This Is Why You Never Go To Volcana | Spelunky 2 (Episode 61)

[@countoonce]

As someone who has gone Volcana only for at least the past 100 runs, I have tips! 1. The most important thing is your mindset. On the non-drill levels, just prioritize safety only. Just get to the exit. As you know, lava sucks real bad. Scan for altars if you don't have the kapala, but ignore all gold and idols. You don't need it; you're not going to the black market. Ignore Monty if he isn't easy, the risk that added complications introduce just isn't worth it, plus there are loads of turkeys that can be easily cooked. Never blow up the robots without making sure that they won't cause lava to flow; you can easily fuck yourself with the robots. They are much more dangerous dead than alive. Anyways, just focus on not dying to lava and getting to the end. If you get out of Volcana alive and with Vlad's cape, you've won. That's all you need. 2. You don't always have to use the drill. If you have enough bombs (8-9), you can just blow through the floor for a very safe entry to Vlad's castle. Just chart a course through the explosive barrels in the ground. I end up doing this about a third or the time or so, especially when there is bad stuff in the way of the drill. To get the bombs, I always kill Quillback and do the moon challenge on top of bombs from shops. I usually have plenty. 3. If you have to use the drill and it goes through lava, just give it a good long time to drip. You have all the time in the world. Use the full 3 minutes to get into Vlad's castle and get the clover if you have to. The lava will eventually stop dripping. Then, what you need to worry about is the firemen falling down the shaft and knocking you into the lava at the bottom. Here, you just have to descend as fast as you can and get out of the shaft. It's spiced, but it only kills me rarely. 4. You don't need Van Helsing. I only get him when it's really easy, because he's just not necessary. Vlad has a really big weakness, which is that he teleports half the time when you him him, and if you just fight him with the whip, he'll telefrag himself 90% of the time. I lure him down a layer to where there are more blocks in the center of the screen and just let him come at me until he kills himself. It's easy. You don't have to get yourself killed trying to shuttle the key back up the level. The only thing to watch out for is that if you make him teleport off the map (he teleports in the direction he's facing when you hit him), you won't be able to get his cape. 5. Speaking about Vlad's cape, here's the obligatory section about how good it is. Lol. Well, not really. It's not better than the jetpack, at least in my opinion. The great thing is that you Vlad's cape get it every time. How often do you get the jetpack when you go to the black market? Half the time, maybe? When you don't get it, you're stuck with the stinky cape or the hoverpack. Vlad's cape is way better than anything other than the jetpack, and again, you get it every time. That being said, here are some nice things about Vlad's cape that you might not have known: - Vlad's cape works with spring shoes to increase the height and speed of the double-jump. Using them together is really fun. - Vlad's cape recharges its double-jump when you grab a wall with climbing gloves. You don't need to land to recharge like you do with the jetpack. - Vlad's cape makes Olmec really consistent. You can just follow underneath him, double jump up, whip out his hovers when he's ready to drop, and float out from under him and down on top of him. I never fail the second phase, and the third phase is easy if you use bombs. (Note that you can also do this with the jetpack, but again, you don't always get it) Anyway, that's all. I don't think that Volcana is "better" than the Jungle, but it's at least viable in my opinion, and I like it. It's very fast since you aren't focused on grubbing every possible slice of gold (and this extends backward to the mines), and Vlad's cape is just really fun to use. I'll probably start doing more jungle runs when I've beaten the game the real way a couple times, but until then I'm cool with Volcana. I hope you can learn to not hate it.

[@Zanaki113]

Awesome comment, I like Volcana better but still learned a bit from you! Didn't even think of bombing my way to vlad if it seems better.

[@mvemjsunp8]

it's cool that NL's fans are capable of writing five paragraph essays just for a youtube comment. I definitely agree that he underrates Volcana

[@evanseifert8858]

@@mvemjsunp8 Five paragraphs is easy. Five paragraphs without vitriol is what's amazing.

