Turok 2 Remastered Any% Speedrun Tutorial - Part 6 Lair of the Blind Ones

Hi everyone, welcome to my Any% Speedrunning Tutorial for Turok 2: Seeds of Evil EX (Remastered version by Night Dive Studios.)
In this part, I cover Lair of the Blind Ones. The first half of this video is commentated and will show you the route as well as how the tricks are done. The second half is a demonstration of what a decent Lair of the Blind Ones segment should look like in a run.
Lair is probably one of the easier levels to get good at, but it has some minor wallshots and lots of movement optimization to learn before you start getting real good times in it. A lot of the bouncy explosive shell shots are also quite random in the rooms that locks you in with lots of Nala monsters.
Make sure that you study the waterfall jump specifically, as it is probably the biggest make it or break it trick in this level and it will kill your runs. Also, the reason we do Hive of the Mantids before Lair, is so we can get the Primagen Key early using the Hive's talisman. Make sure you skip the Talisman and Feather in Lair, as these are not required to beat the game.
Timestamps:
Quicksave & Quickload Whispers Flight 0:39
Primagen Key 1:22
Small Jump Sequence Break 1:45
Slow Beginner Wallshot 2:55 / Fast Advanced Wallshot 3:19
First Locked Nala Room 4:30
Skipping Enemy Triggers 5:01
Slow Beginner Path 5:17 / Fast Lethal Ledge Grab 5:25
Waterfall Jump 6:23
Button Shot & Torpedo Launcher Movement 7:30
Spinning Platforms 9:37
Lava Walking 11:15
Dark Tunnel 12:06
Second Locked Nala Room 13:37
Triple Endtrail Kills 14:03
Third Locked Nala Room 15:12
Exit Level 15:25
Lair of the Blind Ones Demonstration: 16:05
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I'm doing a regular non speedrun playthrough, and both of the sequence breaks you mentioned I did on my own completely unintentionally, just thinking that was the way you were supposed to go!