Uncivil Engineering v1.7 Vault Speedrun (9:35) by Ben/iTouchDude Ben 2014-10-13 | After FifthWhammy updated UE to make the vault more difficult to get, I thought I would do a speedrun of it to see just how hard it was to get (the old vault could be opened in probably 5 or 6 minutes).***Please note, this is a VAS (Venusaur Assisted Speedrun) and should not be compared to any serious speedrun. (This was just something quick I did for fun one night).***Songs:youtube.com/watch?v=DECxluN8OZMyoutube.com/watch?v=4x11Kz3odi0&list=UUJ6td3C9QlPO9O_J5dF4ZzA
SGPL Season 1 Draft Podcast Ben 2024-09-25 | With Greg and Cole.My notes: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uB4pFcQitz7YkgXBqVsdF4TRs5-s39-6eGGPGCM0-zA/edit?usp=sharingDraft master doc: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zSK6RhI0Z9hZk8xMZMieVfLBPLU7gO4Q0oEl71_Ma7U/edit?usp=sharing
Close Combat Speedrun in 59.100 (WR) by Ben/Contranaut Ben 2024-07-27 | First ever RFW sub-1! (not including linstr maps).This ended up being a pretty big grind, you need really good RNG with the enderman drops (they not only need to drop, but drop so that you can pick it up). Also to be fast enough you need to line up and throw the pearls fast. That combined with pearl throw rng makes the map really hard to complete.Btw, yes this wool placement counts, in RFW you can place the objectives up to 2 blocks away from the intended spot.Thanks to the support I got in stream during the grind: Qwuiblington, btcmr123, SchmidtSays, Kauimala, Eliotex, Japonk, Jack, and others.Previous WR: youtu.be/eKy2YDUODQg?si=x3n-juQltFxKwD2TMusic: youtu.be/PHDqh7PcYiE?si=RItSWr7nKI2cI3Kg
Uncharted Territory WR Speedrun and KFC Spicy Chicken Sandwich Review Ben 2024-07-13 | Unlisted video with route explanation: youtu.be/EQSDmpTvcTII spent 4 months and 3,034 resets on this map only for it to be overshadowwed by a food review I did in 30 minutes ;)Run Info:IGT: 14:35.331. RTA 16:52.047Minecraft 1.8.9, Easy DifficultyUsed Optifine, ToggleSprint, and boosted brightness resource packThanks to:-Eliotex for helping find the reliable pearl cannon setup-Speedycube for the inspiration of this video-RedLime for SpeedrunIGT-TildeJustin for the custom map resetter and SpeedrunIGT autostop for CTM runs-FrostyAceHook for 2oompass mod (coordinate HUD)-Qwuiblington for the wool numbers resource pack-Everyone for the support during the grind (especially Qwuib, btcmr, Jack, Schmidt, Japonk, and Mark)CTM Speedrunning Discord Link: discord.gg/TFqhTXyy9KThis run was livestreamed on my twitch. Watch the run with live commentary and chat here: twitch.tv/videos/2191366065If you look in my highlights on twitch you can also find all my PBs up to this run.Previous WRs before me:51:11 by Gunter (10 years ago!) youtu.be/OU7rOmBfpW0?si=oTL910QqNrIhoFuP27:40 by Gunter youtu.be/sTd_hqO9G60?si=QOsHg7XlsausOTlZ20:50 by Speedy (+Chicken Nuggets Review) youtu.be/1UdRFN9-1fc?si=Ht_7CKoWfOI8pBZTPlaylist of unlisted strat videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuPkLHThGIP5CDJwNtjSRlzUW96K0_P01&si=kNUMsUNrDL6iNxAzMusic from here: youtu.be/gZkE4cRE5Aw?si=fW3jBWNdMEE1KAMm
RPL Season 12 Draft Podcast Ben 2024-06-12 | RPL Season 12 Master Doc docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_MCxJEcrCJGIaQFPA_VoAu5ZnOyxCOzbbPyId8Hzrm4/edit?usp=sharingMy podcast notes docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KcBmhLC2prnFS_yi5RnYViloStr74nxcnJc4JUVY0HE/edit?usp=sharingTime stamps (thanks Crown):Con/Bunnies: 1:51Docta: 8:25Crown: 15:42DT: 22:18Ben: 28:10Cole: 33:44Blader: 39:10Ksch: 46:29Ausxh : 51:00Toad: 56:53Ele: 1:07:15GLB: 1:14:41Swurlin/Flea: 1:19:19Kaui/Mango: 1:26:10Foods: 1:34:10Greg: 1:39:45Min/Pancakes: 1:48:08Santander/Cpayne: 1:57:13Phantom/Brit: 2:03:38Muk/Kise: 2:13:30
Vechs Infernal Sky II in 8:25 (1.9+ WR) Ben 2024-02-23 | Decided to come back to this map just because I had so much fun running it last time. Most of the route is the same but there's various smaller optimizations, including skipping the feather falling boots, better plank mining for brown wool, and the swag purple wool grab.This run was really really good. I wouldn't say it was my "best speedrun ever" but the timelosses were super minor throughout the whole run. Definitely satisfied for now, but would consider coming back to this map one day, especially if I can figure out boat sprint bridging.Run Info:IGT: 8:25.639, RTA: 9:03.758Played in Minecraft 1.16.1 with Optifabric, easy difficultyNote: The Map was modified with the OldWorldFix tool to fix potions and portalsThis run was livestreamed on my twitch: twitch.tv/contranautThanks to the following:-Qwuiblington for the wool numbers resource pack.-Azakriel for the thumbnail-speedycube64 for general routing, including ghost town (I think)-Crafterdark, AlexANDGame, Eable2, and LuigiClaren for older routing work-linstr13 for making the resource pack with numbers on woolsMusic: youtu.be/qo-eRMeqkDE?si=TFYbyn3bk7D47J_eMy former 8:49: WR youtu.be/RIG94BHAcs4?si=7hRDtKppntXGXuazI also got a 8:38 recently before I got this run: twitch.tv/videos/2053793149Current pre-1.9 WR in 9:47 by Speedy: youtu.be/5B4t4Xb_J14?si=DkgCjvIr39JnJra4
CMCT 4 FINALS: Jamaican Hopscotch Mafia vs Manifest Destiny on Sub-Zero Ben 2024-01-21 | Match start at 2:59. Discord audio didn't record, rip.Stream: twitch.tv/videos/2038833420?t=00h08m08sJamaican Hopscotch MafiaMeZaquezAdamChenfoldesi03 Manifest DestinyConundromic_BunniesPhantomAusxh
RPL Season 11 Draft Podcast with Greg and Phantom Ben 2023-12-28 | Season 11 Master Doc docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/131UzJAHF-5da-bwrkv-aTVLZceVanE2vWKrrqH10wLg/edit?usp=sharingDraft podcast notes from Greg, Phantom, and I: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CclZPJY1JMh6Q2z9UwEooIiBM5W8Wt0W9On87kjOyF0/edit?usp=sharingTimestamps (thanks Crown!!!)Ele: 1:43Static: 8:39Crown : 15:36Kaui/Mango: 22:20Santander: 30:44Britney/Phantom: 36:58Greg: 45:55Con/Bunnies: 55:12Mini/Pancakes: 1:03:51Swurlin/Flea: 1:11:38Auxsh: 1:16:54Ben: 1:24:10Cpayne: 1:31:25Docta: 1:37:30Halbread: 1:44:01Ksch/Toad: 1:50:15Cole/B: 1:55:55Muk/Kise: 2:00:55DT: 2:07:44Dax: 2:14:05Final thoughts: 2:20:30Final Average ranking and scores:1 DoctaShock 9.332 Cole/B 9.173 Ben 8.834 Greg 8.675 Crown 8.676 Con/Bunnies 8.337 Ksch/Toad 8.178 Dax 8.179 Ele 8.0010 DT 8.0011 Muk/Kise 7.8312 Static 7.8313 CPayne 7.6714 Kaui/Mango 7.5015 Britney/Phantom 7.3316 Halbread 7.1717 Ausxh 7.0018 Swurlin/Flea 6.6719 Minhquan/Pancakes 6.3320 Santander 6.33
CMCT 4 Round 3: Jamaican Hopscotch Mafia vs Manifest Destiny on Landfall Ben 2023-12-20 | I died in the wool but you already knew that.Stream: twitch.tv/videos/2008878881Jamaican Hopscotch MafiaMeZaquezAdamChenfoldesi03 Manifest DestinyConundromic_BunnieshmbsPhantomAlso sorry no round 2 game, I forgot to hit record.
