* General - Debug Mod

# Install BepInEx

First, you need to install BepInEx. Open the following URL and expand **Artifact #572** (newer versions do not work so it is recommended to download this version instead) and download the IL2CPP x64 build.

https://builds.bepinex.dev/projects/bepinex_be

You can also download the correct version directly from this link: https://builds.bepinex.dev/projects/bepinex_be/572/BepInEx_UnityIL2CPP_x64_9c2b17f_6.0.0-be.572.zip

Once you have downloaded this build, extract the contents directly into your Tunic game directory. For example, this directory might be as follows:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\TUNIC

If you have done this correctly, your TUNIC game directory should contain BepInEx, mono, doorstop_config.ini, and winhttp.dll, in addition to the existing files such as Tunic.exe.

Finally, launch Tunic once, and then quit the game. This will initialize some additional files in the game directory. To verify this, check that the BepInEx directory now contains both unhollowed and unity-libs in it.

# Install a Mod

To install a mod, place the dll file (e.g. TunicDebug.dll, TunicTeleport.dll, etc) inside BepInEx\plugins. The DLL can be found on the Resources page in speedrun.com.

# Remove a Mod

To remove a mod, remove the dll file from BepInEx\plugins.

# Remove Everything

To remove all related content from your game, rename or delete winhttp.dll and, optionally, delete the BepInEx directory.

# Controls

* F1 - Info pane (toggle)
* F2 - Enemy HP (toggle)
* F3 - Chest info (toggle)
* F4 - Save states
* F5 - Give some items
* F6 - Recover mana
* F8 - Set checkpoint in current scene
* F9 - Move to saved checkpoint in current scene
* Ctrl + Left Mouse - Teleport to mouse position
* Alpha9 - Reset 3 main bosses (not Heir). You must trigger a save point or quit+reload.
* Alpha+ / Alpha- - Zoom camera in/out
* Alpha0 - Reset camera zoom to default
* Page Up / Page Down - Rotate camera
* Home - Reset camera rotation to default
* F11 - Free camera view

## Free camera view: Use WASD to move around and mouse to control the camera.

# Credits

These instructions were largely written by KeinZantezuken (see https://www.nexusmods.com/tunic/mods/1) and this guide just generalizes them slightly.

* General - Framerate

# How TUNIC is Affected by Framerate

TUNIC is affected in various ways by the framerate. When we refer to framerate, we are specifically referring to the **physics tick rate within the game**, which is **tied directly to the display** (monitor) frequency.

TUNIC tricks are influenced by framerate, so we mandate 60 or 120 for consistency and fairness. Setups for various glitches and tricks are different depending if you are running 60 or 120Hz.

## Examples

The following are just a few examples of how framerate can affect your game, but other lesser known cases may exist. The point is to be aware of what kind of things can be affected.

- The ladder from Overworld to Ruined Atoll is inaccessible at higher framerates, due to a piece of ground collision blocking your entry. On 60 Hz this can be walked through. On 120 Hz or higher, you may need to roll through this. On 240 Hz, this is completely impassable.

- The bottom of the ladder from Dark Tomb to Beneath The Well cannot be dismounted, due to a piece of ground collision blocking your exit.

- When deploying a lure to perform the quick-kill on The Librarian, the lure may fall off more easily at higher framerates. 60 Hz should be very consistent, while 120 Hz is more error-prone.

- Enemy AI may behave differently depending on framerate. For example, the frogs throughout Frog's Domain may respond more quickly/slowly and fire their grapple-tongues at different times depending on what your framerate is.

# How to Set Framerate

If given the options, **always use V-Sync**. Otherwise the internal FPS will vary wildly from screen to screen.

Normally, your framerate is determined by the regular frequency of your display. If you are playing in "Windowed" or "Borderless" mode, this will be the case for you. However, if you are playing in exclusive "Fullscreen" mode, you can choose a different display refresh rate for the game to switch your monitor to.

