Broken Sword 1: Animation Skips

How?

With the mouse cursor hovering over an exit, click both mouse buttons and the walk animation will be skipped. George must be standing still or "inbetween walking frames". So if he is currently moving, you can still make it work by mashing both mouse buttons. His idle animation can sometimes get in the way. It's also possible to use this during certain cutscenes. In those cases it doesn't matter where your cursor is, but then you need to click at EXACTLY the right moment. The entrance animation of the next room you are going to can often be skipped by double-clicking the exit with both buttons at a certain rhythm. A lot of the time mashing the buttons seems to be the best bet, but YMMV.

Debug Mode

Since ScummVM version 2.8.0 you need to enable debug mode to be able to perform these skips.
Either launch ScummVM with the -d0 command line option (more info: https://docs.scummvm.org/en/latest/advanced_topics/command_line.html ) or go to "Global Options..." > "Misc" > "Debug level:" and set it to 0 or higher.


Types

✅️ Easy: When you have normal control over George you can just click on any exit while he is standing still and it works.
⚠️ Hard: For skips that happen in the middle of other animations/cutscenes, you need to press the mouse buttons at EXACTLY the right moment.
❌️ Bad: These skips cost time instead of saving it.
❔️ Unsure

Beginning

Where? Which Screen? Walk from/to Type Notes
Café de la chandelle verte in front of café exit up ✅️
Café de la chandelle verte Flobbage's hole screen entrance ⚠️
Café de la chandelle verte Flobbage's hole exit left with Rosso ❌️ makes Moue appear much later on the next screen
Café de la chandelle verte inside café screen entrance ⚠️
Café de la chandelle verte inside café George steps away from Rosso ⚠️
Café de la chandelle verte inside café exit ⚠️
Café de la chandelle verte in front of café screen entrance ⚠️
Café de la chandelle verte in front of café exit north ✅️
Café de la chandelle verte Flobbage's hole exit left after picking up Sewer Key ✅️
Café de la chandelle verte in front of café screen entrance ⚠️
Café de la chandelle verte in front of café exit right ✅️
Café de la chandelle verte manhole screen entrance ⚠️
Café de la chandelle verte manhole entering the hole ✅️
Café de la chandelle verte sewer (nose) exit up ✅️
Café de la chandelle verte sewer (tissue, fabric) exit up ✅️
Café de la chandelle verte Albert approaching Albert after climbing out of the manhole ⚠️
Café de la chandelle verte Albert towards the door ❔️ might still save a tiny bit of time, but you have to wait for Albert either way
Café de la chandelle verte Flobbage's hole exit left ✅️
Café de la chandelle verte in front of café screen entrance ⚠️
Café de la chandelle verte in front of café exit up ✅️
Café de la chandelle verte Flobbage's hole exit right ✅️
Rue Jarry Nico's door to table ⚠️
Rue Jarry Nico's table to door ⚠️
Rue Jarry in the street exit left ✅️

Manuscript

Where? Which Screen? Walk from/to Type Notes
La risée du monde screen entrance ⚠️
La risée du monde exit ✅️
Poste de police exit ✅️
Hotel Ubu outside screen entrance ⚠️
Hotel Ubu outside towards main entrance ✅️
Hotel Ubu Lobby screen entrance ⚠️
Hotel Ubu Lobby exit up the stairs ✅️
Hotel Ubu Room 21 out the window ✅️ still need to walk over to the window first to open it
Hotel Ubu Room 22 exit left ✅️
Hotel Ubu Room 22 door to wardrobe ⚠️
Hotel Ubu Room 22 exit left ✅️
Hotel Ubu upstairs exit down the stairs ✅️
Hotel Ubu Lobby exit up the stairs ✅️
Hotel Ubu Room 21 out the window ✅️
Hotel Ubu Room 21 exit left ✅️
Hotel Ubu upstairs exit down the stairs ✅️
Hotel Ubu outside approaching Guido & Flap ⚠️
Hotel Ubu outside exit into back alley ✅️
Hotel Ubu back alley screen entrance ⚠️
Rue Jarry Nico's door to table ⚠️
Rue Jarry Nico's table to door ⚠️
Rue Jarry in the street exit left ✅️

