hk-help

[formal harness]

For a while before i discovered the ||city of tears|| i thought the ||city crest|| was for the ||trams|| lol

So no ||queen's gardens|| yet

[torn siren]

yes i guess

[desert salmon]

No idea where to go and how I’m so far away

[uncut iris]

I think you can get into ||gardens|| by going left

[fast reef]

How TF do I get out of ||Beast Den||?

[orchid flower]

Near the bottom is an exit

[scenic egret]

?tag uncspoilers

[languid radish]

🔹 An unnecessary spoiler is a spoiler (even a tagged one!) that was not directly requested by the user being helped, such as help referencing in-game content that the player has not necessarily reached - Charms build containing Charms they haven’t found, for example. These spoilers, though generally good-intentioned, can harm a player’s experience as any other spoiler would. Remember the game is non-linear; Always make sure to know what a player has and where they’ve reached. A simple screenshot of their map and inventory would tell you all you need to know.

[scenic egret]

when helping its best not to mention things directly if you dont know if they have it

[uncut iris]

Hey i tried

[uncut iris]

Also i usually check previous messages for any mentions of locations and whatnot

[scenic egret]

👍 all good then

[torn siren]

i just talked to ||hornet|| infront of the ||memorial to the hollow knight|| what should i do next?

[uncut iris]

Perhaps you should visit the upper section of the building you were in

[torn siren]

its locked

[uncut iris]

Go in through the outer area to the left

Just some platforming and you’re in

Oh yeah did you meet another npc on the way in somewhere to the westmost part

[fast reef]

Where TF is the exit to ||Beast Den||?????

[orchid flower]

It’s at the bottom

[fast reef]

I'm at the bottom

[orchid flower]

Bottom left to be precise

[orchid flower]

Go as far left as you can, then go as far down as you can

If you run into a dead end you didn’t go left enough

[fast reef]

I just found a bench

[uncut iris]

Yup youre close

[fast reef]

Where do I go from the bench? I am so lost

[winged beacon]

how do I go to ||deepnest||

I mean which ||dreamer do I get after monomon, herrah or lurien?||

[fast reef]

Nvm

[autumn quail]

What’s the hardest thing to do for 112%?

[uncut iris]

Any of em really

[autumn quail]

I’m at 84% rn

[uncut iris]

||lurien|| may be the hardest however

[winged beacon]

||ok so if I wanna get herrah first, how do I get to deepnest?||

[uncut iris]

||pantheon of the knight||, probably

[autumn quail]

Yeah especially because of the infuriating boss

[autumn quail]

Oh that counts toward 112?

[uncut iris]

Have you visited the lower ||fungal wastes||

[uncut iris]

The first 4 do

[autumn quail]

Ah

[winged beacon]

||mantis village yeah. but I never went any lower than that||

[autumn quail]

Also how do I spoiler

?spoiler am

How do I do this

[uncut iris]

||did you go into the lowest part of mantis village||

[winged beacon]

nope

[winged beacon]

|| before and after a message

[uncut iris]

Well that’s a way into the part where ||herrah|| lies

[cinder badger]

you use these on both sides || ||

||

[winged beacon]

k thx

[autumn quail]

|| hi ||

Oh thx

[cinder badger]

guys whats the best charm build for || colo 3 ||

[desert salmon]

Do u know where I could find ||Herrah?||

[autumn quail]

So || absolute radiance || isn’t necessary for 112 right?

[uncut iris]

There are multiple ways in but to my knowledge that’s one of the more known ways

[desert salmon]

I know she westward of ||deepnest|| but I lowkey can’t find her

[uncut iris]

I’d mention other sections but you may not have the right abilities

[uncut iris]

Nope

[autumn quail]

You have to go through a dark area of || deepnest ||

[uncut iris]

Only for ||an ending||

[autumn quail]

K thanks

[autumn quail]

Yea Ik, || delicate flower and the other one ||

[cinder badger]

|| guys im looking at th ps tropies and im noticing one called Embrace the Void does that mean I have to beat pr? ||

[desert salmon]

Gotta be another way

[cinder badger]

well if you have || lantern it isn't dark ||

[autumn quail]

Nah, sry I recommend the || Lumafly lantern to make it so it isn’t dark ||

[desert salmon]

I have the ||lantern|| brotato

I’m in a maze and idk how to get out

[cinder badger]

quit out to your last bench

[sharp island]

can someone give me tips for ||Traitor Lord||?

[desert salmon]

Bro what

[uncut iris]

This is where you gotta use your ||shade cloak||

[sharp island]

ik

[uncut iris]

Did you get anythin new?

From the last time we spoke

[sharp island]

i got ||isma’s tear||, defeated ||THK||, got the ||Love Key||, unlocked ||Stag Nest||, got 657 ||essence||, got another ||vessel fragment||, got ||shape of unn||, got ||UnGreed||, that’s all

[bright hamlet]

There is ONE specific ||charm|| which makes this fight a joke

[sharp island]

what ||charm||?

[bright hamlet]

Look at my name

[sharp island]

[autumn quail]

|| focus on dodging the harder attacks like the shockwaves, also use quick focus ||

[cinder badger]

quit out to the main menu, then when you load back in you'll be at your last bench

[bright hamlet]

Orrrrrrr just stay close so the attack doesn't even trigger

[sharp island]

dude the fight is a joke bc i learned from the ||mantis traitors||

anyways, 2nd try here i come!

[bright hamlet]

My least fav enemies for sure

[sharp island]

yea

also the RUNBACK SUCKS

nearest ||bench|| is the ||stag station||

[bright hamlet]

I used an ability that made it instant

[sharp island]

||dreamgate||?

[bright hamlet]

Yes

[sharp island]

i knew it

[bright hamlet]

Just set one up under the arena

[frail beacon]

totally unrelated, but anybody have any tips on beating the modded boss: ||Ancient Aspid||?

[sharp island]

i only have 657 ||essence||

[bright hamlet]

U should get more of that first

But oh well

Ur already at him

So just do him

[uncut iris]

Remember ||soul master||?

[sharp island]

yea i just haven’t beaten him yet

[bright hamlet]

Oh and ||broken vessel||

[bright hamlet]

So ur running around without ||ddive||

[uncut iris]

Oh

That ability from him helps a LOT.

