Welcome to the first episode of this DST WR segmented speedrun where I defeat every single boss variant in this game (including the enraged bosses). This is the first episode of this video series where I explain most of what I do during the run! The stuff I don't explain will most likely be explained in future guides if people seem interested. In this episode we are starting of strong by defeating Enraged Dragonfly (the second hardest boss of the run) in what might certainly be considered as "Favorable Beginnings"!
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Music and Timestamps:
0:00 Intro: https://youtu.be/Vp-jDXwjOxM?si=_ToHI8_JVn2sdCN- | PeriTune
0:38 Initial Gathering: https://youtu.be/Ome6Cw2RYKQ?si=I9IYkS8iXbQGd5Xg | Spiritwish OST
2:16 Cave Exploration: https://youtu.be/PuqCjk-4M_k?si=-3s3vC6s3l_p8AEd | PeriTune
3:56 The Ruins: https://youtu.be/Dta2rUjjhNk?si=KSa_2NVkJagJ0cZW | Spiritwish OST
7:40 Ruins Crafting + Cave Gathering: https://youtu.be/eZIp3xl5QQM?si=GL1bGf0Rj2J5Cz64 | Battleheart Legacy OST
9:11 Surface Gathering: https://youtu.be/f-pzBuMFkgU?si=8aSTCJ3t06xDqEew | Spiritwish OST
10:40 Moonstone Event: https://youtu.be/brZWB8cdBDs?si=1iuUy9lSg2MvAZ_j | PeriTune
11:36 Base Building: https://youtu.be/Oo2hbhZlcrs?si=W31npQgbHHJ2gOmB | Battleheart Legacy OST
12:50 More Surface Gathering: https://youtu.be/efa5jRAWMvk?si=tg4u7WDYOGRKAUhL | Battleheart Legacy OST
15:07 Archives: https://youtu.be/Pp5bB7le0PA?si=fL1jo-kRZjpQ_EPH | Spiritwish OST
16:36 Beefalo Time: https://youtu.be/tAJuhbqQ20Q?si=LzGAgzqTMtB8oBoV | Skylanders Giants
18:23 Winter Gathering: https://youtu.be/VT2P3ZEuZWE?si=QLbYMajShLfFqCJ8 | PeriTune
20:05 Enraged Dragonfly: https://youtu.be/8wVhcn-j8mA?si=8GAmCOwBp2HyWNMO | Spiritwish OST
24:20 Outro: https://youtu.be/NWWaBBHBWJY?si=f98LGApVbRfNOYdw | PeriTune
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Credits:
@NightWonder7, for the amazing thumbnail art! Here is a link to his blog: https://nightwonder7.tumblr.com/post/190354037810/i-hope-im-not-too-late-but-wigfrid-verdant-skin
@Jakeyosaurus, for the base design my base is inspired by: https://youtu.be/YNuO1O6cZjg?si=9Cn8lincP6YOGvzS
@DonGianiGuides, for being my main inspiration for my content and music choices as well as being the main reason I started doing YouTube in the first place
@PeriTune for many of the amazing songs I use
...and @guille6785, @CatPersonDST, @lardee1373, @DVGMedia1, @GreedyGabriel, @spikyshields, @SplOrange, @daltona2355 and @ymfah for being huge inspiration for this video series through their content, editing, meme, and music choices
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Info:
Link to RAW Footage: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmC2DNZFW4OaAEBQtxhxeDotvrVSQybJX
This is not just a WR-run however but also a challenge run to spice things up even more. That means I have put some restrictions of my own in place to make the run even harder and more entertaining.
- Firstly I can't use any minions to aid me in boss fights! This includes things like treeguards, bunnymen and beefalos (riding a beefalo is also banned).
- Secondly I can't defeat any bosses on the list in the first 20 days! This will put me under massive time pressure later on and is all around counter intuitive for a BOSS SPEEDRUN. The reason for this rule is not only to show you that bosses like Ancient Guardian in the ruins have to be killed early on for their loot but also because I want Enraged Dragonfly to be the first boss to get slapped. This means that we start with the second hardest boss and finish with the hardest!
- Lastly I play with seven banned items in the Bone Armor, BQ Crown, Lantern, Pan Flute, Pierogies, Meatballs and Meaty Stew. This will force me to come up with creative boss killing strategies to work around the Pan Flute in particular. The Pan Flute is a broken item that puts everything around you to sleep and it's used by the majority of the playerbase to cheese bosses like The Twins and Bee Queen but is also considered a requirement by many to beat Dragonfly, due to her enraged mechanic.
For world settings - I'm playing with default settings apart from Events (none), Meteor Frequency (tons), and Forest Petrification (none). Meteors being on "tons" is to eliminate unnecessary RNG from the celestial orb not spawning which would just be stupid if it happened and force me to reset after playing for 8 hours. To compensate for any extra rocks I might obtain from this I turned off forest petrification.
For mods - I use;
- Geometric Placement (client for my convenience)
- Combined Status (client for your convenience)
- Epic Healthbar (server for your convenience)
- Triple MacTusk (server, eliminates unnecessary RNG)
IMO the Triple MacTusk Biome should be a guaranteed biome which is why I'm using that mod. Beyond ensuring that, the mod does nothing.
Next part will be out in a couple of weeks. Enjoy the video!