Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
If you have a file that has the loftwing saved story flag, and both scene flags 5x02 and 2x20, you can bonk the tree to start the shed cutscene. This cues up the thunderhead cutscene to play after, but the thunderhead story flags actually sets at the beginning of the shed cutscene instead. Simply switch to a different file before the shed cutscene ends and the thunderhead cutscene won't play, but you will have successfully loaded the loftwing in Back in Time. This saves about... 7s per Faron BiT?
Current any% could do this if they do the shed RBM in Earth Temple to get 5x02 instead of the pipit RBM for the Boulder Rolling Section Skip. I believe this is worth it, since this timesave would happen 3 times in the run.
Alternate method: have a file that has the loftwing rescued story flag and both scene flags Dx02 and Dx04. Bonk the tree to raise the light tower, setting a story flag.
If you have a file that has the loftwing saved story flag, and both scene flags 5x02 and 2x20, you can bonk the tree to start the shed cutscene. This cues up the thunderhead cutscene to play after, but the thunderhead story flags actually sets at the beginning of the shed cutscene instead. Simply switch to a different file before the shed cutscene ends and the thunderhead cutscene won't play, but you will have successfully loaded the loftwing in Back in Time. This saves about... 7s per Faron BiT?
Current any% could do this if they do the shed RBM in Earth Temple to get 5x02 instead of the pipit RBM for the Boulder Rolling Section Skip. I believe this is worth it, since this timesave would happen 3 times in the run.
Alternate method: have a file that has the loftwing rescued story flag and both scene flags Dx02 and Dx04. Bonk the tree to raise the light tower, setting a story flag.
![SS - Faron Woods OoB with Vine to Deep Woods [Spliced]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/O_hOBSnPjT8/mqdefault.jpg "SS - Faron Woods OoB with Vine to Deep Woods [Spliced]
This is very precise so I had to splice it. Theres one splice on the swing back (this is when I savestated), and one splice once I got on the branch.
The vine swing to get on top of this branch is stupidely hard. You cant swing straight towards the branch because theres the pillar on the way. So I have to change my swing direction on my way back. Watching this and trying this you definitely learn things about how vines work in Skyward Sword.
This is not useful, and definitely the hardest way to get OoB in Faron Woods found so far.")
![TWW - Chest Storage to TC1 for 100% (not faster) [FtR]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QIfETxRS2xU/mqdefault.jpg "TWW - Chest Storage to TC1 for 100% (not faster) [FtR]
Cool strat but not really faster (not slower done perfectly either). Found by JarheadHME in Randomizer, uploading for ZSR. I would not go for this, you reach the treasure chart 2s faster but you lose time because of the next door flower you didnt break early.")
