Red Faction 2

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Kimo Xvirus: 2010-05-13 07:49:14 am

2010-05-09 04:43:01 am

Hey everyone, I started a segmented speedrun of this game on Easy, I plan on going for perfection as much as I can although the later levels are gonna be tough Smiley

Here's what I've done so far

Mission 1 Foreign Lands
1. Complex Exterior 0:39
2. Containment Facility ~~0:51~~ 0:47
Mission 2 Public Information Building
1. Lobby Level 0:37
2. Admin Area 1:09
3. Propoganda Studios 1:24
4. In the rain 0:53
5. To the Rooftop 0:42

There's some timesavers and a jump trick in part2
Also I found y3llow's incomplete speedrun here http://speeddemosarchive.com/forum/index.php?topic=5383.15 but it seems filefront removed his videos, anyone still has them, so I can check them for ideas/strategies?

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Hey everyone, I started a segmented speedrun of this game on Easy, I plan on going for perfection as much as I can although the later levels are gonna be tough :)
Here's what I've done so far

Mission 1 Foreign Lands
 1. Complex Exterior [url=http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yyjmnmmgzuy]0:39[/url]
 2. Containment Facility [s][url=http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?jnq44ywtnjw]0:51[/url][/s] [url=http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?y0zmyzzi4mo]0:47[/url]
Mission 2 Public Information Building
 1. Lobby Level [url=http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yi2meozumzn]0:37[/url]
 2. Admin Area [url=http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?2y0dtekujdz]1:09[/url]
 3. Propoganda Studios [url=http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mmo4nhl0jwo]1:24[/url]
 4. In the rain [url=http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?nxmonwmhind]0:53[/url]
 5. To the Rooftop [url=http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?zddznedgnmm]0:42[/url]

There's some timesavers and a jump trick in part2
Also I found y3llow's incomplete speedrun here http://speeddemosarchive.com/forum/index.php?topic=5383.15 but it seems filefront removed his videos, anyone still has them, so I can check them for ideas/strategies?

j.calling.2bad

2010-05-09 04:59:06 am

Looks nice. I could imagine it being done on higher difficulty, though. But it does look nice regardless. Wink

MortyreR45

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MortyreR45: 2013-05-27 10:12:54 pm

2010-05-09 07:53:37 am

I AM FUCKED ANGRY

Please do this run to the end. I like this game and I can do a speedrun on the PS2 System. But the PC version runs faster and you are the runner of this topic. Wink

Kimo Xvirus

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Kimo Xvirus: 2010-05-11 09:11:34 am

2010-05-11 08:49:41 am

Alright, I completed the next 4 segments, Enjoy Smiley

I'll clear some things up:
In Admin Area, Tangier opens up the door after the gunship appears by 8 or so seconds, so I need to trigger the gunship as early as possible, I leave the gunship alive for some time to make Tangier attack the gunship instead of the enemies in the room and thus closer to the door
You might notice that in Propoganda Studios, I'm slow in blowing up the catwalk, that's because it seems the trigger that checks for the damage to the catwalk only seems active 3-4 seconds after it gets damaged

Also be sure to check the interesting route in "To the Rooftop" I get the hidden WASP and blow up the wall near a support thing, then switching between Grenade Launcher and WASP every shot cancels the weapons cooldown, this route saves over 6 seconds and looks really great Smiley

I reuploaded part01 and part03 with added cutscenes at beginning because I know now that I must include unskippable cutscenes

MortyreR45

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MortyreR45: 2013-05-27 10:12:55 pm

2010-05-12 11:22:33 pm

I AM FUCKED ANGRY

Mission 1 Foreign Lands
2. Containment Facility

RedFactionII_HQ_part02.mp4

You can save some seconds in this segment, because you must not go the way to the elevator.
In your video '00:33'. You can use a rocket to make a hole in the top and jump up to the second floor.
On the PS2 controller need some practice.

download my small video and watch it what I mean.
I think it will help you to save some seconds. Wink

http://www.sendspace.com/file/b45pah

Kimo Xvirus

2010-05-13 07:47:53 am

Very nice trick! Thanks for taking the time to record it, I know it's not easy Wink

The physics of the game feels so weird when jumping from that slope, I keep bumping in stuff and falling, it took a while to find the best way to do it. Combining this trick with the end jump was hard but I'm glad I finally managed to do a clean run and shaved off 4 seconds Grin

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?y0zmyzzi4mo

If you know any trick in the rest of the game or ways to speed up the vehicle mission, be sure to tell me about it.

MortyreR45

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MortyreR45: 2013-05-27 10:12:59 pm

2010-05-15 12:23:29 am

I AM FUCKED ANGRY

I had watch your new video on Part02. This is a good performance and good work from you.

