Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom (PS2)

cooopercrisp

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cooopercrisp: 2013-06-14 06:37:11 pm

2013-06-14 06:29:28 pm

Part of a balanced breakfast.

I think this would be a reasonable game to do in one sitting. The problem with segmenting is that I think the game dumps you back at the beginning of the level after it saves a spatula. Like if you're in Trench of Advanced Darkness and you quit after Lasers are Fun and Good For You, you'll start the game file at the beginning of the Trench of Advanced Darkness. Don't quote me on that, but I'm pretty sure that's what happens.

If you still want to segment it, go for it. I'll be trying for single segment.

I did not know about that Jellyfish Fields sock trick. I will have to investigate it. The any% route doesn't even go near there, but obviously it would be useful in 100%.

EDIT: I just did your trick. That is incredibly useful. It cuts out having to backtrack over there as Patrick, saving a ton of time on the route.

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cooopercrisp: 2013-06-14 06:41:17 pm

2013-06-14 06:36:42 pm

Part of a balanced breakfast.

Here is a link to the 100% route I've set up, spatula by spatula. You can add comments to anything that needs to be changed.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11bDRAGCBD8UNpW2cjZ08qsSd5J7r1p9e5J2nA4lZByE/edit?pli=1

cooopercrisp

2013-06-14 07:53:32 pm

Part of a balanced breakfast.

Here are some shortcuts that I recorded to be used in 100%.

JELLYFISH FIELDS: GET FREEZIE FRUIT SOCK WITHOUT PATRICK

JELLYFISH FIELDS: JUMP UP TO JELLYFISH ROCK SOCK

DOWNTOWN: GET SANDY SOCK FROM CANNON

GOO LAGOON: GET TOWER SOCK BY SKIPPING MOST OF THE TOWERS

I'll post any other shortcuts we can find.

Rody B. ToMMon

2013-06-16 12:49:36 pm

If done correctly...

Here's some new things me and itspersonnal have found in Rock Bottom:

superfly360

2013-06-16 04:29:39 pm

In Flames We Trust

I'm not sure if it would be faster, but what I did to get the Downtown sock on the ledge as Sandy was glide over from the platform with the cannon onto one of the floating tikis near the ledge, rather than grabbing one of the hooks. I'll look over the 100% route you posted and let you know of anything I come up with.

Also, the Rock Bottom museum tricks Rody B. ToMMon just posted are pretty great thumbsup

cooopercrisp

2013-06-16 06:56:09 pm

Part of a balanced breakfast.

All that museum stuff looks amazing. Not sure what the Fodder trick would do to speed anything up, but it looks impressive, too.

Superfly, I guess I will have to see what you're talking about after I try a run.

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2013-06-16 08:44:44 pm

Part of a balanced breakfast.

Well, I tried a run. I made a lot of mistakes, but I didn't finish because I made a huge goof in Rock Bottom. I'm going to upload the failed run to YouTube and then I'll post it here.

Tricks I'm having trouble with:
-The jump with the Duplicatotron at the beginning of Jellyfish Caves.
-Getting the sock in the Downtown Streets across the gap as Spongebob (I did it with Sandy this time around.)
-The jump to the sock in front of the sand castle using the umbrella.
-The jump as Spongebob with the G-love boosting him over the platform at Goo Lagoon Pier.
-The trick at the same area where Patrick destroys the Ham-mer from behind and thus skips the cutscene.
-The shortcut to the bungee area (I was so close the first time I tried it in this run.)
-The jumps to skip paying for the bungee at Goo Lagoon Pier (especially this trick, I can never get it.)
-Dodging Robot Sandy's clothesline as Spongebob (I don't know why I'm having trouble with this now. I never did as a kid.)
-The double jump and hang to skip half of the Mermalair Entrance.
-The jump as Patrick to reach Prawn early.
-The first big skip in the Security Tunnel (I got the second beautifully).
-The jump boost with the Thunder Tiki to reach the conveyor belts at the top of the Security Tunnel without paying the clam.
-The Spongeball storage to get Swingalong Spatula as Spongebob (AKA the trick that killed my run).

If anyone has any tips to help me with these glitches, I would appreciate it. Once I've got the video uploaded I'll edit this post and embed the video here.

EDIT: Forgot to mention something. At Rock Bottom I ran into some invisible walls trying to take a shortcut. That was annoying.

Well, I tried a run. I made a lot of mistakes, but I didn't finish because I made a huge goof in Rock Bottom. I'm going to upload the failed run to YouTube and then I'll post it here.

Tricks I'm having trouble with:
-The jump with the Duplicatotron at the beginning of Jellyfish Caves.
-Getting the sock in the Downtown Streets across the gap as Spongebob (I did it with Sandy this time around.)
-The jump to the sock in front of the sand castle using the umbrella.
-The jump as Spongebob with the G-love boosting him over the platform at Goo Lagoon Pier.
-The trick at the same area where Patrick destroys the Ham-mer from behind and thus skips the cutscene.
-The shortcut to the bungee area (I was so close the first time I tried it in this run.)
-The jumps to skip paying for the bungee at Goo Lagoon Pier (especially this trick, I can never get it.)
-Dodging Robot Sandy's clothesline as Spongebob (I don't know why I'm having trouble with this now. I never did as a kid.)
-The double jump and hang to skip half of the Mermalair Entrance.
-The jump as Patrick to reach Prawn early.
-The first big skip in the Security Tunnel (I got the second beautifully).
-The jump boost with the Thunder Tiki to reach the conveyor belts at the top of the Security Tunnel without paying the clam.
-The Spongeball storage to get Swingalong Spatula as Spongebob (AKA the trick that killed my run).

If anyone has any tips to help me with these glitches, I would appreciate it. Once I've got the video uploaded I'll edit this post and embed the video here.

EDIT: Forgot to mention something. At Rock Bottom I ran into some invisible walls trying to take a shortcut. That was annoying.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFDxZDoH37M

Rody B. ToMMon

2013-06-17 03:53:29 pm

If done correctly...

1. You should try to use the method shown at around 4:10 here:
http://www.twitch.tv/coel625q/c/2003664
2. If you can get on top of the part of the pipe closer to the Spongeball, then you just need to make a good jump to grab the dark-blue part of the other pipe.
3. You need to jump in the first few frames you touch the spinning umbrella.
4. This jump is actually slower to use than doing Patrick's cutscene skip.
5. There's no 100% consistent way to do this trick, so just try different methods and see what works best for you.
6. You need to end the Bubble Wand spin when you're at the edge of the slanting platform, and a good jump from the top of the second platform you jump on should allow you to grab the higher platform's edge.
7. This trick is just a means of walking up the tight line of flags and jumping on their edges when the slope gets too steep to walk on. As for the jump you need to make from the top buoy, I suggest looking at this video and practicing it a lot to get really consistent at it:
8. Do a single jump to skip all of Sandy's clothesline attacks.
9. Do the jump about 2-3 floor dots to the right of the gray-handle bar and jump close to where the light pole is.
10. Patrick needs to move left 4-5 times in his sliding animation, then jump from where you've been sitting to the edge of the slide. A good double-jump from the edge should be enough to reach the textbox.
11. At the very end of the skip, you need to jump from the very edge of the platform you're walking on to reach the metallic platform behind the rocks.
12. The trick in this video at 1:40 is faster and easier for me to do than the Thunder Tiki method:
13. Just fall on the Spongeball, quickly double-jump away from that spot, let the transforming animation happen a little bit before you touch the trampoline, try to bounce off the big rock close to the Swingalong spatula, and use the stored jump after you bounce off the rock.

Also, you can get past the invisible walls when doing the Rock Bottom shortcut by going to the left of the bending platform.

