@@nguyenhieu8142 I've found decent farm for geo like 250 a minute if I'm quick. Just equip fragile greed then travel to city of tears then do you know massive red soldiers shields and nail over to right there's around three of them each drop 80 geo then just travel to bench and repeat.
Liam Thomas during this path, also go inside the house where there's a bunch a husks. Without the greed charm you get like 40 geo, and they can be killed pretty quick. Should not last more than 10 seconds and you get 40 extra geo
Oh trust me, this was one of the things that absolutely peeved me off the entire time I was playing until I got it. I understand not letting me really explore or even getting the layout, but don't TAUNT ME WITH THE HUMMING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF A SHADE GATE THAT'S JUST CRUEL!
Tip: Do not stick to one specific charm build all the time, switch them depending on the situation. Also some charms have interesting interactions with each other, so don't be afraid to try new stuff.
I think that also depends on the person. After getting 112% as well as p5 and the Path of Pain, I can say that I still prefer to stick to the same build (Dashmaster, Quick Slash, Unbreakable Strength, Longnail and Nailmaster's Glory) even when it makes things more difficult. Not switching builds while doing radiant bosses, for example, is like a personal challenge that makes them feel a lot more rewarding for me. That's just my personal taste though. Still, I'd recommend trying out a bunch of different challenges with the same build; it's a really interesting way to play the game that might be worth giving a shot.
I switch to the same charm builds for certain situations (Pogo would be Long Nail and the one to the right of it, Boss would be Baldur, Stalwart, Quick Focus and Lifeblood, Normal is Sprintmaster, Wayward compass, quick focus, lifeblood and maybe long nail+the one next to long nail, Mantis Pride?)
@@ranblade8089Mark Of Pride, also my build is always quick slash, strength, shamans Stone and fragile strength for everything, no compass cuz i memorized the map i only use compass for memes.
@@forgettableusername9644 oh thanks! What is strength? Besides Fragile Strength, also are you just a god? Nobody I know can play Hollow Knight with no Compass
@@ranblade8089 i meant fragile / unbreakable strength, do u not have 112%? Its the only charm thats gives strength other than fury of the fallen Edit: I beat Pantheon of Hallownest and nearly abs rad radiant without compass, i think im up there
If i saw this 6 hours ago i wouldnt have had to delete my 22h save on the game, it locked me in an area while trying to get that dive thingy desolant dive
First time I played it late at night before going to sleep, on portable switch with headphones in a dark room. Best game experience ever. Later, I played it on ps4, on a 49" tv, no headphones, lights on. It was meh. Second time, I already knew the story so maybe that's why it didn't felt as awesome.
If you’re down to one mask and don’t want to risk having to go reclaim your shade if you die, just quit the game and save, then reload - you’ll be back at the same bench you would of if you died anyway, but with your geo and shade intact
I would extend this and say that I wish I was told what save warping is. It’s a thing in a lot of metroidvanias, probably any where you Save & Quit, ensuring you don’t lose any of your actual progress such as money or items, but you’ll generally start at whatever the last checkpoint was. This can make so much of Hollow Knight more bearable, especially in cases where you are already familiar with the areas involved, so you know you’re not missing anything by skipping the manual backtracking.
If you die and lose your geo (in your shadow) in a place where its probable you'll die for a second time (which means to lose all the geo). The Shaman, to the right of Dirtmouth can bring your shadow to you by giving him a rancid egg. NOTE: rancid eggs are not that common early in the game.
I think I used confessor Jiji once or twice in my first playthrough, but now I never even bother opening her cave. If I die while trying to retrieve my shade it's my own fault for sucking and not paying attention. LOL
Something I wish I knew when playing HK is that when you sit on a bench, all the big enemies you killed will respawn! Whether you want to bench extra to kill them again and harvest geo, or whether you want to make sure you have an easy time by not benching and thus not running into the same enemies again is 100% up to whatever you need at that moment. :)
This is extremely useful for the delicate flower delivery quest. You can kill all of the enemies along the path from the grave all the way to the Grey Mourner. As long as you don't sit on a bench those enemies won't respawn which will make the trek from the mourner back to the grave that much easier. Some small enemies like crawlids, aspids, vengeflys and squits will still respawn, but none of the larger enemies will.
I started the game 3 days ago already have 17hrs playtime (im still in the beginning tho) and I'm thankful that I found it out by myself xD took a few deaths but then I thought hmmm maybe you can look down and yes you can xD
Another tip: Throughout the game, even after you you think you bought everything from iselda, go back. There are things that only appear in her shop after you’ve encountered them. Also, tip 2, the way things are drawn hints at where they go. Like the shopkeepers key or elegant key. If you look at them it hints at where they go just by the art.
I have some tips 1: Upgrade your nail with pale ore, it makes the game so much easier 2: You don’t have to make blind jumps! You can look up and down but holding up and down on the controller or keyboard 3: Using spells, it is often better than healing, ending a fight faster can be a better way of surviving than healing! 4: When I first played the game I thought I would have to pay every time I used the stagway so I didn’t open them up, you just need to pay once to open it up and then you can use it whenever you want! 5: This is kind of cheating, but if you’re about to die, then just leave the game and you will be teleported back to your bench with no consequences at all you won’t lose any upgrades or items you’ve collected. 6: Final tip, keep playing the game, it starts slow, but once you get access to the mantis claw the game gets really interesting. Have fun and play Hollow Knight!
Personally I color coded my map with the pins so that each pin referred to a specific ability I would need to access that new area and it helped a lot to know which places I could explore after having gotten a new ability.
I did exactly that. For example if I didn't have the monarch wings yet, and noticed that I needed it to reach a specific point, I would use the blue pin so that once i get the wings, I could return there and remove the pin
People want Silksong to be rushed and be completed NOW. But look at how Cyberpunk turned out. As much as we want it too come out we don’t want to rush Team Cherry into making an incomplete game.
A little tip after the video: If you play piano learn some of Christopher Larkin's work you won't regret it. That way you don't have to sit in greenpath to listen to the music. The alternative is to listen to the lofi hollow knight stuff Relyea has on his channel 👍
I would say that the biggest mistake I've made was: Not marking every godamn suspicious thing I found or an item couldn't get at the time. Since the game is massive, I had to backtrack through the stages constantly, because I've got the memory of a goldfish. :(
Hollow Knight tip: Take in the sights. It's okay to take things in patiently. There is a lot in the game. You can save "4hour/20hour" completion achievements for omce you know the world of Hollownest.
Out of everything in this game, I feel like the pogo mechanic in general was the only one that was not communicated very well. I almost quit in Fungal Wastes because I couldn't figure out that I have to bounce off the mushrooms to progress (that would be a damn shame), and I felt like a dumbass that I didn't think of it. I think that the Fury of the Fallen part and that one Grub in Forgotten Crossroads was where you were supposed to figure it out but I just looked at that and thought "yeah gotta return when I get a movement upgrade".
@@werisekk3 Maybe I've just played wayyyy too many games but I thought that part was pretty obvious. I bounced right off of them and my IMMEDIATE thought was what happens when I slap them, so like most things I jump and slash and it pushed me back a bit, so I thought well if I try this on top it SHOULD bounce me high considering it's rubber-ish made. Idk i thought that part was communicated pretty well if you've played any games ever.
I can beat the Mantis lords, Grimm, Hornet and others on my first try almost every time, but thats only because I spent hours loosing to them. In no other game have I ever felt so triumphent in mastering a boss. It's ALL skill, that you develop in real time, and you should be proud of yourself for besting them. Because it really is a truly impressive feat.
I think another good one to remember is that it's possible to dream nail some of the stationary enemies and unkillable bugs for free soul, too. The garpedes in deepnest, for example. So I would encourage newer players to try dream nailing anything with eyes.