On the PS2 version you can skip the most of all the videos. I do not know why it do not work on the PC version ?

I have some information for you on Part04. In the first room do not kill enemies in this room ! You go fast to the next room with the helicopter. You must not destroy the helicopter. You go on the right side to the door and wait some seconds and the helicopter go back and the lady do her job to open the door shortly.
I had it prove with your video and the PS2 version was faster at your video.
But the PC version runs faster.

check out my small video and try it out on the PC version. I think it will you help to save some seconds.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/opqug7

Kimo Xvirus

2010-05-20 03:28:42 pm

I don't know any way to skip the cutscenes in the PC version

And in part04. I didn't lose any time really, check the time in your video from when you open the door at 0:28 to 0:50 when the lady says 'Got it', same thing from 0:24 to 0:46 in my video. The trigger starts when you open the door leading to the helicopter, time is only affected if you destroy the helicopter early, she will go inside fight enemies for some time then she will be few seconds late at the door, in my run I didn't destroy the helicopter early Tongue

Anyway if you know any trick at the rest of the game, tell me about it because if I have to redo any segment, I'll have to redo every segment after it to keep health and weapons =/ That's for all missions except Mission 1 "Foreign Lands" and the vehicle mission
I only know jump tricks in Missle Silo and with the first boss fight with Repta

y3llow

2010-11-28 05:26:04 pm

I love YaBB 1G - SP1!

Is anyone still keen to actually finish a run on this game?

I'm thinking about giving it a go again, if anyones interested I can re-upload my old videos from when I was practising.

I never found many tricks, and didn't get to the point of shaving off a couple of seconds, but the runs were mostly smooth and as effecient as possible.

I know in the tank level near the start you can shoot a wall and he takes a short-cut, that's the only way I ever found to speed any of them up.

I'll have a look at your videos Kimo, sounds like you've done better than me =D

y3llow

2010-12-05 01:24:12 am

I love YaBB 1G - SP1!

I've had a run through and now I'm checking out some of the level that after the last videos I posted.

http://www.mediafire.com/?a2dboizo38xbebu

This one I though could be entertaining and surely if I found some jump/climbing tricks it'd be here. Sadly no, I may have found one that's theoretically possible but I haven't been able to pull it off.

00:32: These two jumps can certainly be done better with a bit more precision.
00:45: These guys surprised me. It seems when you go faster it messes with the enemies spawning.
01:30: Jump along the side to avoid the breaking bridge thing.
02:00: Lol Repta, to slow.
02:08: Theres usually 3 zombies around this corner, another example of the spawning.

Ballyn

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2013-07-02 10:55:34 am

http://www.twitch.tv/literallyballyn/c/2392419

Hey everyone. The video is NSFW (Strong language) and contains commentary. I've been running this for awhile now and finally got a time I'm semi-ok with. Just saw this thread thought everyone might be interested.

There is no timer on the video because RF2 blocks outputs when in game so you can't control wSplit. Times were recorded manually with a stopwatch using the lap function.

Level 1 - 2:29.48
Level 2 - 9:08.74
Level 3 - 18:09.19
Level 4 - 23:34.12
Level 5 - 33:14.80
Level 6 - 44:49.39
Level 7 - 50:08.21
Level 8 - 52:45.01
Level 9 - 1:00:39.93
Level 10 - 1:06:32.15
Final Boss Dead - 1:19:21.10

