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150 from small package. 350-400 from selling potions. That's where the other 525 comes from.
Don't know what to speedrun :(
You can also get some stuff from various chests while doing sunstone quest. It's not that hard to end up with 8 PD's. Basically you can sell everything except Vaan's armor, teleport stones, and 1 Potion (for safety).
Edit history:
Youkai: 2014-07-08 09:05:54 pm
Don't know what to speedrun :(
Ok guys. I made it back to Pharos again on a practice run through. Below is my revised run plan to that point if anybody cares to scan through it and see if I'm totally messing something up.

That Dustia 2 manipulation is going to be stupid. I am doing my practice run on emulator so I did a test where I manipulated a drop for every kill between 20 and 47 and I still didn't have 80 loot units. I think it's possible the more drops you get the more it favors drops of 1 and 2 items. I noticed I got very few 3 and 4 drops doing that. Anyway I'm optimistic at this point though I'm fairly certain this run is going to be pretty nightmarish. Anyway I'm going to finish out the run through Pharos before starting actual attempts but the run plan from here on is pretty straight-forward so I don't think you guys need to review it. Let me know what you think.

Code:
Segment
	Start game.
	Skip,Skip,Skip
	Menu:
		Config: 
			battle mode active
			battle speed high
			cursor position memory
	Skip
	Battle Remora
	Skip after transition
	Skip before three guards
	Skip, Skip, Skip
	Battle Rats
	Skip, Skip, Skip, Cancel, Next
	Skip in front of Migellos
	Skip at The Sandsea
	Get Hunt
	Get Package
	Skip at gate
	Area Estersand - Skip
	**Grab all chests in/very close to path until second Dustia. Need the money for PD's
	Battle Tomato
	Skip after Vanquished, Next
	Talk to Kytes at the gate
	Skip, Skip, Skip, Next
	Skip at Dalan's door
	Skip on exit city
	Talk to Masyua
	Skip, Next
	Find Jinn
	Save Giza Plains
Segment
	Get Sunstone (Luck manipulate 2 stone fill, the two past Jinn so I can get the chests near the second one.)
	Menu:
		Penelo: remove all
		Vaan: remove all
	Return to Rabanastre
	Skip in Lowtown, Next
	Skip at Dalan, Next
	Skip when leaving
	Miguellos shop to sell items and buy max PD's (need 8 total)
	Save Westgate
Segment
	Area Westersand - Skip
	Damage down to under 10%
		Attack x1 - no equip
		Optimize
		Wolf x2
		Attack x1
	Menu:
		Config: battle speed minimum
		Equip: optimize
	Cursor over PD
	Dustia Leveling - Minimum 5 loot (prefer 6). 8 dustias.
	Meet Kytes in lowtown
	Skip
	Touch Crystal
	Go through sewers to stairs
	Skip, Skip
	Chests in room.
	Sneak past imperials
	Secret passage
	Skip, Next, Skip
	Skip, Skip
	Join with Balthier and Fran
	Menu:
		Config:
			Battle speed high
		Licenses:
			Vaan: Black magic 1
		Gambits:
			Vaan:		1: FPLT - Fire
					2: FNV - Attack
			Balthier:	1: FPLT - Attack
					2: FNV - Attack
			Fran:		1: FPLT - Fire
					2: FNV - Attack
	Steal from and kill bats/toads on the path. Need to kill for the LP and potential loot.
		Balthier should be leader and stealing from enemies.
	Save before Ashe
Segment
	Skip before fight
	Battle soldiers - need to kill all 4
	Skip after fight
	Skip before Flan
	Battle flan
	Skip after Flan
	Menu:
		Equip:
			Balthier: remove weapon
		Gambits:
			Disable fire for Vaan and Fran
	Skip before Firemane
	Battle Firemane
		Position cursor on fire
	Skip, Skip, Skip, Skip
	Skip
	Fight bangaa
		Switch leader to Balthier
		Cursor on Cure
	Skip
	Skip
	Get Items
	Skip
	Skip
	Skip, Skip, Next, Skip
	Chests
	Touch switch
	Get Fuse
	Install fuse
	Shop:
		Buy Blizzard
	Gate Switch
	Menu:
		Equip:
			Balthier: optimize
		Licenses:
			Balthier: Black Magic 1
		Gambits:
			Vaan:		1: FPLT - Blizzard
			Balthier:	1: FPLT - Fire
			Fran:		1: FPLT - Blizzard
	Run through passage killing and stealing from Mimics and slimes.