[@Ghostneedle1]

It sounds like due to the NL playstyle of grabbing every single bit of gold in his path, jungle really does sound better for him

[@ThatOneIrishFurry]

Finally a good case for volcania

[@martychang3679]

11:07 NL: "I'm gonna go to Volcana" Me: *glances nervously at video title* "Are...are ya sure?" P.S. - Good morning egg brothers and wishing you a pogged day

[@looroouwu]

a pogged day to you as well friend

[@Northernlion]

I'm In Danger

[@nlsluckyegg8771]

@@Northernlion NL's house is broken into, this is the only message he could get out. His fans continue about their days, unaware of his peril.

[@DonAllardo]

Don't let it get to you egg, you're improving with every run even if you don't see it immediately

[@TILsquared96]

Regression before the poggression, as he says

[@Northernlion]

LET'S GO

[@ヨーキ実況]

Rome wasn't built in a day

[@zombyjano]

Is improvement physical?

[@DonAllardo]

@@zombyjano that's a confusing question and I don't know who you're asking.

[@Johnny_Shikari]

No matter how poor/great/unlucky/cursed the plays are, the entertainment value is always at the highest tier of pog. Only NL and Danny DeVito can follow up a tense moment where he almost kills himself for absolutely no reason with a "🎶donkeydonkey donkadonk" and a successful, much deliberated idol heist by just walking out of the shop with the item and getting murdered instead of buying it.

[@thelocdesiringentryintoyou3686]

“Donkeydonkey donkadonk”😂

[@GreenWinterable]

I miss the times when Volcana was called Volcania.

[@rcutler9]

Volcaña

[@zack8596]

Don't you put that evil on me.

[@alaskansalmon8666]

@@rcutler9 en español

[@SedateArc20]

I still pronounce it Volcania. It's just better :/

[@manlamp7531]

This is the first time you tell us you dislike Volcana! Shocking!

[@nich3897]

Eric Andre shooting gun meme "How could volcana do this?"

[@Alwightmush]

NL suffers from the same great temptation I have in bopping the Volcana robots on the head, it's just too satisfying despite the route breaking lava flows it creates.

[@NearoC]

Both runs: NL walking into lava in clearly apparent ways NL: I hate volcana I will say, the fire enemies killing shit like monty IS bullshit, but both actual deaths were user error for sure. The first one he could've taken the upper path, the latter he could've A) not bopped the robot, or B) having already done so, realized it was very likely gonna break that pillar, and resign himself to not going back for rock dog and such. In hindsight, C) taken the rock dog from the start. That extra mobility would've made is plausible to go back and get the freeze ray. But yeah, A, not breaking the robot at all was the best choice. I sometimes blow up the robots in bad ways too, but as a volcana lover I don't blame it on the game when I set off a bomb and the bomb does exactly what you'd expect. Volcana is harder than the jungle overall IMO, but most of all NL just doesn't have good Volcana habits ingrained at all. I hope one day he gets there.

[@TheBuckweat33]

I have hope that NL will one day learn that volacana is actually better for his preferred play style

[@TheEeveeKing]

Video Title: This is why you don't go to Volcanya Actual video contents: Egg yeets himself into lava, twice, of his own volition. Still, a POG video, I much prefer the level design of Volcanya.

[@Fachewachewa]

I liked how the two deaths were almost exactly the same

[@Orillion123456]

I think it is important to acknowledge that things have more than one attribute. The cape has double jump, floating and double blood and not-exploding. The rock-dog isn't just a turkey roaster, it also is a double jump and a almost-shotgun-equivalent weapon for combat. Yes, the black marked holds a lot of stuff if you are willing to do a crime or have a shitload of gold, but you do also get a room full of crates in vlad's castle and not "only" vlad's cape. The jungle vs volcana thing is a many faceted debate and I don't think there is necessarily a "correct" answer (especially taking into account varying styles of gameplay, varying levels of skill, and the variance between any individual run up to quillback). I find the jungle to be a complete and utter nightmarish super-hell that i would want to avoid at all costs whenever I can (big spikes, small spikes, spike traps, beartraps, witch doctors, etc.), but of course volcana has a lot of super dangerous things in it aswell. My point is: look at things from multiple angles, not just at one of it's attributes at a time.