[sharp island]

yeah

[bright hamlet]

Unarguably the best of the 3

[bright hamlet]

That's an interesting path

Uk u can't beat the game without it- or actually u can

[sharp island]

just earlier i ||killed THK in a Walmart parking lot at 3am|| tho

[bright hamlet]

.

[sharp island]

hehe

[bright hamlet]

But

Why

[cinder badger]

please beat || soul master then his dream form ||

[sharp island]

why not

[cinder badger]

also do you have || double jump yet? ||

[sharp island]

yea

[cinder badger]

wait just to make sure || do you have c dash? ||

[sharp island]

yes

[bright hamlet]

How did u get it without ||ddive||

I'm curious

[cinder badger]

but you dont have || dive? ||

im so lost

[sharp island]

my inventory rn

[simple otter]

hi guys! im new to the game and i was exploring greenland when i found ||fog canyon ||somewhere and then traversed and found myself at ||queen's station|| 😭

idk where to go HELP ME (i havent used any guides yet or anything)

also, i found the bug's travel guy or whatever so i went back to ||dirtmouth||

[bright hamlet]

Ok so one thing, ||you don't need anything from queens garden to just beat the game, it's mostly side quests||

[smoky lava]

||Fighting Radiance any tips||🥱

[uncut iris]

||fog canyon is saved for later||. Go right of the ||queens station||

[cinder badger]

do you have || dash yet? ||

[bright hamlet]

U can't get to there without it WAIT U CAN

[uncut iris]

whachu got in your inventory and charms

[smoky lava]

All

[cinder badger]

yeah that's mb

[uncut iris]

||abyss shriek|| deals huge damage

[simple otter]

nooooo :(

[cinder badger]

|| spell build ||

[uncut iris]

Oh well you need that

[bright hamlet]

||like u didn't beat hornet in greenpath?||

[smoky lava]

||I use shaman stone and catcher|| that enough?

[bright hamlet]

Use everything ||spell||

[simple otter]

no i legit just- found ||fog canyon||

can i send an image of it here?

[uncut iris]

Use ||quickslash|| and ||mark of pride or strength||

[smoky lava]

||What about nail||?

[cinder badger]

those and || spell twister ||

[bright hamlet]

Go back to ||top left of greenpath||

[cinder badger]

doesn't matter much since they fly

[smoky lava]

This enough?

[uncut iris]

Atp ||soul catcher|| is hella outclassed

[sharp island]

what charms for ||soul master||?

i’m keeping ||sharp shadow|| on, it’s been clutch this whole playthrough ever since i got it

[bright hamlet]

YWA ANOTHER GLAZER

Tbh, just go charmless

[cinder badger]

|| then mp, qs, and strength ||

[bright hamlet]

He is mad easy

[sharp island]

i don’t have ||quick slash||

[cinder badger]

oh mb

[bright hamlet]

Oh yeah u need ||ddive to get it||

[simple otter]

can you circle where that is on my photo? :)

[cinder badger]

|| long nail and qs look alike ||

[bright hamlet]

Weird room on top left

[cinder badger]

the one spot that isnt filled out

[sharp island]

i have one ||charm notch|| left

[cinder badger]

top left

[bright hamlet]

||GRUBSONGGGG||

[cinder badger]

|| grub ||

[sharp island]

there we go

👍

[cinder badger]

bro istg

[bright hamlet]

I am now gonna

Beat the game

||without stepping foot in soul sanctum||

[river osprey]

Where are u in the game

[sharp island]

best of luck

[bright hamlet]

Oh lol I'm very far... ||godhome||

[river osprey]

Samr

E

||Im 111%||

[bright hamlet]

Actually I'm gonna get the ||basic ending rn||

[bright hamlet]

🔥 what's left

[river osprey]

||p4||

[bright hamlet]

||pv 💀||

[river osprey]

Stuck on him

[bright hamlet]

I'm stuck on that little bastard ||sly||

[river osprey]

||last phase?||

||desending dark him||

[simple otter]

im a little bit stuck here 😭

[bright hamlet]

U need to go from the other path

The left

One

[sharp island]

where does this lead to

[bright hamlet]

Fuck around and find out

[uncut iris]

Use your newfound ability

[sharp island]

i haven’t killed the dude yet

[uncut iris]

Oh

Well you’ll know

[bright hamlet]

Come after killing it

[simple otter]

uhhhh i cant it's blocked off

[sharp island]

I BEAT HIM

EZ

i spoke too soon

[winged beacon]

so I walked around in ||deepnest|| for around 2 minutes before deciding im going to go for ||lurien|| instead. how do I go about that?

[sharp island]

: (

finally

[uncut iris]

Sure why not

[sharp island]

there we go

that’s ||DDive||

[winged beacon]

yea but how

[uncut iris]

Whachu got in your inventory

[winged beacon]

||mantis claw, mothwing cloak, ddark, and cdash||

[uncut iris]

Okay you’ll have to explore another few places

do you have a ||simple key||

[bright hamlet]

Gang who is this guy looking at me funny

[sharp island]

i finally have ||DDive||

[bright hamlet]

He looks at me funny

Lemme send pic

[winged beacon]

no but I can buy one from ||sly||

[bright hamlet]

Try finding a way from somewhere, I forgot sorry

Guys ||thk was lowkey easy||

[simple otter]

oh okay

[sharp island]

yo i took #2 spot while u have #1 spot for ||sharp shadow|| glazer bc why not

[bright hamlet]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 ss haters shall bow down before the might of this ||charm||

[uncut iris]

Did you grab one in ||city of tears||

[polar flicker]

|| keep going left ||

[winged beacon]

yeah but I used it for ||waterways||

[vague fern]

[uncut iris]

Ahh yeah go there

[vague fern]

Hi herb

[uncut iris]

Your next stop should be there

[polar flicker]

Hi lune

[bright hamlet]

It's S+++++ tier.

[winged beacon]

I have ||ismas tear||

[uncut iris]

You’ll know you’re on the right path if you hear some dude

[uncut iris]

Oh ok

[vague fern]

Help tag when

[uncut iris]

Go down the creepy vertical hallway then

[polar flicker]

Are u bowing down to the ||sharp shadow || squad

[bright hamlet]

Also ||how do I unlock the other endings, I didn't see Ms silksong helping me out||

[winged beacon]

can you send map ss of which hallway?

