NorwayRunner LoLz2447 submitted a run that beats WR by a fair amount, however when his levels load there is no fade in meaning he can start moving a lot earlier. I've seen this one time before with another runner but haven't been able to find out how that's happening. I think that if there is no known way to find out how to make that happen, or to make it stop happening, it is unfair to rank these different runs together. I have no idea what to do here, but I've decided to not verify the run in respect of the many more other runners who doesn't have this advantage. Anyone that cares should say what they think should be done or else it stays rejected.
His run:
Since the downpatcher is not working anymore since the Creation Club updates, the current method of going from current patch to 1.1.30 is using the backup files. Drag and drop these in your game directory and replace the old files. It should also be covered in tomatoanus' Any% video tutorial series.
Backup files can be found here: https://www.speedrun.com/Fallout_4/resources Tomatoanus' Any% tutorial: https://www.speedrun.com/Fallout_4/guide/6t005
You can also completely download the old game using steam depots. This works the same as the backup files but you will have to download the entire game again instead of a few gigs.
JetpackAwaay explains this well in a thread: https://www.speedrun.com/Fallout_4/thread/90722
If you have problems with it just ask in our Discord channel. There is a chance that future updates change other files than what is in the backup files so feedback is appreciated.
So I've found some glitches that isn't that useful for the speedrun, but I still think should archived on the forum.
Stool glitch: Setup: This is done by pressing a movement key (WASD) and V really close together, one of them first (I forgot). It can be done on any chair Outcome: You are unable to move, can only move view horizontally. If you go into 3rd person view, you are able to sprint, but only sprint and in a straight line only.
Perk glitch: Setup: On the perks screen, press R (accept) then T (reset perks) really fast. Outcome: The perks screen disappears as if you accepted the perks, but you get the popup as if you were resetting the perks. Pressing any of the popup options crashes the game. This can also be done when leaving Vault 111.
Pip-boy in the memory lounger: (No video) Setup: Sit down in the memory lounger, after Doctor Amari starts talking, make a quicksave and load warp to somewhere. Outcome: (Still unsure) You will still be in the memory lounger, but be able to open the Pip-Boy, equip stuff, do drugs, but not fast travel away sadly. If you're extra handy with the pip boy you can be able to kinda stand upright inside the memory lounger, though still stuck.
Entering memories: Setup: This requires to do the Pip-Boy glitch above, but rest of setup is unsure. This could be big if anything more is found. This has only been done once. Outcome: Video sums it up pretty much, but the general thing is that I was able to move for about a half second before getting teleported to the memories.
Door + Power Armor: Setup: Place yourself between the power armor and the door, press the door first and quickly before the loading screen appears turn around and start the enter power armor animation. Outcome: You spawn out of bounds, fall down and gets reset to the coc. You can't move. It's really easy to cancel, so nothing big most likely.
Enter fusion core skip: Setup: Explained as close as I can in the video. Outcome: Skip entering the fusion core to the Power Armor, saving a few seconds. This is actually something that is viable in a speedrun, but is incredibly hard/unlikely to pull off, especially without spending time to set up properly.
Chair clip + Fat Man and Minutemen Outfit (Credit to Tomatoanus for finding this) Setup: Equip the Fat Man and the Minutemen Outfit, and do the chair clip as usual. Outcome: You will be pushed backwards and without being able to control it you will be pushed off the ledge and fall to your death.
This is all I could find at this point, if you have any more fancy glitches, post them here, they might be the next big skip :D
Is there some rules as to what frame counts as the end screen? Or is it the first frame that you can start seeing the end screen?
UPDATE OCTOBER 2017:
Very out of date, visit https://www.speedrun.com/Fallout_4/guide/zdjdc for the most up to date guide on Warp%
What happened was that when i talked to Preston to get the bomb thing, I was too soon and got him to follow me. That has happened before aswell, so its not a big deal. But of course, this time it decided that Preston would not give me the dialogue and let me continue the run :( Watch out for this when you're running, wait for Preston to talk to you or something.
I got a crazy idea that if you use jet when doing load warps, it will be easier to hit (since time is slower, and making the time you can hit it longer). I tried doing it myself in institute, and it seems like you have to pretty much hit the quickload key later. I hit the load warps on a few tries, and it seems like its easier, but I'm not really sure if its true or just random for me. Jet is pretty easy to obtain aswell, and losing max 5 seconds getting it so if it works it would be a nice way to secure the run...
