Hey guys, Landon Rivers here
Hey, have you ever been the escort for a
fat, old, rich guy
because you were young and needed the money?
Well today we're doing just that!
Join us as we play the huntress
and guide Marcus the Merchant
through Celadia village because he lost his business ledger!
"Escort Marcus" is a sort of
on-rails mission
because Marcus walks at his own pace
throughout the level
and we're expect to take HIS lead.
So the idea of how to get through the level the fastest
is to keep Marcus always moving
Which means completing the different stages of the level
quickly as he visits different waypoints
to minimize his wait time.
This is the most technical level
in the entire run,
but we've got our current methods down to a science
so it'll be a smooth ride through.
This is the first level which involves
character selection and inventory management.
Also, if you're running this as an individual level run,
as will be with all levels going in the future,
be sure you only work with the characters
and equipment available to you
when you unlocked the level.
So you'd only be able to use the Knight and the Huntress
for this level
and a very low tier of weapons.
The easiest character to play this level
is the Huntress
due to her long range attacks
and guaranteed kills.
As you're spamming 
to get to the character selection screen,
you'll want to be careful to
stop spamming  as soon as the eagle fades in.
That's when you get control of the
character selection menu.
Not being careful of this,
you could select the Knight on accident,
and maybe start the level on accident as well.
Select the Huntress, and now we'll configure her loadout for the level.
We should have a total of at least 160 Gold,
which is what we got from the last level.
First we select her bow
which there's only one of right now,
but take a look at how we select it.
We could press  and select the weapon,
then press  again,
or, from this main menu,
we could actually press the right and left arrow keys
to select our weapons and armor much quicker.
This actually ends up saving quite a few seconds in later levels
during inventory setup.
We're also going to use a variety of arrows.
but we won't have many so we'll be playing conservatively with our shots.
Go down to our ammo,
and because there's an "Arrow Menu" inside,
we can't use the arrow keys to bypass this step.
First we'll buy some burst arrows.
which we can load multiples of at a time
to fire a fan of arrows at enemies.
They're the cheapest arrows, but we only want 20.
Press the  to scroll to the 20.
Next, we don't want fire arrows,
but we do want Grenade Arrows,
the third one on the list.
These will come in handy for instantly killing single weak targets
and some close groups of enemies.
We'll be using these the most
so we want to buy as many as possible
which would be 20 in our case.
Much like pressing the  takes you to the first item on the list,
You can press the  to go to the last item on the list
which you can afford.
So we press the  when we get to the Grenade Arrow selection.
Finally, we want to select Sniper Arrows.
These arrows can do the most damage out of any weapon in the game
and you can zoom in to get a guaranteed head shot kill from a long distance.
Thanks to the 10 Gold you picked up,
we can afford 5 Sniper Arrows.
Press  or  on this slot to equip them
Press  and  to return,
Press  twice to highlight "Enter Game",
and then we can enter.
With this in mind and with a little bit of practice,
your inventory selection
should look a little something like this. . .
We start the level with Marcus waiting to talk to us,
and we initiate the conversation
by passing over this wooden plank.
He'll whine for a bit about getting jumped,
and then meanwhile we will load up some Burst Arrows
to use for later
and then equip our Grenade Arrows.
Marcus will start walking to the first waypoint
which is a door up ahead,
and he has a radius that you must stay within
for this opening part in order to keep him walking.
Basically a "Hold My Hand" aura.
But once he reaches this area,
he walks on his own for the rest of the level.
I like to tag along with him until he just reaches
the start of this plant
then I know he'll be able to make it
to that 'auto' spot
and I can head off and do some errands
while staying in his radius up to that point.
As soon as you or Marcus walks on the beginning of the bridge,
an orc will round the corner.
With a Grenade Arrow, a sure-fire way to ensure some damage,
or basically a kill against an unarmored foe,
is to aim the shot at the ground underneath them
as the arrows do splash damage as well as regular damage.
It's much harder for Grenade Arrows to
whiff than a regular Arrow because of this.
Head through the tunnel,
and do the same to this goblin that appears.
