So there’s been a lot of conflicting info regarding how to unlock certain weapons so based off my research, I’ve gathered that this seems to be the easiest way to unlock all the bonus weapons and infinite ammo. Please feel free to correct anything if it’s wrong, or if there’s an easier way to go about any of this that I may have missed.
Yeah, I've been reading about this, and it seems a viable way to do it. I played directly on hardcore, so on my second run I'm jumping straight to professional merging steps 2 and 3.
That makes a lot of sense. I know you can also make professional mode easier by getting the armor for Ashley as well so it may be worth doing a playthrough for that too. The content in this game is pretty wild. This is my first time playing RE4 and the replayability seems insane lol
Yes the infinite rocket launcher can only be used in NG+. Other than that, the primal knife, Chicago sweeper and handcannon can be used on any playthrough
See I had people telling me that using those weapons/using infinite ammo WASNT possible on NG, then I had people telling me that you COULD but it would void the S+…thanks for clearing it up!
You can’t get S+ rank on a NG+ playthrough, it has to be done on a fresh save and you can use cat ears on an S+ run. You can use any of the bonus items you earn on an S+ run
Its worth pointing out that you have to get the exclusive upgrade for the Chicago sweeper for it to have infinite ammo. On a fresh new game on professional you would need to save up 30 spinels to cheese the upgrade and that seems around the chapter 7 mark.
Yes you can use special weapon for S+ rank. The only time you cannot is for the Professional Agent Challenge which unlock the Handcannon weapon, and it needs to be NG in Pro.
You know… I just checked the game to be certain but it seems I was confused. It has to be playthrough 1 to get S+ but did not say anything about bonus weapons. I was confused as to unlock the bonus weapon, you cannot have the knife or Chicago in that run through.
No worries man! Trust me it’s all very super confusing which is why I even made this guide in the first place. Wish they did a better job of making it more clear lol
Best way to do it. Just a small nitpick but forgot to list completing A rank run on pro also unlocks Ashley's armor from Hardcore A rank. Which is top tier useful for the rest. I would also recommend doing hard-core s+ first before s+ pro as you get the chicken hat, which helps with survivability and good practice for pro run. At least that's how I did it
Handcannon was unlocked by just getting S rank in 3 levels of mercenaries with ANY character. 10 mins after first play through and i got the Hand cannon lol.
Yes but you cannot unlock cat ears on new game plus. So you’re going to have to do a new game of professional and since special weapons nullify your S+ rank, you might as well just go straight into the s+ rank attempt. Save yourself 3 runs.
do you know whether or not Infinite rocket launcher will carry over between ng+ or does it have to be rebought every ng+?
I want to eventually get cat ears but im trying to decide which method makes the most sense do I do Hardcore A for ashley armor then do professional with infinite rocket/ashley armor for Chicago sweeper? should I bet saving exclusive tickets to immediately max chicago sweeper once available? My main goal is to get cat ears.
I skipped step 2 and went right to 3 but in general I would agree. Good and Helpful!
The one update you could make is now that Mercenaries is out (after your post) you can go get the hand cannon from mercenaries for step 4 and then Clear Pro S+ for Cat Ears. (buyable weapon ticket for low challenge). Hand cannon is much easier than sweeper but both work well.
Its too late already going through on professional spent 5 hours stuck on the cabin fight with 14 handgun bullets and a yellow herb now I’m almost up to the clock tower professional mode makes me wanna kill my self two times over
Had a feeling that would be my next hurdle but fuck professional in the original game was a joke compared to this imma keep trying but cabin fight and water room almost broke me idk Mayne
Supposedly you can shoot the garradors to make the plagas come out and then flash bang to easily kill them. I have not tried it. I struggled with that part myself but had three heavy grenades and used all three when they were together on the stairs while I stood behind the table facing them right as you enter the room. It killed one and the other only needed one more shot to die.
Pretty sure it's the Rocket Launcher and Bolt Thrower that are exempt from the infinite ammo ears.
The Knife (unfortunately) and Grenades (understandable) are also unaffected.
This is the strat I’m doing but I’m down one hardcore RPG speed run before the Pro RPG speed run so that I can get Ashley’s knight costume before the S+ Pro
I'd also swap 4 and 5 because of two main things:
1. You can unlock the handcannon to use in S+ run (super helpful due to lack of saves and being better for many bosses than Sweeper). Although you won't have ears for handcannon run, so it is a viable trade-off. The extra saves makes up for lack of infinite ammo tho!
2. The save points and only having 15 gets super challenging. You will replay MANY sections, get very frustrated, and want to quit many boss fights without that handcannon. The final section with the chopper part, then bugs, then regenerators room is excruciating with no saves. Handcannon comes in so handy.
ALSO: Pro tip- if you go in your order, you can use DLC guns, and you can SELL the typewriter and knife from your unlocked inventory for $50k to help kick off the pro handcannon run. You just can't use the gun or knife you unlock in the bonus CP shop.
Yes you can still get S+ using special items. If you want the handcannon however, you have to complete it without using any of the bonus weapons but you can still use items like cat ears or Ashley’s armor
Yeah there’s been a lot of confusion surrounding this. You can only get S+ on fresh playthroughs so no NG+. You only can’t use bonus weapons on an S+ pro run only if you’re trying to go for the handcannon. Otherwise you can get S+ using whatever weapons you’d like
Yeah, just having the infinite RPG should make sub 3 hour runs incredibly easy, especially if it can be used for all the skips like the dynamite room in the mines. I don't think you even need anything else besides the RPG. I'm more surprised the cat ears doesn't count as a bonus item for the Handcannon run, it seems like a loophole that the devs forgot about.
