SS SS aka Serious sam single segment

2007-07-01 04:28:40 pm

I keep this project shut for a while and didn't want to reveal it, I've been working on it since a little over 2 months and just been practicing the run for a month and a half hardcordly, which means 10 full attempts a day, so far I expect that the run will take a little bit over 50 minutes, my best attempt was 53 min with extreme luck with the rhino.

Just to let you know Wink

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Ewil

2007-07-01 04:54:43 pm

Which SS (FE,SE) and what difficulty ? Smiley

TheVoid

2007-07-01 05:08:29 pm

Hehe awesome, looking forward to it Grin

Good luck!

AjAX

2007-07-02 08:05:20 pm

Oh, sorry, I forgot, its tourist but seeing this is a single segment and with the almost perfection of a segmented run, is going to be nice and sweet, at least, I hope Cheesy

ZeRo

2007-07-02 08:19:38 pm

Speed is everything!

Sounds nice, I'm looking forward to it and wish you good luck Wink

sarou

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sarou: 2007-07-03 12:01:18 am

2007-07-02 11:51:58 pm

one-armed bandit

you hopefully know about http://www.ssdq.org and my ever so awesome tourist IL runs. I discovered that you can do almost all rj shortcuts some other way. Bull boosting or cannon jumping. Cannon jump is a tricky one then, if you do it wrong, it can kill you instantly.

Edit: oh yeah, you can damage boost through the last door in Dunes too, it's in the demos of course but just in case you don't watch them :P.

AjAX

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AjAX: 2007-07-03 12:43:10 am

2007-07-03 12:39:40 am

Of course I know SSDQ, Ewil is a great friend of mine and I visit this site often Wink

I also based myself on your routes to do mine, all shortcut are used, I mean ALL. And also metropolis will hopefully be 8:30 or something which is really good if I compare my run with Stx-vile one.

I just have some slight problem with rhino at times, especially in the great pyramid, you need an extreme luck to pull this in short time, so expect some little fuck up in this SS run, I can't manipulate luck you know.
Anyway, they should'nt be nothing to worry about Wink

Also, I have some little problems in tomb of ramses, when I pass through the secret passage, sometimes the door lock and spawm the scorpion and a monster which I never remember the name, in order to open it I have to kill the scorpion, what I ask is, is there anyone that knows where this trigger is, if not then I will just retry until I pull this out.

I could post a demo, but it fuck up after the 3rd level or so, sam don't run where I ran in my ran and such thing, must be because of too much information on a demo or something, or maybe its something to do with my pc, I don't really know to be frank Cheesy

I deicide to post my last attempt here (screenshot), for some reason playing time indicate 1:30, or maybe it means the time I played before I started the SS in question, I had to practice luxor shortcut which is another case I'm wondering about Sad

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the shortcut is hard and unfortunatly in a SS run especially at the end is frustating. Anyway, speedrunning ain't so easy I guess Tongue

Enough chit-chat, here's the time for all level.
(Could not be in order of apparence, sorry.)

Of course I know SSDQ, Ewil is a great friend of mine and I visit this site often ;)

I also based myself on your routes to do mine, all shortcut are used, I mean ALL. And also metropolis will hopefully be 8:30 or something which is really good if I compare my run with Stx-vile one.

I just have some slight problem with rhino at times, especially in the great pyramid, you need an extreme luck to pull this in short time, so expect some little fuck up in this SS run, I can't manipulate luck you know.
Anyway, they should'nt be nothing to worry about ;)

Also, I have some little problems in tomb of ramses, when I pass through the secret passage, sometimes the door lock and spawm the scorpion and a monster which I never remember the name, in order to open it I have to kill the scorpion, what I ask is, is there anyone that knows where this trigger is, if not then I will just retry until I pull this out.

I could post a demo, but it fuck up after the 3rd level or so, sam don't run where I ran in my ran and such thing, must be because of too much information on a demo or something, or maybe its something to do with my pc, I don't really know to be frank :D

I deicide to post my last attempt here (screenshot), for some reason playing time indicate 1:30, or maybe it means the time I played before I started the SS in question, I had to practice luxor shortcut which is another case I'm wondering about :( :
the shortcut is hard and unfortunatly in a SS run especially at the end is frustating. Anyway, speedrunning ain't so easy I guess :P

Enough chit-chat, here's the time for all level.
(Could not be in order of apparence, sorry.)

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TheVoid

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TheVoid: 2007-07-03 12:50:59 am

2007-07-03 12:47:19 am

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Also, I have some little problems in tomb of ramses, when I pass through the secret passage, sometimes the door lock and spawm the scorpion and a monster which I never remember the name, in order to open it I have to kill the scorpion, what I ask is, is there anyone that knows where this trigger is, if not then I will just retry until I pull this out.

You mean a Gnaar? Smiley

Anyway, you can watch my demo of Tomb of Ramses, the trigger is basically in front of the door (Where I jump).