1. You should try to use the method shown at around 4:10 here:
http://www.twitch.tv/coel625q/c/2003664
2. If you can get on top of the part of the pipe closer to the Spongeball, then you just need to make a good jump to grab the dark-blue part of the other pipe.
3. You need to jump in the first few frames you touch the spinning umbrella.
4. This jump is actually slower to use than doing Patrick's cutscene skip.
5. There's no 100% consistent way to do this trick, so just try different methods and see what works best for you.
6. You need to end the Bubble Wand spin when you're at the edge of the slanting platform, and a good jump from the top of the second platform you jump on should allow you to grab the higher platform's edge.
7. This trick is just a means of walking up the tight line of flags and jumping on their edges when the slope gets too steep to walk on. As for the jump you need to make from the top buoy, I suggest looking at this video and practicing it a lot to get really consistent at it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx8HqnVnmgw
8. Do a single jump to skip all of Sandy's clothesline attacks.
9. Do the jump about 2-3 floor dots to the right of the gray-handle bar and jump close to where the light pole is.
10. Patrick needs to move left 4-5 times in his sliding animation, then jump from where you've been sitting to the edge of the slide. A good double-jump from the edge should be enough to reach the textbox.
11. At the very end of the skip, you need to jump from the very edge of the platform you're walking on to reach the metallic platform behind the rocks.
12. The trick in this video at 1:40 is faster and easier for me to do than the Thunder Tiki method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx8HqnVnmgw
13. Just fall on the Spongeball, quickly double-jump away from that spot, let the transforming animation happen a little bit before you touch the trampoline, try to bounce off the big rock close to the Swingalong spatula, and use the stored jump after you bounce off the rock.

Also, you can get past the invisible walls when doing the Rock Bottom shortcut by going to the left of the bending platform.

cooopercrisp

2013-06-17 04:49:46 pm

Part of a balanced breakfast.

Wow. Thanks for the in-depth advice. I really appreciate it. I might try again tomorrow to see what I can accomplish.

superfly360

2013-06-17 05:21:58 pm

In Flames We Trust

I've found a way to get the spatula on top of Shady Shoals without having to activate the blocks or get on top of the police station. It involves the Spongeball storage trick. There are two methods of doing this if you have defeated Robot Patrick, and one if you haven't. For the Spongeball closest to Shady Shoals, You need to activate the Spongeball storage and jump your way to the cage where you would normally use the bubble bowl to hit a switch. While on top of the cage, let the Spongeball activate and roll on to the trampoline. The jump should now be stored, so make your way to Shady Shoals and roll up the door, and when you're at your peak, jump to use the stored trampoline and you should be able to make it to the top.

Doing this after defeating Robot Patrick could possibly be faster, since it involves much less jumping to get to a trampoline. In the area after defeating Robot Patrick, there is a Spongeball near three tikis and a trampoline. Do the storage and jump onto the tikis and activate Spongeball, rolling onto the trampoline. From here, just make your way to Shady Shoals and do the same as above. I'm unsure if this way is faster than doing it before beating Robot Patrick, since you have farther to roll. I'm actually not 100% sure if this is faster than just getting the spatula the intended way. Regardless, it was still a pretty cool trick.

I've found a way to get the spatula on top of Shady Shoals without having to activate the blocks or get on top of the police station. It involves the Spongeball storage trick. There are two methods of doing this if you have defeated Robot Patrick, and one if you haven't. For the Spongeball closest to Shady Shoals, You need to activate the Spongeball storage and jump your way to the cage where you would normally use the bubble bowl to hit a switch. While on top of the cage, let the Spongeball activate and roll on to the trampoline. The jump should now be stored, so make your way to Shady Shoals and roll up the door, and when you're at your peak, jump to use the stored trampoline and you should be able to make it to the top.

Doing this after defeating Robot Patrick could possibly be faster, since it involves much less jumping to get to a trampoline. In the area after defeating Robot Patrick, there is a Spongeball near three tikis and a trampoline. Do the storage and jump onto the tikis and activate Spongeball, rolling onto the trampoline. From here, just make your way to Shady Shoals and do the same as above. I'm unsure if this way is faster than doing it before beating Robot Patrick, since you have farther to roll. I'm actually not 100% sure if this is faster than just getting the spatula the intended way. Regardless, it was still a pretty cool trick.

cooopercrisp

2013-06-18 01:25:47 am

Part of a balanced breakfast.

That would be a decent idea if you were planning to skip the golden underwear on top of the police station, but the security tunnel in the Mermalair requires taking a lot of damage to pull off some shortcuts. I wouldn't recommend it.

It's too bad. Skipping that long cutscene when you hit the button would have been nice.

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2013-06-18 07:14:56 am

Part of a balanced breakfast.

Well I tried another run, this time stopping before reaching Kelp Vines. I put an asterisk next to all the tricks I haven't been able to pull of consistently on the speed run route: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11bDRAGCBD8UNpW2cjZ08qsSd5J7r1p9e5J2nA4lZByE/edit?pli=1

Here are my segment times so far:

Spongebob's Closet 1:41.05 (Screwed up the jump from the sign to the tower, everything else was good.)
On Top of the Pineapple 53.56 (Messed up jumping up Squidward's Tiki.)
Cowa-Bungee! 1:13.93 (Hans cancel wasn't ideal. Everything else was perfect.)
Top of the Hill 2:58.68
Patrick's Dilemma 3:01.15 (Still couldn't get the Duplicatotron skip.)
Spelunking 3:22.51
Drain the Lake 1:28.14
Tikis Go Boom 2:22.56 (Had some issues destroying the tikis. Ran out of health so I had to wait on the last one.)
Learn Sandy's Moves 4:42.30 (Actually got the sock I was having trouble with first go.)
Swingin' Sandy 59.65 (Second attempt to get past the invisible wall was good.)
Across the Rooftops 3:17.79 (I got knocked off by the Chuck and had to redo most of the rooftops.)
Ambush in the Lighthouse 2:12.82 (Still don't have the Duplicatotron pattern down.)
Annoy Squidward 56.83 (Easy spatula.)
Over the Moat 3:57.01
King of the Castle 2:32.92 (Still can't get that sock on the gate.)
Through the Sea Caves 2:05.77 (The sock near the goo killed me again and I also thought the goo level was too low on the next shortcut until I realized it wasn't.)
Tower Bungee 5:57.70 (This has got to be one of the toughest spatulas. I got the jump to the pillars third time around. Still didn't get the tower.)
Slip and Slide Under the Pier 41.29 (I want to hit the Thunder/Hover Tikis but can't get past the first line.)
Clean Out the Bumper Boats 1:20.30
Rumble at the Poseidome 5:44.27 (Sandy didn't troll this time around.)
Ambush at the Tree Dome 1:15.84 (Still getting hit too much.)
On Top of Shady Shoals 1:00.34
Top of the Entrance Area 3:53.04 (That stupid double jump is still messing me up.)
The Funnel Machines 1:35.74
The Spinning Towers of Power 1:18.06 (Stupidly jumped the gun on leaving the switches.)
Top of the Computer Area 6:02.76 (I went out of order because of that early Prawn skip.)
Top of the Security Tunnel 8:45.22 (This time the electric shooters weren't so friendly. Also missed the jump to the platform.)
Complete the Rolling Ball Room 2:09.91 (Didn't make a stupid mistake this time.)
Shut Down the Security System 22.88
Defeat Prawn 2:16.10 (Think I fell off because of a Ham-mer, had to restart.)
Swingalong Spatula 8:06.16 (Pretty bad until I got the Spongeball skip.)
Get to the Museum 1:27.84 (I couldn't remember how to glide to the museum from one of the houses.)
Plundering Robots in the Museum 7:51.80 (Museum skips were too hard.)
Slip Sliding Away 2:49.17 (I just missed the timer on this one.)
Across the Trench of Darkness 1:19.27
How in Tarnation Do You Get There? 53.53
Lasers Are Fun and Good For You 6:56.16 (I got knocked off so many times and had to warp back to the beginning a lot.)
Return the Museum's Art 21.24
Top of the Lodge 2:42.63 (I fell off here, too. Had to backtrack all the way to Bikini Bottom.)
Frosty Bungee 13.56
Defeat Robots on Flounder Hill 3:48.64 (Barely made the timer here.)
Beat Bubble Buddy's Time 12.54
Defeat Robots on Guppy Mound 6:25.36 (Dying after the last snowman is quicker than redoing the course, thank God. Did that by mistake but that's part of the route now.)
Beat Mrs. Puff's Time 10.48
Beat Larry's Time 3:29.63 (Out of order because I fell at the end of the course.)
Defeat Robots on Sand Mountain 3:36.70 (Had to do the course again.)
Robo-Patrick Ahoy! 8:04.66 (Fell trying to get Sandy's sock. Patrick also kept hitting me and restarting his cycle.)
Infestation at the Krusty Krab 3:29.28
On Top of the Chum Bucket 40.75
Swingers Ahoy 5:52.00
Slidin' Texas Style 9:14.23 (Cows kept knocking me off so I had to start over from Plankton on.)
Super Bounce 5:38.80 (Can't do the slide to the box.)
Music is in the Ear of the Beholder 9:07.84 (Kept falling off. Had to restart.)
Krabby Patty Platforms 3:31.62 (It's hard to get those Duplicatotrons with the robots attacking you. Jumping on a Krabby Patty platform helps.)
Here You Go 1:30.83 (Got the skip the second time.)
Across the Dreamscape 23.19
Follow the Bouncing Ball 2:10.91 Couldn't get the teleport box jump.)
Connect the Towers 50.76
Save the Children 2:41.76 (Kids were trolling hard.)
Come Back with the Cruise Bubble 43.31
Extreme Bungee 2:46.25 (It's hard to do this fast.)
End of the Road 43.03
Navigate the Canyons and Mesas 5:50.50 (I forgot where the Bubble Bowl was. Also accidentally destroyed a Hover Tiki. Had to die to respawn them.)
Slide Leap 2:28.14 (Fell off a few times.)
Defeat King Jellyfish 18.43
Through the Woods 6:24.14
Down in the Swamp 1:52.84 (The screen is really dark, so it's hard to find the leaves.)

