Tomb Raider : A survivor is born

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Zydin: 2013-06-05 07:30:59 pm

2013-06-05 07:29:02 pm

You can skip the cutscene where they tell you to get the block and tackle. Idk if it saves any time, but I want to do it in a run to see if you get any other benefit from doing it. Found a new OoB at the final climb but it doesn't yield any fruit. There's a jump I recorded, I think its only for swag, maybe saves a second or two. Not sure. Got around to recording the bridge as well with several tiny time savers there.

For my xbox players: I started grabbing climbers agility on the way back from alex. Saves time over getting it when you return the tools.

brassmaster

2013-06-06 08:16:20 am

nice going Artistic!
for the life of me I can't think of what cutscene that is Zydin... also, I'll take all the swag I can get Wink

I forgot about the camp that's right there on the cliff side. definitely a better place to get CA.

Zydin

2013-06-06 09:40:42 am

When you first get to the beach. You go up to the boat and they need something to hoist the engine or whatever it is up so you go to the far boat. You can actually get up there without getting the cutscene but idk what'll happen if you play through when you do it. I'm almost there in my current run so I'll let you know.

Ascendancylf

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2013-06-06 11:08:15 am

How to waste 30 minutes of your life. Had a good urn yesterday, but after this i had not enough time to do another one -.-
At first i thought it was an unique bug but in the vid i tried it again and it "worked"

Zydin

2013-06-06 02:48:23 pm

What it looks like to me is that you are finding the right spot on the first dial (the one on the right) then pressing the button to switch to the second dial (the one on the left), but after pressing the button to switch you are rotating the first dial some more. The game shouldn't allow you to do that but it does. Make sure that when you switch dials you wait.

TheArtisticBallistic

2013-06-06 03:57:48 pm

Yoyo! 1:56:06.5 --> http://www.twitch.tv/theartisticballistic/c/2387795
I did some talking during my run this time but since I cant focus on playing and talking I hope I didnt say complete BS.

Zydin

2013-06-06 08:18:00 pm

Any questions?

TheArtisticBallistic

2013-06-07 04:32:56 am

Ill try to put the roll under the bridge and the swag jump into my runs... maybe the roll only works on console but still thanks. And yea I got a question: How about finding something where the additional risk you have to take is justified by a time gain beyond a few seconds^^ Tongue

Ascendancylf

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2013-06-07 06:58:09 am

Gj Zydin will try it out soon.

Just happend to me yesterday. Well i did so bad in this room i kinda deserved it. Wink

Zydin

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Zydin: 2013-06-07 09:39:48 am

2013-06-07 09:39:06 am

Also, not a bug Tongue

The room is programmed so that you cannot pop the vent without seeing the cutscene first. Depending upon how slow you are, you'll get an additional enemy to kill before the cutscene loads. Just kill everything and wait instead of running over there. The cutscene spawns you back a ways and you'll never get that lid off before hand. It's kinda like at the monestary skip. If you don't do it, you can actually roll under the cramped space that you normally have to crawl through once you get the door open using the bell. You can get plenty far from the dynamite, but it kills you anyway...

Yeah yeah, artistic. I'm working on it.

TheArtisticBallistic

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2013-06-10 03:45:46 pm

Well my time to whine... I had THE URN this is the first part http://www.twitch.tv/theartisticballistic/b/415206073 (It's not highlighted so it must be in the second half) and this the second http://www.twitch.tv/theartisticballistic/b/415288018
I had two crashes in the run. In First one it was only the game.. second one even the stream crashed so the run is pretty much worthless. Probably it was even faster than 1:53:59 because I didn't watch the timer during the crashes. Cry

Zydin

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Zydin: 2013-06-14 02:30:12 pm

2013-06-14 02:11:37 pm

I know that the colonel jessop location is the same as the place after the unskippable boat cutscene. Can anybody tell me if the checkpoints are there when you get there the first time? I may have found a way across but idk if it'll yield anything...

brassmaster

2013-06-14 02:20:12 pm

since no one afaik has made it across there, I dont think there is a way to tell if the checkpoints exist or not. if you have a way across, go for it and see. that would chop a LARGE chunk off the game, but here's a few issues if that skip works.

1. lack weapons - the final fight is gonna be a royal bitch with just the bow and pistol (unless we can skip it too)
2. lack equipment - the rope ascender is needed for the final climb

Zydin

2013-06-14 02:28:19 pm

1. You have the assault rifle, but no grenade launcher. (Still would save time).
2. Rope ascender is only needed for the last puzzle (only way to know for sure is to get there without it)
The only other issue is that you need the best crossbow in 1 spot. Unless I'm missing something.

brassmaster

2013-06-14 02:35:24 pm

oops, forgot about the AR, that puzzle, AND the ice wall... damn I've been away too long already...

GoHC farfadet

2013-06-14 04:15:08 pm

well, zydin, there already a way to pass the bridge where the colonel is by the left. You can reach the window, but nothing's loading right after the first time you get here.

Zydin

2013-06-14 06:56:47 pm

Ok. That's what I wanted to know. Thanks mate

TheArtisticBallistic

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2013-06-14 08:54:35 pm

Had an amazing run until the beach then it completely fell apart and I could only save a couple of seconds over the finish line.
Also that usual crash between the cliffs. 1:55:31 http://www.twitch.tv/theartisticballistic/c/2426043
I really really hope the next one will be a crashfree sub 1:54

And please don't completely destroy the game by making the run doable in 30minutes Zydin!!!

Zydin

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Zydin: 2013-06-14 09:30:29 pm

2013-06-14 09:23:47 pm

As I said before. If we do discover a run that skips weapons/equipment, we can always categorize the runs into any% and any% all equipment

Ascendancylf

2013-06-14 09:37:56 pm

Here is a saver method to get on the bridge if you jump to short at the last Jump. Dont know if this works on console but it should. On Pc it's 100% and pretty fast and no rng.

Method: If you jump too short immidiatly press briefly LEFT when you "land". That reduces the risk of falling down while "hanging" there.
Press RIGHT (and UP) and slide to the right to the bollard and while still holding UP and RIGHT turn the camera around Lara. She will end her "fall" and you have a short duration where you can Jump.

Zydin

2013-06-16 05:29:20 pm

Hey, do you have a video of that farfadet?

GoHC farfadet

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GoHC farfadet: 2013-06-17 05:51:48 pm

2013-06-17 05:44:33 pm

of course

Enjoy!
EDIT: all credits go to L0rdy

Zydin

2013-06-17 07:25:23 pm

That's exactly what I did. I ended up trying to go to the other side to see if I could get up into that little hole though.

Ascendancylf

2013-06-17 08:51:04 pm

http://www.twitch.tv/ascendancylf/b/418399263 New PB 2:12:20 I'm Happy with this run. Weak start was 1 min behind after 30 minutes (but in my last run the first 30 min was just perfect). With the new skips i made a lot time saves. Had only small mistakes no big ones Smiley

. Had to turn off stream at the last Skip cause of huge lag :/ and turned it on again after it. Have to upgrade my Pc a bit.

Zydin

2013-06-17 11:48:50 pm

In case you don't read the description, I was trying to not load the next section to try my replacement grim skip 1 to see what would happen and then this...twice.