[@Ketsuekisan]

Honestly, witch doctors are enough a reason by themselves to never go to the jungle.

[@arzas555]

3:40 for the best play of all time.

[@TheSniper9752]

lionGalaxy

[@timbosqueeze8174]

I love when he spirals immediately

[@og_werwest]

you know how this is going to end when it is only 25 mins

[@josipcavar5971]

Speed run

[@BioGateway]

Sad but true. It’s Enter the Gungeon all over again. Still gold tho

[@matthewontherocks]

The Binding of Isaac video meta, it was either a speedrun or a streak ender

[@SmellMyPeanut]

This impatient man just dived right into the exploding robot next to the lava. Golden entertainment

[@gyodai132]

NL jumped directly into lava 12:59 and then directly towards an exploding robot 25:52. He hates Volcana so much his brain is self sabotaging his runs.

[@blindamalgam7125]

is there a greater karmic loss in spelunky than stealing from the caveman shop?

[@joehemmann1156]

Baer: "Stealing from the caveman shopkeeper makes you a monster" NL: "Counterpoint, he has no loss prevention, so it's really his own fault..."

[@carsonroach-howell6945]

The real BS in Volcanya truly is those fireballs. An enemy which appears seemingly at random, can't be jumped on, aggros shopkeepers. I honestly think it would make more sense difficulty-wise for tidepool/jungle to be level 2 and then temple/volcania level 3.

[@samosamosa9568]

the magma dudes always have a tell for when they jump out and a timer before they jump out again, it's not random, and if they kill shopkeepers you don't get blamed for it. just pay attention and don't be impatient and they're easy enemies

[@viovenus992]

Are you kidding me? The two arguably most difficult/dangerous for level 3? I’d have to quit spelunky if they did that honestly

[@caelenb6436]

Pro tip: Try to never disturb lava pools. They mostly generate in traversable ways but when a bomb or an activated robot messes that pool up then it can go bad real quick.

[@DanglerSpangler]

Ah yes, my favorite method of purchasing, where I grab what I want and sprint out of the store.

[@b1gbaf]

24:17 love the shout out to baer!

[@gordistador]

Stealing from the caveman shopkeeper is vile. Its like you are stealing from a defenseless baby. All he wants to do is show his friends the shiny gold.

[@viovenus992]

If he doesn’t have anything useful I tend to kill him 😈

[@saycheeseagain]

Backwhip bats dude

[@zack8596]

I did a lot worse on Volcana until I stopped jumping on the robots. If you don't like it though, the updates are attempting to make going to the black market more enticing. Not really sure that was needed, to be honest. I always thought they were both viable options.

[@amaro6603]

20:48 what the hell happened here?

[@TheMrTangamandapio]

my guess is the game assumed the block was falling and still on top of another block, so it got crushed. Definitely a bug

[@bumfricker2487]

He used the crush block to destroy the crush block

[@renasouza8261]

i love this series, I have watched close to 2k of your isaac videos and had finally got bored by It, but now im addicted to this series, please post more frequently!

[@michaelstopher1742]

I always feel so bad stealing from and killing the Cave Men shopkeepers. They are just trying to make a living.

[@Luzander]

After buying and playing the game several hours now, I hereby pardon all and any mistakes you ever made on camera NL! This is so hard :D

[@adinmarshall2592]

The lava is not hidden like the bear traps

[@relmz32]

Volacania is punishment for missing the udjat eye- no paste, few shops, no black market, lava, lava + drill, higher chances of altars getting blown up.

[@Chuck4230]

Why would he jump towards the exploding robot I'll never know.

