In Stars And Time – Any % Speedrun Guide

A full any % speedrunning guide. Spoilers for the entire game.

Introduction

• Each bullet point in the guide indicates a separate loop.
  
• Throughout the guide, it’ll say “Loop to: [location].” Only choose the option to loop there with the doors unlocked if the guide specifies “(unlocked)”. If it’s not specified, loop there with the doors locked.
  
• When you go through the House, do the most optimal route (going for the keys and nothing else) unless otherwise specified.
  
• If you don’t have enough Memory of Skirmishes to loop forward, just go through the House manually until you have enough. (More on this point later).
  
• Memory of Sadnesses is a godsend, but you need a ton of Memory of Skirmishes, so I’d recommend keeping Memory of Defeat equipped for most of the run.
  
• I recommend picking up the paper mache gloves for fighting the King, but it isn’t required.
  
• Turn on instant text speed.
  
• Don’t eat pineapples.

Act 1

• Talk to your party members and wish upon the Favor Tree. Get killed by the falling rock.

Act 2

• Go through the House. You’ll get frozen by a tear.
  
• On the first floor, inspect the storage room door. On the second floor, enter and immediately exit the head housemaiden’s office. Inspect the library door. Loop to: 2nd floor.
  
• Inspect the diary in the library. You’ll get softlocked on the third floor. Loop to: 2nd floor (unlocked).
  
• Grab the classroom key. Loop to: 3rd floor.
  
• Go fight the King. He’ll insta kill you.
  
• Equip Memory of Defeat. Ask the librarian about shield magic. Loop to: 2nd floor.
  
• Read the shield book in the secret library. Loop to: King.
  
• Beat the King. The head housemaiden chat loops you back.

Act 3

• Ask all of your party members what they need help with. Ask the shop owner about the storage room openphrase (in the same room as Odile). Ask the librarian about familytales. Loop to: 2nd floor.
  
• Get the familytale info in the secret library. Loop to: 3rd floor.
  
• Inspect Mirabelle’s roommate’s bed then inspect Mirabelle’s drawer. Loop to: King.
  
• Question the king then die to him (by not using Mirabelle’s shield).
  
• (Note: for this specific loop, don’t loop forward. It must be unbroken.) Do everyone’s hangouts. Ask the librarian about time craft. On floor 1, read the time craft book in the room on the far left. On floor 2, read the King notes in the head housemaiden’s office. Question the king, then beat him and talk to the housemaiden.
  
• Do Loop’s hangout. Loop to: 1st floor (unlocked).
  
• Look at the King poster in the room with the broken egg key. Loop to: 3rd floor.
  
• Use the star crest on the observatory room and get the king info in there. Loop to: King.
  
• Question the king then die to him.
  
• Loop to: 2nd floor.
  
• Inspect the diary in the library again. Loop to: 3rd floor.
  
• Inspect the big mirror and take a picture. Loop to: King.
  
• Question the King. Try to say your country’s name. You’ll get looped back.
  
• Loop to: King.
  
• Talk to the king and try to convince him to not fight. You’ll get looped back.

Act 4

• Talk to Loop. Loop to: 2nd floor (unlocked).
  
• Read the book about colors in the secret library. On the third floor, unlock the open phrase door and read the wish craft book in there. Use the star crest on the observatory and read everything in there. Loop to: Dormont.
  
• Talk to Loop. Loop to: 1st floor.
  
• Read the wish craft book in the storage room. Loop to: 2nd floor.
  
• Read the wish craft book in the secret library. Loop to: Dormont.
  
• Ask the librarian what they wished for. Loop to: 2nd floor.
  
• Read the list of wishes in the head housemaiden’s office. Loop to: Dormont.
  
• Talk to Loop. Loop to: King.
  
• Beat the King and talk to the head housemaiden.

Acts 5 & 6

• Finish the game.