I have been trying to find a stable route for a New Game MSB run. Let me know if this works for anyone else. The magic number for most of them is 9 skips. Try to get them done as quickly but steadily in succession as you can. I've found being off rythym for the inputs can cause unusual outcomes.

Odds Route: Mission 1 Black Flag: 8 Skips into Mission 3 Takeoff Mission 3 Takeoff: 2 Skips into Mission 3 Landing Mission 3 Landing: 4 Skips into Mission 4 Debriefing Mission 5 Sirens of Defeat: 9 Skips into Mission 7 Hangar Mission 7 Emminent Domain: 9 Skips into Mission 9 Hangar Mission 9 Stepping Stone: 9 Skips into Mission 11 Hangar Mission 11 Cold War: 9 Skips into Mission 13 Hangar Mission 13 Valkyrie's Call: 9 Skips into Mission 15 Hangar Mission 15 Consequence of Power: 2 Skips into Mission 16 recap Mission 17 Takeoff: 2 Skips into Mission 17 Landing Mission 17 Landing: 4 Skips into Mission 18 Hangar Mission 18 Return: 9 Skips into Mission 20 Briefing Mission 20 Presidia: 4 Skips into Mission 21 Debriefing (End)

I did also have a route during testing that primarily skipped odd numbered missions instead of evens, but don't have a stable way to do it yet. It does seem faster though as when I did that run I had 2 softlocks on Midnight's Light and still came close to my current posted time on the board which had a death in Cold War.

Evens Route Mission 1 Black Flag: 8 Skips into Mission 3 Briefing Mission 3 Takeoff: 2 Skips into Mission 3 Landing Mission 3 Landing: 3 Skips into Mission 4 Menu Mission 4 Takeoff: 1 Skip into Mission 4 Proper Mission 4 Uphill, Every Way: 9 Skips into Mission 6 Hangar Mission 6 Machine of the Mantle: 9 Skips into Mission 8 Hangar Mission 8 Clear Skies: 9 Skips into Mission 10 Hangar Mission 10 Pillars of Communication: 9 Skips into Mission 12 Hangar Mission 12 Midnight's Light: 9 Skips into Mission 14 Mission 14 Open Season: 6 Skips into Mission 15 Debriefing Mission 16 Wayback: 4 Skips into Mission 17 Briefing Mission 17 Takeoff: 2 Skips into Mission 17 Landing Mission 17 Landing: 4 Skips into Mission 18 Hangar Mission 18 Return: 9 Skips into Mission 20 Briefing Mission 20 Presidia: 4 Skips into Mission 21 Debriefing (End)

To help facilitate MSB route experiments, I've compiled the list of "modules" I believe the campaign goes through. I have them numbered to help with skip counts, and have labeled the areas where MSB can be done. Part of why I decided to compile this is to try to weed out the "dead end" MSB tries that just softlock to the gray screen. I would imagine the faux loading screens are one of those, but don't actually know yet.

Campaign "Modules" in order:

