I've been toying around with a path for an Any% run of the gog.com version of Return to Zork lately, and my second attempt was a 34:02. I plan on streaming future attempts and am curious if anyone else is interested in trying to crack this game open with me.
I've been starting the clock when you click to activate the first Wizard Trembyle clip and ending it on the final move in the Survivor game against Morphius. Here's a list of things I skip with my current path:
* All but two Wizard Trembyle clips.
* Talking to the Lighthouse Keeper at the beginning.
* Ms. Peepers altogether.
* The silo of carrots.
* The sword voucher.
* The Inn of Isenough.
* All but one bat animation in the Whispering Woods.
* The Money Tree in the Forest of the Spirits.
* The Tree Spirit in the Forest of the Spirits.
* All "You stink!" interactions.
* Those friggin' bogs. I never have to do them again!
* Items skipped: Crank, battery, mice (obviously), notebook, carrots
Things I *want* to be able to skip:
* The ferry animation on the way to Canuk's.
* The whole Boos Myller ritual. Want some rye? Guh. Takes forever.
* The minecart section.
All glitches I've found in the game so far have been detrimental to the run instead of helpful. Oh, and I need to find out how to manipulate the RNG that determines where Rebecca is when she starts wandering. On both attempts, I only ran into her once, but on a slow run while figuring out the path, I ran into her *three* times, and the path doesn't require any interaction with her after the copy protection question.
If anyone is interested in helping, I'll gladly share notes. (That is, if anyone even remembers this game.) >.<
I've been starting the clock when you click to activate the first Wizard Trembyle clip and ending it on the final move in the Survivor game against Morphius. Here's a list of things I skip with my current path:
* All but two Wizard Trembyle clips.
* Talking to the Lighthouse Keeper at the beginning.
* Ms. Peepers altogether.
* The silo of carrots.
* The sword voucher.
* The Inn of Isenough.
* All but one bat animation in the Whispering Woods.
* The Money Tree in the Forest of the Spirits.
* The Tree Spirit in the Forest of the Spirits.
* All "You stink!" interactions.
* Those friggin' bogs. I never have to do them again!
* Items skipped: Crank, battery, mice (obviously), notebook, carrots
Things I *want* to be able to skip:
* The ferry animation on the way to Canuk's.
* The whole Boos Myller ritual. Want some rye? Guh. Takes forever.
* The minecart section.
All glitches I've found in the game so far have been detrimental to the run instead of helpful. Oh, and I need to find out how to manipulate the RNG that determines where Rebecca is when she starts wandering. On both attempts, I only ran into her once, but on a slow run while figuring out the path, I ran into her *three* times, and the path doesn't require any interaction with her after the copy protection question.
If anyone is interested in helping, I'll gladly share notes. (That is, if anyone even remembers this game.) >.<
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