If 120Hz is not available on the TUNIC selection screen or in Windows but you know your monitor is capable of that, you can use an app like Custom Resolution Utility or Nvidia Control Panel to create a custom resolution setting for your monitor that is set at 120hz.

* General - Full Lanternless Dark Tomb Setup [Video]

This video applies to all categories that require getting the Orange Peril Ring without lantern (currently Any%, All Bosses, and All Relics) as well as to the No Major Skips ruleset in which navigating the bottom of dark tomb without lantern is optimal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq1ORpPIQcM

Another guide by Glacia with a more optimized method of navigating the spikes in dark tomb:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ikL-XkIAxE

* General - Save File Management

This is a commentated tutorial explaining how the save file system works in TUNIC, how to exploit it for more efficient speedrun practice, and how to work around some situations that may be counterintuitive. A text version of the tutorial is available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T4ZN3kg9cNEmIH9uN_hLD07hztjvhLKahI3_Z8vQAZc).
https://youtu.be/_wxPKf8roQY

* General - Temporarily Dead Entities (why won't this boss spawn‽)

In TUNIC, some things like bushes never respawn once you destroy them. A record of their destruction is stored in the save file as “permanentlyDead”, “Librarian Dead Forever|1”, and similar. However, some entities only remain dead temporarily. Enemies generally will not respawn if you’re just walking around an area, even if you are going through loading zones, but if you revisit the area later in your playthrough (or do certain things like resting at a shrine or dying), those enemies will respawn. I call these temporarily dead (I’m not sure what it’s called in the game’s code). The save file contains no record of which enemies are temporarily dead. The details of this can create some odd behaviors, which are the focus of this document.

# Temporarily Dead

The game has a list of temporarily dead entities. When you kill an enemy, it is added to this list. When an area of the game is loaded, each enemy will fail to spawn if it is on that list. Entities that appear after an area is loaded (like the enemies in the Gauntlet) also check the list before appearing.

The following actions will erase the list of temporarily dead entities (the list may be incomplete):  
- Resting at a shrine  
- Dying  
- Closing and reopening the game  
- Choosing “New Game” on the title screen

The following actions will NOT erase the list of temporarily dead entities:  
- Going through loading zones  
- Quitting back to the title screen  
- Choosing “Continue” on the title screen  
- Choosing “Load Game” on the title screen and selecting ANY file, regardless of whether it is the most recently opened file

The last bullet point is notable because it means information about which enemies are currently alive can be transferred between save files.

# Examples

## Example 1: Resurrect an enemy from a different save file

Kill an enemy in Save File #1 (I’m using 1 for the example, but this could be any file). Save and quit to the title screen. Open a different save file. Rest at a shrine or die. Save and quit and then reload Save File #1. The enemy will be alive again.

You could also resurrect the enemy by performing any of the other actions that clear the list of temporarily dead entities, such as creating a new save file or closing and relaunching the game.

Note that if you reload the Save File #1 immediately, instead of dying or resting in a separate file, the enemy will not respawn. It doesn't matter if you select "Continue" or reload the file from the "Load Game" menu.

## Example 2: Kill an enemy from a different save file

Verify an enemy is alive in Save File #1 and then quit to the title screen. Open a different save file and go to the same area. Kill the enemy. Save and quit and reload Save File #1. The enemy will not spawn.

# Rolling Back Save Files

If you are using a save file manager, save files with glitched timestamps, or any other means of rolling back a save file for speedrun practice or experimentation, you’ll need to make sure the temporarily dead entities get cleared when rolling back. If you don’t clear the list, then any enemies (including bosses) you kill will remain dead even after you roll back the save file.

# Bosses

Bosses are odd cases because they can be both temporarily and permanently dead. If a boss is marked as permanently dead in a save file, it will never respawn in that save. However, when you defeat a boss, it is also added to the list of temporarily dead entities. This will prevent the boss from spawning in ANY save file until the list of temporarily dead entities is cleared.

When a boss fails to spawn because it is temporarily dead, you do not get credit for killing it. The cutscene that normally plays when you kill a boss will not happen and you won't get any item the boss would normally drop on death. Once you clear the list of temporarily dead entities, the boss will spawn as usual.

