I am interested in starting some "Gauntlet Quest Mode Good Ending 100% (glitchless)" runs. This means, in my opinion, all traps, all rings/orbs, all stat upgrades from potions and stores, and best equipment at the end of the game. Looks like this is possibly a new category here so i am open to input on this.
Hi. We are open to any new category suggestions. In general, a proof of concept run is needed to demonstrate the particulars to that run. In this game's case, since it isn't linear there would be a lot of items/traps that I'm not even aware of all of them myself. Leracos and Numbers know much more about these things than I do, so can be much more helpful in defining the specifics to the run.
A lot of discussion about the game is done over at our discord which I linked below.
Welcome! Always good to see new runners and categories.
I'd be in favor of naming the category something more descriptive. Something like "Quest Mode - Good Ending - REST" (Rings, Equipment, Stats, and Traps).
I'll also say verifying runs sounds challenging, with moderators having to keep track of all the trap tiles that have been activated so far, whereas the other items are easy to spot check whenever the player pauses. I don't think this is a reason not to allow the category or anything, just something to be aware of.
It sounds like quite a large routing challenge. Good luck!
I've actually looked pretty deep into a run like this already and there are a few issues that would need to be addressed. The biggest one is that the hidden shops in Earth and Wind towers both require float and mirror rings. For the hidden shop at the bottom of castle, you cannot use wizard or warrior because of the way their shots interact with walls and corners. Valkyrie and elf work fine. The hidden shop on Castle 5 requires fight ring but is easy to access - the shopkeeper there will carry whatever stat upgrades you didn't purchase before from hidden shops.
There are certainly ways we could define the category to work around difficulties, but as mentioned it would have to be very specific as a true "100%" is simply not that feasible. I have resources I can share with you to help you explore a route though. I'm happy to help in any way possible.
