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                    RESIDENT EVIL: DIRECTOR'S CUT
              JILL'S ADVANCED/ARRANGED GAME SPEED GUIDE

                             Version 1.1

                       For the Sony PlayStation

      Unpublished work by Efrem Orizzonte (efroriz@hotmail.com)


=====================================================================
DISCLAIMER
=====================================================================

THIS DOCUMENT IS COPYRIGHT 2000-2002 EFREM ORIZZONTE. THIS DOCUMENT 
IS FOR PRIVATE USE ONLY. YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO PLACE IT ON YOUR 
WEBSITE, LINK DIRECTLY TO IT, ALTER IT IN ANY WAY, PUBLISH IT IN 
BOOKS OR MAGAZINES, OR SELL IT FOR ANY PROFIT. YOU MAY PRINT IT AND 
GIVE IT TO WHOMEVER YOU WANT AS LONG AS YOU DON'T GET ANY CASH FOR 
IT.

YOU CAN E-MAIL THE AUTHOR FOR QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CORRECTIONS OR 
CONTRIBUTIONS AND YOU WILL BE GIVEN CREDIT FOR THEM AS LONG AS 
THEY'RE USEFUL AND PERTINENT TO THE DOCUMENT. 

=====================================================================
CONTENTS
=====================================================================

1. REVISION HISTORY
2. INTRODUCTION
3. TIPS
4. SPEED GUIDE
5. MAPS
6. CREDITS


=====================================================================
1. REVISION HISTORY
=====================================================================

Version 1.0 [9-22-2000]
Everything.

Version 1.1 [2-27-2002]
I have slightly modified the ASCII title. I have also revised the 
text to correct some of my bad English. Nothing has changed in the 
walkthrough.


=====================================================================
2. INTRODUCTION
=====================================================================

Although Resident Evil: Director's Cut is a much more difficult 
version of the original game, it's possible to complete it - using 
Jill Valentine as the main character - way below the 2 hours roof. Of 
course, this may prove to be an impossible task for beginners, but it 
makes a tempting challenge for those who have played the game and 
mastered it. This speed guide features a step-by-step walkthrough 
that will tell you how to beat Jill's adventure in less than 1h40' 
(in PAL version - time will be significantly shorter in the NTSC 
version). Try it if you want to fully enjoy one of the greatest games 
ever made for the Sony PlayStation, or if you feel the need to prove 
yourself a strong survivor. And if you're wandering why on Earth I 
took the time to make such a guide... you don't know who Vincent 
Merken and Mark Kim are! Check their great speed guides as well.


=====================================================================
3. TIPS
===================================================================== 

- Press Start to skip all FMV scenes. This saves time. Unfortunately, 
  CGIs and cut scenes can't be skipped in this game.

- Run everywhere. If your thumb hurts, ignore it. You're playing for 
  time, right?

- Remember that an enemy is dead only when you see its blood spread 
  on the floor. Speaking about enemies, remember that only Explosive
  Rounds will surely kill a zombie in one hit, and that hunters will
  not be knocked down by Flame Rounds.

- Try to avoid being hurt at all costs. Accessing the menu and 
  storage boxes to use First Aid Sprays takes time.

- ALWAYS know how many bullets/rounds you have in your weapon. ALWAYS
  reload when needed.

- NEVER get poisoned.

- If you know the game, plan everything from the start. Read the 
  guide and play the game in your mind before you actually play it.
  This will save you a lot of time. 

- Stay cool. You don't even imagine what mistakes you can make if 
  you're agitated. Never panic, or you're dead. 

- Don't load your inventory with First Aid Sprays. Save them for   
  difficult spots.

- AIM WELL. You don't want to waste ammo. 


=====================================================================
4. SPEED GUIDE
=====================================================================

Choose Jill and start the game. After Barry says "A dining room", 
you'll be able to control Jill. Turn around and go back to the Main 
Hall 1F. Wesker will send you back. When you can move again, try to 
return to the Main Hall once more. Barry will say something. Now go 
where Barry is, and let the two of them chat. After that, go to the 
granny clock. A scene will take over. As soon as it's finished, go 
back to the Main Hall. When Barry asks you to look for Wesker, run 
through the passage below the stairs, and exit back to the hall. 
Barry will give you the Lockpick and leave. Climb the stairs to the 
second floor.

