"Detailed" 100% Route

The 100% route can be summed up as the Any% route but with minor deviations, so if you want to attempt any 100% runs, please first refer to the Any% route detailed [HERE](https://www.speedrun.com/eotm/guide/dgmru).

(The action to collect the video tape is displayed in bolded text.)

# Chapter 1: Employee of the Year

## Downtown (1/2)  
* ... Talk to Patrick, walk to other side
* Enter jewelry shop
* **Talk to shop owner**
* Map to Goo Lagoon ...

# Chapter 2: Hitting Rock Bottom

## WSEA TV (2/3)  
* ... Use Jojo's toolbox on Spongebob, enter WSEA TV
* Open door (2x)
* Talk to Plankton, exit broadcast room
* Use camera controls, pan screen to Plankton, open door
* **Talk to Plankton**, exit broadcast room
* *MAP WARP*, exit camera room
* Enter news room ...

# Chapter 3: Back to Square One

## Home Lane (3/3)  
* Use clarinet on water helmet, pick up water helmet, walk to living room
* **Look at closet door**
* Map to Sandy's house ...

# Chapter 4: Bottom's Up!

## Oxygen Springs (2/2)  
* ... Talk to REALLY familiar-looking guy, **look at Davy Jones' locker**, pick up Patrick's shorts ...

Detailed Any% Route

*(Updated 06 September 2022 by Castillerian.)*

Timing starts upon first input (pressing left-click to enter the Krusty Krab) and ends upon the screen fading completely to black after filling the oxygen tanks.

# Chapter 1: Employee of the Year

## Krusty Krab  
* Enter Krusty Krab
* Pick up **dirty plate**, walk to other side
* Walk to salad bar
* Pick up **fixin's**, exit salad bar
* Enter kitchen
* Walk to other side
* Use **dirty plate** on sink, walk to grill area
* Pick up **plain patty**, exit kitchen
* Walk to hungry customer, drag **fixin's** onto **plain patty**, drag **Krabby patty** onto **clean plate**
* Give **Krabby patty on plate** to hungry customer
* Map to Downtown

## Downtown (1/2)  
* Walk to bus stop
* Talk to patrick, *EARLY MAP*
* Map to Goo Lagoon

## Goo Lagoon (1/2)  
* Walk to castle entrance
* Walk towards/to Mussel Beach
* Talk to Larry the Lobster
* Map to Grandma's house

## Grandma's House (1/2)  
* Enter Grandma's house, *SKIP CUTSCENE*
* Walk to kitchen
* Talk to Grandma
* Map to Barg-n'-Mart

## Barg-n'-Mart  
* Walk to/enter Barg-n'-Mart
* Talk to Eugene the cashier
* *SPAWN WARP*: Downtown
* Walk to boatcar
* [Wash boatcar]
* Walk to/enter Barg-n'-Mart
* Talk to Eugene, walk to other side
* Pick up **cooking oil**, walk to food isle [Upper]
* Pick up **urchin chips**
* Map to Grandma's House

## Grandma's House (2/2)  
* Enter Grandma's house
* Walk to kitchen
* Pick up chipless pie
* Map to Goo Lagoon

## Goo Lagoon (2/2)  
* Walk to castle entrance, drag **chipless pie** onto **urchin chips**
* Walk towards/to Mussel Beach
* Give **urchin chip pie** to Larry, pick up **shovel & pail**, walk towards castle entrance
* *MAP WARP*, walk to castle entrance
* Enter Ray's tanning salon
* Walk to other side
* Walk to Ray
* Give **cooking oil** to Ray, pick up **sunscreen**, walk to beach area
* *MAP WARP*, walk to castle exit
* Give **sunscreen** to Dame Mackerel, walk to other side
* Walk to other side
* Use **shovel & pail** on beach (top left ditch)
* Look at treasure chest
* Map to Downtown

## Downtown (2/2)
* Walk to bus stop
* Give **bus tokens** to Patrick
* Give **parasol** to Marty

# Chapter 2: Hitting Rock Bottom

## Bus Station  
* *MAP WARP*, walk down road
* Enter restrooms, *MAP WARP*, walk up road
* Walk to machine
* Use **quarter** on candy machine
* Walk to bus stop
* Talk to familiar-looking guy, pick up **Kelpsi can**, walk down road
* *MAP WARP*, walk to bus station
* *MAP WARP*, enter bus station
* Walk to window
* Give **candy bar** to information lady
* Map to WSEA TV

