As someone who plays the game on very hard modded difficulties and has a fair amount of game knowledge, it is probably more impressive to me than it would be for someone like you
Gonna leave a little bit of an essay here. Hope nobody minds. I have been speedrunning Terraria since mid-late 2017, and have been a part of the community ever since. Since then, I've seen people join the discord, some putting more hours into the game than others, establishing dominance over a category and then after maybe 2-3 years of playing the game and being a part of the community, they disappear for one reason or another. It is not unreasonable to say that what the community of the past has built up played a part in making your Moon Lord run not even just possible, but believable. A few years ago, people didn't believe in the prospect of n2 mechs, and they definitely didn't think sub hour was at all achievable for this category. What I'm getting at is that we are fortunate to be at a point in terraria speedrunning where we know more about the game than ever before, thanks to, no doubt, certain talented individuals within our community at the moment, but also thanks to the former community members who've built up a history, culture, and a foundation for us (you) to culminate in this feat. Afro, when you joined back in 2020, you were going for night's edge 1.4 glitched seeded WR, a decently simple category. While you weren't afraid to ask for help, you also brought with you an attitude of competition; you were undeterred from WR times being pushed lower, and you weren't afraid of how competitive a certain category was. I remember distinctly the time when I got a WR in APHB 1.4 nma, you responded with "i’m gonna steal that later," while also doubling down with wanting to get "every ne wr first." Initially I didn't think too deeply about it, you were still relatively new and I wasn't sure if you would stick around. Even though you never ended up stealing it later, it doesn't change my point because I remember you quickly became a top competitor for journey ML. As much as it is meme'd at this point, you were establishing dominance in this category, even rivaling against Max, who has been around longer than even me, and who has proven his superiority and skill with the game. And this was within the span of 5 months after joining. You joined and almost immediately brought the heat and maintained the momentum. I thought to myself, yeah this guy's probably here to stay. Fast forward to now, you have become dominant in the ML 1.4 nma category. Even before 1.4.4, Max had been holding the WR for quite some time, until a few people managed to beat it, but you ended up with the best time out of everyone from that group of people, with a 1:18:37, beating the previous time by about 3 minutes. Then the update came out and a bunch of strats were invented, with the record being traded back and forth. With a game like terraria, with it's RNG, it's hard to set expectations for what the best theoretical time can be, and thus it could be challenging to set reasonable but strong goals for this game. But against all odds, you pull through with each time barrier, and you remain competitive with the top runners. You never give up, you kept going, bringing the time lower and lower, and you never looked back. You cutting 5 minutes off the previous record to attain a 52 is a testament to that. I believe we should all, and especially yourself, should champion your attitude, competitive spirit, and unwillingness to back down from a challenge of any magnitude. From my 7-8 years in the community, I can't say I have seen anybody else like you. At the end of the day, terraria is just a game, and speedrunning at it's core is just for fun. However, what comes from that is something that you can take with you whenever you want to accomplish something in the real world. I don't know how long you'll stick around or if you'll go for sub 50, or whatever, but I hope that you hold onto this "afroman persona" whenever you set out to accomplish your goals. I wish you continued success. Don't let anyone ever doubt your accomplishments. 🏀 -psi
❤ I agree with you when you say this run was a culmination of the whole community's efforts. It's incredible to see how far the boundaries have been pushed. Every few months I think to myself "this is as fast as we're gonna get" and I've been proven wrong every time. Who knows how low the time can get now? So many unique contributions have been made by every runner, whether it's testing new strategies (Patrik), digging through the games code to find information we never could've found otherwise (mike and Unftf), or even something simple like a change in running mindset (Saxon and Zoe). And I could go on and on crediting people. So, I thank each and every one of you for making this possible, and, like you said, believable. And thanks for writing this comment, I really do appreciate your kind words. Reading it, I can't help but feel optimistic about whatever happens in the future, both in speedruns and my life. I hope others feel this way too. Speedrunning may seem silly at first, but the constant push to achieve and help others along the way becomes part of you. Never give up - Afro
My favorite part of this entire run for some reason was that tiny little box that counts as housing for the guide at the start. No clue why that works but I love it
Holy crap man the dedication is insane. i remember trolling in peds server and while i was interested in speedrunning full game, i didnt have the equipment or the time. Fast forward a couple years and you are absolutely dominating this category with efforts from so many people culminated in one run. Shits crazy and mad props bro
dang bro great Terraria Playthrough 🔥. Gonna really miss this one 😢. My favorite episode was the one where you played hide and seek with the Pwnhammer 🙌.