@@RelyeaGaming I think it was just a general tip about dream nailing enemies. I don't think there was anything about the weird and random things you can actually dream nail. Or about being able to dream nail dead bugs.
With the backtracking thing, I would often backtrack to an area only to find out I needed shade dash to get past, so I ended up using the map markers to cover these places so I knew not to explore there yet lol
Don't immediately sell your relics! You don't lose relics upon death, but you can lose your geo! Keep your relics until you need the geo for something. Also, there's no shame in stubbornly assailing the same boss until you beat it, that said, there's no shame in saving a boss fight until you're ready for it. Remember, it's just a game and you've got nothing to lose!
Here's the three most general tips I have to offer (there are so many more I could give): 1) Dodging is generally the best way to play a fight. Each enemy or boss has its own attack patterns, and figuring out how to play those to your advantage is generally not achieved by just facetanking. There are certain enemies and bosses where you can pull it off, but I would only recommend going in nail swinging if you've nothing better to do and dodging isn't proving to be any help. But it's better to dodge an attack without landing a hit than to do some damage while taking a hit yourself. 2) Poke, prod and swing at every available and suspicious surface you can. If you can spare the soul use a desolate dive/descending dark or vengeful spirit/shade soul to smash any floors or walls respectively that looks more cracked than normal. So many secrets in this game are hidden by secret passageways you didn't know about. To this day I'm still finding surprises despite well over a hundred hours in game. 3) Taking breaks is very important to truly enjoy this game, both in game and real life. Benches are for the most part completely safe havens where you can heal, fill out your map more, swap out charms and just in general reflect on where you are at the moment. They are so incredibly useful and many newbies don't rest up as often as would be most beneficial for their immediate gameplay. Similarly this game can get immensely frustrating in many places. Just leaving it for a bit before you give in to the urge to break something important and coming back later can help you to properly appreciate this masterpiece.
The best thing I learnt is that getting lost in places is good, there is probably something to find. I got howling wraiths quite early so soul master was a breeze, although mantis lords I did after getting desolate dive
Buy the Lumafly Lantern relatively early. You will need it for the darker areas of the game, which you can wander into quite easily. I fell into deepnest before I had the Lumafly Lantern and thought it was supposed to be that dark and had a horrid time trying to get through and get back out.
desolate dive is my favorite -it gives knockback to enemy -gives invincibility frame -can glitched boss yes I killed the second hornet battle by desolate dive when we both in the corner, the knockback glitched hornet to wall and killin her, it also work with lost kin and enemy that have the same type of body frame
tip: equip the soul catcher and soul twister together. this will earn you more soul, and will consume less soul while casting spells such as vengeful spirit and desolate dive
One of the charms that saved me was quick focus in salubras shop, since it opens up more healing opportunities and makes losing health far less dangerous (but not trivial).
I absolutely love map markers. I cleared out the shop of everything and all the markers got used to the point that at a few moments I needed more but had nowhere to get them. I use them specifically for points I can't access because I either don't have an ability or am missing an item and boss battles I need to get back to. And if you do this, keep in mind what colour you use for what or you will get confused and spend a lot of time roaming without actually doing anything because of forgetting what thing you need for where. I used gold for boss fights just so it would remind me every time I looked at the map. Also, abuse Nail Arts when you have them, especially in the Colosseum.
The first video I watched on hollow knight was about charms and I proceeded to spend the next 2 weeks figuring out why Wayward Compass is so OP. Trust me, you'll find out eventually.
Here’s my tip. I call it the noob loadout. Compass, Mark of Pride, Defenders Crest, Spore Shroom, Grubsong, Lifeblood Core, and any other one notch charm.
Okay here is an easy charm build that can literally cheese any boss that comes near you and deals 1 mask of damage per hit (stuff like watcher knight, hornet 2, broken vessel/lost kin) quick focus (3 notches) stalwart shell [actually very important for this build] (2 notches) Weaversong + Grubsong (2+1 notches) and optionally spore shroom or long nail or something, then just stand in a corner and constantly swing, you WILL get hit so don’t panic if that happens, if you take damage, attack once and then heal, the quick focus and stalwart shell make it you always have enough time to heal once before getting hit again, the weavers from the Weaversong charm should constantly give you soul (they only do if you got the grubsong charm equipped) and that’s literally the strategy, super easy low notch cost cheese setup, works with any nail upgrade (or old nail)
I came to realize after once I obtain Descending Dark that it plays a big role in this game. Its a game changer when fighting Pantheons. I was always afraid of using spells at that time. Don't be afraid to use spells. Use them well and they will help you. Edit: MR. C Gaming already said this. I was typing while I was watching to full video lmao. I'll just leave this here.
Quick story, after I finished the mantis lord bossfight I decided to explore a bit with my newfound attack range and mantis claw, then I wound up with 2000 geo, so I was like "great, I can finally buy the lantern!", so I got the lantern, then went to the first place I could think of, being the dark room to the far right of crossroads, the one with the scratchy noises. I was expecting just a small segment, but I wound up in an entirely different area and got hella lost, then I managed to lose my way even further to the sacred grounds, and that's how what I thought would be a small couple minute exploration before I closed the game turned into me getting something I'm pretty sure I wasn't supposed to get at this point. This game is so cool!!
When you have finished the game in any way you want, take a break for like half a year. Then start a new world and you will feel so much nostalgia, it's the best feeling ever!
You will become sad or depressed at some point in the game. No matter how tough you think you are, a tear will be shed. And deepnest will make you get lost.
Also, get used to dream nailing everything you find (like corpses, objects or npcs, not enemies), it helps so much with the lore and it gives some really cool details, like the corpses on the failed tramway.
This is one of my tips: If you get to the point where you start finding artefacts (the ones you can trade for money with relic seeker lemm) never spend them all right away. IF you happen to die, you still keep the relics and it could bee a great geo boost. 18:48 "Cornifier". That sound like a mage that turns people into Corn.
Why did no one mention this? ✅ *Huge HK Survival Tip:* Did you know that you can save *all your progress,* fully heal and instantly teleport to the last bench *all at the same time* by just Start (or Esc) > Quit to Menu? 🤔 This single tip can prevent permanent Geo loss and a lot of backtracking and was incredibly helpful for me 🙂 Hope it can help you too in very dangerous situations!
Very underrated tip! Saved my ass a dozen times with bosses where my shade would be hanging around close to the boss and the boss fight would start before I finished off my shade. Scary situation!
~Bosses have patterns, ~There is no attack that can't be dodged. ~Most bosses will get stunned after a number of hits, use this time to heal. ~Swinging your nail down doesn't just work on enemies and mushrooms, spikes and other traps can be pogo'd on. This includes virtually everything that can damage you with the exceptions of thorns and acid pools. ~Pogoing resets your airdash and double jump. ~You're going the wrong way! ~If you don't see spikes at the bottom there may be something down there. ~Try using your dream nail on NPCs. ~Don't try using your dream nail on ghost NPCs. ~You're still going the wrong way! ~Some bosses are significantly easier if you change your charm loadout. ~Don't hoard rancid eggs, there's only one NPC that takes them and you'll find more than you need. ~Nope, that's STILL the wrong way! ~Even if you think you've reached the pinnacle of your craft life is still worth living. ~That useless charm is useful here. ~Okay NOW you're on the right path. ~Artists are gay. ~Some people are only friendly because you don't look tasty. ~Some people like you more if you stink. ~Bretta's a thot.
08:00 When I started playing, I immediately fell in love with the world and atmosphere. But I was also afraid the game would be over too quickly, so I tried to not explore too much and leave rooms for later... Before Hollow Knight I played Machinarium (an awesome but rather short game), maybe that's why I had this feeling. Turns out that this game is just huge! So don't be afraid to explore as much as you want. It won't be over soon, I promise.