## WSEA TV (1/3)  
* Walk behind the scenes, *SKIP CUTSCENE*
* Talk to Jojo
* Map to Rusty Anchor

## The Rusty Anchor  
* Walk to parking lot
* Talk to Barnacle Boy, *MAP WARP*, walk to Rusty Anchor
* *MAP WARP*, enter Rusty Anchor
* Talk to Big-Mac, walk to pictures
* Pick up **empty Cola mug**, walk to Cola bar
* Walk to kegs
* Use **empty Cola mug** on diet-Coral Cola spout
* Map to WSEA TV

## WSEA TV (2/3)  
* Walk behind the scenes, drag **mug full of diet Cola** onto **Kelpsi can**
* Give **Kelpsi can full of diet Cola** to Jojo, pick up **Jojo's toolbox**, walk to WSEA entrance
* Use **Jojo's toolbox** on Spongebob, enter WSEA TV
* Enter news room
* Talk to Gary Gulper, look at Mega Screen 2000 controls
* Map to Marlin's Cave

## Marlin's Cave  
* Walk to other side
* Enter magic hat
* Walk to slot machine
* Pull handle (play until arrows appear), exit slot machine
* Walk through curtain
* Walk up here/down there/this way/that way (follow arrows shown prior | *MAP WARP* if arrow is DOWN)
* Walk to Marlin
* Talk to Marlin
* Map to WSEA TV

## WSEA TV (3/3)  
* Enter WSEA TV
* Use **magic wand** on control room
* Fiddle with weather controls

# Chapter 3: Back to Square One

## Diner  
* Walk to diner
* Enter diner
* Talk to Patrick, talk to Stella, pick up **Sandy's lunch**
* Map to Jellyfish Fields

## Jellyfish Fields  
* Walk to other side (2x)
* Give **Sandy's lunch** to Sandy
* Map to Home Lane

## Home Lane (1/3)  
* Enter Squidward's house
* Walk to TV
* Map to Sardine's

## Sardine's  
* Enter Sardine's
* Talk to Nelson
* Walk to other side
* Pick up **dream glasses**
* Map to Home Lane

## Home Lane (2/3)  
* Enter Squidward's house
* Walk up stairs
* Use **dream glasses** on Squidward/Spongebob

## Squidward's Dream
* Walk up road
* Walk up stairs
* Walk down aisle
* Talk to Squidward

## Home Lane (3/3)  
* *SPAWN WARP*: Sardine's
* Enter Spongebob's house
* Walk to sitting area
* Use **clarinet** on water helmet, pick up **water helmet**
* Map to Sandy's house

## Sandy's house  
* Use **water helmet** on Spongebob, enter Sandy's tree dome
* Walk to [lower] other side
* Walk behind picnic table
* Pick up oxygen tanks, exit picnic table
* *MAP WARP*, walk to Sandy's tree
* Talk to Sandy, enter Sandy's tree
* Give **oxygen tanks** to Sandy

# Chapter 4: Bottom's Up!

## Rocket Landing (1/3)  
* Talk to Sandy
* Map to Oxygen Springs

## Oxygen Springs (1/2)  
* Talk to intercom
* Map to Rocket Landing

## Rocket Landing (2/3)  
* *MAP WARP*, walk to Sandy's rocket, *SKIP CUTSCENE*
* Talk to Sandy
* Map to Waverly Hills

## Waverly Hills  
* Look at coconuts [Left], walk to gate
* Use water pump, *MAP WARP*, walk to fountain
* *MAP WARP*, pick up **normal coconut**, look at fountain, walk to gate
* Gate pressure plate, enter Waverly Hills
* Walk to shack
* Enter shack
* Walk to back room
* Use **regular coconut** on golden coconut, exit pedestal
* *MAP WARP*, walk to living room
* *MAP WARP*, exit shack, *SHACK LEAVE SKIP*
* *MAP WARP*, walk to Rodeo Drive
* *MAP WARP*, walk to golden mansion
* Give **golden coconut** to Carlton
* Map to Rocket Landing

## Rocket Landing (3/3)  
* *MAP WARP*, walk to Sandy's rocket
* Enter phone booth
* Use **quarter** on coin slot, dial 5554444
* Map to Sublime Seafoods