Gem

Where? Which Screen? Walk from/to Type Notes
Musée Crune outside screen entrance ⚠️
Musée Crune outside exit right ✅️
Musée Crune inside exit ✅️
Musée Crune outside screen entrance ⚠️
Musée Crune outside exit left ✅️
Lochmarne in the street exit into pub ✅️
Lochmarne pub from little hallway into main room ⚠️
Lochmarne pub from main room to little hallway ✅️
Lochmarne pub exit ⚠️
Lochmarne in the street screen entrance ⚠️
Lochmarne in the street exit into pub ✅️
Lochmarne pub from little hallway into main room ⚠️
Lochmarne pub from main room to little hallway ✅️
Lochmarne pub exit ⚠️
Lochmarne in the street screen entrance ⚠️
Lochmarne in the street right exit up the hill ✅️
Lochmarne haystack screen entrance ⚠️
Lochmarne haystack exit right ✅️
Lochmarne in the street exit into pub ✅️
Lochmarne pub from little hallway into main room ⚠️
Lochmarne pub exit into cellar ✅️
Lochmarne cellar screen entrance ⚠️
Lochmarne cellar exit ✅️
Lochmarne pub screen entrance ⚠️
Lochmarne pub from main room to little hallway ✅️
Lochmarne pub exit ⚠️
Lochmarne in the street screen entrance ⚠️
Lochmarne in the street exit into pub ✅️
Lochmarne pub from little hallway into main room ⚠️
Lochmarne pub exit into cellar ✅️
Lochmarne cellar screen entrance ⚠️
Lochmarne cellar from flashlight to gem ⚠️
Lochmarne cellar exit ✅️
Lochmarne pub screen entrance ⚠️
Lochmarne pub from main room to little hallway ✅️
Lochmarne pub exit ⚠️
Lochmarne in the street screen entrance ⚠️
Lochmarne in the street right exit up the hill ✅️
Lochmarne haystack screen entrance ⚠️
Lochmarne goat exit down the ladder ✅️
Lochmarne excavation site into secret door ✅️
Rue Jarry in the street exit left ✅️

Marquet

Where? Which Screen? Walk from/to Type Notes
Poste de police exit ✅️
Hôpital outside screen entrance ⚠️
Hôpital outside into main entrance ✅️
Hôpital lobby exit left ✅️
Hôpital Sam exit front left ✅️ fastest way to get to the left side of the room
Hôpital Sam exit back right ✅️
Hôpital lobby screen entrance ⚠️
Hôpital lobby exit right ✅️ fastest way to talk to Hagenmeyer
Hôpital lobby main entrance to Hagenmeyer ⚠️
Hôpital lobby exit left ✅️
Hôpital Grendel's ward screen entrace ❌️❔️ makes us wait for Bunny much longer (or is this somehow random?)
Hôpital Grendel's ward approaching Grendel ⚠️
Hôpital Grendel's ward from Grendel to bed 2 ⚠️
Hôpital Grendel's ward to the door on the right ✅️
Hôpital Grendel's ward exit right ⚠️
Hôpital Marquet's room screen entrance ⚠️
Hôpital Marquet's room exit ⚠️
Hôpital Grendel's ward screen entrace ⚠️
Rue Jarry Nico's table to door ⚠️
Rue Jarry in the street exit left ✅️

Tripod

Where? Which Screen? Walk from/to Type Notes
Musée Crune outside screen entrance ⚠️
Musée Crune outside exit right ✅️
Rue Jarry in the street exit left ✅️

Chalice

Where? Which Screen? Walk from/to Type Notes
Musée Crune outside screen entrance ⚠️
Musée Crune outside exit right ✅️
Musée Crune inside exit ✅️
Musée Crune outside screen entrance ⚠️
Musée Crune outside exit left ✅️
Villa De Vasconcellos garden onto the steps ✅️
Villa De Vasconcellos garden exit into the house ⚠️
Villa De Vasconcellos inside the house to the dogs ✅️
Villa De Vasconcellos inside the house backing away from the dogs ⚠️
Villa De Vasconcellos inside the house up the stairs ✅️
Villa De Vasconcellos the countess' room screen entrance ⚠️
Villa De Vasconcellos the countess' room to the chair ⚠️
Villa De Vasconcellos in front of the mausoleum exit into the mausoleum ⚠️
Villa De Vasconcellos mausoleum approaching the countess ⚠️
Rue Jarry in the street exit left ✅️

The Neo-Templars

Where? Which Screen? Walk from/to Type Notes
Montfauçon outside screen entrance ⚠️
Montfauçon outside entering the manhole ✅️
Montfauçon sewer exit through arch ✅️
Montfauçon secret cave screen entrance ⚠️
Montfauçon secret cave to the stairs ✅️
Rue Jarry in the street exit left ✅️