I think it's best to practice the tricks I can't do yet on an emulator before trying to run this game again. In the meantime, I'll do a rough TAS on the Gamecube version to see what an ideal time for the run would be with the current route.

Video forthcoming.

EDIT: I've got a good TAS going. The only problem is I need to figure out how to dump the audio and video so they play at their proper speed. Right now the video is really fast at the beginning and then slow before it returns to normal. That means the audio comes in too late.

This means I won't be doing any more speedruns. I just want to focus on getting an ideal time so we can estimate how long a good run would take.

Below is the failed speedrun:

Well I tried another run, this time stopping before reaching Kelp Vines. I put an asterisk next to all the tricks I haven't been able to pull of consistently on the speed run route: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11bDRAGCBD8UNpW2cjZ08qsSd5J7r1p9e5J2nA4lZByE/edit?pli=1

Here are my segment times so far:
[spoiler]Spongebob's Closet 1:41.05 (Screwed up the jump from the sign to the tower, everything else was good.)
On Top of the Pineapple 53.56 (Messed up jumping up Squidward's Tiki.)
Cowa-Bungee! 1:13.93 (Hans cancel wasn't ideal. Everything else was perfect.)
Top of the Hill 2:58.68
Patrick's Dilemma 3:01.15 (Still couldn't get the Duplicatotron skip.)
Spelunking 3:22.51
Drain the Lake 1:28.14
Tikis Go Boom 2:22.56 (Had some issues destroying the tikis. Ran out of health so I had to wait on the last one.)
Learn Sandy's Moves 4:42.30 (Actually got the sock I was having trouble with first go.)
Swingin' Sandy 59.65 (Second attempt to get past the invisible wall was good.)
Across the Rooftops 3:17.79 (I got knocked off by the Chuck and had to redo most of the rooftops.)
Ambush in the Lighthouse 2:12.82 (Still don't have the Duplicatotron pattern down.)
Annoy Squidward 56.83 (Easy spatula.)
Over the Moat 3:57.01
King of the Castle 2:32.92 (Still can't get that sock on the gate.)
Through the Sea Caves 2:05.77 (The sock near the goo killed me again and I also thought the goo level was too low on the next shortcut until I realized it wasn't.)
Tower Bungee 5:57.70 (This has got to be one of the toughest spatulas. I got the jump to the pillars third time around. Still didn't get the tower.)
Slip and Slide Under the Pier 41.29 (I want to hit the Thunder/Hover Tikis but can't get past the first line.)
Clean Out the Bumper Boats 1:20.30
Rumble at the Poseidome 5:44.27 (Sandy didn't troll this time around.)
Ambush at the Tree Dome 1:15.84 (Still getting hit too much.)
On Top of Shady Shoals 1:00.34
Top of the Entrance Area 3:53.04 (That stupid double jump is still messing me up.)
The Funnel Machines 1:35.74
The Spinning Towers of Power 1:18.06 (Stupidly jumped the gun on leaving the switches.)
Top of the Computer Area 6:02.76 (I went out of order because of that early Prawn skip.)
Top of the Security Tunnel 8:45.22 (This time the electric shooters weren't so friendly. Also missed the jump to the platform.)
Complete the Rolling Ball Room 2:09.91 (Didn't make a stupid mistake this time.)
Shut Down the Security System 22.88
Defeat Prawn 2:16.10 (Think I fell off because of a Ham-mer, had to restart.)
Swingalong Spatula 8:06.16 (Pretty bad until I got the Spongeball skip.)
Get to the Museum 1:27.84 (I couldn't remember how to glide to the museum from one of the houses.)
Plundering Robots in the Museum 7:51.80 (Museum skips were too hard.)
Slip Sliding Away 2:49.17 (I just missed the timer on this one.)
Across the Trench of Darkness 1:19.27
How in Tarnation Do You Get There? 53.53
Lasers Are Fun and Good For You 6:56.16 (I got knocked off so many times and had to warp back to the beginning a lot.)
Return the Museum's Art 21.24
Top of the Lodge 2:42.63 (I fell off here, too. Had to backtrack all the way to Bikini Bottom.)
Frosty Bungee 13.56
Defeat Robots on Flounder Hill 3:48.64 (Barely made the timer here.)
Beat Bubble Buddy's Time 12.54
Defeat Robots on Guppy Mound 6:25.36 (Dying after the last snowman is quicker than redoing the course, thank God. Did that by mistake but that's part of the route now.)
Beat Mrs. Puff's Time 10.48
Beat Larry's Time 3:29.63 (Out of order because I fell at the end of the course.)
Defeat Robots on Sand Mountain 3:36.70 (Had to do the course again.)
Robo-Patrick Ahoy! 8:04.66 (Fell trying to get Sandy's sock. Patrick also kept hitting me and restarting his cycle.)
Infestation at the Krusty Krab 3:29.28
On Top of the Chum Bucket 40.75
Swingers Ahoy 5:52.00
Slidin' Texas Style 9:14.23 (Cows kept knocking me off so I had to start over from Plankton on.)	
Super Bounce 5:38.80 (Can't do the slide to the box.)
Music is in the Ear of the Beholder 9:07.84 (Kept falling off. Had to restart.)
Krabby Patty Platforms 3:31.62 (It's hard to get those Duplicatotrons with the robots attacking you. Jumping on a Krabby Patty platform helps.)
Here You Go 1:30.83 (Got the skip the second time.)
Across the Dreamscape 23.19
Follow the Bouncing Ball 2:10.91 Couldn't get the teleport box jump.)
Connect the Towers 50.76
Save the Children 2:41.76 (Kids were trolling hard.)
Come Back with the Cruise Bubble 43.31
Extreme Bungee 2:46.25 (It's hard to do this fast.)
End of the Road 43.03
Navigate the Canyons and Mesas 5:50.50 (I forgot where the Bubble Bowl was. Also accidentally destroyed a Hover Tiki. Had to die to respawn them.)
Slide Leap 2:28.14 (Fell off a few times.)
Defeat King Jellyfish 18.43
Through the Woods 6:24.14
Down in the Swamp 1:52.84 (The screen is really dark, so it's hard to find the leaves.)[/spoiler]

I think it's best to practice the tricks I can't do yet on an emulator before trying to run this game again. In the meantime, I'll do a rough TAS on the Gamecube version to see what an ideal time for the run would be with the current route.

