Main issue with the moles is that they are unpredictable. Sure, a horned lizard can stun lock you, but they can be predicted. Moles say “fuck patterns, I’m gonna randomly pop out of a wall when you least expect it and knock you into spikes”
@@bull1085 I don't suffer from moles that much,but they're annoying as hell. They deal so much unexpected damage,but i always can compensate it with theirs bodys to get Kapala(Sometimes,only with moles and pet,i can get it in 1-2 if i am lucky) Or just going straight for their death.
Moles are the worst, so are arrow traps. I really don't like the dwelling, a lot of people say it's one of the harder levels in the game despite being the first.
Tip for the jungle: Don't be afraid to flout down onto spikes if you have a cape. It can be safer on the spikes then trying to jump over it on vines, especially if there's bramble above
SNAPTRAPS. Those damn things are sometimes hidden by ferns or plants in the foreground. In levels that contain them, make sure to SCAN YOUR SURROUNDINGS.
more one that I learn in neobabalon if it's a dark level you must ALWAYS see for ELEVATORS before you go (I died with one elevators one going up and one going down when I go to the elevator going up...
I looked up "tips for beginners" and this came up, I haven't even beat the second jungle level. Like how tf am I supposed to kill witch doctor. I've never even heard of a olmalite.
@@TheDominitribear traps and lava are the only instakills to my knowledge in those areas. Lava is big and obvious just jump over it or blow it up. bear traps have gold as bait so that you can notice them easily . Just keep a watch for them
Me: struggling to get out of dwelling XanaGear: alright guys, remember not to put the hou yi’s bow and the arrow of light in a sunken city regenerating block!
xd i was there once and one of the robots deflected my shotgun bullets right back to me (beware of using weapons against the robots once you reach it lol)
@@absolutelynoone7171 don’t worry you’ll get there but yes the game is insanely soul crushing but rewarding Sometimes I’ll beat the game a couple times a day and sometimes I’ll never make it past 1-1
Oh my god until now I literally hadn’t beaten Tiamat but I just started trying to recognise my mistakes while playing and I literally got to 6-3 on my way to Tiamat with qilin after 5 ish runs. Trying to recognise what your doing wrong is so helpful. Thank you
Agreed! Plenty of awkward enemies that have alot of coverage and non linear movement (moles, bats, lizards) and then a good amount of insta death spikes to add some spice 😭
"When dealing with mechs in Neo Babylon, I recommend not dealing with mechs in Neo Babylon." I laughed pretty hard, especially since I have first-hand experience in this regard. Thank you for another amazing Spelunky 2 video!
Another funny/unexpected death: Do not try to telefrag the Mech Riders. I am totally not a teleporter player, because it is suicide anyway most of the times, but once I gave it a try I thought it would be fun to telefrag the mech rider => it instantly exploded which was killing me as well :D
Just made it to cosmic ocean my first time last night hundun blew up my jet pack so my mobility was completely shot, didnt even get past 7-5 but still feels good to get that far at least Do you think you could make a video on completing the journal and getting to the eggplant world at some point ? Oh and keep up the good work
Hey Xanagear! I honestly have been binging your videos recently as I have made it to the sunken city for the first time recently and have wanted to learn how to get there more consistently. How a lot of my runs work is that I rarely make it to the 3rd area, and when I do, I rarely die, but this doesn’t come without countless dwelling and volcano deaths. I was wondering if you had any tips for improving your consistency in these beginning areas. Sure the runs aren’t long and so you don’t lose much time, but they sure as hell are demoralizing and make me want to stop playing after a series of 10 deaths in the dwelling. Thanks!
3:15 they also deflect orange frogs if you throw them. I... Learned that the hard way with 22 health and got blown up into a corner with another orange frog
I got to 6-2, had a torch a spark lit it, I bounced on those brain guys, guess what they are flammable, BOOM (Oh was wearing a JetPack) I just laughed. Spelunky 2 is Awesome.
