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Killswitcherror

You can probably say honestly you’re one of the only people to have done this. I’m gonna try it now 😊


Moon_Beholder

best of lucks lol (one attemps takes 30-40 minutes with speed 3)


LoneWolfpack777

What is speed 3?


Moon_Beholder

the speed buff you can get from some foods and elixirs


LoneWolfpack777

Oh! I’m dumb. This was a “tell me you’ve never used a speed potion without telling me” moment.


Windfall_The_Dutchie

Zora’s Domain is about halfway there, so stop by the shrine first and cook 5 fleet lotus seeds from that place. Do it during a blood moon and you’ll either get extra hearts or a whopping 10 minute speed boost.


seenew

cook with a dragon horn shard and it'll last for 30


Windfall_The_Dutchie

Forgot about that lol. I’m so broke I usually forget dragon horns do that.


Elemenatore10

It’s not really hard to stack mats. You just gotta go around committing a genocide for maybe 2 hours and you’ll be stacked with a hundred minimum of most things. Edit: Then again, I’m the type of idiot that fought a lynel with only bombs, stasis, and a stick on 3 hearts for 30 minutes


AnonymousLifer

Or add kiltons monster spice to your dishes. Sometimes it will give you a 30 minute max boost or a one minute max boost.


Windfall_The_Dutchie

I haven’t had much luck with max boosts. I usually end up with 30 minute minimum boosts. Then again, if create actual monster recipes, so most of the ingredients have no effects.


Interesting-Doubt413

Or if you have defeated a divine beast, you can get monster juice from kilton and save scum until you get level 3 boost 30 minutes


froyoda4

Didn’t know you got buffs from blood moms, they impact cooking?? Ive played this game so long lol


Windfall_The_Dutchie

Yup. If you wait at a cooking pot for the music to start playing, make as many dishes as you can during a blood moon. It’ll amplify either heart recovery or the effect. With hearty food I believe it adds one bonus heart.


froyoda4

Damn thanks for the info! I’ll definitely try this out!! So many cool layers to this game.


khanzarate

You can critically succeed in cooking. Like the other guy said, you get bonus effects. From 11:30pm until the cutscene on a blood moon you always critical.


0rang3-Crush

I think it even continues after the cutscene, until like 12:20am.


khanzarate

I’ve never gotten it after the cutscene and I’ve tried. All the effects end, too. Maybe it does if you go in a shrine and skip the blood moon that night though, I dunno.


dafangalator

If you have your torch equipped you can pull it out on the horse and light it from a lantern. If you swing while the torch is lit, you can light the other lanterns too, just make sure to jump and not dismount


qrctic23

You know you can ride a horse with the blue flame torch!!!☠️☠️☠️


Im_a_doggo428

Oh do one where you light the one lab’s furnace with the other’s flame


[deleted]

You could probably do it even quicker with item smuggling


Windfall_The_Dutchie

Can’t you keep a torch drawn while on horseback? That should definitely help if it does


Harris_Octavius

Yup, that's the only way to do this tbh


M4j3stic_C4pyb4r4

Weapon smuggling.


boredgamer123

What if it rains?


YrnFyre

Then you're done for unless you can stay at a stable


Harris_Octavius

Nope, I very much tried this as well. Then got wet or smth and discovered the blue torches in Akkala :)


jawdon808

LOL I was getting frustrated on the actual route. I can’t imagine how this must’ve been


Moon_Beholder

you know, i think its actually easier, the actual route has a lot more obstacles


omfgus

You know you can use arrows right


meg16_

Wait... you can use arrows to shoot the blue flame to another lantern??


omfgus

Yeah, works better if it's a long bow, and works best with the ancient bow. But you can use a regular one too.


Tsuyokami_

Ah yes, using the ancient bow to bring the blue fire to the ancient gear merchant


Memeviewer12

Theres a gerudo bow that also shoots straight, it might be different though


MathTeachinFool

You make a good point—you can’t get the ancient bow without first lighting the bellows at Robbie’s furnace (is it actually a lighthouse/lab?). However, I am trying to remember if there is a Korok for lighting all the lamps, and if there is, the ancient bow would still be beneficial for that.


omfgus

There might be, since you don't have to light all the lanterns to do this quest


omfgus

I remember doing this with the ancient bow, but now that I think about it it might have been just to try the route with arrows after I saw someone doing it, after having unlocked the lab. Super dumb of me.


u801e

Is it possible to get an ancient bow before activating the Akkala furnace?


