfarer#Remapping_controller) buttons
How to [play offline](https://journey.fandom.com/wiki/Hints_for_the_regularly_travelling_Wayfarer#Travelling_offline_.2F_playing_offline)



# Optional Downloads

[Livesplit](https://livesplit.org/downloads/): A well known timer for speedrunners

[OBS](https://obsproject.com/) (or any other software to record your runs)

**PC music fix** (please install for better music ! ^^): [Steam](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2762688502) or [NexusMods](https://www.nexusmods.com/journey/mods/11)

[Modded skins](https://www.nexusmods.com/journey/mods/1) for PC players (allowed for speedruns)

[Tron shader](https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/11194/) for PC players, to see in the blackness or during fade ins - fade outs

My [sparkle settings](https://www.nexusmods.com/journey/mods/12) for PC players, to copy in your journey.cfg file if you wish to give it a try

@zuki 's [autosplitter](https://github.com/robincherix/AutoSplitterJourney) for Journey (unfinished but works)



# Pink Desert (PD) and Underground (UG)

These 2 levels introduce you to **Dropshoot** and **Level boost**, which are 2 techniques used a lot throughout the entire speedrun (with a hint of flyer boosting in UG)

**Dropshoot tutorial**:
https://youtu.be/ES5tOTInuks

**PD tutorial**:
https://youtu.be/cajl_0QLgQI

**UG tutorial**:
https://youtu.be/twhlbiE3Rwc



# Sunken City (SC)

**Level Boost**, long very flat dives, and sliding.
This level also features a hard and precise OOB entrance, dependent on your FPS (the higher the framerate, the more precise it needs to be). Easy on PS3.

**SC tutorial**:
https://youtu.be/OSs5WP8fjkM



# Chapter Select (CS)

Features a hard OOB entrance. Being good at  **dropshoot** helps. There is an easy but slower alternative for PS3: the West OOB entrance.

**CS tutorial**:
https://youtu.be/OAB8n8TR7gY

[Bradjel's CS tutorial](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/133680146)



# Broken Bridge (BB)

* Easy strat: **Dropshoot** then **dive into OOB behind a pillar** + **Charge Boost**
* Hard strat: **Reverse DropShoot** into OOB via **headbonkers** (precise entrance, and hard to navigate towards it in RDS)

**Reverse DropShoot tutorial** (first part of the video):
https://youtu.be/ujNBfNrysqo

**BB tutorial**:
https://youtu.be/tzlF0R2PJPA


# Tower level

* "Easy" strat: **Flyer Boosting** after chirping the first mural (or chaining charge boosts), then **Charge Boost** into OOB in the whale room (precise timing for the screensaver)
* Hard strat: Double **RDS**, very hard due to the wobbly ground and narrow spaces.

**Tower tutorial**: (incoming...)



# Snow level

**Charge Boost**, then a very hard **Dropshoot** + **Level Boost**

**Snow tutorial**: (incoming...)



# Paradise

* Easier strat: **Reverse Charge Boost**
* Hard strat: **Slow Boost** combined with **Flyer Boosting** + **Goo Boost** possibly

**Paradise tutorial**: (incoming...)

A video testing different ways to move during the **vortex cutscene** (to complete @Peksa 's initial testings):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csYN4gKxZcM
* Just make sure to hold the camera to the ground and a left stick toward you, a little before the end of the ascension (or do it all the way: it's as fast)
* Avoid jumping !
* And avoid moving around with the left stick ^^
* Chirping seems fine no matter the size and frequency

Perfect skii glitch tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hPOKJV3R-M

Snow winds theory: consequences on symbols gathered in white robe glitchless

Currently in any% white robe glitchless, we take 8 symbols. But why do we take 8 symbols when we could do the exact same route with 5 symbols? Actually wind randomness plays a big part in the number of symbols you take. Here I will explain everything you need to know about Snow from the jumps in Journey to the wind in Snow to the number of symbols you should take.

__NB__ I talk about other categories in this guide, but to avoid repeating glitchless many times and because all categories mentioned here are glitchless, I won't use this word. 

# Charge system

 - In red robe you start with 4 charges and in white robe with 10 charges.

 - 1 jump will always cost you 4 charges unless your feet touch the ground and you're not sliding while in white robe. In that case 1 jump = 3 charges.

