Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition
63 Achievements
1,000
60-80h
PC
Xbox One
Xbox Series
Speedrun 2
Complete the game in under 5 hours
50
0.45%
How to unlock the Speedrun 2 achievement in Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition - Definitive Guide
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This time requirement is pretty lenient as long as you've been through the game before and you have a plan. I followed this awesome guide on Steam, which is extremely detailed in terms of pathing and objectives.
It's up to you to understand boss encounters, but there is a lot of leeway since an optimal run takes maybe 2h15m. The achievement was originally for completing the game in under three hours on the PC version but changed to five hours in an update.
There's really no major rush to be able get through the game in under 5 hours, so be sure to smash geo rocks and kill enemies when you see them as geo is an extremely important resource. You definitely want to have 1800 geo for the Lumafly Lantern before going through Crystal Peak as a few areas there are difficult without illumination. The guide I linked considers the lantern a convenience for Crystal Peak but I found it to be a necessity.
A few of the battles, especially the Watcher Knights and Hollow Knight, were rough with low damage and health. So feel free to go out of your way for grubs and mask shards in addition to the nail upgrades to make your life easier in the long run. Be sure to hit the bench near the Watcher Knights so you don't have far to travel should you struggle with them like I did.
Time does not accumulate when you have the game paused with
(as mentioned by NINja227), so be sure to pause and not just be in your inventory menu if you need to take time to plan or figure something out.
Additional info can be found on the Hollow Knight wiki.
Good luck.
It's up to you to understand boss encounters, but there is a lot of leeway since an optimal run takes maybe 2h15m. The achievement was originally for completing the game in under three hours on the PC version but changed to five hours in an update.
There's really no major rush to be able get through the game in under 5 hours, so be sure to smash geo rocks and kill enemies when you see them as geo is an extremely important resource. You definitely want to have 1800 geo for the Lumafly Lantern before going through Crystal Peak as a few areas there are difficult without illumination. The guide I linked considers the lantern a convenience for Crystal Peak but I found it to be a necessity.
A few of the battles, especially the Watcher Knights and Hollow Knight, were rough with low damage and health. So feel free to go out of your way for grubs and mask shards in addition to the nail upgrades to make your life easier in the long run. Be sure to hit the bench near the Watcher Knights so you don't have far to travel should you struggle with them like I did.
Time does not accumulate when you have the game paused with
(as mentioned by NINja227), so be sure to pause and not just be in your inventory menu if you need to take time to plan or figure something out. Additional info can be found on the Hollow Knight wiki.
Good luck.
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But even if you press start right away it gets too close sometimes... if you’re burning time, Press Start to pause the. Home -> restart console. It’s a pain to reload but it won’t add on the time taken.
I’m up to the Watcher knights for the 3rd time (doing speed & steel playthrough on same run) and have found getting the shade soul upgrade makes things much faster. Shade soul goes through 2 knights, coupled with the charm to save soul usage (spell twister, shaman stone or soul catcher) makes this task easier.
If this is your second run also practice on the watcher knights in the Godhome DLC area on your other save file until you can perfect each battle then return to this playthrough and you’ll crush them.
I’m up to the Watcher knights for the 3rd time (doing speed & steel playthrough on same run) and have found getting the shade soul upgrade makes things much faster. Shade soul goes through 2 knights, coupled with the charm to save soul usage (spell twister, shaman stone or soul catcher) makes this task easier.
If this is your second run also practice on the watcher knights in the Godhome DLC area on your other save file until you can perfect each battle then return to this playthrough and you’ll crush them.
By MugenKairo on 01 Dec 2018 09:17
i just tested it in a new steel soul game and left I it paused for about 15 mins then i exited tot he main menu and the timer did not count while paused, the save file showed 0 mins.
I am certain when looking at the quickmap time ticks as enemies still move around but pausing does not seem to count
I am certain when looking at the quickmap time ticks as enemies still move around but pausing does not seem to count
By NINja277 on 11 Oct 2018 16:24
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This guide was translated automatically.
A text guide (ru) for a speedrun, ideally in 2:40, that is, with more than 2 hours left if you get lost or get stuck on any of the bosses.
