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Kabuto: /* Glitches */

2009-09-03T14:47:08Z

‎Glitches

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2009-09-03T14:40:50Z

‎Level 1

Kabuto: Difficulty settings added /* General */

2009-09-03T14:33:34Z

Difficulty settings added ‎General

Kabuto: /* Engine info */ Typo

2009-08-28T17:21:37Z

‎Engine info: Typo

Kabuto: Glitches added I still had in my memory

2009-08-28T17:21:06Z

Glitches added I still had in my memory

Kabuto: Source: the article I wrote on Scratchpad

2009-08-28T16:40:29Z

Source: the article I wrote on Scratchpad

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[[Category:PC]]
[[Category:Games]]

This description also assumes that the reader has already played MDK. Thus this is not a playthrough but rather a collection of tricks for speed runners.

==Game overview==

The game consists of 6 levels. Each level consists of the following parts (in that order):
* Freefall (not in level 6)
* Traversal
* Stream (not in level 6)
* Intermission, asking you to save (not in level 6)

== General ==

This description is about the PC version. The PSX version contains many changes; the level layout is different and textures are worse (its creators obviously had to obey the PSX' hardware limits).

This game can be played as individual levels. The only thing that's transferred from one level to the next is health.

An exception is between level 5 and 6. While all character properties and equipment is transferred these are not retained in the savegame you're asked to create there. So it's a good idea to discard it and manually save in level 6 since having good equipment speeds up level 6 alot.

If levels themselves are to be segmented you might need to download "F2 save" patches which enable you to save almost anywhere within ''traversal''. Although these patches are official they are difficult to obtain nowadays, unfortunately. Some game versions already have this "F2 save" ability and don't need to be patched.

Whether you use the "95" (software rendering) or "D3D" (hardware accelerated) version is up to you. I personally prefer the D3D version; while the D3D version has smoothed textures and (if you change gfx settings) also antialiased edges the reflection effects are a mess, some gfx effects are missing or different and it too clearly exposes the fact that this games uses few polygons.

==Freefall==

This part has a constant duration that cannot be influenced AFAIK. During this part you can collect 3 to 4 extras and should avoid radar (or missiles if you touch the radar ray). Getting hit by a missile will lower your health. However, since you usually want to end the traversal part with health as low as possible one may get hit by missiles intentionally.

==Traversal==

The most interesting part and the only part that's truly different between levels.
General tricks:
* Turbo: don't forget to press the turbo key which makes you run much faster.
* Strafe running: run and strafe at the same time. Velocity vectors are added, making you run 40% faster compared to just running forward.
* Try to end this part (except level 6 where it doesn't matter) with health as low as possible in order to end the "Stream" part quickly.
* Glitch: Suicide in the second before the game ends to make the stream part end as soon as it starts. Also possible right before the end boss is defeated. (Videos: http://youtube.com/watch?v=w1ZVhBPyoy0 and http://youtube.com/watch?v=3lflEcU3PDo). <span color="#FF00FF">TODO</span> helps suiciding before the boss dies save a second due to SDA timing rules (as player loses control as soon as he dies)?

===Level 1===

{| border="1"
|-
| '''Name'''
| '''Description'''
| '''Required/Time saving items (time saved)'''
| '''Available items (time required)'''
| '''Tricks / Glitches'''
|-
| Freefall
|
|
| 2*Homing bullets, 1*Super chain gun
|
|-
| Arena A
| Nuke introduction
|
|
|
|-
| Arena B
| Shooting range
|
| sniper grenade (~3 seconds), dummy decoy (~10 seconds)
| Jump from the doorsill over the left or right sidewall and glide OOB into the bottommost room (Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=uL4ZoOcZnwQ). Explosive must be shot to get sniper boom.
|-
| Arena C
| Casern
|
| Mortar (4 seconds)
|
|-
| Arena D
| Subway
|
|
|
|-
| Arena E
| Casern
| Super chain gun (~3 seconds) (for shooting the nuke container), Sniper boom (~2 seconds)
|
| Use 2 sniper boom shots to destroy the first plane (the one carrying a tank) to save some time
|-
| Arena F
| Monster Zoo
| Mortar (10 seconds)
|
|
|-
| Arena G
| Climbing tower
|
|
|
|-
| Arena H
|
|
|
| Dummy decoy does not help much here
|-
| Arena I
| Boss
| Sniper boom (~60 seconds)
|
|
|}

