R Soul on 29/4/2016 at 02:06

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Finishing with 1 health shield is just as impressive as the 2:01 time.

SlyFoxx on 29/4/2016 at 11:58

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Had not though about new mantle and what that might bring to the table...so I'll have to give that a try. I'm also going to experiment with mapping jump to the attack key on the mouse as to facilitate jumping while strafe running. It will be tough though as I've used wsxzc and space for movement since I first played Thief and such habits are hard to break.

I think I'll also give a go at completing the course the "correct" way just to see how fast that can be done.

yxlplig on 29/4/2016 at 14:03

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There's no need to constantly hop in Thief 2, it will probably slow you down if your movement is not completely flawless. Although you can still get a Thief 1 style speed boost if you do it while descending a slope.

However you can frob from a greater distance when you are going straight. So whenever you seen me hop in my 1:58 video , I'm doing it because I want to approach a switch straight on, but I want to preserve the speed/momentum of strafe running. So ideally, the only time I'm going straight forward is in mid air.

It's very possible that I am wrong, and jumps don't preserve momentum, but it feels faster. Whenever I'm playing normally and I need to save while being chased, I always run, jump, and quicksave. So when I reload I hit the ground at full speed.

Also you need to make sure your line is as direct as possible, minimize the number of times you change the direction of your strafe, and try not to wobble at all.

Xorak on 7/5/2016 at 06:12

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I always meant to take another stab at this and really establish a definitive time for myself. Maybe now is the time.

It's been a few years, but a few tricks I still remember. Look at 1:30 in InfinituS's video. We would climb the first rope and jump onto the top of the fence. No mantling.

You can also jump across to the ledge with the bowman at the start without any mantling, but they will often shoot you off, so it can come down to a lot of attempts until you get the angle right. I never found a way to precisely time it in order to replicate it over and over, but there must be some trick there, you'd think.

Also, at the very end, it's possible to have the robot shoot you from behind and blow you across to the final platform with greater speed than Garrett himself is capable of. That's what swordbreaker managed to do in that other thread.

I also might have another trick, but I have to keep it to myself, in order to beat some of these new times.

Dark_Garrett on 14/5/2016 at 15:37

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Slow at work today, so I thought I would give this a go... after two hours I'm pretty well stuck at 2:05. Thats with a smooth run and all the tricks I see in everyone's vids. Don't know how on earth to shave 5 secs to break 2 minutes! Don't have any sort of screen capture here, so just took a pic on my phone.