Go to the Balcony and pick up the Bazooka. Equip it and try to take 
the key. As soon as you regain control of Jill, fry Forest and get 
the Armor Key. Get out and you'll meet Barry in the Main Hall 2F. 
He'll give you some Acid Rounds and leave. Equip the Beretta, go back 
downstairs, and go to the Statue Room.

Unlock and enter the L-shaped Corridor. Run down it to avoid the 
dogs, and access the Twisted Corridor. Unlock and enter the Patio. 
Shoot the first dog once and get close to it. Shoot it until it's 
dead, then go ahead. As soon as the camera angle changes, press R1 to 
be ready for the next dog. Shoot it once, pick up the Chemical, shoot 
the dog again, and run back to the Corridor. Go to the Dark Corridor 
and kill one zombie with the Beretta and one with the Bazooka. Ignore 
the third zombie and enter the Painting Gallery.

Press the switches below the paintings in this order:

-Newborn baby
-Infant
-Lively boy
-Young man
-Middle-aged man
-Old man
-"The end of life"

Get the Wind Crest and leave. Unlock the Stairwell and run to the 
Storage Room, without wasting a single bullet against the two 
zombies. Put everything in the Storage Box but the Bazooka, the Armor 
Key, the Beretta, and the two Clips you'll find in the box. Get out 
and go upstairs.

Move to the right of the steps to draw the zombie's attention. As 
soon as he's on the left, climb the steps and run right to the jammed 
door. Turn around and shoot the two zombies down with the Beretta, 
then unlock and enter the Stag Room. Go to the Aquarium Room and 
press the spider switch on the wall. When the aquarium is empty, push 
it towards the desk, and push the cupboard towards the wall with the 
aquarium. Get the half Moon Crest and go back to the Corridor. Equip 
the Bazooka. Unlock and enter the Red Corridor.

Kill the nearest zombie, then run down the hall to the Armors' Room. 
Enter it. Cover the two ventilation holes with the statues and press 
the switch. Collect the Emblem and get out. Go to Richard's Corridor, 
dodging the zombie on the way. After the scene, go to the Dining Room 
2F via the Main Hall 2F.

Kill the first zombie, then start pushing the statue towards the 
opening in the rail. If you're fast, you can push it down to the room 
below before the second zombie gets you. Avoid him and run to the 
Narrow Corridor. Kill the first two zombies with the Bazooka, ignore 
the third, and go downstairs. Quickly enter the Infirmary before the 
dog gets you.

Take the Serum from the shelf. Have with you: Beretta, Clip(s), 
Emblem, Serum, Chemical. Get out and run like hell to the Green 
Corridor. Rush down the narrow passage and kill (or just stun) the 
zombie guarding the Greenhouse. Enter that room, and use the Chemical 
in the water pumping machine to KO the plant, then get the Sun Crest. 
Get out and go to the Sofa Corridor. Go to the Piano Bar, get round 
the piano, push the shelf aside, and get the Music Notes. Use them in 
front of the piano to open a secret passage. Go there, get the Gold 
Emblem, replace it with the Wooden Emblem, and go to the Dining Room.

Pick up the Star Crest from the remains of the statue. Use the Gold 
Emblem in the hollow above the fireplace to move the clock. Collect 
the Blue Jewel. Take it to the Tiger Room, and use it in the statue's 
eye to find the Shield Key. Pick it up and return to Richard's 
Corridor via the Main Hall. After the scene, open the next door. Hug 
the outer wall and run down it to the steps. Immediately press X and 
the zombie's drool will miss you. Unlock the door, discard the key, 
and enter the Attic.

