This is a proposal to add new categories. I want to hear your thoughts and feedback. This is for everyone in the Maneater speedrun community — both players and moderators. I will collect your feedback for about a week after this post. I will make the final call after considering all the feedback.

I want to add these two things to Maneater speedrunning:

• DLC Speedruns: Right now, we only have Base Game runs. I'm proposing to add "Base Game + DLC" and "DLC Only" runs.
• No Evolutions Runs: I'd like to add a category where you can't use any of the 5 body parts or any organs.

To do this, I'd like to make these 4 changes to the leaderboard:

1. Change category structure.
2. Set rules for sub-categories.
3. Update 100% rules to include DLC.
4. Update the Game Rules.

I will keep Any% and 100% as the main categories. I will add two sub-categories: Scope and Rule. The new category structure will look like this:

Any% / 100%(apply same to both)

• Scope
  • Base Game
  • Base Game + DLC
  • DLC Only
• Rule
  • Standard
  • No Evolutions

The rules for "Scope" and "Rule" are:

• Scope
  • Base Game: From the first move in the tutorial until you beat Pete (the same as the current rules).
  • Base Game + DLC: From the first move in the tutorial until you beat M.O.L.O.C.H.
  • DLC Only: From the moment you enter the "Uncommon Scents" quest spot until you beat M.O.L.O.C.H. To run this scope, your save file must be "right after finishing the base game." This means:
    • You have not gained any EXP after beating Pete.
    • Your current nutrients do not matter.

Note: I will provide a 100% save file that meets DLC Only conditions. Using a 100% save is recommended for the best performance to play DLC Only.

Rule

• Standard: You can do anything allowed in the game on one save slot (the same as the current rules).
• No Evolutions: All evolution slots must be empty at all times.

For 100% runs with DLC, I will add a new submission rule: After you stop the timer, you must show on video that all collectibles(including evolutions), missions, and Infamy Rank in all areas are 100%. Specifically, you must show that the Quest Log has no missions left and your Infamy Rank is 10.

Also, I will make the current 100% rules clearer. The old rules said "100% the game," but the game does not count gates/grates for its 100% calculation. We checked runs using the results screen (Evolutions, Infamy, and Area Progress). So, I will write these clearly as the rules.

I will update the rules page with these changes:

• Write "Scope" and "Rule" details for each sub-category.
• Add the DLC 100% definition to the Basic Rules.
• Add submission rule for DLC 100% runs.
• Rewrite the current 100% rules to be clearer.

I want to make sure legacy runs do not disappear when I add sub-categories. I will update all current runs to the correct sub-categories:

• Old Any% runs: will be moved to "Any% - Base Game, Standard"
• Old 100% runs: will be moved to "100% - Base Game, Standard"

Please let me know your feedback or if you have any questions!

These changes sound great.

I think this is a solid and reasonable update to the board that will hopefully open up more options for runners considering Maneater, I only wish I had the IRL time to get back to it myself.

About a week has passed since the proposal. Since there was no feedback requiring modification, I’ll be updating the leaderboard based on the proposal soon.

And, thanks to rez102 for uploading a 100% save data for DLC Only.

Those leaderboard updates have been applied. If you find any mistakes, please let me know.