Pikmin 4 - All Night Missions Speedrun - No deaths/ No hits

[@RyanGotReal]

Never realized how well Pikmin could work as a tower defense game, nights were definitely a nice change of pace. My usual strat was to amass an army, and when the first 'they're getting active' prompt appeared, I'd send Oatchi back to patrol the Lumiknoll while murdering everything around me. Then I learned true fear after the Smoky Proggs. Didn't even know destroying the eggs despawned them, just thought it would bring them sooner.

[@vincenthaynes3603]

100%, I would want a level where the enemies follow a more literal ribbon path to your Lumiknoll (a) and Tricknolls are at certain close points.

[@CuuBluu]

This guy's dandori: 📈📈📈

[@VonTachyon]

For anyone else, it's a question of how long they can survive against the nocturnal creatures. *For this guy, it's a question of how long the nocturnal creatures can survive against HIM.*

[@capitanaless1o493]

I ALWAYS end the night expeditions by Kipling everyone

[@TheGreenDigi]

Didn't even know you could prevent the smoky progs from spawning by destroying the eggs first. Great run!

[@RadiantBlazeVA]

You could do the same thing in Pikmin 1 which was their first appearance, I just didn't know where they spawned when I played through these

[@Jaimaylaymii]

theres a tip in the loading screens that says you can defeat it early by destroying its "nectar egg," so i spent 3 tries specifically trying to look for another egg for each Progg before just saying F It, ill kill the guys themselves

[@capitanaless1o493]

​@@Jaimaylaymiiyou can use the drone to look for them without having to worry about everything else

[@colossaldonut5190]

This is really cool! I was interested to see how the night levels could be optimised since it ends as soon as you kill the last enemy and the fact that the Glow Pikmin will always follow the current leader when idle making for some really interesting route decisions (especially considering that only Oatchi can rush but only the Captain can use the Glowmob). While short, the night levels were definitely one of my favourite additions in Pikmin 4 and I can't wait to see what optimisation and routes will come in the future for this interesting category.

[@tuckertechnolord6126]

I am so exited for the first 100% run, we’re getting closer all the time. Just the main day gameplay left at this point and extra hand

[@VivBrodock]

having watched a few speedruns I'm axcited to see a no death speedrun because they'll have to actually do the night missions :P

[@DaRocc2]

I *struggled* against the spiders. Got so used to charging with Oatchi that I completely forgot about the homing stun attack from the rookie. My goodness I made things harder than they were supposed to be...

[@AceofShadow]

Can't wait for the individual score runs for Dandori challenges.

[@tysoniacrypoid575]

By “No hit” I think he meant no damage taken to the Lumiknoll

[@just_call_me_leo]

by "no deaths" i think they meant no Glow pikmin casualties since... they can't die

[@tysoniacrypoid575]

@@just_call_me_leo they can get crushed and eaten

[@Twilumina]

@@tysoniacrypoid575 In the game they say that doesn't count as dying since their light just returns to the lumiknoll to get recycled. It's the game's explanation for why glow deaths don't count toward your total death counter.

[@tysoniacrypoid575]

I knew that, I’m saying they meant no hit as in the Lumiknoll being hit

[@UltraSpicyBro]

@@Twilumina wait so if one of them dies the thing gets healed?

[@Jacob.2s0]

I feel like a fewest glow pick in run would be cool

[@felixmckinney7132]

You have excellent dandori, new blood.

[@capitanaless1o493]

38:13 i would have NEVER knew that a frozen bulborb would freeze the other creatures

[@berkeleycreager3601]

Really wish these werent cheesed in speedruns, theyre so fun

[@lyssieee597]

awesome run ✊

[@elpipa204]

verrrrry nice

[@desh323]

the fact that bro (ice) had the balls to do this challenge inspires all of us to have the balls he has (confidence)

[@kirbofan267]

46:44 wdym collin? it's already over.

[@nolang1]

What are the d-pad shortcuts you use?

[@tobybigball]

why didnt you ever use the charge horn when collecting the crystal rocks?

[@tiredveryissage]

ice cube during autumnal gully: no deaths, beat every creature, no glow seeds used, no damage to lumiknoll me during autumnal gully: i have attempted this like 15 times, cried twice and now i cant breathe (i beat it eventually, thats when i couldnt breathe bc i was so stressed bc of how close i was to finishing, i was also shaking afterwards) but at least i can say i 100% the night expeditions without any outside help

[@DKQuagmire]

Same. I was at it for like 2 hours, until I beat it! All that time the Smokey proggs and boldy long legs kept ruining my runs. Until watching this video, I had no idea that you could just destroy the Smokey Progg eggs before they hatched.

[@just_call_me_leo]

@@DKQuagmireWell duh

[@tiredveryissage]

@@DKQuagmire i knew you could break them bc i did that in earlier levels but in autumnal gully theyre so far away and im always too scared to go too far from the lumiknolls 😭

[@UltraSpicyBro]

Y’all have a serious skill issue (no pressure)

[@ModBros8434]

Can what he’s doing even be considered protecting the lumiknoll?

[@emiliano8187]

What's the next speedrun that you'll be doing

[@iluvcats2]

wait if you break the egg, smoky progg doesnt spawn at all?? huh

[@ice_cube]

Yes. This was also the case in the first Pikmin game

[@VonTachyon]

​@@ice_cubewait, I thought in Pikmin 1, attacking the egg was what caused the progg to spawn in the first place...

[@ice_cube]

@@VonTachyon in Pikmin 1 approaching/attacking the egg makes it spawn after a set timer. You have plenty of time during that period to kill it though

[@UltraSpicyBro]

So what happens next?

[@raph-ko1706]

How do you make the glow pikmin charge in a sphere like in the last night expedition ?

[@SnootDog]

Hold the X button

[@edirnevarez7857]

How do you have infinite rush so early? Serene Shores - 2. Water's Edge

[@Randomest_king]

Actually, he already rescued all the castaways before doing this. The game was basically 100% complete and he just did this for fun.

[@JakoBpyroTech]

He did this on a file that was 100%ed

[@Doge-zb7ku]

Dandori Isn’tsue

[@lisort72]

Dandori skills

[@HankMFWimbleton]

Garden Warfare 3(4?), I guess

[@vincenthaynes3603]

This time the Warfare is literally garden-sized

[@SuperMarioXY305]

No hits 2:18

[@Randomest_king]

He meant the lumiknoll

[@epicboeuf4989]

First

[@Drogash]

lol no deaths????? Glow pikmin cant die... lol they go back to base and then fly back too you

[@GarlyleWilds]

Most of the time they can't die, like the game says. Key word: Most. Interestingly it seems though there is a small chance for many enemies to actually kill them, especially some of the 'boss' enemies. Smoky Progs in particular do not care that Glow Pikmin "cannot die", any glow pikmin that hits their weird gloom is gone for good instantly, just like any other Pikmin would be.

[@pixelator5312]

of course they can't die if you don't get them killed in the first place

[@ice_cube]

Glow Pikmin are immune to most hazards but they can be eaten/crushed by enemies, they won't "fly back to you"

[@Littleha]

You’re half right. Glow Pikmin can be crushed/eaten, but it doesn’t technically kill them (instead, they turn into photons and travel back to the lumiknoll). However, they don’t fly back to you after this happens. So while it isn’t technically a “death”, you still lose the pikmin

[@LuckyOwI777]

They can "die". They just don't count towards the overall Pikmin death counter