Hollow Knight - TE NMG Abyss Shriek route

Hollow Knight True Ending NMG Abyss Shriek Route
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This is an alternate route for True End NMG which collects Abyss Shriek instead of Shade Soul. It is currently estimated to be faster overall, but considerably more RNG-dependent, due to fighting No Eyes with fewer resources in the early game. Runners are advised that the Shade Soul route is easier to learn and more consistent for 1:1X:XX pace runs.

The Shade Soul route can be found here: https://pastebin.com/Dru5YLQ5
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Abyss Shriek route (short form)

Vengeful Spirit
	Defeat FK
Mothwing Cloak
	Skip geo nodes
Dream Nail
	Stag to Crossroads when finished
Mantis Claw
    Collect charm notch
	Elder Hu
	Get geo nodes
Lumafly Lantern
	Xero
	Open King's Station
	Get relics. Visit Lemm
	Buy lantern
Crystal Heart
	S&Q
Gorb
	S&Q
Howling Wraiths->No Eyes
	Take standard route to Archives, and open shortcut to West Fog Canyon
	Open Queen's Station and bench, call stag
	Collect HW
	Fight No Eyes
	S&Q
BV->LK->Wings
	Stag to Resting Grounds when finished to obtain Dreamgate
King's Brand->Abyss Shriek+Shade Cloak->Markoth->Watcher Knights
	Bench and equip Dreamwielder, and leave a DG in King's Station
	Stag to Crossroads when finished
Failed Champion
	Stag to Queen's Station when finished
Uumuu->Marmu+Traitor Lord->Galien+Herrah
	Stag to Resting Grounds for ADN. The rest of the run is standard


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Abyss Shriek route (long version)

Vengeful Spirit
	Defeat False Knight
	Collect reward chest
	Collect Vengeful Spirit
Mothwing Cloak
	Skip geo nodes
Dream Nail
	Open Crossroads Stag
	Buy Shaman Stone and rescue Sly
	Bench in Resting Grounds and stag to Crossroads when finished
Mantis Claw
    Collect charm notch
	Defeat Elder Hu
    Collect geo nodes
	S&Q back to Resting Grounds
Lumafly Lantern
	Defeat Xero
	Collect King's Station journal
	Open King's Station and collect King's Station seal
	S&Q to Resting Grounds and collect Seer's seal and Glade idol
	S&Q to Resting Grounds and stag to King's Station. Bench here
	Visit Lemm via the Skyway
	S&Q to King's Station and stag to Dirtmouth
	Bench here and buy Lumafly Lantern
Crystal Heart
	Stag to Forgotten Crossroads, and take the Any% NMG route to Crystal Heart
	S&Q to Dirtmouth
Gorb
	Take the standard route to Gorb
	S&Q to Dirtmouth
Howling Wraiths->No Eyes
	Take the Any% NMG route to East Fog Canyon
	Open the shortcut to West Fog Canyon and open Queen's Station
	Look down, bench and call the stag before leaving
	Collect Howling Wraiths
	Fight No Eyes
	S&Q to Queen's Station
BV->LK->Wings
	Stag to King's Station, and travel to Ancient Basin
	Take the geo bench, and proceed to Broken Vessel
	After Broken Vessel, immediately fight Lost Kin
	Collect Monarch Wings and S&Q
King's Brand->Abyss Shriek+Shade Cloak->Markoth->Watcher Knights
	Open Hidden Station and stag to Resting Grounds
	Collect Dreamgate, then stag to King's Station
	Bench and equip Dreamwielder, and leave a DG in King's Station
    Fight Hornet 2 and collect King's Brand
	DG back to King's Station, and stag to Hidden Station
	Collect Abyss Shriek and Shade Cloak
	DG back to King's Station and fight Markoth
	DG back to King's Station and fight Watcher Knights
	Continue directly to Lurien
	DG back to King's Station, and stag to Crossroads
Failed Champion
	Bench in Crossroads stag, and fight Failed Champion
	S&Q to Crossroads stag, and stag to Queen's Station
Uumuu->Marmu+Traitor Lord->Galien+Herrah
	Leave a DG outside QGA room, and defeat Uumuu and Monomon
	DG, and proceed through Queen's Gardens
	Leave a DG before the room leading to dark Deepnest, and go up
	Defeat Marmu, and return through Queen's Gardens Stag to the path to Traitor Lord
	Defeat Traitor Lord, collect the White Fragment, and DG
	Go down to Deepnest, and leave a DG in the second room
	Activate the Whispering Root in this room for essence, and proceed to defeat Galien
	DG back to the fork, and fight Herrah
	Open Distant Station, and stag to Resting Grounds
	Collect Awakened Dream Nail
Void Heart
	Stag to Hidden Station and complete White Palace
	Unequip Shaman Stone and overcharm Kingsoul in Hidden Station, and collect Void Heart
Final
	S&Q to Hidden Station, equip Shaman Stone, and stag to Dirtmouth
	Fight The Hollow Knight and defeat The Radiance


