Captain Scotch, TES, and Lyft talk about the intricacies of navigating through the Wildfires of Loathing during the Fall Challenge path of 2021. Discord Invite link: https://discord.gg/tbUCRT5Par KolShow

Zack from Asymmetric joins our cast to discuss some of the recent changes KoL saw in January 2022 as well as answer some player submitted questions. We're also joined by the Kingdom's player devs: Aenimus, Cannonfire40, The Dictator, and Gausie. Lyft is there too. Discord Invite link: https://discord.gg/tbUCRT5…

Join Cannonfire40, Captain Scotch, and Lyft as they discuss the Quantum Terrarium challenge path. QT Resource Page (Including Gold Commendation Run Logs) https://tinyurl.com/QT-Commendation Discord Invite link: https://discord.gg/tbUCRT5Par KolShow

Lyft, Captain Scotch, and Phillammon discuss the amazing 1/1111 stunt run that happened during the Robot challenge path. Learn how Phill managed to break Ronin in a single day! Robot Resource Page (Including the 1/1111 Ascension Log): https://tinyurl.com/Kogmind Discord Invite link: https://discord.gg/tbUCRT5…

Lyft, Ricardos, Captain Scotch, and TES cover the Spring challenge path of 2021. We'll be giving an overview of the "You, Robot" path dynamics, general routing, and some of the nuances with running both paths at their highest level. You, Robot Commendation Run Logs (and Resource Page!) https://tinyurl.com/Kogmind Discord Invite link: https://discor…

Lyft, Captain Scotch, TES, and Bean cover the Summer and Fall challenge paths of 2020. We'll be giving an overview of path dynamics, general routing, and some of the nuances with running both paths at their highest level. Low Key Summer Commendation Run Logs: https://tinyurl.com/LKS-Commendation Grey Goo Commendation Run Logs: https://tinyurl.com/G…

This episode has been a long time in the making! Lyft and Aenimus are joined by Asymmetric's CDMoyer! Many moons ago, Asymmetric employed CDM as a programmer for KoL. That means there's probably no one better that knows the inner workings of KoL. He's also the mastermind behind many beloved IotMs and mechanics, and getting them to work! KoL Resourc…

Aenimus and Lyft are joined by player dev, Mr Bill! Mr Bill has been a player dev for 13(!) years and has been around since before ascension existed. Needless to say, there'll be some interesting topics to discuss! KoL Resource Repository: https://tinyurl.com/KoLResources Discord Invite link: https://discord.gg/tbUCRT5…

Podcast Episode 17: Aenimus, MaxxMaxx, and Lyft cover the following: High-level discussion of Path of the Plumber, the Spring 2020 Challenge Path Brief impressions of Low-Key Summer Thoughts on May and June IOTMs, the Left Hand Man and Guzzlr Interested in seeing logs of the top handful of Plumber runs on each side of the board? They can all be fou…

Podcast Episode 16! Aenimus, Sawyer, and Lyft discuss the following: General overview of the first three IOTMs from 2020 The updated Standard 2020 pull list (and some Plumber specific pulls) Generic Summer Holiday Sawyer's Mushroom Garden Evaluation (Twitch VOD): https://www.twitch.tv/videos/571264381 Standard 2020 Pull List: https://tinyurl.com/Ko…

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2CRS Resources Captain Scotch has created some very helpful reference documents for the 2CRS challenge path: 2CRS Effect Cheatsheet - An easy to read reference document. This provides a quick overview of a handful of the most impactful effects and where to find them in your seed: https://tinyurl.com/y6dl8g3m 2CRS Items of Interest - A more in-depth…

A special bonus podcast! Aenimus and Gausie talk about a 1 day Hardcore run (completed without Feast of Boris!) Unrestricted Run Planning and Resources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yH6Dsu7exzRh5CeOnVSyJat0bBUnq0x1j-OBeR8onIU/edit#gid=411969463 Discord Invite link: https://discord.gg/tbUCRT5…

Edit: Lyft accidentally used the wrong audio file for the intro music! If it sounds worse, that's because it was the rough first draft of the theme song! Sorry! News It's been a while! But we have been busy, and there are lots of awesome things coming soon! Here is a bit of the latest news: Dark Gyffte Run logs from Aenimus, Lyft, and Monsieur Bob:…

