New extended chapter 9 elevator skip @Ovendonkey

Ovendonkey Comparison: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-I9koiB-7I
This might not work for single segment because after you land on the vent, you can't jump until the elevator sequence ends. Sometimes it ends early, like it does in this video.
If it ends early, you save time. If it doesn't end early, you lose time. I don't know how to control it yet.

I'm going to see if it's possible to skip any further with this elevator

updated 10 years ago

New extended chapter 9 elevator skip

Ovendonkey 2014-03-18 | Comparison: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-I9koiB-7I
This might not work for single segment because after you land on the vent, you can't jump until the elevator sequence ends. Sometimes it ends early, like it does in this video.
If it ends early, you save time. If it doesn't end early, you lose time. I don't know how to control it yet.

I'm going to see if it's possible to skip any further with this elevator

Uncharted: Golden Abyss - Universal cover clip glitch tutorial

Ovendonkey 2020-04-30 | Testing out my Vita now that I can record it. If the quality sucks I think this is just the best the Vita can do.
I haven't seen this bug online yet so thought I would document it here. I also haven't really done any testing yet to see what this may help us skip.

This game is super awkward to play but I may end up running it if the speedrun develops enough. For now I just want to test it and look for things.

Text turorial:
1. Enter low cover and face the direction you'd like to clip towards
2. Turn and face the other direction
3. Hold L to aim and press Triangle to switch shoulders
4. Release L then turn to face the other direction again
5. Repeat 3-4

When I stream this and other things it will be over at twitch.tv/ovendonkey

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy - Chapter 5 Ganesh Interior Skip Tutorial

Ovendonkey 2017-12-26 | This lets you skip going inside the giant sculptures. No more shadow puzzle or elevator escape thing.
The jumps you have to do are somewhat difficult but after a few tries they will be no match for you.

You can see the speedrun I recorded here: youtube.com/watch?v=ZaPPwe7uqZ4
This skip starts around 25:04

Thanks again to Adef. We worked together to figure out exactly where to jump.
twitch.tv/adef

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy - Chapter 4 Skip Tutorial

Ovendonkey 2017-12-26 | This lets you skip all the shrines/forts in chapter 4 and just go ahead to chapter 5. Yes, this is a quick way to get The Way of the Warrior if you want that trophy I guess. It'll pop when you hit that checkpoint at the end.

Adef and I worked together to get this one working so thanks Adef.
twitch.tv/adef

Not sure what this skip should be called. Hub skip? Ganesh gate skip? It's cool whatever it is. I highly recommend swimming around above the chapter 5 area

You can see the speedrun I recorded here: youtube.com/watch?v=ZaPPwe7uqZ4
This skip starts around 19:30

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Any% Speedrun - 1:17:31 IGT

Ovendonkey 2017-12-26 | I cut out the loading times to make this easier to watch. There are a lot of 90 second loading screens after skipping cutscenes in this game.
This game is timed from the in-game timer in the statistics menu due to the varying and long load times.

This run was mostly good, but I think I could get a 1:15 without too much trouble. I died trying a stupid jump in chapter 2 that should have been easy and some other weird stuff happened. I don't have a lot of time these days to record attempts though so this is the best I've got for now.

Mostly I'm just excited to show the cool skips in chapters 4 and 5. I made tutorial videos for them too -
Chapter 4 skip: youtube.com/watch?v=T8a-RX9LoEs
Chapter 5 Ganesh interior skip: youtube.com/watch?v=_BVOYU5fpjU

Also thanks to Adef for figuring out a lot of this game with me
twitch.tv/adef

Uncharted 4: A Thiefs End Speedrun - 3:45:22

Ovendonkey 2016-09-11 | I cut out loading times to make this more watchable. I had about 32 minutes of loading screens throughout the run. In real time this took a bit under 4 and a half hours.
Runs of this game are timed using the in-game timer in the statistics menu. Explorer difficulty and lock-on aim are used because they're fast.

This seems like a good time compared to what I've gotten before, but I still did dumb things to waste time. Pretty sure I had a stroke during chapter 11 and I cried while watching that chapter back.

