Rise of the Tomb Raider

2016-02-05 10:00:01 am

Truljin @ Twitch

Thanks Artistic and yes I tend to have some enemies at the very end just go away for no reason, especially during the chopper fight.

lillbrorsan

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lillbrorsan: 2016-02-05 11:32:06 am

lillbrorsan: 2016-02-05 11:11:10 am

2016-02-05 11:10:47 am

Truljin @ Twitch

Quote from Leemyy:

Hey everyone, I recently picked up this game and decided, that I'd like to be a part of the speedrunning community.

To get to the point: I found a few skips, while messing around. Most of them have already been found, but after a few hours of playing around, I found this one:

I think this is a new one.
It does skip getting the Molotov, but as far as I tested it, that doesn't lead to a softlock later on.
If you want advice on how to do it, just look into the video description.

You can't only use this to skip some of the story. You can also use it to get Broadhead Arrows early, but I don't know if that is of any use.
Apart from that, after reaching the first plateau you can jump up the slope to the left and explore further out of bounds. I havent yet found any use for that thogh.
I hope this skip helps, as I put the better half of a day into figuring it out. Grin

After spending about 15 minutes on this I can confirm that this is my first successful skywalk ever, going to keep practicing it so I can use it in future runs.

Managed to continue this skip even without the ability to grab the high platform, hard to complete it cause no rope arrow to the mine entrance :>

[quote="Leemyy"]Hey everyone, I recently picked up this game and decided, that I'd like to be a part of the speedrunning community.

To get to the point: I found a few skips, while messing around. Most of them have already been found, but after a few hours of playing around, I found this one:

https://youtu.be/WciH26763fE

I think this is a new one.
It does skip getting the Molotov, but as far as I tested it, that doesn't lead to a softlock later on.
If you want advice on how to do it, just look into the video description.

You can't only use this to skip some of the story. You can also use it to get Broadhead Arrows early, but I don't know if that is of any use.
Apart from that, after reaching the first plateau you can jump up the slope to the left and explore further out of bounds. I havent yet found any use for that thogh.
I hope this skip helps, as I put the better half of a day into figuring it out. ;D[/quote]

After spending about 15 minutes on this I can confirm that this is my first successful skywalk ever, going to keep practicing it so I can use it in future runs.

Managed to continue this skip even without the ability to grab the high platform, hard to complete it cause no rope arrow to the mine entrance :>

TheArtisticBallistic

2016-02-05 11:36:29 am

There is this OoB in the Syria water puzzle, it is very easy to get... you have to press S and back scramble to start the glitch on the rock as I do, then press AS to make her move to the left until she gets stuck then slowly aim ccw and you should get it. It is also a nice combo with the new water puzzle strats from Moxxii so you can do it without the water.

Leemyy

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Leemyy: 2016-02-05 11:55:13 am

2016-02-05 11:53:48 am

Hmm, the Pistol keeps disappearing from my inventory after I go to the prison. I did get it via the oob but reloaded checkpoint right after getting it. Has anybody got any idea as to why that keeps happening?

@Truljin yea, you have to get rope arrows first it seems. but it still saves 2 minutes over what we were doing before.

lillbrorsan

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lillbrorsan: 2016-02-05 02:00:03 pm

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lillbrorsan: 2016-02-05 01:19:09 pm

2016-02-05 11:58:26 am

Truljin @ Twitch

@leemyy Yeah I did the same OOB but at the proper time and it works very well, can't wait to use it in a run!

The only problem I have with skywalking that OOB is climbing the cliffside, any advice?
Think I figured it out now Tongue

I noticed that I am unable to create any molotovs after doing this skip though, even after reloading the checkpoint.

TheArtisticBallistic

2016-02-05 02:08:28 pm

Eydas Skip Skip

lillbrorsan

2016-02-05 02:22:00 pm

Truljin @ Twitch

Said it so many times while doing a run that we will find a skip here, this is awesome!

Lim3Fru1t

2016-02-05 02:22:12 pm

Been lurking for a while and finally thought it was time to join.

Here is what i found earlier today.

Not entirely sure how much time it saves but hopefully it can be used.

after you pick up the gun you just need to restart checkpoint and the guys will spawn and the door works.

lillbrorsan

2016-02-05 02:23:42 pm

Truljin @ Twitch

@Lim3Fru1t Sad to say but we already have an OOB for reaching the pistol early that is done as soon as you exit the cave and campfire then going down the rope that leads to this place, hope you keep looking for more stuff though!

