Basic Big Chunk Strategies/ Big Chunk Run Guide. OLD VERSIONS ONLY

This Guide contains the current strategies used for BigChunk% as of Monday June 7 and will be updated periodically as the Big Chunk Bossfight is further optimized. Please note that the following information has been developed by myself and other members of the community. 

UPDATE: There are now two ways to run BigChunk% as of Wednesday June 9th. 

-Strat 1

1. Pre-game tasks. Currently the different difficulties of BigChunk% have not been split into different categories meaning that the fastest route is only currently possible by selecting gamer difficulty. Select gamer difficulty before starting the game.

2. Spawning in. In nearly all categories looking around is the first thing you are going to want to do. Find an object in this priority list; Looters House, Furnace House, Jacks house, Unidentified House, Cooks house, Wooden Wagon, Free Chest. 

3. Deciding If the run is worth continuing. If none of the objects in the priority list have been spotted after wandering for a while and you have not picked up anything of value then you should start from step 1.

3.5. Items of value. Start of run items, if you are in the first 5 minutes of a run these powers are worth considering continuing the run. Dracula, Piggy Bank, Orange Juice, Peanut Butter, and Sneakers will increase the effectiveness of your run more the closer they are to the start. Items that are important are Adamantite, Mitrill, Steel Axe, Steel Pickaxe, Gold Axe, Gold Pickaxe. 
Any Time in the run powers, if you get these items after the first 5 minutes it will still help with the boss fight. Red Pill, Blue Pill, Dumbbell, and Dani's Milk. Some important items are Apple Pies, Meat Pies, Adamantite, and Mitrill. 
Godlike powers that will significantly speed up the boss fight are Wings of glory and an item is the Adamantite Sword.

4. Items to get before fighting the boss. A full mitrill set of armor allows you to go through the whole fight without healing which will save lots of time. An Adamantite Sword is the best weapon possible, but a Mitrill one will suffice in a pinch.

5. The bossfight. Stand in an area with no obstructions in front of you so the boss can spawn as close as possible. If you have Wings of Glory make sure you are landing WoG hits whenever possible. Aim for the rear end of the boss as it has three hitboxes you can hit (this is not my finding, please dm me as I cannot find who said to do this so I can give you credit for the discovery).

6. Drink some victory milk.

-Strat 2 (Created by Willerhide)

1. Pre-game tasks. Currently the different difficulties of BigChunk% have not been split into different categories meaning that the fastest route is only currently possible by selecting gamer difficulty. Select gamer difficulty before starting the game.

2. Spawning in. Look for a house with an anvil outside of it. Look inside the chests for a sword or tools that will allow you to quickly get a sword. If you do not get these items within roughly 45 seconds of spawning, or you do not have a clear objective restart.

3. After obtaining the sword. Go find shrines and fight elite enemies. You will need to have a good understanding of combat to use this run as it relies on quickly defeating shrines. Go to shrine after shrine and buy chests on the way to the next shrine.

4. Items to get before fighting the boss. No armor is needed due to the high likely hood your power up's will be enough to keep you alive. The sword you got at the beginning will suffice for your damage.

5. The bossfight. Stand in an area with no obstructions in front of you so the boss can spawn as close as possible. If you have Wings of Glory make sure you are landing WoG hits whenever possible. Aim for the rear end of the boss as it has three hitboxes you can hit (this is not my finding, please dm me as I cannot find who said to do this so I can give you credit for the discovery).

6. Drink some victory Milk

Basic movement tips

You can maintain speed by bunnyhopping. (holding space)

You gain a bunch of initial speed if you sprint right at the start and when you jump down a slope. 

You dont need to sprint during the bunnyhops. Most of the time its a waste of stamina because sprinting in the air doesnt make you faster. 

You can cross large distances if you jump off a slope while eating stamina shrooms .
Ofc picking up shoes and jetpacks can also help a bunch. Just dont pick up too many jetpacks, as having too many will make your jump higher than you need it to be.


Note: id say these are the very basics ,if you want me to change or add anything lmk

How to change the game version

1st . Go to Steam and into your Library
2nd . Right click Muck and go to "Properties"
3rd . Go into "Betas" and you should see the empty Code field.
4th . Now you enter the code "MuckVersionXXXX . With x being the version.
For example "MuckVersion100" is version 1.
5th . Download and have fun speedrunning !

edit: cause dani is cool like that... it only works for version 1 and 108 as of now

How to do the rock glitch

The rock glitch allows you to grab a rock before the game even starts, getting a 0.001s time.