===Level 2===

* Caveat: You cannot take a shortcut in the "big gun room" by jumping over the trench. Although you seem to run through this room two times during this level these are two different rooms; beyond the trench there's just void.

===Level 3===

===Level 4===

===Level 5===

===Level 6===

==Stream==

This is your chance to collect health for the next level.
* If you manage to reach the powerup you'll start the next level with health 150.
* If you don't reach the powerup you'll start the next level with health 100.
* If you lose too much health by touching the wall too often (or die right before this part starts) it'll end immediately and you'll start the next level with health 50. This is of course the best choice for speed runs.

== Unaccepted tricks ==

These tricks are possible but will not be accepted by SDA. Maybe they can be appended to the speedrun as a kind of "outtakes".

* Mapping mouse axes to movement. This allows about 2.5 times faster movement than usual but possible performance is heavily influenced by available mouse hardware (and possibly driver software); alternatively one can use an external input mapper program to map keyboard to mouse axes and thus overcome this limitation. Running too fast can also crash the game.

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	Normally nukes will take 3 seconds until they explode. But if you save after throwing a nuke and then reload it'll explode instantly.		Normally nukes will take 3 seconds until they explode. But if you save after throwing a nuke and then reload it'll explode instantly.
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		+	=== Grenade Spamming Glitch ===
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		+	Normally when throwing a grenade or other throwable object the player will stop for 0.4 seconds before actually throwing the object. However, when you throw an object during a jump it'll be thrown instantly. This way you can throw one object per frame, however no further objects can be thrown while there are already 3 flying objects. This can be used for spamming enemies with grenades quickly or throwing objects faster (jump before you throw) but note that you can easily throw more objects than intended as it's difficult to press a button for no more than 1 frame.

	== Unaccepted tricks ==		== Unaccepted tricks ==

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	Suicide in the second before the traversal part ends to make the stream part end as soon as it starts. Also possible right before the end boss is defeated. (Videos: http://youtube.com/watch?v=w1ZVhBPyoy0 and http://youtube.com/watch?v=3lflEcU3PDo). <span color="#FF00FF">TODO</span> helps suiciding before the boss dies save a second due to SDA timing rules (as player loses control as soon as he dies)?		Suicide in the second before the traversal part ends to make the stream part end as soon as it starts. Also possible right before the end boss is defeated. (Videos: http://youtube.com/watch?v=w1ZVhBPyoy0 and http://youtube.com/watch?v=3lflEcU3PDo). <span color="#FF00FF">TODO</span> helps suiciding before the boss dies save a second due to SDA timing rules (as player loses control as soon as he dies)?
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		+	=== Nuke Save Glitch ===
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		+	Normally nukes will take 3 seconds until they explode. But if you save after throwing a nuke and then reload it'll explode instantly.

