I Broke Starcraft 2 Because Legacy of the Void Without Building Anything Is Too Hard.
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- Опубліковано 19 тра 2024
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Update 5: I didn't include the Epilogue because it's boring. If you would like to know how it goes: The answer is Time Stop OP, Kerrigan OP, Kerrigan OP. She sure is balanced.
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0:00 - Dark Whispers
2:02 - Ghosts in the Fog
3:37 - For Aiur!
3:46 - The Growing Shadow
4:06 - The Halberd of Adun
5:15 - SkyShield
7:54 - Brothers With Arms
9:08 - Forbidden Weapon
9:30 - Amon's Reach
10:24 - Last Stand
14:36 - Temple of Unification
15:53 - Harbinger of Oblivion
16:51 - Unsealing the Past
18:44 - Purification
20:58 - Steps of the Rite
22:47 - Rak'Shir
24:53 - Templar's Charge
25:50 - Templar's Return
26:07 - The Host
29:24 - Salvation - Ігри
*one zealot dies*
Grant: "I lost a third of my army"
We cannot hold!
(But will fight on on anyway 😆)
Also he is right, there’s only 3 combat units
I will never financially recover from this
@@sethhuff8657 grant is speaking the truth ok?
@@The_whales its just something that the commenter found amusing- the fact that a single zealot was a third of his army, and the fact that Grant phrased it in an amusing way.
Ah, yes, some of my favourite mission in LotV.
"Halberd of Adun."
"Brothers with Arms."
And, of course, "Hamburger of Oblivion."
My favourite is Hamburger of Oblivion
I'll have a Hamburger of Oblivion!
I'll also have a Hamburger of Oblivion
Yes sir, I will have 1 "Hamburger of Oblivion" please
Glad Im not the only one overheard that
Hey, I'd like a Hamburger of Oblivion with Extra Bacon Rings, Cheddar Cheese and Piccolos
> Last Stand: How are you gonna stop a million zerg without building?
> GGG: Z A W A R U D O
I feel it's more killer queen no?
**Dubstep Fart Noises as a deep fried version of the spear of adun interface warps over the scene**
@@JimRaynorRaider He's stopping (slowing) time, not reverting it
@@supercato9613 savescumming is basically reverting time though
@@JimRaynorRaider Killer Queen [Bites the Dust] is save scum
15:08 "I split my Phoenix force..."
I don't know why, but this cracked me up. 3 little phoenix, and it's like "whelp, time to split up this big force of units!"
In this timeline the Spear of Adun's cryopods all broke, leaving Artanis with just whatever Protoss they managed to picked up.
Zeratul: First time?
Artanis: "Zeratul's teachings have prepared me for this moment"
The "No McGuffin" run
@@mordador2702 no, the use the macguffin so much you break time and space run
@@soythelubu5389 fair enough
Hearing you call Colossi "long zealots" with a straight face will never not be funny.
i honestly dont know how he does it xD
Does this mean that zealots only runs can now build long zealots?
I'm also a fan of "laser giraffes"
@@Duckface994 A fellow lowko fan in the wild
He said it first at the zealots only run when he was greeted with long zealots in the no-build segment. And this became a running joke
"Wait, how did we win? I thought for sure we were doomed."
"It appears that a convenient space-time anomaly has allowed us to accomplish our objectives despite lacking the time and resources to do so."
"Huh. That is... good. But also strangely anticlimactic."
true
"Huh. That is... good. But also strangely anticlimactic."
-All of Starcraft 2
I think there is something beautiful about the ending that you have to defend your allies to the last. To survive and fight as one. It fits well with the Legacy of the Void theme
It really does make Artanis’ speech hit different when you think about it that way.
True. That mission for me was always "use them as meat shields while the skytoss comes online"
Honestly if the campaign ended there and no epilogue I would have legitimately enjoyed the story. Not perfect, not quite as good as SCI’s story, but it would be a good end to a decades old tale.
@@Kalsimir You are actualy right. It would have been better without the stupid epilogue. An epic defence against the golden armada with a cinematic at the end ending the story. Much better than fighting Amons rock collection.
@Protton
God bless you for coming up with such a great phrase as "Amon's rock collection".
"I received a message on Discord, and everything made sense to me."
Ooh, this is interesting, what new strat is he gonna use-
*TuRbO cHeEsE*
"if no mistake you have made, yet losing you are... a different game you should play."
turbo cheese is yoda approved.
@@cavedmanjim249 Coded* resources, I'm confident SC2 is currently bereft of self-modifying logic.
Yesth, do tell. Whath intellecthual sthrategy wilst thou play?
Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeze!
