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This is based on RAT's movie. It shows that it is possible to warp glitch all throught level 9, using the sidewards wooden sword do a different scrolling than the red bombs.

Here's an optimized run up to the graveyard.

79 frames faster.

This is nearly unwatchable, stupid camera shaking. :( But I need to go fast.
9 frames faster.

Well I found out that it is indeed possible to change movement direction in air without losing speed, just some trickery is needed. It can even gain a few speed units. But changing direction in air is a good thing, it makes the game less rigid.
Oh well, redoing the whole level.
Anyway, I made a quick and dirty test of the second half.
bk2 syncs only on 1.9.4.

quak

How is it? Looks horrible.

Simply check for lag then it works. Here's a small demonstration of what it now looks like. It works for a variety of games.

TODOs:
- Fix rotation direction on start.
- Fix problems when going for angles near 0.
- Compare by position gain towards the direction of the angle, not by the angle itself.
- Better algorithm, also check inputs around the input that is the best that had been found.
- Add quick rotate.
- Add savestating support.
- Add non-linear support, for TAStudio.

Saved 4359 frames over published movie.

64 frames faster than last WIP.

Improved by 35 frame over my old WIP.

For BizHawk, N64. (Only works with games that use floating point positions and unsigned 2 byte angles).
I can't think of a good way to bruteforce the best angle. :(
I have some ideas but they don't really work.

Improved the beginning a bit (about 30 position units). Needed to delay a frame to avoid enemy attack. Lost two frames due to unavoidable lag. Can't efficiently jump over the last enemy after boosting of the other enemy (Branch 8). Branch 7 finishes the level, but 1 frame is lost. Branch 4 has the best position gain, but it it's to far away to hit the last enemy and to close to the enemy before the boxes.

Because this can't be verified on console, I posting this here so anyone is allowed to finish it or whatever.

Edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q2XOz28Y_c

saved 12 frames over my submitted movie.

No desyncs or crashes while making this movie. \o/

I used TAS Studio like a total badass, i.e not caring that it could potentially desync or crash by holding frame-advance while drawing inputs.

Fucking bullshit, I lose all my inprovements (10+ frames) in this level at the enemy at frame 22370. I can't efficiently bypass it.

Saved 40 frames so far.

Improved the mid boss fight by 5 frames, but I lose time on the climbing section, because the steam cycle is different. I lose 17 frames after the last climb.

This game makes no sense.

Branch 5: I can save 103 frames in 1-3 and somehow managed to save 12 frames in 1-4. I lose 91 frames in 2-1, because I can't pick up the aimbot shuriken. Compared relatively to the start of 2-1 to the published TAS it's extremely slower.

Branch 8: Saved 3 frames in 1-3, couldn't reproduce saving frames in 1-4, lost 2 frames. In 2-1 I can get the aimbot shuriken, but it isn't faster than Branch 5. Lost 8 frames compared to Branch 5 Compared relatively to the start of 2-1 to the published TAS it's equally fast.

Comparing Branch 5 and 8, 8 is 8 frames faster.

Using a death in 1-3 saves 85 frames, but costs ~100 frames afterwards in 2-1, because it isn't possible to get the aimbot shuriken powerup, which can beat the snake miniboss in 2 cycles.

I made one perfect cycle with normal shuriken, but I can't do anyother perfect cycle.

Saved 83 frames.
1-1: 11
1-2: 7
1-3: 64
1-4: 1

55.9 seconds saved.