I've only been playing terraria for about a week and have just started hard mode Needless to say this was quite the experience to watch Everything minecart related was amazing to see
You know a speed run will be impressive if it has an epilepsy warning in it I know literally nothing about speed runs but this is genuinely so interesting to watch
My god. I’m playing through Terraria again for the first time in about 4 years. Just beat The Destroyer and have full Hallowed thinking I was progressing pretty well in the game. Now I realize that I’m playing the elementary version of the game 😂 What a run through dude GZ
I'm 15 hours in into terraria for the first time ever, I'm in hard mode already and having a blast. Wanted to see a top player and wow, the knowledge is insane, great inventory work the thing that caught my attention the most hehe
Hey Inception here, havent ran terraria or anything at all since you were running JML and nights edge, but holy shit you are just better dude. keep pushing the game to its limits😆
Simple explanation: If a house has gaps without walls that are smaller than a 4x4 then it's still considered valid In-depth video on the topic: th-cam.com/video/kM33wZYvHNs/w-d-xo.html
@@manwiththeafro oh, that's actually really neat. I always just assumed houses always needed walls to be valid. I'm going to have to mess around with that at some point
As someone who’s never watched a terraria speedrun, I wondered why you covered up temple in the beginning. That’s crazy forsight. I wonder how much time that saved
Quick question, How did you know where the shimmer was? was that just luck? because the only thing I know about its spawn conditions are that it spawns on the same side as the jungle and next to the ocean, and it still took me like an hour to find it
In small worlds you can start digging from the middle of the beach sand and almost always find shimmer directly below. For other world sizes, it's location can vary and be difficult to find. There are ways to locate the shimmer biome easier using some knowledge of the game's code. Without going into the specifics, knowing the type of brick used in jungle shrines and the dungeon can let you locate exactly where it is. Here is an image I made that tells you how to do it: imgur.com/a/pF4rhNH
This guy makes dynamite look like the Zenith. I watched the destroyer "fight" and my jaw actually dropped. Where can I find an hour long video that shows how to do this lol. (This is actually crazy what the heckkk)
if i had a dollar every time a terraria speedrunner forgot his pwnhammer in hell, came back for it and got a WR in his category anyway, i'd have 2 bucks. which is not much, but it's weird it happened twice.
just got the game its super fun farming hellstone strategically. I thought the bottom was bottomless but its just one layer extra and fills up soon enough... ow
Great run! Would getting some extra hellstone for an imp staff (especially with the summon table) pre-mechs be worth it, or do minions mess up boss's i-frames for the lance?
It's possible to get an imp even without mining extra hellstone. I shimmer my molten pick to a chestplate but you can turn it into an imp staff first, keep the summon, then convert to chestplate. I'm not sure if it's worth the DPS because, like you said, it could mess with I frames. It's worth testing
I use a macro for generating worlds but not for re-entering. You can navigate the menu using WASD which is faster than mouse. The inputs are A->click->A->click-A->click
Also what’s with the chicken teriyaki chilli paprika bread toasted tomatoes onion jalapeno sweet chilli sweet onion hot chilli American peppered American cheese?
