MonStahLer
106% 2:27:50
updated
Really solid run except for Hornet 2 and some early game mistakes.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Do you play on a controller or a keyboard?
A: Keyboard
Q: Why do you open your inventory while falling?
A: Increases falling speed + Removes hardfalls.
Q: Weren't inventory drops removed??
A: This is patch 1.2.2.1
Q: Why is the game in Chinese?
A: Faster text scroll + Less letters in general, saves a good amount of time.
Q: Why are there 2 timers?
A: The upper one is for time without game loading times (loadless), lower one is real time (RTA).
Twitch: twitch.tv/monstahler
Hollow Knight on Speedrun.com : speedrun.com/hollowknight#All_Skills
Hollow Knight's Discord Server: discord.me/hollowknight
To anyone who hasn't paid much attention to the wr progression for this category, I've beaten my previous 3:23 time quite a long time ago, but I wasn't satisfied with the runs I was getting
This run was pretty solid for the most part, but definitely still beatable.
Unfortunately this run is silent until the credits, but I'm planning on doing a commentary on this in the future, where I'll explain a lot of the newer changes that happened since the last uploaded run, so look forward to that!
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Do you play on a controller or a keyboard?
A: Keyboard
Q: Why do you open your inventory while falling?
A: Increases falling speed + Removes hardfalls.
Q: Weren't inventory drops removed??
A: Not entirely, they're just way more precise. You can only do them as you fall off a ledge. That's why you'll see me use other ways to drop faster, like cyclone drops and dives.
Q: Why is the game in Chinese?
A: Faster text scroll + Less letters in general, saves a good amount of time.
Q: Why are there 2 timers?
A: The upper one is for time without game loading times (loadless), lower one is real time (RTA).
Q: Isn't the Pantheon of Hallownest optional?
A: The category is 112% All Pantheon Bosses, so all the pantheons are required.
Q: What charms is he using??
A: Colosseum: 2:06:03
Pantheons: 2:45:35
Thumbnail artwork by Hefestesse - hefestesse.tumblr.com
Twitch: twitch.tv/monstahler
Hollow Knight on Speedrun.com : speedrun.com/hollowknight
Charms: Unbreakable Strength, Quickslash, Fury of the Fallen, Shaman Stone, Steady Body, Nailmaster's Glory
Leaderboards: speedrun.com/hollowknight/Pantheon_of_the_Artist
Original run: youtu.be/8WuFIpeXZVY
Background songs used:
One Step From Eden (OSFE) - Main Theme
OSFE - Cloak and Revolver
OSFE - Flawless
Charms: Unbreakable Strength, Quickslash, Fury of the Fallen, Shaman Stone, Steady Body, Nailmaster's Glory
Leaderboards: speedrun.com/hollowknight/Pantheon_of_the_Master
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Do you play on a controller or a keyboard?
A: Keyboard
Q: Why do you open your inventory while falling?
A: Increases falling speed + Removes hardfalls.
Q: Weren't inventory drops removed??
A: This is patch 1.2.2.1
Q: Why is the game in Chinese?
A: Faster text scroll + Less letters in general, saves a good amount of time.
Q: Why are there 2 timers?
A: The upper one is for time without game loading times (loadless), lower one is real time (RTA).
Twitch: twitch.tv/monstahler
Hollow Knight on Speedrun.com : speedrun.com/hollowknight#All_Skills
Hollow Knight's Discord Server: discord.me/hollowknight
Since this was mostly a challenge run for fun, I used the CustomKnight mod to play with the Christmas skin (made by MageGi), think it's pretty fitting for the holiday season ^^
The mod and skin can be found in the pinned messages of the modding channel in Hollow Knight's discord server.
Timer background image was made by Hefestesse
hefestesse.tumblr.com
Twitch: twitch.tv/monstahler
Hollow Knight on Speedrun.com : speedrun.com/hollowknight
Hollow Knight's Discord Server: discord.me/hollowknight
This is my last submission for the speedrun competition that Rayark are organizing - mospeedrun.event.rayark.com/en
Hoping this doesn't get bopped in the next 24 hours :p
This is a submission for the speedrun competition that Rayark are organizing - mospeedrun.event.rayark.com/en
Sub hour soon hopefully.
