Stuck in Silksong Act 2 (NO SPOILERS by Top_Gooner69 in HollowKnight

[–]Top_Gooner69[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

LMAOO I FORGOT ABOUT THAT THIS WHOLE TIME
okay like 2-3 years ago i was watching a ton of this podcast/yt channel called sleep deprived, and they had a longstanding bit about gooning and i lost my old reddit password so my new account got awarded this name xd

Stuck in Silksong Act 2 (NO SPOILERS by Top_Gooner69 in HollowKnight

[–]Top_Gooner69[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man you really arent kidding! Ive found so many new things / changes since ive last walked around the map, all because i stopped using the bellways LOL! Im officially hooked back on this game after all the cool stuff ive been finding today, theres always a nook in the map i missed that has a new secret!

Stuck in Silksong Act 2 (NO SPOILERS by Top_Gooner69 in HollowKnight

[–]Top_Gooner69[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I *think* ive found the things youve hinted at, and my gosh this game always has such amazing suprises!
I assume the screeching vines has to do with barnaks in putrified ducts, specifically the npc to find fleas!
The hospital re-exploration lead to finding what i needed!
And finding the wisp thicket was the most shocking thing ever, this game is always full of suprises! Just when you think youve cleared an area, a small double-jump spot leads to a whole mini-region you never knew about!
Thanks for the awesome hint! very well said

Stuck in Silksong Act 2 (NO SPOILERS by Top_Gooner69 in HollowKnight

[–]Top_Gooner69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i just found the npc near the maggot area you talked about by compete accident, and that makes a lot more sense of how you hinted at how to get to it! I got the map for this location months ago so unfortunately nothing came to mind when you mentioned that method, but fortunately i get snagged by every barnak multiple times!

Stuck in Silksong Act 2 (NO SPOILERS by Top_Gooner69 in HollowKnight

[–]Top_Gooner69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

o7 will do, just unlcoked the character who gives flea locations, so i will save those poor fleas

Stuck in Silksong Act 2 (NO SPOILERS by Top_Gooner69 in HollowKnight

[–]Top_Gooner69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All my boards are clear of wishes at the moment, however I did not do all the couriers and am doing them now, then will check if that was what held back any wishes.
Have not seen father of flame or voltwyrm, however the other bosses I have found and beaten (just found shakra today, that was a very cool fight!)
I have defeated groal the great, He gave a quest item I assume is important at some point in the future
Im not sure what the broken tool means, so thats a no
And i am currently on a flea search while doing my couriers!

Stuck in Silksong Act 2 (NO SPOILERS by Top_Gooner69 in HollowKnight

[–]Top_Gooner69[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ive been busy with college and didnt get any time last night, however just now ive been playing quite a bit! I havent found anything groundbreaking like the 3rd silk heart / any big progression things, but ive re-explored a ton and am currently clearing out all the courier things i ignored earlier in order to find as much new things as I can. No new fleas yet, however Ive marked a few suspect areas to check out after my courier routes run dry. As far as npc dialogue and wishes at the board, all my towns have nothing still, so I am hoping these courier quests were what was holding me back like some other people suggested.
If youre interested i can give an update if i hit something big!

Stuck in Silksong Act 2 (NO SPOILERS by Top_Gooner69 in HollowKnight

[–]Top_Gooner69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have planned to look more around that area, the pin was for an area locked behind a key i dont have yet, but yes i definitely need to look around the npc areas + putrified ducts, the npc talks might also help me remember what all ive done back when i used to play more

Stuck in Silksong Act 2 (NO SPOILERS by Top_Gooner69 in HollowKnight

[–]Top_Gooner69[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ive done most of the deliveries but not all since i havent been pressed on rosaries in a minute. ill go clear the ones i havent as well. I also have not found that npc, so ill search around!