	Skip, Skip, Skip
	Set cursor on Blizzard before Mimic Queen
	Mimic Queen
	Skip, wait, cancel
	Nalbina
	Menu:
		Equip:
			Balthier: Remove all
			Fran: Remove all
			Vaan: Remove all
		Gambits:
			Vaan: 	1: Off
				2: FNV - Phoenix Down
	Shop
		Sell: everything but one set of weakest leather armor, and 1 potion
		Buy
			Phoenix Downs: max - need 47 total
	Teleport to Rabanastre
	Skip, next
	Westgate
	Save
Segment
	Damage down to 10%
		Blizzard x2 - no equip
		Wolf x2 - no equip
	Menu:
		Config: battle speed down 2
		Equip: optimize - remove weapon
	Dustia - chain 47 (lvl 21) - Minimum 75 sellable loot
		76 in test run - not enough. probably need 80
	Menu:
		Config:
			Battle speed max
		Licenses:
			Vaan: Staves 2
		Equip:
			Vaan: Optimize
	Warp southgate
	Talk to Dalan
	Skip, Next
	Talk to Balzak
	Skip, Skip, Next
	Skip - before sandsea
	The Sandsea
	Turn in Hunt
	Skip, Next
	Moogle warp to Westgate
	Balthier
	Skip, Skip, Skip
	Skip, next on Areodome exit
	Skip at mine entrance
	Skip
	Into the mine
	Skip
	Out of the mine
	Skip at end of chase
	Skip on exit
	Testify
	Skip, Skip, Skip
	Talk to the Marquis
	Skip, Skip, Skip, Skip, Next, Next, Next
	Party: Vaan, Basch
	Party leader Basch
	Save Leviathan
Segment
	Get 2 chests before door
	Attack Vossler to critical
	Skip before fight
	Defeat Judges
	Get Ashe
	Skip, next
	Shop:
		Sell
		Buy:
			Cherry Staff x2
			Immobilize, Reflect, Protect, Dark
			Echo herbs x5, Gold needle x5
	Door
	Skip
	Get 2 chests after door
	Skip at Penelo, next, next
	Menu:
		Party: Vaan, Ashe, Penelo
		Licenses:
			Vaan: BM2, AM1, TM2
			Penelo: Staves 1, BM2, AM1, TM2, Spellbreaker, Wizard Armor
			Ashe: Staves 1, BM2, Spellbreaker
		Equip
			Ashe:		Cherry Staff
			Penelo:		Cherry Staff
		Gambits:
			Vaan:		1: Vaan - Reflect
					2: Vaan - Dark
			Penelo:		1: Penelo - Reflect
					2: Penelo - Dark
			Ashe:		1: Off
	Skip
	Battle Judge Ghis - Gambits off at end of fight
	Skip, Skip
	Menu:
		Party: Basch
		Gambits: off if missed
	Talk to Ondore
	Skip, Skip, Skip, Skip
	Run through Sandsea
	Menu:
		Party: Vaan, Ashe, Penelo
	Save
Segment
	Skip
	Damage mages to critical:
		Ashe/Penelo: Attack self
		Penelo: Dark
	Battle Garuda - Turn off gambits before end of fight
	Skip, next, skip
	Menu:
		Party: Basch
	Buy:
		Cypress Pole x2
		Wizards armor/hat
		Sleep, Oil, Berzerk, Aero
	Teleport
	Skip
	Run from first Demon Wall
	Menu:
		Party: Vaan, Ashe, Penelo
		Gambits:
			Vaan:		2: Vaan - Aero
			Penelo:		2: Penelo - Aero
			Ashe:		1: Off
					2: Ashe - Aero
	Battle second Demon Wall
		Turn off gambits before end of fight
	Skip
	Menu: - late to wear reflect
		Party: Basch, Vaan
	Left down, Right up
	Pedistals
	Skip