Video forthcoming.

EDIT: I've got a good TAS going. The only problem is I need to figure out how to dump the audio and video so they play at their proper speed. Right now the video is really fast at the beginning and then slow before it returns to normal. That means the audio comes in too late.

This means I won't be doing any more speedruns. I just want to focus on getting an ideal time so we can estimate how long a good run would take.

Below is the failed speedrun:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eXWgdebK-8

Rody B. ToMMon

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Rody B. ToMMon: 2013-06-23 12:36:55 pm

Rody B. ToMMon: 2013-06-23 12:35:45 pm

2013-06-23 12:34:36 pm

If done correctly...

I've figured out a much more consistent method for Goo Lagoon's cutscene skip as well as a way to get the Wack-A-Tiki sock as Spongebob:

cooopercrisp

2013-06-24 05:18:03 pm

Part of a balanced breakfast.

I'm having an issue dumping frames and audio from the TAS I'm working on. The very beginning of the game (before the start screen) has a lot of lag in it. The audio is timed to account for the lag, but the frames dumped skip all that lag. As a consequence, the audio and the video are completely desynced. I can probably line up the audio starting on the Nick Games screen to resolve this, but I was hoping there was an easier way.

Recording the movie playback with FRAPS or a similar screen recorder is a no go, as the video lags too much when I try to do that. I'll try it again with a less memory-heavy capture software like HyperCam.

Sorry if none of this makes sense. My goal is to get a TAS up through Spongebob's pineapple and show that here to give you a hint at how this TAS is going to play out. If anyone has any technical know-how and can figure out how to get past this issue, please let me know.

Also, Rody, that's a nice trick with Spongebob destroying the Hover Tikis. It cuts out backtracking to the sock as Patrick, which was what I had in the route. Going to change the route to account for this new trick.

I'm having an issue dumping frames and audio from the TAS I'm working on. The very beginning of the game (before the start screen) has a lot of lag in it. The audio is timed to account for the lag, but the frames dumped skip all that lag. As a consequence, the audio and the video are completely desynced. I can probably line up the audio starting on the Nick Games screen to resolve this, but I was hoping there was an easier way.

Recording the movie playback with FRAPS or a similar screen recorder is a no go, as the video lags too much when I try to do that. I'll try it again with a less memory-heavy capture software like HyperCam.

Sorry if none of this makes sense. My goal is to get a TAS up through Spongebob's pineapple and show that here to give you a hint at how this TAS is going to play out. If anyone has any technical know-how and can figure out how to get past this issue, please let me know.

Also, Rody, that's a nice trick with Spongebob destroying the Hover Tikis. It cuts out backtracking to the sock as Patrick, which was what I had in the route. Going to change the route to account for this new trick.

itsPersonnal

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itsPersonnal: 2013-07-06 08:56:23 pm

2013-07-06 08:04:26 pm

Quote from cooopercrisp:

I can probably line up the audio starting on the Nick Games screen to resolve this

Dolphin sucks, this is pretty much the best you can do. For all of my TASes I had to edit the audio a fair bit to make it sync.

Quote from cooopercrisp:

Recording the movie playback with FRAPS or a similar screen recorder is a no go, as the video lags too much when I try to do that. I'll try it again with a less memory-heavy capture software like HyperCam.

Dolphin has a build avi capture. Go to the graphics tab, then advanced, then check "dump frames". When you play back a dtm, a little window will pop up asking if you want to record. I'd recommend leaving it on umcompressed. If the file size is too much, then you can download a codec like lagarith lossless codec which is pretty much uncompressed but with a more reasonable file size.

From my experience TASing this game, you're likely going to run into desync problems due to varying loading times. Though, I'm not sure if newer revisions have this problem or not.

[quote="cooopercrisp"]I can probably line up the audio starting on the Nick Games screen to resolve this[/quote]
Dolphin sucks, this is pretty much the best you can do. For all of my TASes I had to edit the audio a fair bit to make it sync.

[quote="cooopercrisp"]Recording the movie playback with FRAPS or a similar screen recorder is a no go, as the video lags too much when I try to do that. I'll try it again with a less memory-heavy capture software like HyperCam.[/quote]
Dolphin has a build avi capture. Go to the graphics tab, then advanced, then check "dump frames". When you play back a dtm, a little window will pop up asking if you want to record. I'd recommend leaving it on umcompressed. If the file size is too much, then you can download a codec like lagarith lossless codec which is pretty much uncompressed but with a more reasonable file size.

From my experience TASing this game, you're likely going to run into desync problems due to varying loading times. Though, I'm not sure if newer revisions have this problem or not.

itsPersonnal

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itsPersonnal: 2013-07-06 09:44:37 pm

itsPersonnal: 2013-07-06 09:44:10 pm

itsPersonnal: 2013-07-06 09:42:17 pm

2013-07-06 09:40:34 pm

Hey so double post:

Current Any% Route (optimized to date)

**For this run you're going to want to kill most of the enemy's that are in your way and combo as much as you can without losing time**

-Start the game and select new game on the main menu.
-You'll be asked to create a file to save your progress, and saving is slow, so choose "No".
-Timing starts when you press A.

BIKINI BOTTOM:

-Collect 50 Shinny Objects to open the door.
-Collect SPONGEBOB'S CLOSET
-Leave out the 1 Spatula Door
-Climb Squidwards house and pick up the Golden Underwear
-Collect ON TOP OF THE PINEAPPLE
-Activate the disable hand glitch and enter Jellyfish Fields

Spatulas: 2
Socks: 0

JELLYFISH FIELDS (1):

-Grab the sock on your way over to COWA-BUNGEE
-Collect COWA-BUNGEE and die in the water
-Pause as soon as you gain control and warp to COWA-BUNGEE
-Get the sock on top of the stone jellyfish and the sock above the fountain
-Collect TOP OF THE HILL
-Collect both the sock on the slide and sock just after the slide
-Skip the cutscene by activating it while above water (be sure to have hit the check point after the slide)
-Use the Duplicatron on the far left to damage boost across the gap to Patrick
-Collect PATRICK'S DILEMMA
-Go to the bus stop and use the sign beside it to jump onto a floating Tiki, from there jump across the water and out of bounds
-Walk under the level all the way to the end of the slide in the cave
-Climb the out-of-bounds-rocks on the right side of the slide and ledge-grab clip back in-bounds
-Use the Freezy Fruit to freeze the water and get the sock
-Collect SPELUNKING
-Take the warp to Jellyfish Lake
-Collect DRAIN THE LAKE
-Taxi Warp to ON TOP OF THE PINEAPPLE

Spatulas: 7
Socks: 6

BIKINI BOTTOM:

-Unlock DOWNTOWN BIKINI BOTTOM and take the taxi there

Spatulas: 7
Socks: 6

DOWNTOWN BIKINI BOTTOM (1):

