Any% (2.0) Route

# So you want to speedrun Gunpoint...

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### Any% (2.0) 

Is the most popular category of the game, and the one recommended for new speedrunners. Though glitches do exist, this guide will not cover door clips or vault door clips. This guide will show a near-optimal route to completing the game as quickly as possible. A good goal to reach is completing the game using this route in under 10 minutes, counting time from the start of a new game to the fade to "GUNPOINT" after completing the final level and clicking "Continue".

### The Basics

Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle-platformer indie game, created by Tom Francis and published by Suspicious Developments on June 3rd, 2013. The player controls the protagonist, Richard Conway, who is a private agent around the year 2032. Armed with handy gadgets, including the Crosslink, an app which allows the user to hack into electronic circuits, Conway jumps through windows and punches guards in the face, planning, striking, and panicking through a noir-inspired story.

One of the main design philosophies behind the game is predictability, which turns out to be very helpful for speedrunning. Movement is clean and simple, and an indicator makes calculating jumps very easy. Guards work on fixed AI, which can be learned, so one can control the actions of a guard from afar. And any time you fail being a master spy, as is common, a quicksave feature lets you strategize and try again. This feature is especially useful to new speedrunners.

As for movement options, Conway can walk normally, jump with the Hypertrousers, or climb/hang with the Gluon Gloves. Jumping, especially once upgraded, is the fastest method of movement. Charged (indicator is white) jumps are suggested wherever possible, especially when traveling horizontally. Jumping should also help avoid long and slow climbing sections.

Although the game only has 21 levels (though you can only play one out of The Truth/The Killer), the speedrun uses the two given level skips to bypass The Prototype and The Truth, playing through 18 levels. The back-to-back introduction segments are also skipped for free.

For the purposes of this guide, when a form of movement is not specified, run. This will be for short distances where usually quicker jumps end up losing time. Also, be sure to make sure your resolution is set to the **native/largest** setting, some jumps cannot be made on smaller resolutions.

Fun fact! The category name seems to be an artifact of the past, since version 2.0 was a thing but only for a short time. Not that anyone active can confirm that...

Current World Record Run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG8QRbtJNFo
Be advised the run might be using slower strats in some spots.

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### Act One

https://i.imgur.com/ggiQCgD.png

### Introduction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6Dy8BscFls

Although the introduction segment might appear to be one section, the flashback is an individual scene. Skip twice here, once for the first segment and once for the flashback. Mash through the title screen (clicking on the "End call" button before it appears might help).

### Rooke: Caught on Camera

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5WTypGRgCk

A straightforward level. The first straight section requires a technique (let's call it bellyflopping). Hold right, keep the cursor along the ground about 1/4 the length of the screen away, and mash the jump button. This tends to only work once in a level. Mash until you are close to the left wall, then jump and scale it. Take one jump to the right edge of the roof, then fall off. If you stop on the correct pixels (tapping right might help) you can drop straight down. Once inside the building, take one jump left to reach the elevator, then enter it and click the top set of doors/call button. Once you are at the top floor, exit and make quick hops (click each time it ends). Make two, hack the objective, jump out the window, and make more quick jumps to the exit.

### Rooke: Guarded

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WXDfI-K1Cw

Another simple level. Bellyflop until you pounce on the guard, punch him, then go down the stairs. Press the lightswitch and wait outside the door. Once the guard opens the door, pounce on him and punch. Hack the objective, make one long jump to the stairs, climb up, then make quick jumps to the exit.

### Rooke: Crossed Wires

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyYz7QPFgyc

Before entering this level, upgrade charge-up time to three and purchase the Crosslink. Upgraded charge-up time means you will not perform bellyflopping or quick jumps elsewhere in the run.

Take two partially charged jumps towards the building, then climb up the stairs. Walk to the light switch, crosslink it to the door, then take one jump and hack the objective. Take two jumps back to the stairs and go down. Take one charged jump towards the window (don't get too close or you can't break the glass next, to the potted plant is fine), take one jump through the window, then take one more jump to the exit.