[sharp island]

next time i hop on, ima beeline right to ||ddark||

[uncut iris]

How much ||essence|| you got and what abilities you got

[vague fern]

Im letting them have their fun

[tame plume]

Any charm layout ideas for ||traitor lord|| im pretty stuck

[bright hamlet]

Everything

Apart from ||kingsoul||

[uncut iris]

Get that

[polar flicker]

Makes sense

[bright hamlet]

Aight. I hate ||pop||

[bright hamlet]

One day you shall bow down too

[west garnet]

you know thats not required right

[polar flicker]

U don't need ||pop tho||

[bright hamlet]

.

[vague fern]

I highly doubt that

[bright hamlet]

How do I get ||kingsoul|| then

[sharp island]

what’s ||pop||

[west garnet]

it should be in the normal ||white palace||

[winged beacon]

do i go left from there?

[uncut iris]

Yes

[bright hamlet]

||path of pain||

[uncut iris]

Bottom left

[west garnet]

just keep ||going up||

[sharp island]

oh ok

yea ||pop|| isn’t required

[bright hamlet]

Oh alr thanks. The normal still sucks tho

[uncut iris]

Entirely optional area lmao

[bright hamlet]

I can't differentiate, entirity of that area sucks

[west garnet]

lowkey there was an area in the vanilla ||white palace|| that was harder than most of ||pop||

[sharp island]

if i somehow ever complete ||pop||, ima feel like i’m at the peak of ||hallownest’s crown|| (like as in top of the world)

[vague fern]

You should do it

[bright hamlet]

Pick out a time window in which u have 2 hrs

[west garnet]

most of ||pop|| is lowkey fun

its jst the ||last room||

[sharp island]

i barely survived the run back to ||traitor lord|| i am not completing it anytime soon

[bright hamlet]

Except waiting for ||hiveblood to regen||

[vague fern]

I got faith

[west garnet]

after hearing hte soundtrack for 1 hr i was starting to go insane

[west garnet]

true

[sharp island]

dude ||hive knight|| is ez, it’s just that one attack where he ||spits out bees|| messes me up

[vague fern]

You want a tip for it

[bright hamlet]

That's the best u can smack him many times there

[west garnet]

yeh

[sharp island]

i have the opposite of hyperfocus bro

[west garnet]

whats ur charm loadout

[sharp island]

it’s this bc i intended on exploring hallownest

i’m keeping ||sharp shadow|| on no matter what

[west garnet]

mmm

[bright hamlet]

Btw ||pop is impossible with it basically||

Sadly

[sharp island]

i’ll fight ||hive knight|| once i get ||dreamgate||

[west garnet]

i mean i would reccomend putting on ||unbreakable strength||

[sharp island]

what do i get rid of for it

[west garnet]

instead of ||dashmaster and sprintmaster||

cus u can manage without

[bright hamlet]

For exploring, I'd swap ||heart for greed||

[west garnet]

uh

[sharp island]

did u guys know that ||dashmaster|| makes ||sharp shadow|| better

[west garnet]

how so

[vague fern]

0.5x extra dmg

[west garnet]

oh ic

i usually use ||shaman stone, unbreakable strength, quick slash, and longnail|| for combat

[vague fern]

Good build

[west garnet]

yeh i beat ||p5|| with it

[vague fern]

gg

[sharp island]

do u need to defeat any major enemies in the corridor thing to get ||quick slash||?

[neon kelp]

can anyone tell me the best charm build for ||trial of the fools||

[west garnet]

no its jst ||primal aspids||

[sharp island]

i don’t like ||primal aspids|| tho : (

[west garnet]

i mean i used the one above

[west garnet]

worst enemy fr

[simple otter]

doesnt work :(

[neon kelp]

ok I will try them

[west garnet]

||left 1 room then go up||

i think

[sharp island]

i wish there was a way to turn off screen shake, the ||great hoppers|| making the screen shake hurt my eyes

[formal harness]

||Quick slash, sharp shadow, long nail,|| and i forgot what else i used

[formal harness]

Replying to this srry

[sharp island]

gnight fellas

[west garnet]

gn

[neon kelp]

thanks

[west garnet]

how far along r u

[formal harness]

||Unbreakable strength also||

[bright hamlet]

Look in settings

[formal harness]

Im at 108% or 110% completion percentage

Playing on ps

[west garnet]

wait you can turn it off?

[bright hamlet]

I think yes

[west garnet]

dang this is revolutionary

[bright hamlet]

I just turned off my pc so can't check it myself

[west garnet]

nice

[formal harness]

I havent gotten through ||p3|| yet

[bright hamlet]

Btw the lil cat in ur pfp, where is it from?

[west garnet]

battle cats

[bright hamlet]

Lemme guess, lil bastard ||sly||

[bright hamlet]

Aight, thanks :)

[uncut iris]

Final boss giga god from the battle cats

[formal harness]

Yeah but i alr know how to get through him but my download of him was incomplete

I just looked up a guide

[glacial jacinth]

yo does anyone know if i can play hollow knight without the next update if i trun off my internet on ps5

[west garnet]

i usually use ||great slash|| to beat ||phase 2|| for ||sly||

[formal harness]

Yeah i saw in that vid

[bright hamlet]

Idk how to use ||n-arts|| effectivelt

[formal harness]

That phase turned off my brain bru

[west garnet]

oh

[uncut iris]

Patience, or you can also use ||nailmaster’s glory||

[west garnet]

i jst ||spammed it in trial of fools|| so much that ||i jst learned||

[bright hamlet]

So I use ||slys charm to beat sly|| neat

[west garnet]

cus ||great slash|| was like the most useful thing in ||fools trial||

[formal harness]

I lowk didnt use the ||nail arts|| for the ||trial of the fool||

[west garnet]

props to you

||primal aspids|| must have been difficult

[formal harness]

"Must have been"

[west garnet]

idk how u got thru them without ||great slashing||

[formal harness]

Anything they sent that flys was the bane of my existence

[west garnet]

that carried my run

[formal harness]

Especially the ||wall parts wher the ground was spiked||

[west garnet]

yeh

[west garnet]

u should probably spoiler that

[formal harness]

Right right

[polar flicker]