@@lizmutton1848 I never played the 1st one... coming in from a new players perspective. Although I have heard Spelunky HD soundtrack, it's so much better it's not even funny. I don't know I have felt Even that one I mention above that it's so harsh I won't forget that mechanic, so it's forcing me to really pay attention, the thing is humans can only focus on so much, that's when you owned by the game.
I feel pretty comfortable with my skill level now in Spelunky 2, I have killed Hundun twice and have made a fair bit of progress into Cosmic Ocean (I think 7-17 is great for a first try) but I still cant for the life of me get the Ushabti without a little bit of suffering!
me exploring neo-bab: 0 damage taken while juggling eggplant child and the ushabti me exploring dwelling: dying on 1-3 from some moles and horned lizards
Dude that happened to me in volcana, I threw a bomb with pitchers mit to a shopkeeper blocking the exit and it literally came back at me and blew me up
I honestly don’t run into these issues, but I do see how dangerous they can be if you don’t expect them. Also I now hate frogs they are the worst and if it wasn’t for Kapala+Vlad’s Cape, I probably would have died before reaching Hundun. Real life frogs are still babey.
I must admit. Having solutions to extremely common problems be basically exploits in the game logic, kinda makes me think spelunky 2 is a little too bullshit.
In my experience, the difference between people who get frustrated with Spelunky and those who enjoy it is mostly down to a willingness to learn from every death.
i have an example of a death i can't learn from, from spelunky hd. i entered the temple and instantly got telefragged by a crocman so fast i wouldn't have been able to get out of the way.
Great video! I think avoiding deaths is different for everyone, so if you die a lot to something, find a way to eliminate it from the run. I always die to the druids when trying to skip olmec, so I don't save them anymore
cosmic ocean is basically the normal game but 99 levels which are huge and weird so yes, there are damsels and shrines edit: nevermind, guess I don't know much about cosmic ocean but there are ways to get more health in cosmic ocean somehow using relics i guess
I'm just asking, I was just playing and in olmec 2nd phase he randomly dropped on me and crushed me, then my ps4 didn't let me save a clip to look for what happened. Any idea?
@@dallama2616 from memeory his bombs launched away and i was holding a shotgun so I'm pretty sure it is neither of those, although now that i think about it a rock might've got launched by a bomb which could've destroyed his throusters if they have 1 hp now
Him: "In Neo Babylon..."
Me: wow moles are the worst
Same I hate this fkn hell spawn and I've been to world 5
Main issue with the moles is that they are unpredictable. Sure, a horned lizard can stun lock you, but they can be predicted. Moles say “fuck patterns, I’m gonna randomly pop out of a wall when you least expect it and knock you into spikes”
@@bull1085 I don't suffer from moles that much,but they're annoying as hell.
They deal so much unexpected damage,but i always can compensate it with theirs bodys to get Kapala(Sometimes,only with moles and pet,i can get it in 1-2 if i am lucky)
Or just going straight for their death.
Moles are the worst, so are arrow traps. I really don't like the dwelling, a lot of people say it's one of the harder levels in the game despite being the first.
you see, I dont struggle with a lot of these. I just struggle with general incompetence in the most basic areas, like olmec, its great!
you got too Olemc? you legend.
@@5izzy557 my problem is after I get to cosmic ocean and such, I end up rushing through things when I have to take it slow.
@@xan8636 What be the Ocean cosmetic? DLC gross!
I usually only have a 75% chance of beating him on any given day. Olmec is a very stressful mid boss fight.
I only ever die to Olmec if I’m speedrunning
Don't forget to check bushes in the jungle and tide pool, if your not careful you could die to a bear trap that is on top of a bush
You mean one of the trees?
Tip for the jungle: Don't be afraid to flout down onto spikes if you have a cape. It can be safer on the spikes then trying to jump over it on vines, especially if there's bramble above
Some very handy tips, thank you!
And I'll keep the cosmic ocean advice in mind when I make it there next year.
