I tried the Lethal Company Ironman Challenge on 4/20. Here's How it Went.

[@mr_scallops]

Best video of the YEAR contender also jesus christ i was not expecting that lore drop

[@dreamcyberium]

Also thanks for telling us a bit about yourself. It really puts things into perspective even for me. I really enjoy your videos and you seem real chill (and funny).

[@sheffaustin]

chill and funny is more fun and sustainable than serious and mad. I’ve done both and I prefer the former a lot more!

[@horrorcult1322]

"Smoke my weed and go on about my day". Yup, use to be me too. I didn't care what day it was I was just tryna blow down and game hah. EDIT: I really appreciate your story. As a 29 year old who screwed around most of his life and is currently getting it together, I feel you. Eventually I had to make a call as well due to not being where I wanted to be. Also, Thalonius is dope.

[@esmin2400]

Glad you’re getting it together man! All the best

[@Chocolatemilkenjoyer]

Good to hear you're a year clean Austin!

[@sheffaustin]

it’s been the best year of my 29 years of life so far and it’s not even close, nor is it close to where I want to be. So I have a lot to work toward and look forward to!

[@Chocolatemilkenjoyer]

@@sheffaustinKeep up the good work!

[@ThisVan]

That was some great commentary, glad to learn more about you. The time really flew by

[@Calendar310]

Happy 4/20! Had no clue that Austin used to be a stoner, it's really interesting to hear his story and it actually reminds me of myself a bit. Great vid as always

[@spencerjester6311]

This is a fantastic video. I've been smoking on and off for a while, and I'm making a push to make this quit my last. I see no reason to do it anymore, there's too much to do and not enough motivation left after smoking a bowl. I'm happy for you and your youtube channel, and I'm grateful that you chose to expose this part of yourself to your audience. There are many people who can benefit from hearing your perspective, and I believe I am one of them. I wish you the best, and I'll continue to tune in when this great game pops up in my brain.

[@CalculusPhysics]

i love how you keep referring to it as "cannabis" instead of "weed"

[@sheffaustin]

habit I picked up while dabbling in the cannabis industry, lol

[@person-mc1ny]

what an interesting personality to be exposed to thanks to lethal company. thanks for being so relatable and exciting

[@bearnardthebear8252]

not sure if everyone will agree, but i sure do love the story times, feels like knowing you as a friend more than as a player. edit: Not high, (tho i wish) but that spike trap at 44m really caught me off guard, I also heard it before you got crushed but thought you'd react faster.

[@sheffaustin]

I’ll be doing more of them since it’s closer to the kind of content I wanted to make before Lethal Company came into the picture. The difference now is that I’ll be playing Lethal Company while I do it! Also my awareness and reaction times drop significantly when I’m yapping, which is why I can die to a perfectly survivable spike trap like I did here lol. I was focusing more on sharing my story than actually completing the ironman. Can only imagine how much worse it would have been if I was actually high

[@bearnardthebear8252]

@@sheffaustin this video would've been quite funny while high, I gotta say, I do wonder how it would feel like being high on lethal company. Also I'm glad to know you can have a balance between doing what you like and getting some profit from it. I can only imagine it's the dream situation as a creator.

[@Bellasiels]

Most relatable video I've had in a while. Quitting cigarettes was the easiest thing for me but vape is still a challenge for me till now too. It has been in my new years resolution for yearS but i still reach for it. Glad you stopped because its really not easy! Keep up the videos!🏅

[@jckatlas]

Vaping is def way worst than anyone (gov or corp) says. As someone who also quit smoking around two years ago, vaping was just so hard to drop altogether but I finally did last year and hope everyone else will too. If you're reading this, this is your sign to stop vaping! Much rather anyone hit a dab pen than a vape ever.