Fue epico!!! Lastima que perdiste un minuto por lo del martillo pero es increíble como jugaste. GGS y felicidades 👏 This is spanish, i'm not speak English, is sou bad. sorry haha
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This absolute unit beat the game in less time than it takes me to get up in the morning. 10/10
Oooof me too bro, I felt this 😞
I still didnt get up 😢
This man forgot his Pwnhammer and still got the wr, absolute legend.
“Hey I got enough ore for a set of armor”
“K I’m fighting the moon lord rn” 💀
That one friend that is sweaty at every game
Fr I’m out here like building a house or smth 💀
Ruherrru @robotninjago
As a very very casual player, every step of this blew my mind
i had no idea the jousting stick had any purpose. my whole reality got shifted after this crazy wr
@@macslapss50 Lances most slept on weapon in the game
Absolutely abusing the nurses heal was smart though
As someone who plays the game on very hard modded difficulties and has a fair amount of game knowledge, it is probably more impressive to me than it would be for someone like you
@@62049who asked
category killed for like a year
Why?
@@Yanbayan47 because the record was beat by like two minutes, gonna be FOREVER until someone beats this
@@CartoDarko 5 minutes
@@manwiththeafro WOAH that's way more impressive than I thought, good job man!!
@@CartoDarko u were saying?
I think that golem "fight" was one of the most clutch things I've seen in quite some time as far as speedrunning is concerned.
4 health at the end
Gonna leave a little bit of an essay here. Hope nobody minds.
I have been speedrunning Terraria since mid-late 2017, and have been a part of the community ever since. Since then, I've seen people join the discord, some putting more hours into the game than others, establishing dominance over a category and then after maybe 2-3 years of playing the game and being a part of the community, they disappear for one reason or another. It is not unreasonable to say that what the community of the past has built up played a part in making your Moon Lord run not even just possible, but believable. A few years ago, people didn't believe in the prospect of n2 mechs, and they definitely didn't think sub hour was at all achievable for this category. What I'm getting at is that we are fortunate to be at a point in terraria speedrunning where we know more about the game than ever before, thanks to, no doubt, certain talented individuals within our community at the moment, but also thanks to the former community members who've built up a history, culture, and a foundation for us (you) to culminate in this feat.
Afro, when you joined back in 2020, you were going for night's edge 1.4 glitched seeded WR, a decently simple category. While you weren't afraid to ask for help, you also brought with you an attitude of competition; you were undeterred from WR times being pushed lower, and you weren't afraid of how competitive a certain category was. I remember distinctly the time when I got a WR in APHB 1.4 nma, you responded with "i’m gonna steal that later," while also doubling down with wanting to get "every ne wr first." Initially I didn't think too deeply about it, you were still relatively new and I wasn't sure if you would stick around. Even though you never ended up stealing it later, it doesn't change my point because I remember you quickly became a top competitor for journey ML. As much as it is meme'd at this point, you were establishing dominance in this category, even rivaling against Max, who has been around longer than even me, and who has proven his superiority and skill with the game. And this was within the span of 5 months after joining. You joined and almost immediately brought the heat and maintained the momentum. I thought to myself, yeah this guy's probably here to stay.
Fast forward to now, you have become dominant in the ML 1.4 nma category. Even before 1.4.4, Max had been holding the WR for quite some time, until a few people managed to beat it, but you ended up with the best time out of everyone from that group of people, with a 1:18:37, beating the previous time by about 3 minutes. Then the update came out and a bunch of strats were invented, with the record being traded back and forth. With a game like terraria, with it's RNG, it's hard to set expectations for what the best theoretical time can be, and thus it could be challenging to set reasonable but strong goals for this game. But against all odds, you pull through with each time barrier, and you remain competitive with the top runners. You never give up, you kept going, bringing the time lower and lower, and you never looked back. You cutting 5 minutes off the previous record to attain a 52 is a testament to that. I believe we should all, and especially yourself, should champion your attitude, competitive spirit, and unwillingness to back down from a challenge of any magnitude.
