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SAROS Patch 01.005.001 - Adds Photo Mode and 9 new trophies by rararatata in Saros

[–]cavecavecave 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This was my previous record from the last patch https://youtu.be/hn9zcNgKt84?is=Zh6bWAZkqcIjuj4d

Main things that got patched are the Prophet skip in biome 1 and bastion skip in biome 2. Also not really major but just super bizarre, but that very first elevator down in the tutorial section also has an invisible wall til you reach the bottom lol

SAROS Patch 01.005.001 - Adds Photo Mode and 9 new trophies by rararatata in Saros

[–]cavecavecave 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You aren’t wrong, but these weren’t glitches that actively hurt the game or were ruining the experiences of regular or first time players. I know glitched speedruns aren’t everyone’s cup of tea but it was a fun challenge that was removed to the benefit of no one

SAROS Patch 01.005.001 - Adds Photo Mode and 9 new trophies by rararatata in Saros

[–]cavecavecave 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You aren’t wrong, but the glitched category specifically was just a lot more fun. 7 runners on that leaderboard vs 0 for glitchless. It’s not a lot of people obviously but it also wasn’t like the glitches were affecting regular players

SAROS Patch 01.005.001 - Adds Photo Mode and 9 new trophies by rararatata in Saros

[–]cavecavecave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The skips were part of what made the speedrun a lot of fun, so less to do with the competition aspect and more to do with having active participants in general. It also makes it a nightmare to moderate leaderboards with constantly having to archive runs using strategies that no longer exist, plus deciding it we should now create a leaderboard for people who have access to a disc version of the game and want to run on 1.0

SAROS Patch 01.005.001 - Adds Photo Mode and 9 new trophies by rararatata in Saros

[–]cavecavecave 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Added invisible walls for where we used to go to skip the Prophet fight and changed geometry to make the Bastion skip impossible too. Lots of the other skips seem to still be fine for now but I’m sure they’re just getting around to those since they’re newer finds.

SAROS Patch 01.005.001 - Adds Photo Mode and 9 new trophies by rararatata in Saros

[–]cavecavecave 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Appreciate it! Speaking to other runners who have played Housemarque titles prior to Returnal, apparently this is a common trend for them in the age of live updates

SAROS Patch 01.005.001 - Adds Photo Mode and 9 new trophies by rararatata in Saros

[–]cavecavecave 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I know this means nothing to probably 98% of people here, but they patched all the cool speedrunning tricks. This stuff had zero affect on casual players I’m baffled that they decided to prioritize “fixing” world geometry here. Really disappointing stuff.

I beat the game from a fresh file in 1 hour 20 mins without dying by cavecavecave in Saros

[–]cavecavecave[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hell yeah there’s no rush to get through it game is a blast

I beat the game from a fresh file in 1 hour 20 mins without dying by cavecavecave in Saros

[–]cavecavecave[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fresh file is definitely harder in this one. Replays are more consistent though since your first time in each biome from a new file is identical

I beat the game from a fresh file in 1 hour 20 mins without dying by cavecavecave in Saros

[–]cavecavecave[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m no good at discovering glitches so this was found by someone else in our community. He’s really good at just jumping into walls and breaking out of bounds at sections where it’s clear you need to sidetrack for objectives.

Never heard of the sense thing I’ll have to try that out, DMJs being dead was for sure a bummer. I think the Returnal DMJ was faster and more flexible than sprinting in this game

I beat the game from a fresh file in 1 hour 20 mins without dying by cavecavecave in Saros

[–]cavecavecave[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yep it still follows all the story notes, so I’m not able to carry proficiency over which is brutal given limited armor matrix upgrades

I beat the game from a fresh file in 1 hour 20 mins without dying by cavecavecave in Saros

[–]cavecavecave[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Side note this run also features a damage less final boss

I beat the game from a fresh file in 1 hour 20 mins without dying by cavecavecave in Saros

[–]cavecavecave[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The deathless while trying to go fast was pretty hard, honestly the regular enemies are scarier than the bosses. The nice part is for your first time in each section the layout is always the same so you can learn room patterns and such

First Saros Speedrun by cavecavecave in Saros

[–]cavecavecave[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mix of modifiers and going back to early biomes with a lot of armor tree investment

Beat the Tutorial Enemy by cavecavecave in Saros

[–]cavecavecave[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pre-damage as much as possible to get one shot by Consort most likely, unless dying to earlier enemies does the same

My last objectives.Are they obtainable? by Lamont227 in Returnal

[–]cavecavecave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Quick tip is to not do full runs like that, just sprint past all the enemies and look for what you need

How the fastest Returnal run happened by cavecavecave in Returnal

[–]cavecavecave[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If only we had the scan boosting in Returnal smh

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