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 **Q: How do scientists/engineers react to Snake?** **Q: How do scientists/engineers react to Snake?**
  
-**A:**  Scientists will tell you’re not one of them if they get too much of a look at your face. However, bumping into them resets their AI and gives you time to run away. Scientists and engineers will not react negatively to the cardboard box; they’ll just stare confused until it’s out of their line of sight.+**A:**  Scientists will tell you’re not one of them if they get too much of a look at your face. However, bumping into them resets their AI and gives you time to run away. Scientists and engineers will not react negatively to the cardboard box; they’ll just stare confused until it’s out of their line of sight. It’s worth noting also, enemy soldiers AI is a bit broken and if Snake attacks a scientist or engineer while in disguise, they will focus only on the scientist or engineer being attack, rather than register Snake as an attacker. Meaning, you can punch a scientist unconscious and the guards will not go into Alert against you. 
  
 **Q: Do you need to remove the transmitter when you are captured?** **Q: Do you need to remove the transmitter when you are captured?**
  
-**A:** No. If you don’t remove the transmitter in the cell, when you wake up from The Sorrow boss, the area will be full of Ocelot Unit guards. You can activate the scene with Eva, even in alert/evasion.+**A:** Yes. If you don’t remove the transmitter in the cell, when you wake up from The Sorrow boss, the area will be full of Ocelot Unit guards. You can activate the scene with Eva, even in alert/evasion.
  
 **Q: How does the grace period work for alerts?** **Q: How does the grace period work for alerts?**
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 **Q: What are the differences between NG/NG+?** **Q: What are the differences between NG/NG+?**
  
-**A:** New Game+ allows access to the Patriot, Grenades //Unlocked// camo, along with any boss camos that you picked up during the previous playthrough. The Patriot's infinite ammo and the fact that it allows Snake to run (rather than walk) over bodies makes it useful. The Patriot allows for an easy and fast Fear strategy, though this can be similarly achieved by picking up the AK-47 in Rassvet during Operation Snake Eater. Grenades //Unlocked// give you infinite grenades, allowing you to skip picking up grenades and opening up strategies in the early game. Being able to use camos unlocked in previous playthroughs allows for lethal Ocelot and lethal Volgin without losing out on their camos (Animals, Cold War). The latter is most useful for Extreme. Already possessing The Boss' camo saves some time on her fight, as she doesn't drop it.+**A:** New Game+ allows access to the Patriot, Grenades //Unlocked// camo, along with any boss camos that you picked up during the previous playthrough. The Patriot's infinite ammo and the fact that it allows Snake to move faster over bodies while firing makes it useful. The Patriot allows for an easy and fast Fear strategy, though this can be similarly achieved by picking up the AK-47 in Rassvet during Operation Snake Eater. Grenades //Unlocked// give you infinite grenades, allowing you to skip picking up grenades and opening up strategies in the early game. Being able to use camos unlocked in previous playthroughs allows for lethal Ocelot and lethal Volgin without losing out on their camos (Animals, Cold War). The latter is most useful for Extreme. Already possessing The Boss' camo saves some time on her fight, as she doesn't drop it.
  
 **Q: Is New Game+ faster than New Game?** **Q: Is New Game+ faster than New Game?**
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 **Q: Why do runners use Snake Eater Camera? Subsistence cam is better!**  **Q: Why do runners use Snake Eater Camera? Subsistence cam is better!** 
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 **A:** Snake Eater (SE) Cam is the most favoured for most areas of the game. The reason being it offers more consistent visual cues and removes the need to control a camera & Snake. MGS3 challenges movement a lot, so removing an element of movement to control can help in more ways than one. Subsistence (3D) Cam is still used by some runners, but majority agree the SE cam is better for the majority of the game. Regardless, both are used throughout the run, it is therefore recommended to run on Subsistence (PS2) and HDC (PS3) as opposed to Snake Eater (PS2). Subsistence Cam is most useful for aiming at guards and certain navigation points that can be confusing with Snake Eater Cam. To put it another way, perspective can be confusing at times with Snake Eater. Unless you are playing on Android or Xbox One, Subsistence Cam typically introduces lag.   **A:** Snake Eater (SE) Cam is the most favoured for most areas of the game. The reason being it offers more consistent visual cues and removes the need to control a camera & Snake. MGS3 challenges movement a lot, so removing an element of movement to control can help in more ways than one. Subsistence (3D) Cam is still used by some runners, but majority agree the SE cam is better for the majority of the game. Regardless, both are used throughout the run, it is therefore recommended to run on Subsistence (PS2) and HDC (PS3) as opposed to Snake Eater (PS2). Subsistence Cam is most useful for aiming at guards and certain navigation points that can be confusing with Snake Eater Cam. To put it another way, perspective can be confusing at times with Snake Eater. Unless you are playing on Android or Xbox One, Subsistence Cam typically introduces lag.  
  
