Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
0:00 Failed Runs
0:37 Winning Run!
1:47 Checking the Grade
2:09 Collecting the Reward
I mentioned before that there's an achievement for clearing Terminus in under a minute. The sign of that in-game outside of the big ol' clock at the end is the door on the left opening once the time is beaten. This took... between five and six hours of practice to finally pull off. The closest I got without clearing was less than a quarter of a second off the mark, which was maybe a little demoralizing.
BUT. it's done now! There's a couple of achievements left to attain (one for reaching a guy in 5 minutes, and one for reaching the end in an hour if I've heard right) but as it is, I think I got some good time out of this fun li'l game!
0:00 Failed Runs
0:37 Winning Run!
1:47 Checking the Grade
2:09 Collecting the Reward
I mentioned before that there's an achievement for clearing Terminus in under a minute. The sign of that in-game outside of the big ol' clock at the end is the door on the left opening once the time is beaten. This took... between five and six hours of practice to finally pull off. The closest I got without clearing was less than a quarter of a second off the mark, which was maybe a little demoralizing.
BUT. it's done now! There's a couple of achievements left to attain (one for reaching a guy in 5 minutes, and one for reaching the end in an hour if I've heard right) but as it is, I think I got some good time out of this fun li'l game!
![Spelunky HD - Sceptre Show-Off
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Only seven years late!
People have a tendency to think that the Sceptre will target the player if theyre the only target on the screen. Im postin this video to show that this is bupkis! Its AI is decidedly simple:
• Target → Attack
• No Target → Flies in last direction at constant speed
It doesnt see the player as a target, but WILL hit the player if theyre in the shots path. This will become painfully obvious at the end of the video! Spelunky HD - Sceptre Show-Off](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GU1UqPvZsLw/mqdefault.jpg)
![Void Stranger EX - You Should Be Able To Solve This
It took a bit but I did it :P
(for the uninitiated: no killing leeches, no moving tiles, can make 5 tiles max with the snake statues, push top-right statue to the button, and sigil bars flight and doubling back - perfectly solvable!)
[edit 17/03/2025: apparently making a video public if its only ever been unlisted or private makes it publish properly! aint that wild - enjoy a snippet of Void Stranger EX!] Void Stranger EX - You Should Be Able To Solve This](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GekuialhPsg/mqdefault.jpg)






![Terraria - Moon Lord Solo (Melee, Expert Mode, 1.3.0.8)
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(for added effect, feel free to play https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9eUqLx86-g in the background)
So that took too long. After four or five failed attempts, I finally knuckled down, gathered all the power I could, and took on the Moon Lord with all that I had. I tell ya, Defence is good, but its not worth Warding if you cant kill the guy fast enough.
Done with Melee weapons (yes it counts, its attached to the hilt!), I once again used Beetle Shell armour for the damage reduction. My main weapons were the Godly Daybreak and the Demonic Solar Eruption, backed up by the following Accessories:
- Menacing Celestial Shell
- Menacing Ankh Shield
- Lucky Charm of Myths
- Menacing Destroyer Emblem
- Menacing Worm Scarf
- Menacing Warrior Emblem
Six minutes to defeat the Expert Moon Lord compared to the Summoners 1-minute kill on Normal... Im not entirely sure what to make of that, but hey here we are. Enjoy! Terraria - Moon Lord Solo (Melee, Expert Mode, 1.3.0.8)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/J7XtiK4DMQM/mqdefault.jpg)
![Terraria 1.4 - Empress of Light Attempt and Observation
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Still working on this Master Mode run. Its rude. Turns out the Empress of Light is RUDER, though. Her attacks (at least on Master Mode) dont grant invulnerability frames. Anything that counts as a dodge (Hallowed Armours set-bonus, or the Black Belt/Ninja Gear) will still do so - Ive seen people use it for the daytime clears. But you can see when Im getting tapped by a ton of bullets here, then at around 0:55 I get hit by a stray Gastropod (cause of course I do), theres definitely NO mercy given by the Empress.
I was obviously going for a win, but summons is as summons do, and I fluffed a dodge. Ho-hum. Hopefully this vids useful lol Terraria 1.4 - Empress of Light Attempt and Observation](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JhoO5R5-yT8/mqdefault.jpg)