### Rooke: Mains


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggXaDK3a15A
Take three jumps towards the building and on the last jump pounce on and punch the guard. Take one more jump to the lightswitch, then crosslink the lightswitch to the electrical socket on the top floor and then to the door on the bottom floor. Press the lightswitch, go up the stairs, make a quick jump left, hack the objective, make a slightly more charged jump right, go down the stairs, make another slightly charged jump, then make a fully charged jump to reach the exit.

### Rooke: Three for All

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkJuhkhnl2U

The first complex level of the run. Make a charged jump right, walk to the left slightly, then make a jump onto the balcony of the middle floor. Take a jump to the lightswitch, crosslink the lightswitch to the elevator call button on the bottom floor, press the lightswitch, then go down the stairs. Pounce and take out the guard, make a quick jump right, hack the objective, make a quick jump left, and enter the elevator going one floor up (use your up movement button). While in the elevator, crosslink the elevator call button on the middle floor to the light on the top floor without interrupting any other crosslinks. Once the elevator reaches the middle floor, quickly tap your right movement button, release it, then immediately make a jump right to pounce on the guard facing your direction. This method of pouncing is used elsewhere in the run. Knock out the guard, hack the objective, make a jump back to the elevator, and go up another level. Walk right a bit, pounce on the guard, hack the objective, then make two charged jumps, one through the window and one to reach the exit.

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### Act Two

https://i.imgur.com/mQ46hQq.png

### Collins: innocent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_2eaosxk7M

Before entering this level, upgrade charge-up time to full and purchase the Wirejack. This makes all of your jumps practically immediate.

When you click the start mission button to enter the level, don't move the cursor and take one jump right. This should place you right outside of the camera. Crosslink the camera to the door, take another jump right, then walk to and go down the stairs. Take one jump to the green wirejack (this might take practice), wirejack the green circuit, then take one jump back to the stairs and go up a floor. Walk to the lightswitch, crosslink the lightswitch to the door in front of you, then walk to the elevator and go directly to the top floor. Along the way, crosslink the top elevator call button to the rightmost door. Mash through the text on the top floor and go directly back to the ground floor. Make one jump out of the building and one more to reach the exit.

### Gessler: Industrial Espionage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44oJd-f5Kr4

The first part of this level has a tight cycle to make. Take two jumps towards the building, then walk towards the lightswitch. Crosslink the lightswitch to the trapdoor and press it when the enforcer is above the trapdoor. Walk right, make one jump past the trapdoor to reach the elevator on the floor above, and press on the top set of elevator doors/elevator call button without entering the elevator to make it move. Jump right to the stairs, and go up once the elevator has almost reached the top floor. Unlock the blue circuit, then go down one level. On the blue circuit, crosslink the camera to the lower set of trapdoors, those trapdoors to the door in the basement, that door to the exit door on the ground floor, and then crosslink the lightswitch in the basement to the lower set of trapdoors. Go down the stairs, take one jump left, fall through the trapdoor, hack the objective, take one jump right, press the lightswitch, jump left onto the wall just below the trapdoor, jump right through the door, and jump right one more time to reach the exit.

### Collins: intex

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf9yAatn180

Make four jumps right to begin the level. On the third jump, take out the guard, and on the fourth jump, reach the lightswitch. Crosslink the lightswitch to the door on the top floor, and then crosslink from that door to the right floor on the ground level. Jump right and unlock the green circuit (although walking is a safer method here), jump left, go up the stairs, and make a tiny jump left to reach the lightswitch. Crosslink the light to the door, walk right past both doors, jump on the ceiling, and pounce and take out the guard from above. Unlock the yellow circuit, crosslink the yellow camera to the door, jump left, go down the stairs, make one jump right to reach the camera (this takes practice), make another jump left, go up the stairs, make two low jumps right, and hack the objective. Make two low jumps left, go down the stairs, make one jump right again, then make one more jump to reach the exit.

### Rooke: The Prototype

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyuBORQ0vpI

Enter this level, then immediately skip it. This is one of two levels skipped in the route.

### Gessler: Acquisitions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQXKTnJuB6M

Before entering this level, upgrade jump strength to five and purchase the Hushcracker and the Dropshot.

