SO CLOSE TO SUB 14:20 :( - Dark Souls II Any% Speedrun in 14:20 RTA No Load (Former World Record) Stennis 2020-11-12 | New PB here: youtube.com/watch?v=QR4rqAhMClc Did a few offline attempts while watching the Speedsouls Charity Marathon this weekend and happened to get another PB. Unfortunately I lost a lot of time near the end and missed sub 14:20 by 0.22 seconds :(
Yet Another Skip to Mirror Knight Stennis 2024-09-29 | Pretty slow execution in this example, but even done well it might not really save anything for RBO.Known about this skip for a while, but never bothered to look for a setup for it, this seems to work quite nicely though.Setup is based on left foot position at the start and equipment boxes for camera lineup.Stamina bars at 15 end are used to determine the correct distance (3.5 bars).
Super Ultra Secret Great Lightning Spear Skip Setup Stennis 2024-07-31 | Kept as a secret little skip ahead of the 8 bosses relay race for our DS2 10 year anniversary stream for SoulsSpeedruns.GLS route might not even be fasterbut still 🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫
Amana Ladder Warp Stennis 2024-04-04 | I spent way too long on this for it to be so slow... :(Kudos to Ragnite for suggesting the skip. I had thought about if before but always considered it likely to be too slow even if it magically happened to load you in without fall damage.It did magically do that though :)
Faster Congregation Skip for Reverse Boss Order Stennis 2023-09-30 | Thought this was not possible in Old Patch, but turns out it barely works with 22-23vgr and cat ring.Originally found by Draekyor for Scholar.
Dark Souls II Any% Current Patch Unrestricted Speedrun in 24:25 Stennis 2023-05-27 | Really terrible run, especially branch skip and the jump to Giant Lord.Hopefully I can PB on the last day of the bounty COPIUM
Dark Souls II Any% Current Patch Unrestricted in 27:32 (Branch Skip Route) Stennis 2023-04-23 | Really bad start, but then solid from Branch Skip until the despair begins...It's a start though, first run with Branch Skip on the board 👍Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at twitch.tv/stennis
Branch Skip Current Patch Tutorial Stennis 2023-04-16 | Will probably make a full video explaining the whole setup later, but it's pretty difficult right now to get them back to back for a good tutorial.Very much hoping someone will find a better setup, but at least this is giving me some level of reproducibility.
Left Side Drangleic Skip Stennis 2023-04-14 | Found out the elephants actually leave you alone left side and you have enough time to run all the way around before the 30s timer ends, so much easier than doing the Scholar any% method :)
Alternative Alternative Branch Skip Stennis 2023-04-08 | I heard you like Branch Skip! So here is an alternative method based on the previous alternative method of Branch Skip :) Seems to be equivalent to a 2:45 branch skip (maybe 2:43 at best)
ITS AN EASTER MIRACLE 🐰 - Dark Souls II Any% Speedrun in 13:42 (World Record) Stennis 2023-04-07 | Somehow with tired hands and no runs in the last week I managed to finally get a solid run! Sub 13:40 is still the dream, but I guess it will be saved for another time ;)Catch the runs live at twitch.tv/stennis
I Can Still Compete With These Kids! - Dark Souls II Any% Speedrun in 13:52 (Former World Record) Stennis 2023-03-04 | Fantastic start to the run, on par with my best runs ever before Giant Lord, but unfortunately started snowballing pretty hard in the last 4-5 minutes where I ended up losing just over 20s. Still managed to claw out a new record by 4s though so Brazil in shambles I guess.
Nash Glitch Parry Setup Stennis 2023-01-22 | Been testing a lot of different ideas for Nash Glitch the past month in order to make witching urns work without being too much of a risk for any% speedruns. Found a few different methods involving rolls and backsteps (which is in my 13:57 run), but eventually found a lineup that made it work really well with a fist parry to time the urn. Hard to say which is better yet, but this has some benefits as no need for rolls/backsteps means equip load should probably not matter. It is also very few inputs so should be easier to do correctly.Short summary of setup:1. Make sure the right side of the missing tile is as centered between your legs as possible2. Align the tip of your left foot with the top part of the missing tile (left foot must be forwards)3. Place the urn count number in the bottom corner of a specific tile on the wall4. Parry as soon as the reward box disappears and spam urn without holding forwards
The Brazilian Defense Was Too Strong - Dark Souls II Any% Speedrun in 13:57 RTA No Load Stennis 2023-01-01 | Gave it a final push for as much as I had time before the end of the bounty, getting my final PB on December 30th. Execution throughout the run was really good, but a few key moments of bad RNG unfortunately meant I fell just 1s short of tying the record. 3s lost to slow enemy on Aldia skip, 5-6s lost to the hollow before Giant Lord being in the wrong place and finally getting outplayed by Defender shielding twice and not running into the witching urn like he would almost always do during practice. Could have ended well below 13:50, but I guess that will have to be another day.
