Hi, I'm back.
As I said before, I was having a bit of trouble with an egg in Cloud Spires:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXKpiY8QjBU
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I came across this problem a few weeks ago (made me quit TAS'ing it for a bit, I couldn't work out how to get around it).
But I finally realised it had something to do with the order in which I collect the eggs in the level.
If the end of level egg is collected before the in the corner egg, regardless of other eggs collected in between or after them, then the island egg won't hatch - how annoying. Although I can easily get the island egg first and then get the in the corner egg after (tested - works), this would be significantly slower, and horrible to watch (many people who would watch the run would probably say 'why didn't he get that one first' etc.
This video is mainly for the people at TASVideos, but anyone else can suggest what I should do, e.g., skipping one egg, or just have a longer route with both eggs.
Before you ask, I tried TAS'ing the whirlwind to get to the island egg early for about an hour a while ago and failed. I'm about to try it again with the camera facing the other way so I can use down and right to turn quickly, but considering I'm only turning for a few frames, I expect it'll be impossible.
Edit: Just tested, once again, so painfully close, but I just can't quite make it, GRAGH.
So, basically, here's my question: In the interest of the the fastest TAS possible, should I skip the egg on the island, or take a bit longer route (even though this would make this part of the run a bit nonsensical to those who wouldn't originally realise why it was done slower)?