00:01:01 - This could be improved by 2 seconds from using the route in the thread and some updates I made
00:01:48 - Still not sure which vent is faster and I could have saved a second by jumping, still practicing the timing
00:02:22 - Still can't figure out how to jump up that column but it would save roughly 4 seconds
00:03:11 - Lost half a second aiming my gun too long
00:03:28 - Elevator got stuck for about 2 seconds
00:03:50 - It's possible to jump across that gap and save half a second
00:05:01 - The route in the thread is faster by about 2 seconds but I kept dying so I used safe strats
00:06:18 - I lost half a second by reloading here, error on my part
00:06:39 - Very poor execution here, I lost over 5 seconds
00:08:22 - Poor shot execution ruined this section and I lost around 6 seconds
00:09:00 - I forgot to grab extra rockets here, didn't lose time now but it affects me later
00:11:46 - You can't destroy those gunships until the next scene loads, I was just shooting for fun
00:13:32 - You can't destroy this gunship until it turns the corner and it will slow you down, you need to aim a missle to hit it as soon as you round the corner, I did this fairly well
00:17:10 - I forgot to pre-aim at the battle armor and lost about 2 seconds because of it
00:19:00 - Got stuck on the wall and lost roughly 3 seconds
00:19:17 - Lost time by being an idiot and standing in the wrong spot
00:20:03 - You can move up one more subway bay and it saves a few seconds
00:20:29 - Same thing here
00:21:34 - I'm was an idiot when routing this and didn't realize I could just jump over, lost about 3 seconds
00:22:19 - Still not sure which route is fastest in terms of destroying the pillars
00:23:05 - Lost about 3 seconds by missing the first shot
00:23:17 - Lost about 4 seconds by forgetting I already destroyed the first column
00:23:39 - Standing and waiting for the train loses about 1 second but the timing of the other train easily gets messed up and could have ended my run
00:33:03 - Did this inefficiently and lost a couple seconds
00:33:46 - I think I routed this wrong and you actually could have gone through that building
00:34:30 - Very poor execution here, lost probably 6-10 seconds
00:36:10 - Forgot to kill the guy who spawns on the side which is part of the trigger for this level lost 3-4 seconds
00:36:57 - You have to have them close enough when you walk up to the door, lost a second here
00:38:01 - Still not sure which route is fastest through here
00:39:00 - I didn't have to go down there, lost a few seconds because of it
00:39:30 - Went wrong way for about a second
00:39:38 - Missed a shot that cost me about 2 seconds
00:40:52 - You can save milliseconds here by blowing up the right side of the wall and walking through
00:41:44 - I should have been standing against the door earlier, lost 3 seconds or so
00:42:11 - I could have destroyed that barrier instead of walking around, would have saved part of a second
00:42:47 - You can walk along the top of that railing and save part of a second
00:43:23 - You can jump down this entire section and save literal minutes, I didn't do it here because I need more practice at it
00:45:17 - Poor execution here, lost a good 5 seconds at least
00:46:09 - Poor shot execution again, lost a few seconds
00:47:06 - Could have blown up the floor faster, lost 1-2 seconds
00:48:08 - Lost a second or two here, you can jump straight onto the dumpster but I missed
00:49:48 - Had to take a SUPER inefficient route that lost me around 30 seconds or so at least
00:51:09 - Got lost for half a second
00:51:20 - Had to wait for health and lost a good 10 seconds
00:52:07 - Lost time killing that zombie and the guy above me
00:52:19 - Idiot moment, I should have been using the rail gun, this cost me a couple minutes
00:52:40 - Had to kill extra adds because of above
00:55:04 - I should have been standing closer to the sub, lost half a second
01:00:37 - Missed a bunch of shots that cost me close to 5 seconds
01:01:38 - Could have jumped that gap to save a second
01:03:09 - Lost time standing still to reload
01:04:03 - Should have used the rail gun again, lost a LOT of time here
01:06:37 - Could have timed the jump better to save a second
01:06:56 - Still not sure what the trigger is to get inside this battle armor, did decent here but could save time
01:07:50 - Lost a few seconds because I forgot what to do
01:08:12 - Completely forgot where to go, lost several seconds
01:08:45 - Same
01:11:57 - Forgot where I was going for a second and am working on new route for this room that would save several seconds
01:13:15 - Killing those actually cost me a couple seconds
01:14:20 - Again, bad boss fight because I'm bad
01:15:56 - Could have timed this jump better and saved a second
01:16:30 - Could have jumped some of these railings and saved some time
01:16:40 - I believe I could jump on the railing to avoid that burning guy while still moving forward rather than waiting
01:17:29 - Lost time because I forgot to grab health on the run down
01:17:50 - Shouldn't have paused for those shots
01:18:59 - Forgot to run back up after reloading, cost me half a second
01:19:31 - Forgetting to reload cost me a second or so

As you can see, tons of improvements I could make. Still a great RTA time, but my new goal is 1:13:00.

http://www.twitch.tv/literallyballyn/c/2392419

Hey everyone. The video is NSFW (Strong language) and contains commentary. I've been running this for awhile now and finally got a time I'm semi-ok with. Just saw this thread thought everyone might be interested.

There is no timer on the video because RF2 blocks outputs when in game so you can't control wSplit. Times were recorded manually with a stopwatch using the lap function.

Level 1 - 2:29.48 
Level 2 - 9:08.74 
Level 3 - 18:09.19 
Level 4 - 23:34.12 
Level 5 - 33:14.80 
Level 6 - 44:49.39 
Level 7 - 50:08.21 
Level 8 - 52:45.01 
Level 9 - 1:00:39.93 
Level 10 - 1:06:32.15 
Final Boss Dead - 1:19:21.10