This is a submission for the speedrun competition that Rayark are organizing - mospeedrun.event.rayark.com/en
This run went pretty well for the most part, biggest time lose was on 3-3, cause that area is terrible with the canisters bouncing. Got bad rng on Dylann, and Doula a bit as well at the start. Can still save more time, but it's gonna be harder now.
The livesplit timer on the right got a bit messed up at the end, don't mind it too much since the only important timer is the game's one.
Been running MO: Astray again because of an ongoing competition, more details about it can be found here mospeedrun.event.rayark.com/en
Made lots of mistakes, so can still save a few minutes probably, but this will do as my first submission.
Run on twitch: twitch.tv/videos/746075485
I stream at twitch.tv/monstahler
I realized only when highlighting the video that I actually forgot to reset the previous attempt, but oh well. Some of the bosses had some very close calls, like Zote, but that's just like any other attempt in this, this time I just didn't get hit :^)
Also, to anyone who might ask, this is not a world's first, there have been a couple of people already that completed this challenge before me, you can find the list here (assuming the link doesn't change in the future): docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1v8_zcybNa69cHF3JV91KxxwDdiR8W5Kuwc2xnKKzWoA/edit?usp=sharing
This was streamed on twitch.tv/monstahler
This was my 3rd time getting a 1 hit completion.
**SPOILERS BELOW**
That Radiance hit was... heartbreaking. Analyzing the fight showed I made 2 major mistakes in that platforms phase. First one was jumping over the orb at 26:42, I should have moved to the left to get the left orb absorbed into the platform, I got lucky that I managed to return to the platform after being forced to dash away.
2nd mistake was me not diving at 27:01, as I did with all the other sword stars. 1 bad dash cost me the entire thing.
This was streamed on twitch.tv/monstahler
This was streamed on twitch.tv/monstahler
Leaderboards: speedrun.com/mo_astray/Chapter_2
The game is really good casually as well, very recommended to anyone who enjoys puzzle platformers
Leaderboards: speedrun.com/mo_astray/Chapter_1
Leaderboards: speedrun.com/one_step_from_eden#Neutral
*Neutral ending is supposed to die to Serrif at the end, to anyone who hasn't played this before
OSFE Leaderboards: speedrun.com/one_step_from_eden#Neutral
You can watch my unsegmented 17:45 speedrun here - youtube.com/watch?v=TmcxrvqUiTU
The quality of the fights changes sometimes cause some clips were taken from my stream and some from offline attempts, which have different video quality settings.
The repeating "Ohh" is my gold split sound, it's Emilitia.
Mediocre early bosses, got messed up pretty bad by sisters of battle and elder hu, but most of the later bosses were pretty optimal, so that made it up.
Charms: Unbreakable Strength, Quickslash, Fury of the Fallen, Shaman Stone
Leaderboards: speedrun.com/hollowknight/Godhome#Any
Ironically the biggest time loss was me messing up the Collector quick kill, which makes me super sad but I'm not doing any more runs of this garbage unless someone takes the record back
Charms: Unbreakable Strength, Quickslash, Fury of the Fallen, Shaman Stone, Steady Body, Nailmaster's Glory
leaderboards: speedrun.com/hollowknight/Godhome#Any
Technically didn't need the blue hearts but oh well
Charms: Unbreakable Strength, Quickslash, Fury of the Fallen, Shaman Stone, Steady Body, Defender's Crest
Leaderboards: speedrun.com/hollowknight/Godhome#Any
Pretty solid run until I started bleeding time after Monomon, which caused the ending be super close
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Do you play on a controller or a keyboard?
A: Keyboard (Mechanical)
Q: Why do you open your inventory while falling?
A: Increases falling speed + Removes hardfalls.
Q: Weren't inventory drops removed??
A: This is patch 1.2.2.1
Q: Why is the game in Chinese?
A: Faster text scroll + Less letters in general, saves a good amount of time.
Q: Why are there 2 timers?
A: The lower one is for time without game loading times (loadless), upper one is real time (RTA).