Great tips, after 150 deaths the best I have is dying to Quill 😂
Him: in co
Me: dagit I died on 2-4 again
loved the music for this video
gave me spelunky 1 vibes
Watching this intently while never getting pasted 1-4 solo 🤣
SNAPTRAPS. Those damn things are sometimes hidden by ferns or plants in the foreground. In levels that contain them, make sure to SCAN YOUR SURROUNDINGS.
more one that I learn in neobabalon if it's a dark level you must ALWAYS see for ELEVATORS before you go (I died with one elevators one going up and one going down when I go to the elevator going up...
I looked up "tips for beginners" and this came up, I haven't even beat the second jungle level. Like how tf am I supposed to kill witch doctor. I've never even heard of a olmalite.
Thank you Xana Gear I love you
Why am I watching this, I’ve made it to 2-1 once
Can rarely get to Olmec let alone beat him 😂 this games insane
can you share some tips for the Tiamat route? CO looks fun but I can't pass Ice caves.
Thanks! Now I dont suck! (Atleast not as much.)
I liked, but yeah right, you suck just the same as all of us will always suck.
I'm most salty about near hidden bear trap deaths
They are only "near hidden" because we are human n can only focus/concentrate on so many things.
i mean theres always gold on top of those traps
Wtf, I can’t even make it past world 3 lol
I die 99% to bats and lava
Some deaths are unfair, just like real life.
by some you mean 1/500 deaths
@@nodastsakonas8296 example?
@@dallama2616 World 2 both lava and forest are really unfair, really the worst areas in the game in my opinion
@@TheDominitribear traps and lava are the only instakills to my knowledge in those areas. Lava is big and obvious just jump over it or blow it up. bear traps have gold as bait so that you can notice them easily . Just keep a watch for them
@@dallama2616 man traps witch doctors rock dogs and robots over lava that explode and cover the exit lavamanders
99% of the time I die because of shopkeepers because I steal from every shop
Nah poison just sucks in general but it’s easy to learn (unless it’s those stupid pots
my common death is bat
Just don't get hit lmao
bruh all of these tips are just be carful and make sure this doesn't happen
Me: struggling to get out of dwelling
XanaGear: alright guys, remember not to put the hou yi’s bow and the arrow of light in a sunken city regenerating block!
I haven't made it past Olmec and this dude is like, "In Neo Babylon..."
Update: I've beaten the game! If I can do it most of you can! 😆
xd i was there once and one of the robots deflected my shotgun bullets right back to me (beware of using weapons against the robots once you reach it lol)
Same here. Like exactly the same thing.
@@yeetking5426 I've sunk 70 hours into this game. This fact is soul crushing.
Ikr
@@absolutelynoone7171 don’t worry you’ll get there but yes the game is insanely soul crushing but rewarding
Sometimes I’ll beat the game a couple times a day and sometimes I’ll never make it past 1-1
Hah jokes on you, I never made it to Neo Babylon 🙂🙁😟😞
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4:25 make that face an emote on twitch lol
Yes
I like that the last two were essentially, "sometimes its just bullshit"
The dog flying all the way back was hilarious to me
Oh my god until now I literally hadn’t beaten Tiamat but I just started trying to recognise my mistakes while playing and I literally got to 6-3 on my way to Tiamat with qilin after 5 ish runs. Trying to recognise what your doing wrong is so helpful. Thank you
I got to 6-2, had a torch a spark lit it, I bounced on those brain guys, guess what they are flammable, BOOM (Oh was wearing a JetPack)
Ah yes the most dangerous projectiles. Flaming almites
I mostly die in Dwelling. When I make past it I always go really far. Dwelling is the hardest area in the game, change my mind ;=;
honestly i agree, i always die from spikes, lizards, moles and loads of more enemies
Agreed! Plenty of awkward enemies that have alot of coverage and non linear movement (moles, bats, lizards) and then a good amount of insta death spikes to add some spice 😭
Imma go with cosmic ocean because it gives dwelling but with the jellyfish
spitting
Sunken City is my most dangerous area. The enemies are just so annoying!
