My greatest gaming achievement of all time, and by far the longest grind I have ever committed to. Over 200 hours on the whole level, 120 being solely on Venus.

I already talked about it a ton in the video, but this map is beyond a masterpiece. It makes astronomically difficult gameplay extremely accessible to any player with enough experience and time on their hands, and everything feels so consistent and satisfying to do. I never once got frustrated with Venus outside of reasons like mindblock and lag that were out of the map’s control, which is kinda insane. It’s a heavy contrast to Perfection’s jank haven, which drove me absolutely nuts.

I’m so thankful to everyone who motivated me through this journey, I genuinely could not have ever fathomed doing this without you. I wasn’t able to give very detailed and personalized thank yous in the video, so here they are now:

Kaleb_22: You made this grind so much more bearable just by being around and helping with strats when you could. Every time I started getting frustrated you’d always manage to make me laugh somehow, and it helped more than you could know.

Youlose: Dude I don’t even know where to start. You’ve been around me throughout nearly all of my achievements like ever, and not even just in regards to Celeste. You’ve been the backbone of my motivation for nearly every grind ever, and regardless of how much I struggled with projects sometimes, being able to ping you and see your reactions at the end of it all made it feel completely worth it. It feels crazy going from freaking NGMHS to this, but hey you’ve seen my whole character arc at this point.

‘Erbert and bowis: VCing with you guys while grinding this was a blast! You’re both super cool and made this whole experience so much more fun, and I can’t wait to chat with you more. (P.S. Thank you so much for making me realize what I was doing wrong at skinny dipper I almost went mad)

BoneChill and burgerhex: You guys were like half the reason I even seriously attempted this challenge. Having people who I could do this insane grind alongside and match progress to was genuinely so much fun and super motivating, and your moral support when I mindblocked or had stupid chokes is something I will never forget. To BoneChill, I don’t know if you’ve managed to clear Venus yet, but if not you’ve got this dude!

3velyn_: God you supported me through so many rough phases in this grind, I genuinely cannot overstate how much it helped. You’re freaking awesome to talk to and I’m so grateful for all the time and effort you took to keep me going through this journey. (Also not sure if I’ll be committing to Sumber since I’ll probably be waiting for RFTS, but considering how much you brought it up hey maybe I’ll give it a go anyways)

slashfly, _dan, Fate, Sasha, 42scientist, whatsGravity, and LittleEpic: From supporting my big advancements to consoling me when I was frustrated to forcing me to take breaks when I otherwise would’ve gone insane, thank you for all of it. No matter how small those acts might’ve seemed to you they meant the world to me and never failed to make me smile.

isabelle: Where on earth do I even begin dude. I’m not embarrassed to say that MOCE as a whole has literally changed my life, and been probably the biggest part of my Celeste career to date; probably forever. I uploaded my clear CPVL on July 4, 2023, nearly one entire year ago, and at the time it was an absolutely insane experience, something I never could’ve fathomed a campaign, much less a mod, achieving. It made me feel like every next room was physically impossible for me in some manner, whether it was too inputdense or used tech I couldn’t perform properly or literally anything, and yet pushed me to learn the whole thing and yet surpass genuine physical limits I did not think could be usurped. Admittedly, the jank of CPVL did slightly detract from the experience, but it didn’t change just how much it altered my perception of Celeste entirely. The moment I cleared CPVL, I immediately wanted to reach for the stars and try LXVI, but it was an absolutely terrifying commitment at the time, and back then I’m quite confident that I would’ve quit midway through if I had gone at it. Finally getting to it after almost a year of procrastination was both scary and extremely liberating, and with each new room I could FEEL my improvement and progression through these challenges I once saw as completely impossible. LXVI is an absolutely legendary map in every aspect, and the centerpiece of Celeste mods in my opinion. Thank you so much for creating what would become the most incredible gaming experience in my, and many others’, lives.

Sorry if I missed anybody in the video credits by the way! It was kinda a jumble to put so many names in but hey that’s what this is for. I’m so grateful to all of you for supporting me through this journey, thank you for everything.