 - Each symbol gives you 1 or 2 charges and the game will be alternating between both. That means if you take a 1 charge symbol, the next symbol will be 2 charges, the next one 1 charge, and so on. 

 - You can't get above 30 charges in game.

# Consequences

The first thing to notice is that depending on the charges of the first symbol (+1 or +2) all next symbols you'll take in your run will have the same value. That means if you know which symbols you'll take and the charge of your first symbol you can deduce the number of charges you'll get in your run, and when you'll get it.

https://i.imgur.com/uQJXeex.png

Secondly, getting a +1 or a +2 symbol first will only matter when you have an odd number of symbols. In that case there'll be an 1 charge difference. 

# Impact of wind in Snow on your scarf

There are four places in Snow where the wind makes you lose scarf, Windy Valley, Patrol Fields, Windy Balcony and Death March.

https://i.imgur.com/qMbWMzp.png

In red robe, you can't really take advantage of your scarf in Snow because the frost decreases your scarf power until you can no longer jump. So losing scarf doesn't really matter. But in white robe that's not the case, when your feet are on the ground, you'll recharge your scarf faster than what the frost would have lost you. So the number of charges you've got and how many you'll lose in snow become very important especially for Death March. I'll be discussing Death March later, but it's the main reason why you take more than 5 symbols.

# What can you do to keep your scarf in Snow?

In Snow, only war machines and the wind can do damage to your scarf. War machines shouldn't be a problem in white robe (in red robe it can be more complicated), but for the wind it can be tricky or impossible to avoid because the wind is random (I'll be talking about the odds a bit later), i.e. you can't predict when the wind blows. I will detail here each place and what you can or can't do.

 - In Patrol Fields entrance, there is a known way to avoid wind RNG. That is, there is a trigger at the end of the cloth bridge (the bridge before Patrol Fields) that makes the wind do damage to your scarf. So if you avoid that trigger the wind will still be there, but you won't lose scarf anymore. [See video demonstration here.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ne-AMTjfm0)

 - For Windy Balcony or Death March entrance, there is no consistent way to avoid the wind or anything similar to Patrol Fields. You just have to be lucky. 

 - Once you're in Windy Balcony, to avoid losing scarf you need to hide yourself when the wind blows. In white robe, it's always the same path. Either there is no wind when you enter, then hide yourself before the gate on the left wall, don't cross the gate yet otherwise the wind will blow you away. Or the wind blows when you enter, then you need to wait until it no longer blows, but be careful not to go too far in the path or you'll lose scarf. After that you can hide before the gate. This part can cost you a few seconds just because when you arrive the wind wasn't in a good state. After that hide yourself on the right side before the stairs, then once the wind ends just walk upstairs, do not jump, and hide once again on the right. Then you're good to go for Death March. [See video demonstration here](https://youtu.be/cZ1y8QU-SnM?t=1564) from @Charybdis2. 

 - Finally Death March, it's a place divided in three parts: first the wind pushes you away as you climb and rips off a bit of your scarf, then the wind no longer blows and finally the scenery becomes cloudy as you freeze to death. The only thing that matters in Death March is the first part, the wind section, after that you just need to walk and wait for your death. Your goal here is to get as far as you can before you lose your whole scarf or, best case scenario, to still have scarf after the wind section: the further you'll get with your scarf the better your time will be. There are no special techniques for Death March unfortunately, it's all about luck. 

# Winds that rip off your scarf: the chances you've got

There are 5 different places where the wind can rip off your scarf: Patrol Fields entrance, Windy Balcony entrance, Windy Balcony ledge, Death March entrance and Death March plain. Since you can successfully avoid the wind in Patrol Fields entrance and in Windy Balcony ledge, the randomness there won't matter. So let's focus on the other places.

For Windy Balcony entrance and Death March entrance, it's not very complicated. You've got 50% chance to avoid the wind in Windy Balcony and another 50% for Death March entrance. But for Death March plain it's not the same thing because the number of winds you've got until it no longer blows matters.

https://i.imgur.com/6IxU0yv.png

With the odds of those three places, if you successful avoid the wind in Patrol Fields entrance and in Windy Balcony ledge, based on the number of charges you've got at the beginning of Snow, you can determine the chances you have of reaching the end of Death March with scarf still left.

https://i.imgur.com/pvyBhSa.png

# Why should you not take 8 symbols?

Currently in any% white robe we take 8 symbols, but actually 7 symbols with a 2 charges symbol first would be better. Firstly because, in Snow, it doesn't increase your chances of reaching the end of Death March with scarf still left: 12.5% for both. But even though it doesn't increase your chances, perhaps you could need another symbol to go faster in a place in particular? Actually that's not the case either. 

