The First Descendant – Hard Mode Void Vessel Speedrun Tips

Void Vessel in 3 min 37 sec (Laser Skip & Viessa)

By Sneedle.

Useful advice for people looking to speed run:

• Laser Skip is when you have someone go into DBNO while someone else triggers the waypoint at the end of the hallway after Grey Room (room w/ the two bombs.) When the person who was DBNO before the waypoint was triggered resurrects, the game will place them at the boss door as per the updated waypoint. Laser Skip also works in solo runs if you get DBNO from the lasers closest to the waypoint then crawl over to trigger the waypoint while still in DBNO before then resurrecting.
• It is impossible to get a decent time with Factory Route (the room with the conveyor belts) or Gap Route (the room that’s on the Void Vessel loading screen.)
  You will know it’s Factory when there are white lights around the big door closest to the entrance of the first room with mobs. You will know it’s Gap when the door on the upper left side of Dark Room (second room with mobs) is open. Probably a good idea to just restart the run if you see either of those.
• Depending on your team’s loading times it may be faster to finish the run if you get Gap Route. Gap is also a pretty good excuse to practice Grey Room clearing, Laser Skip execution and boss kills.
• The wide shield phase of Dread Armor that occurs between his first phase and his bubble shield phase can be skipped if you break the glowing crystal on his shield.
• Boss kills and Laser Skip execution should be your biggest time losses if you have at least one Freyna in your group.
• The person with the fastest loading time should be who records and they should start their recording while the loading screen is still visible. This is because the in-game timer is unique to each player as it only starts after you load in. Including the loading screen is important because it confirms the person recording entered first and the time on their results UI is accurate. Obviously this isn’t a problem if you solo.