Overview
a skip you can do to completely ignore every puzzle in act 2 and beat it with little to no effort, only the absolute slightest bit of rng needed
Setup
this skip requires a small amount of setup to function:
- reach act 2 (obviously)
- get a box and place it below the leftmost window to the neighbor’s room on the back of the house (see image 1)
- grab a small, throwable object (another box or a shoe works well)
- prepare to do a speed
image 1
the window in question is on the left of the image, credit to Adam Hughes on youtube for the video i screenshotted
Entrance
this is the part where you go fast, remember these steps and prepare to follow them, REALLY do not recommend reading these as you play
- break the window with the throwable object from decently far away
- climb onto the box and into the window
- go straight into the door on your left, and hide in the wardrobe in that hallway
- wait until the neighbor is nearby for a long time, then wait and listen for grass footsteps fading away
- get the hecc outta there
- (optional) unlock the door at the end of the hallway for mobility in case he catches you so you can get back here easier (honestly i don’t recommend this it adds unnecessary risk)
- climb up the stairs into the upper floor
- fill your inventory with boxes
- climb up the ladder and get to the part where the red key is at the end of
now that you’re up there, you’re pretty much in the clear. this last part is the hardest tho, so get ready.
The Skip
the final part of the guide. it’s the hardest part, but at least you aren’t pressed for time here. get ready to feel like a dirty cheater (it’s okay, this is the worst part of the game).
- stack 2 boxes on top of each other, and then one more box behind them to make a tiny 3-box staircase (image coming soon)
- climb up that staircase
- jump to the door, and open it just as you fall to the point where it no longer bumps your head
- repeat previous 2 steps until the door is opened
- climb up that staircase again
- jump into the now-open door
- repeat previous 2 steps until you get in there (it’s harder than it sounds)
- get the red key from the room over there
- run back and exit the house any way you want, it doesn’t matter if you get caught at this point
- open the gate with the red key and get the frickity frack out of here
congratulations, you have just done one of the easiest act 2 skips possible!