To understand let's summarize the symbols we collect: you take the two symbols in Chapter Select, the symbol on the short tower in Pink Desert, the three symbols in Sunken City, the symbol at the end of Underground and the symbol at the very beginning of Tower. Now what symbol could you remove to get 7 symbols in total? You want to keep the two symbols in Chapter Select to get through Broken Bridge easily and also to get an extra jump in Pink Desert and you want to keep the last two symbols because you use them to recharge your scarf. The fact that it gives you charges is simply a nice bonus. So you can remove the symbol in Pink Desert or one of the three symbols in Sunken City.

How could these 4 symbols save you time? Either there is a strategy involved that makes you go faster, that's not the case here, or it gives you an additional jump earlier in your run that makes you go faster. So when could you get that early jump? There are only two places it can happen: Sunken City and between the last symbol in Underground and the very first symbol in Tower. For Sunken City, getting an extra jump is obviously useless, you can do the exact same path with the exact same movements in scarfless. For the second place, when you get the second to last symbol you have 6 jumps instead of 5, but you can't make any use of that extra jump because after the history lesson you need 4 jumps to reach the next level and once in Tower you need 3 or 4 jumps to be well positioned and reach your last symbol.

All of this to say taking 8 symbols won't make you go faster compared to 7 symbols with a 2 charges symbol first.

# The 7 symbols route

To perform any% white robe with 7 symbols you need to know if the first symbol you're taking is 1 charge or 2 charges, otherwise you'll have less chances to get a good death march. It's not that difficult to check. When you're in white robe with no symbol (for example you can go to Chapter Select) take one symbol, when your feet are on the ground push your fly button and count the number of jumps you're making. If you make 3 jumps that means the symbol you take is a 1 charge symbol and the next you'll take will be a 2 charges symbol. That's what you want, you can start speedrunning. If you have 4 jumps that means the symbol you take is a 2 charges symbol. You then need to take another one and now you can start speedrunning.

Which symbols should you take? As I explained previously, you should take the same symbols as in the current any% route and remove the symbol in Pink Desert or one of the three symbols in Sunken City. But which one? You should remove the Pink Desert symbol because taking this symbol costs 5 s whereas the three symbols in Sunken City cost 2 s or less. But be aware: to save as much time as possible, you will need to take the same path as we do in scarfless white robe, namely: get to the large banner in the middle of Pink Desert and then aim for war machine factory. Otherwise it won't save you any time. [See video demonstration here.](https://youtu.be/ouylHnINS8A?t=293)

Aside from Pink Desert route, nothing else would change compared to the current any% route.

# The 9 symbols route

The route for 9 symbols isn't very complex, it's the same as the 7 symbols route, to which we add the first and the third symbols of Underground. But as with 7 symbols, this is very important to start with a 2 charges symbol first. For three reasons: first of all, after you take the third symbol in Underground you'll get 21 charges instead of 20, that means you'll get one additional jump mid-air until you reach Underground last symbol. It may seem useless, but that's really not the case, it even saves a bit of time because you can use it twice: after you catch the third symbol and after you catch the golden flyers to land directly on Underground last symbol. Second reason, after you take the very first symbol of Tower, as long as you start jumping from the ground, you'll get 7 jumps instead of 6 since you've got 24 charges. It doesn't make you go faster, but this is convenient especially once you're near the third glyph in Tower to reach the shrine. Third reason, once at Windy Balcony ledge, if the wind pushes you away and thus you lose scarf, you'll have better chances to keep your scarf after Death March if you start with a 2 charges symbol: 12.5% than a 1 charge symbol: 5%.

Since you take two more symbols in Underground, there are minor changes you'll need to pay attention. So here are some advices. 

 - For the first symbol, try to land directly in the pipe, it'll save you a bit of time.