I noticed there are some weird frame drops in couple places in this video, like at 1:40:20. I hope there aren't too many of those in here. Maybe my capture card didn't like recording for over 4 hours at once.

Mirrors Edge Catalyst - Vive la Resistance out of bounds/skip

Ovendonkey 2016-06-14 | I'm pretty sure this is probably a lot slower than just playing through the normal route, but you do skip some stuff. If it's explored a little more maybe something cool can happen. I just think it's a cool way to escape the level.
The mission resumes normally if you keep progressing through the turret building.

This starts in mission 10 right after you shut down the first set of turrets and meet Icarus by the fence

Mirrors Edge Catalyst - Climbing higher up straight walls

Ovendonkey 2016-06-14 | Cool strat using the map to get a bit higher up walls.
Wallclimb, quickturn, then open the map and turn so you're facing the wall again, then exit the map and jump.
Unfortunately you can't wallclimb the same wall again

Mirrors Edge Catalyst - Donkey in an Oven - 20.66

Ovendonkey 2016-06-10 | I had no choice but to make this video.
The ending seemed kind of slow and I think there might be some better routes, but this is the only one that's gotten me under 21 seconds so far.
I'm not sure what the second and third place times do. 5 seconds seems like a whole lot to save over this. Guess I'm tied for 4th, not counting the first place time.

Also thanks DICE for being cool as heck with the dash name

What it was like to play Mirrors Edge Catalyst at E3 2015

Ovendonkey 2015-07-08 | For people who were able to go to E3, there was a playable demo for the new Mirror's Edge. They didn't show much of this demo during the press conference, so few people got to see how the game actually plays. I was fortunate enough to be there, so here's a good old fashioned ovendonkey analysis for you, and it's only a few weeks late.
They were very strict about no one filming the demo, so that's why you haven't seen it on the internet anywhere.

This is a kinda long video, so here's the short version: I liked it.
If the whole thing is like the demo, it's going to be an amazing game

I feel pretty confident about my observations, but I should probably warn you that it's possible I'm wrong about some stuff.
I'd also like to remind you that the game is in a pre-alpha state so a lot of it could change by the time it's released.

Hired by Naughty Dog

Ovendonkey 2015-05-11 | This is just an update video to let you all know what's been going on and what I'm going to do.
For at least the next 6 months I'll be working for Naughty Dog as a QA tester and ruining speedruns for everyone.

This was my Uncharted 1 run at AGDQ if you missed it: youtube.com/watch?v=gBLMx3Q-LRI

F.E.A.R. Single Segment Speedrun - 59:45 (Former WR)

Ovendonkey 2015-03-30 | Bl00d_Thunder beat this time so it looks like I'll have to improve it now.

This is an Any% single segment speedrun of FEAR 1. My goal when I started running this a couple weeks ago was to get under an hour so I'm happy with it. This was the world record at the time but a lot of improvement can still be done.

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Uncharted 2 - Out of Bounds in Chapter 2 (Skip potential?)

Ovendonkey 2015-03-22 | The slow motion tweak makes this a little easier. This allows you to get on top of the basement area of the museum in chapter 2.
I'm uploading this because you potentially have access to many areas of chapter 2 from up there. It could be possible to skip a lot of things here.
I haven't been able to get anywhere useful yet so maybe someone more creative or just better at airwalking can figure something out.

The 3 fans floating above the room are from the "There's a guy above you, there's a guy above you" platforming section with Flynn. That is near the end of the chapter and seems like it would be the best possible skip from here. I have not been able to load that area properly though.

You can also airwalk to the other side of the gate you lift up after turning off the alarm. This would save a significant amount of time, but it's very difficult to get there and still nothing will load for me. It's possible if you get close enough to the gate the area will load, but I haven't been able to yet.
On that side of that gate is usually a courtyard with a cutscene on the other end just inside where a building is supposed to be. The cutscene trigger might persist even with no collision loaded, but I haven't been able to find it.

