It took me 2.5 years to get this time | Hades Any% Speedrun in

[@Anonymoose862]

Damn, bro completed the game in the time it'll typically take me to complete a region

[@grandmenhir160]

Bru… seriously? 😅😅

[@xervislane770]

​@@grandmenhir160Probably because he spends a lot of time thinking which boon to take.

[@alackofgames913]

I always love seeing speedrunners early in a run being like, "This run is trash, but I guess I'll see it through, despite my mistakes." And then they PB. Gotta be one of my favorite genders.

[@expiredmilk5435]

Genders?

[@alackofgames913]

@@expiredmilk5435 look up the "gotta be one of my favorite genders" meme, and it'll make sense

[@velatteli]

What’s PB?

[@alackofgames913]

@@velatteli speedrunning shorthand for "personal best"

[@kian3527]

This guy has a bit too much screen time me thinks

[@MAXIMEIJ]

The other day I celebrated after reaching Elysium around that time

[@GrimJokes]

Hello Haelian, I was able to complete my first run last night (31st attempt). Your videos on the strengths of Curse of Drowning and the Spear w/Serrated Edges came in clutch. Thanks!

[@paulgordon1595]

Congrats! That first win feels like heaven.

[@Haelian]

Congrats!

[@pumbaa667]

Congratz' ! Now let's go for dozen more ! Enjoy.

[@fishermancy7719]

Congrats! My pb is current 9:43 on Hera bow, so I got a lot more work ahead of me

[@edward77-u5c]

Hey Haelian, I just want to say you inspired me to run Beowulf again and I got a 40 second PB of 6:46 thanks to you. Edit: we at 5:11 now :bouldy:

[@sabbagecavage5690]

Just 2 days ago I got a 6:03 on beo, with a missed chaos in chamber 22 that cost me 20 seconds... I am never missing a chaos again

[@javierquinterosurzua2767]

Hey! I just did my first 32 heat run today! Thanks for the videos, I feel they were the education I needed🎉

[@RPGillespie]

"It's like the simpsons episode where bart has special powers and everyone has to pretend to be happy" -- Sounds like the Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life"

[@chartypeplays2396]

4:11 It sucks when you try to buy one thing in the shop and you get the thing next to it instead.

[@dumbinfp7951]

this is like 10 minutes faster than my fastest ever run lmfao, great job man

[@Andytron5000]

Love when PBs and records come during runs trying to do other things. Like back when Dunk0 was doing an all sword run and casually WR'd Arthur in the middle of it.

[@Avendesora]

pilk is the poor man's italian cream soda

[@MuninnXI]

daaamn nice pb!

[@plaguetree6920]

Really amazing work!

[@Vorime]

gg pb! 🎉

[@ellomenop]

Lets go! Nice pb

[@daaaaaave]

2.5 years doesn't sound like a speedrun.

[@UnbracedChimp27]

Bro got a pb on 15 heat - impressive!

[@ГеоргийПетренко-й6э]

I mean, it is just speedrun setup - forced overtime, em 2 and timer... So heat only helps here)

[@sajanramanathan]

That’s actually the standard heat for real time runs: 6 heat from tight deadline is obviously easy to deal with and turns off the 45 second survival room in Tartarus, 6 heat from forced overtime makes enemies spawn in faster, and 3 heat from extreme measures makes the hydra fight much faster.

[@Marcus-oj9xw]

​@@ГеоргийПетренко-й6эtechnically Tight Deadline off is slightly better for IGT speedrun (for chance of survival rooms which stop timer) but it's minimal difference. I had 12 heat for my best speedrun, with EM2 and FO2

[@sajanramanathan]

Beowulf Supremacy! My PB is 6:48, maybe I should do some more grinding 🤔

[@cee_ves]

5:05 Your friends are broken haelian

[@UltravioletArts]

You're ahead of me now how dare you!

[@wafflyoyster]

Congrats!

[@_Rhatsody]

yo congrats!

[@vexume]

i wish i had this luck with beo... no charged shot, no rush delivery, no mirage shot for me on this aspect, so it stays on sub 11 mins, just like all other weapons for me (except for spear), Need to practice a bit to get better results i guess 🤓 also got 8:53 on Achilles spear with hunting blades, best run i had so far

[@urbainleverrier1]

Ooo perfect timing, I'm about to eat

[@laurenzhacker5742]

hey hael congrats! I've seen some speedruns, where after each chamber with several doors, they waited at one door. unlike you, who waits halfway between two doors for example. any reason not to do one or the opposite? cheers.

[@Haelian]

It's better to wait in front of one if the other(s) are one dash away. If they're spread apart (like in Asphodel), it's better to wait between so that you can see what each has before moving. I'm certainly not perfect at it.

