Plants vs. Zombies Any% TOOL ASSISTED SPEEDRUN!!!!!

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  • Опубліковано 27 жов 2023
  • After 5 months of work, I finally got a full recording of the Plants vs. Zombies Any% TAS. This was a fairly long and complex project, with so many variables needing to be controlled for the run to be consistent and successful. While this run is by no means perfect, it hopefully can be a decent showcase of just how optimized this game can get!
    PvZ TASing discord server: / discord
    Github for the project: github.com/aaronthewinner/Pla...
    TAS Contributors: Aaronthewinner, Scion, BulbasaurRepresent, gina
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  • @rinn5238
    @rinn5238 5 місяців тому +43

    Finally, I always wanted to see a TAS of this game! Ymblcza's runs opened my eyes to see a PvZ in a whole different light with how he manipulates stuff. Strategically using lawn mowers and Chompers really stood out to me.

  • @d-land7775
    @d-land7775 8 місяців тому +59

    Hilarious watching the -5's and also the zomboss battle, seeing you do the puzzles and minigames would be pretty cool

    • @zes7215
      @zes7215 7 місяців тому +3

      wr

  • @aeaehow
    @aeaehow 2 місяці тому +23

    43:40 jesus

    • @tangcorp
      @tangcorp 29 днів тому +4

      live audio from local Taco Bell bathroom

    • @NinaScottt
      @NinaScottt 14 днів тому

      ​@@tangcorp??? 😭

    • @akulakaboom
      @akulakaboom 7 днів тому +1

      Tsar bomb

  • @petelee2477
    @petelee2477 8 місяців тому +40

    8:37 Just looking at this lawn I never would have believed that this is optimal gameplay.

    • @bobbyshen7826
      @bobbyshen7826 Місяць тому +7

      You may not like it, but this is what peak gameplay looks like

  • @NikName9O
    @NikName9O 7 місяців тому +23

    the rng manipulation there is really impressive

  • @dymoriusandhisunnecessarys8689
    @dymoriusandhisunnecessarys8689 8 місяців тому +27

    Dude i have been wanting a pvz tas for ages, i love you

  • @XenoGuru
    @XenoGuru 7 місяців тому +15

    Very nice. My family and I love these games. Hopefully at some point you can TAS PVZ2's "Big Wave Beach." Would love to see that zone get wrecked by a TAS.
    I beat it with no money spent, but ugh that place was a PAIN!

    • @RoseQuartz692
      @RoseQuartz692 Місяць тому

      That won't never happen probably

  • @WingsOfElysium
    @WingsOfElysium 8 місяців тому +8

    I've never seen PvZ gameplay this cursed. Liked.

  • @Winslinator
    @Winslinator 7 місяців тому +19

    WOW the luck manipulation required for this run must've been an insane feat! Bomb after bomb after bomb in the roulette levels and even gem after gem in 3-4 was crazy to see the feat is even possible. Very entertaining TAS, especially with some of these wacky setups that are somehow considered optimal (favorite was probably a star fruit in 5-1)! I got a couple questions:
    What framerate was this played at?
    1:37:13 how did two blovers turn into a chili pepper in your inventory? I saw something similar happen in 5-5 too.
    How do you break so many zombie spawns (i.e., regarding rakes, bungee zombie targeting, Zomboss spawns?)

    • @DeathOfTime_Official
      @DeathOfTime_Official 5 місяців тому

      That slot switchin is possible via PVZ Tools, but idk if he did it while usin the tas, I thin that also how the conveyor belts are done

    • @DeathOfTime_Official
      @DeathOfTime_Official 5 місяців тому

      As it techically possible to only get one plant in conveyorbelt and these spawns, only very unlikely

  • @logert3921
    @logert3921 8 місяців тому +8

    I appreciate you using a mod to remove the fog for us :)

  • @pseudonym3690
    @pseudonym3690 8 місяців тому +22

    Amazing run! Can't believe TASing of PvZ is possible now. What tools did you use and will you do the side missions as well?

    • @ianjohnson218
      @ianjohnson218 5 місяців тому +2

      Technically, TASing the ds version was always possible. There are multiple ds emulators out there, and most of them are compatible with TASing.

    • @pseudonym3690
      @pseudonym3690 5 місяців тому +4

      @@ianjohnson218 I was talking about the PC version ;) TASing PC games is barely possible and limited to only a few titles, hence my surprise that PvZ is now one of therm.
      Not sure how popular the DS version is, but its gameplay is quite different from the PC version, so I'm happy that a PC version TAS is a possibility now :)

    • @aaronthewinner1818
      @aaronthewinner1818  5 місяців тому +13

      @@pseudonym3690 I used the pvz python module(developed by the chinese community) to directly read and edit game memory to get ideal luck. I made a github page that I'll put in the description if you want to take a look.