Lens

Where? Which Screen? Walk from/to Type Notes
Marib marketplace back path exit ✅️
Marib marketplace back path arrival ❌️ the second skip doesn't save time, because we are waiting for the camera to scroll to the right. it just makes the next skip to the stairs more awkward.
Marib marketplace exit right ✅️
Marib carpet vendor to the stairs ✅️
Marib Club Alamut screen entrance ⚠️
Marib Club Alamut exit ✅️
Marib carpet vendor coming off the stairs ⚠️
Marib carpet vendor exit left ✅️
Marib marketplace back path exit ✅️
Marib marketplace back path arrival ⚠️ this time we are walking towards Arto, so we don't have to wait for the camera and can start moving faster with this skip
Marib carpet vendor exit left ✅️
Marib marketplace back path exit ✅️
Marib marketplace back path arrival ❌️
Marib marketplace exit right ✅️
Marib carpet vendor to the stairs ✅️
Marib Alamut restroom to the door ✅️
Marib Alamut restroom exit ⚠️
Marib Club Alamut exit ✅️
Marib carpet vendor coming off the stairs ⚠️
Marib carpet vendor exit left ✅️
Marib marketplace exit right ✅️
Marib carpet vendor to the stairs ✅️
Marib Bull's Head Hill exit into the cave ✅️
Rue Jarry Nico's sofa to door ⚠️
Rue Jarry in the street exit left ✅️

Bible Verses

Where? Which Screen? Walk from/to Type Notes
Montfauçon outside screen entrance ⚠️
Montfauçon outside to the stairs on the right ✅️
Montfauçon inside exit ✅️
Montfauçon outside exit left ✅️

Image of a Church

Where? Which Screen? Walk from/to Type Notes
Musée Crune outside screen entrance ⚠️
Musée Crune outside exit right ✅️
Musée Crune inside exit ✅️
Musée Crune outside screen entrance ⚠️
Musée Crune outside exit left ✅️
Site de Baphomet outside screen entrance ⚠️
Site de Baphomet outside to the stairs ✅️
Site de Baphomet restroom exit ✅️
Site de Baphomet inside exit right ✅️
Site de Baphomet outside to the stairs ✅️
Site de Baphomet inside exit right ✅️
Site de Baphomet outside to the stairs ✅️
Site de Baphomet inside approaching the painter ⚠️
Site de Baphomet restroom exit ✅️
Rue Jarry in the street exit left ✅️

Tapestry

Where? Which Screen? Walk from/to Type Notes
Villa De Vasconcellos garden screen entrance ⚠️
Villa De Vasconcellos garden approaching Lopez ⚠️
Villa De Vasconcellos garden onto the steps ✅️
Villa De Vasconcellos garden exit into the house ⚠️
Villa De Vasconcellos inside the house up the stairs ✅️
Villa De Vasconcellos the countess' room screen entrance ⚠️
Villa De Vasconcellos the countess' room door to fireplace ⚠️
Villa De Vasconcellos the countess' room fireplace to chair ⚠️
Villa De Vasconcellos the countess' room exit ✅️
Villa De Vasconcellos inside the house exit right ✅️
Villa De Vasconcellos garden door to steps ⚠️
Villa De Vasconcellos garden exit towards mausoleum ✅️
Villa De Vasconcellos in front of the mausoleum screen entrance ⚠️
Villa De Vasconcellos in front of the mausoleum exit into the mausoleum ⚠️ after opening the door
Villa De Vasconcellos mausoleum exit ✅️
Villa De Vasconcellos in front of the mausoleum exit left ✅️
Villa De Vasconcellos garden screen entrance ⚠️
Villa De Vasconcellos garden onto the steps ✅️
Villa De Vasconcellos garden exit into the house ⚠️
Villa De Vasconcellos inside the house up the stairs ✅️
Villa De Vasconcellos the countess' room screen entrance ⚠️
Villa De Vasconcellos the countess' room exit ✅️
Villa De Vasconcellos inside the house exit right ✅️
Villa De Vasconcellos garden door to steps ⚠️
Villa De Vasconcellos inside the well into the door ✅️
Villa De Vasconcellos the countess' room screen entrance ⚠️
Villa De Vasconcellos the countess' room door to chair ⚠️
Villa De Vasconcellos the countess' room exit ⚠️
Rue Jarry Nico's door to table ⚠️

Finale

Where? Which Screen? Walk from/to Type Notes
Bannockburn train corridor walking towards Guido ❌️ only puts you closer to Guido than just walking
Bannockburn train corridor to the compartment door ✅️
Bannockburn train corridor exit into compartment ⚠️
Bannockburn our compartment to the compartment door ✅️
Bannockburn our compartment exit into compartment ⚠️
Bannockburn train corridor to the compartment door ✅️
Bannockburn train corridor exit into compartment ⚠️
Bannockburn brekkus compartment out the window ✅️
Bannockburn on top of the train to the ladder ✅️
Bannockburn other railcar exit left ✅️
Bannockburn other railcar door to Nico ⚠️
Bannockburn other railcar exit left ✅️
Bannockburn outside church screen entrance ⚠️
Bannockburn outside church exit into church ✅️
Bannockburn outside church screen entrance ❌️ makes you wait slightly longer for Nico
Bannockburn inside church into door ✅️
Bannockburn gunpowder room exit right ✅️
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Pub: 25 Sep 2023 15:16 UTC
Edit: 26 Sep 2023 10:47 UTC
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