Divided Together Speedrun in 1:49.608 (WR) by Ben/Contranaut Ben 2023-12-03 | Last 10 second barrier!?!?!?Decided to finally come back to this old friend. Found some interesting new strats (mostly around the buttons in 3rd) which let me get a much better time than I even thought possible. 1026 total attempts to get this.This run is super solid, only 4 very minor mistakes: Cake placement, taking some firetick damage in 2nd, last button on 1st bridge in 3rd, and slightly slow monument.You can also save ~1.5s with luck by getting 8 glowstone dust, which lets you only bridge 10 instead of 11 on the last bridge in 3rd.Music (best mashup ever): soundcloud.com/karmaxiss/complicated-x-start-again-v1This map has a long speedrun history! Check it out:1:51.533 by me youtu.be/5WJ1Go5J1z4?si=8-6rNf9gwMe-opuK1:51.667 by me youtu.be/AGTAovRJubs?si=W9PFb4uXyX9eXN6C~1:53 by Oc youtu.be/-NYp7YC82t0?si=9X8gf9aPAFs2P1Bs1:58.07 by me youtu.be/PcMAya_dOj0?si=kSD9vd6FcRG8W0Ch2:04 by me youtube.com/watch?v=qsF5ZE742U0&t=0s2:25 by me youtu.be/1C5Vju0izG8?si=fR0JguygI7z84O722:39 by me youtu.be/o9xAYyKKPjc?si=j4u76UtnKjdwEgA12:40 by Keanu (VOD deleted)3:10 by Plaat (VOD deleted)
CMCT 4 Round 1: Jamaican Hopscotch Mafia vs Undercooked Males on Tulips Ben 2023-11-28 | Just ignore all the gameplay that takes place within 3rd.Stream: twitch.tv/videos/1989199806Jamaican Hopscotch MafiaMeZaquezAdamChenfoldesi03 youtu.be/cud-nuWQek4?si=t56UYwlhc3UvtyMKUndercooked MalesMatsuzenMissJibblyhive_ravenAmishi
Simulation Protocol II Overload in 12:57 (WR) - Route Explanation Ben 2023-10-30 | Watch run without pauses and live commentary: youtu.be/Iguyyvk_fXc170 hours of work over 3.5 months with 2700 total resets leads to this. Enjoy!Link to top-down view of the map with different areas highlighted: imgur.com/a/qNocaZJRun Info:IGT: 12:57.810. RTA 14:21.000Minecraft 1.8.9, Easy DifficultyUsed Optifine, ToggleSprint, and boosted brightness resource packThanks to:-RedLime for SpeedrunIGT-TildeJustin for the custom map resetter and SpeedrunIGT autostop for CTM runs-FrostyAceHook for 2oompass mod (coordinate HUD)-Qwuiblington for the wool numbers resource pack-Speedycube for the wool counter and suggesting to run this map-Everyone for the support during grinding (especially Schmidt, Japonk, btcmr, and Qwuib)This run was livestreamed on my twitch. I've highlighted all of my previous PBs leading up to this run: twitch.tv/contranautPrevious WRs before me:1:01:33 by Gunter youtu.be/IGhmQJLBMtk?si=sPC0i0PaYtdnczPg39:53 by Gunter youtu.be/uRlFFOpigX0?si=8zd1gBVzkHlmedwM36:05 by ElRich youtu.be/MnZsEDoeb1o?si=XvL0JcF9VaE7Hy8b34:33 by Gunter youtu.be/S6Naor0a2wk?si=goljjzJtVnO3A4Ei26:31 by Gunter youtu.be/WmYdjqj_1Xw?si=Hk6vt7Eywf-FniEG'Playlist of unlisted strat videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuPkLHThGIP6qi9mhU1oH-2glq7AiTCJLMusic: youtu.be/BZxvZBmKTGg?si=zOlMlHtznRWyMIdf (thanks Speedy lmao)
Fear of Heights III Speedrun in 1:26.767 (PB) by Ben/Contranaut Ben 2023-07-16 | New WR by yonasumi youtu.be/I_HmoCVhs8sSo happy about this one. Just a couple very minor mistakes:0:31 pearl throw was pretty slow0:55 I got hung up on a block during the fall1:19 slight hesitation after finishing the bridgeRun info:IGT: 1:26.767, RTA: 1:30.933Played in Minecraft 1.8.9 with LabyModHardcore modePrevious 1:27.983 by yonasumi: youtu.be/u6yLbsaMCVYMy previous 1:36.667 PB (4 years ago!) youtu.be/eXNMDf-dqV8Map: Fear of Heights III by theblackeagle48: youtu.be/X-VYpH3hW8ASong: youtu.be/QggB8Ozjijg
Modern Woolfare Speedrun in 4:18.067 (WR) by Ben/Contranaut Ben 2023-07-04 | Ok so I have a lot to explain. Mini and I have been in a 9 year long speedrun war on this map. ~2 months ago he beat my 6 year old 4:44 by 2 seconds (lmao). So I figured I would finally blow him out of the water once and for all.The limericks are written by our friend Jack (Arahpthos). They are for an older route (my 4:56 video), but I was able to edit it down to mostly fit. If you enjoyed, please also go watch Mini's 4:42 (linked below) which has a rap Jack also wrote.As far as the actual run, I routed out the death reset and added in some food glitch eating. Run is solid I guess, there's definitely still room for improvement but I'm pretty busy right now and want to get back to CTMs soon.WR history:May 2014 - 6:42 by me youtu.be/3yv7Vfkh_vUthen mini beat my time idkNovember 2015 - 4:56 by me (original limerick video) youtu.be/D34p81c2BTIJanuary 2016 - 4:52 by mini (no video anymore)June 2016 - 4:48 by me youtu.be/aAOCxFXxdD4July 2016 - 4:44 by me youtu.be/txUyScTUV1sMay 2023 - 4:42 by mini WATCH FOR THE RAP youtu.be/6HOSRjhCTAkMusic: youtube.com/watch?v=NlprozGcs80&t=0s
RPL Season 10 Podcast with Greg and Cole Ben 2023-06-20 | Cole/Braydon: 1:26Con/Bunnies: 7:27Greg/Aus: 12:11Ksch: 21:54DT: 29:21Britney/Phantom: 36:20 (shoutout morpeko)Toad/Foods: 41:24Crown: 45:40Kaui/Mango: 51:15Ben: 57:53Dyego: 1:06:04GymleaderBrawl: 1:13:27Docta: 1:20:12Ele/Muk : 1:26:15Static: 1:37:07Santander: 1:43:43Master Doc: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nljY-i_hVz4UE2gq4b0gBX-_D37_tWoTPLotRdhZteU/edit?usp=sharingMy notes (make a copy to toggle between teams on 2nd tab) docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NDg0z7vqYhEhQWw4Yh5pmR3LO6zhvhfNOkA5KhrbC-U/edit?usp=sharing
Vechs Waking Up 100% in 19:30 (WR) Ben 2023-05-13 | When I started this project 3 months ago the WR was a 34:43. Really proud of this run, 0 major mistakes and just a few small and medium timelosses scattered around. Sub-20 was always the goal and I was stuck at around 20:20 for the last month before I got this.Further expiation on a couple tricks:Entity Punch: When you punch an entity the game doesn't think you are sprinting, which saves hunger. Found by Eliotex.Silk Touch Enchant Manip: There's a bug in version 1.8 that resets enchantment seed when going through the end portal. If you use Java 7 the enchantment seed you get reset to has silk touch.Pearl Hangs: In version 1.8 pearls get deleted when going into unloaded chunks. So to hang pearls you need to "juggle" them in lazy chunks, which is a 2 chunk border between fully loaded chunks and fully unloaded chunks. This is what causes all the pausing.Run Info:IGT: 19:30.633: youtu.be/a-Or0VtM9ZU, RTA: 21:01.100Played in Minecraft 1.8 with Java 7, Easy DifficultyMap was modified to fix portals and invisible ladders which break in 1.8Used Optifine I7 and Batty's Coordinates Plus ModUsed AutoHotkey to help sprinting (mapped w to sprint key)~160 hours of work routing and running over 3 monthsI did most the routing myself, but I have these people to thank as well:-SchmidtSays for helping find silk touch manip and blaze egg portal-Panda4994 and LapisDemon for silk touch manip: youtu.be/U4T7SAE4FVM-Qwuiblington all the fastlooting I do and for the wool numbers resource pack-Pedro for mining the 5th chapter chest while going through portal-Speedycube64 for consistent enderpearl bedrock clip and giving me a 1.8 .jar with Batty's Coordinate Mod and OptifineThis run was livestreamed on my twitch. I've highlighted some of my previous runs before this: twitch.tv/contranautPrevious WR by Japonk: youtu.be/76IeRzI5HTcMusic: youtu.be/yx249tuUtAUPlaylist of unlisted routing videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuPkLHThGIP4yKDTJkqLb-VI9J1uxXjJL