I definitely agree on the pogo, it's a mechanic that is never explained and it's required in a couple places. When I reached the purple mushrooms in fungal waste in my first playthrough I thought I needed some special ability to progress. Since it seemed everything else was also blocked, I had to look it up and it's how I figured I could pogo on them (and that pogo was a thing at all)
For real though: The need for wayward compass can be bypassed entirely if you buy the bench pins. Then, you always know what bench you are at, and you can track your progress in each new room if you regularly look at the map.
honestly, my favorite charm loadout for playing in general (with 9 slots) is wayward compass, dashmaster, sprintmaster, mark of pride, and weaversong/lifeblood heart
Tip: If there is a moss charger hiding on a platform just look at the top surface of the platform and you'll see a very small amount of leaves hovering around the place where they appear.
I feel like a good tip is finding out what charms to use in a boss fight, I just beat that infected husk boss and I used Thorns of Agony, Dreamshield and Soul Catcher and also never charge in on a boss if you know if it will attack sooner, keep safe don’t rush
People really underestimate wayward compass and gathering swamp making all kinds of memes about it but the truth is keep both of them on while you are exploring you only need to take them off once you are in a boss fight and know your way around .. for general exploring these two are must haves
Another tip: if you've died in a difficult area and you don't want to go back and risk dying again before you've found your shade, you can visit Confessor Jiji in Dirtmouth and give them a rancid egg, and they'll summon your shade to you. Requires a simple key to get through the door the first time.
I 100% agree with getting nail upgrades asap. I played Hollow Knight without guides or anything (to the most part) and didn't know that you could upgrade your nail until after hornet two. After failing on the fight over and over again, I looked up a guide, and the first thing they said was like, "I highly recommend having at least the second nail upgrade before attempting the fight," and I was so confused. Turns out, there are nail upgrades in this game! Get them.
1. *Charm loadout:* having an exploration loadout (compass, gathering swarm, etc.) and a bossfight loadout (contextual, but could be a nail or soul loadout). 2. *Dream Nail:* much more effective for gathering soul, weak mob enemies respawn with every "room" refresh; unlimited soul supply. 3. *Store your Geo:* it can be "held" by Millibelle the banker/thief or the Grub Father (by simply not going to collect), it's a good way to secure your capital from loss and easy to collect when you need some liquidity. 4. *Mark the map where abilities are needed to explore:* better than trying to remember and a practical use of those pins, this also works well for boss fights and other oddities or curiosities (simple-lock doors, etc.) you need to revisit. 5. *Learn how to use the Rancid Egg:* if you've just died, lost a lot of geo in a bad place you might not be able to get back to, visit Confessor Jiji in Dirtmouth to summon your shade to you instead. At around mid-point of the game you'll be able to buy Rancid Eggs off of an npc with unlmited supply.
There was a boss fight I died to a lot. The Mantis Lords. Here's a tip. There's a lifeblood cocoon in the top left corner of their boss room. I didn't know about it till I looked up a vid on all lifeblood locations. USE IT if you feel you need that extra health when facing them.
They can also be skipped over until you have some upgrades too. You can stay on the wall a lot too & fire off vengeful spirits/shade souls at them when they spawn in the wall opposite of you - if you stay at least midway up the wall it keeps you safe from them on the ground, gives you space to avoid their projectiles & also means only one will usually spawn/be on screen attacking at a time once you've killed the first one.
My friend started blind like 3 days ago and by yesterday in the nighthe was only missing monomon, its nice to see him understand everything by himselfe... but not the lore lmao, he knows about silksong, and he thinks silksong will be the answer to "why is everything so dark and dead", i didnt wanted to tell him there is all the neccesary lore he just needs to find it until he at least defeats HK
something i wish i knew before i ran in swinging my nail all about like Zote in the coliseum there are small little choices you can make that effect different characters, like saving or not saving Zote sometimes its good to step back and think about these things like should you murder this man because he asked you to? or should you just leave him alone for a while and let him come to his senses? sometimes its nice to not get your new best friend killed on the spot :)
One of the best ways to find out something new when you're stuck is just to look at your map and find every single exit you haven't been through, and check each new room out. If you can't reach it yet, and need another ability, just put down a marker there, so you remember to go back to it later when you've obtained another movement ability, and maybe you'll be able to get through.
My tip would be to find a safe area and really learn to control the knight, things like double jump then pogo then dash. Movement is usually the key to beating the bosses.
tip: in the mantis lords fight claw up in the door they close, once you reach the top attack the wall you are walljumping on i hope this helps someone playing HK for first time
for the new players just coming into this, heres a newer tip. Avoid being aggresive throughout the whole duration of a boss. find spots to heal, and only dodge an attack if you arent comfortable getting into the boss' face. also avoid primal aspids as much as you can.
My tip playing, is to use the bank. If you find it early like I did, I wish I used it sooner because I died several times in late game and lost a lot of geo. Its very helpful for 100%ers
It took me a 3 weeks to get out of the crossroads because I thought it was the entire game. Once I made it into green path I realized how much more beautiful and huge this game is. Been playing for about two years now. Still play the game after beating it a million times.
Late tip addition; dont let articles about its difficulty discourage you. There are definitely some difficult parts and yes the punishment for dying multiple times in a row can seem overly harsh... But overall the game is more a "solid medium" in terms of difficulty. Just take your time and learn enemy/boss behaviors/mechanics, you'll be fine and this game is amazing! Dont miss out because someone overhyped the difficulty!
@@nm9688 I've died more times to Gabriel in Ultrakill (on standard difficulty, not even violent) than radiant markoth, and Gabriel isn't even the hardest boss in Ultrakill so... Ultrakill? But that isn't really the point; I do know of people who haven't even tried HK because they've fallen victim to the stupid meme of "dark souls of platformers", thinking HK is some ridiculously hard masochistic bs, when really all HK has in common with souls games is a resting spot acting like a save/respawn point and dropping your currency on death. HK does indeed have some difficulty spikes and some of the bosses are devilish... But I've watched some streamers who only have average skill still clear p5 so the point of my tip is for people to not let articles that overblow the difficulty stop them from playing the game.
The tip about dodging rather than attacking. You find that each boss will probably have exactly only one optimal window time to attack for like 1 to 3 strikes and rinse and repeat dodging patterns again before the next same window opens and Instead of attacking you probably can heal once with quick focus. Also after a certain amount of damage the boss will puase for a second to catch their breath, this happens like 3 times and is a sign of the progression of the fight, these are the moments you should heal if needed.
When jumping on the Purple Bouncy things, if you are struggling PLEASE TRY The Charm "Steady Body" as it will stop the Purple thing pushing you off to the side surprises me none of the "Influencer's" haven't mentioned this😁🇬🇧👍
The most useful thing for me is that you can pogo enemies and slash upward :v took me around 10 or 20hrs to realize that you can do that instead of slashing forward, and you can pogo off spike too. Playing this game is one of the best decision i've made, take your time and enjoy the game. I got 112% after 80hrs, but pantheon 5 maybe too much for me :D
tip: descending dark spell or deselote dive both do a lot of damage plus giving you about 2 second invinciblilty frames, this helped me in my first playthrough
I started playing Hollow Knight a couple months ago. I thought it would be easy enough... I died like 10 times in about half an hour of playing :’) I did NOT think Forgotten Crossroads would be that hard. I knew Hollow Knight was extremely hard, but not “failing the tutorial-first-area” hard. Or maybe it was just me with almost no previous gaming experience (I don’t really play combat-based games, the onky things i played before trying Hollow Knight was Pokemon shield, Minecraft on creative mode and Slime rancher :^)
same though. I have 0 experience in gaming and took 1 hour to reach Dirtmouth. And my laptop was on fire 👍 one day when I have a better laptop I'll practice more!