-Go to the TIKIS GO BOOM area and press all the button (try to combo all the tikis)
-Collect TIKIS GO BOOM
-Taxi Warp to TIKIS GO BOOM and combo the tikis some more
-Repeat until you have roughly 6500 Shinny Objects (if there are clam skips you can't do, be sure to add the extra money you'll need to that number)
-Go back to the area you start in and collect Wheels 1 and 2 then jump over the fence and head toward the G-Love
-Collect wheel 3 and use the G-Love to jump onto the lamp post and then over the fence
-Jump around the building to your left and head towards Bubble Buddy
-Use the trampoline and collect the sock on the floating platforms
-Grab the Spongeball and roll over to the 2100 Shinny Object Clam
-Take the warp to the Sea Needle
-Switch to Sandy and warp back to Downtown Streets
-Use the ramp to get up to the purple-green platform and collect wheel 4
-Jump from the purple-green platform and onto the platforms above it
-Jump from the highest platform and fly around the blue and grey building
-Start spamming X, if you have enough height you should grab the lasso point
-Collect the sock on the back of the gold building and fly over to wheel 5
-Jump off the cannon and fly over to the Downtown Rooftops warp
-Collect LEARN SANDY'S MOVES
-Take the warp to Downtown Rooftops
-Switch to Spongebob and press the switch on the ground
-Collect the sock on top of the giant fan
-Collect SWINGIN' SANDY
-Taxi Warp to ACROSS THE ROOFTOPS
-Head though the area normally, collect wheel 6
-Don't pay the 2100 Shinny Object clam
-Collect wheel 7, then grab the sock right in front of that
-Climb up to the slide and jump off over to wheel 8
-Collect ACROSS THE ROOFTOPS
-Switch to Spongebob and grab the sock behind the lighthouse
-Enter the lighthouse (Don't press B)
-Collect the sock above you by jumping of the door to a wooden beam then to the sock
-Collect wheel 9 and AMBUSH IN THE LIGHTHOUSE
-Taxi Warp to ON TOP OF THE PINEAPPLE

Spatulas: 12
Socks: 12

BIKINI BOTTOM:

-Enter to Squidwards House
-Break everything in his house to get a sock. (Jumping 10 times activates the spatula, so jump as much as you can while breaking things)
-Collect ANNOY SQUIDWARD
-Go back to Bikini Bottom
-Get the sock in front of Patrick
-Unlock GOO LAGOON and take the taxi there

Spatulas: 13
Socks: 14

GOO LAGOON:

-Head through the level normally until you get to the lake, follow the railings to your left until the water stops, then jump under the water
-Collect OVER THE MOAT
-Taxi Warp to OVER THE MOAT
-Head to the Sandcastle
-Grab the sock right before the Sandcastle
-Climb the side of the Sandcastle and get the sock at the very top
-Collect KING OF THE CASTLE
-Take the warp to Goo Lagoon Sea Caves
-Grab the socks before and after Cave Skip
-Collect THROUGH THE SEA CAVES
-Take the warp to Goo Lagoon Pier
-Do cutscene skip (throw the G-Lover as you fall off above the water, triggering the cutscene as you die)
-Switch to Spongebob
-Climb to the middle area
-Grab the sock on the "Food Drinks" stand
-Take the slide
-Collect SLIP AND SLIDE UNDER THE PIER
-Die
-Clam Skip
-Collect TOWER BUNGEE
-Pause as soon as you get that Spatula and Taxi Warp to SLIP AND SLIDE UNDER THE PIER
-Clean out the Bumper Boats
-Take the box back to Mr.Krabs
-Collect CLEAN OUT THE BUMPER BOATS
-Taxi Warp to PATRICK

Spatulas: 19
Socks: 19

BIKINI BOTTOM:

-Enter the Poseidome
-Collect RUMBLE AT THE POSEIDOME
-Enter Sandy's Tree-Dome
-Collect AMBUSH AT THE TREE DOME
-Leave Sandy's Tree-Dome
-Grab the sock in the gold fountain
-Enter Shady Shoals Rest Home
-Attack the TV to uncover a sock
-Warp to the MERMALAIR

Spatulas: 21
Socks: 21

THE MERMALAIR

-Collect TOP OF THE ENTERANCE
-Take the warp to Mermalair Main Chamber
-Switch to Patrick
-Collect THE FUNNAL MACHINES
-Pay the 2300 Shinny Object clam
-Collect THE SPINNING TOWERS OF POWER
-Press Security Override Button 1
-Build up speed on the slide and jump to the Villain Containment Area warp
-Collect DEFEAT PRAWN
-Take the warp back to Mermalair Main Chamber
-Collect TOP OF THE COMPUTER AREA
-Press Security Override Button 2 and talk to the Mermalair Computer
-Take the warp to Mermalair Security Tunnel
-Collect TOP OF THE SECURITY TUNNEL
-Press Security Override Button 3 and take the warp to the Rolling Ball Area
-Press Security Override Button 4
-Grab the sock
-Collect COMPLETE THE ROLLING BALL ROOM
-Taxi Warp to SHUT DOWN THE SECURITY SYSTEM
-Collect SHUT DOWN THE SECURITY SYSTEM
-Taxi Warp to ON TOP OF SHADY SHOALS

Spatulas: 29
Socks 22

BIKINI BOTTOM:

-Unlock ROCK BOTTOM and take the taxi there

Spatulas: 29
Socks 21

ROCK BOTTOM

-Collect Painting #1
-Climb up to the SWINGALONG SPATULA Switch, and press it
-Grab the sock and Painting #2
-Take the Spongeball and roll over the the Museum, use a Roll Jump or BSJ to get up
-Switch to Sandy
-Collect GET TO THE MUSEUM
-Take the warp to Rock Bottom Museum
-Grab the sock under the platform
-Climb the room and ledge-grab clip though the first lazer wall
-Grab the sock
-Ledge-grab clip though the second lazer wall and get the other sock, then collect Painting #3
-Collect PLUNDERING ROBOTS IN THE MUSEUM
-Collect Painting #4 and Taxi Warp to SWINGALONG SPATULA
-Collect SWINGALONG SPATULA
-Fly over the Mr.Krabs and Switch to Spongebob
-Activate the box
-Collect SLIP SLIDE AWAY
-Take the box back
-Take the warp to the Trench Of Advanced Darkness
-Collect ACROSS THE TRENCH OF DARKNESS
-Taxi Warp to ACROSS THE TRENCH OF DARKNESS
-Switch to Sandy
-Collect Painting #4
-Collect HOW IN TARNATION DO YOU GET THERE?
-Get the sock down by the Duplicatron
-Head toward the lazers and get the on the way there sock
-Grab the last Painting and Taxi Warp to RETURN THE MUSEUM'S ART
-Collect RETURN THE MUSEUM'S ART
-Taxi Warp to ON TOP OF SHADY SHOALS

Spatulas: 36
Socks: 29

BIKINI BOTTOM:

-Get the Gold Underwear
-Collect ON TOP OF SHADY SHOALS
-Unlock SAND MOUNTAIN and take the taxi there

Spatulas: 37
Socks: 29

SAND MOUNTAIN

-Grab the sock that appears after attacking the snowman
-Enter Guppy Mound
-Talk to Mrs. Puff
-Collect all 3 socks on the slide
-Collect DEFEAT ROBOTS ON GUPPY MOUND
-Take the box
-Collect BEAT MRS. PUFF'S TIME
-Warp back to the Ski Lodge
-Get the sock under the bridge to Flounder Hill
-Switch to Sandy
-Collect TOP OF THE LODGE
-Collect FROSTY BUNGEE
-Taxi Warp to ON TOP OF SHADY SHOALS