@@cavedmanjim249 legendary total war warhammer 2 is exactly this. All ranged, figure out sacrifices, manipulation of AI, how the AI sets up, rush tactics, etc etc
The entire game on legendary is cheese since all of their units are basically twice as good as yours. You may have the elite units, but you don't have the legendary basic units (which by the way will win in 1v1)
like, it's nearly impossible if you don't partake in superior tactics on the battlefield, or plain old cheese since legendary total war is where it's incredibly brutal for the sheer factor that the legendary AI is too overbuffed and cannot be killed easily unless you actually know the game well
I wonder if he could have used that trick to get the bonus objective. Would be incredibly tedious though.
Yes, I would like to see a showcase of bugs and glitches. As a software developer I am fascinated by strange ways games can break or misbehave.
As someone who wanted to be a software dev until I actually tried, same.
Exactly this, but without being a software dev. It's just fun seeing how stuff breaks!
As someone who love delicious cheese and limit testing. i'm very interested too
I'll also my vote in for yes, show us how breakable starcraft is.
Part of the reason why I enjoy this channel is to see the creative ways you problem solve. I think it would be super interesting to showcase how different bugs and glitches can impact gameplay.
I love "i end up losing a third of my army" when talking about *one zealot*
I have to say, i love watching your videos. The SC2 campaign (particularly wol) has always been one of my favorite things, and with the game coming out at the end of the RTS era, and most people only plaything multiplayer, I always wondered if there were any people out there who replayed it over and over as many times as I had and understood what goes on as well. You have me far beat on that front and it's always interesting watching your solutions to things.
In would not be so sure RTS are done, they are going through a revival right now with AOE 4 already on the market and several other titles soon coming out
@@daftwulli6145 The Silver era of RTS is coming!
@@daftwulli6145 AOE4 is a hot mess.
@@thecreator625 you think it’s that bad? I have been having quite a bit of fun with it. Definitely a few things that are disappointing, but I’ve been digging it.
And Iron Harvest
"I've never done a mission as difficult as The Host with no Production, the objective is super unique there are 5 Void Shards on the map that must be destroyed, each is guarded by a progressively stronger group of enemies"
The solution?
Remove the “progressively stronger” part
Never stop being unique, SC2
Are you sure about that?
Says the crudible
Are you sure about that?
Says the Ruins of Dalaran mission
Oh hey
this run was insane on the archives channel
yees! been looking forward to this main channel video ever since
Totally agreed. Salvation was crazy in its beauty.
"In the end, my allies are broken, my probes put on a valiant last stand. With no supply, no base, and artifact on a single-digit hp" the way you said it was so epic. It made this mission feel more "last stand" than it was even intended.
That Salvation strategy was _magnificent._ Layers upon layers of calculated moves that had to be pulled off without a single hitch, in order to just _barely_ scrape by at the end... it feels like how Legacy of the Void was meant to be played.
Did I ever tell you what the definition of insanity is? ©Vaas Montenegro
Contessa liked that*
@@_charademon_ Contessa? Do I detect Worm/Ward fan?
wrgg
Broke your arm punching out Cthulhu.
Legacy of the Void without "We must construct additional pylons"
Evil judicator be like "You have enough pylons for now"
m.ua-cam.com/video/Yrpy2REawow/v-deo.html
Well, he used Deploy Pylon ability on the Spear of Adun. The mission was impossible without it.
Davey Gunface did that
I would love a bug/glitch video, seems very interesting.
WHITE TEXT COMPILATION (because I enjoy watching videos podcast style, which means I miss out on a lot of the funny flavour text):
Ghosts in the Fog
2:15
(Grant gains and drops the aggro of two havocs guarding a vespene rock formation.)
Havoc #1: I wonder what happened to that void ray?
Havoc #2: No idea.
(Grant's void ray returns and begins attacking the rock formation, this time without drawing the havocs' attention).
Havoc #1: Think he went home?
Havoc #2: Probably.
The Halberd of Adun [sic]
4:49
(An ultralisk is being cheesed via aggro and reset mechanics identically to the way the thor was in the zergling evolution mission of no-build Heart of the Swarm).
Ultralisk: OPEN THE GATE
Ultralisk: If only Jerry were here (indeed, Jerry the marine is not present to attack Grant's workers).
Sky Shield
7:36
Probius: ANGRY PROBE NOISES (while charging through enemy fortifications alone to provide vision for orbital bombardments)
Brothers with Arms [sic]
8:29
(Grant's starting pair of immortals are kiting hybrid during the disruption event).
Immortal #1: Shouldn't we be fighting?
Immortal #2: Job description said immortal, not hero.
