KQ6 any% route

King's Quest VI Any%
based on Puri_Puri's 100% route and CleverDan33's 25:55 video


Magic Map: use it from inventory w/ the hand icon (double right-click)

CROWN
take plank
Speed max, Detail min & Play
grab box, coin [crown a length from rock] & ring
-Book Shop-
talk to owner, exit
go to dock (N W)
take door (from shore), talk [crown against cheek]
talk, take rabbit-foot & exit
-Pawn Shop-
grab mint from jar
talk to owner
give ring...
trade coin for nightingale [bear's left side]
exit town (N) and reenter
take rubbish
(can use map at dock, but start area is better w/ speed glitch)

MOUNTAIN
take flower

WONDER
walk up (trigger guard)
> flower, nightingale self, mint, foot, ink self (immediately)


CROWN
trade nightingale for flute [bear wears crown]

WONDER
go N W, take lettuce, grab doors
walk up...
take scarf, exit
use flute on wallflowers (left)...
take hole-in-wall

CROWN
trade flute (active) for tinder [mints wear crown]

BEAST
N, use lettuce on pond
N, take brick


MOUNTAIN
take puzzles:
Rise,
gh-r-t,  [counting from topleft, skipping topright 2]
4-1-2,
h-mn-w,
Ascend


SUMMIT
step S and re-climb (genie)
take cave, use tinder on room, take next cave
grab leaf, grab exits 2x
go north...

CATACOMB
N3 W   tiles (U DL DL U U UL DL D)
N3 E   (take shield!) use brick on gears
E3 NE   use tinder on room
W5 SSE   use hole-in-wall, look
W3 SSE SEEN ENN
take tapestry, walk in
use scarf on minotaur...


MISTS
go W, take scythe, S

BEAST
use shield on archer
walk to hedge (trigger vine)
take rose
use scythe on vine...

CROWN
trade tinder for nightingale
go north
give rose & ring... (sent to Beast)

CROWN
go to castle
use clothes on hut...


CASTLE
walk up west
use nightingale on floor
walk to alcove
take painting, nail, pillar...

go N, talk to door (Cassima)
give dagger to door
W, take left door
use nail on trunk, grab letter, exit
walk to alcove
use nail (active) on wall
take up painting, pillar...

exit S
use letter on captain (after 2 texts)
walk up (2 texts after genie's eyes)
use mirror on genie
go Up 3x
use leaf on genie
grab sword
use sword 2x
.done


(2015-06-08) Use DOSBox, because whereas running unemulated you can abuse "Speed Bugs", the game doesn't run at a consistent speed, even from one playthrough to the next on the same PC! I will be trying Puri_Puri's recommended config: memsize=16 core=normal cputype=auto cycles=fixed 10000 xms=false ems=false files=50
https://reddit.com/r/speedrun/comments/2e54he/pb_wr_kings_quest_vi_any_in_2704/cjw7asx