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 =====Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes FAQ===== =====Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes FAQ=====
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 +=====Game Mechanics=====
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 +**Q: How do you deal with Analog deadzones or controller weirdness?**
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 +**A:** Certain diagonals can cause snake to walk instead of run. Be extra careful that sticks are neutral when plugging in the controller. Also there is a possibility your controller port is shaky or dirty. Thorough cleaning of the ports is a good idea, and deliberate straight smooth insertions at all times are a good practice.
 +=====Speedrun Setup=====
 +**Q: Should I run this on Gamecube or Wii?**
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 +**A:** Gamecubes //generally// have faster load times than Wii. Loadtimes are quite variable though, depending on your Gamecube/Wii mode, laser condition, disc condition, and other potential factors. You can save a small amount of time potentially on Disc Swap with Gamecube, but it is not a huge amount and requires good hand dexterity. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9RdqZ0Z87Y|Here's a video comparison of disc swap.]]
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 +**Q: What are suggested splits for livesplit?**
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 +**A:** Cell Fight
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 +Ocelot
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 +M1 Tank
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 +Ninja
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 +Mantis
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 +Wolf 1
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 +Disc 2
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 +Tower A
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 +Hind-D
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 +Wolf 2
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 +Raven
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 +PAL
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 +MG-REX
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 +Liquid
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 +Escape
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 +=====Speedrun Mechanics and Glitches=====
  
 **Q: Why do speedrunners quickly swap their weapon while crawling?** **Q: Why do speedrunners quickly swap their weapon while crawling?**
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 360 degree analog. Due to this, some runners (e.g. Plywood or Sylvaned) use mostly dpad for movement. Certain rooms are easier on dpad than analog, and vice versa. Certain strategies open up with analog movement as well (e.g. Warehouse North on Normal). 360 degree analog. Due to this, some runners (e.g. Plywood or Sylvaned) use mostly dpad for movement. Certain rooms are easier on dpad than analog, and vice versa. Certain strategies open up with analog movement as well (e.g. Warehouse North on Normal).
  
-**Q: Should I run this on Gamecube or Wii?**+**Q: How does the Nuke Bldg skip work?** 
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 +**A:** Due to how animations work in the MGS2 engine, you can move Snake through the door and avoid crawling underneath the door. Equip a weapon (ideally the M9 on Very Easy or Easy, the Chaff or the Book), crouch by the door, and begin moving in the opposite direction of the door. While moving, quickly unequip and re-equip the weapon to move past the door. This allows you to skip the Colonel Campbell call, saving about 7 seconds. 
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 +**Q: How does the prison skip work?** 
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 +**A:** When exiting the prison, Johnny is supposed to be knocked out in some way or back in the bathroom through an unskippable cutscene. However, if you pick up the gear with a very precise roll, a bonk setup with a more lenient roll, or throw Johnny to the ground and immediately exit the room and re-enter the room, you will skip a story flag. This story flag skip allows you to avoid the cutscene and codec at Meryl's bloodstain in the Underground Passage 
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 +**Q: How does the girder glitch work?** 
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 +**A:** By placing Snake in a particular position next to the girder, the game thinks Snake is on the opposite side where he can walk when in reality he is not. This causes Snake to fall to the bottom, saving time.
  
-**A:** Gamecubes //generally// have faster load times than Wii. Loadtimes are quite variable though, depending on your Gamecube/Wii mode, laser condition, disc condition, and other potential factors. You can save a small amount of time potentially on Disc Swap with Gamecube, but it is not a huge amount and requires good hand dexterity.+=====Community/Leaderboard=====
  
 **Q: Is this game harder than the original?** **Q: Is this game harder than the original?**
  
-A: Casually, it is easier than the original. Speedrun wise, it is debatable.+**A:** Casually, it is easier than the original. Speedrun wise, it is debatable.
  
 **Q: Why is this debatable?** **Q: Why is this debatable?**
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   *There are fewer breaks in TTS   *There are fewer breaks in TTS
   *There is more button mashing in MGS1   *There is more button mashing in MGS1
 +  *The PC run of MGS1 is wildly different
  
 A 1 to 1 comparison isn't very fair to either game. To do an accurate comparison, you would need to go room by room on __every difficulty.__ It also raises the question of //difficult in what way?// Learning? Mastering? Going for the hardest strategies? A 1 to 1 comparison isn't very fair to either game. To do an accurate comparison, you would need to go room by room on __every difficulty.__ It also raises the question of //difficult in what way?// Learning? Mastering? Going for the hardest strategies?
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