Welcome to Titan Souls speedrunners!
[big]Discord link: ** https://discord.gg/f8mc8Rw ** [/big]
[big]Guide link: ** https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VYr7FetWtbKGAMe1QPLA3CcgB2a1vnN7pgMyhFBveck ** [/big]
Here are a few basics to get you started:
Use a controller; the four direction keys on a keyboard are a significant limitation to where you can shoot. You'll do much better with a controller that gives you 8-way directional control as well as analog stick control. The most optimal strats alternate constantly between D-Pad and Control Stick.
You don't have to stream your run live, but make sure you have video for the record if you want to post competitive times on the leaderboard!
The PS4 version of the game had a larger team working on the port, and it preloads all the game's maps. Therefore, it has no load times making it a bit faster for any% and much faster for All Bosses. The PS4's credits are, accordingly, much longer.
We use Real Time, and the timer starts when the screen flashes white (as soon as you can begin to see the in-game map or timer), right after you finish or skip the opening cutscene. Once your arrow hits the final boss, you stop the timer. The auto-splitter will help you split, especially while you are learning. We use livesplit or other timers because the in-game timer is inaccurate and exploitable (quitting and reloading after a boss rolls back the in-game timer, and the in-game timer freezes on PS4 in the final area).
Yes, the broken in-game timer is what's used to calculate the time for the in-game achievement. You just have to beat Soul for that. New players who want to get the achievement are welcome to post their times on the competitive leaderboards here! Just remember that timer accuracy is a requirement, so try to include a Real Time result.
If you're hoping to learn a competitive route, both any% and 100% are pretty easy to learn. Any% is shorter, but more punishing if you die. 100% hits more checkpoints, but there's more to learn upfront.
Remember, when you're new, focus on getting in a deathless run. Even still, a death is not the end of the run. In any%, if you die in the fire area, you can go to the graveyard as a backup. If you have a lot of trouble with the forest, you can alter the route to skip the forest. If the ice bosses give you trouble in 100%, consider starting there to get them out of the way. There's only a few seconds of difference between each route, so when you're first starting out, just do the bosses you're most comfortable with. Almost any combination of bosses can get sub14, I think.
Also, remember that the fastest strats are not necessarily the best ones. You need a certain level of consistency and confidence with each boss before you start to crank out good times, so be sure to practice and continue your runs even if your objective is unattainable on that particular run... Endgame practice is very important, too!
There is a newly discovered way to skip the titan kill animations, by storing a pause and quitting on the same frame that you extract the soul. It's frame-perfect and very risky to pull off, so we call it the "risky skip". Unless your immediate objective is a world-class time, this glitch is likely not worth risking runs on. For advanced runners, there is a link below. As a visual cue, you might want to try playing with your resolution settings. Please note that skipping a titan kill animation by force-closing the game is NOT allowed.
We do fun races on challenge/unusual categories, often held on Monday nights, but feel free to organize a race at any time!
[big]The best way to reach someone for questions or tips is on discord. The discord server is here: https://discord.gg/f8mc8Rw [/big]
The latest quick kills guide, by Zic3, it's up to date as of 2018: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlUo1IfS3VYQEdXE59imdR-bafXDCtIzY
Here's the recent Hard mode video guide, by Scrublord, up to date as of 2017: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvThs_cP6PTgDtnc11U4360R1ADdcIoq7
For those on PC, we have an auto splitter. The easiest way to activate it is with the button in LiveSplit, under "Edit Splits". If for some reason you would prefer to manually add the files to your layout instead, here is the autosplitter with instructions: https://github.com/Starcrunsher/TitanSoulsAutoSplitter
A training map pack (with quick doors to bosses) was made by Nalae. Be sure to back up your game data! It can be found here: http://www.speedrun.com/titan_souls/resources
Some speedrunning tools, such as timers, and info can be found here: http://www.speedrunslive.com/tools/
Here's some info on the "risky skip", which should only be attempted by advanced runners. Scroll down a bit for lots of clarifying posts: http://www.speedrun.com/titan_souls/thread/uc13d
New strats, tutorials, videos, and runs are created and posted all the time, but everything is scattered across YouTube, Twitch, Discord, this site, and others. Hopefully you find what you need!
That's all for now. Please feel free to post questions below, or reach out to any active runner directly. Everyone is very helpful and friendly. Some of us will be happy to personally coach you, or help you plan a route.
Best of luck!
Hi I started running Titan Souls a few days ago and I have a question what is the program that you use that shows you the real time and also the segments ?