From my 7-8 years in the community, I can't say I have seen anybody else like you. At the end of the day, terraria is just a game, and speedrunning at it's core is just for fun. However, what comes from that is something that you can take with you whenever you want to accomplish something in the real world. I don't know how long you'll stick around or if you'll go for sub 50, or whatever, but I hope that you hold onto this "afroman persona" whenever you set out to accomplish your goals. I wish you continued success. Don't let anyone ever doubt your accomplishments. 🏀
-psi
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I agree with you when you say this run was a culmination of the whole community's efforts. It's incredible to see how far the boundaries have been pushed. Every few months I think to myself "this is as fast as we're gonna get" and I've been proven wrong every time. Who knows how low the time can get now? So many unique contributions have been made by every runner, whether it's testing new strategies (Patrik), digging through the games code to find information we never could've found otherwise (mike and Unftf), or even something simple like a change in running mindset (Saxon and Zoe). And I could go on and on crediting people. So, I thank each and every one of you for making this possible, and, like you said, believable. And thanks for writing this comment, I really do appreciate your kind words. Reading it, I can't help but feel optimistic about whatever happens in the future, both in speedruns and my life. I hope others feel this way too. Speedrunning may seem silly at first, but the constant push to achieve and help others along the way becomes part of you.
Never give up
- Afro
most wholesome moment in terraria speedrunning history
Call me out why dontcha 😅
I’m glad I could’ve contributed as well, for the time I was around!
Bro actually wrote an essay🥶🫡🗿
My favorite part of this entire run for some reason was that tiny little box that counts as housing for the guide at the start. No clue why that works but I love it
12:43 dude in chat knew it all along
Deval goat
In 1.3.5 i had a top 3 time in any% a few years back
the skill difference is astounding
very good job
jesus christ
What was your name? Are those runs still up? Pretty dope
Thank you
@@manwiththeafro my pc sadly wasnt good enough to record and play at the same time...
so i sadly couldnt submit it
Holy crap man the dedication is insane. i remember trolling in peds server and while i was interested in speedrunning full game, i didnt have the equipment or the time. Fast forward a couple years and you are absolutely dominating this category with efforts from so many people culminated in one run. Shits crazy and mad props bro
Thanks manh [insert meme from gc that cannot be leaked]
This is insane, what an amazing speedrun, from the route to the little things like your movement and inventory management, youre the goat
You were blowing my mind literally every minute with those speed run strats!!
This is insane!! I still can’t believe you beat wall of flesh in like 17 min! Also your hook placement is absolutely crazy!
That's what hours of speedrunning parkour grapple hook maps does to you
your video improved my will to live. I got a sincere desire to never over complicate things in my life again.
You're so clean, it's insane. Well played & congrats.
dang bro great Terraria Playthrough 🔥. Gonna really miss this one 😢. My favorite episode was the one where you played hide and seek with the Pwnhammer 🙌.
but seriously tho holy shit this is ridiculous
Imagine if he grabbed the pwnhammer
I've only been playing terraria for about a week and have just started hard mode
Needless to say this was quite the experience to watch
Everything minecart related was amazing to see
This is going to be tough to beat :). Congrats afro, so glad you got back to running this winter break, see you in summer!
You know a speed run will be impressive if it has an epilepsy warning in it
I know literally nothing about speed runs but this is genuinely so interesting to watch
Bro died in a speedrun
My god. I’m playing through Terraria again for the first time in about 4 years. Just beat The Destroyer and have full Hallowed thinking I was progressing pretty well in the game. Now I realize that I’m playing the elementary version of the game 😂 What a run through dude GZ
Everything this guy did amazed me🔥
Just imagine if he didn't make all those mistakes could have saved 10 min from record. Good shit man
never would've thought sub 55 would be possible but here we are
Pretty cool, first run I’ve seen to hold a candle to Sh00gOAT’s 1:10:11
Watching this until get a gray zapinator from Travelling Merchant. I'm going to be able to fully analyze this speedrun and memorize all the techniques
The minimap works in the dark. Never noticed that. Now I see how he did some of the impossible stuff.