	Chest: Elixer
	Menu:
		Party: Vaan, Ashe, Penelo
	Battle Belias
		Luck manipulate the Elixer
		Weapon switch to pre-firaja
		Turn off gambits before end of fight
	Skip
	Cursor over Aero
	Battle mode: Wait
	Skip
	Get Dawn Shard, Skip, Next
	Warp
	Skip, Skip, Skip
	Battle Vossler
		Battle mode active as soon as you target the first guy with Ashe and reflect one manually
		Turn off gambits before end of fight (5 casts)
	Skip, Skip, Skip, Skip, Skip
	Moogle warp to The Sandsea
	Buy: Gambit Traveler
	Menu:
		Party: Vaan, Balthier, Basch
		Licenses:
			Basch: Accessories 8
			Ashe: Accessories 8
			Penelo: BM3
			Balthier: Traveler, Poles 1
			Basch: Poles 1
			Vaan: Heavy Armor 4
			Basch: Heavy Armor 4
		Equip:
			Balthier: Optimize
			Basch: Optimize
	Moogle warp to Southgate
	Get Chocobo
	Jahara - Skip
	Talk to the High-Chief
	Talk to the War-Chief
	Talk to the Elder
	Skip, skip, skip, next
	Save
Segment
	Buy Chocobo
	Golden Amulet (luck manipulation)
	Skip, Skip before jungle
	Skip at jungle
	Skip
	Eruyt Village
	Skip
	Skip
	Cutscene
	Skip
	Teleport Jahara
	Buy: Shielded armor (equip Vaan)
	Talk to Judge and get stuff
	Save
Segment
	Buy Chocobo
	Golden Amulet (luck manipulation)
	Berzerk Basch
	Menu:
		Party: Vaan, Balthier
	Skip at mine entrance
	Henne Mines
	Skip
	Run through mines
		Use Traveler at the correct spot
	Berzerk Balthier
	Menu:
		Party: Vaan
		Equip:
			Basch: Golden Amulet
			Ashe: Golden Amulet
			Vaan: Manufacted Nethicite
	Skip
	Set up step count - 120 steps prior
	Save
Segment
	Battle Tiamat
	Skip, Skip, Skip, next
	Location Eyrut village
	Shop
		Buy: 
			Golden Amulet, Jackboots
			Fira
			Smelling salts x11, Phoenix Down x10 (total)
	Menu:
		Party: Basch, Ashe, Penelo
		Licenses:
			Basch: Steal
			Ashe: BM3
			Penelo: As close to Accessories 8 as possible
		Equip:
			Vaan: Remove all
			Balthier: Remove all
			Basch: Optimize, Remove pole
			Penelo: Optimize
		Gambits:
			Basch:			1: Ally: Any - Smelling Salts
						2: FNV - Steal
			Ashe:			1: Off
						2: Off
						3: FNV - Fira
			Penelo:			1: Off
						2: Off
						3: FNV - Fira
	Teleport Henne mines
	Save
Segment
	Jelly Farming
		Penelo: asap Golden Amulet
		Ashe: Staves 2, and equip Fire Staff
		As soon as Ashe can get mage armor license move hat to her
		Need approx 76k to buy everything from here out
		Test run: 101 chain, 94 yellow liquid
		Make the chain 120ish for the LP
	Gambits off at end
	Teleport Eyrut
	Shop
		Sell
		Buy: 
			Confuse, Decoy, Blizzara, Thundara
	Run through the Feywood
	Paramina Rift
		Try for staff and shield in chests
	Skip, Skip
	Skip at Bur-Omisace
	Buy:
		Glacial Staff x2
		Mages hat x2, Enchanters Habit x2
		Hi-Potion x30
