Minecraft Speedrun Breakdown

Introduction

• Fastest Minecraft speedrun experience discussed.
• Viewer encouraged to clear any prior knowledge about Minecraft.

Fresh Start of the Speedrun

• Speedrun conducted in a fresh world, Minecraft version 1.18.
• Speedrun previously completed multiple times.

Any Percent Time Travel Category

• Setse category described as a bewildering speedrun.
• Speedrunner: Sir Palm Tree.
  • Purpose: Break laws of physics for speedrunning.

Initial Steps

• Starts in the menu of Minecraft 1.18.
• Collects materials:
  • Buried treasure nearby spawn.
  • Ruined portal chest.
• Strongholds can spawn under players in Minecraft 1.18, crucial for speedrun.

Understanding Time Travel in Minecraft

• Time Travel Mechanism:
  • Exploit in-game timer (does not update frequently).
  • Two timers:
    • Total time elapsed
    • In-game timer (updates on save state).
• Save state activation methods:
  • Pausing the game.
  • Automatic save every 5 minutes.
• For fast speedrun:
  • Must avoid save states until desired.
  • Method such as crashing the game via task manager used to achieve this.

Strategy Highlights

• Sir Palm Tree builds contraptions around the end portal.
• Uses clever strategies to manage game crashing while preserving items:
  • Stored items in chests for later use.
  • Throws ender pearl outside rendered distance (minimum set to 2).

Strategies Employed by Sir Palm Tree

• The Save State Technique:
  • Paused the game upon entering a world, created initial save state.
  • Increased render distance to mitigate issues.
  • Used Stat Strats to manipulate the timer while in the statistics menu.

Utilizing the Nether

• Entered Nether after having gathered items.
• Key Actions:
  • Built portal, gathered resources (like wood).
  • Killed Blaze for rods, collected ender pearls through sacrifice method.

Duplication and Final Preparation

• Items needed for completion:
  • Used duping strategy to gather necessary items:
    • Dropped items before time traveling.
    • Loaded back into the world, duplicating items less riskily.
• Built a house in the Nether (important for the run).

Completing the Speedrun

• Final Steps to beat the Ender Dragon:
  • Filled in the end portal, initiated dragon fight.
  • Used beds for damage efficiently.
  • Managed precise movements to ensure successful outcome without mistakes.

Final Precision Moves

• Threw a pearl to access the End Fountain.
• Render distance adjusted for accuracy during pearl targeting.
• Achieved final moments through strict precision aiming.

Conclusion

• Ended with a final in-game time of 1.15 seconds (retimed to 1 second).
• Highlight: Technically beat Minecraft in one second.
• Suggested further viewing for strategy progression video.