Sonic Adventure 2: 180 Emblem Speedrun FAQ

Sonic Adventure 2: 180 Emblem Speedrun FAQ

Q: What console is this on?
A: I am playing this on the PC Steam version with an Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller

Q: What is this run?
A: This run involves me collecting every single emblem in the whole game from a new file with no previous Chao data.

Q: Why is this run so long?
A: The game has a lot content. This run requires me to complete every single mission (155 missions with Emblems) with A ranks (7 A-Rank Emblems), as well as Kart Racing (3 Emblems), Boss Rush (3 Emblems), All 3 stories (3 Emblems) and all the Chao Emblems (5 Racing, 4 Karate).

Q: Isn't this 100% then?
A: This game doesn't have a % counter, so to avoid arbitrary conditioning, I call it 180 Emblems as it's very clear what the goal of the category is ^_^

Q: What is required for an A rank?
A: For Missions 1,4 & 5, I need a certain amount of points which I get from destroying enemies, collecting rings/items, doing tricks & time bonus. For missions 2 & 3, I just need to go fast.

Q: What is the World Record?
A: The current best time I have is 7:19:08 (8:43:41 RTA). My eventual aim is a clean, deathless run! (Here is a link to my major timesaves in the run https://pastebin.com/04YvLiA5)

Q: Why aren't Emblems being collected?
A: A trick called Emblem Skip Glitch (ESG) was activated which allows me to skip the majority of the Emblem Cutscenes. Here's a detailed description of how it works https://pastebin.com/rQ0YPff2. It is triggered before the run starts. The SA2 community does not consider the set-up as part of the run as the run still starts from a new file and nothing else has been changed (other than the route)

Q: Why do you do Dark story before Hero story?
A: The beginning of Dark Story is much less reliable than the beginning of Hero Story (Dry Lagoon and Sand Ocean in particular), so I prefer to get those out of the way sooner. It is also necessary to do the Chao Key Glitch to put Eggman in Final Chase

Q: Why are you playing 2P before the run
A: This is to setup the wrong warp location to Final Chase for the Chao Key glitch later in the run

Q: Why is Eggman in Final Chase?
A: I use something called the Chao Key Glitch, which uses the warp feature that the chao key has to warp Eggman to a different place other than the Chao Garden. This is done by interrupting the full collection of the chao key (The model in the top left continuously keeps spinning).

Q: Why are you pausing so much during mech stages?
A: When you hover immediately after you jump, you gain some extra height in your jump. The smaller the window between the jump and the hover, the higher your jump. I pause in order to minimise the time between the jump and the hover.

Q: How did you go straight into Knuckles' section of Cannon's Core Mission 3/4/5?
A: In the run you complete Cannon's Core Mission 2 as Rouge, however the game still has it flagged to begin the next section of Cannon's Core (in this case Knuckles) when a certain trigger is activated, which can be done from going to the chao lobby, or completing a driving stage. Hence the interlacing of Route 101 during Cannon's Core. This skips Tails', Eggman's, and Rouge's sections of Cannon's Core M3. It is also used to save time on Cannon's Core M4 and M5.

Q: I thought this was a Sonic game, why are there Chibi-like creatures on the screen?
A: You must've tuned in during the chao portion of the speedrun. In order to get all the emblems, I must collect 9 Chao emblems. This requires me to raise a new born Chao to beat all levels in Chao karate, raise a Hero & Dark Chao to unlock the Hero & Dark races and then beat every race (62 races) which takes just under 3 1/2 hours. All the in depth information on how I speedrun the chao portion can be found here https://pastebin.com/rZ240cbL

Q: What's up with the split icons?
A: The icons indicate how well a split went in my PB. The ranks go from S to E, an S being a near perfect split, to E being absolutely awful.

Q: Why are you abusing/neglecting/hurting the chao?
A: Because it's faster.