Twitch: twitch.tv/monstahler
Hollow Knight on Speedrun.com : speedrun.com/hollowknight#All_Skills
Hollow Knight's Discord Server: discord.me/hollowknight
Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at twitch.tv/monstahler
Timer background is by オニーカ:
pixiv.net/en/users/5062861
CrossCode Leaderboard: speedrun.com/crosscode#Any_NMG
Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at twitch.tv/monstahler
This category is incredibly short because it allows all the glitches, which allows you skip almost directly to the final boss, and also NG+ makes you stupid overpowered.
Timer background is by オニーカ:
pixiv.net/en/users/5062861
CrossCode Leaderboard: speedrun.com/crosscode/full_game
Actually has some pretty difficult parts to it despite being this short, but makes for a cool watch I think.
Leaderboards: speedrun.com/hkmemes#4_Mask_Shards
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Do you play on a controller or a keyboard?
A: Keyboard (Mechanical)
Q: Why do you open your inventory while falling?
A: Increases falling speed + Removes hardfalls.
Q: Weren't inventory drops removed??
A: This is patch 1.2.2.1
Q: Why is the game in Chinese?
A: Faster text scroll + Less letters in general, saves a good amount of time.
Q: Why are there 2 timers?
A: The upper one is for time without game loading times (loadless), lower one is real time (RTA).
Twitch: twitch.tv/monstahler
Hollow Knight's Discord Server: discord.me/hollowknight
This run is cruel, and no one should ever do this to themselves, it's actual torture.
Lots of mistakes, but that's to be expected. Timer also broke multiple times during the run, so I kinda gave up on it, lol.
There are no leaderboards and it's not really an official competitive category, this run is simply a challenge run, done for your entertainment of seeing me suffer :(
Run is done patch 1.4.3.2
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Do you play on a controller or a keyboard?
A: Keyboard (Mechanical)
Q: Why do you open your inventory while falling?
A: Increases falling speed + Removes hardfalls.
Q: Weren't inventory drops removed??
A: Not entirely, they're just way more precise. You can only do them as you fall off a ledge.
Q: Why is the game in Chinese?
A: Faster text scroll + Less letters in general, saves a good amount of time.
Q: Why are there 2 timers?
A: The lower one is for time without game loading times (loadless), upper one is real time (RTA).
The loadless timer broke a few timers during the run, so you can ignore it this run.
Twitch: twitch.tv/monstahler
Hollow Knight on Speedrun.com : speedrun.com/hollowknight
Hollow Knight's Discord Server: discord.me/hollowknight
Biggest time loses were at dream nail and Radiance
1:05 is definitely possible but not gonna bother with it for now
Thumbnail's background was made by the amazing hollow~berry!
Please make sure to check out her tumblr for some incredible HK artworks: hollow--berry.tumblr.com
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Do you play on a controller or a keyboard?
A: Keyboard (Mechanical)
Q: Why do you open your inventory while falling?
A: Increases falling speed + Removes hardfalls.
Q: Weren't inventory drops removed??
A: This is patch 1.2.2.1
Q: Why is the game in Chinese?
A: Faster text scroll + Less letters in general, saves a good amount of time.
Q: Why are there 2 timers?
A: The upper one is for time without game loading times (loadless), lower one is real time (RTA).
Twitch: twitch.tv/monstahler
Hollow Knight on Speedrun.com : speedrun.com/hollowknight
Hollow Knight's Discord Server: discord.me/hollowknight
You can view Xeph's perspective on her Twitch channel, which is linked below ^^
Xephros's Twitch: twitch.tv/videos/521040846
Xephros's Youtube: youtube.com/c/xephros
ibb & obb on SRC: speedrun.com/ibb_and_obb
Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at twitch.tv/monstahler
I've started to learn video editing, so this is my first edited video ever, it's not much but I think it turned out alright. Hoping to make more interesting stuff for you people in the future ^^
Boss List Timestamps:
1 - Saya - 0:00
2 - Nieve - 2:18
3 - Ashuri - 6:46
4 - Aruraune - 9:52
5 - Rainbow Crystal - 13:16
6 - Seana - 17:22
7 - Illusion Alius - 21:49
8 - Miru - 24:18
9 - Noah 1 - 30:22
10 - Noah 2 - 35:44
11 - Noah 3 (???) - 40:25
12 - Irisu - 44:29
All the clips were taken from my livestream: twitch.tv/monstahler
Most of the time save was from new reroutes, can still push this lower.