[Former World Record] Brazil in Shambles - Dark Souls II Any% Speedrun in 14:02 RTA No Load Stennis 2022-11-12 | So Nyk beat my previous record a couple days ago, and somehow I got it back on my first attempt :)Lost sub 14 at the very end, but all together feel A LOT more happy with the execution on this run.
Icy Summer 2022 - 16 1:43.172 Alternative Route Stennis 2022-09-23 | Went back to the ice campaign after Kacky ended and found map 16 to be really difficult. Tried finding an easier route than in the record, and while I probably failed that at least it has a WICKED end. It's almost as if Kacky never ended. Had some mistakes, and direct fin would obviously be faster, but it was good enough for silver and well within top 100 (67th atm) so it will have to do.
Dark Souls II Ancient Souls Speedrun 47:32 RTA No Load Stennis 2022-09-14 | You've probably heard about the Old Souls category, but what happens when we make them older? That's right we are running Old Souls on Old Patch to experience the game as Tanimura intended.
Dark Souls II Any% Speedrun in 14:17 RTA No Load (Former World Record) Stennis 2022-09-11 | (Reuploaded for higher quality)After a heroic effort from Nyk_Style (which unfortunately ended 1s behind record ) I decided to pick the category up again. Had not played in a few weeks and wanted to take some time during the weekend for some attempts and surprisingly beat the record. Unfortunately a lot still went wrong, but thanks to extra risky strats in Aerie I barely managed to save 3 seconds. Aiming for sub 14:10 in the future, and maybe one day the mythical sub 14? 👀
Kacky Reloaded 3 - #154 Cheese Stennis 2022-09-03 | I was too bad at doing the two wheel, so the technically harder cheese was easier for me :)
Icy Summer 2022 - 08 17.651 Stennis 2022-08-18 | Luk3 beat my previous one so had to grind it again. Took way too long but finally got a 17.651 which is top 12 atm. Top 10 is impossible though :(
Icy Summer 2022 - 08 17.773 Stennis 2022-08-15 | Currently 23rd in the world, but did not see a faster time on youtube so guess I will help out the standard access frogs (like me). Hopefully Luk3 does not beat me again :(AK 4 after the first jump, but can't ice wiggle so who knows if it did anything.
Dark Souls II Calm Gargoyle Skip (no ladder) Stennis 2022-08-07 | Confirmed possible in Scholar as well and pretty reliable. Hit the middle of the roof and slowly (important) slide left, when you slide off the left side immediately angle yourself to the right until you get up. Kudos to Pseudo for finding a variant of this and inspiring me to test it.
Dark Souls II Binoyeet Stennis 2022-08-03 | Randomly found you can get a Binoboost using a jump by hitting binos and attack right after a jump and holding the binos for a little while similar to boosting. Unfortunately you have to be in partywalk cause a roll breaks it and it only seems doable on flat ground (but might be timing issue). Does not work in Scholar or Vanilla CP :( Figured I could give it a cringe name now, so let's call it Binoyeet :^)
Alternative Branch Skip Stennis 2022-08-02 | Seems about 3s slower than a perfect normal branch skip, but could potentially be done more consistently with practice since lineups are more visible. Very tricky to pull off though and has to be pretty much perfect to get enough height for the 2nd to last jump.
Faster Scholar Rotunda Skip Stennis 2022-07-29 | Height setup that allows you to hit the inner part of the tunnel which is loaded from Majula. Makes it possible to skip the rotunda section without loading the outer cave first :)
Consistent Rotunda Skip Setup (DS2 Old Patch) Stennis 2022-07-29 | Intended for Ancient Souls, where skipping Dragonrider like you do in RBO would be slower. In short this works by first increasing your height above the normal floor level in Majula, and then squeezing down onto the floor at the top of the rotunda room to load that area instead. After this you can leave the staircase and run around without ever touching anything in Majula. As a result the previously loaded zone is the rotunda room and you can see the cave opening you need to jump into instead of doing it blind. While you could jump onto the hill in Scholar too, you will not have enough time to do this version there.
New Mytha skip! :O Stennis 2022-05-06 | Got inspired by Ragnite to try some new stuff using the skeleton lord glitch that has been known for years. Turns out you can slide through boss arenas that have no cutscene by the game thinking you are already in a boss fight, saving 150 jumps for RBO :) -- Watch live at twitch.tv/stennis
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin Any% in 23:48 RTA No Load (mace 17k route) Stennis 2022-02-22 | A lot of time to save in this run still, but felt like a good idea to try and finish a run and get the new mace route I have been working on submitted to the leaderboards. Hopefully record next 👀
Dark Souls II: Scholar of The First Sin Any% in 26:34 RTA No Load (mace route) Stennis 2022-02-12 | Just did a practice run after not playing for a week... oops?
