Challenge Run Ideas?

[ethan]

Hello! I was thinking about some challenge run ideas, and I came up with this one! A run where you cannot collect any yarn. So you have to stay in the kid's hat the entire time. The goal is to get to Chapter 5, obviously not finish it because that is definitely not possible, so getting 25 time pieces. I haven't finished this game yet, and I know you can beat Chapter 1 Act 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7, and also the time rifts I believe. And you can finish Chapter 2 Act 1, 2, 3, 5, and Finale. And you can finish Chapter 3 Act 1, 2, 3?, 4 and I don't know about the finale because I haven't gotten there yet, but the time rifts aren't possible in Chapter 3 I think, Chapter 2 are, and Chapter 1 are.
I have no idea about Chapter 4, I haven't played it. Obviously the Spaceship time rifts aren't possible.

Are the ones i'm not sure about possible? I'm going to start this run today. Also, what are your challenge run ideas?

[ethan]

What's the broken clock badge? What does it do? I also think i'm about to see what happens when you tie in Chapter 2, both Act 2 and Act 3 got 428p, so I think if I get no collectibles in them i'll tie!

[Moe Magi Maxima]

I recall there was going to be a New Game+ DLC at some point? If so, then you could theoretically do a One-Hit Hero run of the whole game.

[Moe Magi Maxima]

Originally posted by D YellowMadness:

No-hat strat. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1222767878 It turned out to be a pointless strat because I need the dweller mask to get the other cherry in this puzzle but I still enjoyed it.

Originally posted by The Kid-hearted Gamer:

I recall there was going to be a New Game+ DLC at some point? If so, then you could theoretically do a One-Hit Hero run of the whole game.

That's a cool idea that I might never try.

Yeah, the final boss takes a lot out of you with that badge equipped, lemme tell ya.

[Moe Magi Maxima]

Originally posted by D YellowMadness:

Originally posted by The Kid-hearted Gamer:

Yeah, the final boss takes a lot out of you with that badge equipped, lemme tell ya.

I bet. Does that badge cancel out your invincibility during the last phase?

Yes. Oh, boy howdy, yes, it does. And it is HAAARD.

Fun fact: this is due to the fact that it's not true invincibility, persay. You're still taking damage even fighting normally. It's just that you're auto-healing so fast it doesn't matter. But when you only have one hit point to work with rather than four...

In other words, the auto-healing is there even with One-hit Hero, but you die when you hit 0 health, and with 1 HP, you hit 0 health any time you get hurt. So, the effect doesn't get the chance to heal you, because you're already dead.

[Moe Magi Maxima]

Originally posted by D YellowMadness:

Originally posted by The Kid-hearted Gamer:

Yes. Oh, boy howdy, yes, it does. And it is HAAARD.

Fun fact: this is due to the fact that it's not true invincibility, persay. You're still taking damage even fighting normally. It's just that you're auto-healing so fast it doesn't matter. But when you only have one hit point to work with rather than four...

In other words, the auto-healing is there even with One-hit Hero, but you die when you hit 0 health, and with 1 HP, you hit 0 health any time you get hurt. So, the effect doesn't get the chance to heal you, because you're already dead.

If those people who sacrificed themselves could see that, they'd feel really stupid. But they can't. 'Cause they're dead.

I feel like this is a reference to something...

[CrabBar]

I did no-hat run and this is what I got:
Mafia Town: all 10 Time Pieces (although Cheating the Race is something I watched rather than completed myself, it's too tight for me)
Battle of Birds: all 10 Time Pieces, purple rift needs to be done with accurate behavior, since some pons are unavailable.
Subcon Forest: Mail Delivery Service is straight impossible, no Finale as well, purple rift possibility is blocked in Gallery and Science room. 6 Time Pieces.
Alpine Skyline: no Twilight Bell (because of sarcofagus in end), no Finale because of that, and only available Time Rift is impossible without Ice Hat or major glitches. 3 Time Pieces.

Gallery and Mailroom are unavailable without glitches.

Overall I got 29 Time Pieces

[CrabBar]

Originally posted by D YellowMadness:

Why can't you beat the Subcon Forest finale?

Because it doesn't open without Mail Delivery completed.

Ironically, Finale is level where you do no-hat anyway.

[ethan]

I'm getting pretty far in the run, I'm mostly done with Chapter 1, other than cheating the race obviously. Chapter 2 is done other than Act 6, Chapter 3 is done other than Act 5, that one isn't possible, and I will probably start Chapter 4 now, i'm at 22 yarn I believe.

I was on YouTube and saw that you could skip Chapter 5 Act 1, but it needs sprint hat.

[CrabBar]

Originally posted by Ash:

I'm getting pretty far in the run, I'm mostly done with Chapter 1, other than cheating the race obviously. Chapter 2 is done other than Act 6, Chapter 3 is done other than Act 5, that one isn't possible, and I will probably start Chapter 4 now, i'm at 22 yarn I believe.

I was on YouTube and saw that you could skip Chapter 5 Act 1, but it needs sprint hat.

Do you talk about that hole at the start of actual level? It doesn't require any hats as I recall, also it was fixed quite a long ago, only available in v1.0 beta

Quite a shame you can't pass the whole level legally without Dweller mask because of that wall in 2nd section end.

[CrabBar]

Originally posted by D YellowMadness:

I'm near the end of chapter 4. The bird house was one of the highlights of the run so far. I wasn't able to get past the first green platform on the way to Twilight Bell but I was able to get past the others. Even the vertical set of green platforms. The poles holding them up are solid so I wall jumped on 'em & stood on 'em. Time to try Twilight Bell.

Well, good luck

Spoiler: you can do everything but get into 'green' sarcofagus with Time Piece. I don't know the way other than using Dweller mask or Brewing hat (deactivating the dweller bell), but maybe you will find something.

[ethan]

Did you do the Birdhouse? I've been trying to get up there for like three hours and i'm pretty sure it's impossible.

[ethan]

Where is the house?

[ethan]

Do you know what Island it's on?