Any% Routes

Cycles/Loops/Laps
1: Radio Story
2: Go Back
3: Knocking
4: Handle
5: Lisa Reveal
6: Flashlight
7: Gouge Puzzle
8: Window Falling
9: Garden Hose
10: Hell Puzzle
11: Radio Chanting
12: Red Hallway
13: 204863 Trap
14: Final

The goal of Any% is to get from 1 to 14 as quickly as possible.

From what we know currently, you cannot skip past the puzzle cycles, as the trigger to move on hasn't occurred yet. Thus, once you get to Gouge, solve the puzzle. Similarly, you cannot skip past the Hell puzzle. The 'unlock' sound from solving the puzzle allows you to move on, or else you will just door skip in an infinite loop.



Fastest route:

Door glitch from 1 to 7 (6 skips)
Do 7 through 10 normally (Maybe an SSD would make the difference, but the amount of time it takes to initiate the door glitch to skip 8 and 9 is the same as doing them normally with a HDD, about 40 seconds)
Once you get to 11, PS Quick Menu, go back to dashboard, and reenter the cellar
Door Glitch from 11 to 14 (3 skips)
Final Hallway, remember to click right stick to toggle fast movement when completing the game

Out of Bounds Route:
Door glitch from 1 to 7 (6 skips)
Do 7 through 10 normally (Maybe an SSD would make the difference, but the amount of time it takes to initiate the door glitch to skip 8 and 9 is the same as doing them normally with a HDD, about 40 seconds)
Once you get to 12, PS Quick Menu, go back to dashboard, and reenter the cellar
Door Glitch twice (2 skips), if you only manage one, there's a backup
Go out of bounds and die
Respawn in cellar, and either right click run through the door, or do one door glitch if you only got one before, otherwise you will be trapped in 13.

No Capture Card Route:
Door Glitch from 1 to 7 (6 skips)
Proceed normally, like glitchless

Backup Route (if you don't like resetting)
EITHER
Do 1 normally
Once you get to 2, PS Quick Menu, go back to dashboard, and reenter the cellar
Door Glitch from 2 to 7 (5 skips)
...

OR
Do 1 door glitch to get to two (this takes me about 3 seconds when done correctly)
Do 2 normally
Once you get to 3, PS Quick Menu, go back to dashboard, and reenter the cellar
Door Glitch from 3 to 7 (4 skips)
...



It takes about 20 seconds to go around a normal cycle (one where you just go to the door and exit)

Normal cycles are:
1.
3.
5.
8.
9.
11.

It takes about 40 seconds to get in position from exiting game to door glitch

Door Glitch

Hare are some tips to successfully doing the door glitch:

1. Positioning of the playable character

Take three steps forward (you will hear three audible steps in game), then begin flicking. You are trying to enter the loadzone trigger, then immediately pull out of it. This will break the door and allow you to skip cycles. If you get out of position, just tap forward to push yourself closer to the door.


2. Speed of your flicking

You literally want to flick your stick as fast as you possibly can. I've seen a higher success rate the faster I flick the stick up and down (roughly 12 and 6 o'clock). Most of that is done with my fingers, but you can try to use your wrist as well. The slower you go, the more likely it is to fail. Essentially, try to ABUSE your analog stick.

3. Hand position on the left analog stick

I position my left thumb on the bottom of the stick, and my index finger on top. In other words, pinching the analog. This gives you good control over your speed.

4. Execution after initiation

Initiating the glitch can be difficult, but once you get it, it is a matter of execution. The door at this point should be broken. When the door breaks, you should BACK UP. Just flick your way into the load zone repeatedly. If you get pushed into the hallway, BACK UP. You want to get behind the load/animation zone so you can do the glitch again. Don't be afraid to take your time when doing followup door glitches.

You can get a variety of 'broken doors.' Often, the door will disappear. Sometimes, the door will get stuck in a position. The hallway can be lit up, and other times be darkened out. This doesn't really make a difference, unless you get the weird door that Leo got in his Flashlight run.


Examples:

https://youtu.be/8lm1KAFBnBQ?t=45s

https://youtu.be/EU3YJpV3g0M?t=32s

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/135626360?t=18s

https://youtu.be/lhu9ZBfVDyo?t=38s

How things can go wrong:

You end up triggering the door animation and walk through - You didn't pull away quickly enough.

You performed a single cycle skip - The door wasn't broken enough(?), this happens on the first door, and it's a huge pain. Your goal with the first door skip is to BREAK the door, not perform a single skip.

You don't seem to be affecting the door at all - You aren't close enough to the door, or aren't in the 'lane' for the door. You can be too far left or right when performing the glitch.

Fast Bathroom Handle (Loop 4)

https://youtu.be/TCgEADDAgP8

I thought about this strategy when waking up (when all good strategies are made). This is the same vain as fast HELL puzzle. The game isn't looking for a fully depressed zoom-in, just the activation. You can still fully zoom-in to see Lisa grab the handle, but that's safe/slow.

HELL Puzzle approaches (Glitchless/Any%)

PlywoodCow

Silent Hills P.T.

PlayStation 4

xOGxLegacy

Karpski

TheAgentOfChaos

After reviewing bye's most recent WR in the category, I noticed he did not delete his save before starting a new run. 
I did some investigation into the game and whether this would be a valid run, and I realize that the rules for PT can be updated to make attempts better.

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Namn	Författare
Any% Routes	PlywoodCow 7 years ago
Door Glitch	PlywoodCow 7 years ago
Fast Bathroom Handle (Loop 4)	PlywoodCow 7 years ago
HELL Puzzle approaches (Glitchless/Any%)	PlywoodCow 7 years ago