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'''Speed-running [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''' is a staggeringly broad and complex field of study. The game takes around 24 hours play to complete for the first time and slightly less than 5 to beat at top speed.
There is a vast number of major and minor tricks to be employed.
==Pre-game tactics and general notes==
First, read all of the following:
* [[Timing OoT]]
* [[Routes through OoT]]
* [[Movement techniques in OoT]]
* [[Text techniques in OoT]]
* [[Weapons of OoT]]
There are only a few places where you absolutely need sound turned on, but it's worth doing, since there are some useful audio cues.
You should know the whole game inside-out, including the optional bonuses which won't necessarily form a part of your run, what's stocked in all the shops, and ideally also the contents of the various fixed-contents pots you'll find. This is so that when you find yourself short of some vital commodity e.g. money, bombs, you know where to get them at short notice while losing minimal time.
Know [[Routes through OoT|your route]] inside-out. You should never have to stop and think about your next objective, you should be automatically running in the right direction already.
You'll be skipping a significant number of important items for speed purposes. See [[Minimal runs of OoT]] for information about doing without these.
Pull out bombs before you reach the thing you're planning to bomb, to save some time waiting for the fuse to go down. When bombing walls, try to put the bomb at one side of the wall and wait at the other side, so you can run straight through instead of waiting for the blast to clear.
You can use the Hookshot or Longshot to zip to the top of - or a least a long way up - most of the ladders, vines and climbable walls you find.
==Additional tricks==
* [[Boss techniques in OoT]]
* [[Power Crouch Stab]]
* [[Hookshot Ascent]]
* [[High Grab]]
* [[Stone Umbrella Shortcut]]
There is a vast number of major and minor tricks to be employed.
==Pre-game tactics and general notes==
First, read all of the following:
* [[Timing OoT]]
* [[Routes through OoT]]
* [[Movement techniques in OoT]]
* [[Text techniques in OoT]]
* [[Weapons of OoT]]
There are only a few places where you absolutely need sound turned on, but it's worth doing, since there are some useful audio cues.
You should know the whole game inside-out, including the optional bonuses which won't necessarily form a part of your run, what's stocked in all the shops, and ideally also the contents of the various fixed-contents pots you'll find. This is so that when you find yourself short of some vital commodity e.g. money, bombs, you know where to get them at short notice while losing minimal time.
Know [[Routes through OoT|your route]] inside-out. You should never have to stop and think about your next objective, you should be automatically running in the right direction already.
You'll be skipping a significant number of important items for speed purposes. See [[Minimal runs of OoT]] for information about doing without these.
Pull out bombs before you reach the thing you're planning to bomb, to save some time waiting for the fuse to go down. When bombing walls, try to put the bomb at one side of the wall and wait at the other side, so you can run straight through instead of waiting for the blast to clear.
You can use the Hookshot or Longshot to zip to the top of - or a least a long way up - most of the ladders, vines and climbable walls you find.
==Additional tricks==
* [[Boss techniques in OoT]]
* [[Power Crouch Stab]]
* [[Hookshot Ascent]]
* [[High Grab]]
* [[Stone Umbrella Shortcut]]