"Common deaths"
Literally things i never die to
You probably played Spelunky HD or even Classic. OGs don't get hit by these haha
"When dealing with mechs in Neo Babylon, I recommend not dealing with mechs in Neo Babylon." I laughed pretty hard, especially since I have first-hand experience in this regard. Thank you for another amazing Spelunky 2 video!
Another funny/unexpected death: Do not try to telefrag the Mech Riders. I am totally not a teleporter player, because it is suicide anyway most of the times, but once I gave it a try I thought it would be fun to telefrag the mech rider => it instantly exploded which was killing me as well :D
4:25 his face
I somehow magnetize myself to every enemy I see
Same, I always just try and kill everything.
I remember doing a ankh skip I did it successfully but a hoppy jangshi jumped on top me
Just made it to cosmic ocean my first time last night hundun blew up my jet pack so my mobility was completely shot, didnt even get past 7-5 but still feels good to get that far at least
Do you think you could make a video on completing the journal and getting to the eggplant world at some point ?
Oh and keep up the good work
Dude, these are not common deaths. I thought we were going to talk about moles, lizzards and spikes 🤣 good advice nevertheless, thanks 👍
I loved this. Great to see someone so good at the game having some trouble and reflecting on it!
Things you love to hear: "Hey everyone, Xanagear here!" 😍😍😍
Yep!
I remember watching someone react to this clip on a stream, and I’m pretty sure you were watching it too, that freeze frame was rally good
Wtf man I watched ur video and still am dying?!?
I remember watching someone react to this clip on a stream, and I’m pretty sure you were watching it too, that freeze frame was rally good
Hey Xanagear! I honestly have been binging your videos recently as I have made it to the sunken city for the first time recently and have wanted to learn how to get there more consistently. How a lot of my runs work is that I rarely make it to the 3rd area, and when I do, I rarely die, but this doesn’t come without countless dwelling and volcano deaths. I was wondering if you had any tips for improving your consistency in these beginning areas. Sure the runs aren’t long and so you don’t lose much time, but they sure as hell are demoralizing and make me want to stop playing after a series of 10 deaths in the dwelling. Thanks!
3:15 they also deflect orange frogs if you throw them. I... Learned that the hard way with 22 health and got blown up into a corner with another orange frog
Spelunky 2 is the game where bullshit happens and you can usually avoid it if you're paying attention. But sometimes it's still bullshit.
do you reccomend Jungle or Volcana?
if you're going for the world 7 ending volcana is easier even if you have a pack on your back and you get vlads cape
I got to 6-2, had a torch a spark lit it, I bounced on those brain guys, guess what they are flammable, BOOM (Oh was wearing a JetPack) I just laughed.
Spelunky 2 is Awesome.
@@lizmutton1848 I never played the 1st one... coming in from a new players perspective. Although I have heard Spelunky HD soundtrack, it's so much better it's not even funny. I don't know I have felt Even that one I mention above that it's so harsh I won't forget that mechanic, so it's forcing me to really pay attention, the thing is humans can only focus on so much, that's when you owned by the game.
'How To Not Die In Spelunky 2' / 'How To Breath Underwater'
I feel pretty comfortable with my skill level now in Spelunky 2, I have killed Hundun twice and have made a fair bit of progress into Cosmic Ocean (I think 7-17 is great for a first try) but I still cant for the life of me get the Ushabti without a little bit of suffering!
me exploring neo-bab: 0 damage taken while juggling eggplant child and the ushabti
me exploring dwelling: dying on 1-3 from some moles and horned lizards
alternate title for the video "common deaths in neo babylon and how to avoid them"
everyone say moles and lizards are the worst,man...elevators
Dude that happened to me in volcana, I threw a bomb with pitchers mit to a shopkeeper blocking the exit and it literally came back at me and blew me up
I struggle getting near the last orb, and then something falling on me like a cursed cat or after popping the orb a yeti
How's this man have the ankh so late until the game? Teleporter tech or something else?
