Your Complete New Game Arsenal
In New Game your aim is to collect and buy as few unique items and weapons as possible in order to simplify menuing and reduce time loss from menu & memo screens, the minimal amount of must collect items are listed below.
Items below may have additional locations they can be found in, but only the most optimal ones for the speedrun are noted.
Some items are only better or worth picking up in a Rank 1 (Big Boss etc.) run and are donated as such.
Note: for the purpose of Any% runs, it is assumed the player will be using the code 14893 during act 4, thus requiring only 60,000 DP (100,000 if not on sale). Also, some Rank 1 and Optional items may be required on BBH/TBE for points.
| Weapon/Item | Act | Location/Cutscene | Special Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stun Knife | 0 | Start | No Memo |
| Ration | 0 | Start | Memo if Optional 2nd ration is picked up |
| IPod | 0 | Start | No Memo |
| Cigs | 0 | Start | No Memo |
| AK-102 | 0 | Ground Zero (2) Red Zone | For Points (900) [-1 on BBH] |
| OctoCamo | 1 | Red Zone NW | No Item Clog |
| Ration | 1 | Red Zone Militia Safe House Urban Ruins Advent Palace (2) | Memo when/if 2nd ration is picked up |
| Metal Gear MK. II | 1 | Red Zone (After MG MK. II) | |
| Solid Eye | 1 | Red Zone (After MG MK. II) | |
| Operator | 1 | Red Zone (After MG MK. II) | |
| Rugar MK. 2 | 1 | Red Zone (After MG MK. II) | |
| AK-102 | 1 | Militia Safe House Urban Ruins Millennium Park | For Points (900) [-1 on BBH] Millennium Park (Rank 1) |
| RPG-7 | 1 | Militia Safe House Millennium Park | Raven Backup & Points (6000) (Rank 1) |
| Middle Eastern Militia Disguise | 1 | Militia Safe House | Optional (Safety & Rank 1) |
| Petrol Bombs | 1 | Militia Safe House | Vamp (Optional) |
| Magazine | 1 | Any | No Memo |
| M4 Custom | 1 | Urban Ruins (Drebin) | |
| Sleeping Gas Satchel | 1 | Urban Ruins (Under Barrel) | |
| Drum Can | 1 | Urban Ruins (Johnny) | |
| MK. 17 | 1 | PMCs | For Points (1050) [-1 on TBE] (Optional) |
| Sleeping Gas Mines | 1 | Advent Palace | Sleeping Gas Satchel Alternative |
| P90 | 1 | Advent Palace (Frogs) | For Points (1500) |
| XM25 | 1 | Advent Palace (Frogs) | For Raven & Points (16000) [TBE Drop Only] |
| Stun Grenades | 1 | Advent Palace | By the RatPatrol01 “Snap” (Rank 1) |
| Smoke Grenades | 1 | Advent Palace (1 or 2) | 2nd+ No Memo |
| Anesthetic Ammo | 1 | Advent Palace | Before Elevator |
| G3A3 | 2 | Fallen SA Rebels | Octopus Backup (Optional) |
| Javelin | 2 | Power Station (Side Trail) | For Bosses & Gate (LE/NN) |
| Anesthetic Ammo | 2 | Power Station (Side Trail) | By Javelin |
| XM320* | 2 | Power Station (Side Trail) (2) Confinement Facility Vista Manor (3) | For Points (12,000) 2nd (Optional) |
| Masterkey* | 2 | Vista Manor (Outside Gate) (2) Mountainside Trail | For Mantis & Beauties For Points (9000) |
| Ration | 2 | Vista Manor (Upstairs & Underground) (2) Research Lab | Memo if 2nd ration is picked up |
| Anesthetic Ammo | 2 | Vista Manor | On Roof |
| Claymore | 2 | Vista Manor (Underground) | Vamp (Optional) |
| Stun Grenade | 2 | Vista Manor (Underground) | 2nd No Memo |
| 00 Buck Rounds | 2 | Drebin | For Mantis (Must Purchase x1) |
| V. Ring Rounds | 2 | Drebin Research Lab | Purchase x1 (Non-TBE) No Memo |
| Javelin Missiles | 2 | Drebin | For Octopus [& Raven] (Purchase x5 [x11]) |
| Syringe | 2 | Research Lab (Naomi) | |
| Face Camo | 2 | Research Lab (Octopus) | |
| L. Beauty Face Camo | 2 | Research Lab (Octopus) (Non-lethal) | For Act 3 |
| Chaff Grenade | 2 | Market Place | For Act 4 |
| DSR-1 | 2 | Ending | |
| Signal Interceptor | 3 | Start | |
| Civilian Disguise | 3 | Start | |
| Young Snake Face Camo | 3 | Start | |
| Young Snake w/ Bandanna Face Camo | 3 | Start | |
| MK. 17 | 3 | PMCs | For Points (1050) [-1 on TBE] (Optional) |
| Ration | 3 | Truck in 2nd Room Alley in 3rd Room | Memo if 2nd ration is picked up |
| Smoke Grenades | 3 | 2nd Room Alley by Stair Guards | Optional Backup (Rank 1) |
| Masterkey* | 3 | 3rd Room (2+2) | For Points (9000) |
| RPG-7 | 3 | 3rd Room (By Masterkey 2nd Set) | Raven Backup & Points (6000) |
| Vz.83 | 3 | Church Courtyard (Eva) | |
| M82A2 | 3 | Drebin | Raven (Must Purchase) (Rank 1) |
| M82A2 Rounds | 3 | Drebin | For Raven (Purchase x1) (Rank 1) |
| R. Beauty Face Camo | 3 | Echo's Beacon (Raven) (Non-lethal) | No Menu Clog |
| MGL-140 | 3 | Echo's Beacon (Raven) | |
| MGS1 Face Camo | 4 | Start | |
| Metal Gear MK. III | 4 | Start | No Memo |
| MGL-140 Stun Grenades | 4 | Drebin (Non-TBE) | For Wolf, Top Deck, & Mantis B. (Purchase x2) |
| Chaff Grenade | 4 | Helipad | For Act 5 & No Memo |
| Ration | 4 | Ninja Hallway Server Room | Memo if Optional 2nd ration is picked up |
| M82A2 | 4 | Drebin | For Gekkos & Vamp (Must Purchase) |
| M82A2 Rounds | 4 | Drebin | For Vamp (Must Purchase x1) |
| Stun Grenade | 4 | Snowfield & Comms Tower | Pre-Wolf (Rank 1) & No Memo |
| C. Beauty Face Camo | 4 | Snowfield (Wolf) | No Menu Clog (Non-lethal) |
| Rail Gun | 4 | Snowfield (Wolf) | |
| Ration | 5 | Top Deck (Before Elevator) | Memo if Optional 2nd ration is picked up |
| Mantis Doll | 5 | Command Center (Mantis) | |
| S. Beauty Face Camo | 5 | Command Center (Mantis) | No Menu Clog (Non-lethal) |
* When grabbing a Masterkey or XM320 from a guard for points, it is worth taking the time to hold the guard up or CQC disarm him.