Don't immediately sell artifacts to the vendor in City of Tears... I used them as a backup stash of Geo in case I lost my current stash by dying while my shade was still present. You can also use them as a backup geo stash for when you need to spend big money at vendors, especially the Nailsmith.
So I've started this game 3 times. First time I got overwhelmed and didn't know what to do. The next time I had more fun but could not beat watcher knights and stopped. Now I'm at 108% beat path of pain. Grinding out the pantheon. But really quick question, I like Zote why not save him? His interactions with Bretta is so good and my favorite
One of the best things ever is taking your time even if you dont understand what you are even doing and getting something and suddenly everything is connected and you feel that +100 progression
I was so happy to see that my comment was used in the vid! Honestly Relyea, you are one of the only youtubers who really tries their best to respond to comments on vids, posts, live streams, etc. It feels so good to see something that you said read by one of your favorite youtubers. I hope that once you get really massive, you still keep this trait, because it makes me love to comment and pop into streams, even if I don’t really know what the stream is about.
What are the crystal things he has instead of masks, and side note, who else thought that colesseum 2 was kinda hard. I went there early on and got smacked.
It's a modded game. Most speed runners or long time players play on modded versions. Which you can add custom sprites. They also have custom game modes like infected tag/speed runner vs hunters and everything you can think of. The modded game allows you to noclip/teleport etc etc. Which is great for speed running because you can practice certain areas over and over without having to walk back and fourth all the time and can just teleport instantly.
YALL PLS USE UR MARKERS INSTEAD OF SAYING: ILL COME BACK TO THAT LATER, USE COLOR CORDANATED ONES IF YOU WANT, THE SILVER EXXPENCIVE ONES FOR IMPORTANT AREAS, RED FOR BOSSES ECT- Y O U. W I L L. F O R G E T. I PROMISE.
My tips for those in Crystal Peak: Make sure to have the charm Soul Catcher and Grubsong, there is A LOT of environmental dangers. You can hit the crystal spikes that those flying bugs shoot at you, send it back at them! You can kill the Laser Crawlers with spells. Already been to the Royal Waterways and have the Defenders Crest? If you haven't woken up the Crystal Guardian, just use the charm and stand next to it without waking it up, it will still do damage! You know those fliping platforms? You can downslash them to make them flip back so you can stand on them again, but it's only temporary.
Weaverlings will take care of him too without waking him up. They'll kill him off & free the bench if you can be patient, or you can use defender's crest too to help take him out quicker & not wake him up. I think I saw someone use desolate dive/descending dark to take him down without waking him but I'm not sure if that's legit or not, haven't tried. Also curious to know if having defender's crest & glowing womb equipped with weaversong would take him out passively or if the explosions would actually wake him 🤔
Buy the lantern, it turns hell into a slightly brighter hell
1800 geo 💀
@@lithom101 4000 geo to upgrade ur nail
@@nguyenhieu8142 I've found decent farm for geo like 250 a minute if I'm quick. Just equip fragile greed then travel to city of tears then do you know massive red soldiers shields and nail over to right there's around three of them each drop 80 geo then just travel to bench and repeat.
@@lithom101 yeah or get unbreakable greed
Liam Thomas during this path, also go inside the house where there's a bunch a husks. Without the greed charm you get like 40 geo, and they can be killed pretty quick. Should not last more than 10 seconds and you get 40 extra geo
Tip: Don’t worry about not having found the fog canyon map yet, you will get it eventually.
I found it on my first playthrough, but I couldnt get through the shadow door thing
@@krakenfood6030 first playthrough implies that you've gotten past the gate thing by now right?
@@seasonsarecool ye why?
@@krakenfood6030 idk just curious
Oh trust me, this was one of the things that absolutely peeved me off the entire time I was playing until I got it. I understand not letting me really explore or even getting the layout, but don't TAUNT ME WITH THE HUMMING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF A SHADE GATE THAT'S JUST CRUEL!
pov: you’ve already played hollow knight but you’re being starved by team cherry
So true
Get of my head!
I'm starving for cherry
112% still here
yep
Me: (has been playing Hollow Knight for a long time)
Also me: (still watches this beginners' video)
As someone who's beat steel soul, this is also me
Feel free to share your tips too!
@@QuirrelSquad Nice, I did too (after 1 or more fails)
Same
My favorite tactic is to become the drip knight. (Get a ton of stuff) and kill the hollow knight.
What I wished I knew about hollow knight is that I would be getting lost every two seconds
Fact
speaking facts over here
That's why the wayward compass is so useful!
With wayward compass you can 1 shot every boss
I never took off the compass for this exact reason.
Tip: Do not stick to one specific charm build all the time, switch them depending on the situation. Also some charms have interesting interactions with each other, so don't be afraid to try new stuff.
I think that also depends on the person. After getting 112% as well as p5 and the Path of Pain, I can say that I still prefer to stick to the same build (Dashmaster, Quick Slash, Unbreakable Strength, Longnail and Nailmaster's Glory) even when it makes things more difficult. Not switching builds while doing radiant bosses, for example, is like a personal challenge that makes them feel a lot more rewarding for me. That's just my personal taste though. Still, I'd recommend trying out a bunch of different challenges with the same build; it's a really interesting way to play the game that might be worth giving a shot.
I switch to the same charm builds for certain situations (Pogo would be Long Nail and the one to the right of it, Boss would be Baldur, Stalwart, Quick Focus and Lifeblood, Normal is Sprintmaster, Wayward compass, quick focus, lifeblood and maybe long nail+the one next to long nail, Mantis Pride?)
@@ranblade8089Mark Of Pride, also my build is always quick slash, strength, shamans Stone and fragile strength for everything, no compass cuz i memorized the map i only use compass for memes.
@@forgettableusername9644 oh thanks! What is strength? Besides Fragile Strength, also are you just a god? Nobody I know can play Hollow Knight with no Compass
@@ranblade8089 i meant fragile / unbreakable strength, do u not have 112%? Its the only charm thats gives strength other than fury of the fallen
Edit: I beat Pantheon of Hallownest and nearly abs rad radiant without compass, i think im up there
Another tip I could give is don't freak out if the game traps you somewhere. It wants you to explore it and always has something very important in it
freak out at beast den tho, it’s only reasonable
@@MysticMya lol u look tired, u should have a rest on this bench -->
@@l3grave24 We are friends. Welcome, sit and rest
Me who panicked in city of tears and thought i was completely trapped because i went in too early.
(I didn't)
If i saw this 6 hours ago i wouldnt have had to delete my 22h save on the game, it locked me in an area while trying to get that dive thingy desolant dive
"Listen carefully"
Me who played the game without headphones: interesting
@Beeg Yoshi headphones give you the 4k experience
First time I played it late at night before going to sleep, on portable switch with headphones in a dark room. Best game experience ever.
Later, I played it on ps4, on a 49" tv, no headphones, lights on. It was meh.
Second time, I already knew the story so maybe that's why it didn't felt as awesome.
Same
Hollow knight without good sound isnt hollow knight, I absolutely recommend using headphones
If you’re down to one mask and don’t want to risk having to go reclaim your shade if you die, just quit the game and save, then reload - you’ll be back at the same bench you would of if you died anyway, but with your geo and shade intact
I would extend this and say that I wish I was told what save warping is. It’s a thing in a lot of metroidvanias, probably any where you Save & Quit, ensuring you don’t lose any of your actual progress such as money or items, but you’ll generally start at whatever the last checkpoint was. This can make so much of Hollow Knight more bearable, especially in cases where you are already familiar with the areas involved, so you know you’re not missing anything by skipping the manual backtracking.
Lost about 2k Geo, after being stuck in city of tears area and selling the artifacts. Wish I knew thisss!
