Mafia FAQ

Q: What's your PB?

A: My PB is 3:09:43 (IGT) (from April 1st, 2016) - https://www.twitch.tv/lembox/v/58064571 .

Q: Is there any leaderboard?

A: Yes, there is one: http://www.speedrun.com/Mafia_The_City_of_Lost_Heaven

Q: What is the difference between Real Time and In-Game Time?

A: Real Time is basically the entire length of the run after you gain control in "Offer you can't refuse" till you lose it after shooting Sam in "Death of Art". It is also called a Real Time Attack (RTA). In-Game Time (IGT) is the RTA without the load times and possible retries due to the cutscene bug in "Death of Art".

Q: What does any% (SS) mean?

A: It bascially means that I'm going to finish this game as fast as possible in a single and continuous playthrough. However, I am going to load save games whenever I die or the RNG trolls me (e.g. Crème de la Crème - if Morello decides to drive through the countryside wasting a bunch of time).

Q: What's the WR?

A: The current any% WR is 3:08:00 (IGT) by 2fast4you_LTU/ArtStar (https://www.twitch.tv/2fast4you_ltu/v/59035452).

Q: What's your goal?

A: sub 3:10 RTA

Q: Are there any glitches or skips involved in a usual run?

A: Yes, you get the Bolt Thrower via an easter egg (not really glitch), you skip the hotel part in Ordinary Routine by shooting the "boss" through the window (sequence break) and you use the rapid fire glitch in almost every mission. On top of that a wallclip is performed in "Better get used to it" to skip the chase and make the mission more consistent overall.

Q: What is the "rapid fire" glitch?

A: You shoot and reload way faster by crouching, stepping back and jumping while shooting (i.e. mashing the left mouse button).

Q: What is the "no passenger" glitch?

A: In the taxi part in Running Man it is possible to not pick up the passengers by reversing in manual gearbox mode after they start talking. As soon as they stop talking you can drive forward again. This glitch saves about 10 seconds since you can use it to save animations caused by the first three passengers.

Q: What is the "wallclip" glitch?

A: It is possible to bypass solid objects such as walls by exploiting the "longer" animation of exiting a car from a backseat. See this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9xUkKmA5Fw

Q: Why are you running the German version?

A: There are no official rules, all Mafia runners use their preferred version (e.g. itsukushimu uses the french version). On top of that I was unfortunate with the cutscene trigger in the English version and the German dub is better ;)

UPDATE: Currently running the English version because less trolling when it comes to deaths of your sidekick characters.

Q: Why do you do that stuff to get the Bolt Thrower in Mission 3 - Molotov party?

A: Getting the Bolt Thrower, which is the fastest car you can get in Story mode, saves a lot of time especially if you get it that early. The alternative Falconer (in Morello's garage) you could get in this mission has 80 HP and a max speed of 72 mph (120 km/h) which is no comparison to the Bolt Thrower (225 HP, max speed 112 mph [180 km/h]). The only disadvantage is that you have to hope for a police car on the bridge between Works Quarter and Central Island because you have no weapon to shot the window and so to trigger the easter egg.

UPDATE: Lunda found out how to trigger the Bolt Thrower without getting a police car: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb40OcRaF_Y

Q: Is it possible to kill Don Morello without being on the Airport or the Bridge?

A: Yes, you can kill him just before the Airport entrance with a drive-by or by crashing and shooting him but it is difficult to pull off.

Q: Why no Pokémanzo?

A: I'm running games I enjoyed the most and these are not only Pokémon/Mario games ;)