Now you'll have to be very skilled if you want to save some precious 
time. Run ahead and let Yawn make its introduction: then, as soon as 
you regain control, turn Jill to her left and run towards the post. 
Get round it. Yawn will attack while you do so, but it will miss if 
you're quick. Run to the alcove and retrieve the second half of the 
Moon Crest, then leave as quickly as possible, trying to avoid 
getting hit. If the snake didn't poison you, you'll save 2-3 minutes 
- otherwise, you'll lose them. Anyway, just get to the nearest 
storage box (Infirmary if you were hit, Storage Room if not) and take 
with you the Bazooka and the four Crests, then go to the Courtyard 
Passage.

Dodge the dogs and position yourself in front of the plate. Use the 
Crests in the plate, tapping Start like mad every time one Crest is 
positioned to immediately re-access the menu. When the door unlocks, 
enter the Warehouse. Push the ladder below the shelf on the wall, 
climb it, and get the Square Crank. Go to the Courtyard. Walk towards 
the rusty gate until you actually see the dogs, then dash to the 
gate. At the Pool, use the Crank to drain the pool (skip the FMV) and 
run all the way to the Guardhouse, avoiding all dogs.

Go to the Bedroom and get the Explosive Rounds (also take the First 
Aid Spray if you need it). Reload the Bazooka and go to the Bar. 
Quickly take the Red Book from the table and leave. Go to the Long 
Corridor. The plant's tentacle will hit you twice, but it shouldn't 
be enough to kill you. Go to the Wasp Nest Room, get the Dormitory 
Key 002, and go open the dormitory. Enter the Bathroom 002, kill the 
zombies and take the Dormitory Key 003 from the sink. Go open the 
other dormitory, and enter its bathroom. Kill the zombie and pick up 
the Flame Rounds. Kill the zombie in the dormitory, take the V-Jolt 
Report, and replace it with the Red Book. Go to Plant 42 Room.

Shoot the Plant with 2 Explosive Rounds and one Flame Round. A scene 
will take over. After that, get the C.Room Key from the fireplace and 
return to the Dormitory 002. Push the bookcases to discover the 
ladder and descend it.

Push the first crate almost to the end of the corridor (it must be on 
the outer wall), then push the two other boxes into the water. Do the 
same with the first one and go to the Aquarium. Go right and down the 
hall to the C.Room door (skip the FMV), unlock it, and enter. Use the 
lever and the button to lower the water level and to unlock the 
Arsenal. Go to the Arsenal, take the Helmet Key, and go back to 1F. 
After the scene, return to the Mansion.

Skip the FMV. When the first hunter comes at you, just run to the 
door of the Stairwell. Once there, kill the two hunters with the 
Flame Rounds. Your Bazooka _must_ be empty when you enter the Storage 
Room. Pick up the Acid Rounds from the floor, and take the ones Barry 
previously gave you. Have a First Aid Spray to avoid the worst, then 
go upstairs. Overrun the hunter and reach the Piano Room. 

Check the piano and Yawn will make an encore appearance. Stand your 
ground and shoot - 5 Acid Rounds should be enough. Then, check the 
hole. Barry will come in and allow you down. When he leaves, go to 
the tombstone and check it. Press the switch and climb the ladder 
down. Run to the end of the corridor, avoiding the hunter. Do the 
same with the zombies in the next hall, and reach the Kitchen.

Go for the elevator and let the zombie on the floor bite you - but 
frantically press every button to break free, or it'll chew you to 
death. Take the elevator up, kill the first hunter you see, and go to 
the Closet. Take the 12 Explosive Rounds, then run to the Main 
Library. Kill the zombies and push the metal cupboard aside to earn 
access to the Secret Study. Get in, take the Battery, and leave. Go 
to the Messed-Up Library, push ahead the statue once and a half time, 
press the switch on the wall, then push the statue to the lightened 
square. Get the Doom Book 1 and take the elevator back down to the 
Kitchen. Go to the door to 1F, skip the FMV, and kill the zombie. Go 
upstairs and reach the Garden.

Go to the Waterfall Courtyard and kill one dog, then avoid the others 
and put the Battery in the hollow. Now take the elevator up. Kill the 
three dogs and go to the Pool, and use the Crank. Go back down and 
run to the ladder to the Underground. Descend it. 