Uncivil Engineering Speedrun in 6:12.700 (WR) Ben 2023-02-11 | I first speedran this map 10 years ago, but hadn't touched in for almost 7 years, so I decided it was time to finally come back.I ended up saving ~25 seconds by adding in an icarus and finding other minor timesaves, but most timesave is just from execution.I did this run in singleplayer, but normally for RFW speedruns we would play on a server with a plugin that doesn't allow us to go into the void lane. We also follow this ruleset autoreferee.github.io/rulesetWR history:9:56 by me in ~late 2013, unrecorded8:53 by me in Dec 2014 youtu.be/xTi-eS0X_rU6:56 by me in Dec 2015 youtu.be/DGI0f_0Tcvc6:55 by Mini in ~early 2016, video deleted6:39 by me in Mar 2016 youtu.be/OkpHUdxsh8U6:12 by me in February 2023Musicyoutu.be/I-VsisgVkHwyoutu.be/VbQqV8_Ykow
Beating an 8 year old WR by 18 minutes: Vinyl Fantasy 2 in 29:23 (WR) Ben 2023-02-05 | My favorite CTM map of all time. I've been wanting to speedrun this map ever since I played it over 10 years ago.This run is played in 1.2.5, which is the version the map was released for, and the version the previous WR was played in. I played in this version to keep this consistency, and also because the map lags heavily in other versions.However, 1.2.5 is a lot slower than other versions for many reasons, including no pearl deloads and no sprint key. I am also not very good with 1.2.5 mechanics, so my execution in this run is worse than most other runs. Also... please just ignore the monument, lmao.Run Info:IGT 29:23.833, RTA 29:28.733Played in Minecraft 1.2.5 with optifine, easy difficultyThis run was livestreamed on my twitch: twitch.tv/contranautContributors to strategies:-Gunter and LetsFailLP for original routing-Qwuiblington and jr5000 for help with kilo-boating-Qwuiblington for teaching me how to clip upwards with a boat-jr5000 for helping with the enderman kill with tnt-Eliotex for finding the nether portal tnt setupMusic from here: youtu.be/dwY7w0k3j2YLetsFailLP's previous 47:53 WR youtu.be/blnIAaMhIPkGunter's 48:23 youtu.be/VhaZD3dOTXg
Vechs Infernal Sky II in 8:49 (1.9+ former WR) with Post-Commentary Ben 2023-01-09 | My new 8:25 youtu.be/vtDyt77DFn4The first ever full-length super-hostile sub-9!Really solid run here, just a few very minor mistakes throughout. Very happy with this, although I do think there's potential to get under 8:40 or so with the same route, and with bartering sub-8 might even be possible.Run Info:IGT: 8:49.886, RTA: 9:30.369Played in Minecraft 1.16.1 with Optifabric, easy difficultyNote: The Map was modified with the OldWorldFix tool to fix potions and portalsThis run was livestreamed on my twitch: twitch.tv/contranautI routed many of the new strategies in this run, however I have these people to thank as well:-Qwuiblington for showing how to easily get magenta without an enderpearl-SchmidtSays for discovering that you can blow up portals after going through them a lot easier, and also for finding the 2nd pearl deload in the nether-jr5000 for protal relocation general knowledge that helped me figure out the fastest way to relocate for cyan wool.-speedycube64 for general routing, including ghost town (I think)-Crafterdark, AlexANDGame, Eable2, and LuigiClaren for older routing work-linstr13 for making the resource pack with numbers on wools-Azakriel for the thumbnailMusic: youtu.be/hY02oEKfPfgCurrent pre-1.9 WR by speedy: youtu.be/VY1CbtTNGRI
RPL Season 9 Draft Podcast with Greg and DT Ben 2022-12-21 | Master Doc: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-AW5SNmJLYiDkonmRcXC3C98OCOZB45_QqywEfo7HIM/edit?usp=sharingMy notes: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17ww5MzFXfCgs2JDpuGNQjebcGjULiADnW3ooTQBlJ1c/edit?usp=sharing0:00 Intro2:31 Ryan9:07 Tangent on Hazards / Defensive vs Offensive Meta10:29 How Ben/Greg Ranked10:55 Ryan (Ranking)13:00 Pandii18:55 Pandii (Ranking)19:40 Ele/Muk26:19 Ele/Muk (Ranking)27:11 Greg/Ausxh33:18 Greg/Ausxh (Ranking)34:39 Foods/Stevee40:51 Foods/Stevee (Ranking)42:01 Kaui/Mango51:46 Kaui/Mango (Ranking)52:37 Crown57:48 Crown (Ranking)1:00:28 DoctaShock1:07:27 DoctaShock (Ranking)1:07:37 Santander-Santander ranking: 1:14:35Staticbunnyz: 1:16:03-Ranking: 1:21:00Mork:1:21:21-Ranking: 1:27:05Gymleaderbrawl: 1:27:58-Ranking: 1:35:49DT: 1:36:00-Ranking: 1:43:00Tacoman: 1:43:40-Ranking: 1:49:23Ksch/Toad: 1:49:49-Ranking: 1:58:39Ben/Con: 1:58:58-Ranking: 2:10:15Halbread: 2:10:52-Ranking: 2:18:36Cole/Brayden: 2:18:50-Ranking: 2:25:49
Berry Chaos in 4:05 (WR, unpolished) Ben 2022-12-17 | So I was challenged by SchmidtSays to play this map for 2 hours and get as fast a time as I could. With only 10 minutes left until the 2 hours was up, I managed to get this run.For now I'm going to keep focusing on IS2, but I might return to this map in the future. Turns our there's quite a lot of interesting strategy potential to push this time much lower. This run mostly copied the previous WR route with one strat change to use a boat from the last wool to victory monument to save some more time. Thanks to Schmidt, 0x, and Ty for the rest of the route.Run Info:IGT: 4:05.333, RTA 4:08.684Played in Minecraft 1.16.1 on easy difficulty, used OptifabricTy's previous 4:18 WR youtu.be/hSiQFSSCvu8This run was livestreamed on my twitch: twitch.tv/contranaut
