=====Acceleration Trick===== **Used For:**\\ * Weapon Socom 01 **Tutorial Video:**\\ * Unequipping and re-equipping a weapon shortly before moving gives you a 1 frame boost. =====Input Buffer===== **Used For:**\\ * Sneaking No Weapon 03 * Sneaking No Weapon 05 * Sneaking No Weapon 08 **Tutorial Video:**\\ * Generally, input buffering is used to get cleaner lines, however it can mess with a guard's vision. Tap R2 or L2 repeatedly. =====Kick Cancel===== **Used For:**\\ * Sneaking No Weapon 04 * Special 1 Min. Battle VS. Target No Weapon **Tutorial Video:**\\ * Tapping X shortly after Snake performs a kick will cancel it the full animation of it. =====Lean===== **Used For:**\\ * Any level where the goal appears before Snake gets there. **Tutorial Video:** \\ * Leaning into the goal is 7 frames faster than running into it with no weapon. Turn 90 degrees, go into first person view, and tap either R1 or L1 to lean. * FPV Leaning allows you to enter goals earlier than if you ran into it as normal, [[https://youtu.be/KMVuCaeKEaw|video discussion here]] * You can save up to 7 'ticks' of the in game timer * How much it saves depends on the length of a tick in a given stage, the maximum so far is 0.25. **Setup:** -Run towards the goal -Turn when you are ~1 meter away, so you are parallel to the goal -Press and hold triangle -Immediately after the triangle input (but not at the same time) lean to the left or right with L1 or R1 -Be careful, as equipping/unequipping an item/weapon can mess with this =====Throw-Cancel===== **Used For:**\\ * Sneaking No Weapon 15 * Special NG Selection 02 **Tutorial Video:**\\ * Equipping an item or weapon can cancel the animation of throwing a guard. ----- [[:metal_gear_solid:vr_missions|Return to Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions]]