SpeckyClip
SpeckyClip
SpeckyClip is a rail clip similar to Herapot. It allows one to bypass the Hammer requirement in Swamp Palace. It also avoids the need to unlock the door to pull the stalfos dam switch. This also allows one to skip grabbing the key, skip unlocking the door, and skip pulling the dam switch. Even when entering Swamp Palace with the Hammer, performing this trick saves significant time due to skipping a key and cutscene. To perform the trick, one must use a Bomb Boost to clip 1 pixel into the corner of a rail and Hookshot to a statue.
Execution
To perform the SpeckyClip, the Hookshot and 1 bomb are required.
Walk up the stairs leading to the locked door. Walk to the right against the right rail. Face down against the bottom rail and place a bomb. You should be aligned against the right and bottom rail when the bomb is placed. Then face left and walk all the way left to the rail directly south of the locked door. Hold out your sword. This still works with no sword as the purpose is to allow you to walk backwards while facing left. When the bomb explodes, walk backwards into the bomb explosion. You will be launched into the corner of 2 rails causing you to clip one pixel into the rail. Switch to Hookshot and Hookshot the statue. Simply walk down to complete the clip.
There are 2 commons mistakes people make while doing this clip:
- Not walking all the way to the left rail after placing the bomb.
- Walking back from the left rail and waiting for the bomb explosion in a position between the bomb and the left rail. Do not do this. Wait at the left rail and do one continuous walk from the left rail and into the bomb explosion.
Making either of these errors can lead to subpixel issues and cause failure of the clip. Aligning to the left rail and waiting at the left rail solves potential subpixel issues.
Example
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External Guides and Tutorials
- SpeckySpecks's ALTTP - Rail Clip to Skip Hammer Requirement and Key Grab in Swamp Palace
- Coy's How To: SpeckyClip
- DDRKirby's Bite-sized Rando - Specky Clip SP Routing
History
- February 3rd 2020
- A tool-assisted method to get past the rail in Pool 1 of Swamp Palace without the hammer was discovered by Yuzuhara that used a Door State Extension (Fairy Net Dash) to partially clip into the rail and then making precise movements to fully clip through the other side. Due to the complexity of the method, and RNG elements required from the net-dash, this method was never considered to be RTA viable.
- June 7th 2023
- A runner by the name of SpeckySpecks posts a video in the ALTTP Randomizer Discord server showing how to clip through the a rail using a method similar to that of Herapot.
- June 23rd 2023
- The ALTTPR Racing Council votes to not legalize SpeckyClip for use in "Competitive" Ruleset races.
- July 28th 2023
- The ALTTPR Ladder decides to allow SpeckyClip in all of its races.
- September 6th 2023
- The ALTTPR Racing Community (TARC) completes a community vote to allow the use of SpeckyClip in "Competitive" Ruleset races. The measure passes with 263 votes to allow (85%) vs. 48 votes to disallow (15%)