Vechs Infernal Sky II in 9:46 (former WR, 1.9+, Unpolished) Ben 2022-12-04 | My new 8:49 1.9+ WR youtu.be/RIG94BHAcs4This is the first ever full-length super hostile map completed in under 10 minutes (pre-1.9 or 1.9+). I'm uploading this run more to capture this milestone, not necessarily because it was a great run or anything. I will continue to grind this down to 9:15 or so on my twitch (twitch.tv/contranaut).Run Info:IGT: 9:46.427 (after adding in timed pause), RTA: 10:12.693Played in Minecraft 1.16.1 with Optifabric, easy difficultyNote: The Map was modified with the OldWorldFix tool to fix potions and portalsI routed many of the new strategies in this run, however I have these people to thank as well:-Qwuiblington for showing how to easily get magenta without an enderpearl-SchmidtSays for discovering that you can blow up portals after going through them a lot easier, and also for finding the 2nd pearl deload in the nether-jr5000 for protal relocation general knowledge that helped me figure out the fastest way to relocate for cyan wool.-speedycube64 for general routing, including ghost town (I think)-Crafterdark, AlexANDGame, Eable2, and LuigiClaren for older routing work-linstr13 for making the resource pack with numbers on woolsMusic (3X, lol): youtu.be/Qg1qZq5yjps
My luckiest speedrun ever - Direct Fire in 4:15 (WR) Ben 2022-11-21 | So my goal was sub-4:30. Then I got this run. My reaction at the end speaks for itself. I could probably reset 1000 times and never see this kind of luck again, just insane.There are 2 categories on this map, AutoRef and Vanilla. AutoRef is more restrictive - you have to play in 1.7 or 1.8, have to play with autoref, and have to play with the RFW ruleset which bans all exploits on this map. This run is in the vanilla category, where you can play on any version and only have to follow the map rules, which is essentially "get the wool from wool chests" and "don't leave your lane." So any exploits outside of that (including bedrock clipping and placing blocks in the void lane) is legal.Run Info:IGT and RTA: 4:15.500Played in Minecraft 1.17.1 on easy difficultyUsed Lunar Client with mods such as coordinate HUD and full-brightMusic - youtu.be/wR3ZAYxeaBYSpeedy's 5:49 (AutoRef WR) - youtu.be/FFeTzPe3j_gSpeedrun.com Leaderboards - speedrun.com/super_hostile?h=RFW_Direct_Fire-AutoRef&x=wkp9lov2-ylqq143l.9qjpj50qThanks to the following:SchmidtSays for bed bridging, bed for 2nd wool, and fast kill in 2ndQwuiblington for helping me understand new swimming mechanicsThis run was livestreamed on my twitch: twitch.tv/contranautHere's 2 funny clips of me dying to pufferfish. I actually probably died like 5-8 times total from pufferfish while running this map ;)clips.twitch.tv/EndearingInexpensiveTildeSmoocherZ-E9FNoXzuF-3engtbclips.twitch.tv/FunnySpoopyLobsterThisIsSparta-n7Nq-4Lt4anFWZVQ
Spellbound Caves No Men Allowed in 11:57 by Ben/Contranaut Ben 2022-11-16 | New manless WR by Japonk youtu.be/FGRgjB9x57o?si=7TTbkPORVQ-necu8This is a category I made up where you aren't allowed to use pearls from enderman. This makes playing the map a lot more consistent and fun, in my opinion, because you don't have to reset for insane enderman luck.For some reason I actually ended up grinding this a bit. Even though the splits I'm running against are essentially all gold splits for the first 4, the start still wasn't that great. The ending was really good though. This route could easily go sub-11:40 or even sub-11:30 in pre-1.9, which is pretty crazy.I used another eating glitch this run where you drop food as soon as you stop eating and this lets you eat without sprint. It's a tick perfect trick but not too hard to get, plus you can usually keep trying until you are successful with very minimal timeloss. Apparently this trick has been known about for many years, we just re-discovered it thanks to Eliotex.Run Info:IGT: 11:57.467, RTA: 12:16.300Played in Minecraft 1.8.9 on easy difficultyUsed Lunar Client with mods such as coordinate HUD, toggle sprint, and full-brightWatch Japonk's 12:52 in this category (without portal pearl!) youtu.be/F-clQLdIGT8This run was livestreamed on my twitch: twitch.tv/contranautMusic: youtu.be/tCXZoXfVYykThanks to the following people:Tell52 for finding the portal pearl trick. His video here: youtu.be/g5knWZnrmbMEliotex for hunger tricks. His video here youtu.be/NiOMVtrkV-M and here youtu.be/6Ysd3ly4FnE
Vechs Spellbound Caves in 11:34 (fWR, PB). My most insane grind yet. Ben 2022-10-31 | New WR by speedy: youtu.be/F9rtMIUC_8oThe most grueling grind I have ever endured. I kept choking endgames over and over and over again, for example this 11:24 I choked at monument youtu.be/BkGH7pMBIjA. I started to get more nervous at the end of runs and became a huge mental hurdle I had to get over. But I'm so glad I never quit and finally got my goal.Honestly this run is pretty good, but not didn't have incredible execution or luck. Early game had a bit of mistakes, 2nd half of the run was very solid overall. Sub-11 is within reach with better enderman luck, but I'm going to stop the grind here.Tricks in the run:-Entity (boat) punching to preserve hunger at 1:07 and 1:32. Found by Eliotex-Portal pearl to teleport to brown wool at 4:53. Found by tell52 and implemented by me.-Pearl deloads at 4:07, 5:37, and 8:48. Setups on this map found by me.-Food GUI (chest) eating glitch at 7:19. Found by Eliotex.Run Info:IGT: 11:34.933, RTA: 11:55.200Played in Minecraft 1.8.9 on easy difficultyUsed Lunar Client with mods such as coordinate HUD, toggle sprint, and full-brightThis run was livestreamed on my twitch: twitch.tv/contranautMusic: youtu.be/zj5nHHHZPIIThanks to the following people:Tell52 for finding the portal pearl trick. His video here: youtu.be/g5knWZnrmbMEliotex for hunger tricks. His video here youtu.be/NiOMVtrkV-M and here youtu.be/6Ysd3ly4FnEQwuiblington for the nether tunnel.Speedycube, Japonk, SchmidtSays, Cscuile, Gunter for older route improvements.Speedycube for the tumbnail.linstr13 for making the resource pack with numbers on woolsEveryone who supported me in streams during this mental grind. Especially SchmidtSays, Qwuiblington, and Japonk.
Spellbound Caves 11:24 monument choke (11:40 finish) Ben 2022-10-31 | Has to be my worst choke ever. Such a great run too.11:40 finish because I placed black at 11:28 and I get a +12s penalty for 4 misplaced wools (3s per wool).I couple days later I finally got a 11:34 for WR (video here youtu.be/rK7WDIfsDL4) and quit the category (for now). I'm uploading this too though because it's a little better of a run and shows the potential this map still has to be pushed lower.
