*SPOILER WARNING*

DDLC speedrun plan:

I'm not too familiar with the amount of time that each event takes in the game yet, so I will have to do some experimentation as I speedrun it. I've watched an existing run by Minerali, but I noticed some things that *maybe* weren't optimized. Here's the route I currently have planned:

Misc. Act 1 decisions:

-I will pick either Yuri or Natsuki once they start fighting, because I think the "Sayori, help me" option is slightly slower (haven't tested this, though)

-When Sayori asks me if I want to walk home with someone else, I will say no. I think this option may be faster (once again, haven't tested this)

1. Play the game up to the first poem creation screen. Then, save.

2. Write two Sayori poems by selecting eight Sayori words, and then spamclicking. There is still a slight possibility for this not to weight towards Sayori, but the chance is low enough that I'm not going to waste time on a safer strat. Sayori's first two cutscenes will trigger. I don't think the third poem matters, so I will spamclick for it. I will help Yuri for the festival (doesn't matter who I choose, I will just choose Yuri because doing triple Natsuki cutscenes in the next playthrough feels cohesive).

3. As soon as Yuri's cutscene completes, I will load up the save. I will use the 8+ spamclick strategy to write two Natsuki poems. This will trigger Natsuki's first two cutscenes. I don't think the third poem matters, so I will spamclick for it. I will help Natsuki for the festival, confess my love to Sayori, then proceed to Sayori's death to enter Act 2.

4. My poem strategy in Act 2 is going to be: Natsuki, Yuri, spamclick. I will weight these poems by clicking on 5 target words, then spamclicking. This way, the probability that I will cater to the intended girl will be high.

Natsuki for poem 1 allows me to avoid the second kettle scene where Yuri jumpscares you. I'm not sure if this saves time or not, but I would imagine this would.

I'm not sure if I need to write my second poem for Yuri. It's possible that Yuri will just force me to spend time with her on Day 3, regardless of what kind of poem I write. I know for a fact that she does this on Day 4, but I'm not sure about Day 3. I need to spend time with Yuri twice in Act 2 to trigger her two remaining cutscenes, so I will cater to Yuri with my second poem just to be safe.

I don't think my third poem matters at all. Yuri will pull me aside and I'll finish her final cutscene regardless of what I write.

5. As soon as Monika appears in Act 3, I'll delete her character file. Then, I'll spamclick through her dialogue.