Spatulas: 41
Socks: 34

BIKINI BOTTOM:

-Enter INDUSTRIAL PARK
-Collect ROBO-PATRICK AHOY!
-Enter the Krusty Krab, defeat the robots and leave
-Collect INFESTATION AT THE KRUSTY KRAB
-Collect ON TOP OF THE CHUM BUCKET
-Get the last Gold Underwear
-Enter SPONGEBOB'S DREAM

Spatulas: 44
Socks: 34

SPONGEBOB'S DREAM:

-Collect FOLLOW THE BOUNCING BALL
-Skip the first 1000 Shinny Object Clam
-Collect SUPER BOUNCE
-Pay the second 1000 Shinny Object Clam
-Skip the 3rd Shinny Object Clam
-Collect HERE YOU GO
-Collect ACROSS THE DREAMSCAPE
-Taxi Warp to Drain The Lake (JELLYFISH FIELDS)

Spatulas: 48
Socks: 34

JELLYFISH FIELDS (2):

-Switch to Spongebob
-Climb up the moving Tikis
-2000 Shinny Object Clam Skip
-Sock
-Collect NAVIGATE THE CANYONS AND MESAS
-Take the warp to Spork Mountain
-Defeat King Jellyfish (with the cruise bubble)
-Collect the sock on the slide
-Collect SLIDE LEAP
-Taxi Warp to TOP OF THE HILL
-Collect DEFEAT KING JELLYFISH
-Taxi Warp to EXTREME BUNGEE (DOWNTOWN)

Spatulas: 51
Socks: 36

DOWNTOWN BIKINI BOTTOM (2):

-Hit the "COME BACK WITH THE CRUISE BUBBLE" button
-Break all the tikis and get Wheels 10 and 11
-Collect EXTREME BUNGEE
-Switch to Sandy
-Collect COME BACK WITH THE CRUISE BUBBLE
-Grab the sock behind that spatula and Taxi Warp to END OF THE ROAD
-Collect END OF THE ROAD
-Taxi Warp to KING OF THE CASTLE (GOO LAGOON)

Spatulas: 54
Socks: 37

GOO LAGOON (2):

-Use the box right behind you
-Cruise Bubble the Ham-mer on top of the boxes and then talk to Larry
-Collect CONNECT THE TOWERS
-"Save" all the children and get the sock on top of the Juice Bar while you're at it
-Collect SAVE THE CHILDREN
-Taxi Warp to ON TOP OF THE CHUM BUCKET

Spatulas: 56
Socks: 38

BIKINI BOTTOM

-Unlock KELP FOREST and take the taxi there

Spatulas: 56
Socks: 38

KELP FOREST:

-Do the Kelp Forest Backwards wallcrawl
-Collect KELP VINE SLIDE
-Take the box and talk to Mermaid Man
-Start the timer by jumping beside the slide then jumping back
-Take the box down and beat Mermaid Man's time
-Collect BEAT MERMAID MAN'S TIME
-Take the warp to the Kelp Caves
-Collect THROUGH THE KELP CAVES
-Taxi Warp to THROUGH THE KELP CAVES
-Grab the sock on the ledge in front of you
-Take the warp to Kelp Swamp
-Collect TIKI ROUNDUP
-Switch to Patrick
-Collect DOWN IN THE SWAMP
-Die
-Take the warp to Kelp Forest
-Collect THROUGH THE WOODS
-Taxi Warp to MR. KRABS

Spatulas: 62
Socks: 39

BIKINI BOTTOM

-Get the sock behind the Krusty Krab
-Unlock FLYING DTUCHMAN'S GRAVEYARD and take the taxi there

Spatulas: 62
Socks: 40

FLYING DTUCHMAN'S GRAVEYARD:

-Go to the area with the first checkpoint (make sure you never activate the check)
-Jump up to the 50 Shinny Object on the top left of the wooden wall
-Cruise Bubble the hatch to lower the goo
-Collect GOO TANKER AHOY!
-Die
-Jump off the boxes to your right over to the area with the Spongeball
-Grab the Spongeball and roll
-Roll across roughly half the track, there will be a big rock sticking out of the goo, climb up it and the other rocks near by
-Collect TOP OF THE ENTRANCE AREA
-Take the Warp to Graveyard Of Ships
-Collect SHIPWRECK BUNGEE
-Taxi Warp to SHIPWRECK BUNGEE
-Collect TOP OF THE STACK OF SHIPS
-Warp to Dutchman's Ship
-Activate all 4 cannons
-Collect DESTROY THE ROBOT SHIP
-Collect GET ALOFT THERE, MATEY!
-Taxi Warp to PATRICK

Spatulas: 68
Socks: 40

PATRICK/BIKINI BOTTOM

-Give him his socks
-Taxi Warp to ON TOP OF THE CHUM BUCKET

Spatulas: 72
Socks: 0

MR. KRABS/BIKINI BOTTOM

-Collect PAY MR. KRABS 3,000 SHINNY OBJECTS
-Collect PAY MR. KRABS 3,500 SHINNY OBJECTS
-Enter the Chum Bucket
-Collect A WALL JUMP IN THE BUCKET
-Enter Plankton's Lab

Spatulas: 75
Socks: 0

CHUM BUCKET LAB

-Collect KAH - RAH - TAE!
-Take the Trampoline and damage boost off the Duplicatron to the end of this area
-break the glass rod and take the trampoline to the top of the room
-Collect THE SMALL SHALL RULE... OR NOT

-Timing stops when you break the final glass tube

Hey so double post:

Current Any% Route (optimized to date)
[hidden]**For this run you're going to want to kill most of the enemy's that are in your way and combo as much as you can without losing time**

-Start the game and select new game on the main menu.
-You'll be asked to create a file to save your progress, and saving is slow, so choose "No".
-Timing starts when you press A.

BIKINI BOTTOM:

-Collect 50 Shinny Objects to open the door.
-Collect SPONGEBOB'S CLOSET
-Leave out the 1 Spatula Door
-Climb Squidwards house and pick up the Golden Underwear
-Collect  ON TOP OF THE PINEAPPLE
-Activate the disable hand glitch and enter Jellyfish Fields

Spatulas:		2
Socks:		0

JELLYFISH FIELDS (1):

-Grab the sock on your way over to COWA-BUNGEE
-Collect COWA-BUNGEE and die in the water
-Pause as soon as you gain control and warp to COWA-BUNGEE
-Get the sock on top of the stone jellyfish and the sock above the fountain
-Collect TOP OF THE HILL
-Collect both the sock on the slide and sock just after the slide
-Skip the cutscene by activating it while above water (be sure to have hit the check point after the slide)
-Use the Duplicatron on the far left to damage boost across the gap to Patrick
-Collect PATRICK'S DILEMMA
-Go to the bus stop and use the sign beside it to jump onto a floating Tiki, from there jump across the water and out of bounds
-Walk under the level all the way to the end of the slide in the cave
-Climb the out-of-bounds-rocks on the right side of the slide and ledge-grab clip back in-bounds
-Use the Freezy Fruit to freeze the water and get the sock
-Collect SPELUNKING
-Take the warp to Jellyfish Lake
-Collect DRAIN THE LAKE
-Taxi Warp to ON TOP OF THE PINEAPPLE

Spatulas:		7
Socks:		6

BIKINI BOTTOM:

-Unlock DOWNTOWN BIKINI BOTTOM and take the taxi there

Spatulas:		7
Socks:		6

DOWNTOWN BIKINI BOTTOM (1):

