DEADBOLT 100% Speedrun -

[@Going-Under]

I'm trying to do my own Conquest achievement run and this was very helpful, seeing what strategies you used on certain levels. Thanks for the tips!

[@Square_Rabbit]

Glad to hear it! Although, you don't actually need to get all the achievements in one go - you're free to get Death and Famine, then reload your save to go for the achievements you missed without the pressure. In general I'd recommend just sticking to safer strategies for the first run, since if you complete all levels without dying you should comfortably get Famine too. A lot of stuff here is riskier than strictly necessary to keep the speed up, but when not speedrunning you can afford to play it safer.

[@Going-Under]

@@Square_Rabbit So I took a break from the conquest achievement but i have a question if you can answer it. I wanted to know if you quit to the main menu, even if you didnt quit a single level or died, would that still count against the achievement. basically i am asking if you have to get this achievement in a single sitting without quitting to the menu

[@Square_Rabbit]

@@Going-Under Quitting to the main menu does indeed invalidate the achievements. In fact, you've got it backwards - quitting a mission is fine, while quitting the game isn't. So you do need to complete the game in one sitting for Death and Famine, but the other achievements can be grabbed after quitting, including Conquest.

[@Going-Under]

@@Square_Rabbit So i can legit quit a level if im about to die and i can still get the achievement? thats hella dumb. but thank you so much for getting back to me and answering my question

[@Square_Rabbit]

@@Going-Under No problem. Good luck!

[@HateThisBox]

Music is super chill for this.

[@jaywarshawsky9124]

I tried to run this game in under an hour recently. I have no idea how you're capable of this kind of game-play man. Totally unreal; great work.

[@mewsterx3679]

wrapped in black eh?? a man of culture indeed to know the ost to sonic rush on the DS

[@selya_UwU]

Cassette achievement so painful. Almost 7 minutes/// In my Conquest run i didn't take zombie#2 when it dropped... Looks like every tape drops only once per save-file.... ......

[@Square_Rabbit]

I'm pretty sure the tapes can drop multiple times so long as you don't collect them. You're probably just being unlucky - in my older 92% run I had to spend over 10 minutes straight killing Madam Stela repeatedly before she would drop her cassette. Cassette Culture really is just a trial in patience - just keep at it and you'll get it. Eventually.

[@hzzzvv6671]

This was very refreshing to watch 🙂

[@SmoothTurtle840]

How do you immediately get to the docks after finishing a mission (like at 3:28 for example)? Also, how do you prevent backup from coming at 4:52? Will they just go away if you're hidden in a vent?

[@Square_Rabbit]

For the docks, you just need to spam E and pray, really. My theory is that the transition happens when the screen's a certain amount of faded, so if you interact just as the fade-in starts, the fadeout completes much sooner. That's just a guess though, haven't looked at the code or anything. And yeah, vents skip the backup objective. When backup spawns, they'll automatically path towards whatever your location is. Since the Reaper doesn't technically exist while inside a vent, they don't have anywhere to path to and just stand still. This also skips the kill backup objective, so I think it could apply the backup state to them right as they spawn, but if it fails to find the Reaper it doesn't go through and they become normal enemies. No backup enemies = objective complete. Another theory, though. What I do know is that it works, and that's all that really matters in the end.

[@SmoothTurtle840]

@@Square_Rabbit Alright, thanks! I've been trying to 5-star all the missions and maybe once I get good enough I'll try to go for Death and Famine, and your runs have been pretty helpful since I don't like to be aggressive in most games like these.

[@Square_Rabbit]

@@SmoothTurtle840 Glad to hear they're helping! I'd say avoiding aggression is actually your best bet for completing Death and Famine. A lot of Deadbolt's playtime comes from dying and restarting, so if you just play it safe all the way through you should be under the 1 hour mark by the time you reach the end. Good luck!

[@SmoothTurtle840]

@@Square_Rabbit Well my definition of aggressive is way different than most people’s, I guess. I’d never get Death with the way I tend to play games (I’m extremely cautious). But I get what you mean.