	Touch Bur-Omisace Teleport stone
	Menu:
		Party: Balthier, Penelo
		Licenses:
			Basch: Belias, Traveler, Spellbound
			Ashe: TM2, Mystic armor 5
			Penelo: AM2, AM3, Mystic armor 5
		Equip:
			Vaan: Remove all
			Penelo: Remove Hat/Armor
			Ashe: Remove hat, equip Enchanters Habit - to set up for damage down
			Basch: Optimize, Dawn Shard
		Gambits:
			Penelo:			1: Penelo: Reflect
						2: Penelo: Thundara
						3: Penelo: Blizzara
			Ashe:			1: Ashe: Reflect
						2: Ashe: Thundara
						3: Ashe: Blizzara
	Skip in Bur-Omisace
	Skip, Skip, Skip, Next
	Chocobo to Stilshrine of Miriam
	Save
Segment
	Immobilize Balthier
	Menu:
		Party: Ashe, Penelo
	Damage down to critical
		Ashe Aero
	No reflect
	Menu:
		Party: Basch
		Config: Battle speed slowest
	Skip on entering the shrine
	Chest: Megalixer (luck manipulation)
	Menu:
		Party: Basch, Ashe, Penelo
		To refill magic
	Menu:
		Party: Basch, Balthier
	Switch using Balthier for warp
	Sword blocking way and warp
	Menu:
		Party: Basch, Ashe, Penelo
		Put Ashe, Penelo away when magic full
	Traveler before second statue
	Menu: - asap after second statue
		Config: Battle speed fastest
		Party: Basch, Ashe, Penelo
		Equip: 
			Basch: Golden Amulet
			Ashe: Optimize, Glacial Staff
			Penelo: Optimize, Glacial Staff
	Reflect Ashe/Penelo - In last room
	Decoy/reflect Basch
	Battle Vinuskar
		Run circles as person with least MP to insure enough for Mateus
		Gambits off at end
	Make sure Basch is full with potion
	Menu:
		Party: Vaan, Balthier
	Last statue + warp
	Menu:
		Party: Vaan
		Equip:
			Basch: weak armor, Dawn Shard
			Vaan: Shielded Armor
	Battle Mateus
		Equip: Basch: Dawn Shard, Shielded Armor
		Run all the way up to her as Fran and sacrifice
		Party switch
		Put Golden Amulet on Basch before end of fight
		Leave gambits on
	Menu:
		Party: Vaan
		Equip: Armor change
	Sword
	Exit
	Skip
	Teleport Bur-Omisace
	Save
	Menu:
		Party: Basch
		Equip: Armor change
		Gambits: Thunder off
	Line up steps
		Count - 330-340 for save - 330 is perfect if you run exactly as far as you need to.
		Count - 40 for door
	Save
Segment:
	Battle Bergan
		Party: Basch, Ashe, Penelo
		Blizzard
		Steal - Luck manipulate Ruby Ring
		Traveler
	Menu:
		Licenses:
			Vaan: Heavy Armor 6
			Basch: Heavy Armor 6, Light armor 6
			Ashe: Accessories 12, Channeling, Warmage
			Penelo: Accessories 12, Channeling, Warmage
	Shop:
		Buy:
			Pirate Hat
	Teleport Nalbina
	Mesophoran Highwaste - Skip
	Feywood - Skip
		Check the chest for elxier twice
	Moogles
	Phon Coast - Skip
		Use traveler on first wolf here
	Hunters Camp
	Buy:
		Mirror Mail - and equip
		Ruby Ring
		Bio, Dispel, Death
	Tchita Uplands - Skip
	Get Hunt ???