Did u get it

[bright hamlet]

||shade soul with shaman||

[west garnet]

mm i did that for ||conquerer|| but ||great slash was jst more soul efficient||

[formal harness]

I had ||grubsong and fury of the fallen|| on during the ||trial||

[bright hamlet]

Why ||fotf||

[formal harness]

Well the ||trial|| was so hard i forgot if i had ||fotf|| on

But ||grubsong|| is so useful

[bright hamlet]

Yes

s tier charm

[west garnet]

yeh

||fotf|| was actually goated when i was doing all ||ascended||

[formal harness]

If i did use ||fotf|| it just let me stagger and/or kill enemies/bosses easily

[glacial jacinth]

yo does anyone know if i can play hollow knight without the next update if i trun off my internet on ps5

[formal harness]

Especially cause i already had ||pure nail|| and ||unbreakable strength||

[formal harness]

Is this next update where they just change some things in the design

[glacial jacinth]

the 2026 one for ps5

[formal harness]

Like the ||dreamer masks||

[glacial jacinth]

yes that one

[formal harness]

Idk why you wouldnt want it to just update but yes

[glacial jacinth]

also i think they will patch some glitches also

thats why

[formal harness]

Theres not really any glitch thats cheese ive seen in the game

[glacial jacinth]

there are a lot

[formal harness]

Like?

[glacial jacinth]

invincibility

float glitch

[formal harness]

So you just wanna cheese the game lol

You bought the game so idrc

[glacial jacinth]

i beat it once before. second run is just to have as much fun lol

[formal harness]

Congrats

[wind robin]

hey guys so im maybe gonna do all bosses ||radiant||, what other bosses that i havent already done are hard?

[formal harness]

Gtg

[west garnet]

bro for no reason at all ||radiant oblobbles|| and ||radiant white defender|| took me longer than ||radiant pv||

[gusty cove]

i think youve cleared off most of the particularly hard ones

[uncut iris]

||i guess watcher knights, hornet sentinel and no eyes||

[west garnet]

and ofc u got ||radiant markoth||

[uncut iris]

You already got the most infamous ones done lol

[wind robin]

yeah that was the goal, i was just wondering if there were any more i missed

[uncut iris]

Please give me advice for ||ascended markoth||

[polar flicker]

|| gaelian and nosk arena can be a bit annoying but the rest is all easy uve done the main hard ones ||

[vague fern]

|| watcher knights || are decently difficult. Thats about it

[orchid flower]

||Soul Tyrant|| creeps up on people

He’s not particularly hard but he’s very easy to underestimate and rush

[wind robin]

i was just attempting that i almost got it

thanks guys

[west garnet]

15 nail hits with ||pure nail|| and ||strenght|| brings him on the edge of ||phase 2||

then wait for a good position

[polar flicker]

|| keep dodging and when he's doing the shield spin dash slash and great slash till he reaches phase 2 then spam spells ||

[west garnet]

and bombard him with ||abyss shriek||

[uncut iris]

Not ||shade soul?||

[west garnet]

that way u avoid phase 2

[uncut iris]

Noted

[wind robin]

i might not do the rest ngl, i only really wanted to do the hard ones

[uncut iris]

Ok but ||cool statue||

[wind robin]

true 🥹

[west garnet]

i did that if u can't get off enough ||abyss shrieks to kill him before phase 2||

[polar flicker]

May as well if u have the time it shd be easy plus shiny

[formal harness]

||watcher knights||

[wind robin]

||for first phase, dash slash/great slash when his shield is facing away from you. you can probably get in 1-2 of them during his shield spin, but be careful||
||for second phase, spam shade soul when hes in a place where it will be able to knock him back (so the shade soul gets two hits)||
||charm build: spell twister, nailmaster's glory, shaman stone, weaversong, grubsong, soul eater||

[simple otter]

no unfortunately

[uncut iris]

Damn okay

[polar flicker]

Huh where are u

[simple otter]

wait nvm i found it

[dusk marlin]

how hard is beating a ||steel soul|| run and getting 100%

[mint summit]

Guys

Im new to this game

I went to isella shop or whatever

What do i buy

Should i get a ||quill||

[upper storm]

yes

def

[mint summit]

I got it thanks

[upper storm]

updates map

[mint summit]

Infinite use?

[upper storm]

yes

[mint summit]

Sick

Is ||compass|| good too

[upper storm]

you will need this

[upper storm]

buy it rn

takes one ||charm notch tho||

[west garnet]

best thing in the game

[mint summit]

Nice

Theres very strict spoiler stuff here?

[polar flicker]

Yes

[west garnet]

yep

[sharp island]

wut is the ||void idol|| and wut is the ||seal of binding||

[shut sparrow]

you get both of those for completing two different difficult lategame challenges. Are you sure you wanna potentially get spoiled about them?

[sharp island]

yea, it won’t ruin my game experience, at least i hope

[shut sparrow]

well, I don't think you're gonna be able to do a lot with this information but ||seal of finding is for path of pain and void idol is for completed hall of gods||

[sharp island]

ok

cool

[mint summit]

Guys how do i progress 😭

[shut sparrow]

depends on the point of the game you're at rn

can you send an image of your inventory and map?

[polar flicker]

He just started

Just play bro

[west garnet]

God tier advice

[sharp island]

true

[polar flicker]

I mean if u just started the game I feel u shd at least play the starting blind unless ur rlly stuck

But that's just my take

[formal harness]

I mean this is a metroidvania and you just started so might as well just explore for now

Or like the whole game

[vast steppe]

can you not use this path to get back to ||sheo||? or do you have to do the platforming again?

[formal harness]

Did you mean can you use that path?

You can actually just pogo the spikes at the side

[vast steppe]

doesnt work

[jovial light]

How do you beat ||uumuu||?

[formal harness]

Ok wait i was thinking the wrong thing

[vast steppe]

it doesnt even reset ||double jump||

[west garnet]

Survive for a bit

You’ll see

[jovial light]

Coulda ya be any less vague

[formal harness]

I literally just ||double jump|| there and hope i hit the ground and not the ||thorns||

[west garnet]

Are you asking about how to get past the ||invulnerable shield||

[formal harness]

||uumuu|| in the ||teacher's archives||?