1. Intro

2. Mission 1 Black Flag Briefing

3. Mission 1 Menu

4. Mission 1 Hangar

5. Mission 1 Loading screen

6. Mission 1 Proper (1st MSB possible)

7. Mission 1 Debriefing

8. Mission 2 Frontiers Briefing

9. Mission 2 Menu

10. Mission 2 Hangar

11. Mission 2 Loading screen

12. Mission 2 Proper (MSB possible)

13. Mission 2 Landing (MSB possible)

14. Mission 2 Debriefing

15. Mission 3 Homestead Briefing

16. Mission 3 Menu

17. Mission 3 Hangar

18. Mission 3 Takeoff (MSB possible)

19. Mission 3 Loading screen

20. Mission 3 Proper (MSB possible)

21. Mission 3 Landing (MSB possible)

22. Mission 3 Debriefing

23. Mission 4 Uphill, Every Way Briefing

24. Mission 4 Menu

25. Mission 4 Hangar

26. Mission 4 Takeoff (MSB possible)

27. Mission 4 Loading screen

28. Mission 4 Proper (MSB possible)

29. Mission 4 Debriefing

30. Mission 5 Sirens of Defeat Briefing

31. Mission 5 Menu

32. Mission 5 Hangar

33. Mission 5 Loading screen

34. Mission 5 Proper (MSB possible)

35. Mission 5 Debriefing

36. Mission 6 Machine of the Mantle Briefing

37. Mission 6 Menu

38. Mission 6 Hangar

39. Mission 6 Loading screen

40. Mission 6 Proper (MSB possible)

41. Mission 6 Debriefing

42. Mission 7 Eminent Domain Briefing

43. Mission 7 Menu

44. Mission 7 Hangar

45. Mission 7 Loading screen

46. Mission 7 Proper (MSB possible)

47. Mission 7 Debriefing

48. Mission 8 Clear Skies Briefing

49. Mission 8 Menu

50. Mission 8 Hangar

51. Mission 8 Loading screen

52. Mission 8 Proper (MSB possible)

53. Mission 8 Debriefing

54. Mission 9 Stepping Stone Briefing

55. Mission 9 Menu

56. Mission 9 Hangar

57. Mission 9 Loading screen

58. Mission 9 Proper (MSB possible)

59. Mission 9 Debriefing

60. Mission 10 Pillars of Communications Briefing

61. Mission 10 Menu

62. Mission 10 Hangar

63. Mission 10 Loading screen

64. Mission 10 Proper (MSB possible)

65. Mission 10 Debriefing

66. Mission 11 Cold War Briefing

67. Mission 11 Menu

68. Mission 11 Hangar

69. Mission 11 Loading screen

70. Mission 11 Proper (MSB possible)

71. Mission 11 Debriefing

72. Mission 12 Midnight Light Briefing

73. Mission 12 Menu

74. Mission 12 Hangar

75. Mission 12 Loading screen

76. Mission 12 Proper (MSB possible)

77. Mission 12 Debriefing

78. Mission 13 Valkyrie's Call Briefing

79. Mission 13 Menu

80. Mission 13 Hangar

81. Mission 13 Loading screen

82. Mission 13 Proper (MSB possible)

83. Mission 13 Debriefing

84. Mission 14 Open Season Briefing

85. Mission 14 Menu

86. Mission 14 Hangar

87. Mission 14 Loading screen

88. Mission 14 Proper (MSB possible)

89. Mission 14 Debriefing

90. Mission 15 Consequence of Power Briefing

91. Mission 15 Menu

92. Mission 15 Hangar

93. Mission 15 Loading screen

94. Mission 15 Proper (MSB possible)

95. Mission 15 Debriefing

96. Mission 16 Loading screen

97. Mission 16 Proper (MSB possible)

98. "The Deal" conversation

99. Mission 16 Debriefing

100. "2 months later" scene

101. Mission 17 No Respite Briefing

102. Mission 17 Menu

103. Mission 17 Hangar

104. Mission 17 Takeoff (MSB possible)

105. Mission 17 Loading screen

106. Mission 17 Proper (MSB possible)

107. Mission 17 Landing (MSB possible)

108. Mission 17 Debriefing

109. Mission 18 Return Briefing

110. Mission 18 Menu

111. Mission 18 Hangar

112. Mission 18 Loading screen

113. Mission 18 Proper (MSB possible)

114. Mission 18 Debriefing

115. Mission 19 Red Sea Briefing

116. Mission 19 Menu

117. Mission 19 Hangar

118. Mission 19 Loading screen

119. Mission 19 Proper (MSB possible)

120. Mission 19 Debriefing

121. Mission 20 Presidia Briefing

122. Mission 20 Menu

123. Mission 20 Hangar

124. Mission 20 Loading screen

125. Mission 20 Proper (MSB possible)

126. Mission 20 Debriefing

127. Mission 21 Kings Loading screeen

128. Mission 21 Proper

129. "Contract Complete" scene

130. Mission 21 Debriefing

A more aggressive MSB route I calculated using the previous data. It only does 6 missions. I've managed to do half of it in a run so far, the issue is just execution of the number of skips. If you're doing it on New Game, I would avoid going straight into a mission proper unless your aircraft you already have is good for it. Not really fun to do the Sirens of Defeat in a T-21 with only Drop Tanks.

Mission 1 Black Flag: 14 skips into Mission 3 Landing? (13 skips goes to Mission 3 Proper) (backup route Mission 3 Takeoff 13 skips into Mission 5 Menu) Mission 3 Landing: 11 skips into Mission 5 Menu? Mission 5 Proper: 12 skips into Mission 8 Briefing? Mission 8 Proper: 12 skips into Mission 11 Briefing? Mission 11 Proper: 12 skips into Mission 14 Briefing? Mission 14 Proper: 11 skips into Mission 17 Briefing? Mission 17 Takeoff: 11? skips into Mission 19 Briefing? Mission 19 Proper: 8 skips into Mission 21 Debriefing Mission 20 Proper: 4 skips into Mission 21 Debriefing? (end)

I have calculated an extremely aggressive MSB route that does only 4 missions. I will hopefully be able to test this soon, but I'm putting it here in case anyone else wants to give it a go. I don't expect to be able to do it myself reliably, since you really need to pack those MSB inputs into the window of time available.

Mission 1 Black Flag: 12 skips into Mission 3 Takeoff? (13 skips goes to Mission 3 Proper) Mission 3 Takeoff: 18? skips into Mission 6 Menu? Mission 6 Proper: 20? skips into Mission 10 Menu? Mission 10 Proper: 21? Skips into Mission 14 Menu Mission 14 Proper: 11 skips into Mission 17 Briefing? Mission 17 Takeoff: 25 Skips into Campaign Completed game state

FalconLuma's discovery that the above MSB route dumps you right back into the main campaign menu.

Technically completed run based on the above MSB route. Only 4 missions are played. The entire final act (Calamity again) is skipped, and you're dumped right back into the main campaign menu. There is no option to "Resume" the current run on the menu, and checking Free Mission has all 21 missions unlocked. I want to say that a new definition of a completed run could be "Timing ends on one of the following: Completed fadeout in Kings, Kings Debriefing screen, or completed campaign game state."

I've re-routed the second half to swap in faster missions:

Mission 1 Black Flag: 12 skips into Mission 3 takeoff Mission 3 Takeoff: 18 skips into Mission 6 Menu Mission 6 Proper: 12 skips into Mission 9 Briefing Mission 9 Proper: 18 Skips into Mission 13 Mission 13 Proper: 15 skips into Mission 17 Menu Mission 17 Takeoff: 25 Skips into Campaign Completed game state

So 2.0 has a failsafe for MSB in that you can only do it once. You can skip 1 item (Like mission 3 take off to skip mission 3 proper) but after that it locks out additional inputs. This makes MSB routes 1.04 and earlier only unless this gets (un)fixed.