Close Combat in 1:09.667 by Ben/Contranaut @iPodBen

Ben New WR youtu.be/qYka1jq2eRU

Very Fast.

While doing decathalon runs I thought of a new route for this map, and round up being significantly faster than my original route. In this route I skip getting the 6th enderpearl egg and just go straight up to the top. The main issue blowing up a tnt on the platforms with the silverfish blocks, but I found a setup where I can pick up the enderpearl drops as soon as the tnt goes off and then run away from the silverfish-pocalypse.

For this route I needed 3 enderpearls to drop out of a possible 5, and in this run I got 4. I used the 4th at the very run and it barely saved any time. This run did have some minor mistakes, definitely improvable, but not sure if sub-1 is really possible on this map, which would be the dream.

Music: youtu.be/AKkKeNtYMTo

My Previous 1:26: youtu.be/z78rgWVkgs8

updated 6 years ago

Close Combat in 1:09.667 by Ben/Contranaut

Ben 2018-09-09 | New WR youtu.be/qYka1jq2eRU

Very Fast.

While doing decathalon runs I thought of a new route for this map, and round up being significantly faster than my original route. In this route I skip getting the 6th enderpearl egg and just go straight up to the top. The main issue blowing up a tnt on the platforms with the silverfish blocks, but I found a setup where I can pick up the enderpearl drops as soon as the tnt goes off and then run away from the silverfish-pocalypse.

For this route I needed 3 enderpearls to drop out of a possible 5, and in this run I got 4. I used the 4th at the very run and it barely saved any time. This run did have some minor mistakes, definitely improvable, but not sure if sub-1 is really possible on this map, which would be the dream.

Music: youtu.be/AKkKeNtYMTo

My Previous 1:26: youtu.be/z78rgWVkgs8

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=sharing
Draft 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-juQltFxKwD2T

Music: 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/EQSDmpTvcTI

I 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 16:52.047
Minecraft 1.8.9, Easy Difficulty
Used Optifine, ToggleSprint, and boosted brightness resource pack

Thanks 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/TFqhTXyy9K

This run was livestreamed on my twitch. Watch the run with live commentary and chat here: twitch.tv/videos/2191366065
If 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=oTL910QqNrIhoFuP
27:40 by Gunter youtu.be/sTd_hqO9G60?si=QOsHg7XlsausOTlZ
20:50 by Speedy (+Chicken Nuggets Review) youtu.be/1UdRFN9-1fc?si=Ht_7CKoWfOI8pBZT

Playlist of unlisted strat videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuPkLHThGIP5CDJwNtjSRlzUW96K0_P01&si=kNUMsUNrDL6iNxAz

Music 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=sharing
My podcast notes docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KcBmhLC2prnFS_yi5RnYViloStr74nxcnJc4JUVY0HE/edit?usp=sharing

Time stamps (thanks Crown):
Con/Bunnies: 1:51
Docta: 8:25
Crown: 15:42
DT: 22:18
Ben: 28:10
Cole: 33:44
Blader: 39:10
Ksch: 46:29
Ausxh : 51:00
Toad: 56:53
Ele: 1:07:15
GLB: 1:14:41
Swurlin/Flea: 1:19:19
Kaui/Mango: 1:26:10
Foods: 1:34:10
Greg: 1:39:45
Min/Pancakes: 1:48:08
Santander/Cpayne: 1:57:13
Phantom/Brit: 2:03:38
Muk/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: 9:03.758
Played in Minecraft 1.16.1 with Optifabric, easy difficulty
Note: The Map was modified with the OldWorldFix tool to fix potions and portals

This run was livestreamed on my twitch: twitch.tv/contranaut

Thanks 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 wools

Music: youtu.be/qo-eRMeqkDE?si=TFYbyn3bk7D47J_e

My former 8:49: WR youtu.be/RIG94BHAcs4?si=7hRDtKppntXGXuaz
I also got a 8:38 recently before I got this run: twitch.tv/videos/2053793149
Current 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=00h08m08s

Jamaican Hopscotch Mafia
Me
Zaquez
AdamChen
foldesi03

Manifest Destiny
Conundromic
_Bunnies
Phantom
Ausxh

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=sharing

Draft podcast notes from Greg, Phantom, and I: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CclZPJY1JMh6Q2z9UwEooIiBM5W8Wt0W9On87kjOyF0/edit?usp=sharing

