European Speedster Assembly 2014

wakecold

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Doom

New PB - 20:28 - http://www.twitch.tv/wakecold/c/4047686

Chrno

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Chrno: 2014-04-11 12:27:11 pm

Chrno: 2014-04-11 12:25:54 pm

2014-04-11 12:25:44 pm

WOW.

I realized I have not posted here yet so I will now. I've been doing a lot of offline practice as of late because I generally don't really enjoy streaming. I have the next two weeks off so I will be pushing offline runs with local recording a lot.

Croc

I've been mostly working on movement and hover strats because I was a little more rusty than I thought I was, I have it down now though. I'm going to move from the PS1 version to the PC version this week; this will make it easier for me to record runs, and it means the difference between NTSC and PAL for frame hovers will be removed. Also, no load times! I got a new PB last week (I beat my old run by about a minute and a half because of hover optimization) but as I'm changing to the PC version anyway it's not that relevant anymore. Also, I got the 3-1 skip 30% consistent!

Shadow Tower

I have not done much on this because I have been preoccupied with Croc (and school work among other things), but as I said before, I'm going to marathon it over the next two week to see what I can come up with. I'm quite excited about this one, I have a few ideas from improvements over the current old run.

Audiosurf

The videos are on my desktop, I just need to put them through anri-chan, which I shall do tonight.

I realized I have not posted here yet so I will now. I've been doing a lot of offline practice as of late because I generally don't really enjoy streaming. I have the next two weeks off so I will be pushing offline runs with local recording a lot.

[color="red"]Croc[/color]

I've been mostly working on movement and hover strats because I was a little more rusty than I thought I was, I have it down now though. I'm going to move from the PS1 version to the PC version this week; this will make it easier for me to record runs, and it means the difference between NTSC and PAL for frame hovers will be removed. Also, no load times! I got a new PB last week (I beat my old run by about a minute and a half because of hover optimization) but as I'm changing to the PC version anyway it's not that relevant anymore. Also, I got the 3-1 skip 30% consistent!

[color="red"]Shadow Tower[/color]

I have not done much on this because I have been preoccupied with Croc (and school work among other things), but as I said before, I'm going to marathon it over the next two week to see what I can come up with. I'm quite excited about this one, I have a few ideas from improvements over the current old run.

[color="blue"]Audiosurf[/color]

The videos are on my desktop, I just need to put them through anri-chan, which I shall do tonight.

General_Beatrix

2014-04-11 01:39:38 pm

Haven't updated in a couple weeks because Dark Souls 2 came out.

Bayonetta

Been practicing IL's and trying to find consistent boss strats in the second half of the game, found a couple new things, gunna go back to grinding runs soon.

DALFEN

2014-04-11 03:42:06 pm

Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors

Been doing more runs. Found some new time savers and got a 1,22 ingame time with a couple of deaths. Some of the new boss kills are rng dependent so working on finding some more consistent boss strats for esa.

Puppetmaster

2014-04-11 03:46:52 pm

Croc

Like Chrno I'm a bit late to the party. I've been doing runs of both any% and 100%, some on stream and a few offline runs as well.
I hold both the any% and the 100% world records for this game. The any% world record is a 41:43 (http://www.twitch.tv/esgpuppetmaster/c/3250097) - this run was done on an emulator rather than console which means there's quite a loading time advantage (I switched to PS2 a while ago). But even without that advantage this is quite a bit faster than the console world record which is a 45:28. The run has very few mistakes and improving it will be difficult although it's definitely possible.
The 100% world record is currently 1:55:00. It's not quite as optimised as the any% world record and I'm currently working on improving it. I don't have a highlight of the world record but I'll make sure to post the video once I beat it.

100%

This category has been my main focus as I feel it has more to offer than the any% category. It's a lot harder than any% for several reasons: it's longer which means you're more likely to miss a hover and lose a bunch of time, it has most tricks from the any% category and more, having to collect all these items along the way makes optimal movement much more complex than in any% where you just hover in a straight line to the end of each level (any% is still a great category) and finally it has way more long hovers (hitting the perfect frame for max hover length) - e.g. in any% the first 2 levels require 1 long hover while in 100% you need 6.
I'm definitely improving both in terms of consistency and overall movement. I expect to improve even more over the next few months and hopefully set some new world records.

Any%

I haven't done as many any% runs although I plan on taking the console world record at one point. However this is not an issue in terms of practice as 100% includes almost every trick from any%. I will be doing more any% runs in the near future in case you'd like to see some more recent footage.