Nice Valley Of The Kings time, better than sarou's "table filler" demo, hehe Wink

AjAX

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AjAX: 2007-07-03 12:50:16 am

2007-07-03 12:49:41 am

Cool, I'm not that much of a demo watcher but in that case I will have too, even though I watched it already Tongue

EDIT: Thanks man! I didn't even know Cheesy

sarou

2007-07-03 04:41:35 am

one-armed bandit

Didn't I tell you my runs were so awesome? Tongue

Well, the trigger in ToR is a bit hard to explain but just watch the wall and determine where the trigger is. I know that Luxor shortcut is a pain in the ass, but it would be great if you pulled that in a SS.

btw, your Sewers time seems slow. It's a very simple level so I was just wondering.

AjAX

2007-07-03 04:06:31 pm

Well, its all luck depending with those fuckin electro-fish, as for the canonball shortcut, you can forget about it, I can't understand the right angle to jump, I either get killed or the ball pass away so yea, I suck with the canonball..

sarou

2007-07-03 05:03:39 pm

one-armed bandit

Those fishes always come from the left or the front in the end. It's not random at all :P.

Ewil

2007-07-03 05:59:34 pm

They are always on same positions, so you should be able to get 1:30 times easily in SS.

AjAX

2007-07-03 09:32:36 pm

True, what I meant is, they're electro shock is random, PLUS I don't see a damn thing in these water, I know I can do 1:30 or sth is just that it will all depends on they're electro shock.

I'm still practicing don't worry Tongue

ymh

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ymh: 2007-07-04 03:08:59 am

2007-07-04 03:08:52 am

Wow, so you are serious about that run now ? Grin

I wish you good luck.

Ewil

2007-07-04 03:43:14 pm

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True, what I meant is, they're electro shock is random, PLUS I don't see a damn thing in these water, I know I can do 1:30 or sth is just that it will all depends on they're electro shock.

I'm still practicing don't worry Tongue

It's VERY easy to learn their spawns. Most of them are on your left, so just kill'em all. You need to be lucky to get a fish-boost in right way, which I wouldn't recommend for SS.

AjAX

2007-07-04 05:32:46 pm

I get boosted at the end of the level Tongue

AjAX

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AjAX: 2007-07-06 03:43:46 am

2007-07-06 02:58:25 am

I have start to record my ss now, I didn't make a full run yet but I plan to do so, I will try again now, im in a coffee brake.

I don't take higher than 55 minutes.

EDIT: FUCK FUCK FUCK!

I just made it to alley of the sphinxes in 26 minutes, then the bull died because of those stupid kleers...
Man, the run was great...

Anyway,I have some strange pause when playing, I don't know why, this computer is brand new and I know the HDD is fine, just like it was reading from the disk at some place.
Strange thing is I mount it on an ISO.

I guess I will have to do with that...

NINJAEDIT: I know why it pauses, fraps split the files at 3,90 gig...

EDIT: On top of that, I get big desych...

Ewil

2007-07-06 09:21:27 am

Use demo recording ffs, you can then use image capturing tool in-game built and make avis. NO FRAPS NEEDED. Well, you have to record the sound somehow then synch it Smiley

ZeRo

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ZeRo: 2007-07-06 10:19:04 am

2007-07-06 10:16:26 am

Speed is everything!

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EDIT: FUCK FUCK FUCK!

I just made it to alley of the sphinxes in 26 minutes, then the bull died because of those stupid kleers...
Man, the run was great...

Yes that was really a nice time... I know what you feel...

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EDIT: On top of that, I get big desych...

I don't think that was a desynch, I think that's because of your player. I know that when I play a recorded video with Windows Media Player, then I get a desynch, too.

And Ewil is right, use demo recording.

Kibbo

2007-07-06 11:07:35 am

TIOLET!

AjAX: Just like everyone else I have 2 words for you, demo recording.

The demo recording in Serious Sam is extremely solid, it records straight through loading screens and everything.

AjAX

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AjAX: 2007-07-06 03:57:34 pm

2007-07-06 02:23:22 pm

HEy guys, demo recording DO NOT WORK, players movement fuck up afùter second levels, I already tried believe me.

As for media player I don't think so this pc is strong enough to do everything without a huff.

EDIT: The final time of this run is 54:00. Cheesy

Some little fuck ups happenned but the run went really good imo.

Kibbo

2007-07-06 05:37:39 pm

TIOLET!

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HEy guys, demo recording DO NOT WORK, players movement fuck up afùter second levels, I already tried believe me.

Then you have fucked something up with the game. I have never ever heard of anyone having problems with the Serious Sam demo recorder, seriously.

AjAX

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AjAX: 2007-07-06 05:45:14 pm

2007-07-06 05:44:37 pm

Funny cause Ewil and TheVoid Has this too.

Make A demo and play through level 1 to 4 non stop then play it.

Kibbo

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Kibbo: 2007-07-06 05:50:42 pm

2007-07-06 05:47:15 pm

TIOLET!

Yes I know about that, and it only happens after we have watched your demos :P. I have made 30 minutes long demos without problems in Serious Sam.

Edit: While working on the coop run we accidentally recorded across a loading screen with 9 players, and not a single desync.