Thumbnail's background was made by the amazing hollow~berry!
Please make sure to check out her tumblr for some incredible HK artworks: hollow--berry.tumblr.com
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Do you play on a controller or a keyboard?
A: Mechanical Keyboard
Q: Why do you open your inventory while falling?
A: Increases falling speed + Removes hardfalls
Q: Why is the game in Chinese?
A: Faster text scroll + Less letters in general, saves a good amount of time
Q: What is NMG?
A: No Major Glitches
Q: Why are there 2 timers?
A: The lower one is for time without game loading times (loadless), upper one is real time (RTA).
Q: What %s do you skip?
A: Since this is ran on the Grimm Troupe patch, any %s that were added later are not included in this run (Hive Knight, God Tuner, 4 Pantheons).
Twitch: twitch.tv/monstahler
Hollow Knight on Speedrun.com : speedrun.com/hollowknight#1xx
Hollow Knight's Discord Server: discord.me/hollowknight
Just means more free times save on the next runs :p
You can view Xeph's perspective on her Twitch channel, which is linked below ^^
Xephros's Twitch: twitch.tv/videos/470659611
Xephros's Youtube: youtube.com/c/xephros
ibb & obb on SRC: speedrun.com/ibb_and_obb
Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at twitch.tv/monstahler
A bit of a sad ending with Mawlek and Oro/Mato rng, but I'll take it I guess.
Charms: Unbreakable Strength, Quickslash, Fury of the Fallen, Shaman Stone
Leaderboards: speedrun.com/hollowknight/Godhome#Any
Apologize for the frame drops during the run, internet here is shit D:
* Pirate mode means New Game+
Leaderboards: speedrun.com/satpc
Twitch: twitch.tv/monstahler
Still a ton of mistakes, 52 soon
* Pirate mode means New Game+
Leaderboards: speedrun.com/satpc
Twitch: twitch.tv/monstahler
Pretty nice time though
Charms: Unbreakable Strength, Quickslash, Fury of the Fallen, Shaman Stone
Leaderboards: speedrun.com/hollowknight/Godhome#Any
Charms: Unbreakable Strength, Quickslash, Fury of the Fallen, Shaman Stone
Leaderboards: speedrun.com/hollowknight/Godhome#Any
Was an offline run unfortunately, so no chat in this one D:
Flower quest almost gave me a heart attack, think that's all I can say about this run.
Thumbnail's background was made by the amazing hollow~berry!
Please make sure to check out her tumblr for some incredible HK artworks: hollow--berry.tumblr.com
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Do you play on a controller or a keyboard?
A: Mechanical Keyboard
Q: Why do you open your inventory while falling?
A: Increases falling speed + Removes hardfalls
Q: Why is the game in Chinese?
A: Faster text scroll + Less letters in general, saves a good amount of time
Q: What is NMG?
A: No Major Glitches
Q: Why are there 2 timers?
A: The upper one is for time without game loading times (loadless), lower one is real time (RTA).
Q: What %s do you skip?
A: Since this is ran on the Grimm Troupe patch, any %s that were added later are not included in this run (Hive Knight, God Tuner, 4 Pantheons).
Q: How do you do that skip / trick?
A: You can check the 106% speedrunning guide below to see all the skips that are used in the run + feel free to ask any questions you have in Hollow Knight's discord
Twitch: twitch.tv/monstahler
Hollow Knight on Speedrun.com : speedrun.com/hollowknight/full_game#1xx
Hollow Knight's Discord Server: discord.me/hollowknight
106% Speedrunning Guide : speedrun.com/hollowknight/guide/7y92q
The list is almost complete!
http://prntscr.com/o5dnao
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Do you play on a controller or a keyboard?
A: Keyboard (Mechanical)
Q: Why do you open your inventory while falling?