The area before that gate is fully loaded, but I haven't been able to clip in bounds there thanks to the two-way collision on walls.

If you could get on top of the storage room you could possibly skip turning off the first alarm and a few long cutscenes, but there seems to be a lot of invisible walls around that area even though it's connected to the room I'm already standing on.

In summary, there should be like 5 skips possible from here but this game is very cruel.

To clip out of bounds where I do, roll off the ledge and jump against the wall at a specific time during your roll and you should jump through the wall.
To airwalk, just mash up on the d-pad very quickly.

Gravity lesson #2 (with Nathan Drake)

Ovendonkey 2015-01-28 | I wasn't planning on uploading a second one but this is at least twice as good as the first one.
I still have no idea what's going on

Gravity lessons with Nathan Drake

Ovendonkey 2015-01-28 | Today's lesson is pretty short

Uncharted 2 - Skip for part of chapters 19 and 20

Ovendonkey 2015-01-26 | This is a pretty long airwalk that skips the end of 19 and the beginning of 20. I was watching PotatoHandle's run of this game at the time, compared the two, and this was like 33 seconds faster.
You actually have to mash d-up pretty fast for this one or you'll end up too low. I alternate between fast and moderate speed so my little arm doesn't get tired.

My path is kind of confusing so feel free to find a more simple one. This recording is the first time I actually got the skip to work.
Still, this is where I go:
You need to start the airwalk from as high up as you can, so I go off to the side at the beginning and then start the airwalk. Notice where my grenade line is aimed around 48 seconds in. That's the direction I want to end up in.
Keep going that way until the grenade is pointed at solid ground (Look at the arrow at the end of the line around 1:31 in)
Then start moving forward and right. At 1:41 the grenade passes over a little wall. I stop moving to the right here.
Eventually the camera will get locked off to the side (It's supposed to be a platforming section with Tenzin) and the area will load in. If you mashed fast enough, you should be able to land in the next area. Normally the tank busts through the wall here, but I was able to skip that.
The rest of the level works normally for me.

Uncharted: Drakes Fortune - Vine launch tutorial

Ovendonkey 2015-01-21 | I try to go in great detail about how to do a trick that takes 2 seconds.
I get asked about this a lot, so hopefully this will help you. Good luck!
This is at the beginning of chapter 5, The Fortress.

Uncharted 3 - Skip for chapter 6 (The Chateau)

Ovendonkey 2015-01-15 | You should be able to do this as soon as you enter this area where you meet up with Sully and skip the fight plus everything up to the puzzle room I land in. No idea how much time this saves.

This is pretty hard though. You use the camera launch glitch to fall out of bounds, grab the outside of the room below you, then let go and aim a gun so you fall backwards. Once you fall below where the hallway is, pause and allow the room below to load.
Then jump down to the lower hallway and carefully back up towards where I do. You need to jump forward as soon as the ground unloads. This is easiest to do while aiming a gun and walking backwards, then once you get to the part where it unloads jump forward.
Once you jump far enough to get into the next room, pause. This is pretty tricky to time.
Then just do the puzzle as normal and restart checkpoint

Camera launch glitch: youtube.com/watch?v=Qf-UOAZiALU

Uncharted 3 Camera Launch Glitch

Ovendonkey 2015-01-15 | Hey I got it to work: youtube.com/watch?v=CewOiKnflQc

Just got back from AGDQ and I found a way to launch the camera forward through walls in UC3. Turns out the camera can actually hit loading triggers. In some places this allows you to fall out of bounds, which may end up being useful.
I haven't done much testing with it, so this could either end up being a really cool glitch or no one will ever find a real use for it.

It only seems to work if you have your pistol out instead of a long gun.

This works on the most recent version of the game (1.19 I think)

Cool chapter 13 skylaunch

Ovendonkey 2014-12-16 | Not too hard, but it's nothing too big. I think this skylaunch existed before, but it launched into a cutscene. Clipping through the earlier gate stop the cutscene trigger from loading so now it launches us way past it.