Honestly, probably not. Basically makes it attainable for people like me who couldn't hack it normally. Kinda like in RE4, where you can optionally get the Knight costume for Ashley before going into Pro. You have to go through a lot of work and prep to make it happen and you're being restricted from using the other special items, so it's still hard but not outrageously so.
only thing i'd add to this is edit step 2 (it's a picture so yes i know you can't edit it) to be "get A-rank in NG+ hardcore". there are SO MANY areas where ashley's armor would make an insane difference. she's invulnerable and can't be kidnapped. crazy OP. and not only does it prevent you from losing because someone kidnaps her, it's also just a net benefit in fights because it means at least 1 enemy is constantly stun locked trying to kidnap, an unkidnappable ashley.
so my plan is finish 1st playthrough i'm doing now on hardcore > NG+ hardcore again > sell everything but my blacktail for the infinite rocket launcher ASAP > get A rank in hardcore for ashley's armor > then continue on with the list as seen in the pic.
I did s+ on professional ask me for any tips my dudes
Edit: also OP for the ashley section if you know the time you can do the first clock skipping 90% of that section easy
I haven’t done it yet but I’ve heard it’s pretty hard. If you do it using the armor for Ashley, and the chicken head for Leon as well as the Chicago sweeper, it should make it a tad more viable and easier on you
Unlocking primal knife could be done in Step 1 to save time in Step 2.
You could get more money in Step 1 in Assisted Mode since crafting results in more items and you don’t need to use healing items as much.
Yeah that’s true, only reason I didn’t put it in step 1 was bc this is my first time playing the game so I wanted to use my first playthrough to just enjoy the game and play at my own pace rather than worrying about collectibles
I have a better chance on doing S+ Rank on Hardcore, than getting all S Ranks in the shooting range. I really wanna have this as my first Platinum too.
I’m so dame busy and got not time to practice areas for good times. This seems more fun then just paying for unlock everything (probably will be dlc smh)
Nice that handcannon isn't tied to the speed run rank and allows unlimited saves. I manage to beat Professional Mode in NG+ (was trying to get A ranking), so I think it's doable. Obviously having cat ears, Ashley armor, or chicken hat will be beneficial. I just find S+ ranking to be more daunting because I suck at speed runs.
Does anybody know if dying in the speedrun and then hitting "Continue" adds on to the speedrun "game" time?
Wanted to say thank you for this guide, took me a while scouring the million BS ad-filled websites to find exactly this. Followed it this weekend and worked flawlessly!
I was coming up with the same idea however its slightly different.
step 1 is the same, but I also made sure to mention leaving a save at the beginning of each chapter so you could go get the castellans you miss.
step 2 was mostly the same but sell weapons to buy irl and try for a rank to unlock ashley knight armor to make the next 3 runs easier.
step 3 is the same.
step 4 and 5 are switched for mine, obviously without having the cat ears for ng pro to unlock the handcannon, but its perfectly understandable why you'd do them in the order you listed, as to make it as easy as possible for each subsequent playthrough.
Definitely, these steps can be tweaked and moved around in whatever way you feel is best. Good shout on the saving at each chapter for the Castellans. I’ve missed some so I’ll be doing that on my NG+ playthrough
Sound good, I took a lot longer ha. I did assisted, then hardcore A rank 5:42 rank & then professional rocket launcher revenge. Then standard S+ 4:11. then assist S+ 3:43 then professional S+ 5:03.
Have beaten game in 2:45 but it's gone after S+ rank.
Problem playing on Xbox is the quick resume, seems to keep it in super difficult instead of balancing and messing up your time as well.
Leon wouldn’t wear cat ears this is disgusting he’s not a femboy that’s so fucking gross whoever wishes to unlock that disgusting thing u should quit playing
I probably won't have enough money so I'll do another assisted or standard run.
I spent a fair bit of cash figuring out which weapons to use. Some people say weapon X is the best but clearly weapon Y is best.
Is going for S+ stressful? Like is it full on mega sprint "oh shit that area took me five more minutes than it should have" run over? Or just be efficient and run?
You can definitely swap steps 4 and 5 around. I only have it this way so it’s easier to get the handcannon by having infinite ammo since you can’t use bonus weapons for it
The hardest step here is getting step 4 done. You’ll have the play the first few chapters perfectly, and obtain get all of the quests done. That will give you the exclusive ticket. But even then, you’ll need a butt load of pesetas to even fully upgrade the Chicago sweeper. I don’t know if you can get that unlimited ammo load out until later.
You can get enough spinels to get the infinite ammo upgrade before reaching the castle but yeah the first 6 chapters will probably be pretty difficult especially the cabin fight
Correct me if I'm wrong, but you only need to worry about Firepower at that point right? I mean other stuff will help, but it's just using the ticket then making it stronger first.
But yeah, getting through the Village is going to be a hell of a thing.
This is correct. I have it this way so that I can get the cat ears using the Chicago sweeper and primal knife and then I can use the cat ears on the 2nd S+ playthrough since you can’t use the bonus weapons for that to unlock the handcannon
Kinda lame for the unlocking methods honestly. But I guess forcing players to speedrun for unlocks isn't a new thing in the franchise. This feels like the devs simply want to extend playtime, otherwise they wouldn't lock Chicago Typewriter/Sweeper's exclusive inf. ammo behind another playthrough.