[jovial light]

Yep

[west garnet]

or just strategies

[formal harness]

Oh yeah you do have to survive for a bit

[vast steppe]

you cant ||double jump|| that high though

[formal harness]

Im not lying you can

Ive had many successful attempts

[jovial light]

Strats i guess? I js wanna know what i have to do to get to the ||dreamer||

[formal harness]

Beat that boss first

Just be patient and survive

[west garnet]

Ok so strats

[formal harness]

Somwthing will help you get past the shield balloon of ||uumuu||

[jovial light]

things like best ||charms||, etc

[formal harness]

You only have to beat the boss and you can get to ||monomon||

[west garnet]

Slide down the wall or ||jump up|| it to avoid the||trailing attack||

Not rlly any strats for the other attack

[formal harness]

Spoiler item but do you have thr ability to ||swim through acid||?

[jovial light]

Yes

[west garnet]

Use ||shaman stone||

And ||shriek||

[quaint hornet]

are we deadass struggling on ||uumuu||?

[formal harness]

Are we even talking about the same boss

[vague fern]

what does this even mean

[formal harness]

You literally just have to get away from its attacks

[jovial light]

Are we deadass judging ppl for sucking at a hard game

[west garnet]

Let’s be positive here guys

[formal harness]

And wait until something attacks through the shield

Im not gonna say what it is

[jovial light]

Okay so no fighting is involved untill what im assuming is ||phase 2||?

[west garnet]

…sure

[formal harness]

Youll see

[west garnet]

U could think of it like that

[formal harness]

Something that everyone loves will help you attack the boss

Eventually

[jovial light]

Btw this is my ||charm inv|| at the moment if thats important

[formal harness]

||Uumuu|| is not that hard and you dont need an good charm build for him anyway

He has a ||shield and if the shield is gone hes vulnerable||

Hes staggered

[west garnet]

Should most likely spoiler this

[formal harness]

Well for him no but yeah ok

[jovial light]

Oke ima go in ill lyk how i go

This is my first time fighting it btw so

[west garnet]

Ok I’d advise exploring more

[quaint hornet]

the game isn’t hard at all imo

[formal harness]

Sure

[west garnet]

Having ||quick slash|| but only ||7 charm notches|| isn’t great

[quaint hornet]

it isn’t, i have done absolutely everything it has to offer

[west garnet]

U should explore for more ||charms||

[formal harness]

So the game isnt hard now? Because youve done everything

[vague fern]

alright so we have an ego problem

[quaint hornet]

n we don’t

[vague fern]

like lets not be weird

[quaint hornet]

it never rly was

[vague fern]

there are players many many times better than you that still say the game is hard

drop the god complex lmao

[formal harness]

K

Then youre gifted, end of discussion

Nothing more nothing less

[west garnet]

Ok ulos it’s great if you didn’t struggle at any point but let’s support others who are experiencing this

[jovial light]

Okay i died but why is this figjt lowkey fun

[formal harness]

So did his ||shield break|| yet

[jovial light]

Do u mean ||quirrel|| appearing? If so then yes

[formal harness]

There we go

[west garnet]

Yar

[jovial light]

Yuhh oke ty gang

[west garnet]

Welcome

Jst try to explore more

[jovial light]

beat it! Tysm

[west garnet]

Have fun with the rest of the game!

[jovial light]

I will!

Now im realising i need to get to the last ||dreamer|| which im not excited about!!!

mainly bc the miniboss? Boss? Idk to get there sucks

[polar flicker]

Which one

[jovial light]

||the one in city of tears||

[west garnet]

Oh

[polar flicker]

U generally need an item

To get to him

[jovial light]

what item

[west garnet]

Ok how about this

Have you gone below ||city of tears || yet

[jovial light]

Yes i have the whole map unlocked (to an extent)

[west garnet]

Oh

[jovial light]

[polar flicker]

Show inventory

U prob have it

[jovial light]

Is it ||ismas tear||

cuz ya i do have it

[polar flicker]

No

[polar flicker]

U have it

|| it's wings ||

[jovial light]

Ahh ye

Getting to the ||dreamer|| parkour-wise isnt the issue its getting past that ||stupid 5 warrior thing WHY AEE TEHRE 5 OF TGEM||

[formal harness]

I absolutely hated them

[west garnet]

There’s 6 aren’t there

[polar flicker]

|| 5 if u use chandelier ||

[jovial light]

Ya i used it

[formal harness]

I think i fought all 6

[jovial light]

Oof

[dusk marlin]

how do i get into this?

[polar flicker]

If u plan to get 112 percent u do have to fight all 6

[jovial light]

I js plan to beat the game LOL

[west garnet]

Thru ||kingdom edge||

[uncut iris]

Another place from the outside

[uncut iris]

Spoiler

[glass mantle]

||go to kingdom's edge, a little bit up, and back to city||

[west garnet]

I mean sure

[dusk marlin]

alr, ill try that

[uncut iris]

You also need a key

A specific one mind you

[formal harness]

I never noticed the breakable wall lol

[jovial light]

😭

Also while we are on topic abt those annoying guys whats the best ||charms for them||

Before i go crazy and go on another 6 month hiatus

[west garnet]

Bro go explore

[formal harness]

Theres also a key

Its called the ||love key||

If you wanna enter thru that door

[west garnet]

U need more ||charm notches|| at sm point

[formal harness]

Buy from ||salubra||

[jovial light]

IVE BEEN EXPLORING ive opened pretty muxh every area i can

[formal harness]

Can i see your map

[jovial light]

Uhh i can try yea

[formal harness]

Have you bought ||notches|| from ||salubra|| yet

[glass mantle]

there's a ||notch|| in ||fog canyon|| if you haven't gotten that one

[jovial light]

Only the ones i can afford

[jovial light]

Where? I can go check

[formal harness]

I actually dont remember if i got that one

[west garnet]

The room should be seen on ur map

[dusk marlin]

Yeah I have that, was wondering how to use it

appreciate it for the reminder tho

[formal harness]

Your welcome

[glass mantle]

||there's a big room with exploding bubbles, at the end of the platforming-ish section is a charm notch
i don't remember where it is on the map||

[west garnet]

Top right

[formal harness]

You can get ||notches|| in the ||colosseum||

[jovial light]

Yeaaa i tried to beat the firsy floor a while ago didnt end well augh

[fading tide]

Hello

[west garnet]

Go back to ||cliffs|| after ||coliseum ||

[fading tide]

Can I get rid of these grey boxes

On the o
Words

[formal harness]

Yeah

[jovial light]

Yea just tap on them

[formal harness]

Theyre spoiler tags

[fading tide]

Ok

Thanks

[jovial light]

No worries

[fading tide]

What's happening rn in this chat?

