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Alucard Any% NSC (No Save Corruption) is the most popular speedrunning category for Symphony of the Night. It is well balanced and a good choice for first category to learn. There is only one route, but it contains some advanced and safer strategies runners can choose from.
= Introduction to SOTN Alucard Any% NSC =If you are already proficient with speedrunning and/or are familiar with the mechanics of SOTN, feel free to skip to the Standard Route section below. == Getting a Clear File == If you already have a Clear File, you can skip this section. If you have never played Symphony of the Night before, or do not yet have a Clear File or know what a Clear File is, read through this section to get an understanding of the process. Symphony of the Night has a Save Feature and requires you to create a new Save File every time you start a new game. You obtain a Clear File by beating the game and keeping the Save File from that game on your Memory Card. Having a Clear File is important for speedrunning the game as it allows you to skip dialogs and cutscenes throughout the game, saving roughly 8 minutes of time during the course of a run. Once you have a Clear File, you should not delete it. The easiest way to obtain a Clear File for someone new to speedrunning this game is to use a slightly-modified route from the standard Any% NSC route. Before you begin, you should familiarize yourself with one of these routes, and understand how to perform [[Death Skip]], [[Richter Skip]], and [[Relic Skip]]. Of these, the only skip that can't be practiced or learned efficiently during the run itself is Death Skip, as there are no Save Rooms prior to it. Therefore, you should start out familiarizing yourself with the visual cues for Death Skip, in particular. === Video Example of a Clear File run with minimal strategies ==={{#ev:youtube|yPKinaDEsas|480}} Once you are familiar with the major skips and the overall route, start up a run and work your way through the route. It is helpful when you are first starting out to take full advantage of the many Save Rooms you will encounter along the way to keep your progress. With this route, it is in particular important to save in the room next to the Relic Skip, as this route does not have you get the Duplicator and so you will only have one shot at using your Heart Refresh. TODO: Describe completing your first full run TODO: Describe adding new strategies to your runs as you improve = Standard Route =
The standard route requires knowledge of how to perform the following glitches: Death Skip, Faerie Card Shop Glitch, Richter Skip, and Relic Skip. You collect the following Relics, listed in order: Cube of Zoe, Form of Wolf, Form of Mist, Faerie Card, and Soul of Bat.
Once Shaft is defeated, the cutscene and final fight with Dracula will begin. Stay in the middle of the room as Dracula descends, and focus alternating Buffalo Star attacks at his right hand. Dracula will attempt to swipe at you with either his left hand or his right hand, depending on which one you are closer to. Once you see his body shift in position to prepare the attack, move to the opposite side from that attack just enough to clear it. Do this a few times while spamming Buffalo Star attacks at his right hand, and you should be able to kill Dracula before his next phase begins.
= Advanced Topics and Strategies = == Experience Route ==
*3 zombies
*all 3 skeletons in the first room of alchemy lab