Vechs Iceolation in 1:02.900 (PB, unpolished) Ben 2022-09-27 | So I did a challenge on stream where I would run Iceolation for 2 hours on stream and see if I could get a sub-1:05. Prior to this I had never speedran the map before. I got this run just over 1.5 hours in.It's an alright run, but I could definitely do a lot better if I tried. Even with my current strats I don't think sub-1 would be too hard for me. But I don't really have much interest in running this map, just wanted to do the challenge. Maybe I'll come back one day for WR, idk.Run Info:Played in Minecraft 1.12.2 on hard difficultyUsed LabyMod with optifine and toggle sprintThanks to speedy for the map download (just positioned faster to start run)This run was livestreamed on my twitch: twitch.tv/contranautThis run is 4th place as of uploading. Current WR is 54:583 by Qwuiblington. Leaderboard here: speedrun.com/super_hostile#Iceolation Music from: youtu.be/CRv1BJpCPC0
Vechs Spellbound Caves in 13:00 (fWR) with new glitch! Ben 2022-08-28 | New 12:56 by me. Will probably be beaten very soon twitch.tv/videos/1587931032Spellbound caves holds a special place in my heart because it was the first CTM map I ever played, and still one of my all-time favorite maps. Ever since I first started speedrunning minecraft 8+ years ago I always wanted to run this map, but only just got to it now. This run ended up being pretty good, but is still very improvable. I am going to look into some more optimizations and then do some more attempts, my ultimate goal is sub-12 or at least a low-12.The route I used in this run ended up being pretty similar to previous WRs, with the exception of some slightly different deload spots, and the brand new "portal pearl" trick I used when exiting the nether. This trick was discovered by tell52 and involves landing a pearl a tick (.05s) before you go through the portal. You will still go through the portal, but because you are at different coordinates, you will go to the overworld at the pearl's coordinates instead of the portal. So effectively it's a way to build a new portal by using a pearl instead of obsidian.To hit the 1 tick timing in the video, I used a tool called "flow timer." I set the timer to start as I back into the portal, and then I use an offset of 3618 (3.618 seconds) until a throw the pearl. I'd estimate I hit the trick in runs maybe 50% of the time, so it's definitely a big reset point.Another small trick I use at the start the run is punching boats. This makes the game think I'm not sprinting even though I am, which saves a lot of hunger. We need to do the trick in order to make it to the first food chest. The trick was found by Eliotex and first implemented into runs by Japonk.One final thing is that I played this run on version 1.8.9. The 2 previous records were played on 1.7.10. The versions are overall very similar to each other, but the big advantage 1.8.9 gives me is "dumb" mob AI which makes a big difference, since mobs often just don't aggro on me. It also makes enderman a lot easier to kill without them teleporting away. The disadvantages to 1.8.9 compared to 1.7.10 is that you can't eat while punching glass/sand, and you can't reliably double eat.Run Info:IGT: 13:00.733 (lol), RTA: 13:28.933Played in Minecraft 1.8.9 on hard/easy difficulty ;)Used Lunar Client with mods such as coordinate HUD, toggle sprint, and full-brightThis run was livestreamed on my twitch: twitch.tv/contranautThanks to the following people:Tell52 for finding the portal pearl trick. His video here: youtu.be/g5knWZnrmbMEliotex for finding the sprint without losing hunger trick. His video here: youtu.be/NiOMVtrkV-MJaponk for some route improvements such as punching boats, nether route, and getting extra diamonds for icarus armor.Speedycube, SchmidtSays, Cscuile, Gunter for other older route improvements, such as getting looting axe for enderman.Qwuiblington for the tumbnail, and finding other route improvements I haven't implemented yetlinstr13 for making the resource pack with numbers on wools
USNZ Civil War - Tunnel Vision (Game 2) Ben 2022-08-28 | Enjoy more crab rave.Pretty good game as well. I think crab rave makes me play better.Match stats (spoilers): http://godgamerstats.s3.amazonaws.com/summary/2022.08.27-03.54.21.htmlStream: twitch.tv/videos/1573706446Team Cuggy:Cuggy441MecsarpaulChillerFrostcheeseotTeam Minsii:minsiFoldesi_OcBruntForcehive_raven
USNZ Civil War - Divided Together (Game 3) Ben 2022-08-28 | Crab rave, the finale.Sorry forgot to record the first minute. Another tight one.Match stats (spoilers): http://godgamerstats.s3.amazonaws.com/summary/2022.08.27-04.14.53.htmlStream: twitch.tv/videos/1573706446Team Cuggy:Cuggy441MecsarpaulChillerFrostcheeseotTeam Minsii:minsiFoldesi_OcBruntForcehive_raven
USNZ Civil War - Abandoned Kingdom (Game 1) Ben 2022-08-28 | Enjoy the crab rave.Great game here, really happy with how I played, especially my 2 wool runs. If nothing else just make sure to watch the last 4 minutes.Match stats (spoilers): http://godgamerstats.s3.amazonaws.com/summary/2022.08.27-02.54.10.htmlStream: twitch.tv/videos/1573706446Team Cuggy:Cuggy441MecsarpaulChillerFrostcheeseotTeam Minsii:minsiFoldesi_OcBruntForcehive_raven
CMCT 3 Finals: Fleece Fetish vs Elysium on Bamboo Valley Ben 2022-08-01 | So this weekend both Zaquez and muk were out of town and didn't play for either team. But then 10 minutes before the match Goriest also told us he couldn't play so we scrambled to get a last minute roster replacement revenanthorror, even though he had never seen the map and hadn't played RFW in over a year.I think I'm fine with how I played, made some small throws like trying to give rev the iron pick and not taking potions into 1st wool with me. Just sad the game couldn't have been more competitive.Match Stats: godgamerstats.s3.amazonaws.com/summary/2022.07.31-23.42.57.htmlStream: twitch.tv/videos/1548657391Fleece Fetish:MeExeadraMyiopsitta (Spencer/Sub)revenanthorrorElysium:ElementalAssasinhumbsAdamChenPivione (Mango)
CMCT 3 Semifinals: Fleece Fetish vs Old School Cool on Sub-Zero Ben 2022-07-25 | Really dumb mistake at the beginning but otherwise played decent. Shoutouts to Gori and Exe for carrying.Match stats: http://godgamerstats.s3.amazonaws.com/summary/2022.07.24-23.35.34.htmlStream: twitch.tv/videos/1541800224Fleece Fetish:MeMukGoriestExeadraOld School Cool:MatsuzenMissJibblyhive_ravenBruntForce
CMCT 3 Round 3: Fleece Fetish vs Manifest Destiny on New Huntly Ben 2022-07-10 | An all-timer for sure. What a fantastic game, enjoy ;)I played poor the 1st 10 minutes but outside of that pretty happy with how I played. A rare game where I have some good bow impact. I'd like to apologize on Muk and Gori's behalf for some pretty toxic comms from them during the game.Match stats: godgamerstats.s3.amazonaws.com/summary/2022.07.10-00.18.56.htmlStream: twitch.tv/videos/1527271592Fleece Fetish:MeMukGoriestExeadraManifest DestinyConundromic_Bunnies - POV youtu.be/sX78gOJCE3s_OcAusxh
CMCT 3 Round 2: Fleece Fetish vs Elysium on Manifold Mania II Ben 2022-07-02 | Match start at 1:08Finally a game I played well in lol. Only mistakes I can think of was somehow not having arrows to run 2nd, and at end of game should have passed around all my stuff and suicided instead of running out.Match stats: http://godgamerstats.s3.amazonaws.com/summary/2022.07.01-23.59.07.htmlStream: twitch.tv/videos/1519837456Fleece Fetish:MeMukGoriestSubAtomicPandaElysium:ZaquezElementalAssasinhumbssslumper (William)
CMCT 3 Round 1: Fleece Fetish vs Lets-A-Game on Beginnergreen Ben 2022-06-26 | First of all, I'd like to apologize to Let's-A-Game for how we played the last 5 minutes or so of the game. During the game I didn't realize everything that was happening, otherwise I definitely would have been more vocal about stopping it. Once I re-watched the game I felt terrible about it. I hope Let's-A-Game can play more enjoyable matches the rest of the tournament.Having said that, I played absolutely terribly this game, please don't watch lol. All I can say was the constant dc's was very distracting but mistakes were still really bad nonetheless.Match stats: http://godgamerstats.s3.amazonaws.com/summary/2022.06.26-19.01.23.htmlStream: twitch.tv/videos/1514893690Fleece Fetish:MeMukGoriestExeadraLet's-A-Game:phiekiFireKlawShaRp_0AcerJaL