	== Unaccepted tricks ==		== Unaccepted tricks ==

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	Whether you use the "95" (software rendering) or "D3D" (hardware accelerated) version is up to you. I personally prefer the D3D version; while the D3D version has smoothed textures and (if you change gfx settings) also antialiased edges the reflection effects are a mess, some gfx effects are missing or different and it too clearly exposes the fact that this games uses few polygons.		Whether you use the "95" (software rendering) or "D3D" (hardware accelerated) version is up to you. I personally prefer the D3D version; while the D3D version has smoothed textures and (if you change gfx settings) also antialiased edges the reflection effects are a mess, some gfx effects are missing or different and it too clearly exposes the fact that this games uses few polygons.
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		+	Difficulty settings affect how much ammo there's in collectibles and how much damage you take. Now what's the best difficulty setting?
		+	* "Easy": you get most ammo and take least damage. Having to "waste" health manually at the end of the levels costs 15 seconds.
		+	* "Medium" / "Hard": you get least ammo and take most damage. Not being able to perform some timesavers due to missing ammo costs more than a minute.
		+	* "Flexible" (i.e. you can change difficulty as you like): changing difficulty at least 3 times during the run costs about 6 seconds. Introduces a risk of inconsistencies as difficulty is saved in the config and not in your savegames. Usually one will activate "Hard" difficulty during freefall since it's easy to take hits there without losing time and switch back to "Easy" right after that in levels 1 and 2.
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		+	I prefer "Easy" difficulty since "Flexible", while being a few seconds faster, makes running more difficult and does not introduce additional tricks.

	==Freefall==		==Freefall==

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 === Engine info ===
-This info is required for understanding why some glitches happen. MDK basically is a collection of linearly connected rooms. Usually each room and each arena is an individual room. To reduce required work the game has always an active room and up to one passive room. The active room is the room the player is within (or supposed to be within), the passive room is another room the player can look into.
+This info is required for understanding why some glitches happen. MDK basically is a collection of linearly connected rooms. Usually each tunnel and each arena is an individual room. To reduce required work the game has always an active room and up to one passive room. The active room is the room the player is within (or supposed to be within), the passive room is another room the player can look into.
 All objects and enemies are bound to the room they belong to. They don't collide with other rooms' geometry. Also, player collision detection only works correctly in the active room. In passive rooms player collision detection behaves strangely, e.g. you can easily get stuck and cannot run up slopes. Since the player is larger than just a dot when going from one room to the next he'll be temporarily standing in both an active and passive room; this is why you sometimes can get stuck when walking through a door.

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-| Dummy decoy does not help much here
+| Dummy decoy does not help much here. On easy difficulty, it's safe to simply rush past the enemies instead of getting the disguise. You might get knocked down couple of times but it's still much faster. It's also a good way to take some damage before the level ends.
 |-
 | Arena I

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 | '''Description'''
 | '''Required/Time saving items (time saved)'''
-| '''Available items (time required)'''
+| '''Available items (time required)''', recommended items in '''bold'''
 | '''Tricks / Glitches'''
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-| 2*Homing bullets, 1*Super chain gun
+| 2*Homing bullets, '''Super chain gun'''
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 | Shooting range
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-| sniper grenade (~3 seconds), dummy decoy (~10 seconds)
+| grenade (~6 seconds), '''sniper grenade''' (~3 seconds), dummy decoy (~10 seconds)
 | Jump from the doorsill over the left or right sidewall and glide OOB into the bottommost room (Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=uL4ZoOcZnwQ). Explosive must be shot to get sniper boom.
 |-
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 | Casern
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-| Mortar (4 seconds)
+| '''Mortar''' (4 seconds)
+|
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 | Arena F
 | Monster Zoo
 | Mortar (10 seconds)
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 |-
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 | Arena I
 | Boss
-| Sniper boom (~60 seconds)
+| Sniper boom
+| Sniper boom (~60 seconds) etc.
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 |}

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 * Strafe running: run and strafe at the same time. Velocity vectors are added, making you run 40% faster compared to just running forward.
 * Try to end this part (except level 6 where it doesn't matter) with health as low as possible in order to end the "Stream" part quickly.
 ===Level 1===
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 * If you don't reach the powerup you'll start the next level with health 100.
 * If you lose too much health by touching the wall too often (or die right before this part starts) it'll end immediately and you'll start the next level with health 50. This is of course the best choice for speed runs.
 == Unaccepted tricks ==