Uncharted: Drakes Fortune Speedrun - 48:51 (Former WR)

Ovendonkey 2014-11-27 | I've now beaten this run with a time of 47:30. You can watch that here: http://www.twitch.tv/ovendonkey/v/3706718

This was a pretty good run for me. This could still be beaten, but it would sure be difficult. Chapter 3 is pretty much the only chapter that I had some problems in.

If you haven't seen this speedrun before, you'll notice pretty quickly that it's possible to clip through pretty much any wall in the game. You can do this with either L1 or L2. L1 aims your gun and L2 zooms your camera. Just press one of these buttons fairly quickly and walk left into a wall. It takes some timing, but it's pretty simple.

This was done on the downloaded version of the game on PSN. The disc version isn't any different, it just has longer loading times. All the glitches work on the current patch.

I might make some tutorials or a speedrun walkthrough for people interested in the game.

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Potential skip to chapter 4 (Uncharted 1)

Ovendonkey 2014-11-19 | At the end of chapter 3 it starts loading chapter 4 right around you. If you jump to it the beginning of the chapter exists but you can't trigger any checkpoints or continue the level.
If you could get here earlier or find a way to go further it would be really fast.
You can also see the smoke from the plane crash in the distance, on the other side of the chapter 3 area. I'm still testing, so I'm hoping i can jump to some other parts of chapter 4.

Shortest plane ride ever

Uncharted 1 - Chapter 2 rock/chasm skip

Ovendonkey 2014-11-13 | If you die doing this the game will softlock.
This isn't really a timesave, but it does mean we don't have to do the skylaunch now, which was actually the worst thing ever.

http://www.twitch.tv/ovendonkey

Uncharted: Drakes Fortune - Chapter 15 puzzle skip

Ovendonkey 2014-11-11 | I ran all the way to the cutscene to show that everything still works properly.
When you jump to the chapter 16 room, pause as soon as the torches in the puzzle room despawn. Pause buffering it will probably help.

http://www.twitch.tv/ovendonkey

Uncharted 2 - Extended airwalk skip in chapter 6

Ovendonkey 2014-11-03 | This is my method for a mostly consistent way to do the skip.
Different versions of this skip exist but this seems to save another 50 seconds or so over the version used in the current WR.

This is still pretty hard though so I may not use it in runs till I feel really consistent.

If you try this but don't end up in the right place after changing your direction to forward-right, you probably moved too far in one direction. If you end up stuck out of bounds you didn't go right enough. If you move too far right you could get stuck on some barriers that like to kill Nate.

Immersed's run: http://www.twitch.tv/immersed13/c/5177084

Uncharted 1 - Little chapter 21 optimization

Ovendonkey 2014-10-31 | Not sure if this is really worth doing but it looks cool

Advanced swimming lessons with Nathan Drake

Ovendonkey 2014-10-20 | This could save your life

Turns out Uncharted 2 is also pretty glitchy
Learn the basics here: youtube.com/watch?v=5Uv359ImrBY

Friendship lessons with Nathan Drake

Ovendonkey 2014-10-03 | Choose your friends wisely

Uncharted 1 - Really cool speedrun route for chapters 5 and 6

Ovendonkey 2014-09-29 | You can't watch these tricks and say Uncharted speedrunning isn't amazing.
Getting under an hour in single segment should be no problem like this. As you can see, there's a new glitch that lets you clip through pretty much anything.

I didn't show the end of chapter 6 cause it's just some normal platforming.
The clip I did around 3:45 where I almost died is a lot safer than it looks. I started the clip in the wrong place and had to change it and it took forever.
I shot a few times at the guy in the big gun because for some reason that makes him stop shooting at you.

The short skylaunch after that to skip the hallway fight is pretty hard though so I don't think I'll use it in runs.

Watch me do speedruns live at http://www.twitch.tv/ovendonkey

Uncharted: Drakes Fortune - Skip blue room fight

Ovendonkey 2014-09-29 | Not sure why this works.
You have to get the checkpoint by the guy I blow up. Then if you go back and clip into the room so the enemies don't spawn, climb to the exit and clip through the gate. Now just clip back through the gate and it will allow you to use the mechanism that raises the door. Now in the next room it will allow you to raise the water level.