[@MikeHancho663]

3:40 NL Forgets his wallet in his car

[@2KillerJ]

Genuinely thought NL was going to put the nail in the coffin on Spelunky 2 when he was talking at @26:00

[@p-yoshi]

Hi, I wish to say something nice about Volcana. You don't need to farm gold if you do the Volcana run, you can just speed through the Caves and not worry about picking up every ghost pot.

[@andresvalera1430]

You could use the shortcut to practice volcana, I'm not gonna be the 100th person to tell you why I think it's better it's apparent that you're way more used to the Jungle shenanigans

[@1rex993]

Poor egg with all the cam troubles needs some football tracking technology

[@MultiLelde]

Don’t worry Egg, I did the same thing on what was looking to be a good run. I scavenged hard to get enough gold for a jet pack, and I picked it up without paying and got killed. Couldn’t even be mad at that point.

[@EmodChannelClassics]

'it's not muscle memory, more like muscle amnesia' excellent egg quote

[@Tempestori]

I am concerned for you, egg. You're showing signs of muscle amnesia!

[@DarkfireTaimatsu]

I do see the perspective of folks who hate bear traps, because those are often a bit hidden, whereas lava is somewhat more obvious~

[@adinmarshall2592]

Yang only gets mad if you break any section that is wood.

[@dominielus]

Dwelling plus Volcana equals mighty episode. I like them quick :)

[@quinnbuffet3825]

"This is why you never go to Volcana" *Proceeds to perform a cavalcade of poor decisions that could easily have been avoided with patience*

[@drcal92]

You need a cat door for your office 🤔

[@Slinkingcheeze]

Honestly rather have NL put all his spelunky videos to like around 50 min and if the video ends at 25 min just have a blank black screen for the rest of it so you cant predict that a run isnt gonna go further than the jungle

[@RydenDaniel]

That tanks the algorithm though, so not very benefitial to di

[@poonanji6859]

What are you nuts

[@Rislear]

i am sure there's chrome extensions that allow you to hide a videos length

[@sonofhades57]

I think it's as much your mindset as anything that's hampering you in Volcana. The instant death mechanics are a lot more visible than in the jungle area and Vlad's Cape is worth any ten items on a regular run.

[@mitchellsack]

I don’t think Vlads cape is very good, but it won’t blow up which I like. If I get the ice gun I do volcano though, because it makes vlads castle super easy, and you can blast lava away with the gun too.

[@KevinAccetta]

Ryan..my dude. Gotta have some patience when going through Volcana. Look at your surroundings, look at how your actions will affect the surroundings, and *then* take action.

[@AdrianVM19]

26 minute episode, salty title. I'm in for a treat today!

[@MaxJacks]

Unfortunate but those days happen in spelunky

[@MaxAuxen]

That's rough, buddy.

[@pancakes3340]

Imagine not wanting what is basically a free, safer jetpack every run on the easiest stage 2 area. This meme was made by Volcana gang.

[@watchordontitsfineanyway]

You know what to expect when this man starts talking about the Kapalla near a pool of lava.

[@Ketsuekisan]

I see, the reason you never go to Volcanya is because you're compelled to jump into the lava for some reason. It's alright, lots of people have weird addictions.

[@rodion1056]

Don't give in to peer pressure NL, you don't have to go to Volcana to be cool

[@grandmastercash2009]

You gotta let the numbers decide your destination my man. At the point of descending the ladder to quillback, if I have over 35k, I'm off to the jungle. Under 35k? Volcana. Decisions are for losers. Throw caution to the wind and let fate decide. Because fate is a loser.

[@Heatranoveryou]

The egg is slowly losing his damn mind

[@Thegreatkrok]

Early morning Spelunky 2 is the best!

[@MrAndersonLP]

Volcana is not only relatively unrewarding compared to the Jungle. It’s also simply not as fun or interesting as the Jungle. It’s just outright bad in my opinion.

[@WebberMusic]

I understand that the jungle can be better because of the black market, but I just personally enjoy playing in volcana more. Idk, the jungle is too crowded with stuff

[@WildArmz]

Doesn't matter where NL goes, he'll still be there lol

[@Dianbler]

To be fair, lava glows like a sun and most of the time if your fault if you make an imposible situation

[@Packie318]

did this man just drink his coffee out of a tupaware container?