Make one jump towards the building (go most but not all of the way), then make one jump up and scale the building. Make one jump right on the roof, walk right off of the roof and a bit further, then jump through the window on the top floor at a steep angle and use the Hushcracker. This should put you on the ceiling directly above the green terminal. Drop down and unlock the green circuit, walk right off of the edge, and take a jump left and reach the elevator. Trigger the elevator to go down one floor, then crosslink the elevator call button on the floor the elevator is reaching to the left light on the top floor, and disconnect the lightswitch on the top floor for safety. Walk out right and jump up one floor (you can take your time), follow behind the enforcer, take the prototype, make one jump right (don't forget to stop your slide with your down movement button), then make one jump right to reach the exit. The guard below will fire and miss.

### Rooke: The Trace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRbDMr4BRlk

The first part of this level has a tight cycle to make. Take one jump towards the building, then crosslink the motion detector to the left door on the ground floor and crosslink from that door to the door on the right. If you mess up, the Crosslink can work on the hand scanner of the second door but not the first.

### Collins: the recording

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xZIY3RaHXM

Before entering this level, purchase the Resolver. A note of warning, when using the Resolver, on this level and others, don't fire too early or the bullet will misfire. Wait at least until the laser sight appears.

Take one jump close to the building, then pull out the Resolver and shatter the highest window (4th floor) on the left side of the building. Take one jump up the building, scale the remaining distance, and hack the objective. Jump on to the ceiling and scale to the roof, then jump right twice to reach the exit.

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### Act Three

https://i.imgur.com/NLrd6Lu.png

### Anonymous: The Collins Case

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGyuvnZHTzY

Make one jump and climb/reach the top of the "pillar". Once you reach the top, make another jump and scale the building. Make one jump to the right side of the roof, tap down twice so you're inside the building, then jump down to the elevator and call it. Enter, go down one floor, pounce on the guard (much like with The Trace, but safer),

### Mayfield: The DataSec Recording

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKXVtp41CJw

This level uses a trick with guard behavior that opens up a door. First, position Conway at the dumpster in the background in front of the building. Crosslink the motion detector on the top floor to the right-most door on the same floor, after the guard has passed through it. Then, line up a jump that takes Conway through the window, through the motion detector, and to the right side of the room. A moment after the guard crosses the right edge of the background window, jump. If done correctly, the window will shatter, but the guard will open the door before turning around. By that time Conway will be on or near the guard. Take out the guard, jump once to the objective, hack it, jump twice to the left, jump once onto the ceiling near the broken window, climb out and up onto the roof, then make two large jumps right to reach the exit.

### Mayfield: The Morgue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HzRo15NVt8

Before entering this level, upgrade jump strength to full.

This is one of the tougher levels of the run. The start diverges slightly depending on guard behavior. Jump to about halfway between the start and the wall, then jump up through the window so you pounce on the guard, then knock him out.
If the Enforcer on the floor below starts running, wirejack the blue terminal, run right, and descend down the stairs twice, and open the Crosslink. If done correctly, you will enter the stairwell the same time the Enforcer leaves it.
If the Enforcer does not run, run to the stairs, perform the crosslinking described in the next section, then fire the Resolver and immediately descend two floors. If done correctly, you will be in the stairwell the same time the Enforcer is.
Crosslink from the blue lightswitch on the ground floor, to the left blue vault door in the basement, to the elevator call button one floor above the ground floor. Then, for the basement alone, crosslink the right red camera to the right red vault door, the blue lightswitch to the left blue vault door, and the left red camera to the right red vault door.
After the crosslinking section, and once Conway reaches the ground floor, press the blue lightswitch, then immediately descend the stairs. Run slightly left to activate the camera, then run right to the objective, pressing the blue lightswitch along the way. Hack the objective, run left, ascend two levels, jump right, enter the elevator, ascend one level, and exit and jump to the exit.

### Mayfield: The Suspect

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFadRXsRgxE

This level is quick and precise. At the start, wait for a moment so the Enforcer above will turn before he spots you, then jump left about halfway inbetween the buildings. Once there, jump up and left through the window two floors up, so you land anywhere near the corner of the ceiling and the wall above the floor. Once the Enforcer runs right, jump left and down, pushing him out of the window while staying on the floor. Then jump up and right through the window of the next building, jump right again, and pick up the shipping receipt. Then jump right onto the roof of the next building, and jump right to the exit.