[color="red"][b]Croc[/b][/color]

Like Chrno I'm a bit late to the party. I've been doing runs of both any% and 100%, some on stream and a few offline runs as well.
I hold both the any% and the 100% world records for this game. The any% world record is a 41:43 (http://www.twitch.tv/esgpuppetmaster/c/3250097) - this run was done on an emulator rather than console which means there's quite a loading time advantage (I switched to PS2 a while ago). But even without that advantage this is quite a bit faster than the console world record which is a 45:28. The run has very few mistakes and improving it will be difficult although it's definitely possible.
The 100% world record is currently 1:55:00. It's not quite as optimised as the any% world record and I'm currently working on improving it. I don't have a highlight of the world record but I'll make sure to post the video once I beat it.

[color="red"][b]100%[/b][/color]

This category has been my main focus as I feel it has more to offer than the any% category. It's a lot harder than any% for several reasons: it's longer which means you're more likely to miss a hover and lose a bunch of time, it has most tricks from the any% category and more, having to collect all these items along the way makes optimal movement much more complex than in any% where you just hover in a straight line to the end of each level (any% is still a great category) and finally it has way more long hovers (hitting the perfect frame for max hover length) - e.g. in any% the first 2 levels require 1 long hover while in 100% you need 6. 
I'm definitely improving both in terms of consistency and overall movement. I expect to improve even more over the next few months and hopefully set some new world records.

[color="red"][b]Any%[/b][/color]

I haven't done as many any% runs although I plan on taking the console world record at one point. However this is not an issue in terms of practice as 100% includes almost every trick from any%. I will be doing more any% runs in the near future in case you'd like to see some more recent footage.

Mobiusman

2014-04-12 02:24:42 am

Metroid Zero Mission 100%
I've done several marathon-route no-reset runs this week to prepare for the metroid marathon. These are the RTA times I've been getting:
1:15:46
1:16:19
1:14:34
1:15:54
1:14:35

Noizeeh

2014-04-12 04:27:28 am

Got it memorized?

I got 1:48:58 in 120 star

Elgu

2014-04-12 11:54:43 am

Go fast

Dark Messiah: New PB of 41:49 http://www.twitch.tv/elgu_/c/4053477 actually a decent run, 34s slower than ~*WR*~. Dunno about loading differencens between me and youtl and I dont really care.

icedpingu

2014-04-12 04:25:37 pm

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) rolmander ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Island Peril
new PB (57:16) and the promised sub 01:00:00 http://www.twitch.tv/icedpingu/c/4054842
estimate should be still 01:10:00 because I turned off the videos (FMVs), which are between the LVLs

DALFEN

2014-04-12 06:52:09 pm

Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors

New PB/wr (01:16:26) still not perfect but its getting better.

MLSTRM

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MLSTRM: 2014-04-12 07:06:40 pm

2014-04-12 07:06:32 pm

You can never run enough games

Super Mario Galaxy: Did several run attempts this week, none of which finished a run, but I have been learning some new level strats, which should save around a minute total with good execution. Sub-2:50 runs consistently by ESA is my current goal, and I would say that I'm almost there, every run has been sub-2:55 pace when I reset. (Original Submission time: 3:02:45, Original Estimate: 3:10:00, Current PB: 2:48:49 (+-0), New Estimate: 3:00:00)

Super Mario Galaxy 2: Did one full game run as a race this week, it wasn't a PB, but my run still has a lot of places in which I can improve. I just need to put more runs in I guess. (Original submission time: 4:44:43, Original Estimate: 4:10:00, Current PB: 3:45:51 (+-0), New Estimate: 3:50:00)

Ty the Tasmanian Tiger: Didn't manage to put any time into this game this week, I didn't have as much time for runs as I normally do. (Original Submission Time: 2:06:10, Original Estimate: 1:45:00, Current PB: 1:14:15 (+-0), New Estimate: 1:20:00)

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption: Did one run this week, and got a new PB. Happy that I'm still improving, although I would say that my runs aren't yet of consistently good play all the way through, once I get there I should be able to get 3:25 consistently, but until then, sub-3:30 consistently is very doable. (Original Submission Time: 4:03:44, Original Estimate: 4:00:00, Current PB: 3:27:41 (-1:42), New Estimate: 3:45:00)

This week I haven't had much time due to lectures finishing up and packing to go back home from uni for the easter break. I won't be able to do any runs next week, as I'll be away from my consoles, and then there will be 3 weeks where I'm at home in which I should be able to get a good amount of runs done, but exams are coming up and revision will be a priority.