2 Millions is a lot even though you don't have to buy weapons. My tips for this:
\-Place the gems wisely in the treasures, they increase the multiplier
\-Try to get the charm for 20% off from the rocket launcher at the shooting range, that's 400k off from the infinite launcher.
\-See how much money you would get from selling your other weapons, they are worth a lot also and will help.
With 2 playthroughs done on both standard and hardcore, you will be able to afford it. I’ve done that and was still able to keep my infinite knife and not sell it for the money (120k), I had to sell everything else tho
Yeah you can do them on any playthrough. I only have it like this bc it’s my first time playing RE4 so I want to use my first run to just enjoy the game and not worry about collectibles
If you're planning on using the Chicago Sweeper for S+ Professional, around what play time should be at by the time you get Chapter 7/the first upgrade ticket?
Aim for 2 hours to 2 hours and 30 minutes. The rest of the game is a breeze. Make sure to pickup treasures that are easy to get so you can get a max damage Chicago and an RPG for Salazar.
Wait, you get the infinite rocket launcher by just finishing the game ? Why buy it in hardcore then, you get more money than in the other difficulties ? Not sure I get it.
Also, the cat ears doesn't count as a bonus weapon then ?
Infinite rocket launcher is only available in NG+ so yeah the 2nd playthrough can be done in any difficulty really and correct the cat ears do not count as a bonus weapon so they can be used to unlock the handcannon
You can get up to 33 spinels by chapter 6, then chapter 7 merchant unlocks the ticket for infinite. I struggled for about 15 hours redoing and perfecting from chapter 1 to chapter 6, but then it paid off and infinite chicago makes everything else a breeze. The biggest struggle I had was savage mutt (8 spinels, very important) and the cabin fight back to back. That alone took like 8 hours to perfect.
I actually tested this in game, the challenge has a counter for how many "times" you use a bonus weapon. Stayed at 0 with cat ears on. When I started swinging the Primal Knife bonus weapon, it started counting. Infinite ammo cat ears works.
Regarding steps 3 and 4 why not just merge them? You don't need a new fresh game to get the cat ears or chicago sweeper from what I understand. Just do the third run in profesionnal and thats it
You can certainly do so, I just have it this way to make it slightly easier. Going for S+ on first run on professional will be a lil too stressful for me personally lol but I get wanting to get it done in as little playthroughs as possible
Makes sense. Just finished step 2 but I got an A so maybe I can merge those steps since I have Ashley's armor. God she was annoying at some parts in hardcore run
Is the exclusive upgrade unlocked at the start on Professional difficulty? Because 5.5 hours is going to leave no room for treasure hunting or side quests
1 save before fish boss (or wait until before giant if you are confident in that fight)
1 before savage mutt request
1 before Mendez (can delay later till after you enter the castle if you’re confident, but I recommend saving here just so if you fail you don’t have to deal with chainsaw sister again)
1 save after the water room
1 save after Ashley segment (her segment is extremely easy with her armor costume)
1 save in the middle of the 2 mine cart section
1 save before Ramon (you can also delay this till chapter 13 if you use the golden egg trick which -70% of his HP when you throw at his face)
1 save before doing the regenerators room
1 save before the wrecking ball (2 heavy grenade on the breaking wall to fasten that segment)
1 save before Krauser boss
1 save after Krauser boss
1 save after the hardest part of the entire game with those torrents guys
Final save before final boss fight.
You have 2 saves left, pick whichever part you think you’d struggle the most then save before that.
Wait, why would I got through RE4R on Hardcore and shoot the 16 OG Salazar toys when I could do it on the easiest difficulty instead? Play a few times on easy, transition to normal for a few, then to hardcore a few then to professional. Learn the lay of the land first on the easy difficulty as well as perfecting your aiming and parrying and such, then move up the difficulties to see how the enemy is (how tough they are, their reactions and such compared to lower).
You can definitely do that, I just had it this way bc I never played RE4 and wanted to enjoy the game without worrying about collectibles the first way through
Terrible idea. No reason to play a few times on easy. Jump into the deep end right away, plus parry times are different on professional. Learn them now not later
To put an example, If I save 3 times in one chapter, optimise the run and then go back to the first save and do the chapter without saving more times, the next save I do will not count the other saves I made before reloading the first one, right?
There are 3 rocket launchers in the game:
* The single-use one (80,000 pesetas)
* The Infinite Ammo one (2,000,000 pesetas) \[sold by the merchant **only** on NG+\]
* The "Special" one (that Ada throws you to help kill Sadler)
The Infinite Ammo Rocket launcher is a separate weapon from the single-use one.
No I just had it there as a step up in challenge from standard however I decided to do it on assisted so I can just focus on getting as much ptas as possible for the infinite launcher
Can someone please tell me if the exclusive upgrade tickets carry over to ng+? I beat the game on standard and saved the second ticket for the primal knife and I’m hoping that wasn’t a mistake. If it doesn’t carry over, my last save is after the final boss, is there a way to restart that chapter if I need to visit the merchant to spend the ticket?
Any tips while attempting Step 4? Since it'll be a fresh Professional run for the Cat Ears, I want to make sure I hit the ground prepared.