[jovial light]

Theyre telling mw to explore for more ||charms|| so i can beat a really annoying area

[fading tide]

What the area

[formal harness]

Btw have you upgraded all your ||spells||

[glass mantle]

the ||notch|| is around here i think

[fading tide]

How do you put a spoiler block thing on a message

[glass mantle]

||like this||

[formal harness]

Its here

Source the wiki

[jovial light]

Idk how <\3 only the um ||shriek|| is upgraded i guess

[formal harness]

K

[fading tide]

||like this?||

[formal harness]

Yes

[fading tide]

Oh yeah it worked

[west garnet]

Soo

[formal harness]

I think i used ||spells|| for the ||watcher knights||

Like a lot

[west garnet]

Go back to || souls sanctum|| for ||fireball upgrade ||

[formal harness]

Yeah

[fading tide]

I don't know how to get ||112%|| I think I just need to do ||pantheon 3 and 4||

[jovial light]

Where in there tho

[west garnet]

Go to bottom right of || peaks|| for || dive||

[formal harness]

||p3 and p4|| arent enough to get ||112%||

[west garnet]

Big locked door

[fading tide]

But I'm on ||110%||

[jovial light]

Is it the one w the ||elegant key?||

[west garnet]

Yep

[fading tide]

I thinks it's all I need

[jovial light]

Oke lemme walk there on my little bug feet

[formal harness]

In also at ||110%||

Wait

[formal harness]

Do you have the ||elegant key||

[fading tide]

Have you done all||pantheons||?

[formal harness]

No

[fading tide]

Ok

[jovial light]

Yes, i opened the door a while ago but i forgot if i beat the guy in there

[formal harness]

Oh that boss

[fading tide]

I'm gonna check

[jovial light]

Hes the same miniboss before ||soul master|| right

[formal harness]

||soul warrior|| not really hard

[formal harness]

Yeah

[fading tide]

I'm doing ||stell soul|| and I'm at ||soul sanctum||😬

[west garnet]

Summons ||follies||

[formal harness]

Dam youre better than me

[jovial light]

That guy put me off the game for a while bc i couldnt beat it LOL

[formal harness]

I havent even done a ||steel soul run yet||

Im still tryna get ||112%|| on the normal mode

[jovial light]

Okay i died LOL

I stuck myself in a corner

[formal harness]

Tbh his attacks are super simple

[jovial light]

Im gonna get another notxh rq

[jovial light]

Its just dodging and healing is the issue theres like zero time for it

[fading tide]

First I actually need to get to ||soul master||

[formal harness]

He has 3 attacks, ||dive attack, dash attack, and fireball||

[uncut iris]

I already had a lotta practice in ||godhome|| that i could just no-hit him

If you got practice beforehand it’s quite simple

It’s just a matter of getting there without taking too much damage

[fading tide]

I got to him

[formal harness]

||soul warrior|| has the generic hk boss moves

[uncut iris]

Wrong channel

[balmy notch]

oop wrong channel

[formal harness]

Wrong channel this is for hk

[balmy notch]

yeah I realized

[fading tide]

Bro I just got ||soul master|| first try in ||steel soul||

[normal stag]

||Im on my way to the fight whit sly||

[fading tide]

Good luck

[formal harness]

Well this is your second run after all

[normal stag]

Charm recommendations ?

[fading tide]

No

[formal harness]

Also hes just easy compared to when you first fight him

[warm depot]

tbf you don't get a second try in ||steel soul||

[normal stag]

Uhm

[west garnet]

Take off ||thorns|| and ||baldurs ||for ||strength ||

[uncut iris]

||baldur’s shell and thorns should go.|| use something else like ||strength, shaman stone or quick slash||. Also you should have one more ||charm notch|| at this point

[formal harness]

What is the 4th charm

[uncut iris]

I see you only have 10 out of 11

[warm depot]

||unbreakable heart||

[formal harness]

Oh ok

I didnt upgrade every ||fragile|| charm yet

Only strength

[uncut iris]

I usually expect players to enter ||godhome|| with everything unlocked

I mean it’s possible with less gear but the game clearly intends you to have everything

Especially for more casual players

[formal harness]

Theres two more charms i dont have so far

[gloomy oyster]

Yup should get most percentage possible before entering

[normal stag]

Same but I don’t have 4

[coarse nest]

Most of them don't matter tbh

[formal harness]

I was already well over 100% when i entered ||godhome||

[coarse nest]

But ||notches|| you should have

[fading tide]

What ||dreamer|| should I go for first?

[coarse nest]

Any

Doesn't matter

[formal harness]

Easiest one is ||monomon||

But i didnt do that first

[coarse nest]

I did that last

[formal harness]

I did ||lurien|| first

[uncut iris]

Any of em but i’d probably save ||lurien|| for last because yknow why

[coarse nest]

Same

Actually I did the other one last for lore reasons

[formal harness]

Lol i wouldve never knew

[coarse nest]

Why

[uncut iris]

Guess who guards em

[coarse nest]

Eh it's not that bad

[formal harness]

Back then i was scared to approach the ||dreamers|| cause i highkey thought they were bosses lmao

[normal stag]

Dang it

[normal stag]

||I removed baldur shell and I died||

[coarse nest]

I did ||herrah last because I wanted to wait till I beat hornet 2||

Cleared out the entirety of ||beast den and then left|| lol

[uncut iris]

I think you should stop being reliant on it

[west garnet]

I did || herrah || first

[coarse nest]

||godhome practice?||

[uncut iris]

This is the part where you’re more encouraged to fight head on and not play extremely passive

[formal harness]

If you beat ||hornet 2|| first she'll be in ||beast den after you killed herrah||

[coarse nest]

Exactly why I did that

[uncut iris]

And i noticed you’re missing a ||charm notch||

[formal harness]

I just found out thru a video

I never found out myself

[uncut iris]

i’d assume the one in ||fog canyon||

[formal harness]

So many secrets its insane

[coarse nest]

I knew most things beforehand due to being a longtime fire and mossbag viewer

[formal harness]