[color=red]Super Mario Galaxy[/color]: Did several run attempts this week, none of which finished a run, but I have been learning some new level strats, which should save around a minute total with good execution. Sub-2:50 runs consistently by ESA is my current goal, and I would say that I'm almost there, every run has been sub-2:55 pace when I reset. (Original Submission time: 3:02:45, Original Estimate: 3:10:00, Current PB: 2:48:49 (+-0), New Estimate: 3:00:00)

[color=red]Super Mario Galaxy 2[/color]: Did one full game run as a race this week, it wasn't a PB, but my run still has a lot of places in which I can improve. I just need to put more runs in I guess. (Original submission time: 4:44:43, Original Estimate: 4:10:00, Current PB: 3:45:51 (+-0), New Estimate: 3:50:00)

[color=red]Ty the Tasmanian Tiger[/color]: Didn't manage to put any time into this game this week, I didn't have as much time for runs as I normally do. (Original Submission Time: 2:06:10, Original Estimate: 1:45:00, Current PB: 1:14:15 (+-0), New Estimate: 1:20:00)

[color=red]Metroid Prime 3: Corruption[/color]: Did one run this week, and got a new PB. Happy that I'm still improving, although I would say that my runs aren't yet of consistently good play all the way through, once I get there I should be able to get 3:25 consistently, but until then, sub-3:30 consistently is very doable. (Original Submission Time: 4:03:44, Original Estimate: 4:00:00, Current PB: 3:27:41 (-1:42), New Estimate: 3:45:00)

This week I haven't had much time due to lectures finishing up and packing to go back home from uni for the easter break. I won't be able to do any runs next week, as I'll be away from my consoles, and then there will be 3 weeks where I'm at home in which I should be able to get a good amount of runs done, but exams are coming up and revision will be a priority.

Joshimuz

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Joshimuz: 2014-04-13 04:17:45 am

2014-04-12 07:30:39 pm

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Got a new PB of 5:37:43 in a race with other people, including Tirean who should of finished before me if his game didn't crash.
This PB has a few mistakes in it which cost ~7 minutes (one mistake = death = at least 1:30 lost)
Also earlier today Tduva set a new WR of 5:31:08 using the same strats as the other runners in the suggested race, we're all constantly practicing atm and any one of us could get a new WR with our current runs.

JustShanz

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2014-04-12 10:53:36 pm

FrankerZ

Tomb Raider 2013

Finally learned how to do the 20 minute skip (It was not known that you needed an above normal fps rate [100] to pull it off, which hampered progress for about a week). I have pulled it off a few times now so it will just be a matter of a little more grinding and then I will do it in a run. This skip is so amazing, it looks beautiful and it shows how badly this game is broken, plus a certain someone also gets to live! Making the story (if you can call it that at this point) even more confusing.

By the time ESA comes around I am sure I will be super consistent (as much as this skip allows) with runs. Expect a low 1:2x run from me soon and then it will quickly go lower and lower.

Sadly I will have to drop Hitman Absolution. It seems more and more than I don't have time to learn and get to a high enough level in the game. TR2013 is taking up all my free time; there have been a few new small skips found this week alone and it looks like more are on the way. So it will be a full time job keeping up to date and polishing that run as much as possible.

GTA: Vice City
Not much to say. My time is so far ahead of 2nd best that I don't feel I need to practice this anymore + all of my no reset runs have been sub estimate. I will still do 1 run a month to keep the rust away, but this is by far my best game

[color="red"]Tomb Raider 2013[/color]

Finally learned how to do the 20 minute skip (It was not known that you needed an above normal fps rate [100] to pull it off, which hampered progress for about a week). I have pulled it off a few times now so it will just be a matter of a little more grinding and then I will do it in a run. This skip is so amazing, it looks beautiful and it shows how badly this game is broken, plus a certain someone also gets to live! Making the story (if you can call it that at this point) even more confusing.

By the time ESA comes around I am sure I will be super consistent (as much as this skip allows) with runs. Expect a low 1:2x run from me soon and then it will quickly go lower and lower.

Sadly I will have to drop [color="Red"]Hitman Absolution[/color]. It seems more and more than I don't have time to learn and get to a high enough level in the game. TR2013 is taking up all my free time; there have been a few new small skips found this week alone and it looks like more are on the way. So it will be a full time job keeping up to date and polishing that run as much as possible.

[color="red"]GTA: Vice City[/color]
Not much to say. My time is so far ahead of 2nd best that I don't feel I need to practice this anymore + all of my no reset runs have been sub estimate. I will still do 1 run a month to keep the rust away, but this is by far my best game

Baffan

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2014-04-13 12:15:38 am

Tales of Symphonia NG+

New PB again 6:34:04 (Part 1 Part 2). WR is still 6:29:32. I was 12 minutes off when I submitted it. I am not less than 5 minutes off. And I still have time to save. Slowly getting closer. o/

And thanks to all who replied for multiplayer mode! <3

VPP

2014-04-13 01:43:37 am

Majora's Mask 100%

Starting to get used to the new route with wrong soaring, and playing on the japanese version. I'm still having trouble with one trick which is gold dust duping. Lost around 10 minutes to it in my best time yet with the route (5:47:30). Once I get that sorted out, a new PB should be a piece of cake!