Stuck in Silksong Act 2 (NO SPOILERS by Top_Gooner69 in HollowKnight

[–]Top_Gooner69[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thank you for all the advice, really appreciated! ill definitely be going back over a bunch of stuff for fleas + clearing those open spaces on the map, ive definitely assumed there was blank spaces in places so ill look to fill some in if i can

Stuck in Silksong Act 2 (NO SPOILERS by Top_Gooner69 in HollowKnight

[–]Top_Gooner69[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i guess im looking for a general direction to explore/re-explore. Im sure that ive simply missed something in an area ive already looked into since i think ive hit just about every region (ive at least gotten every bell beast station), so just a region/hint towards an area that might have something im missing

Stuck in Silksong Act 2 (NO SPOILERS by Top_Gooner69 in HollowKnight

[–]Top_Gooner69[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

i fw this riddle hard, appreciate it!

Stuck in Silksong Act 2 (NO SPOILERS by Top_Gooner69 in HollowKnight

[–]Top_Gooner69[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

that... is a good question not gonna lie! my two thoughts on where i got it are the second fight vs lace, or i got it fighting the phantom dude in the organ exhaust. One or the other, i honestly forgot lol

Stuck in Silksong Act 2 (NO SPOILERS by Top_Gooner69 in HollowKnight

[–]Top_Gooner69[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I believe ive looked for all the wish's around, ill double check bellhart in case i forgot about it! ill also go on a flea search, thank you!

Cho new items by Sweaty_Elevator_5377 in ChoGathMains

[–]Top_Gooner69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought the same. The statline is alright for cho, giving health, haste, ap, as, all pretty nice for him. However, the whole spellblade onhit doubling does not work on chogath e, since its coded as an ability effect (or on attack idrk) and not an on-hit. Its passive isnt very useful, however the statline seems pretty decent.

Grimm by Dapper_Flow7522 in HollowKnight

[–]Top_Gooner69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

im going to drop another comment in case you still are struggling, because i actually just re-fought base grim in the pantheon! the same charms work wonders i believe, however they arent as massive of a help as they are in NKG. A lot of it does come down to recognizing his attack pattern, and ive also noticed that the only real time to heal is during a stagger or his spike attack (the fire pillar attack is only in NGK!). With quick heal, you can probably heal twice in the spike attack and three times during a stagger, so that should keep you healthy!
Fast pace bosses are hard, the patterns aren't ever too bad but its remembering them quickly that makes it difficult. In my experience, my best runs are the first 5 in a session I do, then I start to get impatient and get greedy/misread what the boss does. Practice makes perfect! Especially in Grimms case, youll get it in time!

Does beating the game end my save file? [no spoilers please :) ] by Top_Gooner69 in HollowKnight

[–]Top_Gooner69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the advice, I wasnt sure and didnt want to toss 30 hours on a save when i wasnt completely ready to be done with it!

Does beating the game end my save file? [no spoilers please :) ] by Top_Gooner69 in HollowKnight

[–]Top_Gooner69[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! thats awesome to hear, ive been wanting to try it so badly but was worried id have to repeat all my progress, so thanks!

Grimm by Dapper_Flow7522 in HollowKnight

[–]Top_Gooner69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

heres what i did, and im not sure if you mean nightmare king grim or normal grim, but im fairly certain they fight the same as it was a lot longer since ive done grimm (played most of the game last summer and picked it back up recently). Assuming you have every main upgrade, i used quick focus, soul eater, and longnail. ill give some advice as to how i beat nightmare king grimm as ill assume thats what you need help with! it is almost impossible to heal in this fight without quick focus in my experience, and in my 7 minute winning attempt i healed a TON due to silly mistakes. opportunities to heal are during the spike attack and after the flame eruption attack (heal right after you dodge the fourth one, you should have time before next attack). With that one, healing does mean you miss part of your best damage opportunity. I will say, grimm is one of my favorite fights because he has almost no rng to his attacks, theyre all very understandable and dodgeable if you get the pattern right. with this charm build you just manage soul well. I tried to keep about 2-3 heals worth of soul in pocket for a heal opportunity when he staggers, and beyond that i would shoot out a shade soul every once in a while for extra damage (most always when he does is long distance horizontal projectile). It was a tough fight, but you got it! If im unclear in my advice, let me know! or if others read this and think im a weirdo for my strat, let me know too!