Most of this is old stuff from the SDA forums, but Ifrit and I have had quite a few talks about how to rip this game apart. Here is most of what we came up with, if not all.
Well. Ifrit and I had quite the brainstorming session. Unfortunately every little attempt got us close to what we wanted to achieve, but ended up in failure.
-We established that the trigger for the Bruno fight is most likely the activation of the subcities, and the opening of the "Problem Door".
-Thought of a possible "angle running" technique, has yet to be proven if its worth being applicable.
-We glitched into Main Gate early in the game via a glitch that is on
http://rockmanpm.com/index.php?page=series/dash/rockmandash1/secrets/wal ltrick
-Only problem is that there is a door blocking us from entering the control room to activate the Sub Cities, which is of course deemed the "Problem Door".
-Grand Grenade did nothing so far.
-Our attempts with damage boosting through the Problem Door via splash mines or the Wolf in the main room failed so far as well.
-I had the idea of taking the drill bit in the Main Gate and getting the Drill Arm early, which would allow us to break into Clozer Sub-Gate early, which would allow us to open the Main Gate, giving us access to the Sub Cities. That ultimately failed, because upon entering the Clozer Sub-Gate, Ifrit discovered that he could not get out except by going into the ruins again. None of the doors would open. But getting there early IS possible. We just need to get in deeper. THIS IS THE ONE THAT IS KILLING US, IF WE GET THROUGH THOSE DOORS WE WILL BE ABLE TO SEQUENCE BREAK THE HECK OUT OF THE GAME. HELP US!!!!!!
-Had the possibility of skipping the Lake fight, may still be doable, but Capcom seems to be excellent at covering their asses. If only Acryte would look at this thread. Roll Eyes
-Then we decided that perhaps we can leave Clozer Sub-Gate early, we could avoid the Air Battle. This was ultimately shut down too, because although Ifrit was able to escape successfully via the Drill Arm, the Main Gate was apparently not open, and glitching in would only result in us encountering the Problem Door again.
So to sum it up. We are on top of quite a few sequence breaks here, and we need help from the SDA community in order to achieve them. We need to either get through the "Problem Door" and activate the Sub Cities, or get deeper into the Clozer Sub-Gate. I really want to sequence break this game. It'll be my way of getting revenge on Capcom Roll Eyes and it would also make for an AMAZING run.
I tried using the grate in Downtown to skip the scene where Tron Bonne is being chased up a pole but of course you cannot do so. It said something like:
"A manhole - I wonder what happened to the girl being chased by the dog?"
Oh well. There must be something.
Normal.
I tried out skipping the Power Raiser. I think its worth getting. It gives extra boosts at the beginning. Snakes take only one shot to kill. City Hall and Feldynaught are slightly easier/faster with it as well.
Hmm, I suppose. But either way we don't need the money in the chest, if we're poor, we can always check that hole in the labyrinth.
So far, Ifrit and I were thinking..
-All Special Items/Weapons
-All health upgrades (Except for max Canister packs)
-All Buster Parts
-All minigames completed, no matter how inconsequential they may be.
-Town restored to full.."glory" If it got destroyed any during the pirate attacks.
I'm contemplating doing it on Hard mode..segmented.
I believe Ifrit is just doing a normal pure speed run for now.
Hit me if I missed anything.
Its not entirely redundant, you can steal the 200k from the robbery mini-event, since if I recall correctly all you get from not stealing it is..20k, I may be wrong though. (Also the Bonne's get to build their restaurant.) Thats pretty much the sole minigame/event I was referring to when I mentioned that.
There are some glitches I discovered, and minor sequence breaks that would really only benefit a 100% run, but I'm well..too lazy to post them at the moment. So you'll have to wait till later. :D
Can someone verify this? Heh. Either that or my mind is playing tricks on me.....again!