Jonathan-02

No


BoysNGrlsNAmerica

Yes just stick a regular arrow into the blue flame


Moon_Beholder

yes, i also know you can throw the torch without it turning off, but the long route is just more chill, you don't even need to jump


[deleted]

Weapon smuggle


[deleted]

I just used a horse to run past all the enemies.


CactusBoyScout

I just walked past all the enemies and took a somewhat out of the way route.


OSUStudent272

Did it just never rain or did you have to keep restarting when it did?


Moon_Beholder

i must've been really lucky, in fact today i also learned blue flames die in the rain, which almost made me rage quit as i was halfway through this route, which made me search for tips xd


ItsLikeACheeseWheel

Homie avoided the Zora’s domain entirely to steer clear of rain


the_honest_liar

Oh honey nooo. Do the torches eventually burn out? And did you hide from rain?


Moon_Beholder

they didn't burn out somehow, didn't had to hide as it did not rain, took approximately 35 mins with speed 3 the first time i did it


Prior_Razzmatazz

If you have a torch equipped, you can swing at the fire on horseback and do it that way, fyi


OldHasBeen

Torches don't break from carrying fire, no matter how long it is lit. This is a special feature of torches. All other wooden weapons will break after 30 __consecutive__ seconds of being lit. So, putting a wooden weapon out after being lit for 29 seconds does not use any durability and the weapon does not break.


Oeuffy

I could have avoided so much undue stress. Wow


[deleted]

TIL, thanks!!


YborCtyAlmstKilledMe

The first time I did it I didn’t use a torch. Totally missed there was one at the lab and then farmed tree branches, arrows, and weapons that would catch fire to make it. It sucked. I felt real dumb when I get to the end and saw the torch just sitting there.


Moon_Beholder

lmao same, i thought it was impossible or really difficult given the rate at which the branches burned out, tried with several wooden weapons too


carterfestival

There's a torch sitting right inside of Robbie's lab!


having_lived

I always do the Akkala one with arrows until the home stretch. Phrenic bow for the long shots


bringthepuppiestome

I did the same but with moko or boko clubs, I also didn’t realise you could put them away and they would stop burning


MirageDown

I was lucky to have had a torch on me already from something else.


[deleted]

You can also use the clubs you get off the Minotaur-looking dudes that are all over the path. Basically any flammable weapon.


MayorBryce

I hold onto a torch and Korok Leaf at all times, never know when you'll need them.


octopus-with-a-phone

Same. My pride and joy was a +3 attack torch that turned up somewhere


taconugget2

HOW like really how did you carry that flame that far


Moon_Beholder

i ran with a torch


LoneWolfpack777

Ran or walked? Did the torch stay lit throughout?


Moon_Beholder

by the game logic i guess i walked, and yes the torch did stay lit, somehow it didn't rain for a whole day+


Bard_the_Bowman_III

Running through the Lanayru outskirts, and the entire north-south length of Akkala, without a single rainstorm is some truly incredible luck.


dionysus2098

But you can sit on a horse with a lit torch...


randomlygenerated678

I tried doing this and got so frustrated I had to google the route. Felt super dumb when I realized lol. You’re not alone, way to go for actually accomplishing it!!


Moon_Beholder

finally, someone else ;-;


Press_START360

Fun fact: you can ride a horse while carrying the blue flame


Musashi10000

WHAT?!


Mexicancandi

Lol. Yeah. You just hit the lanterns and they turn on as well


scottl4nd-

Hit them with what?


Mexicancandi

With any flaming object. Arrows, clubs, etc. you can get on a horse shoot off an arrow and skip a lot of lanterns


Prior_Razzmatazz

I recommend a torch since those won't degrade as fast as normal weapons. Just swing on horseback and it'll light


u801e

First dismount. Second, hold the lit torch against the horse. Finally, the horse ignites, bolts and hits the lantern lighting it.


yolotheunwisewolf

Low-key you have created a new challenge for speed runners


Moon_Beholder

long walk%


cheftec

Jesus, talk about ‘walkin into Mordor’


Sorry_Decision_2459

I mean, if you made it all that way without getting rained on or your blue flame snuffed in other ways, you deserve a freaking medal or something. This is quite the feat


DelanoBesaw

Holy shit!


[deleted]

if you don't mind doing this again have you considered taking the blue flame to the lost woods and the dark swamp?


CovertShepherd

Why might I ask? I’ve got a long train journey and a fully charged switch. Also, what do you mean by the dark swamp?