	Menu:
		Equip: 
			Basch: Optimize
	Line up steps
		Reflect and put away Ashe, Penelo
		575 steps remain on save (waste about 20 while mages damage down)
	Save
Segment
	Damage down to critical and reflect
		Both Optomized
		Penelo - Aero
		Attack self if necessary
	Reflect
	Menu:
		Party: Basch
	Area Sochen Cave Palace - Skip
	Battle Mandragoras
		Start fight with 50 steps remaining is perfect - waste 10 use 40 to line up
		Traveler
		Luck manipulate Traveler killing them all
	Menu:
		Party: Basch, Ashe, Penelo
		Equip:
			Ashe: Ruby Ring
			Penelo: Ruby Ring
			Basch: Weak armor
			Vaan: Mirror Mail
	Heal and Decoy Basch
	Party: Vaan, Ashe, Penelo - To recover MP
	Party: Vaan, Balthier
	Traveler first zombie
		Make sure to keep step count down in Ahriman fight to save steps and not go over
	Menu:
		Config: Battle speed slow
	Battle Ahriman
		Battle mode: Wait
		Battle speed: Fast
		Basch: equip Jackboots, Mirror Mail
		Party: Basch to start
		Phase 1:
			Steal from Ahriman
			4 casts
		Phase 2:
			3 casts
			One person to kill phantom
		Chest: Elixer
		Phase 3:
			4 total
			4 casts - 1 direct
		Phase 4:
			Sacrifice Fran
			Equip Golden Amulet on all
			Find Ahriman and move close to him for reflects
	Menu:
		Config:
			Battle mode active
			Battle speed slow
		Licenses:
			Ashe: BM4, Channeling, Gambit
			Penelo: BM4, Channeling
			Vaan: BM4
			Fran: Confuse, Death, Mist 1
			Balthier: Sleep
			Basch: Protect
		Gambits:
			Ashe:			2: Off
						3: Ashe: Bio
			Penelo:			2: Off
						3: Penelo: Bio
			Vaan:			2: Vaan: Bio
		Equip: leave golden amulets on everyone to wear reflect
	Float mote
	Lift - Skip
	Old Archades - Skip
	Talk to Vulger after transition
	Touch crystal to heal
	Talk to Jules
	Talk to Beasley
	Talk to Jules
	Archades - Skip
	Buy: Aeroga
	Stupid talking quest thing for chops
		1A: Senior Researcher
		1B: Failed Researcher
		2A: Athletic Woman
		2B: Avid Reader
		3A: Gentleman Onlooker
		3B: Eager Crier
		4A: Aspiring Starlet
		4B: Faded Star
		5A: Determined Researcher
		5B: Ex-Researcher
		6A: Poor Husband
		6B: Poor Wife
		7A: Proud Mother
		7B: Tutor
		8A: Ardent Woman
		8B: Ardent Man
		9A: Look-Alike
		9B: Look-Alike
	Taxi
	Cutscenes
	Ride transport
	Switches and things
	Menu:
		Config: 
			Battle speed: Fast
			Battle Mode: Wait
		Equip: 
			Vaan: weak armor
			Basch: weak armor
			Penelo: remove weapon
	Decoy and Protect Basch
	Menu:
		Party: Vaan, Ashe, Penelo
		Equip:
			Basch: Optimise
	Line up steps
		70 steps remain on save (waste about 20 while mages damage down)
	Menu:
		Equip:
			Basch: Optimise
			Ashe: Golden Amulet
			Penelo: Golden Amulet
	Save 70th floor
Segment
	Damage and Reflect.