Timestamps (thanks Crown!!!)
Ele: 1:43
Static: 8:39
Crown : 15:36
Kaui/Mango: 22:20
Santander: 30:44
Britney/Phantom: 36:58
Greg: 45:55
Con/Bunnies: 55:12
Mini/Pancakes: 1:03:51
Swurlin/Flea: 1:11:38
Auxsh: 1:16:54
Ben: 1:24:10
Cpayne: 1:31:25
Docta: 1:37:30
Halbread: 1:44:01
Ksch/Toad: 1:50:15
Cole/B: 1:55:55
Muk/Kise: 2:00:55
DT: 2:07:44
Dax: 2:14:05
Final thoughts: 2:20:30

Final Average ranking and scores:
1 DoctaShock 9.33
2 Cole/B 9.17
3 Ben 8.83
4 Greg 8.67
5 Crown 8.67
6 Con/Bunnies 8.33
7 Ksch/Toad 8.17
8 Dax 8.17
9 Ele 8.00
10 DT 8.00
11 Muk/Kise 7.83
12 Static 7.83
13 CPayne 7.67
14 Kaui/Mango 7.50
15 Britney/Phantom 7.33
16 Halbread 7.17
17 Ausxh 7.00
18 Swurlin/Flea 6.67
19 Minhquan/Pancakes 6.33
20 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/2008878881

Jamaican Hopscotch Mafia
Me
Zaquez
AdamChen
foldesi03

Manifest Destiny
Conundromic
_Bunnies
hmbs
Phantom

Also 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-v1

This map has a long speedrun history! Check it out:
1:51.533 by me youtu.be/5WJ1Go5J1z4?si=8-6rNf9gwMe-opuK
1:51.667 by me youtu.be/AGTAovRJubs?si=W9PFb4uXyX9eXN6C
~1:53 by Oc youtu.be/-NYp7YC82t0?si=9X8gf9aPAFs2P1Bs
1:58.07 by me youtu.be/PcMAya_dOj0?si=kSD9vd6FcRG8W0Ch
2:04 by me youtube.com/watch?v=qsF5ZE742U0&t=0s
2:25 by me youtu.be/1C5Vju0izG8?si=fR0JguygI7z84O72
2:39 by me youtu.be/o9xAYyKKPjc?si=j4u76UtnKjdwEgA1
2:40 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/1989199806

Jamaican Hopscotch Mafia
Me
Zaquez
AdamChen
foldesi03 youtu.be/cud-nuWQek4?si=t56UYwlhc3UvtyMK

Undercooked Males
Matsuzen
MissJibbly
hive_raven
Amishi

Simulation Protocol II Overload in 12:57 (WR) - Route Explanation

Ben 2023-10-30 | Watch run without pauses and live commentary: youtu.be/Iguyyvk_fXc

170 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/qNocaZJ

Run Info:
IGT: 12:57.810. RTA 14:21.000
Minecraft 1.8.9, Easy Difficulty
Used Optifine, ToggleSprint, and boosted brightness resource pack

Thanks 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/contranaut

Previous WRs before me:
1:01:33 by Gunter youtu.be/IGhmQJLBMtk?si=sPC0i0PaYtdnczPg
39:53 by Gunter youtu.be/uRlFFOpigX0?si=8zd1gBVzkHlmedwM
36:05 by ElRich youtu.be/MnZsEDoeb1o?si=XvL0JcF9VaE7Hy8b
34:33 by Gunter youtu.be/S6Naor0a2wk?si=goljjzJtVnO3A4Ei
26:31 by Gunter youtu.be/WmYdjqj_1Xw?si=Hk6vt7Eywf-FniEG'

Playlist of unlisted strat videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuPkLHThGIP6qi9mhU1oH-2glq7AiTCJL

Music: 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_HmoCVhs8s

So happy about this one. Just a couple very minor mistakes:
0:31 pearl throw was pretty slow
0:55 I got hung up on a block during the fall
1:19 slight hesitation after finishing the bridge

Run info:
IGT: 1:26.767, RTA: 1:30.933
Played in Minecraft 1.8.9 with LabyMod
Hardcore mode

Previous 1:27.983 by yonasumi: youtu.be/u6yLbsaMCVY
My previous 1:36.667 PB (4 years ago!) youtu.be/eXNMDf-dqV8