### Mayfield: The Room

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul8VhPoAgKE

This is a cycle-based level, but thankfully a consistent one also. Jump up and right to land on the roof of the building, and run right to position yourself over the left side of the red trapdoor. Crosslink the red right motion detector to the red trapdoor, and once it opens use the Hushcracker to silence the glass shatter. Immediately jump left onto the wall, then down, then run right and Wirejack the green and purple terminals. Crosslink the green elevator call button in the "room" to the green motion detector and back, then jump right through it. Jump up, then jump left and down, and position yourself over the right side of the purple trapdoor. Crosslink the sound detector to the purple trapdoor, then fall down once it opens, run right, hack the objective, and run back left. On a perfect cycle the guard on the ground level will have reopened the red trapdoor. Wait if necessary for it to open, then jump through it, and jump right to complete the level.

### Rooke: The Plant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jrJsCXiU-M

Jump right, then diagonally up and right to land near the center of the roof, then jump right so you collide with the stage barrier and fall to the exit. Then jump and use the Hushcracker through the top of the window, drop down, run slightly right, and wirejack the blue terminal. Crosslink the blue camera to the left blue door, shoot the Enforcer, jump left twice, and hack the objective. Jump right twice to reach the exit.

### Jackson: The Truth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPGpu0xhtuE

Enter this level, then immediately skip it. This is the second level skipped in the run. The Truth is chosen so Hightower does not appear on Come and fucking get me.

### Gessler: Come and fucking get me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gUhsrUjwPs

Before entering this level, purchase the Gatecrashers.

Jump diagonally up and right and land just above the window. Then jump diagonally up and left to cling on the underside of the balcony, and climb to its side. Then carefully line a jump so the indicator is either exactly vertical or very slightly to the right (left will not work well). If the jump works you will land on the upper balcony on top of the Professional, who you can not punch. If this fails both of you will fall onto the ground, and you can just rescale the building, climbing onto the bottom of the upper balcony first this time instead of lining up a pointless jump. Doing this initial jump from the upper balcony is possible and gives slightly more range of error, but is slow and not worth it once consistent. After knocking out the Professional only tap to move off him. Pull out the Resolver, line up the cursor near the wall of the building on the structural floor two levels up (you might have to practice this, though you should have four or three bullets to do this with), and shoot out the window. Jump up and scale as little as you have to and reach the top level. One option is jumping to the door and getting hit by it, which is consistent but slightly slower. The other option is jumping right above the door, then jumping down and to the left, which lets you shoot Gessler earlier, but Gessler still has to walk some distance before the shots land and the trick is specific. In either case, pull out the Resolver and shoot Gessler, then run right a little into his penthouse, and jump right out the window and off the screen, and click "Continue". Timing stops once "GUNPOINT" appears. If you are out of bullets from shooting out the window, you can still pull out the Resolver, mash through the text, pounce on Gessler, knock him out, and proceed.

### GUNPOINT

Congratulations! Justice has been "served" in hopefully under ten minutes. Practice enough and you might even be able to go under nine.

Any% (v2.0) Route (outdated)

NOTE: THIS GUIDE IS A WORK-IN-PROGRESS. SOME INFORMATION MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE IN THE FUTURE.

Because this is the Any% route, we can use glitches and exploits to complete the game faster, and we don't have to do the optional objectives. There isn't a video guide yet, as one is currently in the works.

After each level, upgrade your charge-up time until it's full, then upgrade your jump strength until it's full.


The Introduction

We can skip the intro level by pressing ESC, and choosing the "Skip Level" option. You'll have to do this again afterwards, as another cutscene plays immediately.


Rooke: Caught on Camera

Our jump strength isn't enough to break through the window, so we'll have to go around to where the front door is. Other than that, the level is very self-explanatory. Once the computer has been hacked, jump through the window, and to the exit.


Rooke: Guarded

Knock out the guard in the first room, go downstairs, and turn off the lights. Position yourself outside the security door. Immediately when the guard opens the door, jump at him, knock him out, and hack the computer. Rest is self-explanatory.