		Penelo Remove weapon, thunder
	Decoy and reflect Vaan
	Fight Cid
		Sacrifice Vaan to get 1 round kill
		Line up steps for Traveler
	Skip, Skip, Skip, Skip
	Balfohem Port
	Menu:
		Party: Vaan, Ashe, Penelo
		Equip:
			Ashe: Cherry staff
			Penelo: Cherry staff
			Basch: remove Mirror Mail, Pirate Hat
			Vaan: Mirror Mail, Pirate Hat
		Gambits:
			Ashe:			2: Ashe: Aeroga
			Penelo:			2: Penelo: Aeroga
	Chest
	Teleport Bur-Omisace
	Chocobo
	Damage down
		Vaan: Aeroga, no staff
		Ashe/Penelo self hit once
	Menu:
		Equip:
			Vaan: Remove all
	Action:
		Vaan: Reflect Penelo
		Ashe: Reflect self
		Penelo: Decoy Vaan
	Menu:
		Config: Wait
		Party: Vaan
		Equip: 
			Vaan: Optimize
	Battle Rafflesia - Weak wind 
		Pull casters out as early as possible to get the first round in un-interrupted
		Party: Penelo, Fran, Vaan
		Hi potion before Necar volly if necessary
		Put Ashe and Penelo away while nectar volly charges to conserve MP
	Menu:
		Config: Battle Mode: Active
		Party: Penelo, Balthier, Fran
		Equip:
			Basch: Mirror Mail
	Immobilize Fran and Balthier
	Party: Basch
	Run through woods - Use fran first to make sure her immobilize wears out
	Gate
	A short run after gate switch party (to preserve reflect through fight)
	Menu:
		Party: Fran, Ashe, Penelo
		Equip:
			Ashe: Glacial Staff, Ruby Ring
			Penelo: Glacial Staff, Ruby Ring
		Gambits:
			Ashe:			2: Off
			Penelo:			2: Off
	Battle Daedalus
		Use Confuse
		Half way through fight equip Golden Amulet
	Party: Penelo, (Balthier, Fran, Vaan - two to imobilize)
	Immobilize Balthier, Fran
	Party Basch
	Run Through Giruvegan
	Skip
	Menu:
		Party: Basch, Ashe, Penelo
		Equip: 
			Vaan: Shielded Armor
			Penelo - remove staff
		Licenses:
			Penelo: WM5, GM4, Swiftness, Channeling
			Ashe: WM5, GM4, Swiftness, Channeling
			Basch: AM2, AM3, Swiftness x2, HP+150 (if possible)
		Gambits:
			Ashe:			2: On
			Penelo:			2: On
	Save Water-Steps
Segment
	Damage
		Penlo - Thundara no staff
	Reflect as late as possible
	Menu:
		Config: wait
		Equip:
			Penelo: Optimize
	Battle Tyrant
		Dispel
		Confuse
		Config: active
	Menu:
		Party: Balthier (trap sacrifice)
		Config: Battle speed slow
	Teleport to crystal core
		Luck manipulate the black mask from the chest in first room. Sell for 6k gil
	SW, SE, S, Device, NE, Cancer, SW, SE, SE, Device, NE, S, Pices, N, SW, S, Device, Skip, Forward
	L, L, R, Device, R, B, F, F, Device, RB, R, B, L, L, Device, CS, F
	Weak armor on Basch
	Decoy Basch, time so decoy is before last device. (no need for protect)
	Put cursor on immobilize
	Menu:
		Config: Battle speed fast
		Equip:
			Basch: Mirror Mail
			Ashe: Ruby Ring
			Penelo: Ruby Ring
		Gambits: 
			Ashe:			2: Off
			Penelo:			2: Off
			Gambits on for both
	Battle Shemhazai - Vaan max level 26 - Bash max level 30 - no lores
		Use Immobilize
		Need to equip switch basically the whole thing to kill before immobilize wears
		Golden Amulet at the end.
	Menu:
		Equip:
			Ashe: Fire staff, remove accessory
			Penelo: remove staff, accessory
			Make sure no one is wearing blizzard staff
		Licenses:
			Fran: Mist 2
			Penelo: Headsman, Swiftness, BM5, Mist2, Death
			Ashe: Headsman, Swiftness, Sheezamai, BM5
			Basch: WM3/4/5, HP+150 (if not yet)
	Skip, Next, Skip, Skip
	Balfonhem Port
	Shop:
		Sell: Glacial Staff, Black Mask, Golden Amulet x2
		Buy: Firaga
	Shop:
		Buy: Echo Herbs x5 (total), Gold Needle x5 (total), Hi-Potion x20 (total), X-Potion (as many as you can)
	Meet Reddas
	Skip, Next
	Stral to The Ridorana Cataract
	Skip
	Menu:
		Party: Ashe, Penelo
		Equip:
		Gambits:
			Penelo:			1: Penelo: Reflect
						2: Penelo: Aeroga (Off)
						3: Penelo: Firaga
						4: Penelo: Bio
			Ashe:			1: Ashe: Reflect
						2: Ashe: Aeroga (Off)
						3: Ashe: Firaga
						4: Ashe: Bio
	Party leader Penelo
	Save Path hidden blessing
Not sure if you know, but the RNG for FFXII has been broken. Given that I've probably watched Youkai's segmented run of this over 20 times now (not even joking) and know how much he hates the game, it's possible that this will cut down on the amount of frustration involved with luck manipulation. Or possibly not; determining your place in the RNG sequence might cost too much time.
