Ever since I finished my first speedrun of Abe's Exoddus in 2007 I've been looking for new tricks to cut down the time, but those timesavers together just didn't save a significant amount of time. That was until I discovered fusionbly's YouTube channel that introduced me to the autoturn-canceling trick, also known as the edge glitch.

An autoturn happens when you try to jump up or climb down and you're facing the wrong way, Abe will then turn around automatically. However, if you start to run away while turning, the game will 'remember' what Abe was about to do. Then if you turn without running, Abe will continue with what he was doing; climbing down. Applying the trick while jumping up allows you to stand up in places where you usually can't; after turning Abe will jump up, fall down because of the enclosed space and then stand up. This allows you to chant in certain places where you normally couldn't. Doing this while climbing down allows you to climb down anywhere you want, even through solid platforms. While I couldn't put the canceling of jumps to good use, the other variety is obviously a game breaker. For example, it's possible to skip the BoneWerkz, Slig Barracks and the most of FeeCo Depot. In the Mudanchee Vault, I use it twice for a cool out-of-bounds shortcut. Together with some other small timesavers, I was able to improve my run by more than 50 minutes.

Credits:

fusionbly - for discovering the ledge glitch
SDA staff - for the time and effort they put into the site
Oddworld Inhabitants - for making such an awesome game
The verifiers - for their critical look at my work
You - for watching my run

Enjoy.

-Poesta