This is a really good one that's not just stating the obvious. Thank you
Right now, any hollow knight content eases the pain of waiting for silksong
I got you
@Jake Sargeras h o w
@Jake Sargeras Shut up man, we loved HK, and a new game is coming out soon... OF COURSE WE WOULD BE PAINED OF WATING SO LONG
@Jake Sargeras why so mad tho
@Jake Sargeras what’s with you and “10 year olds”
If you die and lose your geo (in your shadow) in a place where its probable you'll die for a second time (which means to lose all the geo). The Shaman, to the right of Dirtmouth can bring your shadow to you by giving him a rancid egg. NOTE: rancid eggs are not that common early in the game.
Once you unlock the royal waterways, you can buy more eggs from Tuk.
You actually get your shade back from Confessor Jiji, and she’s a girl 😊
I think I used confessor Jiji once or twice in my first playthrough, but now I never even bother opening her cave. If I die while trying to retrieve my shade it's my own fault for sucking and not paying attention. LOL
My friend is trying to do a No Jiji run
EGG? (skurry reference!)
Something I wish I knew when playing HK is that when you sit on a bench, all the big enemies you killed will respawn! Whether you want to bench extra to kill them again and harvest geo, or whether you want to make sure you have an easy time by not benching and thus not running into the same enemies again is 100% up to whatever you need at that moment. :)
Dang it… I wish I knew that sooner. This whole time I’ve been killing myself to beat the bosses that respawn for more geo hmngnjhghnmhwhs
great tip... thanks... I didn't know that... and I wondered why sometimes the little bosses respawn and sometimes not ^^
This is extremely useful for the delicate flower delivery quest. You can kill all of the enemies along the path from the grave all the way to the Grey Mourner. As long as you don't sit on a bench those enemies won't respawn which will make the trek from the mourner back to the grave that much easier. Some small enemies like crawlids, aspids, vengeflys and squits will still respawn, but none of the larger enemies will.
maybe it be “you can look down” a lot of times i died because i don’t know i can look down
and up, dont forget up
I started the game 3 days ago already have 17hrs playtime (im still in the beginning tho) and I'm thankful that I found it out by myself xD took a few deaths but then I thought hmmm maybe you can look down and yes you can xD
@@noaliasforyou hope u enjoy playing the game, and look forward to hollow knight silksong ;)
@@ohno-95 oh yes I do enjoy it really much I spend hours to discover and enjoy the environment and slowly but steady I make some sweet progress
the game literally tells you it's possible
Another tip: Throughout the game, even after you you think you bought everything from iselda, go back. There are things that only appear in her shop after you’ve encountered them. Also, tip 2, the way things are drawn hints at where they go. Like the shopkeepers key or elegant key. If you look at them it hints at where they go just by the art.
nice to see youre a hollow knight player
You are everywhere. I Respect that.
I have no idea who you are.
Do you think the 1800 light familiar is worth it for a noob like me who is limited on geo? I could go grind for it if it's really worth it.
@Joseph Pace It will light up around you in some dark rooms, you probably won’t need it just yet, but I’m just guessing at your point in progression
2:13 that tip is so good. I bet whoever wrote it is a very good person and very handsome
wow i can’t believe who wrote that comment. must be an amazing awesome smart person who clearly knows what they’re doing.
ikr? he gave literally the best tip in there, I wish I was him
@@synkt8759 me too
👉🚪
Very handsome indeed
I have some tips
1: Upgrade your nail with pale ore, it makes the game so much easier
2: You don’t have to make blind jumps! You can look up and down but holding up and down on the controller or keyboard
3: Using spells, it is often better than healing, ending a fight faster can be a better way of surviving than healing!
4: When I first played the game I thought I would have to pay every time I used the stagway so I didn’t open them up, you just need to pay once to open it up and then you can use it whenever you want!
5: This is kind of cheating, but if you’re about to die, then just leave the game and you will be teleported back to your bench with no consequences at all you won’t lose any upgrades or items you’ve collected.
6: Final tip, keep playing the game, it starts slow, but once you get access to the mantis claw the game gets really interesting. Have fun and play Hollow Knight!
defenitely google where to get the pale ore and notches
Personally I color coded my map with the pins so that each pin referred to a specific ability I would need to access that new area and it helped a lot to know which places I could explore after having gotten a new ability.
That's what I'm doing
I did blue for interesting areas, red for grubs, gold for unidentifiable glowy spots and silver for mask shards/soul shards
I bought all the pins but I don't use any lmao
I did exactly that. For example if I didn't have the monarch wings yet, and noticed that I needed it to reach a specific point, I would use the blue pin so that once i get the wings, I could return there and remove the pin
People want Silksong to be rushed and be completed NOW. But look at how Cyberpunk turned out. As much as we want it too come out we don’t want to rush Team Cherry into making an incomplete game.
*Olete*
Well said my friend, well said
this hits different seeing as this comment is two years old. I still agree btw, don't rush artists.
true
Crazy that this comment is 3 years ago
A little tip after the video:
If you play piano learn some of Christopher Larkin's work you won't regret it. That way you don't have to sit in greenpath to listen to the music. The alternative is to listen to the lofi hollow knight stuff Relyea has on his channel 👍
good call
This is exactly what I've done. Stoh Shiba is great
I would say that the biggest mistake I've made was: Not marking every godamn suspicious thing I found or an item couldn't get at the time. Since the game is massive, I had to backtrack through the stages constantly, because I've got the memory of a goldfish. :(
A goldfish? Your lucky. I've got the memory of Patrick Star :/
So many times I thought “I’ll definitely remember to come back here” then forgot about it completely.
Hollow Knight tip: Take in the sights. It's okay to take things in patiently. There is a lot in the game. You can save "4hour/20hour" completion achievements for omce you know the world of Hollownest.
One thing I really wished I knew is: You can pogo of spikes
Out of everything in this game, I feel like the pogo mechanic in general was the only one that was not communicated very well. I almost quit in Fungal Wastes because I couldn't figure out that I have to bounce off the mushrooms to progress (that would be a damn shame), and I felt like a dumbass that I didn't think of it. I think that the Fury of the Fallen part and that one Grub in Forgotten Crossroads was where you were supposed to figure it out but I just looked at that and thought "yeah gotta return when I get a movement upgrade".
@@werisekk3 I did the exact same thing
@@werisekk3 Saaaame. I thought I was just stupid or something.
@@werisekk3 Maybe I've just played wayyyy too many games but I thought that part was pretty obvious. I bounced right off of them and my IMMEDIATE thought was what happens when I slap them, so like most things I jump and slash and it pushed me back a bit, so I thought well if I try this on top it SHOULD bounce me high considering it's rubber-ish made. Idk i thought that part was communicated pretty well if you've played any games ever.
@@werisekk3 lol it was obvious xd
I can't get over how cool your custom skin is lol
Thank you
I didn't know what it was meant to be at first then I realized
Its amazing!
yes, it was really cool
Same
I can beat the Mantis lords, Grimm, Hornet and others on my first try almost every time, but thats only because I spent hours loosing to them. In no other game have I ever felt so triumphent in mastering a boss. It's ALL skill, that you develop in real time, and you should be proud of yourself for besting them. Because it really is a truly impressive feat.
It’s true. Once you beat the boss you are that much better
Wait, you beat them on your first try only because you spent hours loosing to them?
@@msjr1765 hes saying he got better u potato lol
all skill until you fight nosk....
@@Howdy762 🤣🤣🥔
I think another good one to remember is that it's possible to dream nail some of the stationary enemies and unkillable bugs for free soul, too. The garpedes in deepnest, for example. So I would encourage newer players to try dream nailing anything with eyes.
I’m 90% sure that tip was in there at some point like mid way though
@@RelyeaGaming I think it was just a general tip about dream nailing enemies. I don't think there was anything about the weird and random things you can actually dream nail. Or about being able to dream nail dead bugs.
Or without eyes
what about No Eyes though...