Rooke: Crossed Wires

Buy the Crosslink before entering the level. Go upstairs, and use the Crosslink to rig the button to open the door, and once the computer is hacked, go downstairs the jump out of the window.


Rooke: Mains

Knock out the guard in your way. Use the Crosslink to connect the nearby light switch to the light at the the top floor and the unopened door to the right. Use the stairs to go to the top floor, hack the computer, knock out the other guard if needed, go down the stairs, and exit the level to the right.


Rooke: Three for All

This is one of the most complicated routes for any of the levels. First, jump onto the second floor, and get inside. Once there, use the Crosslink to do the following: Connect the light switch near you to the unopened door and light on the top floor, and disconnect the light switch near the guard to the left. Use the light switch near you, and go up the stairs. Go to the right, call the elevator, and go towards the guard guarding the first computer. There's a very small area where you can go past him. Hack the computer, incapacitate the guard, and use the elevator to go to the bottom floor. While in the elevator, connect the elevator button on the bottom floor to the light, and disconnect the light switch near the guard to the left. Go to the right, hack the computer, then use the elevator to go to the second floor. Once in the elevator, connect the elevator button on the second floor to the light and unopened door leading towards the exit, and disconnect the light switch to the left. Immediately go to the left, incapacitate the guard, hack the computer, and exit the level.


Collins: Innocent

Buy the Wirejack before entering the level. Use the Crosslink to connect the security camera to the unopened front door. Once inside, go downstairs, wirejack the green curcuit box, and go back upstairs. Connect the green light switch to the green door next to it. Use the switch, and use the elevator to go to the top floor. While in the elevator, connect the green elevator button on the top floor to the green door on the exit door. Once in the white hitbox, mash spacebar to advance the dialogue boxes, ride the elevator to the ground floor, and exit the level.


Gessler: Industrial Espionage

Buy the Dropshot before entering the level. Once in the level, immediate go inside, and connect the red light switch to the trapdoors to make the enforcer fall down. Once that's done, immediately go through the trapdoor, and make the elevator go to the top floor without going inside it. Once the elevator reaches the top floor, go upstairs, wirejack the blue curcuit box, and go back downstairs.

Any% No Skips Route [WIP]

This category is nearly identical to Any% (2.0). Refer to the Any% (2.0) Route document for all levels not described here.

[big]**Introduction**[/big]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14d8IU3cpU8
Any% No Skips does not skip the introduction. Mash through the opening text, before running right and waiting for the door to open. Scale two flights of stairs, and either use bellyflopping or quick jumps to reach the elevator. Enter it, go up, use a partially charged jump to escape the building, and use quick jumps to reach the exit.

[big]**The Prototype**[/big]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBU4-AkD7x4
Just watch the video for this one and don't mess up.

[big]**The Truth**[/big]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UyTzxI9gHA
back and forth

General Guide

NOTE: THIS GUIDE IS A WORK-IN-PROGRESS, AND SOME INFORMATION MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE IN THE FUTURE.

Movement

	The fastest form of movement is to, at a stand still (moving while trying to jump results in a short hop), hold the left-mouse button to prepare the jump, waiting until the jump arc turns white, then letting go. This is much faster than walking or using short hops constantly. However, it can lead to some problems if you're in a small space, as Richard will automatically grab onto any walls or ceilings that he can, so lower jumps are recommended in those areas. If Conway is sliding (from landing from a powerful horizontal jump, for example) and another jump is attempted, Conway will make a very small jump and stop far off target. When making multiple jumps in succession, holding the "down" key (default S) is recommended. If held during a jump, Conway stops on the first frame he land and does not slide, and another jump can be made without issue.


Guards, Enforcers, and Professionals: AI

	(All three of the enemies will be addressed as "guards", unless specifically differentiated.) The AI of the guards are pretty complex, though quite simple once you've got the hang of it. Guards will either patrol the area they're in (they won't use hand scanners), or simply stand put. They will turn the other direction if an elevator bell sounds in the opposite direction they're already facing, but will not rush towards the elevator nor shoot. A guard will only rush once they're been alarmed by something, either a gunshot going off, glass being broken, or you being in their view. Once you get into a guard's view, there's a split-second delay before they decide to shoot you. Only if you have the If you get out of their view after they're seen you, they will decide to rush to where you've gone, if they can get to where you are. Guard's movement is limited to walking on one floor, climbing stairs, and using hand scanners that are connected to doors. Once you turn off a light, a guard will go to the nearest light switch to turn the lights back on. They'll use it a few times if it doesn't turn on the lights. The guards and enforcers have almost no difference in their AI, while the professional can see in the dark, so turning off the lights is a useless tactic against them.

