LAST UPDATED 11/8/2015
There are many improvements for this run and more are being found daily. Will update this post when I can. This vid explains the new clipping technique:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKbKej1mkRs
General Strats:
-When you jump just before stairs and land on them you will then travel up them at 100% speed. This is useful with stairs that don't have a railing to get on, will be used constantly in the run.
-When clipping, it seems more effective to hold the weapon cycle and crouch buttons down together for as few frames as possible.
Exchange:
-Two clips that save time (first ~20 seconds, the other one maybe a second or two... only TAS will be able to confirm) (revised):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zriY46v-3JQ&feature=youtu.be
-Right before triggering Drake's secret meeting cutscene you can clip down into the room where the meeting takes place, skipping the cutscene and continuing to the case and sentinel. Might save a few real-time seconds:
http://www.twitch.tv/lo1ts/c/2301180 . If it saves no real-time then go out the window after the cutscene.
-You can do the helicopter battle from atop the ski lift, should be able to land hits earlier (at least the last one) since you can jump towards the helicopter for the last missile at the end.
-Dying just as the last missile hits might actually save time, someone has died and still finished the mission before. Might be possible to commit suicide at the end of other levels using nades/rocket launcher/etc and also save time.
Alpine Escape:
-Time sensitive moment #1: Shoot first barrels in woods (on right, next to guys) as soon as possible.
-Time sensitive moment #2: Shoot second set of barrels in woods (beside lookout tower) as soon as possible.
-Time sensitive moment #3: Shoot giant wooden doors as soon as possible with rocket (might be possible to hit them during cutscene).
Enemies Vanquished:
-OoB route that saves over a minute (now uses snowmobile to OoB faster!):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkPpppNO-10 . Here's an optimized TAS demonstration of what to do once you get OoB:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPLjZBIQ5Q8&feature=player_detailpage#t=15s
Double Cross:
-You can jump over the railing just to the right of the sniper at this moment in the TAS (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6HLfYbMCIA&feature=player_detailpage#t=728s )
-At this moment (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6HLfYbMCIA&feature=player_detailpage#t=737s ) it's faster to pass the right side of the table, shoot the terrorist as you pass the wall partition, and then immediately trigger the door.
-Using the sniper rifle on the ninja is probably faster than shotgun.
Night Shift:
-Clip into elevator, skips hitting button and saves distance (skip to 2:08:25):
http://www.twitch.tv/lo1ts/b/404512664 . Will have to duck under the upcoming doorway to avoid trip laser.
-After load time where you appear outside jump into the cutscene to trigger it sooner.
-Clip vent timesaver:
http://www.twitch.tv/veman3000/c/2285996
- After the vent clip it's fastest to decrypt Mayhew's door, then open terminal door, then install q-worm on Mayhew's PC, then run back to terminal and access it.
-At this moment (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6HLfYbMCIA&feature=player_detailpage#t=885s ) you don't have to access the second PC, only the first.
-Once you grab the parachute you can clip using the helicopter and fall through the floor which causes the level to end quicker:
http://www.twitch.tv/veman3000/c/2299119
Chain Reaction:
-Clip through a corner to the outside after taking the jetpack photo, saves distance (vid uses old clipping technique):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhd3w-faEjM&feature=youtu.be
-Faster way through TR-2 building,skips grapple and distance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31ygUAvVF0g&feature=youtu.be
-You can kill all the snipers with the pistol, they spawn after you grapple up the crane so you can move close enough to hit them before getting on the very top of the crane.
ADDED 11/8/2015-Use Ronin to skip the long cable and killing snipers in the last section:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp4Abo2yPMw
-Mount laser gun from underneath:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JRBG-mdu4I
Pheonix Fire:
-Clip to skip stairwell (revised):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkkG3V_zdu8
-After blowing up glass with the rocket the first time: Going to the right down the hallway passed the Ronin turret is slightly faster than going through the 2 doors but you take a lot of damage from it (kill turret?).
Deep Descent:
-Might be possible to hit the the second laser sensor switch with an un-guided missile (make sure the vanquish is at top of doorway, aim down)
-Do this after planting the 6 bombs (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=2Lqfw2WXJag#t=1502s )
-Go through the metal thing after crashed airplane to cut small distance and then much faster route through next room: (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=2Lqfw2WXJag#t=1570s )
Island Infiltration:
-At the second gate that you open with the signal, stay back away from the gate and drive through it at full speed as it opens instead of driving directly against it.
-It's faster to drive straight than it is to take the hidden path to the right that leads to the big jump cutscene.
Countdown:
-It's faster (by about 2 seconds) to take left hallway than go through the two rooms with boxes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si2wvDMVtGs
-After lasering the two circuit boards you can activate the PC quicker from behind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUPdnZ5wQjM&feature=youtu.be
-Do not retrieve the Phoenix Samurai from Rook (never needed/useful), instead kill him while being right next to the Omega Sector door so you can trigger it ASAP.
-Clip that skips some rooms:
http://www.twitch.tv/lo1ts/c/2284866[/u]