Scholar Rotunda Skip Stennis 2022-02-04 | Spent some time with this as it could be useful for Old Souls speedruns. Unfortunately haven't figured out a way to consistently load the cave without first landing on top of it with a previous parrywalk. But this lineup seems pretty good and you can barely do it with base explorer endurance.In short, I exit through a dark spot on the wall, then immediately turn sharp left. I align with the bottom corner of the mountain far in the distance, the run until a cluster of three trees on the left of the screen barely clip the screen. Then turn hard left and align with a building in the background. Walk slightly forwards and left until you load in.
Dark Souls II Scholar of the First Sin Any% Speedrun in 28:59 RTA No Load Stennis 2022-01-28 | Really bad run, but wanted to get a time finally so just kept going. Probably lost about 4-4.5 minutes to the bigger mistakes, and at least 1-1.5 minutes to just being slow throughout. Hard to say whether this route could get record, but I believe so with a really good run. Definitely slower than 17k quick kill into rapier or skull, but probably comparable to the normal malformed skull route.
Drangleic Castle Dragonriders Skip Stennis 2022-01-23 | So this was actually recorded like 3.5 years ago but never uploaded. The goal was really to get past the gate, but I ended up just in front of it and never uploaded it. The concept could be interesting for CP any% though...
Introducing Yet Another Save Organizer! Stennis 2021-09-26 | Yet Another Save Organizer (YASO) is a save organizer designed for Souls speedrunning, but usable for many more games. Using global hotkeys you can switch between saves without ever leaving the game.Check it out at: github.com/StenniHub/yaso Heavily inspired by Kahmul's SpeedSouls Save Organizer:github.com/Kahmul/SpeedSouls-Save-Organizer
New Najka Skip Stennis 2021-09-01 | Number of jump still uncertain... somewhere in the neighborhood of 65-70.Managed to stop the clip before loading back in, but you end up in doors of pharros :)
Dark Souls II Any% Teaching Stream for SpeedSouls Stennis 2021-08-09 | I did a teaching stream for the Dark Souls II Any% speedrun on the SpeedSouls twitch on Sunday the 1st of August. For anyone wanting to learn how to do the run, here is the full recording as I show RegoleSlayer and DarkFox36 the ropes. A lot of the skips and strategies ended up being a bit harder for new runners to replicate than I anticipated, but a lot of useful information in here nonetheless.Make sure you catch future showcases and events at: twitch.tv/speedsouls Get access the discord/wiki/leaderboards at: speedsouls.com
Dark Souls II Any% Speedrun Tutorial - Giant Lord Segment Stennis 2021-04-30 | As the giant lord segment has seen quite a bit of changes since my previous tutorial, I figured it was about time I put together a quick video showing how to perform the segment faster with an improved skip as well as a faster (and riskier) fight with more information than I presume people will be able to gather from watching the runs. As the riskier fight can be quite difficult to get right, I also highlight a safer strat from Pseudostripy that should also help increase the chances of Giant Lord being hit by the boulder at the start.00:00 Introduction01:00 Doing the Skip04:40 Risky Giant Lord Fight07:30 Safer Giant Lord Fight
Speed not required - Dark Souls II Reverse Boss Order in 1:36:03 RTA No Load (World Record) Stennis 2021-03-06 | Pave way for the undoubtedly worst DS2 record there is :) Still a bunch of time to save, but a couple new skips I found that combined saves up to a couple minutes from the previous record by PseudoStripy. If only I hadn't died 5 times this run would have been pretty alright :)#speedruns #darksouls
Kings gate skip Drangleic castle Stennis 2021-02-28 | So I have known that this skip is possible for a while, but did not have a use for it and had not timed it. It seems to be about 5 seconds slower than going through the gate normally, which if you were to do this 3 times for Reverse Boss Order instead of picking up the kings ring does look like about 45 seconds saved total (but will probably do it twice + pick up the ring after Velstadt for more like 40 seconds saved).
You wont believe what happens at the end! 😲 - Dark Souls Any% Speedrun in 25:13 IGT Stennis 2020-12-12 | Still pretty slow, but at least way better OnS and deathless for once, so that's cool I guess...Watch attempts live on my twitch (usually only stream in the weekends) - twitch.tv/stennis
How I saved 5 minutes in Dark Souls using an 8 minute timesave! - Dark Souls Any% in 30:29 IGT Stennis 2020-11-15 | Absolutely flawless run completely solidifying my eternal place in the top 10 fastest times of Dark Souls Any%. Will this run ever be beaten!?