With the backtracking thing, I would often backtrack to an area only to find out I needed shade dash to get past, so I ended up using the map markers to cover these places so I knew not to explore there yet lol
Don't immediately sell your relics! You don't lose relics upon death, but you can lose your geo! Keep your relics until you need the geo for something. Also, there's no shame in stubbornly assailing the same boss until you beat it, that said, there's no shame in saving a boss fight until you're ready for it. Remember, it's just a game and you've got nothing to lose!
Here's the three most general tips I have to offer (there are so many more I could give):
1) Dodging is generally the best way to play a fight. Each enemy or boss has its own attack patterns, and figuring out how to play those to your advantage is generally not achieved by just facetanking. There are certain enemies and bosses where you can pull it off, but I would only recommend going in nail swinging if you've nothing better to do and dodging isn't proving to be any help. But it's better to dodge an attack without landing a hit than to do some damage while taking a hit yourself.
2) Poke, prod and swing at every available and suspicious surface you can. If you can spare the soul use a desolate dive/descending dark or vengeful spirit/shade soul to smash any floors or walls respectively that looks more cracked than normal. So many secrets in this game are hidden by secret passageways you didn't know about. To this day I'm still finding surprises despite well over a hundred hours in game.
3) Taking breaks is very important to truly enjoy this game, both in game and real life. Benches are for the most part completely safe havens where you can heal, fill out your map more, swap out charms and just in general reflect on where you are at the moment. They are so incredibly useful and many newbies don't rest up as often as would be most beneficial for their immediate gameplay. Similarly this game can get immensely frustrating in many places. Just leaving it for a bit before you give in to the urge to break something important and coming back later can help you to properly appreciate this masterpiece.
The best thing I learnt is that getting lost in places is good, there is probably something to find. I got howling wraiths quite early so soul master was a breeze, although mantis lords I did after getting desolate dive
Buy the Lumafly Lantern relatively early. You will need it for the darker areas of the game, which you can wander into quite easily.
I fell into deepnest before I had the Lumafly Lantern and thought it was supposed to be that dark and had a horrid time trying to get through and get back out.
desolate dive is my favorite
-it gives knockback to enemy
-gives invincibility frame
-can glitched boss
yes I killed the second hornet battle by desolate dive when we both in the corner, the knockback glitched hornet to wall and killin her, it also work with lost kin and enemy that have the same type of body frame
I cheesed both hornet 2 and lost kin c: I agree though desolate dive/descending dark is fun to use
@@asjkgfd yep, that move is very op against small figure enemy
Ahhh I can’t take the wait for silksong anymore!!!!
I know, it is rough
Don't try to hug Myla even your're sad, there's no hug button...
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
tip: equip the soul catcher and soul twister together. this will earn you more soul, and will consume less soul while casting spells such as vengeful spirit and desolate dive
One of the charms that saved me was quick focus in salubras shop, since it opens up more healing opportunities and makes losing health far less dangerous (but not trivial).
I absolutely love map markers. I cleared out the shop of everything and all the markers got used to the point that at a few moments I needed more but had nowhere to get them. I use them specifically for points I can't access because I either don't have an ability or am missing an item and boss battles I need to get back to. And if you do this, keep in mind what colour you use for what or you will get confused and spend a lot of time roaming without actually doing anything because of forgetting what thing you need for where. I used gold for boss fights just so it would remind me every time I looked at the map.
Also, abuse Nail Arts when you have them, especially in the Colosseum.
The first video I watched on hollow knight was about charms and I proceeded to spend the next 2 weeks figuring out why Wayward Compass is so OP.
Trust me, you'll find out eventually.
After a good few hours everyone finds out, its a really op charm dude
You can use the wayward compass to get the wayward compass' abilities
Here’s my tip. I call it the noob loadout. Compass, Mark of Pride, Defenders Crest, Spore Shroom, Grubsong, Lifeblood Core, and any other one notch charm.
Lifeblood core can be substituted for Lifeblood Heart early game.
Okay here is an easy charm build that can literally cheese any boss that comes near you and deals 1 mask of damage per hit (stuff like watcher knight, hornet 2, broken vessel/lost kin) quick focus (3 notches) stalwart shell [actually very important for this build] (2 notches) Weaversong + Grubsong (2+1 notches) and optionally spore shroom or long nail or something, then just stand in a corner and constantly swing, you WILL get hit so don’t panic if that happens, if you take damage, attack once and then heal, the quick focus and stalwart shell make it you always have enough time to heal once before getting hit again, the weavers from the Weaversong charm should constantly give you soul (they only do if you got the grubsong charm equipped) and that’s literally the strategy, super easy low notch cost cheese setup, works with any nail upgrade (or old nail)
I came to realize after once I obtain Descending Dark that it plays a big role in this game. Its a game changer when fighting Pantheons. I was always afraid of using spells at that time. Don't be afraid to use spells. Use them well and they will help you.
Edit: MR. C Gaming already said this. I was typing while I was watching to full video lmao. I'll just leave this here.
Quick story, after I finished the mantis lord bossfight I decided to explore a bit with my newfound attack range and mantis claw, then I wound up with 2000 geo, so I was like "great, I can finally buy the lantern!", so I got the lantern, then went to the first place I could think of, being the dark room to the far right of crossroads, the one with the scratchy noises. I was expecting just a small segment, but I wound up in an entirely different area and got hella lost, then I managed to lose my way even further to the sacred grounds, and that's how what I thought would be a small couple minute exploration before I closed the game turned into me getting something I'm pretty sure I wasn't supposed to get at this point.
This game is so cool!!
I just fell down there to, and thinking that was too early😅
When you have finished the game in any way you want, take a break for like half a year. Then start a new world and you will feel so much nostalgia, it's the best feeling ever!
9:36 50+ hours of gameplay and I am just learning this now
100 hours of gameplay and I'm learning most of these now
I accidentally learned that tip when I was teting to use vs
Hell, I thought I found all hidden areas and turns out, there one near the GP stag station.
50 hours it took me 200+ to figure it out
You will become sad or depressed at some point in the game. No matter how tough you think you are, a tear will be shed. And deepnest will make you get lost.
Even with a complete map, I still somehow got lost in deepnest again
I thank the lord every day that I was not one of the people to stumble across deepnest by accident
@@trentmager4852 same, I’m glad I found myself in deepnest after beating the mantis lords.
*cries in can't beat hornet*
Also, get used to dream nailing everything you find (like corpses, objects or npcs, not enemies), it helps so much with the lore and it gives some really cool details, like the corpses on the failed tramway.
This is one of my tips:
If you get to the point where you start finding artefacts (the ones you can trade for money with relic seeker lemm) never spend them all right away. IF you happen to die, you still keep the relics and it could bee a great geo boost.
18:48 "Cornifier". That sound like a mage that turns people into Corn.
Why did no one mention this? ✅ *Huge HK Survival Tip:* Did you know that you can save *all your progress,* fully heal and instantly teleport to the last bench *all at the same time* by just Start (or Esc) > Quit to Menu? 🤔 This single tip can prevent permanent Geo loss and a lot of backtracking and was incredibly helpful for me 🙂 Hope it can help you too in very dangerous situations!
Very underrated tip! Saved my ass a dozen times with bosses where my shade would be hanging around close to the boss and the boss fight would start before I finished off my shade. Scary situation!
True. Once I got the dream gate, it is so much easier to get back to the boss
Holy crap dude!!! Thank you!! I just started this game and honestly super frustrated but now I can enjoy the game more with this tip!
If u think youre going to die with a frafile charm go quit XD you can save your 200 geo.
One charm combo I've stuck with for most of the game and has helped alot is grubsong, soul catcher, lifeblood heart, thorns of agony, wayward compass
I really like to get grubsong & weaversong as soon as possible to have in build, except for fog canyon those little legged critters got to go! 🤣
~Bosses have patterns,
~There is no attack that can't be dodged.