In 100% and 100% (NG+), the only categories which use [oldversion], walking/sliding into a guard first points them in the direction opposite you, then the direction towards you. If you evade the guard and he does not spot you, he will patrol the floor. This can be used to control guard behavior.

Guards, Enforcers, and Professionals: Incapacitating

	Incapacitating a guard and professional uses the same techniques, while enforcers cannot be pinned down. There is a tactic to use against the enforcer, which is constantly barging into them, though this only stuns them for a short time and pushes them back a fair distance. All three, however, will be incapacitated if they fall from any height. Occasionally, this will result in a glitched enforcer, one that cannot move, has no AI, and you can go through it.


Elevators

	You can use the Crosslink while in an elevator. As explained in the "Guards... (AI)" passage, there's a little delay between when the guard sees you and when they shoot you. In that time, you can actually incapacitate the guard in you're quick enough. Also explained in the "Movement" passage, you cannot do an effective jump while moving. To do the strat, you need to tap either A or D quickly to get out of the elevator, release all movement-related keys, then make the jump towards the guard to pin him down. This only works if your charge-up time is fully upgraded. Another trick is the ability to press the elevator button or elevator doors on any level of the building without getting into an elevator. This is only used once in the Any% route, on Industrial Espionage. However, this is used in many locations when riding an elevator so the elevator does not stop at any unnecessary floors.


Clips

	In this game, clips do exist. However, clipping is tough to pull off consistently, especially during a run, and is limited. Wall clips can theoretically save time on intex, The Collins Case, and The Room, although in practice clipping only saves time on the first two, and only on the first or second try. To perform a wall clip, the Hushcracker is required, and upgraded jump power is recommended for quickly retrying. Clips are performed on the right sides of walls. First, grip the wall over the target wall you want to clip through. Then, jump directly down, and as you pass the correct height, click and activate the Hushcracker. If done at the correct height, Conway will cling on to the left side of an invisible wall, and tapping the up movement button (W) allows Conway to clip successfully. Clipping can also be performed jumping upwards, although this might be tougher. Although theoretically possible when performed on the left side of walls, it is nowhere near consistent enough to be viable for runs. Clipping can be performed on many, if not all, walls which Conway can cling on to from the right, although it only saves a bit of time on the route, and only if performed quickly and effectively.

	Door clips can also be performed through doors and vault doors. To do this, Conway needs to slide from the end of a long horizontal jump the same pixels of the door. This either bounces him through or gets him stuck in the door, where he can easily escape. This trick is easier with longer jumps, and can be done from both sides of a door. However this is similarly inconsistent and has not been routed. There is another, simpler form of door clipping which only works on vault doors. It simply requires standing directly next to the door and making a jump with a very steep, but not vertical angle (specific angle is precise). It also works from both sides but is unrouted.

NG+ Fullgame/IL + (Clips and glitches) [WIP]

## So you want to speedrun NG+ Fullgame or IL?

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This guide is currently WIP but it will cover everything needed to run the fastest category. I will be adding information to the page **Soon™. Edit* About 50% done. Two sections which have strike through formatting are pending rule verification. A section will be added if level editor is also allowed (Pending rule verification)**

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### Save setup

You can use the save file provided by Quivico in resources (https://www.speedrun.com/gunpoint/resources/urbm7) to have full bullets and energy.

Once you have the Latest.gun file drag and drop it into steamapps\common\Gunpoint\savegames. You will be prompted that Latest.gun already exists, click 'replace this file'. Restart Gunpoint and you should have loaded the Quivico's Latest.gun save.

Please note if this did not work you may need to disable Steam Cloud for Gunpoint. You may need to replace Latest.gun -> Launch Gunpoint -> close Gunpoint -> drag in Latest.gun again.  The auto save for the game may be overriding the load.