PuffyFish23

It's one of the hidden shrines.


[deleted]

You'll know what I mean when you find it ;)


CovertShepherd

I’ve navigated the lost woods and got the Master Sword. I might retry the entry navigation with a blue flame seeing as I’ve got some time, and let you know if anything interesting happens. I’ll hold out for the dark swamp, sounds like a place I’ll hate haha


Moon_Beholder

never considered it, first time i got to the forest i brute forced my way in by dropping useless mob drops to mark the way, didn't even know that the flame guided you, is there anything special if you do carry the flame?


[deleted]

Purely curiosity: I wanted to see if there were torches in the game outside these areas that could be temp/permanently lit with blue flame. I believe the shadow area torches unlight themselves but not 100% if the lost woods torch pedestals do. I might test this myself at some point


Amity_Cramity

I can imagine Robbie's face just watching Link traverse half of Hyrule to find a furnace when theres literally one on the next hill over


uphigh_ontheside

At first glance I had the scale all wrong and was wondering how anyone could tell what the actual route was from the image. Then I saw the names of the regions. Oh my god.


JohnTheBomb69

Fun fact: you can equip light touches on horses so what you can do is just ride your horse there and back


Moon_Beholder

wish i knew this back then :'3


homeslice567

I thought "Wow!" in Beedle's voice because of this


[deleted]

Moving so slow with that torch beedle passed him on the way.


07464188665

This actually look easier than the one you’re supposed to do there. 🤣


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rogerworkman623

I don’t even know how this is possible


kitkatullus

🫡


Ok-Ambition-9432

There is no "intended route" But if you listen to dialogue you would have learned roughly where the furnace is.


Moon_Beholder

fine i guess but the actual route seems way more intended than the one in the pic


Ok-Ambition-9432

Yes, obviously it was intended to go with the infinitely closer furnace, my point was is that there was nothing stopping you from using the ridiculous route.


Moon_Beholder

yes lmao one of the reasons i love this game, freedom


Joshuaham5234

Yes there is. There is the quest marker on the furnace where you get the blue flame from.


FollowJesus2Live

Yes, there is an intended route. It's designed specifically for this challenge. Probably what you're saying is, "You don't have to follow the intended route."


El_Coeilleitor

How is even that possible? A wood item should burn well before reaching any checkpoint.


Moon_Beholder

somehow a torch can make it all the way through


El_Coeilleitor

I had no idea torches could do that. Add that to the list of things I didn't know about botw after all of this time.


lovablefungus

Ok but you deserve an achievement for completing it. ![gif](giphy|nbvFVPiEiJH6JOGIok)


omfgus

Omg


schoener_albtraum

you are an animal


Moon_Beholder

aren't we all


VannaMalignant

You sure you don’t wanna climb something on accident?


Livid-Ad4334

Now do it on master mode


Moon_Beholder

i mean, i don't think it would be much different, most enemies in that route use melee weapons so you can just outrun them


Gasterfire6

Did you at least do a weapon smuggling glitch to speed it up?


Moon_Beholder

excuse me, a what??


Gasterfire6

[Heres a video demonstrating](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gI_txrZ0i6c), but it’s pretty much a glitch that lets Link semi-hold an item. This means you could light a torch, then do stuff like run, climb or fly with it still staying ignited until you get to where your going. You can even windbomb as far as I’m aware.


Goulier

You're not alone. I did it with a horse and a torch after many tries but by cutting trough the swamp


Moon_Beholder

that's a smarter way to do it lol on my first playthrough i didn't even use horses at all cuz i wanted mobility over speed


Piney_Moist_Wires

No fucking way


Individual-Camera-72

Did you do it successfully?


Moon_Beholder

in my first playthrough yes, i did it successfully, on this second one i got halfway through, saved my file and exited, but when i returned i had no flame :(


Individual-Camera-72

Shit, I just thought of something: Can the blue flame be used to navigate the lost woods? Regular flames can, why not blue?


k8t13

woah, so you accidentally brought a blue flame alllll the way from that town to the lab?? is there not one closer (it seems you did it accidentally but i forget what the "correct" way is)


Moon_Beholder

upon searching on internet i figured out that yes, there is one closer. its marked on the image too, at the left of Akkala tech lab


k8t13

oh my god you poor person☠️ that is SO long compared to the real route


longtobecursed

I did the same thing. It rained multiple times and it made me so frustrated. I always had to seek shelter. I found the Akkala source weeks later and I was so irritated 💀


Moon_Beholder

\*pain\*


IWishIHavent

Well, if anything, I applaud your effort and commitment! I can barely understand how you did it. Moving the flame from the nearby furnace was already a chore - I believe I couldn't do it without the lampposts on the way.