Immediately enter the door. Take the left passage. In the Shaft Room, 
take the Explosive Rounds and maybe the First Aid Spray, then go to 
Enrico's Corridor. When Enrico's dead, search him for the Hex Crank, 
then return to the Typewriter Corridor and use your new Crank in the 
hole to clear the passage. Open the next door. Go to the boulder, 
turn around, and run to the door. When the wall's broken, run to the 
Spiderweb Room, and watch out for the hunter on the way.

Kill the spider, get out, reenter, take the Knife, and clean the 
door, then open it. Go to the Second Boulder Corridor, use the Hex 
Crank three times, tease the boulder, and hide in the alcove. Go to 
the end of the corridor and get the Doom Book 2. Check and open the 
two books to find the Eagle Medal and the Wolf Medal, then enter the 
Pressure Plate Room. Push the statue towards the moving wall, then 
use the Hex Crank twice. Push the statue on the pressure plate, get 
the Lab Key and go take the elevator at the other end of the 
corridor.

Use the two Medals in the fountain, skip the FMV, and go to the new 
passage. Take the elevator down to the Laboratory. Climb down the 
ladder and use the storage box so that everything you have is the 
Bazooka, the Rounds, the Lab Key, and any optional First Aid Spray. 
Go ahead. Kill one zombie and go downstairs. Go left and reach the 
Computer Room. Input JOHN and ADA, unlock Floor B3 and turn the 
computer off. Get out and run down the hall to the locked door (kill 
the zombie on the way). Unlock and open it.

Ignore the zombies and go to the First Power Room. Go right, reach 
the control panel, and activate it, then go back and proceed to the 
Third Power Room. Quickly activate the elevator and take the Battery, 
then return to the Elevator Corridor and enter the Guardpost to get 
the Flame Rounds. Go to the Elevator and activate it. After the long 
scene, you'll have to fight the Tyrant. Shoot it down, then take the 
Lab Key near Wesker's body and use the control panel to unlock the 
room. Run back to the Entrance. You'll have one last scene with 
Barry. After that, go to the Heliport Passage, use the Battery. Take 
and use the Flare when you reach the Heliport.

I got 1:39:59, but I was hit by Yawn and lost some time visiting some 
storage rooms. Therefore, 1:35:00 or less is completely affordable by 
hardcore players.   


=====================================================================
5. MAPS
=====================================================================

***NOTE: only the names of the rooms you'll visit following this 
   guide are written. Useless rooms don't need an explanation***


----------
MANSION 1F
----------

                                      ____
                                    _|    |
                                   | |27  |
                                   | /____|
                                   | |    ___
                                   | |   | |||
 ______________                    | |   |13 |
|         | 20 |_____              | |___|   |       ______ 
|    ____ \  ______  |             | | | | |\|______|____ 9|
|   | 18|/| |/| |21/_|             |_\ | | |_|  __  |  10| |
|   |/__|_|  _| |____|               |  \ \ \  /15| |/___| |
|       | | |        |_              | _11__/__|_\|___   /_|
|17     | \ |   4  __| |             |\          |    | 8|
|____|||| | |      |_| |             |    12     | 16 | _|
    | 3 |_|/|_____\__| |_____________|___________|____|\ |
    |___ __________/_30|             |      _____/    |  |
      | \              |             /  5  |_____| 24 |  |
      |       2        \             |_____|_    |/___|  |
      |                |      1      |        ___|_25_|  |
      |________________|             /  6    |     7     |
                       |             |_______/___________|
                       |_____________|

1  MAIN HALL 1F              11 DARK CORRIDOR
2  DINING ROOM               12 PAINTING GALLERY
3  SOFA CORRIDOR             13 STAIRWELL
4  PIANO BAR                 14 (BETWEEN 13, 11 & 15) STORAGE ROOM
5                            15 
6  STATUE ROOM               16 
7  L-SHAPED CORRIDOR         17 WOODEN CORRIDOR
8  TWISTED CORRIDOR          18 INFIRMARY
9  PATIO                     19 
10                           20 GREEN CORRIDOR