42БРАТУХА КЕМЕРОВО!! 52 ИЗГОИ ИИИИУУУ!!🎉🎉🎉
Фактишь
лечи голову
Congrats on the huge WR afro :) 🥳🥳
Why didn’t a box spawn around the wall of flesh’s drops? According to the description he’s playing in the latest version of terraria.
@@SoujiOkitaTwo Dynamite blew it up
4:34 did bro just full box a slime💀😭🙏
Full boxed two 🥶
bro me and my friends take like 30-50+ hrs to finish playthrus and this man be doing this
I sat through this whole thing and this really changed the way I play now 😭
this has to be the best speedrun terraria game ive ever seen
You've came a long way since Ped's server (This is Xolki btw), This came on my recommended but good job and push the time lower man, I believe 🙏
Thank you xolki, cool to see you again
I've learned so much from this run
I'm 15 hours in into terraria for the first time ever, I'm in hard mode already and having a blast. Wanted to see a top player and wow, the knowledge is insane, great inventory work the thing that caught my attention the most hehe
52 - 💀🐷🤬
42 братуха кемерово - ❤☝😍
42 братанчик
I would love to get into terraria speedrunning but the luck needed for these runs is insane
Hey Inception here, havent ran terraria or anything at all since you were running JML and nights edge, but holy shit you are just better dude. keep pushing the game to its limits😆
after playing this game for 30,000 hours, I have no idea what I just watched.
Great run, congratulations.
_Maybe the real Speed Run Record is all the friends we made along the way._
The stragecy: run and boom
52 САНКТ ПЕТЕРБУРГ ЕЕ, 42 БРАТУХА🥶🥶
Изгой калстрой
Only 12 seconds in and I'm already impressed with how fast he navigated the menus lmao
Epic speedrun, perfect for when Bae says shes going to get ready to go out for dinner.
May I ask, how do those houses the guide moved into work? I am incredibly confused, and also somewhat concerned about the guides low standards
Simple explanation: If a house has gaps without walls that are smaller than a 4x4 then it's still considered valid
In-depth video on the topic: th-cam.com/video/kM33wZYvHNs/w-d-xo.html
@@manwiththeafro oh, that's actually really neat. I always just assumed houses always needed walls to be valid. I'm going to have to mess around with that at some point
The knowledge of the game is incredible
your mouse movement on the character creation was almost robotic it was so clean damn man
Sorry to disappoint but I used a macro for that part
i mean still had to make the movements to make the macro haha still valid @@manwiththeafro
i dont get it thi, isnt each room supposed to be 60 tiles in terraria?
ah, the famous sub55 skip, I remember that one
Good job! What a run!!!
BRO YOU ARE THE TERRARİA GOAT🔥🔥🐐
37:29 mans became a particle accelerator
True
37:16 hadron collider
THIS GUY IS LEGENDARY
this whole video is a fever dream
“This is not the run anymore”
Could you make a video explaining what you’re doing, ive never played or watched terraria but this speed run is really cool
I have a commentated run posted on my channel that goes through the same route:
th-cam.com/video/RF_AT1EhZIo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=q-Us7QPlp0y3aPcu
As someone who’s never watched a terraria speedrun, I wondered why you covered up temple in the beginning. That’s crazy forsight. I wonder how much time that saved
as someone who has never defeated the game alone even in normal mode, idk how many times I went "WHAT?!" throughout this video.
Parabéns irmão, jogou muito, ganhou um fã.
Congrats, how did you know the chest was there at the beginning of the run? And what was the subtitle like thing u had in the bottom left?
He just held down left and right click in darkness until it interacted with something
Fastest Minecraft Speedrun RSG: 7 min
Fastest Terraria Speedrun RSG: 52 min
26:41 wtf is that minecart name
Cultist's reaction was like: H-h-h-h-how??