Edit history:
Youkai: 2014-07-08 11:40:07 pm
Don't know what to speedrun :(
That's definitely good to know ais523 but I'm not sure if it will be helpful for a speedrun. The only thing I have to manipulate that will be a real pain in the ass is Dustia drops and those can't be manipulated using that method. The other things I have to manipulate (Ruby Ring steal, Megalixer, Black Mask) are common enough that taking this method to get them would not be worth the time. I definitely appreciate the link though. I have seen some video on youtube in the past about a guy manipulating the zodiac spear but I didn't see the explanation of how it works.

Also just for the record I don't hate the game >.> I'm glad you like my run so much. As a runner it's always nice to hear that people actually watch what you spend so much time making. Hopefully my next one is worthy of at least a couple watches.
Let the music play!
Quick tip I noticed: when you remove Penelo/Vaan's gear, change the battle speed down then too, saves you a menu transition when you get around to Dustia 1.
Need Battle speed high to put yourself at 10% hp unfortunately.
Don't know what to speedrun :(
Freddeh is right. You want to keep the battle speed high for damaging down. Also I put the Equipment back on Vaan either way so it doesn't exactly cost me an extra menu; though I suppose the equip could be combined with another menu if I didn't have to change the battle speed.
Don't know what to speedrun :(
Ok guys. I got past Pharos. The run is on. Holy crap surviving Briny Cannionade without a Viking Coat or Bubble was hard to manage. Even with quicksaves and a lot of manipulation it took me like 50 atempts. So I'm thinking the Viking coat is a requirement for the run which means I need to have 4k more than I did on this test run at a minimum.

Cid is by far harder than the final boss fight correct? I don't think I need to play through the final boss fights to know I can beat them if I beat Pharos. Anybody disagree?

At this point it looks like I'll be starting to do segment attempts this weekend some time. Maybe Friday. What streaming software do people use these days? There has to be a better method than what I used to do.
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Freddeh: 2014-07-10 03:31:56 am
Honestly, doing that much manipulation (especially since its considerably faster to not heal before cid2) isn't really worth it when you can just sacrifice Basch and bring out Vaan with a Mirror Mail...I've had to wing it on a SS run due to letting Basch get too low, and it worked out. You have time to PD Basch before Cid's special attack goes off, and then you can just throw an xpot, hide behind a pillar, and finish normally. The main trick is making sure you get Vaan out before the Firagas start going off.

As far as Vayne is concerned, the damage is a bit tight (especially at Gabranth), but you should be able to do it if you can get Famfrit down.

OBS is what I (and an increasing number of people it seems) use for streaming. https://obsproject.com/

EDIT: Also, picking up shell is cheaper than picking up a Viking Coat if you're looking for a way to survive Cannonade, I'm pretty sure shell works for that. You can always cast it while Reddas is taking down gabranth, or anytime after hashmal on the run to cid really.
Don't know what to speedrun :(
Good point Freddeh. Not getting a Viking Coat should make luck manipulation considerably easier. Shell is pretty cheap.

I'm not sure I understand your comment about not healing before Cid2 being faster. Can you expand, or did you do that in your WR run you linked earlier (if so I can just watch it).

