User Files from Walgrey

Warning: flashing lights

Done on version 1.2.1.

Loses time in Fingerdash due to not being able to get a skip, and other places in the run due to lag/loads.
Saves time in Revolution because of a new skip.
Loses time in Dear Nostalgists due to having to collect the third coin (which was previously missing).
Saves time by ending input earlier (Lucky Draw now no longer has infinite RNG loops).

Uploading here just 'cuz. Will go back and look at lag reduction/other timesaves later.

TAS of the April Fool's Day ROM, which just contains two levels.

Stays on the win screen for approximately 2 seconds before starting the credits.

Current progress in the TAS. Haven't worked on it in a while, but hopefully my hiatus from it doesn't last too much longer. I'm at the final stretch!

10 frames saved in AfterCataBath. Not sure why 10 instead of 7 though, considering I copy+pasted the inputs from the "all coins" TAS, but ok.

7 frames saved in AfterCataBath by altering frame alignment to do the ship skip in the Bloodbath section (5f) and lag reduction at the end of the Aftermath section (2f).

Fixed movie file that collects the coins in The Challenge.

Doesn't skip final cutscene. Final input takes you to the credits.

Doesn't skip final cutscene. Final input takes you to the credits.

A TAS that forgoes all coins and instead beats the main levels as fast as possible.

Found a 1 frame timesave in Geometrical Dominator at the UFO before the memory cube.

I can't believe I didn't think of this sooner, but turns out, you can just skip the elevator in The Hidden Pyramids by switching to the Scarab Ingot early. I'm a little upset that the final time isn't 18:18 for 18 levels anymore tho lol :P

Encode (warning: rapid camera movement in some levels): https://youtu.be/_AKfV_2umlg

Lots of new strategies this time around! Getting hit in the "Hurry Up!" sequence saves time! Haven't found a way to do this quickly for 2-6 and 3-3 though.

Encode (only goes up to 3-1): https://youtu.be/nw7TVvFqwv0
Content warning: rapid camera movement in some levels

Little thing I'm working on.

Last three stages might be improvable? Will look more into them later.

8 frame improvement done by equipping the Moon Ingot after hitting the switch in The Hidden Pyramids. Results in Larry getting stuck in the air, allowing him to drop to the lower level without having to jump down.

Saves 10 frames in The Hidden Pyramids, but loses 2 frames due to lag.

Encode: https://youtu.be/pmbez4SsHjI
(warning: fireworks between 10:53 & 11:26, multiple instances of shaky camera between 13:25 & 14:06)

So close to finishing this! Just three levels left! And they're probably going to be some of the hardest ones to do.

Full list of improvements:

Notable timesaves:

(The previous TAS doesn't include the last three levels here. I'll probably make a comparison video soon.)

Comparison Movie!

https://youtu.be/2huyNCtlS58?feature=shared

List of improvements:

Encode (level 4 only): https://youtu.be/s3fi3_Xt80k

Was analyzing my WIP last night and tried to think of places where I could save time. You can't do a lot in the first level because of platform cycles, and what I tried in the second level didn't save time.

I found out that using the Cloud Ingot instead of grabbing that one ledge (the one with the archer) in level 4 saved about a quarter second and set out to redo the boss.

Now I'm still unsure on how RNG works in this game, but one of the biggest timesaves I found was hitting the rightmost lever last. That's because there's less distance for the camera to pan during the cutscenes. I also thankfully manipulated Kahmunrah to be on the leftmost plane for the final hit this time.

Quite challenging fight to TAS due to the planes, fire, and RNG, but I'm super glad with the end result and don't regret going back one bit!

Encode: https://youtu.be/tuRKQCTZGnE

New project that's been really fun to work on! Although the RNG at the first boss basically DESTROYED me. But I think I held my own!

Remade my 3DTTT Level 1 movie with the Stella core. Loses 82 frames.

Encode (flashing lights!!): https://youtu.be/gV7vanAeJY4

Faster 19-step maze TAS made possible with a different starting seed.
Can still be improved if you increase your speed with select (which I can't do until BizHawk 2.10.1 releases).

Bonus! Here's me getting it in an RTA attempt: https://youtu.be/c2hm8vzCNqg

Encode: https://youtu.be/f0r2R6roGo0

Quick Bowser's Tower TAS I whipped up just now. Would absolutely love to finish this, but I don't really understand how the RNG works. This TAS goes up to Floor 5.

Some things to note:

Stopping at Goomba Tower for now. Want to see if there's a way to get a nut to spawn closer to you. Also if there's a way to get the CPUs out faster in Great Bars of Fire, that would be great.

I think it would be really awesome if a TAS for this existed! I tried a run back then and got 54:XX, and I'm really curious to see just how fast this can be done. I could probably finish this myself, but given my skill level with TASing, it probably would be rejected for optimization. If anyone does want to help, please message me!

Encode: https://youtu.be/N1lnvxQ57fY

Encode (flashing lights!!): https://youtu.be/BYTQkU5iqGg

Well, this is it.
We searched for the shortest possible mazes using every starting seed with a program. This is what came out. It's unlikely that there's any maze better than this.

Encode (flashing lights!!): https://youtu.be/DUIvIfKRQxA

12 minutes of waiting for the shortest maze.
A completely straight line.

I didn't even know a maze like this existed.