Dragonfangs

2014-04-13 08:03:45 am

Metroid Zero Mission any%

I got a new PB during the Metroid Marathon this weekend: 40:43, 28:28 on the Ingame Timer. Furthermore I've been grinding this category a lot preparing for the marathon and the slowest run I got while practicing was about 31:35 IGT. Every other run has been below 31 minutes, most under 30.

icedpingu

2014-04-13 06:29:19 pm

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) rolmander ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Bad Company 2 - Any%

New PB - 01:23:43 - http://www.twitch.tv/icedpingu/c/4061695 | The game crashed @ 01:16:32 for unknown reason (never happened before!) I'm lucky that the auto-save was right before the death Smiley

I think a sub 01:20:00 is possible if I get a deathless run and the game doesn't crash.

Hampern

2014-04-14 06:54:50 am

Super Mario 64 - 120 star on n64. Pb is now 1:46:51

BaalNocturno

2014-04-14 02:14:30 pm

There is no light to save you

Golden Sun
The derusting and new strat learning progresses good. I got a really consistant Saturos fight now with a time around 1:15:xx which can be improved by like 1 or 2 minutes

PillsOfDeath

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PillsOfDeath: 2014-04-14 05:02:52 pm

2014-04-14 05:01:36 pm

Okami HD - New Game+ - Any%

I don't know what to say but: Dat Sub 1:26!!!

Final Time Video --> http://www.twitch.tv/pillsofdeath/c/4067560

WR Video --> http://www.twitch.tv/pillsofdeath/c/4067542

JustShanz

2014-04-14 08:57:01 pm

FrankerZ

Tomb Raider 2013

20 minute skip is definitely consistent now. Expect it in a run tomorrow <3

Heinki

2014-04-15 05:09:52 am

DX, DXHR, MGR, TRA, GTA SA

Deus Ex Human Revolution Director's Cut

Did a run yesterday and got 1:25:21 which is the new WR and PB.

JustShanz

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2014-04-15 08:38:39 am

FrankerZ

Tomb Raider 2013

Finally got a run with the new skip. It was a no reset run but I'll let the splits speak for themselves. I can now concentrate on the rest of the game. Sub 1:20 soon

MEvRNG

2014-04-15 05:08:59 pm

Pokémon Fire Red Any%:

Seeing as I havent been able to stream for a while cause of moving house and not having Internet sorted yet, I've just been doing RTAs offline once every couple days or so and collated the times to give you a good idea of what to expect. They're averaging at around 2:26 but went as low as 2:16 and as high as 2:38

The bad times are almost entirely down to getting bad stats. There's a 1:3 chance that my squirtle's stats are not good enough to make a lot of damage rolls in the run (I always knew this), even after the traditional "reset for a good starter" associated with pokémon games. It's not horrendous if that's the way it goes, it just means a bit more healing, saving and maybe a little dying here and there which sadly does accumulate.

Given that, despite what I said in my previous post on this thread I'd still like to keep my estimate at 2:40 - just in case. but I'd certainly be aiming to smash that.

Also, on a side note, in my spare time I've produced this guide. Doing so has really given me a lot of good ideas for commentary.

[color="red"][b]Pokémon Fire Red Any%:[/b]
[/color]
Seeing as I havent been able to stream for a while cause of moving house and not having Internet sorted yet, I've just been doing RTAs offline once every couple days or so and collated the times to give you a good idea of what to expect. They're averaging at around 2:26 but went as low as 2:16 and as high as 2:38

The bad times are almost entirely down to getting bad stats. There's a 1:3 chance that my squirtle's stats are not good enough to make a lot of damage rolls in the run (I always knew this), even after the traditional "reset for a good starter" associated with pokémon games. It's not horrendous if that's the way it goes, it just means a bit more healing, saving and maybe a little dying here and there which sadly does accumulate.

Given that, despite what I said in my previous post on this thread I'd still like to keep my estimate at 2:40 -[i] just in case.[/i] but I'd certainly be aiming to smash that.

Also, on a side note, in my spare time I've produced [url=http://bombch.us/fg2]this guide[/url]. Doing so has really given me a lot of good ideas for commentary.

Twiggimuz

2014-04-15 05:37:59 pm

Dishonored - Well we found 2 new AMAZING OOB's which i got in my new run which is 37:37 (was 39). I'm above Virrward now by 1 seconds so it would make it a good race but im still fine to run by myself as i am the once who put myself in in the first place.

PB - 37:37

Link -