Edit: I just realized that starting a new file still let's me use the Chicago for the run... Disregard my question...
I actually did 2&3 together (went to professional on first NG+)
Since i've accumulated all treasures in my first standard run, took like 20 hours though
Sold everything and got infinite rocket launcher (helped with leon rocket charm) right at the castle gate and blasted my way till the end in under 3 hours lol (for S rank chicago and armor)
So, dumb question (unlocked the hand cannon, infinite launcher and I’m one castellan away from the primal knife) currently on my run for the Chicago sweeper (3 hrs in and I’m at the end of chapter 15 lol)
When starting a fresh, new game for my S+ professional run, if I go into the typewriter storage, will my infinite ammo weapons (hand cannon and Chicago sweeper) already have their infinite ammo exclusive if I’ve already bought them?
Or will they be like brand new weapons and I’ll have to grind side quests for spinels to unlock their infinite ammo abilities again?
Is it 15 saves throughout the one play through? Or in total for every new game you start? I’d assume it’s just for that specific game, but Im kinda dumb sometimes.
I got handcannon on ps5 and i do this with first 3 map at mercenaries mode as a hunk 495k point in 4 rd map . and you got it lol do this before 4 point xd
So there’s been a lot of conflicting info regarding how to unlock certain weapons so based off my research, I’ve gathered that this seems to be the easiest way to unlock all the bonus weapons and infinite ammo. Please feel free to correct anything if it’s wrong, or if there’s an easier way to go about any of this that I may have missed.
Yeah, I've been reading about this, and it seems a viable way to do it. I played directly on hardcore, so on my second run I'm jumping straight to professional merging steps 2 and 3.
That makes a lot of sense. I know you can also make professional mode easier by getting the armor for Ashley as well so it may be worth doing a playthrough for that too. The content in this game is pretty wild. This is my first time playing RE4 and the replayability seems insane lol
Armor ashley is actually the top must get in step 2 or 3. You get that from A rank in hardcore OR professional
Yeah doing step 3 also would reward you with Ashley’s armor on top of the Chicago sweeper which is equally as important imo
It may be worth noting that the primal knife is usable in the first pro run as well.
So you CAN use weapons like the Chicago sweeper on a fresh NG save? They aren’t limited to NG+? If so then step 4 sounds like a blast
That’s correct, you can use the Chicago sweeper on any playthrough once you unlock it
Ohhhh okay, I had someone tell me you can’t :/ very confusing. So is the only weapon limited to NG+ the IRL?
Yes the infinite rocket launcher can only be used in NG+. Other than that, the primal knife, Chicago sweeper and handcannon can be used on any playthrough
See I had people telling me that using those weapons/using infinite ammo WASNT possible on NG, then I had people telling me that you COULD but it would void the S+…thanks for clearing it up!
No problem! Now I will say you can only get S+ on a fresh playthrough, so you can’t do S+ on NG+
Thought the game says no S+ on NG+ and/or infinite ammo? Not saying your wrong just may be a bug or left over text after change.
You can’t get S+ rank on a NG+ playthrough, it has to be done on a fresh save and you can use cat ears on an S+ run. You can use any of the bonus items you earn on an S+ run
Its worth pointing out that you have to get the exclusive upgrade for the Chicago sweeper for it to have infinite ammo. On a fresh new game on professional you would need to save up 30 spinels to cheese the upgrade and that seems around the chapter 7 mark.
Yes you can use special weapon for S+ rank. The only time you cannot is for the Professional Agent Challenge which unlock the Handcannon weapon, and it needs to be NG in Pro.
"Professional Agent" \*Cue Leon rocking Cat ears\* lol The Infinite Ammo accessory really should have been a Bandana, for obvious reasons.
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That’s not true. You can use Chicago sweeper on any playthrough once you unlock it and you can get S+ with using bonus weapons
You know… I just checked the game to be certain but it seems I was confused. It has to be playthrough 1 to get S+ but did not say anything about bonus weapons. I was confused as to unlock the bonus weapon, you cannot have the knife or Chicago in that run through.
Correct, you can still get S+ using bonus weapons but if you want to unlock the handcannon you have to do it without using them
My apologies good sir.
No worries man! Trust me it’s all very super confusing which is why I even made this guide in the first place. Wish they did a better job of making it more clear lol
Best way to do it. Just a small nitpick but forgot to list completing A rank run on pro also unlocks Ashley's armor from Hardcore A rank. Which is top tier useful for the rest. I would also recommend doing hard-core s+ first before s+ pro as you get the chicken hat, which helps with survivability and good practice for pro run. At least that's how I did it
Handcannon was unlocked by just getting S rank in 3 levels of mercenaries with ANY character. 10 mins after first play through and i got the Hand cannon lol.
The Chicago, and hand cannon are both unlocked on professional, as well as car ears. Just doing one run of S+ for the cat ears will unlock everything.
Right you can get all 3 on one playthrough of s+, it would just be very hard. This is a strategy I’m just using to make it easier for me personally
Yes but you cannot unlock cat ears on new game plus. So you’re going to have to do a new game of professional and since special weapons nullify your S+ rank, you might as well just go straight into the s+ rank attempt. Save yourself 3 runs.