Vechs Legendary in 26:16 (1.9+ WR) with Post-Commentary Ben 2022-05-24 | The biggest re-route this map has had in it's long history completely shattered the sub-30 minute barrier and brought the time all the way down to a 26:16. I spent nearly 3 months routing, practicing, and doing attempts to get good rng in order to get this final product. Enjoy!This run has 3 cuts where I was waiting in the esc menu for chunks to load. You can see the full unedited run with full gamesounds and my live commentary here youtu.be/ysl7XS0azXw. I also streamed the run live on my twitch, drop a follow :] twitch.tv/contranaut.Here's a great explanation video to the portal relocation trick I do when I exit the nether at 18:17. The video was made by jr5000 who discovered the trick independently of me, and has studied the code to learn about the technical aspects of portal generation that I would have never figured out on my own. youtu.be/Cz9B-P8-rmoHere's a playlist of all the unlisted strat videos and PBs I upload youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuPkLHThGIP7Bgjdm3XLHtQ2UlDDBraWkRun Info:IGT: 26:16.259, RTA: 30:33.882Played in Minecraft 1.16.1, easy difficultyMods: Fabric API, NoFog, SpeedRunIGT, Lithium, Sodium, Starlight, LazyDFUUsed AutoHotkey to remap f3 to a mouse buttonMusic in this run by Waterflame. Thanks to speedycube and Japonk for the suggestions.youtu.be/UdNyUxCPR2w and youtu.be/rO3W3b8dgG4Thanks to the following people:speedycube64 for posting the original $50 bounty that got me to run this map and coming up with the idea to use portal relocation in the routeJaponk for coming up with some of the overworld roof strats at the start of the run, inspiring me to do fast face of evil, and other minor routing helpSchmidtSays for helping with gold ore tnt placements, portal light improvements, portal relocation timing, and other smaller optimizationsQwuiblington for creating the resource pack with bigger pearls and fire res, finding ira boat clip, crafting and eating optimizations, and also helping with portal light improvementsjr5000 for inspiring me to do fast fun box and to practice my monuments, portal relocation timing, and other small improvementslinstr13 for making the resource pack with numbers on woolsAlso a big thanks to everyone who kept me company in twitch chat during this grind, I don't think I would have been able to endure all the resets without you all: SchmidtSays, Qwuiblington, Japonk, BruntForce, jr5000, Jack, Thungon, speedycube, conundromic, and anyone else I forgot.WR progression:Failed run by CoID (June 2014, portaless with no Invidia warp) youtu.be/aYkCdmLSFjY1:07:15 by Cubi (July 2014, portaless route) youtu.be/g3a0eInFX1w49:07 by AbsolutePsychopath (Sept 2015, portal route) youtu.be/op3EkMyej4w38:03 by speedycube64 (Nov 2019, portal route) youtu.be/7lr3iaw7IBc34:24 by speedycube64 (June 2021, portal route) youtu.be/a0cLoI5da-o30:50 by me (March 2022, deload route) youtu.be/QazYjoBI7DI29:29 by Japonk (March 2022, deload route) youtu.be/Gl1ZFsrchkM28:30 by me (April 2022, deload route) youtu.be/VqkXI8tXiT428:06 by me (April 2022, deload route) youtu.be/gOH1CtdQ6Rs27:05 by me (May 2022, deload route) youtu.be/SRUr_cdiqrs27:00 by me (May 2022, deload route) youtu.be/ZYEl4JtHQzM26:16 by me (May 2022, deload route) this video ;)21:03 TAS by Cscuile (May 2017, portals) youtu.be/UAAYtoR3RpA53:22 by jr5000 in beta minecraft (very impressive, highly recommend watching) youtu.be/DZDwuIbXKYM
RPL Season 8 Draft Podcast with Muk and Greg Ben 2022-04-23 | Crown 0:40Aux: 9:10Ele: 19:50Mork: 28:57Greg: 34:57Di/Con : 42:00Bunnies: 49:11Ben: 54:00Docta: 1:01:45Cole: 1:08:45Dyego: 1:15:10Mango/Kaui: 1:22:54Toad: 1:29:34Ryan: 1:36:00DT: 1:43:25Muk: 1:49:49Pandii/3more: 1:57:40Ksch/Foods: 2:06:09Master Doc docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/183gNRwEZgcUAbPbx7FCESRR54T9w0dm-SMKL5HkUgVM/edit?usp=sharingMuk and I's notes docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WwIxhQJizt4mBK16bZLlFnhSTtkdKwdAH_b_aGbxDNQ/edit?usp=sharing
Vechs Legendary FWR in 30:50.277 using completely new route Ben 2022-03-21 | New 26:16 WR from by me youtu.be/oY-wHKfMxrcThe most coveted CTM world record is now mine! Livestreamed on my twitch: twitch.tv/contranautSo, about 6 weeks ago speedycube64 put out a $50 bounty for sub-30 Legendary, even though sub-30 wasn't possible with the previous WR route. Over the next month me and others worked to completely re-route the map from top to bottom. The first major change I made was playing on 1.16.1 instead of 1.7.10, which is what the previous WR used. The main reason for this is obviously to obtain pearls with bartering, but also on 1.16 you can deload pearls very easily, whereas on 1.7.10 you can only deload from far distances. 1.16 also has other advantages, such as faster swimming and boats, crouching for 1-tall tunnels, and tnt explosions give all blocks, which allows us to collect gold and diamond without a pick.However, there is one big disadvantage to 1.16, which is that it takes a lot more xp to get to level 30, which is needed to get an efficiency 4 pick to mine obsidian for portals. The previous WR route mined a total of 64 obsidian. In order to make 1.16 faster, I decided to look into an enchantless, obiless route where we don't build any portals. We can make up a lot of the travel time using pearl deloads, but it requires getting 2 pearl barters with only ~21 gold, which is roughly only 25% chance. However, after testing I realized if we did get the luck we needed, this route was potentially way faster than the previous WR route, and could give us a chance at sub-30.Then this run happened. I got the double pearl trades which was really lucky, and executed decently overall. Major timelosses include having to wait for the portal to light, slow bartering with only 1 piglin, falling in tacos, falling in starbright cavern, and catching on fire at VM. I think sub-30 is definitely within reach, but it's going to take quite the grind to get there.Although I made most of this route on my own I did get a bit of help from others in the community:jr5000 - For teaching me the mechanics behind portal relocation. This is the trick I do when I exit nether 22:33 into the run. Portal relocation/chaining is a very exiting new trick in CTM speedrunning that has potential to save time in many maps. Check out the explanation video jr made here youtu.be/Cz9B-P8-rmo speedycube64 - For coming up with the idea to use portal relocation in the first place.Japonk - For originally pursuing Legendary in 1.16, and coming up with the idea to go from shards to castle acedia using the map roof. Japonk is probably going to do some WR attempts using this new route, check out his youtube for streams: youtube.com/channel/UCQE7o4dTYkKcK_nE0oXsIXQSchmidtSays - For helping find ideal tnt placements for gold explosions.Run Info:Played in Minecraft 1.16.1 with Gamma 10Mods: Fabric. NoFog, SpeedrunIGTEasy DifficultySpeedy's previous 34:24 WR: youtu.be/a0cLoI5da-oMusic in this run: youtu.be/NBasamSmpGo