21 GREENHOUSE                26 COURTYARD PASSAGE
22 (RIGHT OF 19) TIGER ROOM  27 WAREHOUSE
23                           28 
24                           29 (BETWEEN 5 & 24)TOMBSTONE ROOM
25                           30 ELEVATOR CORRIDOR

                                

----------
MANSION 2F
----------

                                           
    ______     ____                        ___
   |__    |   |21  |                      |||6|
   |  |/| |___|___\|___               ______| |____________
   |24| | |   |      | |             |   \  _______ _____  |
 __|__\ | |22 |  20  \ |             | 12| |  8 /__\_7\ 9| |
|  ___  | |   |     _| |             |\__|\|____|     |__| |
| |___| | |   \    | 19|             |________11|     /   /|
|_____ 5| |___|____|_  |             |        | | 18  | 10 |
      | |_  23/_   |_| |__         __|    13  \ |     |____|
      |__\|___|_/______|  |       |  |        | |     |    |
      |2 ____________  | 1|_______|  |________| |_ _ _|    |
      | |            | \  _________  /_ __  ____| | |      |
      | |____________| | |         | | /_4|\|_  16\ |  17  |
      |________________| |         | |3| ||14 |_ _| |_     |
                       | |         | /_| ||_____/__15_/____|
                       |_|         |_|


1  MAIN HALL 2F                   13 ARMORS' ROOM
2  DINING ROOM 2F                 14 RICHARD'S ROOM
3  BALCONY PASSAGE                15 ATTIC PASSAGE
4  BALCONY                        16 
5  NARROW CORRIDOR                17 ATTIC
6  CORRIDOR 2F                    18 PIANO ROOM
7  STAG ROOM                      19 ELEVATOR CORRIDOR 2F
8                                 20 MAIN LIBRARY
9  AQUARIUM ROOM                  21 SECRET STUDY
10 FIREPLACE ROOM                 22 MESSED-UP LIBRARY
11 RED CORRIDOR                   23 
12                                24 
25 (Just right of 23) CLOSET



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MANSION B1
----------


                               ____
                              |1 __|
                              | |
 _____________________________| |___
| \___4____|  __/_________________|||
|      | | | |
|   3  |_| | |
|__ _______| |___
 | \        2    |
 |_______________|


1 MAIN CORRIDOR B1
2 LARGE CORRIDOR B1
3 KITCHEN
4 ELEVATOR SHAFT



------
GARDEN
------

 _
| |
| |
| |
| |_______                 _______           
|_______ 4|             __|  _   _|__                  _______
        | |            | ___|_| |    |                |       |_____
        | |    _   /  _| |  | |2|____|                |___   5      |
        | |___| |_||_|  \|  |___  |                       |    __   |
        |_____\          |     _| |_                      |   |  |  |
              |_        _|    |  \  |                     |   |__|  |
                |   3  |      |_   _|                     |_________|
                |      |        | |
                |      |________|1|_
                |______|__________  |
                                  | |
                                  \_|



1 COURTYARD
2 POOL
3 WATERFALL COURTYARD
4 GUARDHOUSE PASSAGE
5 FOUNTAIN



-------------
GUARDHOUSE 1F
-------------

                   ______
        __________|      |__________
       |  3 |            |  | 9|  | |
 ______|__  |       5   _|  |\_| 8| |
|      | 4| |    |     |   _/_____| |________________
|   1  |__\\|____|     |  | 12 |    |11|   |         |
|       __     __/_____|  |____/    |/_| 10/    13   |
|___ __|  \ | |        |  |       7 \______|         |
    \  |  2 | |        |  /________________/_________|
       |____|\|________| 6|
            |_____________|


1 MAIN CORRIDOR                   8  DORMITORY 002    
2 BEDROOM                         9  BATHROOM 002
3                                 10 DORMITORY 003
4                                 11 BATHROOM 003
5 BAR                             12 
6 LONG CORRIDOR                   13 PLANT 42 ROOM
7 WASP NEST ROOM



