Folks have already submitted runs for the Switch Version already & it's a viable Platform to do a run

Modified Levels / Character SPECIFIC Leaderboards to be Alphabetical, to include the Upcoming Season Pass DLC Character's Names for the future, and to have Character Specific Leaderboards for all the Current Main Categories & to emphasize in the Rules how those Boards are for a Particular Character VS. The Overall Game ✨

Also changed up The Character Specific / Level Version of Arcade Mode to be listed as a "Character Arcade - ANY" Leaderboard ahead of time should there be interests in running OTHER Character Specific Arcade Mode Leaderboards with Different Settings for Difficulty & Round Count in the future! 👍

The Main Difference is on ANY Rules you can play the game as Quickly as Possible and not have to Duel Everyone but on Main Game Rules you MUST encounter every Main Map Duelist in a Duel at least once as stated by "All runs must have all encounters with Duel able NPCs."

This was already mentioned in the NEWS section of The Leaderboard but in case anyone wanted to discuss about this Gameplay Shake-Up to KOFXV on the forums I made a post about it here as well.

On January 30th SNK will be Updating KOFXV and adding in a New Offensive Gameplay Mechanic called "Advance Strike"! This will significantly change how the Overall Gameplay is for KOFXV so please take note if we once again make changes to The Leaderboard Listings for all Runs prior to This New Update as being a separate Listing Sub-Category Post-Update, much like We've done in the past with significant Updates! 🤔

For more detailed explanations on The Advance Strike Mechanic please refer to the Video Example Below:

Opened up this Thread to discuss the Categories for the game.

Whether that's adding a new listings for a particular type of Speedrun Category, Adjusting The Rules to an existing one, or any other types of concerns, it will be handled here! =D

As just mention in the NEWS Section of The KOF XV Leaderboards it has been announced that Goenitz will be added as a FREE DLC Downloadable Character and become a New Option in The Boss Challenge Mode so he was preemptively added as a Leaderboard Option ahead of Release.

We will give Future Updates on here if there should be another Prize Pool Event surrounding his Boss Challenge much like we did with Omega Rugal. So Stay Tuned! ;)

Since it would require a more "In-Depth" look on each Run as well as heavily adjusting Rules and Settings, The Leaderboards have been changed to have New Sub-Category Values for Settings to the Game for "Any or Not Displayed" and "Default Settings" that would have to be shown before each Run in that Sub-Category.

Previous Runs have been temporarily automatically set for "Any or Not Displayed" but should any of them have the Rules & Settings Displayed before the Run then it can also be Submitted again for the "Default Settings" Section.

As for other things like having Different Difficulty Levels as New Categories, that could be added in the Future should any other Runners like that Feature and would advocate for adding them in the Thread but since the Leaderboard didn't originally track that or have them as Categories and since we're not transitioning to tracking the Settings of the Game for the Leaderboards in a New Sub-Category, for now we only have it set to the New "Any or Not Displayed" and "Default Settings" Sub-Categories.

If anyone else any concerns or comments feel free to mention it on this Thread or send a DM to me on the Speedrun Website 👍

For Future Reference it actually is possible to adjust The Screen/Window Options for KOF XIII Steam Edition, though the way to go about it depends on your Steam Preferences and might have to be adjusted through your overall Steam Game Settings depending on what you have set for that.

For Example when I play KOF XIII Steam Edition I have it so that it would be on a Lower-Resolution in Windowed Mode to make it easier to capture and jump over to the RTA.

Just something that you might want to look into for the Future 👍

With the announcement that The Game is coming to PlayStation 4 & Nintendo Switch (And Since the Enhancements are mostly for Online VS. Play like Including Rollback Netcode but not changing the Single Play or Arcade Play making it basically the same as The PC Version), The Categories have been slightly updated to accommodate them for the Future and will be in the same Leaderboards as The PC Version of KOF XIII.

Some of those could work as runs, especially a CO-OP one, but would definitely need to see if other folks are interested running them before making them an Actual Category :D

With the Game's recent expansion to Game Pass I've opened up this Mega-Thread to discuss all the Categories for the game.

Whether that's adding new listings for a particular type of Speedrun, adjusting the Rules for an existing one, or any other types of concerns, it will be handled here!

Feel free to throw in your input if you plan on running the game or have any ideas for it! =D

For any Gundam Fans & Speedrun Fans this is just a QUICK Reminder that "SD GUNDAM BATTLE ALLIANCE" is now on Game Pass Xbox & PC Today, so if you happen to have Game Pass for either or Game Pass Ultimate and haven't already gotten the Game elsewhere or haven't played the game yet now's the time to go check it out!

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/02/09/sd-gundam-battle-alliance-comes-to-xbox-game-pass/

Omega Rugal Boss Challenge SPEEDRUN Event Leaderboards

(This Post will be updated as we get more entries Specifically for The Event we're running and is independent of what the actual Leaderboard on the Site may display overtime.)

TOP 3 PARTICIPATING PLAYERS ON THE SITE:

1. @SprintGod at 13s 350ms

2. @MrCannotSpeedPogo at 13s 960ms

3. @sonichackedyou at 15s 100ms

Other Results So Far:

4. @Kazvander at 15s 800ms

5. @AT_Ryo_Sakazaki at 15s 950ms

6. @saenskur at 18s 880ms

7. @morshi_743 at 20s 560ms

8. @PSinha at 27s 560ms

9. @TheKHC at at 1m 08s 060ms

10. @RisingShogun at 1m 20s 510ms

The FREE DLC is now available to Download! Good Luck!

