just realised you dont actually have to sit on the ancestral mound bench, as it automatically will spawn you there after you get spirit anyway also 5:44 i meant to the right of the background object
For anyone with trouble getting shade skip. A slow but easy way to get shade skip is to hit your shade, and jump 3 times in between salubras door and the bench. Then a wall jump and dash gets you perfectly in position with only one pogo. It is slightly slower though.
This is a really good guide, the only thing I would add is to warn players not to kill any enemies or break any geo rocks if it's not in the route, I've seen a lot of people do this when first going for the speedrun achievement
This video was just the thing i needed when starting out speeddrunning! all the other tutorials are wayy too detailed and cover every little bit (which is really nice, but not for someone who just wants to learn the general route). This is incredible, i hope you continue with the speedrunning content! Who knows, maybe you'll get into the isma's tear route? :P
3:19 There is a fireball skip here btw (It can also be done with a nail knockback of the enemy. 3:44 moss knoights are faster though :) 5:25 WAYWARD COMPASS IS BETTER WDYM There are a lot more optimisations, but I understand that you made this for beginners, great video!
This was the same way I got my first under an hour run. Also love your videos man keep up ❤. And yeah try the 112 run it's actually pretty fun. I thought to myself before trying it that it would be boring but no learning how to get everything you can in your way needs alot of practice and memorising but it was really fun.
I think it would've been helpful to mention 1.2.2.1 (the optimal speedrunning patch) as you mentioned multiple things like fireballs skips, epogo and pogaxe which barely save time in comparison to switching to 1.2.2.1. Another note some skips and bosses like epogo and watcher knights are easier on the older versions so that's even more timesave. I understand this is meant to be accessible and you can't switch versions on console but it could've been mentioned quickly as it takes under 5 minutes to switch version. edit: You also didn't mention Chinese which is a massive timesave and is fully excessible to everyone. Another note, the route in your video is the rafters route which is the optimal route for speedrunning but that is only if you do the rafters skip (where you pogo and damage tank the vengefly twice or the easier left side rafters where you pogo the one on the left). Without those skips its faster to get the kings station relic first and open the lever at the bottom before going up to spire and then going directly left after defeating watcher knights instead of going all the way down the spire.
Nice, the fastest time that I defeated hollow knight was 17 hours but that’s only because I wanted to go for sealed siblings but I will try again soon to see how fast I can beat hollow knight for the (any %) speed run
It's a good route, good job, good video :) I'm doing steel soul for the first time but with save&quit 😂 I know it's cheating but still very exciting...
GGs bruv, congratulations! Also congrats on not being ill anymore. Edit: I'm curious, is this your current pb or do you have a better run (if so what's your pb) Maskrr?
You know what ? I’m gonna use your video just to ridicule my friend who just beats Radiance I have to remind him who’s the one who made him play this game
just realised you dont actually have to sit on the ancestral mound bench, as it automatically will spawn you there after you get spirit anyway
also 5:44 i meant to the right of the background object
It's actually way more lenient than this, anywhere to the right of the large hanging vine will work
For anyone with trouble getting shade skip. A slow but easy way to get shade skip is to hit your shade, and jump 3 times in between salubras door and the bench. Then a wall jump and dash gets you perfectly in position with only one pogo. It is slightly slower though.
No way, this came out FAST.
yeah it didn't take too long to make
@@MaskerHollowKnight i hope the comedic value of finishing a video about speedrunning quickly isn't lost on you
@@dexnacorn7807 🤣
This is a really good guide, the only thing I would add is to warn players not to kill any enemies or break any geo rocks if it's not in the route, I've seen a lot of people do this when first going for the speedrun achievement
Hello cuberomer, your colo3 run is insane
Finished the speedrun in under 2 hours on 1st attempt, an impressive result for a noob that I am. Thanks for a more casual speedrun guide
3:44 ok so the ONLY logical way to get geo is killing the moss knight
I just completed Steel Soul, this video came in clutch, as the speedrun achievements are next on my list
yw!
Damn. For me it's P5. And then I've got all achievements.
Yeah I’ve still got P5 left also, but Markoth 💀
This video was just the thing i needed when starting out speeddrunning! all the other tutorials are wayy too detailed and cover every little bit (which is really nice, but not for someone who just wants to learn the general route). This is incredible, i hope you continue with the speedrunning content!
Who knows, maybe you'll get into the isma's tear route? :P
3:19 There is a fireball skip here btw (It can also be done with a nail knockback of the enemy.
