Hey all, first I would like to say I am sorry if this would be better off posted in another section, I am not extremely familiar with the site. Anyways, I am seeking advice on what I should do next to improve my time in 16 star. My last time I submitted was a 21:xx, but I have been grinding without uploading lately, and got my time to a 18:19. I feel like with my current strats and star order, it will be very difficult for me to beat that, so below I will list my star order, and hopefully y'all can suggest what I should do, whether it is going for different stars or learning new strats.

1: Bomb clip

2: Texture setup canonless

3: Shoot in to the wild blue

4: Whomp fight

5: Owless cage star

6: Top of the fortress

7: Baby penguin star

8; Wall kicks will work

9: Dark world red coins

10: Talon star

11: Shining atop the pyramid

12: Sliding puzzle red coins

13: Watch for rolling rocks

14: Basement toad

15: Emergency exit star

16: Bowser sub (back sub)

A couple more notes, I play on Wii VC US version, I do second cycle fire sea still, and for Wall kicks will work I haven't learned the backflip to wall kick-dive method to get to the ice platform yet. Any advice would be much appreciated

You should definitely post this in the forum for that specific game, or perhaps even the relevant Discord server. It's unlikely anybody familiar with the game will see this thread (the vast majority of users do not regularly check the site forums).

you should join the SM64 discord and see if any of the top runners will help you. And obviously watch the top runs over and over. https://www.speedrun.com/sm64