This was originally commissioned by and designed to be used for speedrunners (hence the name), as the majority of cutscenes aren't skippable in any releases of the game and these account for a large portion of playtime and timed events are also a challenge as there isn't a "wait" functionality for all of them. However, when I had finished the overall work, and their larger plans for the tool had fallen apart, they cut contact with me after stating there would still be payment. Since this is the case, I have decided to release the tool in its current state and intend to add the rest of the intended functionality later down the line.
In its current state, it only supports Shenmue I (version 1.00 and 1.07), however I do plan to add support for Shenmue II.
To use it, open Shenmue I and then open ShenTAS. If you're not using v1.07, you must uncheck "Latest Version".
Once detected, you can now check "Auto Skip" which will automatically skip any scenes that previously required you to press the 'E' key. In addition, you can also check "Skip Cutscenes", which will skip cutscenes for you.
Please note that for the intro cutscene(s), you shouldn't enable 'Skip Cutscenes'.
This is because the intro sequence(s) operate slightly differently to that of the rest of the game. The intro sequence is comprised of a unique set of assets which are only ever used for the purposes of chaining multiple cutscene sequences together, along with a script which does so. This means that when the game attempts to load the intro assets, it is operating under the assumption that a cutscene is about to play. ShenTAS's "Skip Cutscenes" feature works by stopping the game from properly dealing with the relevant files needed to do this and so if you were to enable this before starting a new game, the scripts and engine would crash.
If you're starting from a new game, it's advised you start a new game with "Auto Skip" enabled and once you reach Ryo's bedroom for the first time, enabling "Skip Cutscenes":
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Code:
ALT+NUM+ : Use custom time scaling
ALT+NUM- : Use default time scaling
ALT+C : Toggle cutscene skips
The latest version of ShenTAS can be downloaded here.
~Team Wulinshu
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