## Sublime Seafoods  
* Walk to security gate, walk to other side
* Talk to Timmy, *MAP WARP*, walk to other side
* Look through binoculars, pan screen to Sublime Seafoods sign, walk to Mezzanine
* Talk to Timmy, walk to security gate
* Give **invitation** to Tony, walk up path
* Enter Sublime Seafoods
* Talk to Shapiro, talk to Lisa, talk to Shapiro, walk to dining room
* Walk to reserved table
* *SKIP CUTSCENE*
* Map to Oxygen Springs

## Oxygen Springs (2/2)  
* Talk to intercom, enter Oxygen Springs
* Walk to building
* Enter locker room
* Talk to REALLY familiar-looking guy, pick up **Patrick's shorts**, exit locker room
* *MAP WARP*, walk to geysers
* Walk to geyser
* Give **Patrick's shorts** to Patrick, oxygen timer, use **oxygen tanks** on oxygen tub

How to Reduce Lag

Follow this guide if you're experiencing lag in the main menu and inventory.

# DgVoodoo

1. Download **[dgVoodoo 2](http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/)**.
2. Extract the .zip file.
3. Copy D3D8.dll from the "...\MS\x86" subfolder and paste it into the game's installation folder (i.e. "C:\Program Files (x86)\THQ\SpongeBob SquarePants\Employee of the Month").

Once the .dll files are copied into the game's installation folder, EotM should work perfectly fine, and you generally won't need to touch dgVoodoo ever again. However if you want to configure the game further, open dgVoodooCpl.exe from its installation folder. Set the config folder to "C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Roaming\dgVoodoo" before making any changes, and hit *Apply* or *OK* to save changes.

(If running on Windows 11, set output API to Direct3D 12 for best performance.)

# DxWnd

1. Download **[DxWnd](https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/)**.
2. Extract the .rar file.
3. Open DxWnd, and go to "...\Edit\Add".
4. In the textbox lebeled *Path*: locate the game's executable.
5. Add these recommended/required changes:
* Un-check *Run in Window* under *Generic* in *Main*. (Manually upscaling the window in windowed mode will cause the game's performance to plummet. If anyone has a fix for this, please tell us in the Discord or this game's speedrun.com forums.)
* In Mouse, set cursor visibility to *Hide* (PLEASE do this or your run will be rejected), and set mouse clipper to *Locked*.

Enjoy running EotM without lag.

Modern Installation Guide

# The Modern Installation Guide For Modern OS

## A Up-To-Date Installation Guide For SBSP:EOTM

# 1. Initial Installation

1. Go to [https://www.myabandonware.com/game/spongebob-squarepants-employee-of-the-month-dba#download](https://www.myabandonware.com/game/spongebob-squarepants-employee-of-the-month-dba#download) and download the iso file.

2. Mount the file by opening it.

3. Go to the virtual drive and run SETUP.EXE

(NOTE: It will take awhile for the installer to get to the wizard, If it takes over 5 minutes, close and reopen SETUP.EXE)

4. Complete the installation. [Uncheck "Play Spongebob Squarepants EOTM"]

# 2. Disable GameDVR

Complete the Instructions for modifying the registry in the following link:

[https://web.archive.org/web/20240525220409/https://www.speedrun.com/garfield_2004/forums/66co7](https://web.archive.org/web/20240525220409/https://www.speedrun.com/garfield_2004/forums/66co7)

### This current setup makes the game playable, however if you wish to make the game better to play complete the final step.

(The Following Steps have information from [https://www.speedrun.com/eotm/guides/zeor6](https://www.speedrun.com/eotm/guides/zeor6))

# 3. Install DxWnd

Download the latest version of DxWnd at [https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/](https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/)

Extract the .rar to C:\DxWnd and run DxWnd.exe

go to Edit --> Add and enter the following info:

Name: Spongebob Squarepants Employee Of The Month

Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\THQ\SpongeBob SquarePants\Employee of the Month\sb2.exe

In the mouse tab, set cursor visibility to Hide, and mouse clipper to LOCKED.

Click OK.

Now you should see a icon for the game. Minimize DxWnd and continue to the next step.

