At present, the speed running record of "Elden Ring" has been broken.
After foreign player Lil Aggy finished the game in 59 minutes and 38 seconds, Distortion2 made a faster time record of 49 minutes and 29 seconds in his first attempt.
What's next? Less than 40 minutes?
Earlier this week, the media reported that The Eldon Ring of Law was completed in just two and a half hours. Two days later, that record had been quickly broken.
Foreign player Lil Aggy has managed to complete the game in an hour.
He tweeted: "The first person in the world to complete Eldon's Circle of Law in an hour," grinning at his 59 minutes and 38 seconds.
So how did he do it? He didn't disclose specifically, but there were a few tips.
Early in the game's progression, he withstood the volcano estate due to an attack by a specific enemy, which is an intentional mechanic. Unbeknownst to FromSoftware, Lil Aggy forced the game to spawn his character in certain locations after death, brazenly jumping into areas later in the game.
Lil Aggy chose to play the samurai class because the katana at the beginning has good blood damage and can be used to defeat the boss. He also uses the Icerind Hatchet skill, which, unlike normal attacks, doesn't change depending on your status, meaning he can focus his level boost on HP and FP.
In a comment on the YouTube video, Lil Aggy also explains how time is calculated, which could change in the future.
"This run is timed using in-game time (IGT)." "The timer on the screen shows the exact IGT directly from the game's memory, which is the same number you see on the loading game screen in the main menu," he says. ”
"The rules for the speed running leaderboards have not yet been formally decided, so IGGT may not be the final timing method to be used in future races (in the future, real-time minus load time, also known as 'RTA No Load' timing) may be chosen). Follow the RTA no-load timing.
What's more, if there are fewer deaths, a clearance record of less than 40 minutes is entirely possible.