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Pair it first with Hump and Chonky and test that relationship in the Chonk Body Slam route. Extra Size and HP do not remove one-shot or Carcinisation risk.
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Robust public records: 5. Starting genetic coverage is 2/5, and numeric result coverage is 3/5. The most repeated related routes are Chonk Body Slam, Pressure 20 Complete, Moulting Defense.
Pair it first with Hump and Chonky and test that relationship in the Chonk Body Slam route. Extra Size and HP do not remove one-shot or Carcinisation risk.
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A July 20 Reddit post adds a new Pressure 20 endless benchmark: the author says this best-ever run reached Extinction 24 over about five hours, was likely strong enough for Ex30, and only ended because they threw the run for mutagen while learning how to time Jaws against enemies with effectively infinite speed.
Read guideA recent all-pressures discussion records a Pressure 20 clear built around Body Slam, Minimalist-style drafting, Highborn, Robust, and size growth, explicitly without Hump.
Read guideA Pressure 2 screenshot report records a chonky beast reaching 999 HP and dealing 200+ damage, making it a useful checkpoint for HP-cap, size-scaling, and Body Slam questions.
Read guideA Chinese Steam guide reports clearing N20 with a vegan big-body route built around Robust, Hump, Body Slam, Nomadic, Beak, Cheek Pouch, movement skills, and late Max HP scaling.
Read guideA screenshot-backed Pressure 10 build report says the bosses did not stand a chance after the run leaned heavily into HP and size scaling.
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