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 **Q: What is loading trick?** **Q: What is loading trick?**
  
-**A:** Loading trick is a trick used to make the game load faster. If you play up to the torture prison cell, die, and select exit, you can play the game up to this point with significantly faster loads. This is used by the majority of the top runners. This applies primarily to PS3, not other versions. You can also set up load trick by using saves to load into the various rooms.+**A:** Loading trick is a trick used to make the game load faster. If you play up to the <del>torture prison cell</del> Groznyj Grad South-East, die, and select exit, you can play the game up to this point with significantly faster loads. This is used by the majority of the top runners. This applies primarily to PS3, not other versions. You can also set up load trick by using saves to load into the various rooms. 
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 +For more information on loading trick, visit the [[loading_trick | Loading Trick]] page. 
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 +**Q: How do I setup LT?** 
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 +**A:** There’s two ways:  
 +For a partial LT you can load saves in key areas (where there’s large cutscenes, etc) to fill the cache with some of the bigger things.  
 +OR  
 +The standard LT setup, is to play from the beginning until after torture when Snake is in the prison cell. At that point, use the Fake Death Pill or open the cell door to get a game over screen and exit.  
 +**IT IS VITAL YOU DO NOT SOFT RESET OR EXIT THE GAME THROUGH THE OPTIONS MENU THIS WILL CLEAR THE CACHE AND REMOVE LOADING TRICK** 
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 +For more information on loading trick, visit the [[loading_trick | Loading Trick]] page.
  
  
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 **Q: How do you swim quickly?** **Q: How do you swim quickly?**
  
-**A:** You want to press the action button at a rapid rate, but not a mash. Around 240 beats per minute (BPM)?+**A:** You can mash as fast as possible to swim quickly, but a more consistent method of swimming quickly is alternating between X and O. You can learn more with VPP's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I43rWQPQxO4|video investigation]].
  
 **Q: Is killing The End early faster?**  **Q: Is killing The End early faster?** 
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 **Q: Can't you just save and skip The End by advancing the system clock?**  **Q: Can't you just save and skip The End by advancing the system clock?** 
  
-**A:** Only on a multi segment run. Saving or loading a save file during a single segment run is not allowed.+**A:** Only on a multi segment run. Loading a save file during a single segment run is not allowed.
  
 **Q: What is the quick headshot?** **Q: What is the quick headshot?**
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 **Q: What is the 3rd person headshot?** **Q: What is the 3rd person headshot?**
  
-**A:**  This is probably the most difficult trick due to the timing being incredibly tight. It can be used against Scientists, when one of them notices Snake, they bend down to inspect you closer. If you shoot right at the time, you can land a headshot. +**A:**  This is probably the most difficult trick due to the timing being incredibly tight. It can be used against more or less any enemy, when one of them notices Snake, they bend down to inspect you closer. If you shoot right at the time, you can land a headshot. This strat is primarily multi segment. 
  
 **Q: What is the Box headshot?** **Q: What is the Box headshot?**
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 **Q: When is an alert counted?** **Q: When is an alert counted?**
  
-**A:** It doesn’t matter if the enemy radios for backup, unlike MGS2 an alert is recorded on sight.+**A:** It doesn’t matter if the enemy radios for backup, unlike MGS2 an alert is recorded on sight. Alerts will also stack. Meaning, if an alert clears into Evasion and you trigger alert again, you’ve now gotten two alerts. On European Extreme, you will obtain an alert and a continue if spotted. 
  
 **Q: Why do some runners choose not to use Cold War camo?**  **Q: Why do some runners choose not to use Cold War camo?** 
  
-**A:** Killing Volgin is the fastest way to do the fight. Fortunately, because your first encounter with him he does not actually die, it’s not counted as a kill. Fighting Volgin non-lethally is approximately 30 seconds slower than killing him with a lethal weapon. In addition, the game adds 10 seconds to the fight, to ensure that the player has enough time to collect the Cold War camouflage, making getting the Cold War camouflage less practical for a NG speedrun. The AUSCAM camo (selecting I like MGS3!) can be used to reduce damage by 33% during the bike chase as an alternative. However, as the bike chase can be completed without changing camos at all, using safer strategies, such as using Cold War, AUSCAM, or the Sneaking Suit, will always be slower.+**A:** Killing Volgin is the fastest way to do the fight. Fortunately, because your first encounter with him he does not actually die, it’s not counted as a kill. Fighting Volgin non-lethally is approximately 10 seconds slower than killing him with a lethal weapon. In addition, the game adds 10 seconds to the fight, to ensure that the player has enough time to collect the Cold War camouflage, making getting the Cold War camouflage less practical for a NG speedrun. The AUSCAM camo (selecting I like MGS3!) can be used to reduce damage by 33% during the bike chase as an alternative. However, as the bike chase can be completed without changing camos at all, using safer strategies, such as using Cold War, AUSCAM, or the Sneaking Suit, will always be slower.
  
 =====Leaderboard/Community===== =====Leaderboard/Community=====
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 **Q: Why are so many runs on European Extreme?** **Q: Why are so many runs on European Extreme?**
  
-**A:** Historically, Metal Gear was primarily ran on the hardest difficulty, MGS3 being no exception. Only recently has work begun to route and optimize lower difficulties, largely spearheaded by MiniOmegaKing & RaichuMGS. Since this, several new runs have been posted to the Very Easy & Normal difficulty. +**A:** Historically, Metal Gear was primarily ran on the hardest difficulty, MGS3 being no exception. In 2019 work began for routing and optimizing lower difficulties, largely spearheaded by MiniOmegaKing & RaichuMGS. Since then, several runs were posted to the Very Easy & Normal difficulty. 
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 +[[metal_gear_solid_3:|Return to Metal Gear Solid 3]]
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