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### Upgrades

Bullets and energy are key in NG+ and a lot of skips within full runs require you to have maximum capacity when starting the run. Individual levels (IL) can circumvent some of this by using deathfluke. You should have 6 bullets and 10 energy on starting a run.

![](/static/blob/5e1pwqe0.png)

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For upgrades you should have Jump strength and Charge up Time maxed and any remaining points in Power Capacity. Everything in the shop should be bought although Prankspasm is not required.

The level editor can be used to reset bullets and energy.

### Long shot

Long shot is an upgrade which costs 4 energy to use. By using Crosslink you link the guards gun to another linkable object. If used correctly you can cause 1 or 2 guards to become useless for a couple seconds. This is great when you want to safely get past guards without using gun ammo all relying on deathfluke.

Industrial espionage and The suspect are great levels to avoid the guards.

### Gatecrasher

Gatecrashed is our bread and butter for NG+. It allows us to ignore most of the puzzles in the game and door clips are less needed. You should aim to land just in front of the door.

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### Full game

The main difference between any% and NG+ is that we have all upgrades unlocked and we have access to the upgrades in the shop. You must still complete all 20 levels and no level skips are allowed.

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### Full game Routing

For routing - Starting with Innocent is advised due to the wall clip and failing can lose a lot of time. Afterwards I would beat the levels in the original order to make menuing easier.

Other levels of consideration to start out of order

1. The Room (Wall clip)
2. The Truth (Wall clip)
3. Colin case (Wall clip, there is an alternative route so it may not be worth doing the wall clip)

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### ~~Abort mission method~~ (Pending rule verification)

~~One of the key time saves within the run is getting into the next level from the previous as quickly as possible. Normally when you beat a level you get the score screen and you have to press **Continue -> End Call -> Previous Missions ->** And then you need to scroll down to the mission you just beat. This is a massive pain and time loss however we can skip this in NG+.~~

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~~When you see the screen above press the Esc key to load up the menu and then press **Abort mission.** You will now be back in the Previous missions screen. Another key point to note is the Badges will now be blank meaning you can use this to work out what level is next. Furthermore, you will not need to scroll down to the mission you just completed because it will remember where you are. **Important** (You will still need to scroll down a couple times to view the other levels. Just mouse wheel down when you have beaten the Trace or earlier.~~

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### Battery / gun ammo management

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**Gun ammo usage**

1. Mains - 1x
2. Acquisitions - x1
3. The recording x1
4. Collins case x1
5. Cafgm x2

The Prototype x1 (Guard RNG dependant)

**Energy usage**

1. Industrial espionage x4 energy
2. The suspect x4 energy
3. The Prototype x1
4. The room x1

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### Movement optimisation (Slide cancelling)

In terms of navigating the level, walking large section is far too slow. You will be mainly be jumping from start to finish and you want your jumps to not be too shallow or too steep. The key to sharp movement is preventing Conway from sliding around.

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When Conway jumps his velocity will increase and upon landing Conway will continue to slide with some velocity which steadily decreases. To get around Conway sliding along the floor, you can hold the downwards movement key (Normally **S** on the keyboard) and upon landing Conway will not slide.

Without **Slide cancelling** you cannot jump immediately otherwise Conway will do a short hop which can be very undesirable. You can also use the left and right movement keys (Normally **A** or **D** on the keyboard) however jumping while walking can result in a undesired short hop.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSHyaG5T_3Y

In some tight indoor areas walking instead of jumping can be a safer bet, especially if using wirejack on control panels, entering doors or picking up the primary objective.

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### Wall clips

whizvox has already covered the method in the general guide linked below.