-------------
GUARDHOUSE B1
-------------

                  _
                 | |
                 | |_______
 ________________|_______ 1|
|  5 |              /    | |
|____/    ______  2 |    | |
 |   /   |      |   |  3 | |
 | 4 |   |______|   |____| |
 |___|   |      |   /______|
     |   |______|   |
     |              |
     |______________|


1 UNDERGROUND CORRIDOR
2 AQUARIUM
3 
4 CONTROL ROOM
5 ARSENAL 



-----------
UNDERGROUND
-----------


                          _____
                         |  _ 1|     __________   _
                         | | | |    |   _\     |_| |
                         | | | |    |  | |__3  ____|
                         | | | |____|  |    | |
                         |\| |_\____ 2 |    | |
                  _______| |___     |  |   _| |
                 |  _______ 5 _|    |  |__|   |
                 |_|       | |      |____\__ \|
          __________   ____|\|____          | |
         |_   __   _| |           |  __     | |
         __| | _| |_  |     6     | | 8|    | |   _ 
        |10\_||  9  |_|_____/_____|_|_\|    | |__|4|
        |__|  |  ___\__________7_______|    |______|
              | |
              |_|


1 TYPEWRITER CORRIDOR                  6  SPIDERWEB ROOM
2 T-SHAPED CORRIDOR                    7  EMPTY CORRIDOR
3 SHAFT ROOM                           8  
4 ENRICO'S CORRIDOR                    9  SECOND BOULDER CORRIDOR
5 FIRST BOULDER CORRIDOR               10 PRESSURE PLATE ROOM



------
LAB B1
------

 _______
|       |
|       |_______
|  20   \_____  |
|_______|     | |
              | |
              | |
              | |_____
              |__19_  |
                    | |
                    | |
                    | |
                    | |
                    | |              _____
                    | |_____________|     |
                    |_______________\  1  |
                                    |___  |
                                        |_|


1  ENTRANCE
19 HELIPORT PASSAGE
20 HELIPORT



------
LAB B2
------

 _____________
|__ __    |   |
|  \  |   | 2 |
|     | 3 |/__|
|  8  |       |
|_____|_______|


2 STORAGE BOX ROOM
3 STAIRWELL
8



------
LAB B3
------


 ____      _
|   _|____| |______
| |\ |    | |      |
| |  |  9 | |  7  /|
| |__|/___| |____| |
|_\___5_ _\4 ____  |________
      | / | | 12 | |   |  __|
      |_6_| |__  | |11 | |13|
          |    |/| |/__| |  |
          |________\___10/__|
                       | |
                       | |
                    ___|\|__
                   |_14_  _ |
                     || ||_||
                    _|| | _\|
                   |__| || ||
                     ______||
                    | _15__ |
                   _||__  _||
                  |_____||_ |
                  |16_____ \|
                  | |_____| |
                  |_________|
 

4 GREAT CORRIDOR                       11 
5                                      12 
6                                      13 GUARDPOST
7 COMPUTER ROOM                        14 FIRST POWER ROOM
9                                      15 SECOND POWER ROOM
10 ELEVATOR CORRIDOR                   16 THIRD POWER ROOM



------
LAB B4
------

 ______
|17____|___
| |        |
|_|   18   |
| |_____   |
| |     |  |
| |     |  |
| |     |  |
| |     |  |
| |_____|  |
|   ____   |
|  |    |  |
|__|    |__|


17 CORRIDOR B4
18 TYRANT LAB


=====================================================================
6. CREDITS
=====================================================================

CAPCOM: they created the Resident Evil phenomenon.

Vincent Merken: the king of the Speed Guides for survival horror 
games. He didn't take the time to make one for this game, so... :). 
Check his works if you ever find them (GameFAQs has them all).

Jeff "CJayC" Veasey at GameFAQs.com: he posts my FAQs.

Me: I wrote the FAQ.

You: you read my work, and (hopefully) enjoyed it.   
