WATERBEAR MOUNTAIN FULL CLEAR GOLDEN

The first ever tier 0 golden, probably not to be dethroned from top 1 until 2024. 3x larger time commitment than 7D golden twice in a row counting everything possible, ~14x larger time commitment than the more recent Tier 1 goldens I've done. By far the hardest thing I've ever done.
edit: "probably not to be dethroned from top 1 until 2024" o7d1dg is universally considered harder now, including by me. o7d1dg took me 547 hours less than wmfcg when i first did them so i thought wmfcg was harder. but now that other people have experience with both, and after i have redone wmfcg in mirror mode, its agreed o7d1dg is harder and that me thinking it was so much easier was me being biased from underestimating my improvement. so this was dethroned on july 14th 2023 by o7d1dg.
idk what to say but i guess ill just start typing.
i dont feel like anything has happened yet honestly. i was just playing the game, said i was going to do one more attempt, and i just, got the golden.
this took me about 11-12 months (exact start date is unknown), and 692 hours spent playing.
251 runs got past the first third of the level,
80 runs got past the checkpoint that marks the milestone above (Atmospheric edge, the beloved AE.)
22 runs made it to the last third,
17 runs made it to calamity,
11 runs died to the calamity ultra,
and 5 runs made it to the final checkpoint.
this took so long, definitely longer than it should've, and i cant say im not okay with that. honestly now that it's over im worried how i'll feel about not having something to do in the game anymore. at least not something that im so familiar with.
and honestly, yeah this was just comforting. doing something that you know will take you egregious amounts of time is honestly pretty comfortable if you take it the right way. you never feel pressured to get it done, so any lost progress is nothing but a mild annoyance, no matter how devastating it should be.
thanks to all the vc regulars in the waterbear cult discord for just being around to give me someone to talk to. you were a lot of the reason i played this as often as i did. and to mak for being an asshole all the time.
map: gamebanana.com/mods/351275
Tardigrade, thank you for making this.
vc reaction vid (thanks wheth): • wountain reaction
stream archive playlist: • wm backlog
21:23, you can jump off the sides here without cornerjumps because the tiles are vivhelper cornerboost blocks. you're able to jump from farther away on cornerboost tiles, and the jump radius extends farther than the spike. which was fixed in a vivhelper update after this golden happened, but was then unfixed in vivhelper as it has a whitelist for maps where the old behavior is still used.
i dont really know how to continue this description further, this never felt painful. all i can say is i have NO FUCKING IDEA WHAT IM GOING TO DO NOW like holy shit i started this like because i had no other goldens to do like am i just supposed to do dmr now am i just supposed to just obsessively clear shit i dont know fucking ill figure it out tomorrow i guess

[@wheth1195]

THE QUEEN DIED

[@AstralightSky]

she ded

[@chriscreeper85]

Uhh ok

[@nicole8599]

@@chriscreeper85 THE QUEEN DIED

[@Ash-dp9wo]

@@nicole8599 WHEN?????

[@nicole8599]

@@Ash-dp9wo m

[@ParrotDash]

Huge congrats, one of the coolest achievements we will ever see in this game

[@Y3ee]

And 4 months later you start grinding 9d plat lmao

[@gtr7988]

9D🍞

[@Rickfernello]

Holy mother of consistency. Massive congrats! (That underwhelming reaction really surprised me lol)

[@Xeamless]

would you say this is harder than 202 deathless?

[@clantis247]

​@@Xeamless i know you asked for ricks opinion but ill give mine since i'm the only person with at least some experience in both: in favor of waterbear: 1- i am trying 100% deathless right now and have made a lot of progress within about 2 weeks even with bad luck. (but i will quit or take a long break because strawberry jam collab is releasing on the 17th and i'm going knee deep into it immediately) 2- i have done farewell golden four times in a row and 7d golden twice in a row, so i have some familiarity with how doing something twice in a row scales with difficulty, which is relevant since 202 deathless is basically 100% deathless twice in a row (but to be fair, a-sides are easier as you don't have to get any collectibles in the second round) in favor of 202: 1- while i have some experience in 100% deathless which is heavily related to 202 deathless, i have not actually completed it. i have an AFCS + 1B-7B pb, but that's still not complete, if i am underestimating how hard it is to complete the rest of it, then my opinion holds significantly less weight. 2- my familiarity with how doing something multiple times in a row scales with difficulty is not 1:1 with how it will work with 100% deathless and 202 deathless, as 100% deathless and 202 deathless are so much longer than farewell golden and 7d golden, i could also be underestimating how much the difficulty will be scaled by the doubled length. which will also make my opinion hold less weight. if you want me to just give a direct answer to which one i think is harder, waterbear by a very, very large amount. but i still only have one of them, so i could always just not be realizing how hard 202 deathless actually is.

