User:Popprocks

Speedrun History

Popprocks (http://twitch.tv/p0ppr0cks) started running NG Any% in August 2020. He first broke the world record on October 30, 2020 with the time 2:16:41 using Sasa Sanctuary Early. Over a period of months, popprocks helped drive NG Any% down to 2:05:34 on 4/10/21 through a combination of gameplay improvement and implementing cutting edge tricks such as HBS, Boulder Skip, and Barrier Skip. Intermittently, popprocks also began running NG AB using the same tricks, as well as NG+2017 Any% where he first implemented several difficult tricks and routes such as Gale Shrine Origin Warp, Catwalk Skip, Ark Early, BKT skips, and Beach Adventure.

PC Controls

Popprocks uses a hybrid of DS4Windows and SteamAPI in order to achieve partial direct input on a DualSense controller. The steps to implement this are as follows. Some adaptation my be necessary to fit your specific controller. The goal of this control scheme is for the majority of your controls to filter through Steam API, which has benefits such as context sensitive binds and situational turbo. However, it is extremely desirable to have certain inputs bypass steam API in order to avoid dead frames during scene transitions. It is useful to direct input jump so that you can perform 1st frame jumps after loading zones or 1st frame after closing the fan menu, as well as to hold jump through brush buffering without losing height. Direct input bark is helpful for BKT, and direct input tackle allows you to tackle the 1st frame after a loading zone, dialogue D Boost, or tackle out of a ground KT frame perfectly.

1. Install DS4Windows at https://github.com/Ryochan7/DS4Windows/releases . At the time of writing, popprocks is using version 3.0.3.

2. Download my DS4 Windows profile (okami.xml) at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nkp7voqeweefumv/AABSZNlckUNrSvqjWuCxonJna?dl=0 . Alternatively, you can create your own profile from scratch.

3. My Steam controller config is steam://controllerconfig/587620/2488071715 . If you paste this into your browser, it should open the controller config in steam and ask if you wish to import it.

4. DS4Windows must be open and active BEFORE opening Okami on steam.

5. Open Okami, and accept the alert that controller override software can interfere with API controls.