[@TheCornel44]

It's getting hard to believe things are going to get better! 🎵

[@thephantasticmatt6750]

I swear to the Lord if, NL goes to Volcana, it will slay him!

[@KingInYellowTatters]

Sir. He's already dead.

[@lukeaughton]

RIP to the gourd master

[@nanoco1000]

You really hate volcana too much my dude

[@kielmeakin4901]

Just how I like my egg; salty af

[@hheecckk526]

You need to start carrying lizards and stuff to the alter my guy. You they give the same amount of points as a turkey and can take 2 hits of full stun before dying giving you plenty of time to carry them to the alter based on location. Same goes for live moles and cavemen. Don't miss your chance at the kapala

[@Theonebeliever]

I was born on 1990, I have called the mounties to put out a warrant for you.

[@joaquinbarbosa3904]

THE JETPACK PLAY

[@arickwest9180]

He dies on purpose to keep the videos short.

[@dudtube83]

Egg, why do you drink coffee from plastic disposable cups?

[@michael1026h1]

No apologies needed. Always good content.

[@adinmarshall2592]

Dude there was no way that idol would anger the shopkeeper because the idle once going down will only move one space downwards after the skull and then it stops.

[@mabelmabel8112]

i havent made it past olmec yet bc i keep going to volcania to spite this man and i keep dying for some reason

[@fungoid6513]

I walked out of the shop yesterday without paying on accident

[@conoraq]

What if NL just didn't constantly interrupt his videos because his cat made a noise?

[@antonb.corrientelopez2735]

Does anything special happen if you buy everything from the caveman's shop?

[@metamagic7746]

3:47 is a bruh momment for sure! I'd do the same thing

[@officialnucky]

What is that "coffee" you're drinking NL??? Looks like a damn cola

[@beforever]

you are better than Baertaffy at Spelunky 2, he's definitely superior at Spelunky 1

[@OtakusRUs2]

How many bombs in your inventory do you think you die with, on average?

[@AdamFrankland]

This must be one of the squeezes he was talking about...

[@SlavaRybka]

The title triggered me. NL, I officially declare you to be my nemesis

[@Alkuf100]

Hey there “glory fish”

[@writeordie5452]

NL needs an off-camera Spelunky 2 boot camp if he's going to make any progress anytime soon.

[@G33KST4R]

Volcana can eat my shorts, only I didn't say shorts.

[@mr.waffles8739]

Personally for me, I die way more in the jungle compared to the volcano, I find the things that'll kill you are more visible and easier to avoid than things in the jungle (except those dudes that just hop out of the lava sometimes) but of course the jungle sets you up to beat the rest of the game way way better, the black market can have any item, and you can get the children of the forest, but for me I don't usually make it out of the jungle so those things don't really help me

[@heavytrike]

3:40 i did that too 🤣

[@RobertLogic]

What happened to the other block @20:45 ??

[@nadavhilu]

How does MALF feel about volcahna? He's a great spelunky 2 player, does he hate it too?

[@jamesmedina3297]

volcano is risk vs reward

[@Vulkans]

*Volcanya*

[@northenspelunkylion4]

ya hate to see it, the run time being ONLY 26 minuets, i bet this guy didnt even make it to OLMEC!

[@lincolnnoronha4128]

Its VOLCAAAAANIA.

[@abuttandahalf]

Uhhh must be a speedrun lul nevertheless I'm loving the series

[@greindes1579]

You tell us that you don't like volcana, but at least you don't die in it 5 seconds in like in jungles c: But seriously, not every run is made for volcania and if you have no items and got some money, then you really should go to BM. Don't try to balance it out.

[@adinmarshall2592]

Are you gonna try to do a low scorer run or speedlunky run. I did a speedlunky run it’s pretty hard.

[@jlee479]

I mean he says he hates Volcana but both were just bad plays by him.