Now we want to work really quick on this next one.
As soon as you kill that goblin,
equip your Sniper Arrows with 
then you want to head shot this idling goblin
in the blacksmith shop
unscoped.
Marcus hates idle workers,
and this goblin in particular would have blocked him later on.
If you miss the shot,
don't try again.
you'll have another chance,
albeit slim,
to get him later.
After you do this, rush back quickly to the door
as Marcus is unlocking it.
The timing on this method is strict
so make sure you're moving properly and killing quick.
Now we're at a point where Marcus is waiting for us,
so we need to complete this step as fast as possible.
Run into the door while it's being opened
if you made it in time
and prep a Grenade Arrow.
As you come into this first staircase
there will be a goblin up top, ready to pounce down.
Quickly aim and shoot at the wall behind the goblin
or try to hit the goblin directly to take him out.
Sometimes this quick shot is easier said than done.
Head up the stairs
turn to the right
and hug the left wall
completely bypassing an orc
who will throw a chair at you.
Nock another Grenade Arrow and get ready to fire at an orc
sleeping next to a fireplace.
This is the most important mob of this room
Because right after you kill him
Marcus will start moving again.
Kill the orc you dodged using a grenade arrow to the floor
and then the room will be cleared of enemies that may be in Marcus' path.
Jump over the banister
and behind Marcus as
he makes his way up the stairs.
Marcus is going to pass through and pick up his ledger,
complain some more,
then continue on through the village
to find the gate key.
There's a lot of prep work we need to do in a short amount of time
so exit outside and let's get to it.
Head to the left, and you'll see an armored orc and a goblin
charging across the bridge.
Armored orcs, most of the time, take 2 Grenade Arrows to kill
So bear that in mind while taking the two out.
You can try and bunch them together and maximize your splash damage from your Grenade Arrows.
Head back around the blacksmith
and at this point if you didn't kill the goblin the first time,
try for another unscoped shot at him.
If you miss again, you'll have one final shot
Leave the Orc Blacksmith completely alone,
he's just doing his job and won't bother you.
and if you kill him you're just a real jerk!
As Marcus is talking about his great relationship with his brother
head past the blacksmith, and as you pass this trigger area,
two orcs, one armored, and one unarmored,
will spawn.
Take them out with Grenade Arrows as well
or maybe try and finish one off with a Sniper Arrow
if you can spare it.
Then head back to the open area before the blacksmith.
Wait right next to the wheel of the cart
with your camera pointed at the direction
Marcus will be coming from.
Get your Grenade Arrows ready;
you should have around 11 left at this point.
We're going to get ready for an ambush
Three enemies will spawn when Marcus reaches the cart you're next to
and then Marcus will stop.
An armored goblin, regular goblin, and an orc will jump out
and you must kill all three as quick as possible
to get Marcus moving again.
As soon as you see Marcus round the corner,
pull your drawstring and aim a little above the boxes to the left.
Let loose as soon as you see the goblin jump out
and you should score a direct hit, killing him instantly.
This goblin is NOTORIOUS for ending runs
because he's known to jump backwards
into the canal and you have to chase him.
So you explode his ass first before he has a chance to do anything!
Now run towards the orc and let loose
another Grenade Arrow to kill him
and then start walking backwards, towards Marcus,
as you prep a final arrow for the last goblin.
Once all three are dead,
bring your character behind this line
parallel to the wheel
and Marcus will start moving to the next point.
Head to the blacksmith again
and here is your last chance to kill the sleeping goblin
with a Sniper Arrow
if you missed them the first two times.
if the deed is done,
bring your character to right behind this line.
Marcus will be heading this way,
and a goblin will push some barrels at him.
He will cry for his protector's aid
but what this translates to is
you just need to be in his aura again for him to start moving.
He will completely disregard the goblin shooting at him
and put his mind back on the mission:
seeking the gate key.
So what do you do?
The very instant you see the subtitle for
"Help!"
or
"I don't want to die!"
or
"Have mercy on me!"
Start moving past that line because you will have already have appeased Marcus.