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> https://www.speedrun.com/gunpoint/guides/rmgpd - *To perform a wall clip, the Hushcracker is required, and upgraded jump power is recommended for quickly retrying. Clips are performed on the **right sides of walls**. First, grip the wall over the target wall you want to clip through. Then, jump directly down, and as you pass the correct height, click and activate the Hushcracker. If done at the correct height, Conway will cling on to the left side of an invisible wall, and tapping the up movement button (W) allows Conway to clip successfully. Clipping can also be performed jumping upwards, although this might be tougher.* 
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> *Although theoretically possible when performed on the left side of walls, it is nowhere near consistent enough to be viable for runs. Clipping can be performed on many, if not all, walls which Conway can cling on to from the right, although it only saves a bit of time on the route, and only if performed quickly and effectively.*

In summary - Hushcracker is required to wall clip and you must be on the rightside of a wall to clip through. You cannot be too close to the ceiling or Conway will cling onto it. You cannot clip through glass using the wall clip method. In Gunpoint, doors used inside the building will determine if you can clip through internal rooms. There are three types of doors that can separate rooms in Gunpoint.

- Grey doors - Grey doors are slightly smaller than White doors and wall clips can be done inside buildings.
- White doors - Slightly taller than grey doors and wall clips inside buildings are near impossible.
- Vault doors - A different clip is used for vault doors and will be covered in the following section.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISj9FPDYOOk

### Door clips

We will not be covering normal door clips because in NG+ Fullgame we have access to Gatecrasher and we will be kicking down doors. We will be covering vault door clips below because Gatecrasher cannot open vault doors. In a NG+ Fullgame you may randomly do a door clip however this will likely lose you time because you are not expecting it. Door clips are more useful in NG+ IL and will be covered in the section below.

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### Vault door clips

Vault doors are the easiest of the clips and are very consistent. Aim the cursor upwards and left (Clipping right) or right (Clipping left) and then jump. Use the downwards key to land on the ground.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGnarBJbf3M

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### Gessler door skip

In CAFGM normally you climb to the top floor and then you must walk into Gessler's door and wait out the small animated scene. There are four known methods to skip Gessler's door. See the video below for all four.

- Jumping method (Very reliable)

Like door clips we are using known areas on the screen which we know will produce the same result. See the red boxes below.

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- Wall method (50% chance)

A consistent setup has not been found and I do not know how it works. (See the video below)

- Gun method (50% chance)

A consistent setup has not been found and I do not know how it works. (See the video below)

- Gun wall slide (Very reliable)

This method utilises the gun and ledges. The method is easy and consistent however it is slower due to the extra wall climbing. It is very important that the gun laser sight is **horizontal** and you are aiming **Left**.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NIbezi2hEg

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### Door warps

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### Primary objective hack animation cancel

This is a crucial piece of tech and it allows you to skip the animation of the primary objective. It is performed by holding the gun out, starting the hack on the objective and then putting away the gun.

The inputs look like - Hold Shift/Rightclick -> W -> Release Shift/Rightclick.

Performing this quickly allows you to jump immediately towards the right side of the level to complete. This is great on Industrial Espionage because you can hack the objective and get out of the bottom area before the trap doors close.

**IMPORTANT** - This method has some hidden issues and can lead to a **soft lock** of the level which will require you to restart the level. This happens because the game still thinks we are hacking and the hacking animation displaces Conway when it finishes. Soft locking is easily done when **climbing around corners** or kicking doors. The level "The DataSec Recording" is particularly easy to soft lock on. Also, if you are clinging to a ceiling and the hack completes you will fall off the ceiling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH_DaNJRS7Q

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### Fast Gun

Simply put, this lets you draw your gun a lot quicker and if you land in front of a guard they will not shoot you.

Holding down the left or right key and drawing your gun is quicker than drawing the gun while stationary or with no key input. See the video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ2g0ayHOwM

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[Link for NG+ WR]

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### NG+ IL

- End zones
- Elevators (Understanding the real objective)
- Level setup
- Hushcracker usage
- Door clips
- Deathfluke RNG

Useless tech

- Infinite Conways
- Gessler door hushcracker skip
- Infinite console hack
- Corner pixel / glass warps
- Gun wallbang (Shooting guards through walls)
- Gun smuggle
- Speed walk

Name	Author
Any% (2.0) Route	Quivico 3 years ago
Any% (v2.0) Route (outdated)	whizvox 7 years ago
Any% No Skips Route [WIP]	Quivico 6 years ago
General Guide	whizvox 7 years ago
NG+ Fullgame/IL + (Clips and glitches) [WIP]	Smudgey 8 months ago
No Crosslink (2.0, No Hushcracker)	Bupsipop 4 years ago