Smack%

General

Smack% is a Category Extension for Horizon Zero Dawn that was invented by Indeykaa around July 2020. The run takes place within the Frozen Wilds DLC area of the map and completes a large portion of the "Waterlogged" side quest. It is currently the second-shortest category on the leaderboards.

The starting point for Smack% and all TFW runs

Timing And Goal

The goal of Smack% is to have Gildun smack Aloy on her "back" during a cutscene taking place near the end of the "Waterlogged" side quest. To achieve this, you need to make your way to Greyhatch from the start of The Frozen Wilds, then complete the objectives within the area. Timing for the category starts at the bottom of the handholds near the Grave-Hoard leading into The Frozen Wilds. It is not allowed to enter The Frozen Wilds beforehand. Timing ends upon Gildun smacking Aloy's "back" in the aforementioned cutscene.

History

The first Smack% run was completed by Indeykaa on the 22nd of July 2020 with a final time of around 18 minutes. Notable runners after this included Marenelinea and Robsdedude, before the first sub 10 minute run was done by Elkjaer with a time of 9:59. The first sub 9 minute run was done by JakTheFroge and the first sub 8 minute run was done by Overkiter. The leaderboards were initially kept on an Excel Spreadsheet created by Wolfsquish before the Category Extensions were created on Speedrun.com.

The first sub 10 minute run by Elkjaer:

The first sub 8 minute run by Overkiter:

Skips

The Smack% run uses a large amount of skips, primarily within Greyhatch. Below are all skips found for the category, with specifications on whether the skip is Obsolete (O), Used (U) or too hard to implement (H). Whether a skip is considered obsolete or used is dependant on what the top runners do.

• Bomb Jump (O)
• Double Bomb Jump (U)
• Handhold Skip (U)
• Burgrend Skip (O)
• Waterlogged Mount Yeet (U)
• Greyhatch RFS (U)
• Waterbomb (H)
• Post-Sluice Gate RFS (U)
• Post-Ladder RFS (U)
• Tearblast Skip (O)
• Tearblast Skip Skip (U)
• Controlled Fall Skip (O)
• Kiter Skip (U)
• Snapmaw RFS (U)
• Tearblast Kiter Skip (H)
• Gildun RFS (U)

Trivia

• Smack% is the first and only category that uses the Mount Yeet glitch.
• JustSaft is the first runner to get a run with a succesful Mount Yeet on the leaderboards.
• Smack% is the 2nd meme category to have been invented.
• Smack% is one of only 3 categories to have been kept on the Excel Leaderboards.