1- 4:52.000 3- 4:05.000 6- 3:03.000 11- 2:16.000 14- 3:40.000 17- 2:37.000 19- 1:11.000 Total- 21:44.000

1- 5:54.000 3- 5:42.000 6- 3:36.000 9- 4:01.000 12- 1:02.000 16- 5:45.000 18- 1:18.000 Total - 27:18.000

1- 5:38.000 3- 5:08.000 6- 5:39.000 9- 6:37.000 12- 0:41.000 16- 6:51.000 18- 1:16.000 Total: 31:50.000

Mission times: 1- 7:20.000 3- 5:17.000 6- 5:45.000 9- 7:39.000 12- 0:46.000 16- 8:51.000 18 - 1:09.000

Hey, new to Drakengard speedrunning and interested in learning this game, just wanted to ask/mention some things.

First, I saw a forum post saying that ILs will be added - the post was made about 2 years ago, but currently the only available ILs are the DLCs. Are the main game ILs still planned to be added?

Second question, presumably "official console hardware with no modifications" means no SSD even if CFW isn't used? I would be running on emulator anyway since I have the disc version on console, but it seems odd to me to require longer loads and makes that version of the game arguably not worth running at all.

Third isn't really a question, but the Discord link doesn't work, otherwise I would have asked these questions there.

Thanks in advance!

It can wait until I do a run of it. It's something I'd like to do, but I may not be able to get a satisfactory handcam setup.

Does 2P require two actual players, or does it just mean playing the game in 2P mode? E.g., would I be allowed to control two ships by myself using two controllers? Or would that end up as a separate category, possibly requiring handcam?

Just a note: you can make the level leaderboard the default, so it's what people see when they visit the game page.

I completed my first Ch1% run yesterday, though it wasn't very good (1:32:xxish). Planning to do another today before I take the time to showcase it in any capacity.

IGT is accurate, and takes into account cutscenes but not loads, meaning it equalizes across platforms with different levels of DLC access (such as PC/Switch). While I play on PC, I would like to see this change as it would provide a more level playing field. The only caveat I can see is that it would become very efficient to quit-out in order to refresh skill cooldowns, but that's already always going to be cheaper RTA than waiting for them to refill, so it doesn't really incur a cost as it is.

I'd also like to see emulator added to the boards, as this is the only way I could submit runs as well. ILs would also be very nice to have.

This technique is significantly faster than the aerial knife throw used in some of the runs here. Would add under guides but I don't appear to have the necessary permissions to do so.

More specifically, the run would start at the same point, and would end upon the last hit on Weiss the Kobold Lord (or alternately, the first frame of black after defeating him, to keep parity with the existing timing method for the any% run). If this is a "do a run and it will be added situation" I'm happy to, just would like to know that that's the case before I put in the practice - I've been constructing a route based on st_all's PS4 WR. A couple people in the Anime Speedrun Discord (https://discord.gg/YtMMvcB5Su) are talking about running this game in addition to myself.

It's been a long time - but the Switch version is now on the boards.

The previous mod was inactive and for this reason I have taken over this board. PC and Switch versions have been added and categories have been reorganized.

Are we allowed to use any character for ILs? I don't see a mention in any rules that we aren't but there's also no subcategories or variables mentioning different characters, and surely they're not all equal in terms of speed. For example, I have multiple IL runs with Curly Brace that are pretty quick, but I'm pretty sure it's not fair to compare her to Aban because she's so much faster what with the air dash.

Looking at running this...since this game is only available digitally in the West, would playing on SSD significantly improve load times? If so, should that be a variable on the boards? Or is it not worth it because of the console's bus speed limits? I've seen it make a difference for a few PS3 games but wasn't sure if any testing had been conducted on this one.

Is it alright if I post the save I used for my Mission Mode NG+ WR under Resources, possibly also with a link to the PS3 save re-signing tool so that others can make use of it? I'm aware this game gets very little attention, but having a save available with maxed-out characters would drastically reduce the amount of time needed to prepare runs of the NG+ categories.

Also, separate topic, but I'm planning on doing some IL runs. Is there a way we can get individual missions added to the LB? Not sure I can ask for mod but if I had it I'd just do that myself.

Some videos I probably should have put up a long time ago:

Water Traversal (Water Izon-Hopping):

Boosted Grinding vs. Air-Dash Grinding: youtube.com/watch?v=u5n3L-o77Ns&feature=youtu.be

Boosted Grinding vs. Izon-Hopping:

yeah, i'm an egotistical piece of shit who named a technique after himself. watch it be useless hahahaha

Old post, but why is Mission Mode Any% (as in, not NG+) even a category? To even access missions past like the first 6 you have to finish Story Mode. So would Story Mode be part of the run? Would you just have to not level up any characters in Story Mode? How would that be verified?