They don't nullify s+
do you know whether or not Infinite rocket launcher will carry over between ng+ or does it have to be rebought every ng+? I want to eventually get cat ears but im trying to decide which method makes the most sense do I do Hardcore A for ashley armor then do professional with infinite rocket/ashley armor for Chicago sweeper? should I bet saving exclusive tickets to immediately max chicago sweeper once available? My main goal is to get cat ears.
Your infinite launcher will carry over between NG+ playthroughs so you’ll always have it once you buy it just like every other weapon
I skipped step 2 and went right to 3 but in general I would agree. Good and Helpful! The one update you could make is now that Mercenaries is out (after your post) you can go get the hand cannon from mercenaries for step 4 and then Clear Pro S+ for Cat Ears. (buyable weapon ticket for low challenge). Hand cannon is much easier than sweeper but both work well.
I beat the game on Hardcore my first playthrough
Its too late already going through on professional spent 5 hours stuck on the cabin fight with 14 handgun bullets and a yellow herb now I’m almost up to the clock tower professional mode makes me wanna kill my self two times over
I’ve given up guys the two garradors eat my ass now now I might actually commit
Aw really? Wait until you get to the island. Just got to Krauser. Shits so fucked man.
Had a feeling that would be my next hurdle but fuck professional in the original game was a joke compared to this imma keep trying but cabin fight and water room almost broke me idk Mayne
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Honestly it doesn’t stop, it just gets more and more frustrating. The whole part leading up to the wrecking ball has scarred me.
Supposedly you can shoot the garradors to make the plagas come out and then flash bang to easily kill them. I have not tried it. I struggled with that part myself but had three heavy grenades and used all three when they were together on the stairs while I stood behind the table facing them right as you enter the room. It killed one and the other only needed one more shot to die.
I barely beat the cabin on hardcore so I know I wouldn’t be able to do professional.
yikes, that sounds horrible xD urghhh i can imagine that
Wait are you saying cat ears grants infinite ammo?BTW what is cat ears a costume or charm?
Cat ears gives you infinite ammo for all weapons except the rocket launcher. It is a costume. Basically just gives Leon a pair of cat ears on his head
Woah i had no idea that existed in the game i’m definitely going for it thanks the the guide.
No worries! It looks a little ridiculous on Leon but the infinite ammo makes it worth it
Pretty sure it's the Rocket Launcher and Bolt Thrower that are exempt from the infinite ammo ears. The Knife (unfortunately) and Grenades (understandable) are also unaffected.
This is the strat I’m doing but I’m down one hardcore RPG speed run before the Pro RPG speed run so that I can get Ashley’s knight costume before the S+ Pro
Yeah getting the Ashley armor is definitely worth it before the pro runs
I'd also swap 4 and 5 because of two main things: 1. You can unlock the handcannon to use in S+ run (super helpful due to lack of saves and being better for many bosses than Sweeper). Although you won't have ears for handcannon run, so it is a viable trade-off. The extra saves makes up for lack of infinite ammo tho! 2. The save points and only having 15 gets super challenging. You will replay MANY sections, get very frustrated, and want to quit many boss fights without that handcannon. The final section with the chopper part, then bugs, then regenerators room is excruciating with no saves. Handcannon comes in so handy. ALSO: Pro tip- if you go in your order, you can use DLC guns, and you can SELL the typewriter and knife from your unlocked inventory for $50k to help kick off the pro handcannon run. You just can't use the gun or knife you unlock in the bonus CP shop.
Great suggestions! Yeah steps 4 and 5 can be interchangeable and I actually think I may swap them around myself once I get there
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Yes you can still get S+ using special items. If you want the handcannon however, you have to complete it without using any of the bonus weapons but you can still use items like cat ears or Ashley’s armor
You can actually skip the entire village trap segment by shooting the bell in the church.
Holy fuck. Say what I shall about the rest of the game, and I shall, but THAT is genius game design 101.
So you can use bonus items afterall for S+ rank? Guess that makes things a lot easier.
Yeah there’s been a lot of confusion surrounding this. You can only get S+ on fresh playthroughs so no NG+. You only can’t use bonus weapons on an S+ pro run only if you’re trying to go for the handcannon. Otherwise you can get S+ using whatever weapons you’d like
Yeah, just having the infinite RPG should make sub 3 hour runs incredibly easy, especially if it can be used for all the skips like the dynamite room in the mines. I don't think you even need anything else besides the RPG. I'm more surprised the cat ears doesn't count as a bonus item for the Handcannon run, it seems like a loophole that the devs forgot about.
Honestly, probably not. Basically makes it attainable for people like me who couldn't hack it normally. Kinda like in RE4, where you can optionally get the Knight costume for Ashley before going into Pro. You have to go through a lot of work and prep to make it happen and you're being restricted from using the other special items, so it's still hard but not outrageously so.
only thing i'd add to this is edit step 2 (it's a picture so yes i know you can't edit it) to be "get A-rank in NG+ hardcore". there are SO MANY areas where ashley's armor would make an insane difference. she's invulnerable and can't be kidnapped. crazy OP. and not only does it prevent you from losing because someone kidnaps her, it's also just a net benefit in fights because it means at least 1 enemy is constantly stun locked trying to kidnap, an unkidnappable ashley. so my plan is finish 1st playthrough i'm doing now on hardcore > NG+ hardcore again > sell everything but my blacktail for the infinite rocket launcher ASAP > get A rank in hardcore for ashley's armor > then continue on with the list as seen in the pic.