You don't have to hang off the ledge like I did before I opened the door.

Enemies might start to spawn if you take too long.
I don't know if this is much faster than just doing the fight, but I would be surprised if it's slower.

So this makes 11 fewer people murdered by Nathan Drake?

Uncharted: Drakes Fortune speedrun - 1:14:45

Ovendonkey 2014-09-12 | There have been some pretty incredible glitches found since this run, and my newest time now is 47:30. You can watch it here: http://www.twitch.tv/ovendonkey/v/3706718

Quick reminder that my splits will look a second or two earlier than the video. My Elgato capture card has a small delay. My voice, however, is synced to the video.

This was recorded on a live stream over on my Twitch account, which you can find here:
http://www.twitch.tv/ovendonkey
I stream on Twitch a lot more often than I upload to Youtube, so be sure to follow!

Uncharted leaderboards: www.speedrun.com/uncharted

Uncharted: Drakes Fortune - Chapter 6 shortcut for speedruns

Ovendonkey 2014-09-09 | Saves about 14 seconds in this video. It's kinda hard though, and it's easy to kill yourself or clip inbounds again on accident.
You have to do the clip after you get the checkpoint I start at in the video otherwise the ending of the level doesn't load.

I might use it in runs if I can get good

http://www.twitch.tv/ovendonkey

Climbing lessons with Nathan Drake

Ovendonkey 2014-09-01 | It's time to get higher

Swimming lessons with Nathan Drake

Ovendonkey 2014-08-23 | It's time to get wet

Ready for the next level? youtube.com/watch?v=1_PjPxwXIAY
Turns out Uncharted is pretty glitchy

Lifeless Planet single segment speedrun - 59:47

Ovendonkey 2014-08-09 | Sorry I didn't commentate much on this one. Earlier runs had me discouraged, but I still managed to get sub 60!
Really good any% run for the route I used. Biggest mistakes were in Cliffs where I lost like 45 seconds. I somehow got all of the logbook jumps pretty quickly though, so there's no way I can't be happy with this run.

When I get a better PB with the updated Power Station route I'll probably upload it here.

Watch live at http://www.twitch.tv/ovendonkey

Lifeless Planet - Ancients/Abyss speedrun route

Ovendonkey 2014-08-04 | So I guess we really don't have to watch that long cutscene if you just jump over the hills on the side. This upload is mostly to show how to skip that scene.
This run will soon be under 60 minutes.

I was just messing around during the last cutscene in this video. I don't think there's any reason to do that.

I don't know why this game records so dark.

http://www.twitch.tv/ovendonkey

More ways the logbook wrecks Lifeless Planet

Ovendonkey 2014-08-02 | In this video I explain a new way to use the logbook to skip parts of the game. I also show a few new shortcuts with it.

This is pretty hard so far. Hopefully it gets easier as I practice it more.

Here's the SDA thread for the game in case anyone finds something or wants to run the game: forum.speeddemosarchive.com/post/lifeless_planet.html

http://www.twitch.tv/ovendonkey

Lifeless Planet - The Town speedrun

Ovendonkey 2014-07-30 | This is to show a chapter route using the new logbook glitch.
Sometimes the camera will get stuck in place when you press last checkpoint. At around a minute in I line the camera up with the building so I can still get to it in case that happens. It would be faster if you don't do that, but it's a safety thing until I figure out why that happens sometimes.

This is clearly not the most exciting chapter, but this is probably the best one to play to show off the new trick.

http://www.twitch.tv/ovendonkey

Lifeless Planet - How to skip cutscenes with your logbook

Ovendonkey 2014-07-30 | Not sure if skip is the right word, but it is essentially what we're doing. Moving around allows you to not have to sit there during the whole scene.
I haven't been able to do too much testing with this yet. It is definitely fast though. I may upload other videos if I find any other cool uses for this.

someone hire me as a QA tester pls

http://www.twitch.tv/ovendonkey

Lifeless Planet - Skip geyser puzzle in Hot Springs

Ovendonkey 2014-07-20 | Slightly harder than it looks. Now we don't have to move those dumb rocks.

http://www.twitch.tv/ovendonkey

Lifeless Planet - Skip at the end of Badlands

Ovendonkey 2014-07-19 | This skips a puzzle and a bunch of extra platforming. The canister I touch at the beginning allows me to use my jetpack more than once in a jump. The trigger for the extra fuel to run out is after the platforming section, but we don't do that.
I didn't see this skip in MolluskMoth's run, so that's why l'm uploading it.