The Ascension Speed Show talks with KoL creator, Jick! Jick created KoL and West of Loathing and he's graciously agreed to appear live on the show! The episode is devoted to asking questions; anything goes--not just speed ascension! Jick also gave us 3 copies of West of Loathing (+DLC) to give away! Congratulations to: akira_the_noob (WoL) PlasticL…

Violetinsane will be walking us through the never seen before Glitch season and how we can best get our hands on the new PvP item, which still remains unimplemented. If it ends up becoming ascension relevant, we'll all want one! Phillammon is a prime example of a new and improving listener of the podcast who is learning all the important mechanics …

We're pleased to have acclaimed speeder and spader Chameco with us on the late February show! Chameco has been on the ascension boards for quite some time, and is quick to spade mechanics (both new and old) for the community. Kramco revisited - Some of the goblin encounter ceilings still require further spading. The numbers presented in the show ar…

Special guest, Cannonfire40 joins us to share tales of his escapades in the Kingdom of Loathing. If the game can be broken, either Cannonfire40 has done it, or it's not possible. His constant (ethical) breaking and spading of the game were two of the large reasons that he earned a place in /dev! Cannonfire40 will be discussing a number of hilarious…

This week, we’ll be joined by special guests The_Dictator and asawyer! Both of our guests earned gold stars for their incredible runs during the most recent challenge path, Disguises Delimit. DD was known for throwing obstacles into carefully planned ascension strategies. We’ll talk about how they adapted and managed contingency plans during their …

Aenimus, Sawyer, and Dictator are joined by Dryhad to discuss and advise his run log! Dryhad is comfortably managing 3 day HC runs. We are going to try and pull some key points from his log so that he can break 2 days! EDIT: Dryhad has already saved over 50 turns since this episode! Way to go! Useful Links: Discord Invite link: https://discord.gg/t…

Our first guest is Violetinsane, a prominent and celebrated PvPer. She will be discussing how to approach PvP optimally and also how to maximize your swagger in PvP. Our second guest will once again be KoL developer Yojimbos_law! "Slaw" will be telling us how he approached the massive amount of spading data for The Battlefield, and what this means …

We're joined once again by our favorite robot, Cheesecookie! Cheesecookie recently won a PvP competition and will be discussing his approach to PvP, and why it might matter for ascension (hint: it does!). You can ask any and all podcast questions HERE! What's happening this week? PvP, why it matters for ascension and how to do it efficiently. The l…

We're joined by KoL Guru, The_Ersoionseeker (#1937905) and he'll be discussing with us how YOU can shave a bunch of turns off the Level 13 quest! Don't leave for registration at the tower without TES's amazing Lair Test guide! --- After many (seriously, this took forever) hours of work, we have finally finished... The Hardcore Standard Perm Tier Li…

Apologies for the postponed episode; it's been a hectic few weeks for both Lyft and Aenimus, but we're glad to be back! We're joined by speedster and Kingdom of Loathing Developer* yojimbos_law. *technically a beta-tester, because CDMoyer still has a restraining order against one or more of us :) Slaw, as he will henceforth be affectionately nickna…

We're once more delighted to announce a new special guest! This time we will be joined by multiple Gold-medal-getter and general speedy speedster asawyer (#2175563)! We will be talking about 1-day softcore runs and how you can plan pulls for softcore runs and challenge paths! Check out this episode's companion reference for softcore pulls! Other to…

We're delighted to be joined by Cheesecookie (#2355952), one of the most prolific scripters, botters and robots around in KoL! This episode we're going to talk about the strange, wonderful mechanic called "superlikelies" and why you should care what they are. Other topics we will cover: We chat with Cheesecookie about his KoL history and work on th…

The very first episode of the Ascension Speed Show! This episode features: - Introduction from Aenimus & Lyft - Overview of the July 2018 IOTM, the Cat Burglar - Turngen Basics - Zone Delay - Audience Q&A Join the Discord server: Ascension Speed Society Discord Server Cat Burglar Wiki Page: Cat_Burglar Cobb's Knob Semi-Rare: Lunchboxing AFH Queue M…