Mountain Mayhem Speedrun in 4:51.333 (WR) by Ben/Contranaut Ben 2022-03-02 | Way back in December 2013, I upload my first ever video to this channel, which was a 6:59 speedrun of this map. Now over 8 years later, I decided the first ever sub-5 on this map be the first on my channel with a facecam ;)Somehow we keep finding ways to save time on this map. Major improvements from Oc's previous run are the shortcut from PvE to Parkour (saves 20-25 seconds), a more powerful iccarus out of parkour so you don't have to do any pillaring, and finally optimizing the path down the mountain from PvP wool to monument.This run was pretty good but definitely could have been better. There's 4 semi major timelosses in the run, the block up just after PvE was slow due to fire tick, I missed the parkour wool grab, I was a little slow on the parkour iccarus, and the unfortunate fall into the pit right before VM iccarus. This run was only 5 seconds off my SOB (4:46), but in reality probably had closer to 8-10 seconds of mistakes and other timeloss.Thanks to:Oc - for finding optimizations for climbing the mountain and running PvP wool that I used in this run, for making the autosplitter for RFW speedruns, and for motivating me to return to this mapAus - for helping with the block-up to mine the obsidian and for suggesting to inventory after getting out of the minecartQwuiblington - for suggesting a better parkour iccarus as a possible time saveSpeedycube - For figuring out that you can shift on the vine jump to save a little timeSchmidtSays- For putting a lot of time into helping to find a glitch to break the obsidian (we were never able to quite figure this out, but we are close... maybe one day)Qwuiblington, Japonk, and Jack for being in my chat during runs helping me stay sane.Info on Run:Played in 1.8.9 on a local host serverCraft bukkit, autoref, LabyMod, ItemPhysicsHard difficultyMusic: youtu.be/kwu2kVJ0LKEWorld-record progression of MM:Pre-Dec. 2013 - Plaatinum10's 8:26 (video private, miss you dude ❤)Dec. 2013 - My 6:59 (first upload on my channel) youtu.be/0KAcXoH-7TQAug 2015 - My 6:13 youtu.be/jpK5xUS5CrcSept 2015 - My 5:59 youtu.be/JL44HnXP4BgDec 2019 - My 5:36 youtu.be/9AzbFqqq4pISept 2020 - Oc's 5:33 youtu.be/OYinJriKygg
Skybound World record using crazy high tech route Ben 2022-02-10 | Yes, I really just saved 6 minutes from a 9 minute route with pearl deloads.Run was really solid, definitely what I was looking for. Enderpearl drop luck was excellent, and only other timelosses were the very 1st pearl at the snow island where I landed a little short, and getting stuck just after getting the snow record and having to use a minecart. Sub-3 IGT is definitely possible in theory, but you would need the god pearl luck.Map by Jack (Arahpthos). I highly recommend it, it's a lot of fun casually and competitively: minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding-java-edition/maps/2485796-mini-ctm-skyboundInfo on Runs:World record in 23.267 (WR)Any% in 4.967 (WR)Any% No Dev Room in 3:15.467 IGT and 3:33.967 RTA (WR)Played in Minecraft 1.8.9Used LabyMod, Optifine, ItemPhysics (cosmetic only)Hard DifficultyThanks to Qwuiblington for finding the minecart tp I used to get the black disc (saves a pearl). Also I stole Qwuib's route for the 1st run in the video, here's their video: youtu.be/AvxdHQAzYjUSpeedy's previous 9:25: youtu.be/DYkauQOlWSUThanks to Sporcle for finding the music: youtu.be/ni6KmomjtOM
Vechs Waking Up completed in 14:13.767 (WR) Ben 2022-01-23 | My biggest speedrunning project is now complete. I probably put 250+ hours into routing and running this map over the course of 3 months. I am really happy with the run, this was my best pace ever leaving the nether, combined with gold splits or near gold splits on every post-nether segment.I streamed this run live on twitch. Here's the unedited highlight with chat: twitch.tv/videos/1269708172Here's a playlist of 26 unlisted strat videos I made over the last 3 months: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuPkLHThGIP55LpomSqdYWfzSdXxrzgpERun Info:RTA retime was 15:00.167 (rip)Played in Minecraft 1.8 with Java 7Used Optifine I7 and Batty's Coordinates Plus ModUsed AutoHotkey to help sprinting (mapped w to sprint key)Hard DifficultyThanks to the following for their contributions to the route:SchmidtSays for helping find silk touch manip and blaze egg portal.Panda4994 and LapisDemon for silk touch manip (video: youtu.be/U4T7SAE4FVM).Speedycube64 for general optimizations and consistent enderpearl clipping.Japonk for initial general routing help.Cubi - I used his general route for the 1st part of the run.Qwuiblington for lots of crazy ideas, nothing made it into the final route unfortunately.jr5000 and Elliotex for help with some nether portal stuff (before it got routed out).Others to thank:Tonko and the rest of the RFW community for the god tier thumbnail.Speedycube64 for giving me a 1.8 .jar with Batty's Coordinate and a wool counter for the video.Linstr13 for making a resource pack with numbers on the wools.Qwuiblington for making xray resource packs I used for routing.All the support I got during my twitch streams (especially Qwuib, Brunt, and Thannus).Jack for disliking this video.Music in this run: youtu.be/BKURRL_eyukWR progression since October 2021:Japonk's previous 23:53 (WR pre-October 2021) youtu.be/pq-8U2C69yY My previous 23:14 (diamond pick route): twitch.tv/videos/1204920265My previous 19:25 (diamond pick route): youtu.be/5AmPpG9lCbwMy previous ~19:20 (10 lava bucket route): twitch.tv/videos/1225649662My previous 18:38 (rail route): twitch.tv/videos/1230331975My previous 16:50.233 (rail route): twitch.tv/videos/1232155862My previous 16:16.733 (rail route): twitch.tv/videos/1236677600Speedy's previous 16:02.85 (rail route): youtu.be/xoITmeLH45gSpeedy's previous 15:19.80 (rail route): youtu.be/EthXax0iDWUMy previous 14:37.733 (same route as this run): twitch.tv/videos/1254604902This run and Speedy's PB side-by-side http://www.youtubemultiplier.com/61ed29b4631fa-waking-up-rail-vs-railless.phpCubi's 20:23 TAS from 2016: youtu.be/XWX3InNN3OI
Vechs Waking Up Any% Speedrun in 19:25.700 (former WR, unpolished) Ben 2021-11-27 | My first Vechs CTM speedrun! With some help from others, I found a lot of new tricks for this map that ended up drastically reducing the WR time, with lots of time still left to save. With better execution and route improvements I am hoping to push this run close to the 18 minute barrier.Thank you to SchmidtSays for help with the silk touch rng manipulation, and JaponkSR for various other routing help.RTA time: 19:45.167 (official timing uses IGT)Played in Minecraft 1.8 with Java 7Used Optifine I7Hard ModeI streamed this run live on twitch. Here's the original VOD with in-game sounds and my reactions twitch.tv/videos/1211653418Japonk's previous 23:53 WR youtu.be/pq-8U2C69yY Video I used to guarantee silk touch 1st try youtu.be/U4T7SAE4FVMMusic youtu.be/_FfH3o2GWYg
Uncharted Territory II in 17:33.73 (WR) Ben 2021-10-18 | My first ever (polished) full CTM speedrun! I put probably 150+ hours of work into routing and running this map to get my goal time of sub-18, so I hope you all enjoy the final product.Note that the CTM community times runs using in-game time, so not counting loading times going through portals and time spent in the esc menu. The RTA time of this run was 17:50.35I tried to keep most of the in-game sounds into the final video, but I needed to cut out some during the periods I was talking during the live run, so that I don't talk over my post-commentary.Played in Minecraft 1.8.9 on Hard ModeMods: LabyMod, Optifine, ItemPhysicsMap DownloadOriginal - ctmrepository.com/index.php?action=viewMap&id=72Pre-loaded version made by Damian - mediafire.com/file/lq61qu6qna7cq5u/Uncharted_Territory_2_v1.3_%2528MAP%2529_preloaded.rar/fileThanks to linstr for making the resource pack with numbers on the wools.Thanks to Damian for general routing help.Thanks to Eliotex for helping to find a cool tick-perfect portal break setup (even though I didn't end up using it)Thanks to uplm for helping find the teleporter de-load setup.Thanks to Greg for telling me to get the lights out pearls -_-Thanks to Jack for always being there to flame me.This run was livestreamed on my twitch, original VOD (starts ~1:10 in) twitch.tv/videos/1178842686Damian's (CrazyTrollTeam's) previous 23:56 WR youtu.be/peslJdEfclgFlow's previous 24:07 TAS youtu.be/OrBknIcUQjoGunter's previous 1:08:44 WR (from 2014!) youtu.be/D6w-joc1qZAMusic: youtu.be/LS4VA38fGSU
Casual Mixer 4 FINALS on Entropy and Slippery Slope Ben 2021-10-10 | Tfw you have 2 moles and a new player on your team.Teams:Me, ksch, sslumper (William), hardstuck_irl (Jen)uplm, MiniAhnt, hive_raven, Grenadine92Entropy paste: http://godgamerstats.s3.amazonaws.com/summary/2021.09.26-00.15.12.htmlSlippery Slope paste: godgamerstats.s3.amazonaws.com/summary/2021.09.26-00.44.09.htmlAlso we raced a parkour map at the end between me, ksch, and Jen at the end for a grand prize, which I won't be uploading. Congrats to Jen for being the grand prize winner!