Map: Fear of Heights III by theblackeagle48: youtu.be/X-VYpH3hW8A

Song: 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_vU
then mini beat my time idk
November 2015 - 4:56 by me (original limerick video) youtu.be/D34p81c2BTI
January 2016 - 4:52 by mini (no video anymore)
June 2016 - 4:48 by me youtu.be/aAOCxFXxdD4
July 2016 - 4:44 by me youtu.be/txUyScTUV1s
May 2023 - 4:42 by mini WATCH FOR THE RAP youtu.be/6HOSRjhCTAk

Music: youtube.com/watch?v=NlprozGcs80&t=0s

RPL Season 10 Podcast with Greg and Cole

Ben 2023-06-20 | Cole/Braydon: 1:26
Con/Bunnies: 7:27
Greg/Aus: 12:11
Ksch: 21:54
DT: 29:21
Britney/Phantom: 36:20 (shoutout morpeko)
Toad/Foods: 41:24
Crown: 45:40
Kaui/Mango: 51:15
Ben: 57:53
Dyego: 1:06:04
GymleaderBrawl: 1:13:27
Docta: 1:20:12
Ele/Muk : 1:26:15
Static: 1:37:07
Santander: 1:43:43

Master Doc: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nljY-i_hVz4UE2gq4b0gBX-_D37_tWoTPLotRdhZteU/edit?usp=sharing

My 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: 21:01.100
Played in Minecraft 1.8 with Java 7, Easy Difficulty
Map was modified to fix portals and invisible ladders which break in 1.8
Used Optifine I7 and Batty's Coordinates Plus Mod
Used AutoHotkey to help sprinting (mapped w to sprint key)
~160 hours of work routing and running over 3 months

I 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 Optifine

This run was livestreamed on my twitch. I've highlighted some of my previous runs before this: twitch.tv/contranaut

Previous WR by Japonk: youtu.be/76IeRzI5HTc

Music: youtu.be/yx249tuUtAU

Playlist 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/ruleset

WR history:
9:56 by me in ~late 2013, unrecorded
8:53 by me in Dec 2014 youtu.be/xTi-eS0X_rU
6:56 by me in Dec 2015 youtu.be/DGI0f_0Tcvc
6:55 by Mini in ~early 2016, video deleted
6:39 by me in Mar 2016 youtu.be/OkpHUdxsh8U
6:12 by me in February 2023

Music
youtu.be/I-VsisgVkHw
youtu.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 29:28.733
Played in Minecraft 1.2.5 with optifine, easy difficulty

This run was livestreamed on my twitch: twitch.tv/contranaut

Contributors 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 setup

Music from here: youtu.be/dwY7w0k3j2Y

LetsFailLP's previous 47:53 WR youtu.be/blnIAaMhIPk
Gunter'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/vtDyt77DFn4

The 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: 9:30.369
Played in Minecraft 1.16.1 with Optifabric, easy difficulty
Note: The Map was modified with the OldWorldFix tool to fix potions and portals

This run was livestreamed on my twitch: twitch.tv/contranaut

I 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 thumbnail

Music: youtu.be/hY02oEKfPfg

Current 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=sharing

My notes: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17ww5MzFXfCgs2JDpuGNQjebcGjULiADnW3ooTQBlJ1c/edit?usp=sharing

0:00 Intro
2:31 Ryan
9:07 Tangent on Hazards / Defensive vs Offensive Meta
10:29 How Ben/Greg Ranked
10:55 Ryan (Ranking)
13:00 Pandii
18:55 Pandii (Ranking)
19:40 Ele/Muk
26:19 Ele/Muk (Ranking)
27:11 Greg/Ausxh
33:18 Greg/Ausxh (Ranking)
34:39 Foods/Stevee
40:51 Foods/Stevee (Ranking)
42:01 Kaui/Mango
51:46 Kaui/Mango (Ranking)
52:37 Crown
57:48 Crown (Ranking)
1:00:28 DoctaShock
1:07:27 DoctaShock (Ranking)
1:07:37 Santander
-Santander ranking: 1:14:35
Staticbunnyz: 1:16:03
-Ranking: 1:21:00
Mork:1:21:21
-Ranking: 1:27:05
Gymleaderbrawl: 1:27:58
-Ranking: 1:35:49
DT: 1:36:00
-Ranking: 1:43:00
Tacoman: 1:43:40
-Ranking: 1:49:23
Ksch/Toad: 1:49:49
-Ranking: 1:58:39
Ben/Con: 1:58:58
-Ranking: 2:10:15
Halbread: 2:10:52
-Ranking: 2:18:36
Cole/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 4:08.684
Played in Minecraft 1.16.1 on easy difficulty, used Optifabric