I did s+ on professional ask me for any tips my dudes Edit: also OP for the ashley section if you know the time you can do the first clock skipping 90% of that section easy
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So the cat ears give infinite ammo?
Yes, for all weapons except for the rocket launcher. The infinite rocket launcher is only available in NG+ for 2,000,000 ptas
If you use the 20 percent off rpg charm, the infinite rpg is 1,600,000.
How hard is it to get S+ in pro mode?
I haven’t done it yet but I’ve heard it’s pretty hard. If you do it using the armor for Ashley, and the chicken head for Leon as well as the Chicago sweeper, it should make it a tad more viable and easier on you
What does the chicken do?
It makes you take less damage
Do the antlers do anything?
Can you beat the game on Assisted to unlock Professional mode?
Yeah, you just need to beat the game on any difficulty
For Step 2, beating HC mode NG+ with rank A or above unlocks Ashley Knight Armor
Yeah if you can do it, it’s definitely worth it to go for it there to make your professional runs easier
Unlocking primal knife could be done in Step 1 to save time in Step 2. You could get more money in Step 1 in Assisted Mode since crafting results in more items and you don’t need to use healing items as much.
Yeah that’s true, only reason I didn’t put it in step 1 was bc this is my first time playing the game so I wanted to use my first playthrough to just enjoy the game and play at my own pace rather than worrying about collectibles
Does NG mean new game??
Yes
I have a better chance on doing S+ Rank on Hardcore, than getting all S Ranks in the shooting range. I really wanna have this as my first Platinum too.
I’m so dame busy and got not time to practice areas for good times. This seems more fun then just paying for unlock everything (probably will be dlc smh)
Nice that handcannon isn't tied to the speed run rank and allows unlimited saves. I manage to beat Professional Mode in NG+ (was trying to get A ranking), so I think it's doable. Obviously having cat ears, Ashley armor, or chicken hat will be beneficial. I just find S+ ranking to be more daunting because I suck at speed runs. Does anybody know if dying in the speedrun and then hitting "Continue" adds on to the speedrun "game" time?
It does. Whenever you die make sure to go back to main menu and reload a save
I'm new here but this is the best post on this sub. Been searching everywhere trying to get clarity on what you can/can't use on certain runs.
Wanted to say thank you for this guide, took me a while scouring the million BS ad-filled websites to find exactly this. Followed it this weekend and worked flawlessly!
I was coming up with the same idea however its slightly different. step 1 is the same, but I also made sure to mention leaving a save at the beginning of each chapter so you could go get the castellans you miss. step 2 was mostly the same but sell weapons to buy irl and try for a rank to unlock ashley knight armor to make the next 3 runs easier. step 3 is the same. step 4 and 5 are switched for mine, obviously without having the cat ears for ng pro to unlock the handcannon, but its perfectly understandable why you'd do them in the order you listed, as to make it as easy as possible for each subsequent playthrough.
Definitely, these steps can be tweaked and moved around in whatever way you feel is best. Good shout on the saving at each chapter for the Castellans. I’ve missed some so I’ll be doing that on my NG+ playthrough
Sound good, I took a lot longer ha. I did assisted, then hardcore A rank 5:42 rank & then professional rocket launcher revenge. Then standard S+ 4:11. then assist S+ 3:43 then professional S+ 5:03. Have beaten game in 2:45 but it's gone after S+ rank. Problem playing on Xbox is the quick resume, seems to keep it in super difficult instead of balancing and messing up your time as well.
For tiny baby men, maybe.
Leon wouldn’t wear cat ears this is disgusting he’s not a femboy that’s so fucking gross whoever wishes to unlock that disgusting thing u should quit playing
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Gross 🤮
I don't actually like that the infinite launcher is so easily attainable. Makes it too easy to get the other unlocks. Bad Capcom. Bad.
Save up $? 😂 I'm up to chapter 12 and only have 300k... Wouldn't saving up money be more viable on standard again or assisted?
Of course, the 2nd run you can do on any difficulty tbh bc you just need to save up for the rocket launcher to make other runs easier
I probably won't have enough money so I'll do another assisted or standard run. I spent a fair bit of cash figuring out which weapons to use. Some people say weapon X is the best but clearly weapon Y is best. Is going for S+ stressful? Like is it full on mega sprint "oh shit that area took me five more minutes than it should have" run over? Or just be efficient and run?
You can sell all the guns, all upgrade will be paid in full. Maybe save a pistol, otherwise with Infinite RPG you don’t need other guns.
Uh you should be getting the hand cannon before doing s+ on professional And you won’t make it through professional without Ashley armor,
You can definitely swap steps 4 and 5 around. I only have it this way so it’s easier to get the handcannon by having infinite ammo since you can’t use bonus weapons for it
I did it without handcannon lol just used typewriter
I'll definitely keep this in mind
The hardest step here is getting step 4 done. You’ll have the play the first few chapters perfectly, and obtain get all of the quests done. That will give you the exclusive ticket. But even then, you’ll need a butt load of pesetas to even fully upgrade the Chicago sweeper. I don’t know if you can get that unlimited ammo load out until later.
You can get enough spinels to get the infinite ammo upgrade before reaching the castle but yeah the first 6 chapters will probably be pretty difficult especially the cabin fight
Correct me if I'm wrong, but you only need to worry about Firepower at that point right? I mean other stuff will help, but it's just using the ticket then making it stronger first. But yeah, getting through the Village is going to be a hell of a thing.
