An 18:07.87 in RTA timing, which is almost an entire minute faster than the current RTA world record through a combination of better text mashing and better gameplay.

Prologue: Basically nothing but text mashing and moving Vaan/Penelo to their destinations ASAP. In general, it's faster to initially move units to a temporary point, and then set their final destination while they're still moving to the first point (If the intended point is beyond the scope of the camera).

11: Actual gameplay optimizations include moving all three characters to the spawn points of the second enemy wave before they actually spawn. Characters only start moving after they've finished completing the particular action they're in, which means certain characters (Kytes, here) wait longer due to higher attack cooldown periods.

12: Due to shenanigans related to EXP division, it's better for Vaan to not kill anyone here so that Kytes and Filo can level up.

13: There's a brief period after capturing the summoning gate where it's possible to actually interact with it and summon Espers before you're actually supposed to (The timing is TASonly). This does save time, since the queue doesn't reset after the cutscene. I use Vaan's cutscenesummoned Alraune to bait the enemies on the upper left to come closer, while one of Filo's Alraunes is positioned to the lower area to attack its enemies sooner.

14: I need to position Vaan in a very particular spot in order for Rinok to continue in the upper lane instead of moving downward. I end up killing Gijuk before he can cast Slowga, which saves additional time when the entire group fights Bwagi and Ba'Gamnan.

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