Ty's previous 4:18 WR youtu.be/hSiQFSSCvu8

This 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/RIG94BHAcs4

This 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: 10:12.693
Played in Minecraft 1.16.1 with Optifabric, easy difficulty
Note: The Map was modified with the OldWorldFix tool to fix potions and portals

I 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

Music (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: 4:15.500
Played in Minecraft 1.17.1 on easy difficulty
Used Lunar Client with mods such as coordinate HUD and full-bright

Music - youtu.be/wR3ZAYxeaBY
Speedy's 5:49 (AutoRef WR) - youtu.be/FFeTzPe3j_g
Speedrun.com Leaderboards - speedrun.com/super_hostile?h=RFW_Direct_Fire-AutoRef&x=wkp9lov2-ylqq143l.9qjpj50q

Thanks to the following:
SchmidtSays for bed bridging, bed for 2nd wool, and fast kill in 2nd
Qwuiblington for helping me understand new swimming mechanics

This run was livestreamed on my twitch: twitch.tv/contranaut
Here'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-3engtb
clips.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-necu8

This 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: 12:16.300
Played in Minecraft 1.8.9 on easy difficulty
Used Lunar Client with mods such as coordinate HUD, toggle sprint, and full-bright

Watch Japonk's 12:52 in this category (without portal pearl!) youtu.be/F-clQLdIGT8

This run was livestreamed on my twitch: twitch.tv/contranaut

Music: youtu.be/tCXZoXfVYyk

Thanks to the following people:
Tell52 for finding the portal pearl trick. His video here: youtu.be/g5knWZnrmbM
Eliotex 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_8o

The 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: 11:55.200
Played in Minecraft 1.8.9 on easy difficulty
Used Lunar Client with mods such as coordinate HUD, toggle sprint, and full-bright

This run was livestreamed on my twitch: twitch.tv/contranaut

Music: youtu.be/zj5nHHHZPII

Thanks to the following people:
Tell52 for finding the portal pearl trick. His video here: youtu.be/g5knWZnrmbM
Eliotex for hunger tricks. His video here youtu.be/NiOMVtrkV-M and here youtu.be/6Ysd3ly4FnE
Qwuiblington 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 wools
Everyone 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 difficulty
Used LabyMod with optifine and toggle sprint

Thanks to speedy for the map download (just positioned faster to start run)

This run was livestreamed on my twitch: twitch.tv/contranaut

This 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/1587931032

Spellbound 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: 13:28.933
Played in Minecraft 1.8.9 on hard/easy difficulty ;)
Used Lunar Client with mods such as coordinate HUD, toggle sprint, and full-bright

This run was livestreamed on my twitch: twitch.tv/contranaut

Thanks to the following people:
Tell52 for finding the portal pearl trick. His video here: youtu.be/g5knWZnrmbM
Eliotex for finding the sprint without losing hunger trick. His video here: youtu.be/NiOMVtrkV-M
Japonk 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 yet
linstr13 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.html

Stream: twitch.tv/videos/1573706446

Team Cuggy:
Cuggy441
Me
csarpaul
ChillerFrost
cheeseot

Team Minsii:
minsi
Foldesi
_Oc
BruntForce
hive_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.html

Stream: twitch.tv/videos/1573706446

Team Cuggy:
Cuggy441
Me
csarpaul
ChillerFrost
cheeseot

Team Minsii:
minsi
Foldesi
_Oc
BruntForce
hive_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.html

Stream: twitch.tv/videos/1573706446

Team Cuggy:
Cuggy441
Me
csarpaul
ChillerFrost
cheeseot

Team Minsii:
minsi
Foldesi
_Oc
BruntForce
hive_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.html

Stream: twitch.tv/videos/1548657391

Fleece Fetish:
Me
Exeadra
Myiopsitta (Spencer/Sub)
revenanthorror

Elysium:
ElementalAssasin
humbs
AdamChen
Pivione (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.html