I die mostly in the dwelling… idk why. My ice caves is on point I die the least there
Me: it's Qilin
Xanagear: CHILLIN'
3:05 How does that even happen?
Meanwhile me destroying pots and dying to the spiders inside them
Thanks! Now I dont suck! (Atleast not as much.)
This video did nothing to affect my death count.
You missed the tiki man stun lock lmao
Thanks, airyn main
I died to poison arrow in sunken city
love ur vids bro
I'm 45 hours into the game and only got to olmec once so yeah...
Theres no way lol
Came her to learn how to die
Just don’t die duh
I honestly don’t run into these issues, but I do see how dangerous they can be if you don’t expect them.
Also I now hate frogs they are the worst and if it wasn’t for Kapala+Vlad’s Cape, I probably would have died before reaching Hundun. Real life frogs are still babey.
Don't get hit
why am i watching this, i haven’t even got past the jungle yet
I'm sry but I had to rewatch the whole thing again because I couldn't stop laughing.
Bruh these clips are amazing!! (And unfortunate)
I must admit. Having solutions to extremely common problems be basically exploits in the game logic, kinda makes me think spelunky 2 is a little too bullshit.
In my experience, the difference between people who get frustrated with Spelunky and those who enjoy it is mostly down to a willingness to learn from every death.
i have an example of a death i can't learn from, from spelunky hd. i entered the temple and instantly got telefragged by a crocman so fast i wouldn't have been able to get out of the way.
Something that's good to keep in mind is that you can't yoshi hop off of a mount with a telipack on, you will just teliport instead.
Love you're work👌
Great video! I think avoiding deaths is different for everyone, so if you die a lot to something, find a way to eliminate it from the run.
I always die to the druids when trying to skip olmec, so I don't save them anymore
Great video! As someone who hasn't been to CO yet would love to know more about it...are there damsels? ....are there shrines?
cosmic ocean is basically the normal game but 99 levels which are huge and weird so yes, there are damsels and shrines
edit: nevermind, guess I don't know much about cosmic ocean but there are ways to get more health in cosmic ocean somehow using relics i guess
@@anvithpayyavula7114 shops too?
@@henrybarrier4393 I should make a video about that! There are no damsels and shrines.
@@henrybarrier4393 pretty sure there are no shops
@@henrybarrier4393 there are crates and with 99 levels you could probably get every relic
I will never buy this game because of those moments that are truly unfair.
Another important thing: look down on Neo Babylon. You dont want to explode.
"Common deaths"
Chief I may frequent Volcana more, but in my 480+ hours I've never once been yeeted into a Mantrap
Hell's theme from splunkey HD nice
Could do a guide on how to easily beat hundun?
4:29 lol players face. Awesome
1:05 imagine really doing the hun dun boss fight instead of just shoot the arrow whereever the eye is and just skip it ಠ_ಠ
They patched it
4:20
HIS FACE 😆
the problem is that spelunky has this garbage movement system
unlike in binding of izaac the character moves always with 100% speed
Didn't the rituals cure you from poison if you sacrifice pets?
No pets in sunken city/Cosmic Ocean
I'm just asking, I was just playing and in olmec 2nd phase he randomly dropped on me and crushed me, then my ps4 didn't let me save a clip to look for what happened. Any idea?
his hovering things were set to 1 hp on the latest patch so maybe you accidentally whipped them or his bombs broke them
@@dallama2616 from memeory his bombs launched away and i was holding a shotgun so I'm pretty sure it is neither of those, although now that i think about it a rock might've got launched by a bomb which could've destroyed his throusters if they have 1 hp now
And I still don't know how to climb the drill rope down to Vlad's without being hit by lava.
Patience, luck, and maybe a freeze gun
@@absolutelynoone7171 you need to basically wait till the lava no longer drips