[@esmin2400]

Trying to quit rly is super hard🥲

[@sheffaustin]

Happy to hear you stopped! 🙌 it’s crazy how socially acceptable it is to vape nowadays. I was able to quit cigarettes cold turkey just fine despite having smoked them for years, but vaping, despite it being a more recent development, took me at LEAST six months of on and off “trying to quit” before I actually did. A big thing that helped me was that flavored vapes got banned in California (San Diego? idk). And I figured that if I’m going to smoke “tobacco flavored” anything that I might as well smoke the real thing. That had more of an impact on me quitting than actual health problems did, lol. I know people are still getting the flavored vapes somehow, but rather than figuring out how I just decided it was time to stop. Glad I did, and it looks so stupid in hindsight. As for dab pens, I think the convenience is neat but I always preferred the high and flavor profile of actual flower. I could get absolutely blasted from dab pens and extracts and have tried every method of making them work, but nothing beats the satisfaction of rolling and smoking a joint/spliff of freshly ground buds for me. At least in terms of cannabis.

[@maltardraco9555]

I partake not in the devil's cabbage, but jokes about it are so funny.

[@sheffaustin]

currently theorycrafting a dish themed around “devil’s lettuce/jazz cabbage” because of this comment

[@ghoulpixels]

Gettin deep while playing lethal company on 4/20, i like it

[@sheffaustin]

I plan on getting deep more often too, it’s closer to the type of content I wanted to do before Lethal Company became a thing for me!

[@Nihilixx]

Good to hear someone talk about their story with their past and usage. I was about the same, everyday was get high for a good few years, then it just turned to booze and didn't want that either. Smoke in moderation and you're good, everything in excess is not the greatest thing.

[@minotaursam999]

Haha, funny weeeed number, haha. I am here for the good time and the peak comedy, keep it up.

[@will.amartinnn]

i’d love to see more videos of you just talking about life and different topics you’re passionate about. this was a great watch !!

[@twixthehyena]

I've decided to take a massive break (at the very least) from smoking since last time I had a bit of a bad trip and I felt absolutely terrible. Thanks for sharing your experiences, Austin

[@justexisting8457]

Ive been a very calm one, smoke gets me really sick, never got interested in weed or vapes, nor alcohol really, i think my worst thing is energy drinks, i might buy a couple of those every couple of weeks, i like sugar a lot but i still try to control myself a lot, i spend most of my savings on Apple iPods, i like and collect them, but getting to the point its really interesting to hear the story of someone who lived a life completely differently from how I do, im 21 currently, spend most of my free time watching anime, playing videogames with friends or cooking, thank you for sharing!

[@Kuruche05]

Watched the video all the way through, I really love this style of content, its nice to know a bit more about the creator sometimes! Hope to see more :3

[@NapoleonicGeese]

The commentary hit me right in the feels

[@hugovinicius2068]

Today's yapping was extra special to me. Thanks for the TED talk, Austin hahahaha Really important to me

[@ethancubez]

Happy 4/20 Guys

[@sheffaustin]

😗👌💨🍃

[@ethancubez]

​@@sheffaustin i just spent an hour and a half trying to download and get the CannabisCompany Mod to work but have failed. Was wondering how you were able to do it, and if so, maybe a tutorial?

[@Annie_blake1135]

It’s nice to get to know you this way man. I quit smoking cigs about 2 years ago and tried vaping. Big mistake, took forever to quit that. Then I went from smoking to edibles, best change for me. But now I’m getting headaches the day after and it’s starting to affect my mental health. I forget things so fast now and I can’t recall information as well as I used to. I literally never leave my house 😂 so I’m thinking about quitting edibles too. My card expires in October, so it would be a perfect time. Also, proud to say I’ve never dropped a bong, shockingly lol.

