Run Information

Run Information
Completion Date			Sept. 8, 2015
State			Published
Runner			Michael 'arglefumph' Gray
Segments			8
Internal Comments:
Comment State	Information	Checkpoint	None
Segment 1 1.53.5 Segment 2 10.37 Segment 3 6.1 Segment 4 6:34.83 Segment 5 1.17.7 Segment 6 12.36.67 Segment 7 7.17.73 Segment 8 3.52.7 Total of 33.50.6
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Run Comments
Nancy Drew is awesome. A copy of this run with my live commentary is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyoaD_Aj8Jg In Sea of Darkness, amateur sleuth and master sleuth modes are identical, except for these ten puzzles: •The heater puzzle. You have to put the pieces in different places. The time difference is minimal, since both modes require you to put six pieces on the board. •Lighthouse puzzle. You have to make two extra lights on master sleuth mode, which greatly increases the time and difficulty. •Lighthouse Numbers Puzzle. The numbers are different, but the time difference is minimal. In both modes, your solution is to put ten numbers on the board. •Crystal Puzzle. Again, the time difference is minimal. You have to click the same number of crystals on both modes. •Dog Toy Puzzle. The solution is the same on both modes. In amateur sleuth mode, the puzzle begins with three toys already in place. In master sleuth mode, no toys are already in place. So it's slightly faster on amateur sleuth mode. •Bilge Pump Puzzle. The master sleuth solution is a tad longer, since you have to spin the wheels 3 or 4 more times. •Music box puzzle. Twice as long on master sleuth mode, since all the teeth are split in half. •Archery puzzle. You have to click on the board ten times in both modes, so the time difference is negligible. •Fish puzzle. The route is completely different it both modes. This is the only puzzle where it's a lot faster in master sleuth mode. •Shapes puzzle. In both modes, you put 25 shapes on the board, so the time difference is negligible. Believe it or not, master sleuth mode is slightly faster than amateur sleuth mode, thanks to the fish puzzle. Segment 4 has the biggest mistake of the run, which is the heater puzzle. Nancy and Dagny talk during this puzzle. When the puzzle is solved, you have to wait for either Nancy or Dagny to finish her current line of dialogue, before the game cuts away. In master sleuth mode, I've never been able to end the puzzle on the first line of dialogue. This SHOULD be possible; I've just never been able to do it. Normally, I end on the second line of dialogue. Here, I messed up, and I ended on the fourth line of dialogue. That's two seconds more than normal. The lighthouse puzzle was amazing luck for me; I got the speed of 47.47 seconds (one white light every 6.78 seconds) on my second attempt. For reference, it took me over a hundred attempts to get my all-time best speed of 47.27, the last time I did a master sleuth speedrun for this game. Anything under a minute is acceptable for a speedrun, because the puzzle requires you to make at least 105 combinations, minimum, with the randomized dot locations. If you saw my amateur sleuth speedrun, you'll know I had to wait 20 seconds for Gunnar to appear in Segment 6. Here, I only have to wait 10 seconds. This doesn't save any time, since he's on an automatic timer, but it looks a lot better.

Run Comments

Nancy Drew is awesome.

A copy of this run with my live commentary is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyoaD_Aj8Jg

In Sea of Darkness, amateur sleuth and master sleuth modes are identical, except for these ten puzzles:

•The heater puzzle. You have to put the pieces in different places. The time difference is minimal, since both modes require you to put six pieces on the board.
•Lighthouse puzzle. You have to make two extra lights on master sleuth mode, which greatly increases the time and difficulty.
•Lighthouse Numbers Puzzle. The numbers are different, but the time difference is minimal. In both modes, your solution is to put ten numbers on the board.
•Crystal Puzzle. Again, the time difference is minimal. You have to click the same number of crystals on both modes.
•Dog Toy Puzzle. The solution is the same on both modes. In amateur sleuth mode, the puzzle begins with three toys already in place. In master sleuth mode, no toys are already in place. So it's slightly faster on amateur sleuth mode.
•Bilge Pump Puzzle. The master sleuth solution is a tad longer, since you have to spin the wheels 3 or 4 more times.
•Music box puzzle. Twice as long on master sleuth mode, since all the teeth are split in half.
•Archery puzzle. You have to click on the board ten times in both modes, so the time difference is negligible.
•Fish puzzle. The route is completely different it both modes. This is the only puzzle where it's a lot faster in master sleuth mode.
•Shapes puzzle. In both modes, you put 25 shapes on the board, so the time difference is negligible.

Believe it or not, master sleuth mode is slightly faster than amateur sleuth mode, thanks to the fish puzzle.

Segment 4 has the biggest mistake of the run, which is the heater puzzle. Nancy and Dagny talk during this puzzle. When the puzzle is solved, you have to wait for either Nancy or Dagny to finish her current line of dialogue, before the game cuts away.

In master sleuth mode, I've never been able to end the puzzle on the first line of dialogue. This SHOULD be possible; I've just never been able to do it. Normally, I end on the second line of dialogue. Here, I messed up, and I ended on the fourth line of dialogue. That's two seconds more than normal.

The lighthouse puzzle was amazing luck for me; I got the speed of 47.47 seconds (one white light every 6.78 seconds) on my second attempt. For reference, it took me over a hundred attempts to get my all-time best speed of 47.27, the last time I did a master sleuth speedrun for this game. Anything under a minute is acceptable for a speedrun, because the puzzle requires you to make at least 105 combinations, minimum, with the randomized dot locations.

If you saw my amateur sleuth speedrun, you'll know I had to wait 20 seconds for Gunnar to appear in Segment 6. Here, I only have to wait 10 seconds. This doesn't save any time, since he's on an automatic timer, but it looks a lot better.