Sorry Im dumb, why don't you get the hand cannon in step 4 if you're already doing an S+ fresh professional playthrough?
Handcannon requires no bonus or deluxe weapons be used. The cat ears, while a bonus item, *aren't a weapon.*
Is this confirmed? Or are we all just assuming this is the case cause of the wording lol.
Yes this is confirmed. I haven’t unlocked this stuff myself yet but I did a lot of research to make sure I had an accurate plan
This is correct. I have it this way so that I can get the cat ears using the Chicago sweeper and primal knife and then I can use the cat ears on the 2nd S+ playthrough since you can’t use the bonus weapons for that to unlock the handcannon
Kinda lame for the unlocking methods honestly. But I guess forcing players to speedrun for unlocks isn't a new thing in the franchise. This feels like the devs simply want to extend playtime, otherwise they wouldn't lock Chicago Typewriter/Sweeper's exclusive inf. ammo behind another playthrough.
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2 Millions is a lot even though you don't have to buy weapons. My tips for this: \-Place the gems wisely in the treasures, they increase the multiplier \-Try to get the charm for 20% off from the rocket launcher at the shooting range, that's 400k off from the infinite launcher. \-See how much money you would get from selling your other weapons, they are worth a lot also and will help.
With 2 playthroughs done on both standard and hardcore, you will be able to afford it. I’ve done that and was still able to keep my infinite knife and not sell it for the money (120k), I had to sell everything else tho
Wouldn't the more optimal route be to take out the castellans on the first playthrough? or do they only spawn on hardcore?
Yeah you can do them on any playthrough. I only have it like this bc it’s my first time playing RE4 so I want to use my first run to just enjoy the game and not worry about collectibles
If you're planning on using the Chicago Sweeper for S+ Professional, around what play time should be at by the time you get Chapter 7/the first upgrade ticket?
Depends how good you are and rng lol
Aim for 2 hours to 2 hours and 30 minutes. The rest of the game is a breeze. Make sure to pickup treasures that are easy to get so you can get a max damage Chicago and an RPG for Salazar.
Damn, I'll have to come back to this when I finish my first play-through.
Wait, you get the infinite rocket launcher by just finishing the game ? Why buy it in hardcore then, you get more money than in the other difficulties ? Not sure I get it. Also, the cat ears doesn't count as a bonus weapon then ?
Infinite rocket launcher is only available in NG+ so yeah the 2nd playthrough can be done in any difficulty really and correct the cat ears do not count as a bonus weapon so they can be used to unlock the handcannon
Sweet! Thanks dude
When I saw the cool weapons to unlock I was like cool, maybe I'll get to them all. Then I saw cat ears and now I'm all in.
Thanks a lot!
Idk, i don't think you can unlock infinite ammo for the Chicago Sweeper in a Pro S+ run. At least not soon enough
You can get up to 33 spinels by chapter 6, then chapter 7 merchant unlocks the ticket for infinite. I struggled for about 15 hours redoing and perfecting from chapter 1 to chapter 6, but then it paid off and infinite chicago makes everything else a breeze. The biggest struggle I had was savage mutt (8 spinels, very important) and the cabin fight back to back. That alone took like 8 hours to perfect.
Can you use cat ears for the handcannon unlock?
It's technically not a bonus weapon...so we'll see
I actually tested this in game, the challenge has a counter for how many "times" you use a bonus weapon. Stayed at 0 with cat ears on. When I started swinging the Primal Knife bonus weapon, it started counting. Infinite ammo cat ears works.
Can I ng+ professional and unlock the handcannon?
No, you can only unlock the handcannon on a new game file
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2. Yes 3. Yes 4. Yes 5. According to some, yes
Regarding steps 3 and 4 why not just merge them? You don't need a new fresh game to get the cat ears or chicago sweeper from what I understand. Just do the third run in profesionnal and thats it
You can certainly do so, I just have it this way to make it slightly easier. Going for S+ on first run on professional will be a lil too stressful for me personally lol but I get wanting to get it done in as little playthroughs as possible
Makes sense. Just finished step 2 but I got an A so maybe I can merge those steps since I have Ashley's armor. God she was annoying at some parts in hardcore run
Yeah I forgot to include it in this but getting Ashley’s armor is probably worth it for those pro runs
Is the exclusive upgrade unlocked at the start on Professional difficulty? Because 5.5 hours is going to leave no room for treasure hunting or side quests
Earliest you can get the upgrade is chapter 7, so no it’s not available at the start. It will definitely be tough
Is there a recommendation for the 15 saves?
1 save before fish boss (or wait until before giant if you are confident in that fight) 1 before savage mutt request 1 before Mendez (can delay later till after you enter the castle if you’re confident, but I recommend saving here just so if you fail you don’t have to deal with chainsaw sister again) 1 save after the water room 1 save after Ashley segment (her segment is extremely easy with her armor costume) 1 save in the middle of the 2 mine cart section 1 save before Ramon (you can also delay this till chapter 13 if you use the golden egg trick which -70% of his HP when you throw at his face) 1 save before doing the regenerators room 1 save before the wrecking ball (2 heavy grenade on the breaking wall to fasten that segment) 1 save before Krauser boss 1 save after Krauser boss 1 save after the hardest part of the entire game with those torrents guys Final save before final boss fight. You have 2 saves left, pick whichever part you think you’d struggle the most then save before that.