~Most bosses will get stunned after a number of hits, use this time to heal.
~Swinging your nail down doesn't just work on enemies and mushrooms, spikes and other traps can be pogo'd on. This includes virtually everything that can damage you with the exceptions of thorns and acid pools.
~Pogoing resets your airdash and double jump.
~You're going the wrong way!
~If you don't see spikes at the bottom there may be something down there.
~Try using your dream nail on NPCs.
~Don't try using your dream nail on ghost NPCs.
~You're still going the wrong way!
~Some bosses are significantly easier if you change your charm loadout.
~Don't hoard rancid eggs, there's only one NPC that takes them and you'll find more than you need.
~Nope, that's STILL the wrong way!
~Even if you think you've reached the pinnacle of your craft life is still worth living.
~That useless charm is useful here.
~Okay NOW you're on the right path.
~Artists are gay.
~Some people are only friendly because you don't look tasty.
~Some people like you more if you stink.
~Bretta's a thot.
It took me far too long to realize that you can cancel crystal dashes
That is a good one!
YOU CAN??
@@TerrariaLuvr
Yes, if you’re on switch I believe you hit B?
@@snakes7303 nope just press the ZL button again (button to use the crystal dash)
@@oblivion908
Nope you arent on switch or? Because when I hit B it cancels, or maybe I mean A? Either A or B im not entirely sure
When I finish a successful boss fight, I watch other videos of players defeating the same boss, you discover new ways to attack and dodge
08:00 When I started playing, I immediately fell in love with the world and atmosphere. But I was also afraid the game would be over too quickly, so I tried to not explore too much and leave rooms for later... Before Hollow Knight I played Machinarium (an awesome but rather short game), maybe that's why I had this feeling. Turns out that this game is just huge! So don't be afraid to explore as much as you want. It won't be over soon, I promise.
I played about 90 hours my first playthrough. Was really impressed with it.
"Try dodging instead of attacking"
Tell that to the Grimmchild.
In Fog Canyon 🤣 Their step siblings The Weaverlings too!
Never,ever Dream Nail Marissa. Just let her know that she still have audience(you).
This is pretty much the single most important piece of advice that anyone could give.
I dream nailed her immediately and I regret it so much
@@x6173 yeah same i dream nailed after a while because i was bored and i also regretted it :(
I have a 112% save file and I thought that you had to dream nail the ghosts and now i fell bad and dumb
I did it to marissa by accident bc I didn’t realise that she was a spirit then I saw cloth like that, yeah I didn’t even try, I ain’t doing that again
I definitely agree on the pogo, it's a mechanic that is never explained and it's required in a couple places. When I reached the purple mushrooms in fungal waste in my first playthrough I thought I needed some special ability to progress. Since it seemed everything else was also blocked, I had to look it up and it's how I figured I could pogo on them (and that pogo was a thing at all)
hehehehaw
Therapist:relyea vessel is not real,it can’t hurt you
Relyea vessel:
i had absolutely no idea that breakable wall by the stag station was there you learn something new everyday
Thanks for the tips! Here's one of my own: Try and sit on a bench before a bossfight that way, if you die (very likely) you won't be as frustrated!
For real though:
The need for wayward compass can be bypassed entirely if you buy the bench pins. Then, you always know what bench you are at, and you can track your progress in each new room if you regularly look at the map.
Dont u want us to buy from your wife ?
@@iilandyii9157 I'm an honest man. I know when my products are useless.
But corniferrrrrrrr I'm too poor >:( Also, how tf do you climb around?! Is your nose a grappling hook?!
@@VampireVermillion yes
this is canon
Definetely the pin one, I used the red ones to mark places where I think I needed a new ability to access it or something like that
honestly, my favorite charm loadout for playing in general (with 9 slots) is wayward compass, dashmaster, sprintmaster, mark of pride, and weaversong/lifeblood heart
I think the best tip I could give is to know that when you’re overcharmed attacks deal double damage! 😭
Tip: If there is a moss charger hiding on a platform just look at the top surface of the platform and you'll see a very small amount of leaves hovering around the place where they appear.
I feel like a good tip is finding out what charms to use in a boss fight, I just beat that infected husk boss and I used Thorns of Agony, Dreamshield and Soul Catcher and also never charge in on a boss if you know if it will attack sooner, keep safe don’t rush
People really underestimate wayward compass and gathering swamp making all kinds of memes about it but the truth is keep both of them on while you are exploring you only need to take them off once you are in a boss fight and know your way around .. for general exploring these two are must haves
Another tip: if you've died in a difficult area and you don't want to go back and risk dying again before you've found your shade, you can visit Confessor Jiji in Dirtmouth and give them a rancid egg, and they'll summon your shade to you. Requires a simple key to get through the door the first time.
I 100% agree with getting nail upgrades asap. I played Hollow Knight without guides or anything (to the most part) and didn't know that you could upgrade your nail until after hornet two. After failing on the fight over and over again, I looked up a guide, and the first thing they said was like, "I highly recommend having at least the second nail upgrade before attempting the fight," and I was so confused. Turns out, there are nail upgrades in this game!
Get them.
One downside is that dream bosses health increases the more you upgrade them
When did the knight get that mustache?
It looks good on him to be honest
Part of the latest patch. 😬
A skin, custom made for Relyea, and it does look cool
1. *Charm loadout:* having an exploration loadout (compass, gathering swarm, etc.) and a bossfight loadout (contextual, but could be a nail or soul loadout).
2. *Dream Nail:* much more effective for gathering soul, weak mob enemies respawn with every "room" refresh; unlimited soul supply.
3. *Store your Geo:* it can be "held" by Millibelle the banker/thief or the Grub Father (by simply not going to collect), it's a good way to secure your capital from loss and easy to collect when you need some liquidity.
4. *Mark the map where abilities are needed to explore:* better than trying to remember and a practical use of those pins, this also works well for boss fights and other oddities or curiosities (simple-lock doors, etc.) you need to revisit.
5. *Learn how to use the Rancid Egg:* if you've just died, lost a lot of geo in a bad place you might not be able to get back to, visit Confessor Jiji in Dirtmouth to summon your shade to you instead. At around mid-point of the game you'll be able to buy Rancid Eggs off of an npc with unlmited supply.
There was a boss fight I died to a lot. The Mantis Lords. Here's a tip. There's a lifeblood cocoon in the top left corner of their boss room. I didn't know about it till I looked up a vid on all lifeblood locations. USE IT if you feel you need that extra health when facing them.
I got mantis lords first try with my exploring charm setup c:
They can also be skipped over until you have some upgrades too. You can stay on the wall a lot too & fire off vengeful spirits/shade souls at them when they spawn in the wall opposite of you - if you stay at least midway up the wall it keeps you safe from them on the ground, gives you space to avoid their projectiles & also means only one will usually spawn/be on screen attacking at a time once you've killed the first one.
My friend started blind like 3 days ago and by yesterday in the nighthe was only missing monomon, its nice to see him understand everything by himselfe... but not the lore lmao, he knows about silksong, and he thinks silksong will be the answer to "why is everything so dark and dead", i didnt wanted to tell him there is all the neccesary lore he just needs to find it until he at least defeats HK
Finally like 300 hours into the game I have started to use a decent amount of spells
They're definitely good when gotten used to
I started using more spells today, it’s way more fun and insane dmg
Yeah
Mixing spells with nail is way more fun than doing nail only basically
"stay in the middle"
me fighting brooding mawlek:
something i wish i knew before i ran in swinging my nail all about like Zote in the coliseum
there are small little choices you can make that effect different characters, like saving or not saving Zote
sometimes its good to step back and think about these things
like should you murder this man because he asked you to? or should you just leave him alone for a while and let him come to his senses?
sometimes its nice to not get your new best friend killed on the spot :)
I tried to save him but got scared and ran away
Sorry zote
I like the small hint
One of the best ways to find out something new when you're stuck is just to look at your map and find every single exit you haven't been through, and check each new room out. If you can't reach it yet, and need another ability, just put down a marker there, so you remember to go back to it later when you've obtained another movement ability, and maybe you'll be able to get through.