I'm sure this run is going to be a nightmare to complete but I'm pretty excited about it. It should be freakin epic if I actually finish it Smiley
If you heal, you have to re-crit ashe, pen, and Reddas, which takes time. Idk when you plan on segmenting in Pharos, but honestly, you can do pretty much the whole thing in one segment, there isn't anything to luck manipulate and the fights are pretty consistent. Though Brainpans are a major pita, so I wouldn't be surprised if you wanted to segment after a good run of those XD.
Don't know what to speedrun :(
That segment goes from the save before Hydro to the save before the final boss block. I think everything in between is consistent enough that I should be ok that way. Re-damaging Ashe and Penelo isn't hard. One Thundara does it and it can be done mostly on the way to the device. I'm almost positive that I can recover the lost time in the save and re-damaging before the boss block by really being able to work the fights for time. I won't have to be as cautious in the fights since I won't be worried about losing an hour+ segment if I screw up.

Does just being critical trigger the long mele chains or does Reddass need to be below a certain percentage that's lower than critical? In the RTA he damages Reddass again even after he is already critical.
The thresholds for combo numbers are 25% (allows up to 8, instead of 5; avg. 3.75), 12.5% (up to 10; avg. 5.51), and 6.25% (4-12 hits; avg. 9.03).  Just as importantly though is that he has Adrenaline, so you definitely want him at least in critical.
Don't know what to speedrun :(
I see. So that explains why he damaged Reddass down even after he was already critical.
Don't know what to speedrun :(
Ok. I definitely can beat the game with this setup. I just beat the final boss fights in my second test run. So yeah. Awesomesauce. I'm kind of dreading when I get to that point in the run though :/ the last two boss blocks are nightmares.
I'm excited to see how low this segmented run can go! I hope your sanity survives throughout the run.
Don't know what to speedrun :(
Lol. me too. It should be interesting.
I'm sad because I'm going to be on vacation for most of at least the start of your run...then again watching you do dustia 8 million times probably won't be very entertaining anyway (well, entertaining in a sadistic sense, but you know what I mean XD).
Don't know what to speedrun :(
I've got two weeks to work on it then I'll be gone for 21 days in August. So depending on how (un)lucky I get you might get to see some of Dustia 2 when I get back from my trip Smiley
Don't know what to speedrun :(
alright guys. got my stream set up and doing attempts. if anyone is around to jump on for a minute and help me confirm the stream is set up correctly that would be great.
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Youkai: 2014-07-15 11:50:43 pm
Youkai: 2014-07-15 11:50:34 pm
Don't know what to speedrun :(
Hey guys. my next segment is Dustia 2. I think the run is going well so far. FYI I did a little test of the two Dustia locations.

The first location takes an average of 15 seconds to cross the zone and come back. The second location takes an average of 13 seconds to do the same. Which gives us an average of 1.5 seconds faster per zone at the far location. Since I'm doing 47 Dustia that means94 zones and at 1.5 seconds per that's 141 seconds saved at the far location.

Running from the zone-line of Rabanastre crossing the near zone and going back takes 50 seconds. Running the long loop from the zone-line takes 95 seconds. So the long loop takes 45 seconds longer to run but saves you 141 seconds. That makes the total savings by taking the long route is just over a minute and a half. Clearly worth it on a segmented run. Probably worth it SS depending on how nasty the bird-things in the second zone are. I guess I'll let you know how consistent I can make that when I start doing attempts.
Thank you for actually testing this! Definitely let us know the results.
Don't know what to speedrun :(
Getting loot from the far Dustia does take a little longer due to him spawning farther from the zone line. This increases the risk of permanently killing him. Freddeh and I think it probably saves on the neighborhood of 30-40 seconds to use the far spawn. It's definitely not worth it for SS runs. At least not until you have an unbeatable time without that 30 seconds.
Don't know what to speedrun :(
I'm in Japan now so I won't be doing any attempts until the end of the month. I did manage to get a 77 unit Dustia run though which I'm happy about I guess.  There were a couple stupid time wasters and I had to do 51 Dustia (instead of 47) but I did manage to get enough loot to continue the run. Now I just need to decide if that is good enough or if I should keep doing more attempts. I think I'm about attempted out at 350+ though :/