Chapter Select (OOB)

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Chapter Select (OOB)

Details
Level	Chapter Select
Difficulty	Not many dangers, easy to orientate, but the entrances can be hard
Requirements	WR, depending on entrance diveboosting or dropshooting
Platform

Main articles: Expert Mode, Out of Bounds (OOB)

This article explores the out-of-bounds (OOB) areas of the Chapter Select section of the game. For general information about that section, please refer to the Chapter Select (CS) article.

Overview[]

You will be able to visit the

canyon of Broken Bridge and even a bit further than that
the dunes that surround the whole area
enter the corridor to Broken Bridge

Entering this OOB area is generally considered to be moderately difficult or even hard, depending on which platform and entrance is used.

Dangers[]

General warnings and information of OOB areas are here.
The OOB does not have many dangers like getting stuck.
It is relatively easy to find a way back to the level.

Stuck place: in the wind between walls when reaching certain windy spots from OOB, for example between the meditation platform and the adjacent building (on the "back" of the stage 1 CB spot).

Entrances[]

There are differences between consoles! Some entrances don't work on PS4. On PC it is easier to enter with low FPS, on PS3 too (30 FPS).

Patience is the clue, it often takes several tries until you get the right angle and hit the entrance.

There are speculations about the West Entrance being harder, but it depends on your preference and on which platform you play. You can also try to fly over the wind walls (at lEast known to be possible at the East side middle building).

East Entrance[]

This method leverages an irregularity in wind walls around the Easternmost edge of the ruins in the hub (above the Wardrobe area). Its known to work on all platforms, but can be a little tricky at first.

Players have developed various techniques to exploit this, all of which revolve around hitting the correct spot at a specific angle.

The video below shows a few examples of this technique:

We would like to thank SuperJumpART for this video. 1:13 Minutes.

Further hints[]

The following helpful hints on how to get in were provided by community member MonsieurDebris^[1].

CS OOB east entrance — The red circle is the mentioned crease.

The MonsieurDebris Method:

"It's not the good one that the speed runners use, but it works for me.

East side, just above the robe ribbons, there's a crease in the wall. That's your target.

Try to slide up that crease by having the camera low when you reach the spot where the crease meets the sand, then pull the camera skyward as quickly as possible.

If you slide off to one side or another, you'll pop out, but chances are you'll have enough momentum to whirl around for another go."

Another hint by MonsieurDebris:

Stand at the robe ribbon platform and look around for the nearest tombstones, the tombstone valley leads up into the memorial (where the glyph is). There's a hill opposite the crease wall, just above the little valley with the tombstones.

"Fly toward that, into the sand and reverse direction toward the crease using your camera - this will boost your momentum. keep camera low - if it pops up, give up and go back around. You won't see the target spot until you're almost on it.

I often chirp the flyers on the center platform as I'm coming up from getting the platform symbol to get to that hill. If you have enough momentum, you can gently and quickly wiggle your camera up and down for more speed boost. If the camera is sluggish, you're not going fast enough to make it work.

Otherwise, I'll just get to the hill as best I can, hop up into the air, and dive boost into the sand toward the crease wall. That gives enough speed to get into the exit slot."

West Entrance (ground)[]

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Many PS4 users said they were never able to enter here, see below:

For this entrance you need to dropshoot on the ground at the location shown in the videos below, and hopefully the wind won't reject you.

The success depends hugely on your FPS rate; this is why it seems impossible on PS4 (60 fps) but works okay on PS3 (30 fps), though it can still take multiple tries.

On PC, since your FPS depends on your computer's components, a "bad" computer is a must; run the game at 30-40 fps or even lower. On PC it is also possible to lower the FPS rate manually by changing the Max FPS value in Nvidia Control Panel (if you have an Nvidia GPU). Or use an external program to lower them momentarily when needed (the entrance becomes very easy at 20 fps).

First method (video)[]

This video shows one method of entering the OOB through the West Entrance:

Video by Trent Porter on PC. Length: 0:25 minutes.

Second method (video)[]

Another video, giving a better view on the location and where to enter. This video shows three different entry methods, West Entrance method can be seen at 1:20 mark.

Video by Tara's Sky Journey on PS3. Length: 6 minutes.

Super Boost spot and West Entrance (video)[]

The video below shows the West Entrance and a super boost spot used to exploit it:

Video by Kye Lea on PS4. Length: 4:50 minutes.

Over the wind wall (West)[]

It is also possible to go Out of Bounds by flying over the wind walls that surround the in-bounds area.

This method requires two steps:

first get to the top of the East side building (roof section above Tower and Snow portals)
then Charge Boost at the ledge on top of that building and cross over the West wind wall.

The West wall is the shortest path given the direction of the boost, but with advanced skills it may be possible to fly over other sides too.

The video below shows how to do it.

Video by Tara's Sky Journey on PS4. Length: 1:34 minutes.

This entrance is also shown in the "Second method" video, in the preceding section.

Different method, using another CB point. By Lucasgold on streamable.com.

It seems there are different ways to go on PS3 and PS4.

Mini-OOB entrance[]

There is a mini-OOB area behind the Tower CS portal (first building to the right from the HL statue). Entrance is high up at the back wall.

The video below appears to be from the PC version (unconfirmed).

Video by Sny81 on PC. Length: 1:04 minutes.

Confirmed by qtzl3000 on PS4.

Since this is a glitch in level geometry which hasn't changed between releases, this mini-OOB area most likely can be reached on all platforms.

Maps[]

Overview map[]

This hand-drawn map shows the whole Chapter Select area and OOB, including crash zones for PS4 / PC and some key sights.

Detailed map[]

This map shows a detailed view of the level including key sights, landmarks, triggers and navigation elements.

Sights[]

To give you the chance to explore and find things on your own, sights are featured on their own article.

See here for the list of sights that got added on the Wiki (there may be more and its up to you to discover and show to Companions your own favorite sights).

The Chapter Select OOB area is not huge but there are a few interesting sights.

Places with colorful sparkles.
So called History Lesson banner, a black banner in the air.
East: literally under the sand surface, a building.
An area where the sky becomes dark.
Visit the figure that runs away, upon entering the corridor to Broken Bridge. Can you guess where to find them?

Images and videos of CS OOB[]

A brief video showing vast desert of Chapter Select OOB:

Video by bongsadist on PS3. Length: 0:30 minutes.

Another great video with some 10 minutes of footage showing the OOB landscape can be found here.

Trivia[]

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Quotes[]

“	Back in my PS3 days, i only knew the West side entrance. Whenever i was able to enter, it felt like a special day. It made me appreciate this OOB even more.	„
	~ ravingmadness

References[]

↑ MonsieurDebris helping Remakash, 2020-02-28
↑ verified by several PS3 users
↑ verified by several Epic Games version users. Among others by Inspector_Fox who made the video-proof.

[1] MonsieurDebris helping Remakash, 2020-02-28

[2] verified by several PS3 users

[3] verified by several Epic Games version users. Among others by Inspector_Fox who made the video-proof.

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