Metal Gear Solid Race Mod

A stage data mod designed to create a more speedrunner-friendly version of MGS1, while attempting to retain the spirit of the game and minimise strategy and routing changes.

This mod is a work in progress and features are subject to change or removal.
Some features may also require a companion patch provided by the MGSI Launcher, which is not yet available.

Download

• stage.mgz (updated 17:16 on 28 Oct 2024)

Instructions

• Replace

  stage.mgz

  in the main install directory

Changes

• Skip cutscenes (WIP)
• Forced codecs changed to optional (WIP)
• Boss continues & saves changed to start at the boss itself (WIP)
• [Patch] Seeded randomness for elevators and PAL Key location
• Dock elevator timer reduced by 59.33 seconds (from 2:00.00 to 1:00.67)
• Guard Encounter cell door opens immediately
• Rank Up animation after Tank restored when loading into Nuke Building 1F
• Skip Meryl's claymore walk
• Prison sequence starts at Otacon's arrival
• Inventory removed at start of prison sequence in Any%
• Otacon as partner and no Timer Bomb in Any% without having to submit to torture
• [Patch] When in the proximity of the iced door in Comms Tower A, taking light damage will always trigger the correct hurt animation for Boba skip
• Cargo elevator travel phases skipped
• PAL key rat/ditch alert crossover reduced by 3 (from 11 to 8)
• When you retrieve the PAL key, you have the option to return to Blast Furnace straight away to heat and use it on the third computer. Details:
  • The progress-based head start on cooling/heating is available as soon as you collect the PAL key
  • All computers can be used if key is the appropriate variant (only hot key required to progress)
• Warehouse changes to guarded variant as soon as you collect the PAL key, if you don't use the normal key first
• Warehouse/Blast Furnace/bottom of Cargo Elevator cooling/heating rate doubled
• Score available on Very Easy

Ideas

• Seeded randomness for Wolf 1/2 behaviour
• Port to console version of Integral

Known Issues

• Everything.
• The game may crash when using the elevator after Guard Encounter, due to the boss stage variant being loaded afterwards instead of the general variant