Current Patch is a term for patches 1.4.3.2 onward. Speedrunning on current patch is less popular and slower than 1.2.2.1 for some categories because certain glitches were patched.
Changes from 1.2.2.1[]
Following changes are relevant for Any% NMG:
- The Elder Baldur instakill glitch with one fireball was patched out
- Explosion pogo requires a different setup
- Menu drops are harder
- Most Lever Skips do not work
- Queen's Gardens hazard respawn skip does not work
- The cutscene after killing a dreamer is unskippable
- The Hollow Knight has smaller pauses between attacks and deals double damage with the pillar attack
- Uumuu is different
- Watcher Knights do not backroll or roll at you from off-screen
Other changes include:
- Slopeballs are possible
- Traitor Lord has two new attacks and deals more damage
- Grimm can be hit with spells during the balloon phase
- It is not possible to spam Descending Dark because it gives less iframes
- Flukenest is less powerful
- Massive Moss Charger drops 300 instead of 120 Geo
- Several scene transitions were added to split up large rooms