Lim3Fru1t

2016-02-05 02:24:27 pm

I'll keep on looking Cheesy

MrTau

2016-02-05 02:39:35 pm

so molotov skip aka tree climbing OOB actually is pretty easy but i am having a hard time to clip that door if anyone has a good setup pls make a video i Wink

lillbrorsan

2016-02-05 02:45:48 pm

Truljin @ Twitch

Quote from MrTau:

so molotov skip aka tree climbing OOB actually is pretty easy but i am having a hard time to clip that door if anyone has a good setup pls make a video i Wink

What door would that be?

MrTau

2016-02-05 02:49:44 pm

if you go to the broadheadarrows you can get them early and then get up that wall with it and clip the door

lillbrorsan

2016-02-05 02:50:35 pm

Truljin @ Twitch

oh yes, I briefly tried to clip that door today but with no luck, might just try it again tomorrow.

SamuraiBlue

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SamuraiBlue: 2016-02-05 02:52:39 pm

2016-02-05 02:51:14 pm

Nice, I wasn't aware about these water puzzle skips, I'll do some tries.

@Leemyy It happened to me in my last run. I was really surprised when I saw that the gun disappeared and then it reappeared later in the game... I play on X360 btw and it is the first time it occurs so it's clearly related to the newest skips, I'd say new bear skip way, shack skip or prison break, it was the first time I was doing those in a run.

lillbrorsan

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lillbrorsan: 2016-02-05 02:57:58 pm

2016-02-05 02:56:14 pm

Truljin @ Twitch

If we flood that part of the water puzzle, can we use the OOB to skip to the end and trigger the cutscene?

Do we know of any benefits of getting the broad-head arrows early?

I guess not being able to make molotovs is not a big deal but that also means that you might have to do a slower strat on the last fight of the game.

MrTau

2016-02-05 03:09:47 pm

remains to be seen molotovs are pretty usefull in certain fights

TheArtisticBallistic

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TheArtisticBallistic: 2016-02-05 03:19:54 pm

2016-02-05 03:15:51 pm

So I clipped into that house what are we looking for?

Skip the entire building? or whats the point?

MrTau

2016-02-05 03:29:25 pm

the point is to try and get the most out of the skip if we loose molotovs for it cause that in return will loose some time Wink

and evaluate if its worth

TheArtisticBallistic

2016-02-05 03:29:45 pm

So the point is get to the zip line then...

MoXxi

2016-02-05 03:51:36 pm

@TheArtisticBallistic I knew about that oob in Syria. But I didn't find any use to it. Well actually you can skip rising the water, but it slower.
When I've done it the water wasn't raised already though. How did you do that ? To spawn underwater

TheArtisticBallistic

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TheArtisticBallistic: 2016-02-05 04:19:30 pm

2016-02-05 03:56:30 pm

If your Lara doesn't spawn underwater you're not cool enough sorry @Moxxii Fill room with water --> go oob --> swim / dive to entrace --> trigger checkpoint --> reload.

I wasn't very successful at the house... and im not very sure about the time save of it... but here is how I got in.. mabye it's better to get to the other side of the bridge and trigger the next level from that position.

MoXxi

2016-02-05 04:21:06 pm

Finally... Finally I understand how to be cool. I'll work hard to spawn my Lara underwater, and one day you'll be proud of me Sir ArtisticBallistic. I'll be one of the cool kids too, just like you <2

Eydas

2016-02-05 05:15:47 pm

Here's how I clip that door:

But I'm starting to think these clips work better the lower your framerate is.
Just for reference, I'm clipping this door at 20 FPS and it takes me no more than 2-3 attempts.

Leemyy

2016-02-05 05:48:58 pm

Well it seems Eydas was a bit quicker to react.
I did some rough timing and as far as I can tell, the Tree Skip can save about 3min, if done quick. That is, not taking later time loss due to missing molotovs into acount.
Anyways, here's a video of the full thing: (Should be up shortly)

At first I was also struggling to get through the door, but this setup works fine, even at high framerates.
You just have to stand in front of the door and look away from the wall at about 45°. Then just hold DOWN and do a normal double aim. It might take a few attempts, but you sould get stuck on the door frame, which will allow you to turn towards the wall, without getting pushed back out.
Hope I could help, feel free to ask again, if my explanation wasn't comprehensive enough.