Ark Early

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Explanation

The loading zone to enter the Ark of Yamato already exists the moment you enter Ezofuji. By standing in a specific spot and doing 6 KTs straight up you'll enter the final cutscene to enter the Ark.

Demonstration

Look for this patter on the ground, in the area of the red circle you can go up https://i.imgur.com/E42t94J.jpg

Full vid including positioning: https://youtu.be/6zAyWckl-58?t=3965

NG+2017

Ark early can be done in NG+17 without needing to BKT directly into the loading zone. You can BKT or jump over the invisible wall to the ruins of the ark, and climb up the mast using delayed slope KTs. Slope KT off the end of the highest horizontal yard and fall into the loading zone. The map button can be used to guide your movement. https://clips.twitch.tv/ElatedSlipperyPieTheThing-DAV8jJROiyAIwf3b

History

The earliest known mention of Ark Early is this post on 29 March 2009 by Groobo in this SDA thread: https://forum.speeddemosarchive.com/post/okami_ps213.html

For anyone interested - I just finished planning a new run, which will hopefully get submitted here (finally). The reason for planning everything again is the fact that I found a way to glitch into the ark of yamato early. This means I can skip everything required to get mist (sei'an, sunken ship, imperial gardens) and basically run straight to the ark after getting to kamui (wep'keer, yoshpet, 100 years in the past, wawku shrine - all skipped).[...]