If you are practicing a boss fight by repeatedly rolling back the file, I recommend taking a deliberate death after each successful attempt to force the boss to respawn.

# The Gauntlet

The Gauntlet is under the cathedral and is where the Laurels/Hyperdash are unlocked. The enemies in the Gauntlet spawn on a strict timer. This is most obvious in the Garden Knight fight. If you kill the first Garden Knight quickly, you will have to wait a long time for the second one to spawn.

If you die during the fight, all the enemies will respawn. But if you save and quit and reload the area, any enemies you killed will still be temporarily dead. This does not affect the timers. If the first Garden Knight is already dead, then you'll still have to wait the same length of time for the second one to spawn. If both knights are already dead, the phase will end as soon as the game tries and fails to spawn the second knight.

If you are practicing the gauntlet by repeatedly rolling back the file, I recommend taking a deliberate death after each successful attempt to force all the enemies to respawn.

* Unrestricted - Upgrade Stealing Glitch

Here is a video tutorial for the upgrade stealing glitch that has been used recently in True Ending runs to gain a lot of stamina.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9NsNFkRW20

All Relics (Restricted) - Full Guide

# [https://tunic.run/allrelics-restricted.htm](https://tunic.run/allrelics-restricted.htm)

Always open to feedback about these guides, so if anything is confusing or you think could be better, please let me know in Discord.

All Relics (Restricted) - Muffling Bell Routing

## Muffling Bell Routing

The routes in here were designed for All Relics (Restricted), but the concept or implementation may be useful elsewhere.

# Burying Ground/Cathedral at night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htazj1_c3hc

# Quarry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kqjUt4LoYU

All Relics (Restricted) - Video Guide

Any% - Siege Engine [YouTube]

This is a commentated tutorial explaining how to quickly kill Siege Engine in Any%
https://youtu.be/E4M-IKnjZmU

Any% (NMG) - Full Guide

# [https://tunic.run/any-nmg.htm](https://tunic.run/any-nmg.htm)

Always open to feedback about these guides, so if anything is confusing or you think could be better, please let me know in Discord.

Any% (NMG) - Lower Ziggurat Elevator Skip / Kevin Clip

These are uncommentated demonstrations of several ways of skipping the elevator after the first Admin fight in Ziggurat.
# Controller
The video description contains far more detailed explanations of the trick.
https://youtu.be/A2ErLANjDc8
# Keyboard
I'm not happy with this setup, but I haven't been able to find anything more consistent.
https://youtu.be/cbCvcRJE8Ns

Any% (NMG) - Orange Peril Ring (RTSR) [YouTube]

This is a commentated tutorial for obtaining the Orange Peril Ring without having Lantern.
https://youtu.be/bVRTWVDkLTY

Any% (NMG) - West Garden Ice Bomb Strat [YouTube]

This is an uncommentated demonstration. See the video description for a more detailed explanation.
https://youtu.be/Shl1Ur9uFu0

Any% (Restricted) - Full Guide

# [https://tunic.run/any-restricted.htm](https://tunic.run/any-restricted.htm)

Always open to feedback about these guides, so if anything is confusing or you think could be better, please let me know in Discord.

Any% (Unrestricted) - Advanced Tutorial (120FPS)

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1pW7eO5-pEQzuHl4E54DtKcktn0RqCoI

Any% (Unrestricted) - Beginner Tutorial (120FPS)

I voice-over my run to explain the techniques and what's going on in my head. Uses most of the tech in GrosHiken's WR. Hopefully it's useful for newer runners to Any% Unrestricted. 120FPS only sorry!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=874BBgWjc24

Any% (Unrestricted) - Full Guide

# [https://tunic.run/any-unrestricted.htm](https://tunic.run/any-unrestricted.htm)

Always open to feedback about these guides, so if anything is confusing or you think could be better, please let me know in Discord.