A: Increases falling speed + Removes hardfalls.
Q: Why is the game in Chinese?
A: Faster text scroll + Less letters in general, saves a good amount of time.
Q: Why are there 2 timers?
A: The lower one is for time without game loading times (loadless), upper one is real time (RTA).
Twitch: twitch.tv/monstahler
Hollow Knight on Speedrun.com : speedrun.com/hollowknight
Hollow Knight's Discord Server: discord.me/hollowknight
Near flawless run, this time with Sharp Shadow strats.
Charms: Shaman Stone, Flukenest, Dashmaster, Sharp Shadow, Mark of Pride, Dream Wielder
Patch: 1.2.2.1
Leaderboards:
speedrun.com/hollowknight/White_Palace#Any
The list is getting pretty short now:
http://prntscr.com/o3jrvi
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Do you play on a controller or a keyboard?
A: Keyboard (Mechanical)
Q: Why do you open your inventory while falling?
A: Increases falling speed + Removes hardfalls.
Q: Why is the game in Chinese?
A: Faster text scroll + Less letters in general, saves a good amount of time.
Q: Why are there 2 timers?
A: The lower one is for time without game loading times (loadless), upper one is real time (RTA).
Twitch: twitch.tv/monstahler
Hollow Knight on Speedrun.com : speedrun.com/hollowknight
Hollow Knight's Discord Server: discord.me/hollowknight
Actually did this challenge a long time ago, but I decided to improve the time a bit with all the new skips that were found over time.
Unlucky Soul Sanctum, and QGA skip took an eternity...
I'm just happy I managed to do this again.
Another goal off the list:
https://prnt.sc/o28nc6
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Do you play on a controller or a keyboard?
A: Keyboard (Mechanical)
Q: Why do you open your inventory while falling?
A: Increases falling speed + Removes hardfalls.
Q: Why is the game in Chinese?
A: Faster text scroll + Less letters in general, saves a good amount of time.
Q: Why are there 2 timers?
A: The lower one is for time without game loading times (loadless), upper one is real time (RTA).
Twitch: twitch.tv/monstahler
Hollow Knight on Speedrun.com : speedrun.com/hollowknight
Hollow Knight's Discord Server: discord.me/hollowknight
Huge time saves from Tyrant reroute and new Pantheon strats.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Do you play on a controller or a keyboard?
A: Keyboard (Mechanical)
Q: Why do you open your inventory while falling?
A: Increases falling speed + Removes hardfalls.
Q: Weren't inventory drops removed??
A: Not entirely, they're just way more precise. You can only do them as you fall off a ledge. That's why you'll see me use other ways to drop faster, like cyclone drops and dives.
Q: Why is the game in Chinese?
A: Faster text scroll + Less letters in general, saves a good amount of time.
Q: Why are there 2 timers?
A: The lower one is for time without game loading times (loadless), upper one is real time (RTA).
Q: Isn't the Pantheon of Hallownest optional?
A: The category is 112% All Bosses*, which makes it required.
*It's impossible to actually do all bosses with the same save file without returning to it after credits, so we do kinda skip original Hollow Knight and Radiance.
Q: What charms is he using??
A: Colosseum: 2:13:08
Pantheons: 2:53:30
Twitch: twitch.tv/monstahler
Hollow Knight on Speedrun.com : speedrun.com/hollowknight
Hollow Knight's Discord Server: discord.me/hollowknight
Could have been an 18 but I'm gonna blame Uumuu for bad rng (also fuck white defender)
Charms are shown at the end of the video
Goal #5 off the list, woo:
https://prnt.sc/nqbhk6
Leaderboards: speedrun.com/hollowknight/Godhome#Any
Still very improvable, although Pure Vessel had pretty good RNG
Charms: Unbreakable Strength, Quickslash, Fury of the Fallen, Steady Body, Defender's Crest, Shaman Stone
Leaderboards: speedrun.com/hollowknight/Godhome#Any
* The 100% category is ran on a patch before Grimm Troupe dlc was added
Apparently my stream dropped some frames during the stream, so I apologize for that D:
Also using my 106% layout cause I'm too lazy to make a new layout for 100%
4th goal off the list:
https://prnt.sc/nnbmkl
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Do you play on a controller or a keyboard?