Quick question, How did you know where the shimmer was? was that just luck? because the only thing I know about its spawn conditions are that it spawns on the same side as the jungle and next to the ocean, and it still took me like an hour to find it
In small worlds you can start digging from the middle of the beach sand and almost always find shimmer directly below. For other world sizes, it's location can vary and be difficult to find.
There are ways to locate the shimmer biome easier using some knowledge of the game's code. Without going into the specifics, knowing the type of brick used in jungle shrines and the dungeon can let you locate exactly where it is. Here is an image I made that tells you how to do it: imgur.com/a/pF4rhNH
This guy makes dynamite look like the Zenith.
I watched the destroyer "fight" and my jaw actually dropped.
Where can I find an hour long video that shows how to do this lol. (This is actually crazy what the heckkk)
Destro instakill tutorial: th-cam.com/video/YfV4O65zX44/w-d-xo.htmlsi=a6YcOSLNCmgZuxCa&t=566
@@manwiththeafro thanks!
@@manwiththeafrodayum
No way! How are you doing that?!
My boy really did it good
Я, как человек, который не прошёл Террарию ни разу даже на классике сижу в шоке. Поздравляю! Это красиво)
я думал я один тут из русскоговорящих, приятно видеть, если хочешь можем вместе поиграть я немного знаю
if i had a dollar every time a terraria speedrunner forgot his pwnhammer in hell, came back for it and got a WR in his category anyway, i'd have 2 bucks. which is not much, but it's weird it happened twice.
just got the game its super fun farming hellstone strategically. I thought the bottom was bottomless but its just one layer extra and fills up soon enough... ow
this guy actually beat terraria with 280 hp...
Insane job. Can't believe what people are doing in this game 😅
Great run! Would getting some extra hellstone for an imp staff (especially with the summon table) pre-mechs be worth it, or do minions mess up boss's i-frames for the lance?
It's possible to get an imp even without mining extra hellstone. I shimmer my molten pick to a chestplate but you can turn it into an imp staff first, keep the summon, then convert to chestplate.
I'm not sure if it's worth the DPS because, like you said, it could mess with I frames. It's worth testing
mis respetos por hacerle un speedrun a este juegazo
the legendary rip category
52 42 БРАТУХА
You beat it in 52 minutes but for me it’s been 52+ months and I still haven’t beaten it
the precision with every single click is insane and he never has a moment where he does not know what to do
just 5 minutes
the 5 minutes:
A bombs grenades and dynamites is a best friend of all speedruners
Insane run!!! GGS
every time you quit and reentered the game the cursor moved like it was performed using a macro. is that allowed?
I use a macro for generating worlds but not for re-entering. You can navigate the menu using WASD which is faster than mouse. The inputs are A->click->A->click-A->click
Also what’s with the chicken teriyaki chilli paprika bread toasted tomatoes onion jalapeno sweet chilli sweet onion hot chilli American peppered American cheese?
When we wanted to figure out a name for the minecart featherfall tech someone said to call it their subway order and that became the name
@@manwiththeafro 🤣🤣🤣🤣
how is this possible
I've never seen destroyer incinerated so fast
does your name and pfp suggest that toads... mushroom... top... thing... is an afro??
Potentially
What’s the distance for the destroyer cheese from where you are to where it spawns?
I think its 70 blocks above
congrats dude
6 minutes in, this seed is insane
What insane chest RNG
Fue epico!!! Lastima que perdiste un minuto por lo del martillo pero es increíble como jugaste. GGS y felicidades 👏
This is spanish, i'm not speak English, is sou bad. sorry haha
how do you eaven play terraria normaly when u know u can beat it in less than an hour
I cant play it normally anymore without rushing through on accident
Missed chest at 5:35
Bro did in 52 minutes more than I did in 500 hours