  • @AbellaBrothers12
    @AbellaBrothers12 8 місяців тому +10

    First time seeing this, and this is really impressive!! I wonder when would we be able to get Sub 2, or is it outright impossible?

    • @JchenTheChen
      @JchenTheChen 7 місяців тому +3

      I think even if every wave goes as fast as possible, which the game limits you at 6 seconds, it barely goes under 2 hours, so I don't think it is possible

  • @marioredandrews3074
    @marioredandrews3074 3 місяці тому +6

    59:06 - HUH?
    1:00:20 - HUH?
    1:16:27 - Huh? No fog?

    • @love_is_Iove
      @love_is_Iove 3 місяці тому +2

      this speedrun is fake

    • @marioredandrews3074
      @marioredandrews3074 3 місяці тому +2

      @@love_is_Iove - Yeah, tell that to a TASer.

    • @dimakul2765
      @dimakul2765 2 місяці тому +7

      59:06 Some of RNG manipulation Aaron shows include changing the position of the zombies/rakes/seed slots midgame. Sometimes the game doesn't render the changed things right, but, technically, this is more of "there was a chance for a rake to spawn there and not there, so let it be so"
      1:00:20 What's wrong here?
      1:16:27 I think he disabled it so we, the viewers, can see the things he places under the fog more clearly :)

    • @marioredandrews3074
      @marioredandrews3074 2 місяці тому +1

      @@dimakul2765 - I see... 🤔

    • @-awezomexd-
      @-awezomexd- 2 місяці тому +6

      1:00:20 Chompers can eat Zombonis (for some reason). I’m pretty sure the only zombies actually immune to them are Gargantuars

  • @sonicastic
    @sonicastic 23 дні тому +2

    PvZ Speedrun, RNGesus Mode

  • @logert3921
    @logert3921 8 місяців тому +2

    3-4 was very satisfying

  • @dimakul2765
    @dimakul2765 2 місяці тому

    Hi Aaron! Will you make a TAS for the minigames, puzzles, survivals etc.? Thanks in advance!

  • @NGO9000
    @NGO9000 7 місяців тому +10

    any plans for a 100% TAS?

  • @davyjones3105
    @davyjones3105 2 місяці тому

    I can’t wait to see the 100% tas

  • @heredinodan
    @heredinodan 4 місяці тому +2

    How does this rng manipulation works? or what is the trick to get the best plants in conveyor belts and all final wave zombies spawn in just 1 lane?

  • @thegreatestroman1651
    @thegreatestroman1651 7 місяців тому

    yo that's really cool

  • @YungMarinara
    @YungMarinara 8 місяців тому

    This is cool asf

  • @Mr.Pocket
    @Mr.Pocket 3 місяці тому +2

    Crazy Dave was not playing dawg

  • @Riokaii
    @Riokaii 8 місяців тому +3

    On a level like 1-2 is it faster to place Sunflowers 1 row higher vertically as it reduces the travel time of sun before being "usable"?

    • @paulamarina04
      @paulamarina04 7 місяців тому

      im not sure the time it takes isnt fixed tbh

    • @BulbasaurRepresent
      @BulbasaurRepresent 6 місяців тому +5

      The sun becomes usable instantly after clicking it

  • @kozu44
    @kozu44 2 місяці тому

    I would watch a tas dedicated to the vasebreaker puzzle games

  • @SchokoWurst1
    @SchokoWurst1 2 місяці тому

    impressive

  • @XxBlightGamesxX
    @XxBlightGamesxX 2 місяці тому

    summary of the video:
    i can bend reality to my liking

  • @MuteKaiser
    @MuteKaiser 8 місяців тому +4

    What happened to the fog in the night pool levels?

    • @logert3921
      @logert3921 8 місяців тому +16

      They used a mod to get rid of it. Since everything is predetermined, this was for our viewing pleasure since it didn’t effect gameplay in any way

  • @DexterWolf-ds7nz
    @DexterWolf-ds7nz 5 місяців тому +1

    how did you get the walnuts in walnut bowling to be red ones so many times?

    • @acerola1
      @acerola1 5 місяців тому

      rng manipulation

  • @dolphinhat
    @dolphinhat 15 годин тому

    How do you get the butter guy to shoot the butter Everytime?

  • @KPoWasTaken
    @KPoWasTaken 8 місяців тому +3

    That was an amazing (yet not close to perfect) TAS!