[@zoe7696]

i actually experienced a r similar thing to the random caffeine tolerance drop u mentioned, i couldnt have like any form of caffeine for multiple months and the tolerance slowly came back after that

[@sheffaustin]

it was the worst, because I just enjoy coffee regardless of the caffeine 😅 My tolerance dropped right as I was actually learning about coffee since my local coffeeshop had regular pourover tastings at the time, so I was devastated that I couldn’t enjoyably participate in them anymore. I’m grateful that I can enjoy coffee again, but Iimit myself to one a day to make sure I don’t overdo it. And even then I still can’t drink a coffee very fast anymore

[@MallowMaranta]

i love this so much please do more of this

[@deadb0dyman]

23:12 walked over them 💔there seems tobe an issue with scanning items outside of ass fire exit now, ive had it happen to me a lot

[@sheffaustin]

dang I was mousing all over the ground too looking for a grab prompt, was just too dark for me to actually see them at the time 😅

[@esmin2400]

Cool vid concept! Glad to hear that you’re doing better with substances! Me too🥳. I love and still use CBD though hahaha it’s decent for chronic pain. No hard stuff or just straight up weed anymore though 🙂 It takes a lot being this vulnerable, be proud of that. It’s a reflection of the progress you’ve made.

[@esmin2400]

Not the same thing but your ‘whole decade’ perspective is also what knocked sense into me and made me finally recover from anorexia. Developed it at 10, finally started recovering at 20 and I’m 22 now and completely free from that demon. I had like a whole ass epiphany that I’d been suffering for that long and started sorting my shit out, substance issues along with it aside from vaping that’s proving to ironically be the hardest thing haha. Even though I ended up with long-term health problems from anorexia and was/am already grappling with multiple physical disabilities, the mental freedom is so incredible and so damn worth it! Substance addiction is kinda similar to how eating disorders affect the psyche🤔

[@sheffaustin]

I’m happy for you recovering from your anorexia! The mental freedom that comes with this kind of development is unparalleled, and it’s crazy what taking responsibility for yourself and being accountable for your actions and the results/consequences that come with them can do for you the longer you keep it up. I’ve found the confidence that comes with the capability to overcome those struggles to be super valuable and it’s something I intend to uphold for as long as it makes sense, regardless of what people think of it. Good luck with the vaping thing though, if quitting is something you want to do 😅 Out of everything I’ve ever done that was the hardest one to stop by far, and it took quite a few close calls with my health and some external motivation for me to actually let go of that one (and even then it sucked for like the first six months, lol). It’s funny because I’ll entertain the idea of smoking a cigarette despite not doing so for 6+ years thinking I’ll be fine if I did (especially just to smoke a spliff again for once in my life), but hitting a vape again is just a no go for me because I’d rather not risk ever having to go through that kind of resistance again 😂

[@sheffaustin]

also CBD is super valid, I just haven’t used it since I haven’t had a need for it. I DO remember using early CBD products though, which was funny because they had a high enough THC content back then to get you lit anyway 😂

[@esmin2400]

@@sheffaustin thanks so much 😁!

[@dreamcyberium]

If you like playing vanilla, you should at least consider running some quality of life mods. Especially better scan (or whatever it's called). It doesn't offer any real game-breaking advantage and it just lets you see exactly whatever you're looking at and it counts all the treasure value on your ship (very accurately, even). The mod eventually breaks when you look at too many treasures in a pile at once, but the ship total still works- I tend to just subtract the quota requirement from the ship total and use that number as what must remains on the ship.

[@sheffaustin]

I used to run ShipLoot and similar QoL mods for those reasons, but now that I’ve done 100+ different run concepts and handcrafted 100+ different custom modpacks for them I’ve come to appreciate the times when I can just play the game without ever having to open up Thunderstore/R2ModMan, even if it’s just to boot up a standard QoL set. It’s to the point where the minor inconveniences of raw vanilla are a breath of fresh air.

[@thenombinary9099]

the background is that, a few kids would meetup at 4:20 to smoke pot (they were called the waldos) the grateful dead band fanbase eventually picked it up somehow, and now its everywhere

[@ChampAvaren]

Great HIGHronman Challenge.

[@sheffaustin]

love the name! 👀

[@McFlurrArtt]

Happy 4/20 Austin!

[@sk8urbike935]

Hey man good job I actually stopped taking 420 for like a week now

[@zaidhernandez4601]

Sheff Austin Lore!