[@Xeamless]

@@clantis247 Thank you. I could never do either so I am just curious. Wish me luck on pantheon 5 all bindings!

[@clantis247]

@@Xeamless i've heard horror stories about p5ab, good luck!

[@zuggo]

Hi Xeam finish infernum when

[@clantis247]

seeing the pixel lineups again after 5 months of not playing this map gives me nostalgia

[@nicole8599]

wholesome

[@slinky7531]

yo clantis are you playing waterbear?

[@clantis247]

@@slinky7531 true

[@Apple_Beshy]

@@clantis247 congrats again!

[@nicole8599]

GG Clantis, a much deserved victory at last. This run has caused me to reflect so much, I think about how I was being a bit silly and decided to make some summit map inspired by 9d. Never expected this to happen and especially for it to be the first t0. But again, huge GG! I’m really proud

[@CyberGamer1539]

If this took clantis over 600 hours, then there's no way I could ever do this. Huge congrats, I never came to your streams but it has been super cool watching your progress videos over the past several months.

[@rosellarade]

IF MY GIRL AND CLANTIS DROWNING CATCH ME AT HER FUNERAL SHOUTING WMFCG

[@spki4524]

yo so get this right??? i am staring at my screen looking like gavin, then i get a waterbear cult notification with clantis saying he's in tff and i'm looking at that shit like henry. then he actually gets it and i kid you not i terry'd and frank'd at the same time. scariest experience of my life

[@wheth1195]

horrifying

[@kazt5]

This is just an absolutely insane achievement. Your dedication over the past year is just incredible and it finally paid off. Nothing to say, massive GGs, happy for you

[@projecteer4498]

Jeesh congratulations! Absolutely insane. I've known you were working on this for quite some time but this is unreal

[@Ecl1psed276]

this is a truly monumental moment, I cannot even begin to fathom how hard this is

[@superlan1177]

Insane accomplishment!! Your dedication to this is truly inspiring.

[@deanp_31]

GG!!! Amazing achievement! I am so glad that I got to watch the completion run from AE.

[@Schwiift]

OMG, huge congrats, that's completely insane. GL on your quest to find something to do

[@eddy0777]

This is really amazing, congrats!!

[@Hyperlithh]

WHATT, you're a legend dude GG Probably one of the most difficult things ever done in any game tbh

[@Kriog16]

Absolutely huge GGs to you on this enormosuly monstrous accomplishment

[@nicole8599]

Oh yeah now you have to get moon berry, to be a true completionist after all 🐸

[@nottniickk7766]

holy SHIT bro massive ggs for this incredible achievement

[@stardust-kyun]

Insane achievement man, congrats!!!

[@touhoe]

this is so awesome !!!!! how the heck is this even possible, huge GGs

[@d2rk__]

My wife left me after calamity gg, one of the deserved Goldens of all time, watching your streams for this was always pretty awesome

[@awesomeguy_2323]

this is one of the most amazing things I've seen in gaming as a whole

[@alternate-playz]

omg congrats! im still kinda new to the game but this is really amazing and also it was on my birthday but still congrats!!

[@CaptainCarpensir]

Happy for ya :> hope you find something else you enjoy doing since this is over

[@AuroraAquir]

Legendary achievement! Well done!

[@DeathKontrol]

this is incredible, congratulations

[@juckter5861]

I am still in shock that this run is real, huge huge congratulations

[@csbshaw1]

So insane that you did that. Wow, that is the most impressive thing ive seen

[@Zeno-]

alright then, on the day I randomly decide to look you up. GG. I don't even have words for how impressive this is...

[@Danvari]

Absolutely insane. Nerves of steel.

[@viddie]

LFG CLANTIS GG

[@ZKBceleste]

Truely the most Celeste moment of 2023

[@frissyn]

"Careful now, he's a hero." ggs!

[@janexthehero1]

This is a huge achievement, congrats on finally doing this! I kinda died inside when I saw how many deaths you had..

[@aradia9726]

what da heck is that henry stickmin as a knight of time

[@janexthehero1]

@@aradia9726 brrrrr that's kinda cold

[@Xeamless]

absolutely insane

[@Gamer196yt]

GGGGG This golden won’t be beaten for ages!!