[@vincentpellegrini968]

how the hell is he dealing so much damage with each attack

[@Nat_the_Chicken]

Mirage shot is bugged on beowulf so it basically doubles your damage (not sure how much you know about the game and how the weapon aspects work)

[@vincentpellegrini968]

I play the game a fair bit but I know nothing of the "meta" or tricks. Still, even before mirage shot he was dealing maaad damage super quickly, seemed like he was casting and attacking at the same time? @@Nat_the_Chicken

[@Haelian]

This weapon aspect (Beowulf) loads your casts into your shield so that they explode at the end of your bullrush attack.

[@Nat_the_Chicken]

@@vincentpellegrini968 Yeah I wasn't sure if I should explain Beowulf or if you already understood it, but that's the entire gimmick of it: you cast and attack at the same time. It's the shield's secret aspect, so that's probably why you haven't seen it, I think you need to get Chaos to unlock it for you? Not sure

[@vincentpellegrini968]

oh no I did unlock it haha, I reached the epilogue so I think I got to see most of the game, I just couldn't fathom it did so much damage. I'm mainly a Varatha&Malphon kinda guy@@Nat_the_Chicken

[@poturlee]

Bro is bullying everyone in hell

[@tasede]

Am i missing something but how is this a 6:37 run?

[@RiaTheFae]

IGT stands for in-game time, the game itself tracks time in a different manner, pausing the timer at fountains and during some stages of the game. You are able to see the in-game time at the top right throughout the game. This was a IGT PB not real time.

[@rolfknappmann]

Not being able to skip those Hades-talking clips, that occur every once in a while before a run, is infuriating to say the least, especially when you have to watch them again, every time you quit for new RNG rolls...

[@zeyaddevil8069]

Happy for you , my pb is 9:04 .i cant pass 9:00

[@jrg14961]

You're talking about pilk, but have you had Mt. DILK

[@celisewillis]

@@jrg14961 Dogs I'd Like to Know

[@dreadnaught2306]

How are you launching the casts without moving?

[@Nat_the_Chicken]

The shield's aspect of beowulf allows you to load your casts into your attack so they all hit the same enemy the attack lands on. The bow also has an aspect like this, called Hera

[@limitedhangoutlive]

How are people guaranteeing a hammer for the first?

[@Haelian]

It wasn't guaranteed here, it's a 25% chance. You can use mods to make it guaranteed though.

[@DANJones-o6f]

Does anyone else watch these and feel like they’re playing a different game? It’s so much quicker - but the animations themselves of fighting seem to be sped up. Am I missing something? Playing on PS

[@Haelian]

I have Forced Overtime on (+40% enemy move/attack speed) which can feel quite a bit different if you don't play with it yourself much.

[@trainzelda1428]

I get this tbh and forced overtime is part of it but I think his zagreus also feels faster; I assume it's because speedrunners are just good at knowing the soonest moment an animation can be canceled into the next one, which makes everything faster

[@Lilly-Lilac]

@@trainzelda1428speedrunning beo means doing dash strikes into charges, which are faster than normal charges (and scoots which are dash strikes into another dash which continues the attack, which is even faster). That might explain why the animations feel faster.

[@Leverquin]

Why is all black screen

[@LeonardoMarques7]

can anyone explain his build to me? i don't understand how he does so much damage

[@Haelian]

Flood Flare + Mirage Shot = a lot of damage with Beowulf.

[@palac1476]

How does he get the help from Megera or anyone else?

[@Haelian]

Gift them a lot of Nectar + Ambrosia

[@paulopontovaz]

I'm one of the noobs here. I wanted to ask: how come he does so much damage and practically 1-hit kills everything? 😅

[@Haelian]

Basically Flood Flare + Mirage Shot with Beowulf.

[@paulopontovaz]

Thanks! I'm taking notes hehe

[@legolasackerman588]

who is the artist that made the thumbnail??

[@Haelian]

I made the thumbnail, unless you mean specifically that Zag portrait? It's from an official background they published, can be found on the wiki.

[@mikeoq2076]

What is this build?

[@BIGPTHEGOAT]

Hello what is best Beowulf build

[@Nat_the_Chicken]

Something something mirage shot

[@Haelian]

Stop that BigP

[@MrAdemiM]

What in the hell is this build???

[@pumbaa667]

GG EZ

[@dubbler82]

I just finished the story the other day. 😐

[@chrisss3752]

yessir

[@southnoon5808]

i wasnt able to endure you talking tbh

[@grandmenhir160]

Do it on switch if you’re really skilled 💪

[@merebear143]

Or better, on iPad

[@bonbon_mastodon7144]

Second

[@darkrain119]

Watch with volume 0, this dude is so annoying to listen