-Go to the TIKIS GO BOOM area and press all the button (try to combo all the tikis)
-Collect TIKIS GO BOOM
-Taxi Warp to TIKIS GO BOOM and combo the tikis some more
-Repeat until you have roughly 6500 Shinny Objects (if there are clam skips you can't do, be sure to add the extra money you'll need to that number)
-Go back to the area you start in and collect Wheels 1 and 2 then jump over the fence and head toward the G-Love
-Collect wheel 3 and use the G-Love to jump onto the lamp post and then over the fence
-Jump around the building to your left and head towards Bubble Buddy
-Use the trampoline and collect the sock on the floating platforms
-Grab the Spongeball and roll over to the 2100 Shinny Object Clam
-Take the warp to the Sea Needle
-Switch to Sandy and warp back to Downtown Streets
-Use the ramp to get up to the purple-green platform and collect wheel 4
-Jump from the purple-green platform and onto the platforms above it
-Jump from the highest platform and fly around the blue and grey building
-Start spamming X, if you have enough height you should grab the lasso point
-Collect the sock on the back of the gold building and fly over to wheel 5
-Jump off the cannon and fly over to the Downtown Rooftops warp
-Collect LEARN SANDY'S MOVES
-Take the warp to Downtown Rooftops
-Switch to Spongebob and press the switch on the ground
-Collect the sock on top of the giant fan
-Collect SWINGIN' SANDY
-Taxi Warp to ACROSS THE ROOFTOPS
-Head though the area normally, collect wheel 6
-Don't pay the 2100 Shinny Object clam
-Collect wheel 7, then grab the sock right in front of that
-Climb up to the slide and jump off over to wheel 8
-Collect ACROSS THE ROOFTOPS
-Switch to Spongebob and grab the sock behind the lighthouse
-Enter the lighthouse (Don't press B)
-Collect the sock above you by jumping of the door to a wooden beam then to the sock
-Collect wheel 9 and AMBUSH IN THE LIGHTHOUSE
-Taxi Warp to ON TOP OF THE PINEAPPLE

Spatulas:		12
Socks:		12

BIKINI BOTTOM:

-Enter to Squidwards House
-Break everything in his house to get a sock. (Jumping 10 times activates the spatula, so jump as much as you can while breaking things)
-Collect ANNOY SQUIDWARD
-Go back to Bikini Bottom
-Get the sock in front of Patrick
-Unlock GOO LAGOON and take the taxi there

Spatulas:		13
Socks:		14

GOO LAGOON:

-Head through the level normally until you get to the lake, follow the railings to your left until the water stops, then jump under the water
-Collect OVER THE MOAT
-Taxi Warp to OVER THE MOAT
-Head to the Sandcastle
-Grab the sock right before the Sandcastle
-Climb the side of the Sandcastle and get the sock at the very top
-Collect KING OF THE CASTLE
-Take the warp to Goo Lagoon Sea Caves
-Grab the socks before and after Cave Skip
-Collect THROUGH THE SEA CAVES
-Take the warp to Goo Lagoon Pier
-Do cutscene skip (throw the G-Lover as you fall off above the water, triggering the cutscene as you die)
-Switch to Spongebob
-Climb to the middle area
-Grab the sock on the "Food Drinks" stand
-Take the slide
-Collect SLIP AND SLIDE UNDER THE PIER
-Die
-Clam Skip
-Collect TOWER BUNGEE
-Pause as soon as you get that Spatula and Taxi Warp to SLIP AND SLIDE UNDER THE PIER
-Clean out the Bumper Boats 
-Take the box back to Mr.Krabs
-Collect CLEAN OUT THE BUMPER BOATS
-Taxi Warp to PATRICK

Spatulas:		19
Socks:		19

BIKINI BOTTOM:

-Enter the Poseidome
-Collect RUMBLE AT THE POSEIDOME
-Enter Sandy's Tree-Dome
-Collect AMBUSH AT THE TREE DOME
-Leave Sandy's Tree-Dome
-Grab the sock in the gold fountain
-Enter Shady Shoals Rest Home
-Attack the TV to uncover a sock
-Warp to the MERMALAIR

Spatulas:		21
Socks:		21

THE MERMALAIR

-Collect TOP OF THE ENTERANCE
-Take the warp to Mermalair Main Chamber
-Switch to Patrick
-Collect THE FUNNAL MACHINES
-Pay the 2300 Shinny Object clam
-Collect THE SPINNING TOWERS OF POWER
-Press Security Override Button 1
-Build up speed on the slide and jump to the Villain Containment Area warp
-Collect DEFEAT PRAWN
-Take the warp back to Mermalair Main Chamber
-Collect TOP OF THE COMPUTER AREA
-Press Security Override Button 2 and talk to the Mermalair Computer
-Take the warp to Mermalair Security Tunnel
-Collect TOP OF THE SECURITY TUNNEL
-Press Security Override Button 3 and take the warp to the Rolling Ball Area
-Press Security Override Button 4
-Grab the sock
-Collect COMPLETE THE ROLLING BALL ROOM
-Taxi Warp to SHUT DOWN THE SECURITY SYSTEM
-Collect SHUT DOWN THE SECURITY SYSTEM
-Taxi Warp to ON TOP OF SHADY SHOALS

Spatulas:		29
Socks		22

BIKINI BOTTOM:

-Unlock ROCK BOTTOM and take the taxi there

Spatulas:		29
Socks		21

ROCK BOTTOM

-Collect Painting #1
-Climb up to the SWINGALONG SPATULA Switch, and press it
-Grab the sock and Painting #2 
-Take the Spongeball and roll over the the Museum, use a Roll Jump or BSJ to get up
-Switch to Sandy
-Collect GET TO THE MUSEUM
-Take the warp to Rock Bottom Museum
-Grab the sock under the platform
-Climb the room and ledge-grab clip though the first lazer wall
-Grab the sock
-Ledge-grab clip though the second lazer wall and get the other sock, then collect Painting #3
-Collect PLUNDERING ROBOTS IN THE MUSEUM
-Collect Painting #4 and Taxi Warp to SWINGALONG SPATULA
-Collect SWINGALONG SPATULA
-Fly over the Mr.Krabs and Switch to Spongebob
-Activate the box
-Collect SLIP SLIDE AWAY
-Take the box back
-Take the warp to the Trench Of Advanced Darkness
-Collect ACROSS THE TRENCH OF DARKNESS
-Taxi Warp to ACROSS THE TRENCH OF DARKNESS
-Switch to Sandy
-Collect Painting #4
-Collect HOW IN TARNATION DO YOU GET THERE?
-Get the sock down by the Duplicatron
-Head toward the lazers and get the on the way there sock
-Grab the last Painting and Taxi Warp to RETURN THE MUSEUM'S ART
-Collect RETURN THE MUSEUM'S ART
-Taxi Warp to ON TOP OF SHADY SHOALS

Spatulas:		36
Socks:		29

BIKINI BOTTOM:

-Get the Gold Underwear
-Collect ON TOP OF SHADY SHOALS
-Unlock SAND MOUNTAIN and take the taxi there

Spatulas:		37
Socks:		29

SAND MOUNTAIN

-Grab the sock that appears after attacking the snowman
-Enter Guppy Mound
-Talk to Mrs. Puff
-Collect all 3 socks on the slide
-Collect DEFEAT ROBOTS ON GUPPY MOUND
-Take the box
-Collect BEAT MRS. PUFF'S TIME
-Warp back to the Ski Lodge
-Get the sock under the bridge to Flounder Hill
-Switch to Sandy
-Collect TOP OF THE LODGE
-Collect FROSTY BUNGEE
-Taxi Warp to ON TOP OF SHADY SHOALS

Spatulas:		41
Socks:		34

BIKINI BOTTOM:

-Enter INDUSTRIAL PARK
-Collect ROBO-PATRICK AHOY!
-Enter the Krusty Krab, defeat the robots and leave
-Collect INFESTATION AT THE KRUSTY KRAB
-Collect ON TOP OF THE CHUM BUCKET
-Get the last Gold Underwear
-Enter SPONGEBOB'S DREAM

