Hi everyone! Some updates have been made to the leaderboards to incorporate the new Ashes of Elrant DLC, as well as a few other outstanding community requests!

Ashes of Elrant DLC Categories: The following categories incorporating the DLC have been created:

• Ashes of Elrant DLC Any%
• Ashes of Elrant DLC All Bosses
• Ashes of Elrant DLC Reward Board 100%
• Any% No CW Main Game + DLC
• Any% Glitchless Main Game + DLC
• All Bosses Main Game + DLC
• Reward Board 100% Main Game + DLC

For Main Game + DLC Categories, these are for runs where the runner first completes the Main Game, then loads that clear file to start a new DLC run and completes that as well.

Reward Board 100% Categories: By request, a main game Reward Board 100% category has been created! The rules are pretty simple - just complete the full Reward Board before defeating the final boss.

Break Rules for Longer Categories: By request, break rules have been added to the following categories:

• Any% Glitchless
• All Bosses
• New Game+
• Reward Board 100% (2 breaks allowed)
• Ashes of Elrant DLC Only - Reward Board 100%

The rules for breaks are as follows: "One 15 minute break is allowed. The break may not be split into multiple smaller breaks. Runners may choose to not use the break at all or not use the entire 15 minutes.

The timer should be paused during the break. The runner must enter the menu before pausing the timer to begin the break. The runner is not allowed to perform any inputs while the timer is paused. When the timer is unpaused, the break is over and the runner may resume performing inputs.

The start and end of the break must be timestamped in the run description. The submission must be one continuous recording and include all game footage while the break is occurring."

This is consistent with the way several other communities handle allowing breaks during longer runs.

Thank you everyone for your support and interest in Chained Echoes, and GL on your runs!

For those looking to join the speedrunning community for this game, we have a dedicated section on the game's official Discord and you can join at: https://t.co/eHkw2WkdSi

We currently have runners who have finished runs in our first 3 categories: Any%, Any% No CW (Credits Warp), and Any% Glitchless. We are currently working to develop rulesets for two additional categories: All Bosses and 100% (both Glitched and Glitchless). If you would like to weigh in on these additional categories or provide additional comments or feedback, please join the Discord and let us know. Thanks!