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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.
| Weapon/Item | Act # | Location/Cutscene | Special Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stun Knife | 0 | Start | No Memo |
| Ration | 0 | Start Red Zone Urban Ruins Advent Palace (2) | 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 Militia Safe House Urban Ruins Millennium Park (Many) | For Points (900) [-1 on BBH] |
| OctoCamo | 1 | Red Zone NW | No Item Clog |
| 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) | |
| Stun Grenades | 1 | Militia Safe House | Optional (Rank 1) |
| Smoke Grenades | 1 | Militia Safe House | Optional (Rank 1) |
| RPG-7 | 1 | Militia Safe House Millennium Park | For Points (BBH & TBE) Octopus & Raven Backup (Optional) |
| 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] |
| Sleeping Gas Mines | 1 | Advent Palace | Sleeping Gas Satchel Alternative (Not Recommended) |
| P90 | 1 | Advent Palace (Frogs) | For Points (1500) |
| XM25 | 1 | Advent Palace (Frogs) | For Raven & Points (16000) [TBE Drop Only] |
| Smoke Grenades | 1 | Advent Palace (1 or 2) | 2nd No Memo & Optional |
| 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 Octo B. & Mantis & Beauties (Rank 1) For Points (9000) |
| Anesthetic Ammo | 2 | Vista Manor | On Roof |
| Claymore | 2 | Vista Manor (Underground) | Vamp (Optional) |
| Stun Grenade | 2 | Vista Manor (Underground) | 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] (Must Purchase x1 [or x7]) |
| Syringe | 2 | Research Lab (Naomi) | |
| Face Camo | 2 | Research Lab (Octopus) | |
| L. Beauty Face Camo | 2 | Research Lab (Octopus) | 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) |
| Masterkey* | 3 | 3rd Room (2+2) | For Points (9000) |
| Vz.83 | 3 | Church Courtyard (Eva) | |
| M82A2 | 3 | Drebin | Raven (Must Purchase) |
| M82A2 Rounds | 3 | Drebin | For Raven (Must Purchase x1) |
| R. Beauty Face Camo | 3 | Echo's Beacon (Raven) | No Menu Clog (Rank 1) |
| 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 (Must Purchase x2) |
| Chaff Grenade | 4 | Helipad | For Act 5 & No Memo |
| 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 (Rank 1) |
| Rail Gun | 4 | Snowfield (Wolf) | |
| Mantis Doll | 5 | Command Center (Mantis) | |
| S. Beauty Face Camo | 5 | Command Center (Mantis) | No Menu Clog (Rank 1) |
* 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.