 - At the beginning of Underground there is a tunnel and a carpet flying around. Once you're close to the tunnel, the carpet will get though it and will follow you. If you're not fast enough it'll wait at the entrance of the jellyfish room, but normally it shouldn't happen. In either case, after you reach the entrance, it'll wait at the end of the jellyfish room where the gate stands. It's possible to take advantage of this carpet, but only when it is at the end gate. Your goal is to recharge your scarf with this carpet, this way you'll get a bit further in the next room. So after you catch the third symbol, push your fly button until you make three flaps, then let the wayfarer fly down and use the carpet below you to recharge your scarf.

 - As I mentioned earlier, after you catch the golden flyers, you want to reach the last symbol of Underground without your feet touching the ground. So to do this, push your fly button until you make four flaps and get through the window. Don't try to make more flaps, otherwise you won't have 6 jumps mid-air and you'll have to make an additional jump from the ground. Then fly as far as you can to reach the last symbol. 

Compared to the 7 symbols route, the 9 symbols route makes you lose 3 s if both Death March were done in the same amount of time. But, since on average you'll get a better Death March with 9 symbols, the time lost decreases to 1.5 s. So as long as you're not aiming of the world record that's the route I recommend.

some explanations about CS glitch - by bradjel

The Basics - How to Fancy Fly by Domi

Fastfly - found by Skillyman
Chargeboost - found by ???
RDS - found by Domes2072
RCB - found by Domes2072

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5MjnIPdd48
Video by Domes2072

tips and ways to start any% speedrun, sub 30 goal - by bradjel

Tower OoB backup strat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBVM1NL-FXM

Whiterobe Glitchless Any% Guide

#Introduction
Welcome to the guide for running Any% Glitchless! In this guide, I'm going to give an overview to the general route and detail some skips. If there is anything that needs clarification, please ask us in the discord.  Keep in mind the route has changed in the past and probably will continue to change in the future when better time saves/skips are found.  
@sanchopanda created a glitchless video with more better explanations throughout the run https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BzKlVVtFWI
 
This guide also assumes you have read the rules and have a general understanding of the game. If you have not read the rules they can be found in the 'view rules' section on the [main page.]("https://www.speedrun.com/journey/full_game")
 
**Safe Strategies**
 
As you are learning the route, there are some safety strategies you can employ in order to avoid having to reset your runs:
 
● A safer broken bridge that doesn't use the pillar.
● A safer tower route.
● A safer mountain skip.
 
#Chapter Select & Broken Bridge
 
**Chapter select** has little optimisation left, You will need to grab the two symbols to be able to make broken bridge. 
**Broken Bridge** has a few tricks to it. Runners will usually aim for the first pillar, then wait, then they will jump to the second bridge. However landing on this pillar is tricky, so a safer strategy is to land below the pillar on the main bridge.  Look below to see the two routes.
 
https://media.giphy.com/media/iprHj5TtLDZN8UwkFY/giphy.gif
- Riskier Strategy 
https://media.giphy.com/media/FxgRXGHz5ivWHyubpu/giphy.gif
-Safer Strategy 
The last trick for Broken bridge is the History lesson chirp. You can chirp every stone from this location marked with the x. 
https://i.imgur.com/XYsoCQP.png
 
#Pink desert 
 
**Pink Desert** is pretty straight forward. You can slide down the sand dunes to gain scarf and roll in the sand to gain some momentum. In Pink desert we collect 1 symbol on top of the tower. There's two ways to do this. A safer way and a more riskier way. 
https://media.giphy.com/media/aWl7yS8uMkwbZNo5gX/giphy.gif
More consistent way  // Credits @Nichero3
 
https://media.giphy.com/media/wWVlkeFosocCr1plov/giphy.gif
Riskier Way 
 
After collecting the symbol we slide down the massive dune towards the factory. We chirp to release the carpet then use the carpet to fly to the History Lesson. 
https://media.giphy.com/media/mBvhuy7DaKOIMLbwVU/giphy.gif

@nathanj Has compiled a video of the fastest way to leave pink desert https://youtu.be/bLwdr4jCS8Y (Ignore the beginning part as this is glitched)
 
#Sunken City 
 
**Sunken City** is even more straight forward than pink desert, We collect all 3 symbols. During the rest stop after the first symbol we aim left to collect the second symbol then fly over the wall, skipping the pit stop. 
 
After the 3rd symbol, at the very end of the level we perform a zen jump to fall into the dark pit quicker. 