Harbinger of Oblivion
16:33
(Kerrigan is easily killing a pair of hybrids defending a void crystal).
Kerrigan: You forgot to set the difficulty to Brutal.
Rak'Shir
24:13
Final Boss Hybrid Dominator: I have you now (casts plasma blast).
Void Ray: Nope (Mass recalls to safety).
Dominator: "YOU SHALL BURN IN THE BLAZE OF MY WRATH"
Artanis: "Engaging dimensional recall!"
You're doubting whether or not we'd be interested in seeing you cover StarCraft 2 bugs... Well, buddy, you just used one to cheese one of the hardest missions in this game, so, uh, YES, we would LOVE to see how broken StarCraft 2 can still get after all this time, and for one of the most insane people in this community to do it.
Starcraft 2 is perfectly balanced game with no exploits
@@user-py9cy1sy9u Yes, yes, a very Spiffing Brit kind of video could be made. :D
wrgg
My god that is some forbidden cheese on that defense mission.
Just when I thought the temple cheese was bad, he takes it a step further on the host.
The best thing is, he does it by... CROSSING THE STREAMS.
@@SephirothRyu if someone asks whether you're a god, YOU SAY YES
>When you've got two specters and then GGG rolls in with one probe and wins, _and doesn't even lose the probe in the process._
This man's worker game is legendary.
"If brute force isn't working, you are just not using enough" - Isaac Arthur
but this whole run was like the opposite of brute forcing, careful planning research and testing until you reach the conclusion
@@Sidecutt3 Brute force computation. Or brute force iterative problem solving, your choice of phrasing.
@@Sidecutt3 Saving/reloading is pretty much the opposite of the opposite of brute forcing...
GGG: It is mathematically impossible to beat this missio-
Also GGG .3 seconds later: This is how you beat this mission
It’s mathematically impossible legit
It’s mathematically impossible legit
13:20 27:25 We can only imagine the incredulous reaction of the map makers after watching these strategies
What make it better is that he said this is the most gamebreaking stratégie i ever use .....so far
This man breaking SC2 wide open, exposing the spaghetti code like guts on a dead animal
Also yes please for a bug and glitch showcase :)
The objective of Legacy of the Void Without Building Anything is super unique. There are 19 missions, each guarded by...
The objective of Grant's challenge runs are super unique. There are 4 different campaigns, each allowing Grant to build increasingly fewer units.
The comments section of Grant's video is super unique. There are 12,500 comments, each guarded by a progressively less funny reference.
We're living in 2021 while Grant is living in a dystopian future:
_"People no longer watch videos via UA-cam and instead have advertisements beamed directly into their brains without any attached entertainment."_
Non-stream viewers cannot know the agony GGG went through to beat the second prologue mission…
Also yeah. Glitch video would definitely be great!
I'm definitely looking forward to seeing the bugs and glitches
You may have questionably deleted two levels from the campaign list, but you stood firm in the face of oblivion and actually managed to complete Salvation with your starting pool of forces. That's insane
Hearing Colossi get called “long zealots” and Harbinger of Oblivion called “Hamburger of Oblivion” makes me laugh way harder than I thought I would watching this
A bug showcase would be really cool Incredible job on this challenge btw, you never cease to amaze)
14:33 : "so far..." Now that's is some shady foreshadowing
Please do give us a glitch showcase. If there are really as many as you make it out to be, it would be a *very* interesting watch. Also because for some damn reason I could never do the Bel'shir trigger break properly, and would love a step-by-step explanation.
It always seems to be defense missions that end up being the most ridiculous when you throw them into challenge runs, from All In, to Crucible, and now to Last Stand and Salvation. Great work as always.
It makes sense. You are basically being hit by very large swarms of enemies over and over again. You can't carefully whittle down the enemy or take your time as more waves are already on their way.
@@toddclawson3619 True.
I salute Probeius. Live on, you wonderful bastard.
This run is a true Miracle. As if Fate ordained it to be.
As cool as that game breaking bug discovery was, the psychotic level of detail in the game plan for Salvation is the most impressive thing I've seen in a challenge run.
this, THIS is the best no build challenge i have seen. Turbo cheese, bugs, smart strategies. This is what i want. Also yes, i do want to see the bugs and glitches video, it could be cool to do a "challenge" where you have to beat every single mission in a campaign using only cheese/advancedcheese/turbocheese/bugs/glitches
That video description is an example of why I love you, Grant.
The boi actually committed to hamburger of oblivion lmfao
I'm too used to league of legend's bugs, I thought solar lance would start firing purifier beams during the host x)
A bug showcase vod/stream would be amazing tho!
