Terranigma TAS Notes

http://pastebin.com/7WKjqMC6					Terranigma RNG Script
http://pastebin.com/WdfntJrW					Terranigma Collision Script
Alternating diagonal inputs reset Arks movement from 3/2/2 Pixels per Frame to always 3 Pixels per Frame (needs to be tested)
https://youtu.be/yiM9NmQvH2M?t=17s				Going into the elders room is faster than going into the room to the right
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Zb_Y_0BCA		Not sure how this works and if there are more NPC's on which this works
https://youtu.be/yiM9NmQvH2M?t=26s				Simply jumping into the box saves a couple frame, before that it needs to be tested if
												jumping into the box previously when it "hurts" Ark and pushes him into a certain
												direction saves time as well
https://youtu.be/yiM9NmQvH2M?t=44s				With a set EXP route in tower 1 you can get a level up on top of the door which saves
												~2 seconds, might be worth looking into killing 1 additional Huball on the way and kill
												the last 2 Orange Huballs at the same time to gain 2 extra EXP for free
https://youtu.be/yiM9NmQvH2M?t=2m2s				You can damage Shadowkeeper while having a level up animation
In Ra Tree there should be the first case of climbing up something, by simply pressing Up on every frame possible you move faster than by just holding Up
Obviously the HP potion we pick up for RTA isnt needed for the TAS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dluwgs3Otc		For the boss in Ra Tree, the script should be on the TASvideos.org thread
In general i got told that RNG works for most parts in intervalls of 8, so every 8 Changes stuff like "The parasite will spawn or the bird will drop" should happen. Needs to be tested.
http://www.speedrun.com/run/kz573nem			In the current WR when Crawek's split timer says 45:56 in that room are jumps possible
												over the gaps that skip an enemy but save moving time. In total there are 3 known jumps
												from which Crawek only does the last.
For the bird boss fight i think the best route to take is grinding on them from level X (needs to be tested for a TAS) until level 23+1 (should be correct but testing it cant hurt).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyMYHlnD72U		As easy as it looks, simply holding select after throwing the last stone and not
												standing too close to the hole
Another HP potion pickup in Zue which isnt needed for a TAS
On the boss in Zue you would optimally use the Grass Pin to get the 4 Magirocks out of it. There is 1 Frame where the animation of the spell doesnt play but you still get the Magirocks from it after the head falls down after phase 1. (should probably check if you got the Magirocks after the fight).
https://www.twitch.tv/vaan666/v/80573853		I can only assume how this works, it should work when you start your Slicer attack on
												a specific Y-Coordinate.
In Louran, the zombie village, you will see Crawek picking up a weapon called the Lightrod which is not neccessary at all for a TAS since it will be at a much higher level at this point in the game.
There is a glitch i found myself which enables movement during a cutscene by doing an action such as opening the equipped Magic Box via the X-Button and cancelling it in time to not softlock the game while stepping onto the trigger. With this and frame perfect movement it might be possible to skip the Red Seal in Louran and run past the ghosts that otherwise will catch you.
Another theoretical timesave in Louran is skipping the Strength potion since its only purpose for RTA is to actually be able to kill the fish boss at a much lower level in combination with the Strength potion in Sylvain Castle later. It basically comes down to -> Time of picking up the Strength potion in Louran and/or Sylvain Castle vs The fight vs. Dark Gaia with less Strength since i dont think the difference in Strength is as significant on other bosses to make them much longer if at all.
Also in Louran is a kind of autoscroller after the Graveyard where Turbot leads you to the house Mei-Lin is in, this would be a perfect opportunity to collect some money since you want 6660 gold at the end of Dragoon Castle for the Red Armour in Mosque which gives a Strength boost worth several level.
In Sylvain castle there is the previously mentioned Strength Potion that might be worth being skipped
There is another theoretically possible trick that might be doable in a TAS that jumps across the gap where you normally need to lower a chandelier to jump over to one of the gems. Definitely needs to be tested since it would lead into a HUGE timesave.
Not sure if it is worth skipping the Ice pick weapon in Sylvain Castle for a TAS, it costs like ~3 seconds picking it up vs. dealing more damage for future enemies (not including most bosses due to elemental resistances).
For the Ghost fight on the ship it is usefull to know that there are 2 triggers on 2 tiles right next to each other, so by simply slicing as far to the left towards elle as possible you trigger both the cutscene and the spawning cycle of the ghosts which saves around ~2 seconds after activating the both seperately, also opening the door mid fight saves some time as well.
There is an unknown timesave in that fight which skips? the part where the fight legitimately ends and the boss music keeps playing, this causes the whole sequence to be done faster. Not sure what triggers it and we cant really replicate it either.
In case the TAS doesnt one shot the fish boss in the mermaid tower nor gets a crit without losing too much time there is a way to get double hits in with one slicer, a somewhat RTA viable setup is going into the upper left corner asap when you enter the room and wait for him to get to you (it only works randomly for some reason).
At the boss in Great Lakes it is possible to get a double hit in on the Starfish in the 2nd phase where one comes from above (only works the first time he drops for some reason but that should kill him anyway).
It is faster to set up being on low health after Megatron the boss of Berugas Lab, to abuse a death warp to Younkou from Eklamata which requires saving in said town earlier while doing the Fever dream sequence from Fyda.