3:44 moss knoights are faster though :)
5:25 WAYWARD COMPASS IS BETTER WDYM
There are a lot more optimisations, but I understand that you made this for beginners, great video!
yeah I've seen the fireball skip but I suck at it
well, that was fast. Either way still waiting for any celeste content (would be rly cool)
ayyy bro u uploaded
im gonna start the vid but wanted to say love ur vids and keep on making more
thanks so much man ❤️🔥
What an informative video! Love this!
ok sami
Great video I will definitely have to try this route
You should!
48min is really good! hope to see more speedruns and maybe in the meme category
yes I might do them meme speedruns
@@MaskerHollowKnight may i suggest one of my fav speedruns, a1uba%?
Great vid! The Hollow Knight uses it/its btw /nm
This was the same way I got my first under an hour run.
Also love your videos man keep up ❤.
And yeah try the 112 run it's actually pretty fun.
I thought to myself before trying it that it would be boring but no learning how to get everything you can in your way needs alot of practice and memorising but it was really fun.
yeah I might try it
Hmm. Listen to the tube.
Damn masker you cookin (for masker the monkey)
I think it would've been helpful to mention 1.2.2.1 (the optimal speedrunning patch) as you mentioned multiple things like fireballs skips, epogo and pogaxe which barely save time in comparison to switching to 1.2.2.1. Another note some skips and bosses like epogo and watcher knights are easier on the older versions so that's even more timesave. I understand this is meant to be accessible and you can't switch versions on console but it could've been mentioned quickly as it takes under 5 minutes to switch version.
edit: You also didn't mention Chinese which is a massive timesave and is fully excessible to everyone. Another note, the route in your video is the rafters route which is the optimal route for speedrunning but that is only if you do the rafters skip (where you pogo and damage tank the vengefly twice or the easier left side rafters where you pogo the one on the left). Without those skips its faster to get the kings station relic first and open the lever at the bottom before going up to spire and then going directly left after defeating watcher knights instead of going all the way down the spire.
oh ok I didnt know that actually
Dude what about a live or a stream so you can share this Speedrun with us
yeah I might start streaming speedrunning
you could probably beat the game twice in the amount of time it takes me to beat the watcher knights
True ending would be a cool video
(Let’s negotiate to only 100)
Nice, the fastest time that I defeated hollow knight was 17 hours but that’s only because I wanted to go for sealed siblings but I will try again soon to see how fast I can beat hollow knight for the (any %) speed run
yes
This was a great guide! What timer did you use and how did you get it to not include transitions?
if you download livesplit you can select hollow knight as the game - fireb0rn has a guide on how to do it on youtube
It's a good route, good job, good video :) I'm doing steel soul for the first time but with save&quit 😂 I know it's cheating but still very exciting...
GGs bruv, congratulations!
Also congrats on not being ill anymore.
Edit: I'm curious, is this your current pb or do you have a better run (if so what's your pb) Maskrr?
this is my current pb but I am learning qga so ik I can get way better
@@MaskerHollowKnight ok, gl
pls do true ending next, its easier with bosses but a bit longer
i actually pick up fury while doing runs like this, because i am constantly at one hp and refuse to heal
THANK YOU SO MUCH
No problem
Can you do all NPCs in dirthmouth speedrun next?
maybe actually
IT HAPPENED WOOOOOOO!
Can't you do a skip in beast den to skip the bench? Great video btw
you can but it requires monarch wings
@@MaskerHollowKnight Oh yeah I forgot about that. I always just get them in my playthroughs so i didnt even think about that.
I've had enough it's called venshal spirit not fireball and yes I don't know how to spell the first word of the spell correctly 😮😡
I usually call it spirit but then people don't know what im on about lol
Bro is angy >:(
Mr.21 IQ it’s called fireball because it’s easier to use as a phrase that’s used commonly in speedrunning.
Hey, can you what time the game was indicating at the end of your 48' run ?
what do you mean? real time (with transitions) was about 51minutes
Bro yup that should work
How the f... This channel has only 7k subscribers
thanks lol
Man 100 views in 48 mins Maskrr would have beaten HK by that time
@@slimehead1391 lol
You know what ?
I’m gonna use your video just to ridicule my friend who just beats Radiance
I have to remind him who’s the one who made him play this game
yes man show him who's the og 🔥
I tried to get the speed run achievements, and I got 5 hours.
rip
112% run plz
I have no life and did notes how to do IT
LIKE 25
Man no views in less than a minute masker really fell off
real
Low %
I've already done low% in my stupid challenges video