Spatulas:		44
Socks:		34

SPONGEBOB'S DREAM:

-Collect FOLLOW THE BOUNCING BALL
-Skip the first 1000 Shinny Object Clam
-Collect SUPER BOUNCE
-Pay the second 1000 Shinny Object Clam 
-Skip the 3rd Shinny Object Clam
-Collect HERE YOU GO
-Collect ACROSS THE DREAMSCAPE
-Taxi Warp to Drain The Lake (JELLYFISH FIELDS)

Spatulas:		48
Socks:		34

JELLYFISH FIELDS (2):

-Switch to Spongebob
-Climb up the moving Tikis
-2000 Shinny Object Clam Skip
-Sock
-Collect NAVIGATE THE CANYONS AND MESAS
-Take the warp to Spork Mountain
-Defeat King Jellyfish (with the cruise bubble)
-Collect the sock on the slide
-Collect SLIDE LEAP
-Taxi Warp to TOP OF THE HILL
-Collect DEFEAT KING JELLYFISH
-Taxi Warp to EXTREME BUNGEE (DOWNTOWN)

Spatulas:		51
Socks:		36

DOWNTOWN BIKINI BOTTOM (2):

-Hit the "COME BACK WITH THE CRUISE BUBBLE" button
-Break all the tikis and get Wheels 10 and 11
-Collect EXTREME BUNGEE
-Switch to Sandy
-Collect COME BACK WITH THE CRUISE BUBBLE
-Grab the sock behind that spatula and Taxi Warp to END OF THE ROAD
-Collect END OF THE ROAD
-Taxi Warp to KING OF THE CASTLE (GOO LAGOON)

Spatulas:		54
Socks:		37

GOO LAGOON (2):

-Use the box right behind you
-Cruise Bubble the Ham-mer on top of the boxes and then talk to Larry
-Collect CONNECT THE TOWERS
-"Save" all the children and get the sock on top of the Juice Bar while you're at it
-Collect SAVE THE CHILDREN
-Taxi Warp to ON TOP OF THE CHUM BUCKET

Spatulas:		56
Socks:		38

BIKINI BOTTOM

-Unlock KELP FOREST and take the taxi there

Spatulas:		56
Socks:		38

KELP FOREST:

-Do the Kelp Forest Backwards wallcrawl
-Collect KELP VINE SLIDE
-Take the box and talk to Mermaid Man
-Start the timer by jumping beside the slide then jumping back
-Take the box down and beat Mermaid Man's time
-Collect BEAT MERMAID MAN'S TIME
-Take the warp to the Kelp Caves
-Collect THROUGH THE KELP CAVES
-Taxi Warp to THROUGH THE KELP CAVES
-Grab the sock on the ledge in front of you
-Take the warp to Kelp Swamp
-Collect TIKI ROUNDUP
-Switch to Patrick
-Collect DOWN IN THE SWAMP
-Die
-Take the warp to Kelp Forest
-Collect THROUGH THE WOODS
-Taxi Warp to MR. KRABS

Spatulas:		62
Socks:		39

BIKINI BOTTOM

-Get the sock behind the Krusty Krab
-Unlock FLYING DTUCHMAN'S GRAVEYARD and take the taxi there

Spatulas:		62
Socks:		40

FLYING DTUCHMAN'S GRAVEYARD:

-Go to the area with the first checkpoint (make sure you never activate the check)
-Jump up to the 50 Shinny Object on the top left of the wooden wall
-Cruise Bubble the hatch to lower the goo
-Collect GOO TANKER AHOY!
-Die
-Jump off the boxes to your right over to the area with the Spongeball
-Grab the Spongeball and roll
-Roll across roughly half the track, there will be a big rock sticking out of the goo, climb up it and the other rocks near by
-Collect TOP OF THE ENTRANCE AREA
-Take the Warp to Graveyard Of Ships
-Collect SHIPWRECK BUNGEE
-Taxi Warp to SHIPWRECK BUNGEE
-Collect TOP OF THE STACK OF SHIPS
-Warp to Dutchman's Ship
-Activate all 4 cannons
-Collect DESTROY THE ROBOT SHIP
-Collect GET ALOFT THERE, MATEY!
-Taxi Warp to PATRICK

Spatulas:		68
Socks:		40

PATRICK/BIKINI BOTTOM

-Give him his socks
-Taxi Warp to ON TOP OF THE CHUM BUCKET

Spatulas:		72
Socks:		0

MR. KRABS/BIKINI BOTTOM

-Collect PAY MR. KRABS 3,000 SHINNY OBJECTS
-Collect PAY MR. KRABS 3,500 SHINNY OBJECTS
-Enter the Chum Bucket
-Collect A WALL JUMP IN THE BUCKET
-Enter Plankton's Lab

Spatulas:		75
Socks:		0

CHUM BUCKET LAB

-Collect KAH - RAH - TAE!
-Take the Trampoline and damage boost off the Duplicatron to the end of this area
-break the glass rod and take the trampoline to the top of the room
-Collect THE SMALL SHALL RULE... OR NOT

-Timing stops when you break the final glass tube[/hidden]

cooopercrisp

2013-07-06 10:02:44 pm

Part of a balanced breakfast.

I tried the built-in AVI capture and that sped up the opening of the game (the Nick Games screen basically), hence what was causing my audio desync. I actually decided against working on the TAS. I have too many other projects going on. I wish I could have been more help.

itsPersonnal

2013-07-06 10:06:15 pm

The build in avi capture doesn't record lag frames, you can very easily edit them in when you're fixing the audio.

Satireplaysvidya

2013-07-08 07:01:05 am

Spengboob Squirepins

Is there a consistent method for damage boosting over to Patrick in Jellyfish fields? I seem to get it at random most of the time. Usually what I'll do is:

-Run past the duplicatotron, hitting it
-Run to the edge of the platform
-Use the viking helmet
-Use the ground Pound as the machine is exploding
-Pray that my jumps make it

I don't know if there's a more consistent way of doing it, or if my execution is just bad.

itsPersonnal

2013-07-08 09:19:03 pm

That's pretty much the most consistent way. What it all comes down to is how quickly you can jump after taking damage, if you press A like first frame then you're almost guaranteed to make it, if you press it A little later than you're not going to get as much height and thus making it is going to be less likely. With practice I was able to make it roughly 50%-60% of the time, so you should be able to as well.

Satireplaysvidya

2013-07-08 10:32:55 pm

Spengboob Squirepins

Alright, cool. Now, would it be possible to get some videos showcasing the complete route with socks? My current PB is 1:51:21, and It seems like that route you posted can save alot of time, but there are alot of areas that I have no idea how to do with this new route. Specifically the 3 socks in the rock bottom museum.

itsPersonnal

2013-07-10 10:06:04 am

You can watch my live streams or recorded streams to see basically every trick in the run: http://www.twitch.tv/itspersonnaltoo/

itsPersonnal

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itsPersonnal: 2013-08-01 12:58:52 pm

2013-08-01 10:43:08 am

I got a new personal best, 1:27:49. It's pretty sloppy, but it shows off the newest route nicely.
Youtube:
Twitch Highlight: http://www.twitch.tv/itspersonnaltoo/c/2671566

Edit: Here is a new Goo Lagoon Pier strat for those of you who are insane:
It took over an hour to get a recording of that frame perfect damage boost bullshit.

itsPersonnal

2013-08-10 04:29:07 am

I got the Any% WR! http://www.twitch.tv/itspersonnaltoo/c/2725707

cooopercrisp

2013-08-10 05:54:17 pm

Part of a balanced breakfast.

Nice job, Personnal! I'll definitely watch it.