Spawn Snag FAQ

Q | What is Spawn Snag?
A | Spawn Snag is a trick to obtain several GBs (and in the case of Hideout Helm, Medals) earlier than intended. This is done by collecting it before the collectable has fully loaded (The chunk which contains the GB needs to be unloaded).

Q | Why would you Spawn Snag?
A | If you grab the GB earlier than intended with Spawn snag, you skip that GB's "Puzzle". (Eg. Grabbing Arcade R1 GB Early skips having to do the first round of DK Arcade). Depending on the length of setup, this could save seconds (if not minutes) on just collecting that GB.

Q | Which ones can be done RTA?
A | Unless otherwise stated in the 'notes' section for a GB, assume that GB is only spawn snaggable in a TAS setting. (In general, the ones requiring TBS for the locked camera are not RTA viable)

Q | What does 'LZ Reset' mean?
A | Sometimes, a specific area of a map is reset upon entering any loading zone. For us, this means that we can go into one of these areas, then go enter a loading zone in another part of the map, and upon re-entering the main map, perform some setup to spawn snag a GB from the original area.
If a GB says "LZ Reset: No", then you have to exit/enter the level or void in order for that GB to become unloaded once more.