Septerra Core Routing Notes

Septerra Core Speedrun - BEARDYduck
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Potential timing:
- Start timer on movement in Uncle's House.
- End timer on final hit on Doskias (When the victory sound clip plays) OR when the battle results screen pops up (EXP gained, etc.)
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Pre-run setup:
- Steam version of Septerra Core
	- The Steam version is set to 1.02 by default, whereas the GOG version is 1.04. Haven't tested out the differences yet because I don't own the GOG version.
- Patched to 1.04 (http://www.patches-scrolls.com/dl.php?file=septerra104.zip)
	- Makes the game playable on modern OS
- Patched to 1.04a (http://www.patches-scrolls.com/dl.php?file=sc_patch_2012.zip)
	- Windowed mode
	- Disabled all movies (Renamed all avi files in main game directory by adding a 1 at the end of the name)
	- Running it in compatibility mode for Windows XP SP2. (Only if necessary)
	- Reduced color mode (16-bit) to fix FPS issues. (Only if necessary)
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Speedtech (so far):
- Most fights appear to be skippable.
	- XP gain from fights is negligible, most XP gained from boss fights.
	- Every mob and/or group has a certain radius around their model that triggers combat when the player steps inside of it
	- Level 2 (or 4 on the numpad) attacks are going to be the most used attacks. Best value/time ratio.
	- Level 2 fate cards also seem to be the best bang for buck value.
		- For summons, maybe level 2 element + level 1 summon??
	- Grubb is awful because he does very little damage. (Led is pretty much an upgraded version of Grubb with a slightly weaker Repair skill.)
	- Runner is semi-awful because although he does a large amount of damage, he's super slow and his attack animation is long. (Araym is a better, faster version of Runner.)
- Feeding all the birds to open up the Tower may be the fastest way to beat the game, as the Tower contains the strongest weapons and armor in the game. (Have to see if it's faster to feed all the birds, or to just buy the best possible equipment at stores before final battle.)
- After killing the pirates in Shell 5 halfway through the game, head to the Ankara Research Lab.
	- At the crossroad head northwest and grab the Sturdy Heart off the desk with the dismantled missile.
	- Exit the map and repeat for a large number of Sturdy Hearts to sell for gold.
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Boss Tech:
- Sonic Lava Boss
	- Water + Summon Fate cards = Summons Sedna and Pilitak
	- 2 meters Water + 1 meter Summon ~~ 55 damage
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Useful Resources:
Every single map in the game - http://www.nightsolo.net/games/septerracore/maps/worldmap.html
Walkthrough - http://www.nightsolo.net/games/septerracore/walkthrough.html
Walkthrough 2 - http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/190118-septerra-core-legacy-of-the-creator/faqs/22789
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Currently Known Bugs/Crashes:
- After using the Explosives at Dead Lake, do not go into the menu, the game will crash.
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Routing Tools:
CHEAT MENU
- F12 to bring up console menu
- IMAREALWEENIE enables cheats
enemies 		- List enemy hit points and battle gauge
sight   		- Show line of sight (Green/Turquoise = Radius of enemy battle, Yellow = Player position)
spy     		- Show debug numbers (For hex editing)
makethemstopmommie 	- Enemies do not attack (Turns the green lines into turquoise when using "sight")
hidetext           	- Hides spoken text
fps                	- Show frames per second
mapmaker		- Download the current map in .BMP (Useful for routing if the website mentioned above ever goes down)
CTRL + F3		- Instantly win battles

The following codes do not currently work for myself, but maybe it will for somebody else:
gimme			- Gives all items
[F2]			- Gives 2,300 EXP to Maya
alchemy 		- 9,000,000 gold
gimmesomegrub 		- Get All foods
potionsnlotions 	- Get All potions
alreadydead 		- Invincibility
abracadabra 		- Infinite core energy and all spells
nahkranoth 		- 1 hit kills

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To Do List:
- Beat the game casually
- Create saves for practice sessions
- Figure out if feeding all the birds is faster than just buying second-tier equips
- Figure out combat trigger radius and how to get around them
- Run the game