[@avidclown]

I just kinda watch you play the game. You have a very good voice for this.

[@thierryleonard9283]

Basically, you start gaining overtime pay after you exceed the quota by 75. After that, its 20% of the excess scrap. So if you sell 130 on the first quota, then sell everything on the second, you could get a "whopping" 15 more credits :) Is it worth it ? Maybe...

[@saybunnypls]

Funny how instead of smoking the trees, the trees ended up eating you instead, lol. Great Run!

[@sheffaustin]

don’t smoke if you’re not willing to get smoked back 😤 #HighOrDie

[@accountrandomnumber182]

22:22 pls become weeighs Austin, build that bod🏋️💪🦵!!!!

[@angeltier987]

You and Dan from game grumps seems to have had the same thing with weed, and I think he turned out all right

[@fireworkzzz2667]

54:00 - cook serve delicious mention!! i've only played the second one, it's really funny how miserable everyone looks in that game XD

[@sadisticsqu1d954]

Nice story time. Your experiences with weed are like really relatable tbh. Also, Thalonius collab when? 👁️👁️

[@dylonabubo7513]

Clicked for some background noise, stayed for the message Im 27 trying to better myself with quitting these pleasures too

[@thatsgoodnews-dd9jt]

I'm so glad that I watched this

[@dingledonk8027]

bongwater popsicle

[@sheffaustin]

I don’t recommend this 😅 putting ice/snow in your bong is fun though!

[@MrPersona94]

The egg beater were sacrificed to the cannabis gods

[@esmin2400]

You got a favourite anime? Mine’s Angel Beats but Overlord’s second place 😎

[@sheffaustin]

This is a question I revisit often because of how nuanced it ends up becoming 😂 I plan on making videos going over my favorite anime and recommendations, but for now I’ll say put these up there: -Yakitate! Japan, because its brand of humor resonates with me super hard. Older anime but it’s aged super well (Dio is there too). -Bungo Stray Dogs, because it was my introduction to Japanese literature and the characters are fantastic. Anime itself is okay by today’s standards but it’s just enough to elevate the source material -Summer Time Rendering, which is at the top of my list for anime recommendations. Has all the bells and whistles that make for a great anime and the fact that the entire cast is capable of critical thinking is refreshing, and the only downside is that it premiered only on Disney+ Japan so not as many people got to watch it (it’s available on Hulu now though). -Hunter x Hunter, which is likely the “best anime” on my list of favorite anime. I revisit it quite a lot, especially most of the Chimera Ant arc, and the only reason it would lose points to anime nowadays is that it’s older in comparison (the new HxH is from 2011, lol). But in my head HxH doesn’t lose points on any front other than personal preference for story beats and for not making it to the Dark Continent arc in the anime (and likely remaining an unfinished masterpiece for understandable reasons). I haven’t seen Angel Beats or Overlord yet, but they’re on my list of anime to watch and make content for when I do eventually make that pivot. Angel Beats because it’s one I hear all the time in anime discussions, and Overlord because it’s one of Larry’s favorite anime!

[@esmin2400]

@@sheffaustin Thanks for such a detailed response! Hunter x Hunter’s been on my radar for a while and I might just have to go for it hahahah. Cool Larry lore too 😎

[@TheInGeneralGamer]

honestly I thought you were gonna use it outside of the game. honestly I prefer the mod outcome.

[@sheffaustin]

that was the original plan but based on my history with weed and gaming and content creation I decided against it. I couldn’t even stay in a Discord call with my closest friends while stoned so I wasn’t confident in putting out a video while high for an audience who didn’t even know that part of my background

[@aikawa-kun9871]

Nice vid Bro. Remember to sleep enough tho! 😅

[@sheffaustin]

I get to sleep for real at least once a week, and today is that day! Finished recording and editing ~8am and have been on and off sleeping for the day. I like doing a lot of work upfront so when I do eventually need rest I can rest knowing that my work will carry me through that rest period

[@aikawa-kun9871]

@@sheffaustin i feel you man, i have to work full time next week on a restaurant (I'm also a chef) and i haven't sleep at all this week. It's prob gonna be rough (as always).