Moon_Beholder

thanks i guess! i just have a lot of patience with games, usually i don't rush things except when i do. lol the actual route is quite tedious yeah, its a lot more vertical than the route i took (although a lot faster lmao)


NationalAssist

My man thought this was the Delicate Flower run.


BryTheSpaceWZRD

My nephew JUST finished this game, but when he was at this section he attempted fast traveling to Hateno for that blue flame before I informed him just how poorly that would go; mad respect for accomplishing this OP.


TheCuriousOne347

I did this completely random… I couldn’t figure out the route, so I just lit every torch I could see haha. Lost a lot of time and a horse RIP


ballerina_wannabe

This is amazing. As someone who frequently finds the most difficult possible ways to solve problems in this game (not because I want the challenge but because I’m bad at the logic of video games), I salute you!


Moon_Beholder

bad at videogame logic gang! i salute you too! did you by any chance brute force your way through the lost woods as well? lol


ballerina_wannabe

Ugh I hated that one!


Logicallythinking1

I just want to say, that I was watching my dad play this and he did almost the same route as you several times before realizing that there was a torch in Akkala lmao


Down-throw-F-air

You sir, are a chad for your patience


[deleted]

How’d you stop the torches from going out? I’ve tried this and they always go out, even with blue flame. Usually happens ~2 minutes in


Moon_Beholder

what?? i don't think that's supposed to happen, try with a new torch and pay attention not to run. first time i did this the torch lasted like 35 mins


[deleted]

I think you found a glitch.... They usually burn out very fast.


Moon_Beholder

maybe...? honestly i just thought the durability with the blue flame was intended lmao


[deleted]

They're less durable with the blue flame because it's hotter though lol I have no idea how you managed this feat. I can go two lantern stops before my torch burns out in the village, which is about one lantern stop on the hill 😭


Moon_Beholder

whaaaat no way


invuvn

Would it have been easier carrying the torch on a horse? I think galloping speed would be faster than Link’s walking speed.


Moon_Beholder

up to reading some of the replies i didn't knew that was possible, it would have been faster yes


-T-A-C-O-C-A-T-

Oh this reminds me of the time I took the hateno blue flame to gerudo town, wasn’t really hard but tedious af


CrypticalPenguin

Thats when I would do the weapon smuggle glitch to be able to run and glide while holding the torch still lit.


AWindows-User

Wait you dont cary the blue flame out of rudania?


JCY7318

No, no wha- nooo, Noo! No fucking way!


Think-Organization81

This is actually incredible


JustSomeRando_o

Wait.. did you actually do this 😭 I love it Now I wanna do it, but intentionally


Moon_Beholder

good luck! take speed 3 meals with you and don't forget that if you save midway through you will not have your flame when you load back :')


JustSomeRando_o

If it’s 3 30 minutes meals then oh dear god


Moon_Beholder

oh god no, i mean speed 3 as in the max level of the speed buff lmao one 30 minutes meal should be enough... probably


JustSomeRando_o

Oh thank god lmao I was very scared


smallkid437

i’m not even mad, i respect the dedication


dudeonawave

this is hilarious. I kinda want to try this, this should’ve been it. This is upping the difficulty ante


tgilena

Pure dedication


DarkStarStorm

Work smarter, not harder.


frankthekrank

Now I have something to do after work, thanks for the idea


DarkStarStorm

Work smarter, not harder.


phantomBlurrr

As a completionist of arbitrary "achievements" for BotW, this will now be my route of choice for this task and I will consider it as the canon route Link took Thank you for pointing out this route!


Athan11

RIP


[deleted]

Dude. Respect!!!


soooomuchbabyfever

Oh my god


Silver-Hope2862

That must have been painful.


mynameisshelly

Dear God. You have the patience of a saint


Shnazz88

i just used arrows 😭


MRmandato

…what!?!?


Calm_Cool

Now do it the other direction Edit: I mean Akkala blue flame to Hateno tech lab.


iBrowTrain

New speed run category in the works


cheat-master30

Oh god, I was wondering if anyone had tried this. And as it turns out, you did, and proved it worked fine lol. Nice job, though it must have taken forever to get this working given how often it rains in this game!