Welcome badge first
Complete any round on the City/Town map to claim the Welcome to Parkour Pandemic badge. This is the tutorial credit and unlocks the OG title eligibility. Speedrun route: load City/Town, wait for the first disaster warning, double-jump onto a rooftop, and survive until the timer expires.
Speed-Gear-only speedrun
Without Speed Gear, the wall-boost movement is locked. Speed Gear (99 Robux / 500 Volts) is the cheapest meaningful unlock. With Wall Boost you cut Tornado escape time roughly in half and reach any rooftop in under 10 seconds.
Black Hole unlock sprint
Once Survival credit is banked on Tornado and Meteor Rain, queue into the HQ map and wait for Black Hole to spawn. With Speed + Power Gear (525 R / 3250 V total), Black Hole survival lifts from 6.7% to roughly 12%. Fusion Gear unlock usually lands within 12-15 attempts.
Time trial targets
Top-tier speedrunners post 90-second round clears on Tornado, 75-second clears on Meteor Rain (using Glider Gear), and 60-second Black Hole clears with Fusion + Power. Track your splits with the Beacon Timer tool to see where your minute goes.