[@hailsinjail]

How does one play with Austin

[@sadstardust]

420 lethal company video.... ok fine, you can have my subscribe :3

[@gavincleveland6057]

420 was the cop code for when they caught someone who had or was smoking weed

[@sileudies]

It's interesting, because weed is illegal in my country but since a large majority of the internet is centred around america where it's legal in many states, i hear a lot of it so casually but i thought it was kind of just a popular casual lawbreak. But 2 weeks ago, i went to new york and saw weed shops absolutely EVERYWHERE. I didn't even know it was legal at all anywhere in the world at that point. I knew about 4/20, but i thought it was mostly a joke and wasn't a thing that normal people did due to its illegal nature. But yh, rant over. TLDR: Didn't realise weed was legal anywhere as it isn't in my country.

[@McFlurrArtt]

well 4/20 is a joke its not a national holiday and ppl make tons of memes about it, and in NY smoke shops are just to by hookas, vapes, and ciggerettes. You NEVER get weed there, if you go there for weed, it wont be there thats why plugs exist i think it is legal in NY :) - from a person in Philly

[@semi-useful5178]

Where I live in Idaho it's more common to celebrate a certain painter's birthday than the Devil's lettuce.

[@sheffaustin]

4/20 IS mostly a joke, but stoners will smoke for any occasion including a meme holiday. The only difference 4/20 brings to a stoner’s life is an extra laugh or two that they’re consuming on said day, or have an occasion to be a bit extra with their consumption. But yeah, weed is super common here in America to the point that businesses have started making 4/20-exclusive specials, especially in terms of food, to cater to the people are celebrating to any capacity (or just want to support 420-friendly businesses)

[@kylethejellymanpro8891]

38:50 is a 100% true rn ☠️

[@jerryseinfeld4473]

I honestly thought you were like 19 not older then me LOL

[@sheffaustin]

If I had the knowledge I have now back when I was a far less burdened 19 year old I would have had the power to take over the world, lol

[@walindos]

30:51 dawg

[@jetkirby3981]

1:04:55 would've been epic if the Baboon Hawks saved you

[@lune_crsc]

55:14 sales tax be like

[@GB_is]

goob

[@Chocolatemilkenjoyer]

goob

[@olliesanc]

goob

[@crewincorporated]

First

[@djarpen4987]

bru you sound high

[@kafiaahmed469]

play lethal company into the darkness if u want true challenge

[@Deskaleon]

When you were talking abt creativity where u talking abt having creativity to make yourube videos?. I feel sad for u and how you’ve been smoking for a whole decade thats sad and i hope i really hope i dont end up like that.

[@sheffaustin]

creativity in general! I wanted to be a writer for a long time, so I would get high and document whatever thoughts and emotions I experienced in that state and see how far I could take it. At some point I realized that I never needed substances to access that creative state, and that if I needed substances to get there then I had other dependency problems that I should address first. I then realized that my “getting high for creative purposes” was just an excuse to access the instant relief that getting high brings instead of actually pursuing creative endeavors, so I focused more on how to not rely on instant gratification practices and develop the discipline for delayed gratification habits instead. If anything, I’m MORE creative when I’m not high, and since I’m not lost in the sauce during the creative process I can switch between creativity and productivity at will, which is something I couldn’t do while stoned. But yeah, I’m sharing this part of my story to at least bring awareness to what a decade of smoking can do for a person. It’s not as drastic as the stories in the anti-smoking ads that show people dying or hooked up to breathing machines, but I do think it’s a story that people can relate to. Especially now that smoking and especially weed smoking is more socially acceptable nowadays. I don’t think abstinence is the only way, but I do think it’s important to be honest with what you’re actually doing. And as I am now, I’m not someone who can function “with moderation”, as evidenced by my past ten years of living life

[@sdfggdfg5fgdfg]

You should have done a run where you try to use TZP consantly! wasted potential