[@adiabath7729]

Holly shi, that run is lit. I don't know what tier 0, or tier 1 means, but this golden is nuts. Congrats king

[@RitoruOne]

gg absolute insane my man

[@Cardmaster12]

“Lol ok I guess I’m god now” is honestly not too far off

[@account1a]

Nice golden Clantis!

[@elio5153]

Wtf insane ggs this is bonkers

[@crystalgames7744]

Bro achieved one of the hardest things in this game and at the end he just said "Well there you go". Dude you are a beast!

[@clantis247]

thats not because of a lack of care, some players just aren't able to find things to say after stuff like this and im one of them

[@crystalgames7744]

@@clantis247 Ofc! I didn't say it in a bad way. GG's for all the crazy stuff you are achieving dude!

[@logicmatthew]

WOW! HUGE GG! Now all you need to do is rest, at least to the Strawberry Jam 2023 Collab.

[@ahmadsab_]

congrats!

[@ZiggyMcDude]

CONGRATS

[@pwndpp]

That Theo crystal part was insane! 🤪😱 Left me speechless.

[@notsalty]

this is INSANE man...

[@_dan1715]

LETS FUCKING GO HUGE CONGRATS CLANTIS

[@i3ac]

You are a legend

[@target1015]

I can’t believe you got past D4

[@emiliavalentino7226]

GGS MAN!!!

[@ironicambrosia]

i love water brear mountain

[@slinky7531]

LETS GOOOO CLANTIS!!!!

[@te_79]

Congratulations.

[@juiceboxhero9052]

GG THE MADMAN FINALLY DID IT. Now I have something to watch while I eat my chicken nuggets!

[@sophiasmile]

Absolutely unreal run, huge congratulations. Not once did I make fun of you for dying because I'm a good person who loves clantis celeste.

[@realtag8466]

GG THIS IS INSANE

[@ninzwz]

you are so cool

[@WoahE]

goat

[@anan-vg7ki]

the biggest W

[@Ash-dp9wo]

wiat clantis you hit clamaity ultra!!

[@violet7319]

legend

[@wishcresp]

The fucking dedication required to grind this for a year, no idea how you did it

[@pakelist]

WHAT GG

[@TheBEST-qy5ue]

holy frick ggs

[@littleepic941]

The tier 0 is real

[@ComputerBadger]

WHAT THE HELL GG CLANTIS

[@ariaelidove]

GG CLANTIS, egg

[@bevweb]

this is an oomfie frogeline moment. grinners are winners. i cant wait to watch WATERBEAR MOUNTAIN FULL CLEAR GOLDEN by Clantis with all my wouncefies. gg cumpchamp

[@woofdoggo]

Crazy

[@makpanda2]

I would never say slurs :3

[@lorak9705]

NO FUCKING WAY CONGRATS!!

[@Ploist]

WOOOOOOOOOO

[@MagicianStevey]

cracked

[@vorez_]

god gamer

[@rafix2898]

The madman finally fucking did it GG

[@mearionet]

gg

[@Memfyy]

INHUMAN

[@erierierierierie]

walter white is a golden exclusive collectable?

[@ImNetheN]

so true

[@TobyConger]

GG

[@AubreyFumo]

I loved the part where he played waterbear mountain

[@adamfra64]

this is very ✅✅✅

[@Wh1te0ne]

If Clantis has million fans, then I'm one of them. If Clantis has one fan, then I'm THAT ONE. If Clantis has no fans, that means I'm dead. If Clantis has no fans, that means I am no longer on earth. If the world against the Clantis, I am against the world.

[@olive_r]

WHAT!!!!!!!!

[@smooshymemes]

it's been fcg'd, surely i can clear it! ...right?

[@JinGaster]

holy fucking moly

[@deanp_31]

IF MY GIRL AND CLANTIS ARE DROWNING CATCH ME AT MY GIRLS FUNERAL CHANTING W EM EFF SEE GEE

[@aidansmileynerd5776]

:frogeline: gg

[@abet6583]

W

[@wintermrrow]

clantis celeste !!!

[@BossAwesomeSauce]

Holy guac

[@marster772]

INcredible, might i ask what your pb was before getting the golden?

[@clantis247]

flag 2

[@CacoPholey]

WHAT THE FUCK I JUST CHECKED THE GOLDEN LIST ON A WHIM AND I SEE THIS GGS DUDE HOLY FUCK YOU'RE GOATED

[@staco522]

YIPPEE

[@mujtabaalam5907]

What's that door at 41:59?

[@pawlogates]

Twice in a row when?

[@pixelblitz8087]

repost if you talked to clantis before he started wm

[@snekye5419]

if clantis has a mil