Marcus will reach this bulletproof wooden door which is locked,
and stop moving, waiting for you to somehow get to the other side.
Head to this building door in the alley.
An armored orc will be patrolling above,
so we need to be ready for him in any position.
Pull your drawstring as you enter
and hop up the stairs to score some super jumps.
Let loose and this will do the deed.
If you miss or fail to kill him,
try and dodge around,
and hope this mob doesn't come to bite you in the ass later in the level
Head to the ladder,
Usually I can get up quickly by jumping onto the ladder
and pressing  twice.
Up we go, and now we run across the rooftops
switching to our Grenade Arrows
which you should have 6 or so of left
and when we dodge this goblin archer,
hug the edge of the roof,
jumping the gap at the end
and in between two goblins that pop out of the attic
Let loose a Grenade Arrow to kill the second goblin coming out
and head on in.
Now comes my favorite part of the entire run.
Pull back on the drawstring,
and approach the hatch.
Shoot the sleeping armored orc, and drop down at the same time.
Turn around quickly,
pull back another arrow,
now for "Trickshot City"
Jump the railing and explode this orc as he runs up the stairs.
Quickly open the door, and Marcus will start moving again.
Head up the stairs, because your first Grenade Arrow
most likely did not kill the armored orc
and one of the goblins may have followed him.
Finish them off with a Grenade Arrow
and jump the railing again.
Head outside and use a final Grenade Arrow
to pop a goblin that jumps on a box.
Now switch to your burst arrows
and charge up for a full shot against a final fiend.
Start making your way to the checkpoint area.
You may need to do a little bit of cleanup before this point
but make it quick.
a goblin from the rooftop
or that patrolling orc
may have found their way down here.
use a remaining Grenade Arrow or a Sniper Arrow
to put this worry to rest.
Marcus is going to be collecting the key in the building and making his way
to the checkpoint area.
This is the first part of the run where we use the "cutscene exploit"
which is the same as the revival exploit.
You'll notice that if Marcus is walking along,
and we activate the checkpoint cutscene
and spam  to skip it
two seconds of in-game time will pass
and Marcus will have jumped forward in his position.
Because of this, we want to activate the checkpoint as soon as possible
so we have the most time to prep.
Once Marcus reaches the side of the bridge,
pull back your drawstring full of Burst Arrows
and get ready to fight this fuzzy creature known as a Nightcrawler.
He's actually been a motif throughout the level behind the scenes
and now he's making an appearance
by jumping through the boards and. . .
(frustrated sigh)
and falling back into the canal.
agh..
This happens TOO often
and is also a run killer.
So you shoot his ass first before he has a chance to do anything!
Yep
When he pops out and is in the air
You let loose like Legolas
and merc his kiester.
Marcus will go
HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
and then continue on.
Wait for him at the gate and split when the screen fades to black.
Marcus will pay you 150 Gold
for your services
which is just enough to afford the bow we need for the next level
so you don't need to pick up any gold throughout this level.
Let's do one final analysis before we end
so you're aware of this fact.
The vast majority of the time made up in this level
is from Marcus walking.
Here's a list of all the times we need to wait for Marcus.
It takes exactly 6 seconds
for Marcus to whine and start walking with you.
It takes 19 seconds for Marcus
to walk towards the first door
which you'd be clearing ahead.
It takes 30 seconds after you kill the sleeping orc
for Marcus to enter the building
pick up the ledger
and make it down to the cart for the ambush point.
It takes 6 seconds for him to walk to the blacksmith spot and get hit with the barrels
7.5 seconds to walk to the locked door
21 seconds after you open the locked door to pick up the key and walk to the final area
and 4.75 seconds to walk to the end.
That's a total of 1 minute and 34.35[sic] seconds (should be 34.25 as is written)
where Marcus is moving.
that means that your final time and the quick execution you do for this level
will always be on top of that number.
We are only just getting started
Join us in the next video as we steal back Marcus' treasure
from a deserted temple and meet a new character!
I'm Landon Rivers, and I'll see you there.