*Flashbacks to Viego E firing Lux E's*
I was so scared that i was watching a LotV run and haven't heard a remark on how very unique the map objective was for almost an entire half an hour. Thankfully, The Host came in to save the day :D
This will never be not funny
And once again, this time in Hairdresser of Oblivion, Grant confuses the Centurinel and Senturion, or what are they called again?
She's nice enough to rescue the prisoners and She Murders them that had me laughing
"I may swung to far to the other direction."
Grant saying this made me imagine it happened like a bowling accident, where the player flies away with the bowling ball :D
A glitch/bug exhibition sounds really interesting and I would definitely watch it.
For me, your No-production videos are by far the most interesting. There is just something about watching and underdog force accomplish impossible feats while stretching the limits of the imagination.
GG!
I would love to see a bug/glitch and cheese video! Especially if you show us how much it to brakes the game!
Personally, I like seeing new bugs and exploits peppered into videos like this, so we can see how those bugs can be used to accomplish incredible feats under insane circumstances. I think a single video showcasing all the bugs in a row would remove some of the excitement.
Maybe you could make a video highlighting bugs that are strategically useless, such as graphical glitches or dialogue errors. But if the bugs have value in a run like this, I’d rather see them in use, rather than staged just for a demonstration.
the epilogue is basically
into the void: use the relatively large number of starting units to kill void threshers(which dont get stronger as the mission progresses) kill the overpowering production with allys use annihilators to cheese the final boss
essence of eternity: think all in plus the dig use kerrigens death beam to kill high priority targets so your allys can deal with the death waves sent against them(the zerg can hold with minimal support the protoss however die to a stiff breeze)
amons fall: use kerrigen to break all the rocks and thank jim for his 5/5 support
LotV Epilogue though is impossible for this though, your starting comp is basically completely wrong for it, and Essence of Eternity doesnt have an equivalent to The Dig where you can win without actually progressing the main objective by using a floating barracks or factory. Into the void i can see, but a handful of marines and a tank isnt holding out when you cant attack the enemy production.
Full Upgrade siegebreakers dont compensate for 4.0 void liberators.
@@F14thunderhawk
You can watch the epilogue on the GGG archives channel. (Look for LotV no production playlist). It’s quite obviously possible
5 Probes really is the strongest army in SC2
I cannot begin to describe how impressed I am by the planning and attention to detail that got you through the Salvation mission
Thank you for all the time you've spent tackling the seemingly impossible,
looking forward to the next joy you share in endlessly reimagining of what you love
The way you narrate the history is amazing, seeing the archive and seeing the edited version are trully an experience!
GGG: Loses I single unit
Also GGG: "I lost a third of my army"
This was an incredible run! It scratched a similar itch a good speedrun does, the strats are incredible. Would love to see a video on all bugs and exploits found in the game
It feels so good to hear your pure experience when facing this kinds of challenges. Myself more of a single player than multiplayer find your content as one of the BEST in SC2 right now and RTS in general. I’ve been loving every video of the SC2 campaigns as they are one of my favorite trilogy out there with WC3 and Frozen Throne. I hope you read this comment and be happy you got a supporter for life by doing what you most like :)
I would 100% watch a glitch video. Every time I’ve seen you cheese something in this videos, I’m always amazed. It’s like watching the protagonist just bs their way through the plot. I live it.
your last mission was one of my favourite Streams ever!!! I LOVE when a plan works out and seeing you plan and show of your big-brainery was actually entertaining. Good run on Salvation!
(My dad(Sc1 boomer) is flabergasted by your content, he just couldnt belive it was possible to beat a production game without production xD)
I would love to see a bug/glitch showcase
Also, it was really fun watching salvation live seeing it all come together, all the work that was put into it and being there when it finally worked out
Man I really enjoy your videos, thanks for making them!
Keep it up!
The way you get around challenges is youtube gold, truly. Its both fascinating and hilarious. Your videos have done a lot to keep me out of the depths of depression, and I sincerely thank you for all you do.
Very impressive, well done!
When I thought the enemy versus enemy is the interesting part of this playthrough, never could I imagine that using the pause and unpause in a defense mission could break the game. Nice one!
I love you for this hilarious info text. Glad the upload finally finished! Keep on doing what you're doing.
Amazing video! I watched the Vods of this, and was so happy to see you make an edited video from them! I would really like to see a glitch showcase!
That's insane, mad respect for having done this
DEFINITELY interested in seeing bugs. These game breaks are so eye-opening to someone who struggled through LotV from lack of skill, trying bad unit combos... Then watching you literally beat those same missions without even making a single unit lmao.
