Do you have any eventual plans to obsolete the current GC TAS on the site? I saw on your YouTube link where you were looking into TASing Assignment Ada & Separate Ways.
Otherwise, the WIP is starting to look smooth! There were two things I noticed where more time could possibly be saved:
Prior to entering the village (2nd map of 1-1), is it necessary to collect pesetas? Since the village event is on a set timer, would you be able to take advantage by collecting treasure here, instead?
In the village also, is it possible to position Leon next to the exit as soon as the timer expires?
No, I'm not skilled enough to beat SoulCal's TAS. Everything I did in my WIP is my own initiative and knowledge about the game.
(+ that is written above) I don't know about the timer. It depends on how many enemies you killed. Soul killed the enemies with granades, so he completed the battle in 20 secs (don't remember exactly).