Stream: twitch.tv/videos/1541800224

Fleece Fetish:
Me
Muk
Goriest
Exeadra

Old School Cool:
Matsuzen
MissJibbly
hive_raven
BruntForce

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.html

Stream: twitch.tv/videos/1527271592

Fleece Fetish:
Me
Muk
Goriest
Exeadra

Manifest Destiny
Conundromic
_Bunnies - POV youtu.be/sX78gOJCE3s
_Oc
Ausxh

CMCT 3 Round 2: Fleece Fetish vs Elysium on Manifold Mania II

Ben 2022-07-02 | Match start at 1:08

Finally 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.html

Stream: twitch.tv/videos/1519837456

Fleece Fetish:
Me
Muk
Goriest
SubAtomicPanda

Elysium:
Zaquez
ElementalAssasin
humbs
sslumper (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.html

Stream: twitch.tv/videos/1514893690

Fleece Fetish:
Me
Muk
Goriest
Exeadra

Let's-A-Game:
phieki
FireKlaw
ShaRp_0
AcerJaL

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-rmo

Here's a playlist of all the unlisted strat videos and PBs I upload youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuPkLHThGIP7Bgjdm3XLHtQ2UlDDBraWk

Run Info:
IGT: 26:16.259, RTA: 30:33.882
Played in Minecraft 1.16.1, easy difficulty
Mods: Fabric API, NoFog, SpeedRunIGT, Lithium, Sodium, Starlight, LazyDFU
Used AutoHotkey to remap f3 to a mouse button

Music in this run by Waterflame. Thanks to speedycube and Japonk for the suggestions.
youtu.be/UdNyUxCPR2w and youtu.be/rO3W3b8dgG4

Thanks 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 route
Japonk 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 help
SchmidtSays for helping with gold ore tnt placements, portal light improvements, portal relocation timing, and other smaller optimizations
Qwuiblington 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 improvements
jr5000 for inspiring me to do fast fun box and to practice my monuments, portal relocation timing, and other small improvements
linstr13 for making the resource pack with numbers on wools

Also 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/aYkCdmLSFjY
1:07:15 by Cubi (July 2014, portaless route) youtu.be/g3a0eInFX1w
49:07 by AbsolutePsychopath (Sept 2015, portal route) youtu.be/op3EkMyej4w
38:03 by speedycube64 (Nov 2019, portal route) youtu.be/7lr3iaw7IBc
34:24 by speedycube64 (June 2021, portal route) youtu.be/a0cLoI5da-o
30:50 by me (March 2022, deload route) youtu.be/QazYjoBI7DI
29:29 by Japonk (March 2022, deload route) youtu.be/Gl1ZFsrchkM
28:30 by me (April 2022, deload route) youtu.be/VqkXI8tXiT4
28:06 by me (April 2022, deload route) youtu.be/gOH1CtdQ6Rs
27:05 by me (May 2022, deload route) youtu.be/SRUr_cdiqrs
27:00 by me (May 2022, deload route) youtu.be/ZYEl4JtHQzM
26:16 by me (May 2022, deload route) this video ;)

21:03 TAS by Cscuile (May 2017, portals) youtu.be/UAAYtoR3RpA

53:22 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 0:40
Aux: 9:10
Ele: 19:50
Mork: 28:57
Greg: 34:57
Di/Con : 42:00
Bunnies: 49:11
Ben: 54:00
Docta: 1:01:45
Cole: 1:08:45
Dyego: 1:15:10
Mango/Kaui: 1:22:54
Toad: 1:29:34
Ryan: 1:36:00
DT: 1:43:25
Muk: 1:49:49
Pandii/3more: 1:57:40
Ksch/Foods: 2:06:09

Master Doc docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/183gNRwEZgcUAbPbx7FCESRR54T9w0dm-SMKL5HkUgVM/edit?usp=sharing

Muk 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-wHKfMxrc

The most coveted CTM world record is now mine! Livestreamed on my twitch: twitch.tv/contranaut

So, 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_nE0oXsIXQ

SchmidtSays - For helping find ideal tnt placements for gold explosions.

