cannot overemphasize how amazing this is. i congratulated goatrope on discord yday. these “teleports” are literally the 3d equivalent of “zips” in 2d speedruns like megaman - you intersect yourself with geometry in such a way that the physics engine’s attempt to spit you out puts you meters away.
the shade launches are truly unbelievable, i remember being a little 15 year old just trying to do the simplest bridge fall on Assault on the Control Room with the shade. (there was eventually a much better strategy that just walked off the side of the bridge, and then that progressed to the banshee grab.)
from this:
to this launch at 22:47:
I was interviewed for this article a few years back. It’s about the history of Halo Speedrunning, and how far we came.
(what’s the gamertag equivalent of a deadname?)
Going Somewhere Fast: The history of Halo speedrunning - Dot Esports