Speedrun Guide for Carnival of Terror Obby
Glitchless near 6:52, glitch runs under a minute, co-op near 1:02 — learn the legal line first.
Escape The Carnival of Terror Obby has a public board under the abbreviation rbx_etcoto. The community lists 26 individual levels, full-game Glitchless, Any% Glitches, and Any% Co-op. This page is how those categories differ. It is not a substitute for the full walkthrough. If you cannot board the Ferris wheel on command, go back to Getting Started before you clock a Glitchless attempt.
Times below are community records as tracked on that board, rounded the way runners say them in chat. They move. Always read the live table before you claim a world record in a comment. Average Roblox playtime for the place sits near nine minutes because many players quit. A serious Glitchless clear is faster than that first-hour 15–25 minute story run.
Categories and record shape
Glitchless is the honest parkour clock. The leading time sits near 6:52 by Burme. Other names on the same page cluster from about 6:54 through the low 7:00s. That is the category to learn if you want a time that still looks like the carnival: lava, boiler, plaza cut, Doom Drop, portal, volcano pads, funhouse, coaster.
Any% Glitches is a different game. Leading times sit around 49 seconds, with dusk’s run in that neighborhood and other submissions dipping into the high 48s. The point of the category is to break intended collision, not to play a cleaner boiler. If you submit a glitch time to Glitchless, expect a reject.
Any% Co-op is a team clock. The familiar benchmark is about 1:02. Servers already hold 10 players, but co-op records are coordinated routes, not a random public lobby. Two people in voice with a plan is the usual shape. A stranger who happens to stand on a pad is not a co-op run.
Individual levels (ILs) split the 26 listed stages so you can practice one room without a full reset. Early IL times are single-digit seconds. Use ILs to drill lava rails or a funhouse slice the same way other platformers drill a split. The checkpoint map is the naming sheet when the board’s level numbers and in-game plates do not feel identical.
Glitch notes: body boosting and packages
Body boosting is the headline glitch. Runners use extra collision from an avatar or from another player to launch, clip, or skip geometry that Glitchless has to jump. The short Any% times come from skips like that, not from holding forward harder. If you do not know the setup, do not guess in a public server; you will just look like you are griefing someone’s first clear.
Free packages that show up in runner notes include City Life Woman, Knights of Redcliff Paladin, and Junkbot. Those outfits change collision and animation in ways that help certain boosts. They are not secret developer items. Equip them only for glitch categories unless you like how they look. They will not make a Glitchless 6:52 appear by themselves.
Other named shortcuts, such as a Ferris wheel skip, live in their own board filters when the mods split them. Do not mix a skip into Glitchless because a video title said “speedrun.” Watch the category tag. Input still matters: the same controls page that helps beginners also keeps a runner’s camera from adding 200 milliseconds of orbit on every landing.
How to practice without wasting sittings
The experience still resets if you leave. A failed 7-minute attempt is a full restart. That is why ILs and segment practice matter. Warm lava and boiler until they are boring, then spend real attempts on the plaza cut from Beat the Clown and on the funhouse reads. Doom Drop and the coaster are rides; they cost time when you miss the seat, not when you miss a jump theory.
Coils and VIP from the gamepass list can be legal or banned depending on the category rules on the live board. Read those rules. A 2000 Robux pass that changes walk speed is not automatically Glitchless-legal just because you paid. Jetpacks and old gears that skip rooms belong in glitch or exhibition play, or on the gears page if you are documenting tools rather than submitting a time.
If you use automation, keep it off the Glitchless board. The scripts hub and auto-complete pages exist so that discussion has a fence. A TAS or auto farm is not a personal best.
Start with one Glitchless timing run after a clean untimed clear. Ignore glitch videos until your legal splits make sense. Then, if you want sub-minute chaos, study body boosting with the listed packages and switch category on purpose. The guides hub is the rest of the wiki when you still need Jim’s speech or a codes check. Speedrunning this carnival is a clock on a course you already escaped. It is not a different map. Your first useful split is still the Ferris cabin, the same one that used to end your night.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common carnival questions.
What is the Glitchless world record?
About 6:52 by Burme on the rbx_etcoto board. Nearby times sit in the 6:54–7:03 range. Check the live table before you quote a number.
How fast is Any% Glitches?
Roughly 49 seconds at the top, including dusk's run, with other times in the high 48s. It is a skip category, not a cleaner walkthrough.
What is body boosting?
Using avatar or player collision to launch or clip past intended jumps. It belongs in Any% Glitches, not Glitchless.
Which category should I run first?
Glitchless, after you can clear the walkthrough without panic. Learn the plaza cut before you touch boosts.
Are co-op runs a real category?
Yes. Any% Co-op sits near 1:02. It is a planned team route, not a random 10-player lobby.
What are ILs on this board?
Individual levels. The board lists 26 of them so you can practice one stage. Use them with the checkpoint map.