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Geo route

Aspids and husks = +20 (20)
False Knight = +200 (220)
Baldurs + Moss Knight = +115 (335)
Crossroads Stag + Gruz Mother = +15 (350)
Shaman Stone = -220 (130)
Charm notch shrooms = +90 (220)
FW geo nodes = +40 (260)
Mantis warrior = +10 (270)
King's Station Tower Journal
King's Station tower Enemies = +90 (360)
King's Station Seal
King's Station = -300 (60)
Seer Seal
Glade Idol
Gorgeous Husk = +460 (520)
	If you are behind the geo route at this point, farm the husks under Watcher Knights on the way to Lemm
Lemm = +1900 (2420)
Lantern = -1800 (620)
Toll = -50 (570)
Queen's Station = -120 (450)
	If you are behind the geo route at this point, collect the geo dropped by the Squits in Overgrown Mound
	There is also a geo node above wraiths which gives 35 geo
Ancient Basin Bench = -150 (300)
	If you are behind the geo route at this point, there are two geo nodes on the way to Broken Vessel.
	The one in the bench room can give around 15 collectible geo. The one before the Mawlurk room always gives 35 geo.
Hidden Station = -300 (0)
QG arena 2 and TL arena = +210 (210)
Devout = +43 (253)
Distant Station = -250 (3)


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Time comparison

This was put together rather quickly by timing rooms individually according to the two routes. For many of the boss fights, I used fights from the leaderboards as comparisons for the Shade Soul route. Please let me know in Discord if you think that I mistimed or forgot something, and I will do my best to fix it here as quickly as possible.

By event:
	Skip GP nodes -7.3
	FW charm notch +23.1
	Skip trip to DM for seal (not counting time to leave station and get bench) -24.1
	Extra travel from KS to DM after S&Q, but not having to call the stag after Lantern +1.3
	Skip Shopkeeper's Key -4.1
	Skip Elegant Key, Shade Soul, and Watcher Knights, timed up to Waterways shaft -5:47.4 (-347.4)
	Defeat Gorb +1:29.2 (+89.2)
	Open Queen's Station, collect Howling Wraiths, and defeat No Eyes +3:52.2 (+232.2)
		Bench and call QS stag +3.6
	Reunite with Shade Soul route in the Waterways shaft +31.2
		S&Q to QS instead of DM -9.5
	Longer Broken Vessel +12.4
			(note-fight can be improved; also, did not utilize wraiths)
	Longer Lost Kin +29.6
			(note-fight can be improved; also, did not utilize wraiths)
	Bench to equip Dreamwielder and place faster DG +3.6
	Longer Hornet 2 +15.0
			(note-fight can be improved; also, did not utilize wraiths)
	Shorter DG after King's Brand -0.6
	Collect Abyss Shriek +47.3
	Shorter DG after Shade Cloak -0.6
	Shorter DN to activate Markoth -0.6
	Shorter Markoth fight -5.9
	Skip Gorb, slowMuu, No Eyes, and getting to QG Arena 1 -6:43.7 (-403.7)
	Defeat Watcher Knights, do Lurien, and stag to Crossroads +2:42.1 (+162.1)
	Shorter DN to Failed Champion -0.6
	Shorter Failed Champion fight -13.4
			(note-fight can be improved)
	Stag to Queen's Station, defeat Uumuu, and get to QG Arena 1 +2:53.0 (+173.0)
	QG Arena 2 N/A
			(Shriek kills Mantis Traitors faster than SS singles but slower than SS doubles, but often costs health)
			My timing found this room to be about 3s faster, but left with only 2 health remaining
	Shorter DG place in QG -0.6
	Shorter Traitor Lord -14.0
			(timed from TL's scream; see note above for the 3 traitors before him)
	Shorter DN to Marmu -0.6
	Shorter Marmu -8.1
	Shorter DG place before Galien -0.6
	Shorter DN to Galien -0.6
	Shorter Galien fight -6.2
	Shorter DN to Herrah -0.6
	Shorter DN on RG Whispering Root -0.6
	Shorter DN to White Palace -0.6
	Shorter Kingsmould fights -3.6
	Shorter DN to Void Heart -0.6
	Shorter THK -22.6
	Shorter Radiance -40.8 (in theory, Shade Soul fights can be ~13s faster using strats that are not run-optimal)

Current Total: -1:34.3