RA2 Speedrunning Thread.

[FOTEPX]

The first RA2 speedrun is done, and will be uploaded in the next few hours. Strat is pretty self-explanatory, as is the splits and all that.

RULES:
Stock, fresh install (i.e. no existing or importable bots in garage, stock AI, only team is the rookies, no cheaty AI or arenas, no RA2CF, 3rd party components, tools, etc.)
Timer starts when you click into the garage from the main menu, stops when you see the golden sawblade
Time includes building a bot
To be verified, runs must be recorded and uploaded
No Cheatbot2

TIME:

9 minutes and 46 seconds. 9:46.22 - Sub 9 minutes is totally possible.

[FOTEPX]

Time has passed, and the video is uploaded:

[Dreamcast]

Weight class?

[FOTEPX]

Weight class?

Any weight class is allowed to be used in the run, whichever you think'll get the game done quickest. For this run, I went for MW.

[kix]

Did a little test.
 With the weight allowed and the time to kill opponents with it, MW is the best choice.

[Badnik96]

did a couple runs and you really don't need to repair your robot between matches, the ai bots are such a joke that you rarely break anything even in the finals

i also think popup > hs in terms of speed but i need to do a few more test runs on that

[FOTEPX]

Did a little test.
 With the weight allowed and the time to kill opponents with it, MW is the best choice.

Wow, okay. Just made that bot off of instinct, didn't know it was actually the best method.

did a couple runs and you really don't need to repair your robot between matches, the ai bots are such a joke that you rarely break anything even in the finals

i also think popup > hs in terms of speed but i need to do a few more test runs on that

Why didn't you record that!? Sounds like we might have some competition for the WR...

Seriously, y'all, record any attempts or PB's you get. Let's make this into a real thing.

Popup > HS could be a possibility, but that'd mean you'd need to build a new chassis, which would take up too much time IMO.

[wrhysj]

How do you get the speedrun thing on the side?

[Badnik96]

i was midway through recording a popup run when i screwed it up

i also recorded a run with an hs that was like 10:11 or something, my guess is the lost time was because i made my own chassis

[Meganerdbomb]

Making your own chassis could save time since you dont have to delete the old components or change the armor like you did with Walrus, and a popup chassis is just a rectangle with one side sloped.  you probably could just use a chassis wedge since none of the stock ai MWs have real wedges

[FOTEPX]

How do you get the speedrun thing on the side?

It's a piece of software called Livesplit. Download it, set it up, and use it whilst playing RA2. Then use OBS to composite all the footage together in real-time.

i was midway through recording a popup run when i screwed it up

i also recorded a run with an hs that was like 10:11 or something, my guess is the lost time was because i made my own chassis

Yeah, it took me about 15 or so tries to get this done. Stay persistent, keep trying!

Making your own chassis could save time since you dont have to delete the old components or change the armor like you did with Walrus, and a popup chassis is just a rectangle with one side sloped.  you probably could just use a chassis wedge since none of the stock ai MWs have real wedges

Dementia can surprisingly get under you quite easily, or at least it can to the bot I used in the run.

Hey, perhaps you should record a run with you using a popup! Then they'll be some real competition to beat. How bout it?

[kix]

Also what i found it interesting.. run it in 640X480 it will reduce the end time by a second or two!

[Badger]

Also what i found it interesting.. run it in 640X480 it will reduce the end time by a second or two!

This makes literally no sense

[09090901]

Also what i found it interesting.. run it in 640X480 it will reduce the end time by a second or two!

This makes literally no sense

it means his pc is a toaster

[J]

IMO, Heavyweight should be the class to use in this.
I mean, if any set weight was going to be decided. Mainly because HW opponents, in a few cases, might prove to be an obstacle of sorts.
....
Or just use laser guns.

[Badnik96]

i would recommend muting this video because i was listening to a vinesauce stream while doing this but i beat fotepx's time

[Sylandro]

>people speedrunning ra2

what have this website come to

[FOTEPX]

I don't know whether or not to count that as a genuine run, because you already had a chassis pre-built that wasn't Crush's...

I'll time it regardless, see what you come in at.

EDIT: 9:41.955! It's a new WR!

EDIT: NO! It's not a new WR! You're on Season 5, which means you haven't started from a fresh install!

[Mecha]

this seems fun, i'll try it later tonight if i have time

[Mr. AS]

Tried this out, got 7:35