In case anyone has noticed the sudden changes to the Game and wondering what's going on we're currently overhauling a lot of things for the Leaderboards of MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA as well as adjusting the Moderation Team by adding another Member @Habble who has been one of our Reoccurring Runners of the Game.

Over the next few days you may see multiple changes to Current Categories or Additional Categories added.

Also we just updated the Individual Character Leaderboards to Include Mario Gallo Bestino & Powered Ciel who are the latest FREE DLC Characters added with the most recent update :D

Hey Everyone! I'm here today to announce......

The King of Fighters XV SPEEDRUN Events!

To help encourage & support The KOF XV Speedrun Community with interesting activities other than just submitting entries to the Leaderboards! Starting us off with our 1st Event......

The Omega Rugal Boss Challenge Mode SPEEDRUN Event

We wanna see the Top 3 Fastest Times of who can actually beat Omega Rugal in the New FREE DLC Releasing which has Boss Challenge Mode.

Now you might be wondering "What makes this Event so SPECIAL?" and to that I would say

The Number 1 Winner of the Event will receive a Digital Steam Gift Card Credit equivalent to $10 USD! Which they can use on whatever they want!

All KOF XV Platforms are available to use to enter for this Event however Steam currently is the only easy & reliable system that is capable of International Currency Credit Conversion if necessary which is why we're using Steam as opposed to Xbox Live or PlayStation Network.

Additionally depending on the Region of the Winner the exact method of how they will receive their Prize will vary & will be sorted out through Direct Messaging.

This Event will ONLY BE GOING FOR 2 WEEKS starting on April 14th 2022 exactly when the Rugal DLC is added & will be ending sometime on April 28th-29th 2022 (Depending on Timezones)

To Participate you will need to review the following:

1. Submissions can be done on any Platform for KOF XV.

2. All Entries MUST have a Recorded/Captured Video Submission of the full fight and end time uploaded to somewhere viewable via Speedrun (YouTube, Twitch, Etc.), you can use a Recording/Capture/Sharing Methods as Console Capture, Capture Cards, OBS, Etc.

3. The Recording must include the Character Selection up until the end of the Fight when the In-Game Timer is shown on the screen with the Win Results. (The Main Fight being Submitted is the Main Focus so there's some wiggle room but you have to Include the entire Full Fight. Now that we know we can Quickly Restart the Fights you don't necessarily have to Include the Character Select.)

4. Submissions for this Event will be done in the Boss Challenge Leaderboard Omega Rugal Sub-Category with the Hashtag #SNKSPEED as well as a Comment in the Description saying "This is for the Omega Rugal SPEEDRUN Event" to make it easier to find.

Runners can still submit regular speedruns to the Boss Challenge Omega Rugal Sub-Category even if they are NOT Participating in this Event if they choose to do so, if you are just submitting to the Leaderboard just do it like you normally would or include a Comment in the Description saying "This is not for the Omega Rugal SPEEDRUN Event".

Additionally other than the Boss Challenge Event that we are running on the Speedrun Website we would like to Cross-Promote another Event running simultaneously on the SNK Official Game Studio Partnered Discord run by the Official Game Studio of KOF XV.

https://discord.gg/SNK

Their Event has similar Rules to ours on Speedrun, a similar $10 USD Equivalent Digital Steam Gift Card Credit, and will be running during the same 2 Weeks as this Event.

Also on the SNK Official Game Studio Discord there will be another Prize:

The Top 3 Players on The Server with The QUICKEST TIME to Defeat Omega Rugal Uploaded & Posted on the Discord Server will be receiving a BRAND NEW ROLE created for The New Boss Challenge Mode in KOF XV!

All the Details for that Event in the #satella-announce & #satella-speed channels on the Official Discord Server.

Both Events on Speedrun & The SNK Discord are Independent of one another so IT'S NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN BOTH EVENTS however SINCE THE RULES ARE BASICALLY THE SAME YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN BOTH EVENTS AND WIN BOTH EVENT'S PRIZES should you choose to do so.

The Same Videos used for one Event can be used for the other but you would want to include a note stating that you're submitting for both Events in your Entries for both locations as you would have to submit an Entry both on The SNK Discord and Speedrun.

If you have any additional questions about this Event feel free to also ask about the Competition in this Thread.

Anyways Good Luck everyone and let's see who can Defeat Omega Rugal the Fastest! :D

In case anyone has noticed the sudden changes to the Game and wondering what's going on we're currently overhauling a lot of things for the Leaderboards of SNK VS. Capcom: Match of The Millennium as well as adjusting the Moderation Team by adding another Member @Habble.

Over the next few days you may see multiple changes to Categories or Additional Categories added.

In case anyone has noticed the sudden changes to the Game and wondering what's going on we're currently overhauling a lot of things for the Leaderboards as well as adjusting the Moderation Team by adding another Member @Habble.

Over the next few days you may see multiple changes to Categories or Additional Categories added.

In case anyone has noticed the sudden changes to the Game and wondering what's going on we're currently overhauling a lot of things for the Leaderboards of SVC Chaos as well as adjusting the Moderation Team by adding another Member @Habble.

Over the next few days you may see multiple changes to Categories or Additional Categories added.

After some feedback, review, and some unfortunate delays because of IRL Events preventing me from doing this sooner we finally have Category Variables for the Emulated & Console Versions of the Game.