Gun% - Full Guides (All Rulesets)

- Gun% Unrestricted: https://tunic.run/gun-unrestricted.htm
- Gun% No Major Glitches: https://tunic.run/gun-nmg.htm
- Gun% Restricted: https://tunic.run/gun-restricted.htm

Always open to feedback about these guides, so if anything is confusing or you think could be better, please let me know in Discord.

New Game+ (No Major Glitches) - Full Guide

# [https://tunic.run/ngp-unrestricted.htm](https://tunic.run/ngp-unrestricted.htm)

Always open to feedback about these guides, so if anything is confusing or you think could be better, please let me know in Discord.

New Game+ (Unrestricted) - Full Guide

True Ending - Code References

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/943430301546328075/984625132997836810/weplaytrueending.png

True Ending - Siege Engine Strat [Video]

Dash straight into the engine, then after hitting the head do one more dash to get into the core hitbox area. Turn around and do one 2 hit combo. Reposition as the engine wakes up to do another 2 hit, and once it becomes fully active do a 3 hit combo to start the stunlock.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVp8bgLAgWA

glacia

GrosHiken

Piper1618

ori_sky

Sunnymuffin

RadRingtail

SilentDestroyer

Jabberrock

TUNIC

Switch

thisiswind

illomens

Lapsus

Restricted

Any%

All Relics

True Ending

Unrestricted

100%

Any% NG+

FastestFurs FAR 22

FastestFurs Spr 22

SGDQ 22

PUWP 22

ESA Sum 22

Indiethon 22

Run Them All 22

Skip the Stigma 22

Hashtag Festival

SpeeDons 3

Interglitches 22

Calithon: LutN

FastestFurs FWA 23

Dokomi 2023

RTA in Japan Summer 2023

AGDQ 2024

Ruleset

M. Category

Marathon

Afternoon tiny foxes! We have a couple rule changes for all categories:

* As of today, runs must be submitted as 60 or 120 FPS. Runs at non-standard FPS below 120 should round up to 60 or 120. New runs over 120 are not allowed and will be rejected.
* As of today, refresh rate may not be changed 

Nom	Auteur
* General - Debug Mod	ori_sky 1 year ago
* General - Framerate	RadRingtail 1 year ago
* General - Full Lanternless Dark Tomb Setup [Video]	SilentDestroyer 1 year ago
* General - Save File Management	Piper1618 1 year ago
* General - Temporarily Dead Entities (why won't this boss spawn‽)	Piper1618 1 year ago
* Unrestricted - Upgrade Stealing Glitch	SilentDestroyer 1 year ago
All Relics (Restricted) - Full Guide	RadRingtail 7 months ago
All Relics (Restricted) - Muffling Bell Routing	glacia 1 year ago
All Relics (Restricted) - Video Guide	ori_sky 1 year ago
Any% - Siege Engine [YouTube]	Piper1618 1 year ago
Any% (NMG) - Full Guide	RadRingtail 7 months ago
Any% (NMG) - Lower Ziggurat Elevator Skip / Kevin Clip	Piper1618 1 year ago
Any% (NMG) - Orange Peril Ring (RTSR) [YouTube]	Piper1618 1 year ago
Any% (NMG) - West Garden Ice Bomb Strat [YouTube]	Piper1618 1 year ago
Any% (Restricted) - Full Guide	RadRingtail 7 months ago
Any% (Unrestricted) - Advanced Tutorial (120FPS)	GrosHiken 1 year ago
Any% (Unrestricted) - Beginner Tutorial (120FPS)	Jabberrock 9 months ago
Any% (Unrestricted) - Full Guide	RadRingtail 6 months ago
Gun% - Full Guides (All Rulesets)	RadRingtail 8 months ago
New Game+ (No Major Glitches) - Full Guide	RadRingtail 7 months ago
New Game+ (Unrestricted) - Full Guide	RadRingtail 7 months ago
True Ending - Code References	RadRingtail 1 year ago
True Ending - Siege Engine Strat [Video]	Sunnymuffin 1 year ago