During the side camera slide section @Yupa_Miralda tested a few ways of sliding there and found, that not jumping is the fastest
https://youtu.be/8b-WaeF5dMU

A zen jump can be more difficult to time, and less consistent than a zen sit. 
 
**Zen Jump Basics**
The Wiki page has the basics of the zen jump https://journey.fandom.com/wiki/Zen_Jump 
The difference between a zen sit and jump is that in a zen jump you jump while the screen is fading to black.
 
https://media.giphy.com/media/1v4DiJ8IuqMZ3b3AIx/giphy.gif
-Zen Jump // Credit @Nichero3
 
https://media.giphy.com/media/rrJ6uI1v0TPKOHOnys/giphy.gif
-Zen Sit // Credit @Over
 
#Underground 
 
In **Underground** we do not need any of the first 3 symbols, however having more symbols can help you in tower and mountain, So you can grab the second and third symbols without loosing too much time. One of the hard parts about underground is outrunning the war machine after it attacks you. This video by @Nichero3 shows a fairly consistent way of out running the war machine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dw4KiOG76M. 
We then collect the fourth symbol, and enter the slide down to the temple. We can activate the history lesson during the barrier animation and sit while the war machines are rejected away *Shown below*
 
https://media.giphy.com/media/P8vDKFP1ajKdwe7Za8/giphy.gif
-History Lesson sit // Credit @Nichero3
 
#Tower
 
**Tower** can have multiple routes, some being more risky than others. I've listed a few videos with different routes from least riskiest (Easiest)  to the more difficult routes.
 
https://youtu.be/c7dfhwK3or4?t=1161
-Easier Outdated route // Credits @Over
 
https://youtu.be/cEQDeMxdLw8?t=1139
-More safe route // Credits @Nichero3
 
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/690024695
-Slightly risky // Credits @Nichero3
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_SgpzNfNyc&t=8s
-Most riskiest route // Current tower WR   
 
#Mountain
 
**Mountain** used to be 2 mins slower, but a skip was allowed that skips the first wind section  and the frozen bridge. The skip doesn't go Out-Of-Bounds (OOB) but you can easily go OOB doing the skip.
The skip is performed by being warmed up inside the start of the level area, you cannot do the skip while frozen. 
 
Here's two similar ways of doing the skip.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/697018619?t=0h0m1s
// Credits @Nichero3
https://youtu.be/CMeceU9Sn_Y?t=1371
 // Credits @Nichero3
 
After the skip, you can jump through the patrol fields into the death march overlook. The winds in this part can remove you scarf if you get stuck in them. This can make death march slower.
https://media.giphy.com/media/MlGsVmsdaRreKgXIV3/giphy.gif
//Credits @Nichero3
 
#Paradise
 
The only trick for **Paradise** is that you can skip the first sliding section. 
 
https://media.giphy.com/media/tL3gUIAfNQLxLdxumT/giphy.gif
-Paradise //Credits @Nichero3
 
#A Final Note 
Thanks for reading this massive post. There isn't much material, guides or resources for Glitchless. If you have any further questions ask in the discord #Speedrun section. 
 
If your looking for individual levels, and how they're run check out https://www.speedrun.com/journey/levels.
Another great way to learn is to watch the top runners streams or runs they've submitted. If you want an All platforms leader board it can be found here: https://www.speedrun.com/journey_category_extensions#All_Platforms_Any

A special thanks to @Nichero3 for helping me write this and letting me use his clips and videos, as well as @Over for letting me use his clips and videos. Another thanks to @nathanj and @Yupa_Miralda for letting me use their videos. 

Edit 1: Added @nathanj 's video to pink desert and @Yupa_Miralda 's video to sunken city.

Edit 2: Added @SanchoPanda 's Video to the introduction

Namn	Författare
Any% Gliched White full speedrun guide	nathanj 3 years ago
Perfect skii glitch tutorial	over_speedrunning 5 years ago
Snow winds theory: consequences on symbols gathered in white robe glitchless	Gadullus 2 years ago
some explanations about CS glitch - by bradjel	rebi 6 years ago
The Basics - How to Fancy Fly by Domi	Skyreon 10 years ago
tips and ways to start any% speedrun, sub 30 goal - by bradjel	rebi 6 years ago
Tower OoB backup strat	Gyoo 6 years ago
Whiterobe Glitchless Any% Guide	Charybdis2 3 years ago