I don't know why I'm going to speedrun this game, but I am.

http://www.twitch.tv/ovendonkey

NaissanceE single segment speedrun - 41:45

Ovendonkey 2014-04-01 | Possible epilepsy warning around 24:22.
This was a pretty good run. Chapter 3 was kinda bad. I reset the block puzzle because I thought I forgot a move. I don't think I had to reset it.
I'm still happy with this run.

-- www.twitch.tv/ovendonkey/c/3992301&utm_campaign=archive_export&utm_source=ovendonkey&utm_medium=youtube

NaissanceE - Chapter 2 speedrun - Going Down

Ovendonkey 2014-03-27 | This isn't really a speedrun as much as it's just to show the first version of the route I'm using for this chapter. There's probably not much new here for other NaissanceE speedrunners.
This route will hopefully change as new shortcuts are found.
When I have a good single segment run I'll upload it here.

I don't do the version of the long fall skip I uploaded earlier because if you die it resets the slugs. You have to wait for the last one to get to the bottom. If I find a fast way to the bottom from the save without using the final slug I'll be able to use that version to save time.

I like this game a lot

NaissanceE - Large skip in Going Down

Ovendonkey 2014-03-25 | This skips a lot of the first part of going down and is really cool.
NaissanceE is a cool game too and you should get it.

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NaissanceE WindyRhythm shortcut

Ovendonkey 2014-03-25 | NaissanceE is a cool game you should try. I'm trying to speedrun it.

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Mirrors Edge - Chapter 8 vent skip tutorial

Ovendonkey 2014-03-05 | This will show you a few ways to get out of bounds and skip the vent at the top of the atrium. The first part of this skip is kind of awkward but the rest isn't too bad.
Comparison: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMbDnLMlYyk

I will be making new videos for chapter 4 and chapter 7 for people who have been asking.

I stream live speedruns of this game here: http://www.twitch.tv/ovendonkey

I appreciate your support!

Mirrors Edge - Chapter 3 out of bounds skip tutorial

Ovendonkey 2014-03-04 | It takes me 7 minutes to explain a trick that takes 10 seconds to do, and that's cutting out a bunch of unnecessary stuff.
I was born to make tutorials.

Compared to some of the other skips, this one is pretty simple. Easy 20 seconds saved.
I have other videos recorded for skips I never properly showed here. They should be up soon.

I stream live speedruns of this game here: http://www.twitch.tv/ovendonkey

I appreciate your support!

Console only chapter 3 skip on PC

Ovendonkey 2014-02-25 | Found a way to do this skip without touching the loading trigger. This was previously thought to only be possible on console due to faster loading times on PC. When i hit the checkpoint that spawns me in the air I would just quit and reload and it would put me into the office checkpoint. I'll make a proper video about this later.
This saves around 22 seconds
Comparison: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EurrgAh1Dig

Prologue jump to door

Ovendonkey 2014-02-21 | I tried out a bunch of ways to get there to see how they compare. They way I've been using (top right) is still the fastest. My favorite way is the top left though.

This is kinda pointless and you'll probably watch it 8 times

Atrium vent skip (compared to normal route)

Ovendonkey 2014-02-12 | Timed to when Merc's dialogue in the sniper room begins. Obviously this could save more or less time than shown here depending on how it's done.
This saves ~12 seconds but the kickglitch part is kind of difficult. I'll have to practice it or find an easier way before I use this in runs.

This is how I set up the fall to the checkpoint (unlisted video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHkELWjGCDY