Spelunky News!

 Runs since Feb 15th. Moss News is back!

Posted by meowmixmix on February 26th, 2018 @04:03AM

Hey everyone, meow here.

I want to preface this edition of Moss News by simply stating that we all know it has been a long time since a good old-fashioned Moss News updating everyone on recent runs and progress all these great runners have made.  With that being said, we plan on making this a weekly thing again! If anyone is interested in helping out with writing articles please contact me on discord. My username is meowmixmix#2439. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Because it has been so long I am just going back to recent runs that were gotten on February 15th or later. Alright, now let’s jump right in!

 

Who else to start with but Kinnijup? In the past 10 days, Kinnijup has set 3 new World Records.  Yes, he continues to smash World Records regularly. Can this man be stopped? Kinni broke his No Teleporter Any% World Record with a time of 2:16.634 which is close to a lot of people’s times with a teleporter O_O.  Next, he set a No Teleporter Max Hell% No Gold World Record with a time of 6:20.153.  How does he get through the worm that fast with No Gold :O. Last but not least, the most important category of all of these is Kinni’s first Basejump% completion with a time of 5:33.176. Amazing job Kinni. Can’t wait to see how many World Records are broken by next week!

 

Up next we have chocolatecake5000. Choco is a fairly new runner and upcoming streamer who even recently commentated for MossRanking’s The Grind on Saturday.  Choco has lots of potential and he shows it with his recent Low% No Gold run with a time of 4:43.210.  Low% is already tough to finish but adding the challenge of No Gold in less than 5 minutes is truly a challenge for an up and coming great spelunker.  Choco also reduced his Max Any% PB by over a minute, clocking in at 3:52.273. To top it all off, Choco was able to get the fabled Sub 3 Any% with a time of 2:50.031. Great job Choco, can’t wait to see more runs from you soon!

 

Next up is up and coming meme lord, E5ten. Another fairly new spelunker, E5ten has been completing some of the longer categories and lowering his PBs by as large as 5 and a half minutes.  In the past 10 days, E5ten has gotten a Max Hell% run in 21:34.179, a Big Money in 19:05.160, a No Gold run in 7:45.274 (speedlunky :O), and a Max Any% in 7:56.190!  Wow E5ten, great moves! Keep it up! Proud of you!

 

Next up we have the two sexiest Frenchmen to ever live.  They even had a lunky meetup today!  Vlad and Polodajaneiro!

 

Vlad has been getting his times lower and lower, slowly moving up the leaderboards and claiming the position of number 16 on the MossRanking leaderboards. Being number 15 myself, I am shaking in my boots for when the inevitable meow bop happens.  Vlad was able to claim the legendary Sub 3 Low% clocking in at 2:58.961.  On top of this, he knocked out his last penalty by completing his first Low% Hell! To top it all off, Vlad was also able to lower his No Teleporter Any% run by almost 6 seconds with a final time of 2:41.181. Awesome job Vlad, it’s only a matter of time before a meow bop :O

 

Polodajaneiro recently got an insane No Teleporter Any% run with a time of 2:38.261.  What’s really crazy is it was No Gold up until some unlucky gold on Olmec…meaning Polo was right behind the current World Record for No Teleporter Any% No Gold.  Great job Polo!

 

Eszik  is someone who has become more active in the Spelunky community a few months back and started smashin his PBs.  First off, Eszik got a killer Low% run with a time of 3:04.896! Next up is sub 3 Eszik!  He also got a Hell% run in 8:51.205, and first Max Low% run in 5:54.423 (also surpassing his Max Any% PB by almost 4 min!). I look forward to seeing you PB more Eszik!

 

Next up we have the man, the myth, the ix-tinguisher, patchesfaces.  Patches got a few Low% PBs recently but the fastest of them came out to be an impressive 3:08.082 surpassing even his No Teleporter Any% PB by less than a second! On top of this, patches has lowered his Max Low% time to 5:03.644!  I’m putting money on patchesfaces making some big moves these next few months! Keep it up patches (I have money on you, so seriously keep it up :V)!

 

Who better to follow up the ix-tinguisher than ix himself? Ix got a whopping 5 PBs in this cycle so let’s jump right into them.  ix got a Shield run in 13:13.617, a No Teleporter Max Any% in 3:54.955, a No Teleporter Max Hell% in 5:56.082, and a No Teleporter Max Hell% No Gold run in 9:06.489, and a Haunted Max Low% in 5:48.210. It amazes me just how many PBs ix gets and the variety of categories he runs. It definitely keeps things interesting! Nice job ix!

 

Next we have Maplestrip, someone who I’ve seen hanging around the discord and has been getting some nice PBs recently.  Maplestrip completed their first Low% run with a time of 5:05.383 and lowered their Max Any% time by a good 30 seconds with a time of 11:18.381. Keep it up Maplestrip, I’m excited to see how you progress the next couple of months!

 

This next player has been moving up the leaderboards crazy fast settling right now at #3 after being active for only just over a year. I’m talking of course about Spef.  Spef lowered his Low% Hell time getting closer to the sub 6 mark with a time of 6:24.636, he completed a Max Hell% run in 4:57.238, and knocked a few seconds off his Max Low% with a time of 3:47.646.  It’s really amazing how far Spef has gotten in such a short period of time.  I’m excited to see just how far he pushes his skill in 2018!

Next up is a player who has really put all his eggs in one basket. With a name like DaftLunk, he’s really limited what games he can Speedrun .  Actually though, DaftLunk is a fantastically skilled player with little play time to his name.  He has already gotten a sub 5 Hell% and a sub 3 Low% with just recently joining the community a few months ago.  His most recent PB is a 4:20.978 Max Low% which is his first completion for this category.  I think Daft has some major moves to make this year, so keep it up Daft!

 

A man of respect, a man of passion, and my former boss, ShinGraywords has also gotten quite a few PBs under his belt recently.  Lowering his Classic Eggplant% time by nearly 9 minutes with a time of 24:03.148, made some moves on his Max Low% with a time of 4:39.318, and completed a Haunted Max Hell% run with a time of 7:47.604. But who could forget the greatest run of all…Shin completed a Draining Olmec run in 5:07.152. Amazing job Shin, keep those PBs comin!

 

Next up we have samcv who I unfortunately haven’t had the pleasure of talking to much but it is good to see him getting PBs.  samcv lowered his Low% time a few times recently with a final time of 3:46.598. He also got a No Teleporter Any% in 3:15.784! Keep it up samcv, I hope to see more PBs from you soon 😊

 

Master of Reddit karma DieDai has only been active the past few months and has been moving up the leaderboards quickly.  DieDai at this point in time is #23 on the MossRanking leaderboard and at this rate will keep rising.  DieDai’s most recent PB is a No Teleporter No Gold run clocking in at 2:59.177. A really good time for a really good player.  Excited to see how you improve in 2018 DieDai!

 

Next up we have a player who is very active in the daily-challenge channel.  84BombsJetpack has gotten a few PBs recently that show he’s got some speed in him too.  84Bombs most recently completed a No Teleporter Any% run in 8:29.372. Nice job 84Bombs, I hope to see you branch out to other categories soon!

 

Another player who has shown up in the community more recently, luigidude851 completed an All Shortcuts + Olmec run in 30:07.350 and a Haunted Max Any% run in 13:38.319. These were both his first completions so let’s give him some motivation to keep knocking out some big PBs!

 

tuabiht is someone I see around streams often so it is great to see him submitting a run.  Tuabiht completed a Big Money run that ended with a Yama kill in 31:48.181.  Keep on practicing tuabiht and I’m sure we will see you submitting more! completed an Any% run!

Resident Czech player Pacjecka7891 has also been making some moves on Any%.  Completing a No Teleporter Any% run in 2:57.703 just getting under sub 3 and also beating his PB by a big 40 seconds! Nice job Pajecka, I hope to see more PBs soon!

 

This guy will knock some sense (that’s his name :V) into ya showing you how it’s done by completing his first Low% in 5:55.025. Nice job sense!

 

A loving father, a man of skill, but also, a duck.  Saturnin55 lowered his Low% No Gold time by 16 seconds brining it down to 4:25.648. Nice job Sat!

 

Another active discord member, slink,  completed his first Low% run in 5:54.224 and is getting close to a sub 10 Hell% with a time of 10:13.822.  Nice job slink, I hope to see more runs from you!

 

I (meowmixmix) was able to get a PB too completing a Basejump run in 9:49.868. Yay memes!

 

Last but not least we have NightHarvester who increased his score PB by $329,575 and pushed his final score past 3 million with a total of $3,089,450! A 3 million score is considered to be one of the big score milestones to pass so great job NightHarvester!

 

DAILIES:

Feb 17th:

Bum - $2,254,275

 

Feb 19th:

DieDai - $2,179,025

 

Feb 20th:

SnoreMonster - $2,090,575

SoM’s 16in1 - $2,090,225

 

Feb 22nd:

ix - $2,160,100

 

Feb 23rd:

ix - $2,380,225

spef - $3,364,525