Sometimes I have the Shift to fast walk option in the desert section, sometimes I do not. Reloading saves does not give fast walk, so I'm unsure how to guarantee it. It's a huge run killer about 20 minutes in based on nothing that I can find.

Is there a secret to always having the "sprint" in this section?

Hello! thanks for running this game.

Maybe I'm wrong because I played it many years ago... but I seem to remember that the sprint was lost when loading saves.

The only way I had to ensure the sprint is to start a new game and do the complete run.

I hope it helps you. If you have any other questions, let me know.

Ok, that makes sense. However, I don't always have sprint, even without loading a save.

I appreciate the reply though. I'll keep plugging away and see if I can find anything reliable.

AskForAlex figured it out. Always start with 'New Game.' If you reload at all, including chapter select, you don't end up with sprint in the desert.

Interesting, never even knew this was a bug as a I always started from fresh. Good luck on your runs

@mjkor Might be good to alter the rules to have everybody start with New Game? It's an easy fix to prevent a lot of frustration.