Run Info:
Played in Minecraft 1.16.1 with Gamma 10
Mods: Fabric. NoFog, SpeedrunIGT
Easy Difficulty

Speedy's previous 34:24 WR: youtu.be/a0cLoI5da-o

Music 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 map
Aus - for helping with the block-up to mine the obsidian and for suggesting to inventory after getting out of the minecart
Qwuiblington - for suggesting a better parkour iccarus as a possible time save
Speedycube - For figuring out that you can shift on the vine jump to save a little time
SchmidtSays- 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 server
Craft bukkit, autoref, LabyMod, ItemPhysics
Hard difficulty

Music: youtu.be/kwu2kVJ0LKE

World-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-7TQ
Aug 2015 - My 6:13 youtu.be/jpK5xUS5Crc
Sept 2015 - My 5:59 youtu.be/JL44HnXP4Bg
Dec 2019 - My 5:36 youtu.be/9AzbFqqq4pI
Sept 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-skybound

Info 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 1.8.9
Used LabyMod, Optifine, ItemPhysics (cosmetic only)
Hard Difficulty

Thanks 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/AvxdHQAzYjU

Speedy's previous 9:25: youtu.be/DYkauQOlWSU

Thanks 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/1269708172

Here's a playlist of 26 unlisted strat videos I made over the last 3 months: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuPkLHThGIP55LpomSqdYWfzSdXxrzgpE

Run Info:
RTA retime was 15:00.167 (rip)
Played in Minecraft 1.8 with Java 7
Used Optifine I7 and Batty's Coordinates Plus Mod
Used AutoHotkey to help sprinting (mapped w to sprint key)
Hard Difficulty

Thanks 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_eyuk

WR 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/1204920265
My previous 19:25 (diamond pick route): youtu.be/5AmPpG9lCbw
My previous ~19:20 (10 lava bucket route): twitch.tv/videos/1225649662
My previous 18:38 (rail route): twitch.tv/videos/1230331975
My previous 16:50.233 (rail route): twitch.tv/videos/1232155862
My previous 16:16.733 (rail route): twitch.tv/videos/1236677600
Speedy's previous 16:02.85 (rail route): youtu.be/xoITmeLH45g
Speedy's previous 15:19.80 (rail route): youtu.be/EthXax0iDWU
My previous 14:37.733 (same route as this run): twitch.tv/videos/1254604902

This run and Speedy's PB side-by-side http://www.youtubemultiplier.com/61ed29b4631fa-waking-up-rail-vs-railless.php

Cubi'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 7
Used Optifine I7
Hard Mode

I streamed this run live on twitch. Here's the original VOD with in-game sounds and my reactions twitch.tv/videos/1211653418

Japonk's previous 23:53 WR youtu.be/pq-8U2C69yY
Video I used to guarantee silk touch 1st try youtu.be/U4T7SAE4FVM
Music 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 17:50.35

I 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 Mode
Mods: LabyMod, Optifine, ItemPhysics

Map Download
Original - ctmrepository.com/index.php?action=viewMap&id=72
Pre-loaded version made by Damian - mediafire.com/file/lq61qu6qna7cq5u/Uncharted_Territory_2_v1.3_%2528MAP%2529_preloaded.rar/file

Thanks 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/1178842686
Damian's (CrazyTrollTeam's) previous 23:56 WR youtu.be/peslJdEfclg
Flow's previous 24:07 TAS youtu.be/OrBknIcUQjo
Gunter's previous 1:08:44 WR (from 2014!) youtu.be/D6w-joc1qZA

Music: 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, Grenadine92

Entropy paste: http://godgamerstats.s3.amazonaws.com/summary/2021.09.26-00.15.12.html
Slippery Slope paste: godgamerstats.s3.amazonaws.com/summary/2021.09.26-00.44.09.html

Also 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), Grenadine
Jibbly, 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, Grenadine
Bunnies, Mango (Pivvone), Mourner (Jidenna), pokecrafter

Stream POV: youtu.be/PsyWK1ZhxNk

Match 1: http://godgamerstats.s3.amazonaws.com/summary/2021.09.11-02.39.23.html
Match 2: http://godgamerstats.s3.amazonaws.com/summary/2021.09.11-03.19.52.html
Match 3: http://godgamerstats.s3.amazonaws.com/summary/2021.09.11-03.35.22.html

Music (deadmau5): youtu.be/RjoO6wPAaVI

Uncharted Territory 2 Speedrun in 21:1X by Ben/Contranaut

Ben 2021-09-06 | My new WR youtu.be/SetxdYJj8Go

My 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/peslJdEfclg
Flow's previous 24:07 TAS youtu.be/OrBknIcUQjo
Gunter 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/6LdWogfy4m0

PasteHTML: http://godgamerstats.s3.amazonaws.com/summary/2021.08.29-00.43.57.html

Music 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=sharing

Music: youtu.be/QLxA_lNB1oE
and 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