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| **A:** If you are playing on Integral, a completed game save means you have access to Alternate Round. This revises guard routes and cameras. To play without Alternate Round, either delete the save or hold L2 and R2 (the Inventory buttons) when selecting a difficulty. | **A:** If you are playing on Integral, a completed game save means you have access to Alternate Round. This revises guard routes and cameras. To play without Alternate Round, either delete the save or hold L2 and R2 (the Inventory buttons) when selecting a difficulty. | ||
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| + | **Q: Why didn't I get a score screen at the end of the run?** | ||
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| + | **A:** You were likely running on Very Easy, which does not give you a score screen. | ||
| **Q: Do I need to call Otacon to escape the Torture Cell?** | **Q: Do I need to call Otacon to escape the Torture Cell?** | ||
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| **A:** Yes. Enemies can still attack you during loads. | **A:** Yes. Enemies can still attack you during loads. | ||
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| + | **Q: How does freezing/ | ||
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| + | **A:** It takes one minute and one second (1:01) to freeze or heat the card on NTSC. If you open up your menus, this **will delay the process,** so don't menu until the time has passed! Lag will delay the card timing, so it is slower on PAL/ | ||
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| + | **Q: Do I need to enter the pipe room/steam room to heat the card?** | ||
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| + | **A:** No, the moment you enter the Blast Furnace the card begins to heat. Entering the pipe room will //delay// the card, due to the black out transition. Only go into that room to retrieve the body armor and stinger missiles on higher difficulties. | ||
| **Q: When does the game give you a free HP refill?** | **Q: When does the game give you a free HP refill?** | ||
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| =====Speedrun Mechanics and Glitches===== | =====Speedrun Mechanics and Glitches===== | ||
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| + | **Q: Which language should I choose on Integral?** | ||
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| + | **A:** You want to select English, it saves 7 seconds at the nuclear statistics before credits. | ||
| **Q: What does pausing do?** | **Q: What does pausing do?** | ||
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| **Q:Why does the PSG1 and Stinger say " | **Q:Why does the PSG1 and Stinger say " | ||
| - | **A:**Since we did not defeat the required bosses when we pick those items up, we cannot use them //as weapons// until we hit the required rank. For the rifle, you must achieve Rank 5 (Mantis) to use the PSG1. For the Stinger, you must achieve Rank 6 (Wolf 1) to use it. Even so, we can do glitches with the PSG1 (GME) and Stinger (Weapon Glitch) while they are inaccessible. | + | **A:**Since we did not defeat the required bosses when we pick those items up, we cannot use them //as weapons// until we hit the required rank. For the PSG1, you must achieve Rank 5 (Mantis) to use it. For the Stinger, you must achieve Rank 6 (Wolf 1) to use it. Even so, we can do glitches with the PSG1 (GME) and Stinger (Weapon Glitch) while they are inaccessible. |
| **Q: What is the Weapon glitch?** | **Q: What is the Weapon glitch?** | ||
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| **Q: How do I force windowed mode?** | **Q: How do I force windowed mode?** | ||
| - | **A:** Create a shortcut, enter properties, add -w or -windowed. Keep in mind this plays on a small window when played on modern displays. You can also run this in a maximized window, which stretches to the extent of the screen. Some use magnifier or autosizer to adjust the window size. | + | **A:** Create a shortcut, enter properties, shortcut, add -w or -windowed |
| **Q: Should I let Nvidia or AMD profile this game?** | **Q: Should I let Nvidia or AMD profile this game?** | ||