I really enjoy your content and often simply listen to it in the background while I work on getting 100% in all the campaigns and mission packs. I was actually about to tackle The Host on hard in under 24 minutes (Hostbusters) when you showed how to break the triggers in your video! It made a lot of the pressure go away for what I thought was going to be a slog, ended up finishing it in 17 minutes because of that! Just wanted to say thanks for all the entertainment and the 200IQ strats and cheese!
very interested on that bugs video, specially since you explain the inner workings of them. continue the great work ggg!
Huge fan of those optimization videos. I hope you still have some nice ideas for the sc2 campaigns.
As a small suggestion, may I suggest civilization to you? The potential for optimization is enormous, and its very fun to optimize and think your way to a fast science victory for example, launching a spaceship before the year 0 BC.
The title : where's my grammar?
Brilliantly done. Thanks for your time and efforts on a very entertaining and informative video. Cheers.
This was super great to watch as it happened and the description is fun too
Karax : "Artanis, all those statis chambers on the spear of adun ran out of juice long ago, Amon has taken control of almost all our forces, we have like 10 zealots, some stalkers, bout two ships and a really angry probe named Probius. We cannot win!"
Artanis: "It's all gucci. We've got him surrounded."
Also the probe dies, given that Talandar can summon it during Co-op
Artanis: "We must cross the streams." **opens up a second firing interface while in the first**
Ah yes, the no buildnrun. It's impossible but it's Blizzard's game. So it's possible to broken 😂
Impressive as always. I just can't warp my head around the challenges you can overcome.
Incredible, these vids just keep getting better! Thanks for the awesome entertainment 😁😁
That was absolutely incredible. I was sure this run was impossible, but you always find a way to make it "Technically possible" The best kind of possible.
You are ACTUALLY a god, this was insane.
YES! Bug run! Cheese the world!
Also just fantastic job on the final mission editing, showing us the notes all beforehand so we could pause and read them as they came was really nice. It wasnt spoilery either, and watching them play out was brilliant.
That was a wild ride. Thanks and looking forward to new vids, including the bug showcase!
19:40
you could've lead the nearby enemy zerg units to finish off the bonus objective for you (the way you did with the first mission in this video).
if you watch the VoD, you can see people in twitch chat begging you to do just that!!
Holy shit wow. This was the one campaign I legit thought was impossible, and I was right… until you broke the game like a twig and warped reality to change the math. I wonder what that Solar Lance turbo cheese looked like, did Artanis just snap his fingers and turn off Amon’s forces like a light bulb?
no epilogue is a bit sad, but tbh I don’t blame you. I don’t see Essence of Eternity being possible without building stuff. And I’m not fully sure if Kerrigan can solo Amon’s Fall like she could HoTS.
Epilogue is there in the video description; Kerrigan does carry both of those missions
@@selectivepontification8766 Ah, thank you. I never knew how OP Kerrigan was until I saw this series.
Kerrigan Drill did get me skeptical about if it could really handle EoE, but with how strong the drill was in WoL No Production, I can see it.
Amon realized that he can't actually do anything because he doesn't have his physical form yet. I mean, why would he wanta physical form if he was able to summon entire legions already?
The important thing to remember is that the number doesn't represent time, it represents how many zerg are on the planet. Therefore, I think what happened is that Artanis taunted Amon into sending more and more troops by constantly powering up the Spear of Adun's weapon systems without actually firing them.
This channel teaches me so much about the game that I didn't know. Like how in the final mission your allies get better units and can benefit you if they are kept alive.
Magnificent edit and content grant.
Thanks man
3 Zealots, "I end up losing third of my army". Well technically you're right
"beating last stand with turbo cheese was the most gamebreaking thing i have done in a challenge run..."
Me: yeah, that checks out.
"...so far"
Oh. Oh no
I love your videos! The bugs and glitches sounds interesting for sure
I would love to see a video on bugs. Also, good job, Grant! This, like all your challenge runs, is INCREDIBLE.
Hi ! I love watching this channel because you explain lots about the game and the mechanics. I really enjoy hearing you talking about all the little things that make the run possible. So I would really love explanations about the bugs in SCII !
I would personally love to watch a bug showcase video. I love seeing the inner workings of games like this, and what causes issues to arise.
i recently found your channel, i'm not sure wether you are a genius, or you just have time on your hands but maan this was fun to watch.
I followed your playthrough on streams, that was absolutely brutal yet you managed it!
Congrats!
Btw yes, I personally would love to see bugs exhibition video here
Great job once again. I would absolutely love to see a glitch compilation video.
What an awesome video. I've loved watching this series!
Congrats! Yes, I would appreciate a video about all them bugs 'n glitches.
I would definitely love to see a bug compilations from you Grant. Can't wait for the video!