My tip would be to find a safe area and really learn to control the knight, things like double jump then pogo then dash. Movement is usually the key to beating the bosses.
tip: in the mantis lords fight claw up in the door they close, once you reach the top attack the wall you are walljumping on
i hope this helps someone playing HK for first time
Hollow Knight is one of those games where I wish I could experience it for the first time again.
for the new players just coming into this, heres a newer tip. Avoid being aggresive throughout the whole duration of a boss. find spots to heal, and only dodge an attack if you arent comfortable getting into the boss' face. also avoid primal aspids as much as you can.
My tip playing, is to use the bank. If you find it early like I did, I wish I used it sooner because I died several times in late game and lost a lot of geo. Its very helpful for 100%ers
But she will gone with your geo
Untill you place maximum money in to not lose it and then she escaped with it....
@@ewak.1155 You can get your money back though… +interest!
It took me a 3 weeks to get out of the crossroads because I thought it was the entire game. Once I made it into green path I realized how much more beautiful and huge this game is. Been playing for about two years now. Still play the game after beating it a million times.
You’re channel has helped me out so much of it didn’t exist I would still be at the crossroads now I have the infected crossroads
I wish I knew what the “overcharmed” status was. I didn’t learn it until I had already completely finished the game and it’s a neat little feature
Late tip addition; dont let articles about its difficulty discourage you.
There are definitely some difficult parts and yes the punishment for dying multiple times in a row can seem overly harsh...
But overall the game is more a "solid medium" in terms of difficulty.
Just take your time and learn enemy/boss behaviors/mechanics, you'll be fine and this game is amazing! Dont miss out because someone overhyped the difficulty!
What would you say is a really difficult game then?
@@nm9688 I've died more times to Gabriel in Ultrakill (on standard difficulty, not even violent) than radiant markoth, and Gabriel isn't even the hardest boss in Ultrakill so... Ultrakill?
But that isn't really the point; I do know of people who haven't even tried HK because they've fallen victim to the stupid meme of "dark souls of platformers", thinking HK is some ridiculously hard masochistic bs, when really all HK has in common with souls games is a resting spot acting like a save/respawn point and dropping your currency on death.
HK does indeed have some difficulty spikes and some of the bosses are devilish... But I've watched some streamers who only have average skill still clear p5 so the point of my tip is for people to not let articles that overblow the difficulty stop them from playing the game.
@@Mennenth HK was my first combat game and I'm enjoying it so far as a total noob, already reached mid/late game
The tip about dodging rather than attacking. You find that each boss will probably have exactly only one optimal window time to attack for like 1 to 3 strikes and rinse and repeat dodging patterns again before the next same window opens and Instead of attacking you probably can heal once with quick focus. Also after a certain amount of damage the boss will puase for a second to catch their breath, this happens like 3 times and is a sign of the progression of the fight, these are the moments you should heal if needed.
"try not to look stuff up"
me who played while having a guide with me the whole time: Interesting.
Looking things up isn't a bad thing.
But why?
When jumping on the Purple Bouncy things, if you are struggling PLEASE TRY The Charm "Steady Body" as it will stop the Purple thing pushing you off to the side surprises me none of the "Influencer's" haven't mentioned this😁🇬🇧👍
The most useful thing for me is that you can pogo enemies and slash upward :v took me around 10 or 20hrs to realize that you can do that instead of slashing forward, and you can pogo off spike too.
Playing this game is one of the best decision i've made, take your time and enjoy the game.
I got 112% after 80hrs, but pantheon 5 maybe too much for me :D
I literally started downslashing/pogoing the first enemy
tip: descending dark spell or deselote dive both do a lot of damage plus giving you about 2 second invinciblilty frames, this helped me in my first playthrough
I started playing Hollow Knight a couple months ago. I thought it would be easy enough...
I died like 10 times in about half an hour of playing :’)
I did NOT think Forgotten Crossroads would be that hard. I knew Hollow Knight was extremely hard, but not “failing the tutorial-first-area” hard. Or maybe it was just me with almost no previous gaming experience (I don’t really play combat-based games, the onky things i played before trying Hollow Knight was Pokemon shield, Minecraft on creative mode and Slime rancher :^)
same though. I have 0 experience in gaming and took 1 hour to reach Dirtmouth. And my laptop was on fire 👍 one day when I have a better laptop I'll practice more!
Don't immediately sell artifacts to the vendor in City of Tears... I used them as a backup stash of Geo in case I lost my current stash by dying while my shade was still present.
You can also use them as a backup geo stash for when you need to spend big money at vendors, especially the Nailsmith.
So I've started this game 3 times. First time I got overwhelmed and didn't know what to do. The next time I had more fun but could not beat watcher knights and stopped. Now I'm at 108% beat path of pain. Grinding out the pantheon. But really quick question, I like Zote why not save him? His interactions with Bretta is so good and my favorite
Because GPZ that's why. Oh and because he's a lying jerk. lol
One of the best things ever is taking your time even if you dont understand what you are even doing and getting something and suddenly everything is connected and you feel that +100 progression
Lets be honest Relya is super underrated! dude you deserve 1mil subs
i wish everything good to you
I was so happy to see that my comment was used in the vid! Honestly Relyea, you are one of the only youtubers who really tries their best to respond to comments on vids, posts, live streams, etc. It feels so good to see something that you said read by one of your favorite youtubers. I hope that once you get really massive, you still keep this trait, because it makes me love to comment and pop into streams, even if I don’t really know what the stream is about.
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Not surprised, really
It took me a while to make the thumbnail. Members had early access
This just lowered my expectations.
What are the crystal things he has instead of masks, and side note, who else thought that colesseum 2 was kinda hard. I went there early on and got smacked.
It's a modded game. Most speed runners or long time players play on modded versions. Which you can add custom sprites. They also have custom game modes like infected tag/speed runner vs hunters and everything you can think of. The modded game allows you to noclip/teleport etc etc. Which is great for speed running because you can practice certain areas over and over without having to walk back and fourth all the time and can just teleport instantly.
YALL PLS USE UR MARKERS INSTEAD OF SAYING: ILL COME BACK TO THAT LATER, USE COLOR CORDANATED ONES IF YOU WANT, THE SILVER EXXPENCIVE ONES FOR IMPORTANT AREAS, RED FOR BOSSES ECT- Y O U. W I L L. F O R G E T. I PROMISE.
"most bosses are not beat in one try" gruz mother makes this statement kinda weird.
Gruz mother is the exception
The keyword is "most" - there are 47 bosses in the game, so 24 bosses will be already "most"
My tips for those in Crystal Peak:
Make sure to have the charm Soul Catcher and Grubsong, there is A LOT of environmental dangers.
You can hit the crystal spikes that those flying bugs shoot at you, send it back at them!
You can kill the Laser Crawlers with spells.
Already been to the Royal Waterways and have the Defenders Crest? If you haven't woken up the Crystal Guardian, just use the charm and stand next to it without waking it up, it will still do damage!
You know those fliping platforms? You can downslash them to make them flip back so you can stand on them again, but it's only temporary.
Weaverlings will take care of him too without waking him up. They'll kill him off & free the bench if you can be patient, or you can use defender's crest too to help take him out quicker & not wake him up. I think I saw someone use desolate dive/descending dark to take him down without waking him but I'm not sure if that's legit or not, haven't tried. Also curious to know if having defender's crest & glowing womb equipped with weaversong would take him out passively or if the explosions would actually wake him 🤔