    • @logert3921
      @logert3921 8 місяців тому +1

      I don’t know what you’re on about, this is pretty damn close

    • @KPoWasTaken
      @KPoWasTaken 8 місяців тому +2

      ​​@@logert3921Not really considering close to perfect in TAS terms means only a few frames off from perfection. There's still many seconds, maybe even minutes worth of timesave that's possible.

    • @logert3921
      @logert3921 8 місяців тому +5

      @@KPoWasTaken The 6 second rule means that any imperfection is fine. There really isn’t any time save left, maybe at most 30 seconds

  • @thatoneguy9582
    @thatoneguy9582 5 місяців тому

    curious, what tools specifically were used for this run?
    other than the obvious rng manip of course

  • @ymblcza2557
    @ymblcza2557 8 місяців тому +2

    I wonder why 2-5 is 0.25s slower

    • @aaronthewinner1818
      @aaronthewinner1818  8 місяців тому +9

      For some reason it didn’t close the almanac right away, I’ll have to look into that

  • @BlastMagic
    @BlastMagic 4 години тому

    why aren't the bungee zombies targeting plants?

  • @Кустарус
    @Кустарус Місяць тому +1

    Will there be a 100% TAS??

  • @ryanfagen8248
    @ryanfagen8248 Місяць тому

    I wonder how much RNG manip was put into this run.

  • @demorunnertimmedrt4432
    @demorunnertimmedrt4432 4 місяці тому

    What the hell was 3-4?!

  • @DexterWolf-ds7nz
    @DexterWolf-ds7nz 5 місяців тому

    the way it plants things hurts my ocd

  • @TBNAfrangsYT
    @TBNAfrangsYT 5 місяців тому +1

    This is very cool! But couldn’t TAS use Wall-Nut to kill off some of the zombies with RNG manipulation to make the zombies allergic to the Nuts?

    • @rinn5238
      @rinn5238 5 місяців тому +5

      That's a console version thing

    • @thatoneguy9582
      @thatoneguy9582 5 місяців тому +1

      i mean in theory id think so but like i dont see why you would

    • @TBNAfrangsYT
      @TBNAfrangsYT 5 місяців тому +1

      @@rinn5238 Oh, never mind. Thanks for your correction.

    • @rinn5238
      @rinn5238 5 місяців тому +1

      @@TBNAfrangsYTThat is a cool thought though. It'd be funny to see wall-nut solo a bunch of zombies lol

    • @moo7662
      @moo7662 5 місяців тому +1

      this is actually something I've thought about working on, it might happen in the future, we'll have to see

  • @masterno9127
    @masterno9127 8 місяців тому

    interesting 2nd level

  • @wilbar-od3hh
    @wilbar-od3hh 8 місяців тому

    Top runners: breaks 9 minutes for 1-4 exit. Tas be like, I can do that for 1-6 exit ez clap

  • @ryanfagen8248
    @ryanfagen8248 29 днів тому

    Why purchase the rake in 3-5 if it isn't even used until 3-6?

    • @aaronthewinner1818
      @aaronthewinner1818  28 днів тому +1

      The game puts you directly in the shop on 3-5, so its faster than entering the shop again on 3-6

  • @amaxingmusic9334
    @amaxingmusic9334 7 місяців тому

    So how was zombie rng manipulated?

    • @chaoskiller6084
      @chaoskiller6084 6 місяців тому

      There are special tools that can manipulate various variables in the game, and combining that with a lot of saving and loading, and you can create runs like this.

  • @omkarbhale442
    @omkarbhale442 5 місяців тому

    Did you use non-randomizer? (Which is cheating since you modify game memory, but I'm not against it or anything)

    • @YuuseiKurobane
      @YuuseiKurobane 5 місяців тому +3

      check out the zomboss fight, also not against it but it hurts to watch the animations inconsistent with what's happening in game

  • @Hossein_70s
    @Hossein_70s 3 місяці тому

    Why in 3-4 every zombie gave gem?

    • @dimakul2765
      @dimakul2765 2 місяці тому

      That is so he can buy rake and other seed slots further in the run. Technically, you could get a gem from every zombie, but the chances are astronomically low - but that's no problem when you have rng on your side

  • @repacharge431
    @repacharge431 8 місяців тому

    1-8 TAS is just stupid. What tf is that final wave???

    • @kevinlim3395
      @kevinlim3395 8 місяців тому +9

      I think it's pretty obvious that all of the zombie placements are pre-determined. This is what a perfect RNG + TAS run would look like.

  • @RenanHonorato-fo8gn
    @RenanHonorato-fo8gn 5 місяців тому

    TAS fake

    • @bluepikman7851
      @bluepikman7851 Місяць тому +3

      This... isn't being pushed as a legitimate speedrun though? Just a showcase of what a "perfect run" might look like using external tools and rng manipulation.