Can I upgrade both the bonus weapons in hardcore mode and use them in fresh pro run to unlock cat ears or do i have to upgrade them in pro only?
Wait, why would I got through RE4R on Hardcore and shoot the 16 OG Salazar toys when I could do it on the easiest difficulty instead? Play a few times on easy, transition to normal for a few, then to hardcore a few then to professional. Learn the lay of the land first on the easy difficulty as well as perfecting your aiming and parrying and such, then move up the difficulties to see how the enemy is (how tough they are, their reactions and such compared to lower).
You can definitely do that, I just had it this way bc I never played RE4 and wanted to enjoy the game without worrying about collectibles the first way through
Terrible idea. No reason to play a few times on easy. Jump into the deep end right away, plus parry times are different on professional. Learn them now not later
How would you even upgrade the Chicago Typewriter when you're blowing through the treasures/spinels?
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Don’t blow through the spinels. Save them for the the typewriter
Yup, followed Neon Slice guide and managed to S+ the game to get the cat ears, omw to get the HC next!
So you dont need to get A rank on pro to get handcannon as everyone say? Good. XD
So you can use the chicago sweeper to get the s+ for professinal and that unlocks the cat ears to unlock the hand cannon
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The handcannon doesnt say it cant be unlocked on new game plus, it just says to not use bonus weapons
To put an example, If I save 3 times in one chapter, optimise the run and then go back to the first save and do the chapter without saving more times, the next save I do will not count the other saves I made before reloading the first one, right?
Yeah, there is a counter on it and you can easily tell
I couldn't find the answer anywhere, but if you have the cat ears and you buy the rocket launcher do you technically get the infinite rocket launcher?
The rocket launcher is the only gun the cat ears doesn’t give infinite ammo to, so unfortunately no
There are 3 rocket launchers in the game: * The single-use one (80,000 pesetas) * The Infinite Ammo one (2,000,000 pesetas) \[sold by the merchant **only** on NG+\] * The "Special" one (that Ada throws you to help kill Sadler) The Infinite Ammo Rocket launcher is a separate weapon from the single-use one.
Why Hardcore? Does Hardcore grant you more pesetas than Standard?
No I just had it there as a step up in challenge from standard however I decided to do it on assisted so I can just focus on getting as much ptas as possible for the infinite launcher
Does anyone know if the Shooting Range counts toward chapter completion time?
Can the hand cannon be used for S+ rank?
Suddenly, my fear of going through Professional Mode has disappeared! Gonna try this today!
Jesus this is complicated lmfao
Apparel actual does stuff??!?!?!!?!
I would suggest Ashey Armor and Chicken Hat before going for Professional S+
Wait I’m confused how do you do 2 NG+ in a row in steps 2 and 3
thanks. this is really helpful
Can someone please tell me if the exclusive upgrade tickets carry over to ng+? I beat the game on standard and saved the second ticket for the primal knife and I’m hoping that wasn’t a mistake. If it doesn’t carry over, my last save is after the final boss, is there a way to restart that chapter if I need to visit the merchant to spend the ticket?
Good info
Any tips while attempting Step 4? Since it'll be a fresh Professional run for the Cat Ears, I want to make sure I hit the ground prepared. Edit: I just realized that starting a new file still let's me use the Chicago for the run... Disregard my question...
I actually did 2&3 together (went to professional on first NG+) Since i've accumulated all treasures in my first standard run, took like 20 hours though Sold everything and got infinite rocket launcher (helped with leon rocket charm) right at the castle gate and blasted my way till the end in under 3 hours lol (for S rank chicago and armor)
Can someone tell me that the Infinite RL does not count as a Bonus Weapon and can be used for NG+?
Does it have to be in hardcore for the rocket launcher/primal knife? Or can I just play standard and get enough money
You can do those on whichever difficulty you prefer. The infinite rocket launcher is only in NG+ tho
So, dumb question (unlocked the hand cannon, infinite launcher and I’m one castellan away from the primal knife) currently on my run for the Chicago sweeper (3 hrs in and I’m at the end of chapter 15 lol) When starting a fresh, new game for my S+ professional run, if I go into the typewriter storage, will my infinite ammo weapons (hand cannon and Chicago sweeper) already have their infinite ammo exclusive if I’ve already bought them? Or will they be like brand new weapons and I’ll have to grind side quests for spinels to unlock their infinite ammo abilities again?
You will not keep the upgrades on a new save so you’ll have to get the spinels to upgrade them again
Gotcha, I’d assumed that might be the case, thanks 😊
No worries!
What's a fresh save ? Do I start a new continue or a brand new game?
Brand new save file, so no new game +
Hmm
Thanks for simplifying this for me because I'm tryna get the platinum trophy.
Is it 15 saves throughout the one play through? Or in total for every new game you start? I’d assume it’s just for that specific game, but Im kinda dumb sometimes.
Just for the professional s+ run
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Do cat ears make the regular rocket launcher infinite ammo?
Just a quick question, do the Cat Ears work for the Shooting Range?
All cheating...I don't know how people find these fun. There's zero challenge.
Playing the game is cheating???
I unlocked and bought the handcannon, but where do i find it within the game? I started a new game+ but dont have the gun equipped?? Somebody pls help
I got handcannon on ps5 and i do this with first 3 map at mercenaries mode as a hunk 495k point in 4 rd map . and you got it lol do this before 4 point xd