i thought that we'd pick up the yama face, and put it somewhere where we wouldn't get kill credit but getting him to hit himself is even smarter good stuff Hec, and huge props to Gary aswell ^^
Really really cool video hec, am a long time spelunky 2 player and only played hd a few hours so this was unbelievably informative. Hope this video explodes because this is so interesting and others should see it too. Would like to see more like this
As a long time Spelunky player, this is actually insane, massive congratulations! For level 2-4 I’m curious if you aimed for the dead are restless, or if it just happened to occur on a level that was fast and easy to complete.
I noticed that in this run, you went from 3-1, to 3-2 (Worm), to 3-4, to 3-3 (Mothership) to 3-4 again. Is that the only way this run is possible? Does the worm count for one level or two? EDIT: Just read the wiki on the Worm level. It automatically takes you to the "last" level of the zone you're in. Makes WAY more sense now. Thanks for the amazing videos!
Very impressive! I’m curious if rng manipulation ever becomes a thing for tas, what are some things that could be done with it besides just getting the mathematical fastest time? Any tas specific categories?
TASing is probably mostly a speedrunning exercise in this game, but besides potentially manipulating seeds for a run like this, there's also some categories that involve overwriting memory in-game with Hired Hands. Some of the ideas to perform runs with haven't been developed with human viable strats, but I assume a TAS would have an easier time pulling them off. I think one of the ideas was warping to the credits with a final time of 0:00.000.
Whips like that are usually to avoid turning around midair and grabbing ledges you don't want to grab, it's mostly habitual though and not always necessary.
Does the multi seed tool count as a mod or is this something one could theoretically (if unlikely) get vanilla? I read the description but im still unsure. Good vid!
It's definitely a mod! But, it should in theory be possible to manipulate the seed generation as well. It hasn't been looked into much as TAS tools don't exist currently for Spelunky HD, but what we know suggests it could work by waiting for some set amount of time in each level transition.
1-3 was preferable so there wouldn't be a shopkeeper in the Haunted Castle, but we hadn't yet realized that the Black Market entrance needed to be in such a specific spot. So it ended up not mattering in the end!
Those hot air balloons in the background of the ending cutscene look like balloon skins from the Nitrome game Hot Air 2. Sorry that wasn't very relevant to the video.
Similar, but not exactly working as intended. If they shopkeeper is ever "activated" from taking damage or noticing the player, that increments the aggro again as if you just stole from another shop. Hence every other level, and usually from alternate exits.
An hour long hectique commentary on a niche indie hyper fixation is something I’ve needed another dose of for ages at this point
This is like, Pannenkoek levels of absurd specificity with regards to this game and its mechanics
Genuinely fascinating video
This is so ridicolously specific, even on a seeded run! You're the goat Hec, can't wait till you do it unseeded, it's just a matter of time...
Did you know that tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, peppers, belladonna, and mantraps are all very closely related? Just something to consider.
🥔,🍅,🇹🇹
Nightshades my beloved
Extreme shoutout to the rose family as well
i thought that we'd pick up the yama face, and put it somewhere where we wouldn't get kill credit
but getting him to hit himself is even smarter
good stuff Hec, and huge props to Gary aswell ^^
This is the coolest thing I've ever seen in Spelunky lol. The haunted castle/black market transition and the ankh use especially
ive been practicing egg plants for so long this makes me jealous lmao. gg dude
This is why I love Spelunky
Really really cool video hec, am a long time spelunky 2 player and only played hd a few hours so this was unbelievably informative. Hope this video explodes because this is so interesting and others should see it too. Would like to see more like this
As a long time Spelunky player, this is actually insane, massive congratulations! For level 2-4 I’m curious if you aimed for the dead are restless, or if it just happened to occur on a level that was fast and easy to complete.
It was a coincidence! Same with the 4-2 prayers to kali level. (also thank you!)
It’s so awesome to see how the spelunky community constantly pushes forward and achieves feats like this.
that's insane to think about. i can't believe you did ALL that at once. crazy stuff
I can't wait for you to do this in 2031, that run was so hype
Love to see a commentary vid from the goat himself
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH GO HECTIQUE HOLY SHIT
oh lol i just unpaused it was seeded 😭 still tho neat
Fuck yeaaaah post commentary hectique, i have needed this for so long
meen a minute! this is a treat thank you
This is peak spelunky! Great work both of you
Wow, that sounds very impressive!
very cool sploingo run
fire vid dude, keep doing what you do best
Bro Just committed a genocide: "Don't worry its pacifist"
gj Hec! Nice run!
Now do it blindfolded
If anybody asks me how hard this game is I'll send this
the one piece of spedlunky runs
Fucking ABSURD. I love this so much.
Now do it unseeded
I noticed that in this run, you went from 3-1, to 3-2 (Worm), to 3-4, to 3-3 (Mothership) to 3-4 again. Is that the only way this run is possible? Does the worm count for one level or two?
EDIT: Just read the wiki on the Worm level. It automatically takes you to the "last" level of the zone you're in. Makes WAY more sense now. Thanks for the amazing videos!
loved it
Very impressive! I’m curious if rng manipulation ever becomes a thing for tas, what are some things that could be done with it besides just getting the mathematical fastest time? Any tas specific categories?
TASing is probably mostly a speedrunning exercise in this game, but besides potentially manipulating seeds for a run like this, there's also some categories that involve overwriting memory in-game with Hired Hands. Some of the ideas to perform runs with haven't been developed with human viable strats, but I assume a TAS would have an easier time pulling them off. I think one of the ideas was warping to the credits with a final time of 0:00.000.
when you whip twice on 1-1, are you just stimming or is it some kind of movement option?
cool run thanks for explaining
Whips like that are usually to avoid turning around midair and grabbing ledges you don't want to grab, it's mostly habitual though and not always necessary.
Sorry eggplant runs are no longer possible, I ated them all
Does the multi seed tool count as a mod or is this something one could theoretically (if unlikely) get vanilla? I read the description but im still unsure. Good vid!
It's definitely a mod! But, it should in theory be possible to manipulate the seed generation as well. It hasn't been looked into much as TAS tools don't exist currently for Spelunky HD, but what we know suggests it could work by waiting for some set amount of time in each level transition.
is there any reason you couldn't rob a 1-2 shop and then get deaggro into bm? or is 1-3 just slightly easier since there’s one less level of aggro?
1-3 was preferable so there wouldn't be a shopkeeper in the Haunted Castle, but we hadn't yet realized that the Black Market entrance needed to be in such a specific spot. So it ended up not mattering in the end!
the second hardest part is pronouncing the name
It’s seeded who cares
Those hot air balloons in the background of the ending cutscene look like balloon skins from the Nitrome game Hot Air 2.
Sorry that wasn't very relevant to the video.
huh. so shopkeep aggro is similar to spelunky 2?
Similar, but not exactly working as intended. If they shopkeeper is ever "activated" from taking damage or noticing the player, that increments the aggro again as if you just stole from another shop. Hence every other level, and usually from alternate exits.
now do it without jumping
the goat. time to do it in a real run right?? right…? 😂
if you stomp an orange frog and then leave the level, would it count as a kill?
Once you've stomped, it's a kill.
now do it random seed
Now do it with a usb steering wheel
niiice
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Now do it normally
or the real strat, watch BOTH
Now do it unseeded
now do it blindfolded