I just went into the whole game blind for the most part but i got spoiled on the worst stuff and some i wasnt paying attention to

Idek how i didnt even notice ||the essence leaking out of hk's head after hornet git guds us||

[west garnet]

||sealed siblings?||

[formal harness]

Yeah i got that ending

[west garnet]

Damn first ending too

[formal harness]

Actually it isnt my first ending

Ive beaten the hk before i got ||voidheart|| thankfully

I only knew after i got ||voidheart|| that it affects a lot of things in the game when i read from the wiki

[formal harness]

I got this instead of ||dream no more|| cause i was only focused on killing the hk lol

[west garnet]

Dang

[warm depot]

||tbf it would have been appropriate to hit us with the "press [...] to dream nail" prompt, most of us were fighting for our lives the first time we did true ending and weren't really looking for particles lol||

[formal harness]

No but i eventually did find out that you could ||dream nail|| him

And so i got spoiled about the ||radiance||

[tough dragon]

how do i get out of the ||forgotten crossroads||

for context i just beat the ||husk guard|| and found the ||grubfather||

[uncut iris]

Explore a little more

You’ll find special places and npcs

Tell us if you find anythin interesting

[formal harness]

Have you found a map yet?

[tough dragon]

got the map

[formal harness]

Ok

[tough dragon]

should i get the ||compass|| too

[formal harness]

Yes

Just explore also

Youre in early game

[tough dragon]

ik i am

how much do i have left?

like how long does a typical playthrough take

[polar flicker]

To only beat the game

15 ish hrs or so

[tough dragon]

what about the dlc and all the added content

[polar flicker]

But full completion percentage can take 80ish

[tough dragon]

this is lowkey gonna be peak

but problem

i think this might be a macbook thing but ive checked

and it says that i should be able to run hk really smoothly

but its just kinda choppy with some delay a lot of the time

is it like steam capping my fps or something

[polar flicker]

No idea

I played on pc

[tough dragon]

i really wanna get a pc

but with how crazy RAM prices are rn im gonna put it off for a bit

cause RAM on average is like 230 rn

[polar flicker]

Hk isn't rlly demanding

[tough dragon]

thing is

[polar flicker]

U could also play on console

[tough dragon]

i run games more demanding than hk on my mac

but the moment i get on a steam game

even a really simple one like geometry ||dash||

i notice a little frame drop and its kinda choppy

[polar flicker]

Maybe u could check utube and see if others had similar issues

[tough dragon]

ok

you know any places where i could go to fix this?

[formal harness]

If youre crazy good

Im at 110 hours lol

But thats prolly because im slow

[polar flicker]

It's prob closer to like 90hrz for average 112

[shut sparrow]

I did it in 2 minutes

[sterile pawn]

Have you tried turning off vsync?

[polar flicker]

Goated

[sterile pawn]

You mean hours right?

[formal harness]

Absolute cinema

[tough dragon]

idk it felt smoother with vsync on

[sterile pawn]

Vsync adds some inputdelay on 1432 and earlier

[shut sparrow]

no I was just trying to convince myself I was good

[polar flicker]

But u are

[sterile pawn]

Did it work?

[shut sparrow]

no

[tough dragon]

my macs resolution rn is 1728

and it can go up to 3456

[sterile pawn]

Yes he is but he doesn't know that

[sterile pawn]

So not 1820p?

What are theese weird numbers lol

[formal harness]

fireb0rn is trembling in fear

[tough dragon]

ik its stupid

[formal harness]

Wtf is 1820p lol

[tough dragon]

i mean

i should be able to run hk really well

but it feels really choppy

same goes with all the other steam games i play

even with geometry ||dash||

[formal harness]

Crazy specs where you cant even run hk properly

[tough dragon]

and i can run everything else perfectly fine

[sterile pawn]

That is weird

[tough dragon]

i should be able to

[shut sparrow]

have you checked how your ram is doing in task manager? Closing background processes can help a lot

[tough dragon]

considering i can casually play minecraft with resource heavy stuff

[sterile pawn]

What is everythibg else?

[tough dragon]

i dont play a whole lot of video games but first one that comes to mind is things like minecraft shaders which require a better computer

if i can run those hk should be light no?

[tough dragon]

how do i check that

[shut sparrow]

press esc+ctrl+shift

assuming you're on windows

idk how it is on Mac or so

[tough dragon]

im on mac so gotta open an app

[plain coral]

its ctrl+shift+esc tho 🥀

[shut sparrow]

wdym?

the order shouldn't matter

[foggy anchor]

It says I’ve reached a break point

What that mean

[plain coral]

though it does matter

[tough dragon]

something called window server is using like 6 gigs

nvm that wont change anything

[polar flicker]

In game ?

[tough dragon]

let me try closing unneeded stuff

[sterile pawn]

I kinda agree who presses esc first

[foggy anchor]

Yea and then kicks me

And I have to restart to play again

[polar flicker]

Send a screenshot

[foggy anchor]

Can rn

Sorry

[shut sparrow]

apparently it's called activity monitor

[tough dragon]

yea ive been checking it

everythings using like 100 MB of memory except for core stuff

so idk what else could be slowing my mac down

[shut sparrow]

me

actually I do esc, shift, ctrl

from top to bottom

[sterile pawn]

I do shift/ ctrl and then esc

[shut sparrow]

how much ram do you have?

[sterile pawn]

My esc key is quite far so I think I just do right hand to it

[shut sparrow]

how can an esc key be very far

is it like separate

[sterile pawn]

Though I guess I just stretch my hand if my right hand is bussy with the mouse tbh

[sterile pawn]

Kinda

[shut sparrow]

wtf your poor ASD

and f

[sterile pawn]

And that is why I have w as an esc hotkey for hk speedrunning xD

[shut sparrow]

||no shriek 😔||

or upslashes...

[sterile pawn]

You know my movement for hk is asdf right? A=left S=up D=down F=right

[shut sparrow]

oh no

I didn't

[sterile pawn]

Makes sense now? Lol

[tough dragon]

wtf

[sterile pawn]

It's called good ergonomics lol besides having the ability to mash up/ down for interactions is lowkey fun.

[formal harness]

Well you see smth new everyday alright

[sterile pawn]

I likely have like 12-15 keybinds for hollow knight

[formal harness]

Not used to wasd?

