INTRO Refer to the "How Routing Works (#1: Terminology + Concepts)" guide before reading this, as it will assume you understand the content of it. This guide will do an overview of the route for some of the categories in the game, taking note of version differences and explaining the logic that goes into the routes. This is meant to be helpful and as a way to apply your understanding of the routing concepts in the aforementioned guide.
STEVE% OVERVIEW Steve% is objectively the best category, as we bow down to Steve's infinite wisdom and speak to him all 10 times as fast as possible. Don't question it, just drink the gooboo juice. Steve% has a unique route that's not seen in other categories due to the nature of prioritizing Steve above all else. It is also the only category for Ty 2 that doesn't end by finishing the story of the game. The route is basically an Any% variant where detours are taken when required to prioritize Steve. Similar to Any%, the route for Steve% is slightly different depending on if you're playing on console or PC, due to the Stone Beetle mission.
CHAPTER 1 As to be expected, opal routing is a non-factor in Steve% because of how many opals we get by the act of listening to all of Steve's dialogues. Reaching 5,000 after Patchy is still a thing, but is made much easier than in Any% due to the +1,000 from Steve in the sewers. The route for Chapter 1 is the exact same as Any%, minus talking to Steve in the sewers. The route goes Intro -> Tree Rescue -> That's a Croc -> Ninjas 1 -> Explosive Cargo -> Patchy.
CHAPTER 2 Chapter 2 in Steve% marks the only time in any category that Croc Stock Pile is skipped in a route. It is a deceptively long mission, and we skip it in place of Volcano Rescue since Mount Boom has a Steve in it. The route goes Grub Grab -> Volcano Rescue -> Canopy Capers -> Steve at Training North of Freeway -> Dennis Freeway -> Ripper Nipper -> Oil Rig/Buster.
CHAPTER 3 (CONSOLE) Chapter 3 on console skips Sheep Dip instead of Teeter Tottering Inferno because there is a Steve in Sulphur Rocks, but Bush Fire is still required to be done because the Stone Beetle mission does not count for story progress on console. The route goes Sub 1 -> Sub 2 -> Tourist Trap -> Crocodile Chaos -> Ninjas 2 -> Teeter Tottering Inferno -> Bush Fire -> Fluffy.
CHAPTER 3 (PC) Chapter 3 on PC skips Sheep Dip and Bush Fire, because Stone Beetle counts for story progress on PC and is done while getting the Steve in that area. The route goes Sub 1 -> Sub 2 -> Tourist Trap -> Crocodile Chaos -> Ninjas 2 -> Teeter Tottering Inferno -> Stone Beetle -> Fluffy.
CHAPTER 4 Chapter 4 is very quick and the most unique of all categories, due to the fact that we don't finish the run on defeating Boss Cass. The only thing left to do at this point is speaking to the final 3 Steve's in Outback Oasis, Sly's Shack, and The Never Never (in that order). The route goes Outback Oasis (Steve underwater) -> Sly's Shack (Steve outside) -> The Never Never (Steve underlava).
