To keep it registered here: these are the current known skips using the Time-stop glitch

2-5 Found by me

3-6 Found by ぽーん and ドスペンギン

Just thought I'd add some more knowledge surrounding these skips. I like to refer these type of skips as "Melee Clipping". Anyways, all of the Melee Clipping skips can only be done, not only with Heavy Machine Gun but also with the Anti-Armor Pistol since they both share the same melee attack.

Anyway, below are my improved versions of the skips. I've included 2 versions of the 3-6 skip where the first one is a bit more safe and less risky version while the other fully optimal but far more risky to perform in a run.

The below information is just copy-pasted from my previous forum post, but decided to be useful to include it here as well. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Must use: Heavy Machine Gun or Anti-Armor Pistol

I've found out that you can actually keep staying on top of the ledge instead of dropping down and then go the the checkpoint.

You can keep sliding all the way to the checkpoint and saving a few seconds. You need to fall on the middle of the ledge when you first drop down otherwise you can't go around it, or atleast not as consistent for me.

You will face an invisible wall on the way so simply go to the left and around it.

Must use: Heavy Machine Gun or Anti-Armor Pistol

I suggest that you dodge right after you clip outside the cart. This is because otherwise you might get pushed down and fall below.

Instead of normally boosting, use Drift Boosting. However this can be risky as it's very easy to fall down but it is much faster. Also use Boost Dodging to get even faster. Not the most optimal but decent enough.

Keep in mind to not press "E" to cover against the last wall too early. If you do it, sometimes you will cover in the middle of it where there are no floor which will make you fall down. Therefore I advice to be rather close before initiating to cover.

Must use: Heavy Machine Gun or Anti-Armor Pistol

I suggest that you dodge right after you clip outside the cart. This is because otherwise you might get pushed down and fall below.

Instead of normally boosting, use Drift Boosting. However this can be risky as it's very easy to fall down but it is much faster. Also use Boost Dodging to get even faster. Not the most optimal but decent enough.

In addition to my other "Improved Clipping Skip" video I've also added Melee Dashing. It is even more risky to use since using Melee Dashing makes you not exactly travel in a straight line and you will risk falling down if you make a mistake.

Keep in mind to not press "E" to cover against the last wall too early. If you do it, sometimes you will cover in the middle of it where there are no floor which will make you fall down. Therefore I advice to be rather close before initiating to cover.

I didn't get a Drift Boost at the end before the terminal, but you can obviously do one there too, I just happen to missed it.

I recently started RTAing this game, so I'm not sure how to accurately reproduce the time stop glitch.
someone please tell me

@Fuga It's a simply as shooting and interrupting it with a Melee Attack, and you can only do it with Heavy Machine Gun/Anti Armor Pistol (unless I'm mistaken). This only works during moving sections, like Elevators, Gondolas, etc.

You sort of have to play around with your angles and get a feel for it. I hope this helps, it's been years since I've played the game so I don't remember the details. If you need more help, I'm sure there' some helpful people in the Vanquish Discord that you help you more than I can.

There has been some runners back in the day saying your FPS might affect it (60FPS being easier, but I've always played on 144FPS and never had issues so take it with a grain of salt).

Thank you for your reply.
I played RTA for this game on console, but I will try it on PC as well.

Yeah, as Nordanix said, unfortunately this is something that you kinda have to get a feel for, but the general mechanic is to shoot and interrupt the shot with melee. I tend to wiggle the mouse a bit as well, but I am unsure if this is actually placebo lol.

The elevator skip in 2-5, I usually find that I fail it when I go too early, since the elevator has to be moving with a certain speed before you can do it. I had to cut the elevator a bit short since I was going for a new time on that level. Same can probably be said for the autoscroller skip, though some of the other platform skips in 3-6 that can be done I find to be a bit inconsistent.

With regards to possible weapon choices, I have a couple of other skips that use shotgun/AR and then 3-6 Autoscroller with sniper rifle actually.

3-7 ("Balcony Skip" maybe?) with AR:

then the same with shotgun:

and then from the same IL (check the description for comments) I have Upwarp Skip with AR:

This is mostly so save time for individual level runs and not RTA as you are interested in, it can be a bit risky. You only need to "touch" that corner in the back to warp up, nothing else really. Posted them to show examples of "time freeze skips" with other weapons as well.

3-6 Autoscroller Skip with sniper rifle:

I tried playing the PC version, but I still don't understand this glitch.(:3 」∠)<aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Record a video and link it, then we can maybe figure out what you're not doing correctly.