Casual Mixer 4 Semifinals on Escort Mission, Precession Mini, Edge, and Expedition Ben 2021-09-19 | Don't watch Edge or Expedition, except for 1 and a half minutes starting at 53:13.Teams:Me, uplm, sslumper (William), GrenadineJibbly, Kaui, triple, Pandii
Casual Mixer 4 Quarterfinals on Cube Control, Twin Peaks, and Divided Together Ben 2021-09-11 | Exploited 1st match, threw super hard 2nd match, clutched up 3rd match and had one of my best pvp games ever.Teams:Me, Swurlin (SugarFreeYams), ksch, GrenadineBunnies, Mango (Pivvone), Mourner (Jidenna), pokecrafterStream POV: youtu.be/PsyWK1ZhxNk Match 1: http://godgamerstats.s3.amazonaws.com/summary/2021.09.11-02.39.23.htmlMatch 2: http://godgamerstats.s3.amazonaws.com/summary/2021.09.11-03.19.52.htmlMatch 3: http://godgamerstats.s3.amazonaws.com/summary/2021.09.11-03.35.22.htmlMusic (deadmau5): youtu.be/RjoO6wPAaVI
Uncharted Territory 2 Speedrun in 21:1X by Ben/Contranaut Ben 2021-09-06 | My new WR youtu.be/SetxdYJj8GoMy first every full CTM speedrun! This run had a lot of mistakes and some big timelosses, and I will be improving on it very soon. Will push for sub-20 if not sub-19 or sub-18. Watch at twitch.tv/contranaut.Highlights in this run are definitely the 4-block bedrock clip (7:30) and the missed pearl in null nearly losing me the run (12:17). RTA is ~21:22 but official timing takes out pauses in loads, hence 21:1X. I will improve this soon anyway so no reason to bother retiming.Thanks to linstr for the wool number resource pack that helped with the monument placing a lot. Credit to Flow and Damian for their work routing the map, I used a lot of their route in my run.Damian's previous 23:56 WR youtu.be/peslJdEfclgFlow's previous 24:07 TAS youtu.be/OrBknIcUQjoGunter previous 1:08:44 WR youtu.be/D6w-joc1qZA
Rocks Edge Speedrun in 3:06.933 (WR) by Ben/Contranaut Ben 2021-08-29 | I ran this map a while ago and enjoyed it, so when DJ came out with an update for it I thought I would try to run it again. The only real updates that are relevant for the run is that there is more food and 2nd is harder (I think he fixed some of the spawners?). This run was really well executed, only real mistakes was in the tunnel going from 3rd to 1st. The server also lagged for ~3 right before I picked up 2nd wool, so this run really should have been even faster.This run I implemented "fast-looting" for the first time in my speedruns, which is a strategy to quickly get all the items out of a chest by shifting 1 item into your inventory, hotkeying it back, and then shift clicking again. This is especially useful where there are multiple stacks of 1 item, like in the chest at 2:22. I did fast-looting a total of 4 times in this run.Other strat changes I made was doing 2nd before 3rd for reset efficiency, and I think that order is faster anyway. I found a cool strat where you place blocks coming out of 2nd and it saved time when you are running from 3rd to 1st. I also changed the end of the run with where I fall down from 1st. Otherwise the time I saved off my previous 3:25 was just execution. My previous 3:25: youtu.be/6LdWogfy4m0PasteHTML: http://godgamerstats.s3.amazonaws.com/summary/2021.08.29-00.43.57.htmlMusic is from this (~21 mins in) youtu.be/doTbtz0Rp9A
Planet Practice Speedrun in 3:51.067 (WR) by Ben/Contranaut Ben 2021-07-23 | I really outdid myself with this run.So I originally played this category hoping to beat Mat and Jibbly's duo time of ~4:55. I came up with a really slick route to get the wool back to spawn after getting the touch, and after a couple hundred attempts got my time down to a 4:21. I thought about quitting but knew I could get a sub-4:15 if not even a sub-4:10. I slowly began to see that sub-4 was possible, but just required incredibly risky play and 100% focus to play at the top of my game. I began doing long attempt sessions with no voice chat and no music, something I have never done before for my speedruns. 3 weeks ago my grind finally paid off and I got a 4:05 on a nearly flawless run. I almost quit right there, but I saw some opportunities to introduce even more risks into the run, such as doing the last part of the run without any armor. Then I hit a wall where I just couldn't get anything for weeks and weeks. I decided to look into the mob vertical one more time and found a slight strat change to use ladders on the corner that really seemed to help. These past couple days I started getting run after run on-pace past the mob vertical. I got a 4:05 with 5 seconds lost to lag, then got a 4:00.50 that I was sure was sub-4 when I completed the run. Just before this run in the same session I had a run about 3 seconds faster that died to a creeper while retrieving the passaround. Then I had another sub-4 that missed the void passaround. Then I finally did it.For the run itself, the beginning was great, but could have been even better with mob boosts. I dropped into the 2nd room about 2.5 seconds slower than my fastest pace to that point. The 2nd room was really great, very little mob spawns made it quick, although I also didn't get any mob boosts. After setting my spawn in the bed I was about 3 seconds slower than my fastest pace ever, so still a really really solid run. The 3rd room and lava was also fantastic. Climbing up the vert I was slowed down just a little by the cave spiders at the beginning and some skeletons at the top, but I also didn't get poisoned which saves a lot of time. Entering the final room I was probably just about tied with my best run pace ever from a run earlier that day. The ending sequence was the worst part of the run, had maybe 5 seconds or so of timeloss with bad block placements and having to wait for the creeper.PasteHTML (2:48 touch) drive.google.com/file/d/1xqlSXeGjf2bWgBJRulrgrmsrBDGGqaeI/view?usp=sharingMusic: youtu.be/QLxA_lNB1oEand youtu.be/0GW95aUPJQ4
RPL Season 7 Draft Podcast with Greg and Cole Ben 2021-06-14 | Master Doc with pokemon points: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yErD0eWIhN8I7VIav3qkolXFT3-V8X14sLQ0t6fhwm8/edit?usp=sharing