00:01:01 - This could be improved by 2 seconds from using the route in the thread and some updates I made
00:01:48 - Still not sure which vent is faster and I could have saved a second by jumping, still practicing the timing
00:02:22 - Still can't figure out how to jump up that column but it would save roughly 4 seconds
00:03:11 - Lost half a second aiming my gun too long
00:03:28 - Elevator got stuck for about 2 seconds
00:03:50 - It's possible to jump across that gap and save half a second
00:05:01 - The route in the thread is faster by about 2 seconds but I kept dying so I used safe strats
00:06:18 - I lost half a second by reloading here, error on my part
00:06:39 - Very poor execution here, I lost over 5 seconds
00:08:22 - Poor shot execution ruined this section and I lost around 6 seconds
00:09:00 - I forgot to grab extra rockets here, didn't lose time now but it affects me later
00:11:46 - You can't destroy those gunships until the next scene loads, I was just shooting for fun
00:13:32 - You can't destroy this gunship until it turns the corner and it will slow you down, you need to aim a missle to hit it as soon as you round the corner, I did this fairly well
00:17:10 - I forgot to pre-aim at the battle armor and lost about 2 seconds because of it
00:19:00 - Got stuck on the wall and lost roughly 3 seconds
00:19:17 - Lost time by being an idiot and standing in the wrong spot
00:20:03 - You can move up one more subway bay and it saves a few seconds
00:20:29 - Same thing here
00:21:34 - I'm was an idiot when routing this and didn't realize I could just jump over, lost about 3 seconds
00:22:19 - Still not sure which route is fastest in terms of destroying the pillars
00:23:05 - Lost about 3 seconds by missing the first shot
00:23:17 - Lost about 4 seconds by forgetting I already destroyed the first column
00:23:39 - Standing and waiting for the train loses about 1 second but the timing of the other train easily gets messed up and could have ended my run
00:33:03 - Did this inefficiently and lost a couple seconds
00:33:46 - I think I routed this wrong and you actually could have gone through that building
00:34:30 - Very poor execution here, lost probably 6-10 seconds
00:36:10 - Forgot to kill the guy who spawns on the side which is part of the trigger for this level lost 3-4 seconds
00:36:57 - You have to have them close enough when you walk up to the door, lost a second here
00:38:01 - Still not sure which route is fastest through here
00:39:00 - I didn't have to go down there, lost a few seconds because of it
00:39:30 - Went wrong way for about a second
00:39:38 - Missed a shot that cost me about 2 seconds
00:40:52 - You can save milliseconds here by blowing up the right side of the wall and walking through
00:41:44 - I should have been standing against the door earlier, lost 3 seconds or so
00:42:11 - I could have destroyed that barrier instead of walking around, would have saved part of a second
00:42:47 - You can walk along the top of that railing and save part of a second
00:43:23 - You can jump down this entire section and save literal minutes, I didn't do it here because I need more practice at it
00:45:17 - Poor execution here, lost a good 5 seconds at least
00:46:09 - Poor shot execution again, lost a few seconds
00:47:06 - Could have blown up the floor faster, lost 1-2 seconds
00:48:08 - Lost a second or two here, you can jump straight onto the dumpster but I missed
00:49:48 - Had to take a SUPER inefficient route that lost me around 30 seconds or so at least
00:51:09 - Got lost for half a second
00:51:20 - Had to wait for health and lost a good 10 seconds
00:52:07 - Lost time killing that zombie and the guy above me
00:52:19 - Idiot moment, I should have been using the rail gun, this cost me a couple minutes
00:52:40 - Had to kill extra adds because of above
00:55:04 - I should have been standing closer to the sub, lost half a second
01:00:37 - Missed a bunch of shots that cost me close to 5 seconds
01:01:38 - Could have jumped that gap to save a second
01:03:09 - Lost time standing still to reload
01:04:03 - Should have used the rail gun again, lost a LOT of time here
01:06:37 - Could have timed the jump better to save a second
01:06:56 - Still not sure what the trigger is to get inside this battle armor, did decent here but could save time
01:07:50 - Lost a few seconds because I forgot what to do
01:08:12 - Completely forgot where to go, lost several seconds
01:08:45 - Same
01:11:57 - Forgot where I was going for a second and am working on new route for this room that would save several seconds
01:13:15 - Killing those actually cost me a couple seconds
01:14:20 - Again, bad boss fight because I'm bad
01:15:56 - Could have timed this jump better and saved a second
01:16:30 - Could have jumped some of these railings and saved some time
01:16:40 - I believe I could jump on the railing to avoid that burning guy while still moving forward rather than waiting
01:17:29 - Lost time because I forgot to grab health on the run down
01:17:50 - Shouldn't have paused for those shots
01:18:59 - Forgot to run back up after reloading, cost me half a second
01:19:31 - Forgetting to reload cost me a second or so

As you can see, tons of improvements I could make. Still a great RTA time, but my new goal is 1:13:00.

SkilledBubble

2014-07-21 05:28:57 pm

Dead Thread is Dead

Just PB'd with a time of 1:20:09, alot of mistakes and i belive no deaths, but some places were very sloppy.

PB: http://i.imgur.com/Oz7d3Om.png