The rock glitch happens because the game actually starts running on the "ready" loading screen, but right as the game is going to start it resets your position. With that said, you can do simple actions while in this glitched state, such as picking a rock.

In order to do the glitch, you have to do the following:

1) Spawn in front of a rock, for set seed a good seed for this is "1", for random seed it's estimated to have a 1/300 chance to occur.
2) As the "ready" loading screen appears, point your mouse cursor down.
3) Spam "e"

If the glitch works you will hear the item grab sound effect, and when the fade-in happens you will already have a rock on your inventory!

P.S.: There is a way of doing the glitch without moving the mouse at all called the rock glitch variation, but it requires a setup before the run and is banned in all categories except for Collect Rock Set Seed (the reason being that for this category specifically it gives no advantage compared to the regular rock glitch)

How to Obtain The Seed

While in the game, press the Enter key on your keyboard then type /seed to obtain the seed

In-Depth Speedrun Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zal1-F-lXY

Materials required for the final boss

wood : 110 - 144


fir : 15


oak : 15


dark oak : 28


stone : 60


iron : 32 or 37


gold : 9 - 12


adamantite : 5 - 7


obamium : 5 - 8


ruby : 11


raw meat : 10


wheat : 30


rope : 5 - 6


flax fibers : 13 - 18


All 5 gems


Ancient core

Muck General Speedrun Tips and Full Game RSG Specific Tips

Quick Switch

Quick Switch (QS) is a technique that allows you to attack faster.
The better you execute it, the faster you can attack up to a certain point.
Because I cannot input a QS the same every time, I recorded the following:

Breaking a Tree with a Stone in 10 Hits Basic:
https://youtu.be/cwUir2CNNg8
Breaking a Tree with a Stone in 10 Hits QS:
https://youtu.be/RgUx2B7nKp4

Breaking a Birch Tree with a Wooden Axe in 14 Hits Basic:
https://youtu.be/tWyLUNYukWc
Breaking a Birch Tree with a Wooden Axe in 14 Hits QS:
https://youtu.be/3MZXY1It1F8

Breaking a Stone with a Wooden Pickaxe in 8 Hits Basic:
https://youtu.be/HmI21br_erY
Breaking a Stone with a Wooden Pickaxe in 8 Hits QS:
https://youtu.be/5v2GwNiFTrA

And a close-up:
https://youtu.be/Z7gqchQxFtk

Note: I don't know wether QS is a bug or a feature, or if it will stay in the game or get fixed

jannik323

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InfiniteToon

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Patrocle

Muck

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1 Player

2 Players

3-4 Players

5-8 Players

Set Seed

Random Seed

Easy

Normal

Gamer

1.05

1.04

1.03

1.02

1.01

1.06

1.07

1.08

1.107 Version 1-1.08

Version 1.107+

Adamantite bar

Big Chunk

Legendary Chest

Gronk

1.2X

1.3+

3 - 4 Players

5 - 8 Players

Players ( Big Chunk )

Players ( Chest )

Players ( Adamantite )

Seed

Difficulty

Game Version

Players ( Gronk )

Big Chunk Versions

Structureless categories

Players (Structureless)

Players ( Full Game )

Rock Glitch

Full Game Version

Players (Chief)

On the 2nd of January, Aveey, 42Moist_Salad, sseibel, and dreewwy started the year off strong with a brand new 4 player Set seed World Record! They improved the previous world record by almost 30 seconds!

Check the run out here: https://www.speedrun.com/muck/run/y8jvendz

Nombre	Autor
Basic Big Chunk Strategies/ Big Chunk Run Guide. OLD VERSIONS ONLY	wereawerewolf 3 years ago
Basic movement tips	jannik323 4 years ago
How to change the game version	jannik323 4 years ago
How to do the rock glitch	Mang432 3 years ago
How to Obtain The Seed	InfiniteToon 4 years ago
In-Depth Speedrun Tutorial	Te_N_ 1 year ago
Materials required for the final boss	TheGameWARloXx 4 years ago
Muck General Speedrun Tips and Full Game RSG Specific Tips	MaliceInWonderland 4 years ago
Quick Switch	Patrocle 4 years ago