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How I Got Hollow Knight: Silksong's Cursed Ending While Bearing the Twisted Bud Curse
Now that Silksong is out and I've had time to dig into it, I finally went after the Cursed ending. I had no idea what I was about to unlock, but after seeing a normal playthrough I decided to chase an obscure secret. It sounded exactly like the kind of weird, specific ending I wanted to see for myself. There is one brutal rule: if you have already entered Act 3, there is no way to get this ending without starting another save file. I was still in Act 2 and had not finished the Rite of Rebirth, so I had a chance.
The Setup I Almost Messed Up
Before I even began the Rite of Rebirth, I made sure I had these done. I would strongly advise doing all of this before you accept the curse, because after that you cannot heal, cannot change crests, and lose your tools.
Open the Bellway in the Citadel.
Open the Ventrica Station to the Bellway.
Obtain the Three-Part Melody to unlock the elevator.
Finish the second fight with Lace to unlock the final boss route.
Open the shortcut in the Cradle that leads to the Terminus.
Have at least seven masks total; I went in with eight, which felt just barely enough.
Whispering Vaults and a Long Descent
I started the Rite of Rebirth by heading into the Whispering Vaults. Below the Vaultkeeper's room there is a large area with shifting boxes on the right. I climbed the top right wall, found an open vault door, and stepped inside. The platforming wasn't too bad at first: wall jump up, head right, grapple a ring to open the floor. Then it turned into a downward gauntlet with Path of Pain-esque gears, spike dodging, and careful floating. Eventually I fell into Bilewater.
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Now that Silksong is out and I've had time to dig into it, I finally went after the Cursed ending. I had no idea what I was about to unlock, but after seeing a normal playthrough I decided to chase an obscure secret. It sounded exactly like the kind of weird, specific ending I wanted to see for myself. There is one brutal rule: if you have already entered Act 3, there is no way to get this ending without starting another save file. I was still in Act 2 and had not finished the Rite of Rebirth, so I had a chance.
The Setup I Almost Messed Up
Before I even began the Rite of Rebirth, I made sure I had these done. I would strongly advise doing all of this before you accept the curse, because after that you cannot heal, cannot change crests, and lose your tools.
Open the Bellway in the Citadel.
Open the Ventrica Station to the Bellway.
Obtain the Three-Part Melody to unlock the elevator.
Finish the second fight with Lace to unlock the final boss route.
Open the shortcut in the Cradle that leads to the Terminus.
Have at least seven masks total; I went in with eight, which felt just barely enough.
Whispering Vaults and a Long Descent
I started the Rite of Rebirth by heading into the Whispering Vaults. Below the Vaultkeeper's room there is a large area with shifting boxes on the right. I climbed the top right wall, found an open vault door, and stepped inside. The platforming wasn't too bad at first: wall jump up, head right, grapple a ring to open the floor. Then it turned into a downward gauntlet with Path of Pain-esque gears, spike dodging, and careful floating. Eventually I fell into Bilewater.
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