# 4. Installing dgVoodoo2

Download dgVoodoo2 from http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/bin/dgVoodoo2_82_5.zip

Extract to C:\dgVoodoo2

Copy all dll files from the "...\MS\x86" sub-folder and paste it into C:\Program Files (x86)\THQ\SpongeBob SquarePants\Employee of the Month\

# 5. Launching the game

The game has about a 27-ish% chance of actually launching.

Before launching, make sure DxWnd is running minimized, and that the game iso is mounted. (RECOMMENDED: Add DxWnd To Your Startup Programs.)

Start The Game Using The Shortcut on your desktop, start menu, or the one in the DxWnd Application.

If the game crashes after showing the DxWnd Banner, this is normal. This just means the game needs to be launched again. This may take 2-6 times.

The game should be running on your modern computer.

Note to Windows 11 Users

To any Windows 11 users, it is no surprise that this game is very unpredictable when attempting to run on the aformentioned operating system. In most cases it will take multiple attempts to launch the game, with the success rate being approximately 25%.

Unfortunately, another recent detail has come into attention. Normally, the game's refresh rate sits at around 60Hz, give or take. This affects not only the dialogue, but also user inputs. However, due to a supposed recent update to Windows 11, the refresh rate has been crippled to half those speeds, meaning inputs will be dropped, and dialogue will run twice as slow. A normal run could add up to 11 seconds of extra time.

What can we do about this? As of now, there's no immediate answer. If you have any idea on how to fix the refresh rate, please let us know over on Discord. But for now, it seems the only other fix is to run the game on an older operating system (Windows 7 or Windows 10 recommended).

Technique - DropRun

Usually, when you transfer an item from your inventory to an NPC/object, Spongebob will slowly walk to it. However, there is a way to make him run after transferring items, saving many possible seconds in a full run.

First, you need to enable Mouse Keys.

## Windows 7  
Go to *Control Panel*, *Ease of Access*, *Ease of Access Center*, *Make the mouse easier to use*, and toggle the check box labeled *Turn on Mouse Keys* under 'Control the mouse with the keyboard'.

## Windows 10  
Go to *Settings*, *Ease of Access*, *Mouse*, and toggle the switch under 'Control your mouse with a keypad'.

What this has done is turn the numpad on your keyboard into a functioning mouse, although there's only one button we need to worry about: '+'. This double-clicks the mouse within a single frame.

Now the actual trick: Open your inventory (preferably with right-click), hold the item over the NPC/object, and while still holding down left-click on the mouse, tap '+'.

You can also use '+' to skip two lines of dialogue over one line with regular left-clicking. Preferably used on dialogue that can't be skipped with spacebar.

(CAUTION: Enabling Mouse Keys disables the numpad, so any hotkeys (from LiveSplit, OBS, etc.) mapped to the numpad will not work.)

Techniques

*(Updated 09/06/22 by Castillerian.)*

Here's a list of all of the "speed tech" discovered for this game.

# Terminology

* **LMB**: Left mouse button
* **RMB**: Right mouse button
* **Mouse Keys**: A built-in Windows feature that, among other things, allows the Numpad + button to act as a double-click
* **MKP**: Numpad + button with Mouse Keys enabled
* **Dialogue**: The state in which SpongeBob is talking to an NPC and cannot move
* **Act**/**Chapter**: Consists of several areas accessible with the map. The game is split into 4 acts (called 'chapters' in the game).
* **Area**/**Location**: Consists of several screens for SpongeBob to interact with and move between
* **Screen**: A zone with a static background that SpongeBob can move around in, interact with stuff, and can move to different screens
* **Click Drift**: SpongeBob continues following the cursor instead of moving to the originally prompted area.

(All techniques below are listed in chronological order.)

# Drop-Run

An item is "used" when releasing the mouse button while an item is held via holding LMB. This will result in SpongeBob walking to the destination. Pressing MKP while also holding down LMB will result in SpongeBob running to his destination rather than walking to it.

# Fast Dialogue

Holding down the spacebar during a dialogue allows the voice lines to be skipped very rapidly, and will automatically pick the first dialogue option when prompted. This can only be used during dialogues that don't involve using an item, result in a cutscene, nor acquire a new item. Even still, some dialogues that meet all of these conditions don't apply. Dialogues of other nature are to be skipped via MKP.