[sterile pawn]

I used wasd before, but I swapped to asdf at some point

[formal harness]

For what good reason

[sterile pawn]

Better ergonomics and a need for more keybinds after picking up glitched runs

[tough dragon]

WASD is too efficient tho

[sterile pawn]

I see a bunch of people playing with numpad for better ergonomics which I never understood

[tough dragon]

and it makes it so you can play with only your left hand

[sterile pawn]

How so?

[tough dragon]

its really compact and you tap the finger thats in the direction you want to move

for example your rightmost finger will be used to press the D key, which will make you move right

[sterile pawn]

How do move while doing ||nail swings and spells?||

[tough dragon]

and it feels more natural

[low thorn]

Guys

Should i 112% before completing?

Or after?

[sterile pawn]

That is only intuitive nothing to do with effichency. It's not like I think about what I am clicking it's just muscle memory

[formal harness]

If you want to

Thats just you lol

[neat karma]

im you should try to complete the game before if you care about achievements, otherwise whatever you want

[formal harness]

All the power to you ig

[low thorn]

I am already at 93% tho

[sterile pawn]

One question where would you put my other 11 buttons?

[formal harness]

Idek wtf we're doing anymore

Did you just start playing this game

[sterile pawn]

I have 2k hours lol

[formal harness]

Why are you asking about nail swings and shi

[vague fern]

why?

[neat karma]

theres an achievement you can miss out from obtaining if you do some stuff before finishing the game

its not too big of a deal since youll need to replay the game anyway to get them all

but you get the point

[balmy trail]

I beat the Thingy

[formal harness]

I forgot theres a ||grub|| in your username

[sterile pawn]

My keybinds are:
||asdf=movement
w=esc
e=quick map
q=joystick left
r=joystick right
h=nail
j=quick cast
k=dash
l=cdash
u=left trigger
o=inventory
h=left mouse button
j=right mouse button||

I might have forgotten one or two btw

[formal harness]

Talk about unorthodox bro

[sterile pawn]

Yes I actively use all of them

[formal harness]

Wth is joystick left and right

And left trigger

[sterile pawn]

The joystick on a controller

That is also a controller bind

[formal harness]

What am i even supposed to say

[calm wave]

Guys, what charms should I use for ||path of pain||

[vague fern]

that is very unique

where did that come from ?

mine for reference

[formal harness]

||Longnail/mark of pride||, is the most important

[calm wave]

Ok

[formal harness]

Replying to this

Ok

[compact notch]

can you still ||pogo ur own shriek||

[formal harness]

What

[compact notch]

mouse controls is crazy

[compact notch]

||https://www.reddit.com/r/HollowKnight/comments/120w08u/you_can_pogo_your_own_shrieks_i_did_not_discover/||

[bold valve]

i believe so

[vague fern]

alot more games are kbm standard than kb so makes more sense than raw kb

[sterile pawn]

I am just taggingg all of this lol ||Well I started with standard binds for my first 100 hours and then I was forced to swap from arrows to wasd when I started speedrunning so I mostly mirrored it. I was forced to swap because I lost inputs because of bad keyboard and swapping it then I didn't and from there I swapped to asdf because playibg with wasd for 4 hour every day started to wear my hand down lol.

Then I started running glitched so suddenly I needed to be able to accsess both quickmap and esc in runs so I added that.

And then there was this controller only strat that saves 4 sec so I addedcontroller binds. And the mouse buttons are spesifically for anearlycontroll you cando everytime you save warp on older versions that saves 2 sec each time||

[compact notch]

how do u do it

[sterile pawn]

Actually quite common

[vague fern]

majority of top players are kbm afaik

[formal harness]

Dam cracked at the game alright

[polar flicker]

~~ I'm a top player ~~

[formal harness]

Youve been playing a long time definitely

[vague fern]

the 'controller only strat that saves 4 sec' is so hilarious, speedrunning is really so precise

[sterile pawn]

I only have 7 wr

[bold valve]

best tutorials are probably on yt, i myself don't do it i just consume speedrun content on occasion

[tame comet]

Not wasd, wow

[polar flicker]

Rookie numbers jk are they current btw

[compact notch]

ty

[sterile pawn]

Yes I lost one

[polar flicker]

U have vid?

[sterile pawn]

They are all glitched wr which is not as popular

[sterile pawn]

I can link my src profile where you can find all my runs if you want xD

[polar flicker]

Ok

[sterile pawn]

https://www.speedrun.com/users/Ekkoet01

[polar flicker]

Thx

[sterile pawn]

Np

[dreamy bolt]

Where to go

Guys c'mon

I don't have a pc

When I get one I will buy silksong

Please help

[stone tree]

||pogo on the right saw to get on||

do u have ||double jump (monarch wings)||?

[primal tangle]

ye

[sterile pawn]

Can reccomend bat to bed for a good mobile game.

I woul help but you just go up to the next platform like ||jump + double jump||

[dreamy bolt]

Yes

[stone tree]

yeah, just ||pogo on the right saw and double jump to get on||

[dreamy bolt]

Bro i came all the way from there i thought it's from here

[sterile pawn]

I know how bad hk is on switch compared to pc so I can't imagine mobile being any better than barelly playable.

[sterile pawn]

Iirc

[tidal cedar]

Console works too

[dreamy bolt]

Thank you

[dreamy bolt]

I have a ps2

Bro i will get a laptop in like 2 months chill

[tidal cedar]

Ok

[stone tree]

and here we still have some people beat ||p5|| on mobile, like how much pain did they go through 😭 ??

[vague fern]

||r5|| was beaten on mobile 👀

[sterile pawn]

What?!

[cinder badger]

what are the ||p2 bosses again? I skipped it cause I was having trouble with the dash slash guy||

[sterile pawn]

I would just wiki that

[vague fern]

uhh || xero, crystal guardian, soul master, oblobbles, mantis lords, marmu, nosk. flukemarm, broken vessel, sheo ||

off memory

[vague fern]

only once i think

[sterile pawn]

Still can't imagine ||r5|| with 0.2 sec input lag

[primal tangle]

whats ||r5||

[vague fern]

hitless ||p5||

[stone tree]

and here i am, with a pc and still can't beat ||basic p5|| 😔

[neat karma]

alright can we drop the topic thanks