A: Mechanical Keyboard
Q: Why do you open your inventory while falling?
A: Increases falling speed + Removes hardfalls
Q: Why is the game in Chinese?
A: Faster text scroll + Less letters in general, saves a good amount of time
Q: Why are there 2 timers?
A: The lower one is for time without game loading times (loadless), upper one is real time (RTA).
Twitch: twitch.tv/monstahler
Hollow Knight on Speedrun.com : speedrun.com/hollowknight/full_game#1xx
Hollow Knight's Discord Server: discord.me/hollowknight
Using a new layout nowadays, so uhh, hope you like it
Thumbnail's background was made by the amazing hollow~berry!
Please make sure to check out her tumblr for some incredible HK artworks: hollow--berry.tumblr.com
Another goal off the list
MonStah's to do list status:
https://prnt.sc/nf0d05
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Do you play on a controller or a keyboard?
A: Mechanical Keyboard
Q: Why do you open your inventory while falling?
A: Increases falling speed + Removes hardfalls
Q: Why is the game in Chinese?
A: Faster text scroll + Less letters in general, saves a good amount of time
Q: Why are there 2 timers?
A: The upper one is for time without game loading times (loadless), lower one is real time (RTA).
Q: How do you do that skip / trick?
A: You can check the 106% speedrunning guide below to see all the skips that are used in the run + feel free to ask any questions you have in Hollow Knight's discord
Twitch: twitch.tv/monstahler
Hollow Knight on Speedrun.com : speedrun.com/hollowknight/full_game#1xx
Hollow Knight's Discord Server: discord.me/hollowknight
106% Speedrunning Guide : speedrun.com/hollowknight/guide/7y92q
Don't mind the layout, I didn't bother to change it after I was done with a 106% run
Run with chat: twitch.tv/videos/406707870
Twitch: twitch.tv/monstahler
Speedruning profile: speedrun.com/user/MonStahLer
Used blue hearts since 90% of the times a damage tank is required to not lose time on God Tamer.
Charms are shown at the end of the trial.
With this last trial done, I can mark my second goal off the list ^^
MonStah's to do list status:
https://prnt.sc/n11idq
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Do you play on a controller or a keyboard?
A: Keyboard (Mechanical)
Q: Why is the game in Chinese?
A: Faster text scroll + Less letters in general.
Q: Why are there 2 timers?
A: The lower one is for time without game loading times (loadless), upper one is real time (RTA).
Not really relevant for this category, don't mind the upper one.
Twitch: twitch.tv/monstahler
Hollow Knight on Speedrun.com: speedrun.com/hollowknight/Colosseum_of_Fools#Any
Hollow Knight's Discord Server: discord.me/hollowknight
Charms are shown at the end of the trial.
MonStah's to do list status:
http://prntscr.com/mvnqzj
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Do you play on a controller or a keyboard?
A: Keyboard (Mechanical)
Q: Why is the game in Chinese?
A: Faster text scroll + Less letters in general.
Q: Why are there 2 timers?
A: The lower one is for time without game loading times (loadless), upper one is real time (RTA).
Not really relevant for this category, don't mind the upper one.
Twitch: twitch.tv/monstahler
Hollow Knight on Speedrun.com: speedrun.com/hollowknight/Colosseum_of_Fools#Any
Hollow Knight's Discord Server: discord.me/hollowknight
Charms are shown at the end of the trial.
MonStah's to do list status:
http://prntscr.com/mvnqzj
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Do you play on a controller or a keyboard?
A: Keyboard (Mechanical)
Q: Why is the game in Chinese?
A: Faster text scroll + Less letters in general.
Q: Why are there 2 timers?
A: The upper one is for time without game loading times (loadless), lower one is real time (RTA).
Not really relevant for this category, don't mind the upper one.
Twitch: twitch.tv/monstahler
Hollow Knight on Speedrun.com: speedrun.com/hollowknight/Colosseum_of_Fools
Hollow Knight's Discord Server: discord.me/hollowknight