# Early Map

After first talking to Patrick in Downtown, an animation of the telescope spinning will play, and only after the animation plays can the map be opened. This animation, however, can be skipped. While the spacebar is being held, after 0.5 seconds of dialogue, press M to open the map mid-dialogue.

Similarly is this used in Act 4 while first talking to the intercom, but instead of skipping an unskippable animation, it's an endless dialogue loop.

# Cutscene Skipping

The pre-rendered cutscenes that play between acts can be skipped using any key on the keyboard or any button on the mouse. In-game cutscenes that come after the "Meanwhile..." card and the cutscene in Act 4 that has the waiter throw Spongebob out of Sublime Seafoods can only be skipped by pressing the Escape key.

# Spawn Warp

Opening the map, warping to a different area, and then warping back to the same area will result in Spongebob warping to the area's spawnpoint. This can sometimes be used to very quickly backtrack to near the start of an area.

# Cut-Run

(AKA: Making Spongebob run in cutscenes instead of walk.)

Some cutscenes in which SpongeBob moves to a set position on a screen outside of the player's input can be skipped.

For some (Act 2: Entering bathroom outside bus station, walking to Tiffany with Jojo's toolbox), it involves a tiny window of time before the cutscene and mashing MKP. For others (Act 1: Walking to the boatcar after talking to the cashier | Act 3: Walking to SpongeBob's closet [100% route only]), it involves not moving the mouse on the second click, lest the technique become void; it's also one of the only times where MKP doesn't immediately make SpongeBob run. For one (Act 3: Walking offstage after getting the clarinet), it involves both.

# Map Warp

Opening and closing the map with the T or M keys will reset SpongeBob's position in the screen he's in to the "spawnpoint" of the screen. Most of the time, this spawnpoint is located where Spongebob is meant to enter the screen for the first time. This can be used in many places where Spongebob needs to backtrack to a previous spot in the area.

# Slot Machine Cutscene Skip

Upon winning the slot machine in Act 2, there is a small window of time (~0.25 seconds) to exit the machine before the cutscene begins, effectively skipping it. Clicking the bottom of the screen (where you'd normally click to exit the screen) immediately after the final arrow appears will result in Spongebob walking away from the slot machine, and the curtains to the caverns will already be open.

# Wrong Dialogue

Only happens when interacting with something immediately results in a voice line from Spongebob. While holding an item, and before using it, using Mouse Keys will effectively click the LMB again while still holding the original LMB. This will play a voice line from Spongebob as if you interacted with the thing without using an item. Then, the item is actually used, but will not play the voice line from using the item, if applicable.

If using an item results in a wipe-to-black screen change (i.e. the "Meanwhile..." cutscenes, finishing an act, or being transported to Squidward's dream in Act 3), then, normally, the game waits until a voice line is finished, if any is being played, before starting the transition. However, it doesn't check *which* voice line is finished. So if a shorter voice line is triggered before the cutscene transition, the transition starts much earlier than usual.

This is used to great effect when entering Squidward's dream world, but is also useful when using the oxygen tanks on the geyser at the end of the game.

# Fast Shack Exit

In Act 4, after map warping to right in front of the shack door and attempting to leave, there is very small window of time (~0.1 seconds) before the cutscene where mashing MKP will result in it being skipped and immediately cutting to the next screen.

# Gate Skip (WIP)

After giving the invitation to Tony, there is a small chance that the gate-raising animation will skip some frames, and an even smaller chance that all the frames will be skipped. It's speculated that the consistency comes down either to mouse position (similar to Cut-Run) or to how fast the runner gives Tony the invitation, but the exacts are unknown.

whizvox

Cosmeme

Castillerian

flybotworld

SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month

Chapter 2: Hitting Rock Bottom

PrestonCoC

gazmj4

Slot Pulls

Title says it all.

As of today, September 8 2023, the variable Slot Pull has been revoked. It served as an unnecessary way to filter out runs and served no real purpose outside of a quick spectacle of a runners' luck. Positions of all current runs won't be affected by this change.

Happy running!

Nome	Autore
"Detailed" 100% Route	Castillerian 2 years ago
Detailed Any% Route	Cosmeme 2 years ago
How to Reduce Lag	Eliminato 2 years ago
Modern Installation Guide	flybotworld 5 months ago
Note to Windows 11 Users	Castillerian 2 years ago
Technique - DropRun	Castillerian 2 years ago
Techniques	whizvox 2 years ago