Florida, USAI like the idea of splitting by console. I've wanted to run the game for a bit but didn't really understand what the optimal console setup was, so i appreciate you taking the time to analyze it as it is usually really tedious work. I definitely advise against manual load removal at all costs for that reason actually, it is the worst thing to have to do lol
You can now super easily make any PS2 from SCPH-5000X - SCPH 9000X model into a region free console with Mechapwn. Use this build of mechapwn specifically to avoid issues with game compatibility. https://github.com/MechaResearch/MechaPwn/releases/tag/3.00-rc4
Tutorial for using MechaPwn:
Switch isn't allowed for submission at all, it's far too unstable. The cloud version's reliance on internet connection to play the game creates unpredictable lag and other issues that make measuring fair competition and run verification pretty much impossible.
For example, someone could get world record with a purely worse run than the person in 2nd, but they lagged or crashed less due to having a more stable connection/better luck with the switch deciding to play properly so they unfairly have a higher placement on the board. Another example could be someone playing the game and it crashes, so they have to reboot the game/load a save which would make it easier to splice.
None of this stuff is fun for anyone, so its best to not allow it. You can still do runs of the switch version, they just cant be submitted to the board.
In my experience burned discs aren't faster than normal discs as long as you're still using the PS2 laser to read the disc like normal
But we'd probably have to see if it's faster with a video of you playing it on the burned copy. If you can post a video of you doing run we can compare the loads and decide from there.
You mean the leaderboard photo? If so characters like Ling and Lan Fan arent in FMA 2003
Thanks for addressing your concerns
If the enemy character swaps characters and you end the round with the kill on their support, the kill counts as the original character you selected to fight.
So let's say your first fight is vs. Tanjiro and Nezuko. If Tanjiro Swaps to Nezuko and you win the fight by killing Nezuko, it counts as winning against Tanjiro.
As for difficulties, I just added a category for each difficulty.
I updated the rules and categories to reflect this info more clearly.
Yeah they are allowed, the rules just haven't been updated it seems
Hello everyone,
It's been brought to my attention by other runners that a lot of the end time methods for certain categories are inconsistent and unclear/arbitrary. I will be updating the timing methods for the following categories:
Console Any% NG and NG+: Time will be changed from ending on the final results screen to the final hit on sasuke to be consistent with the timing method for PC.
Console Tales: Time will be changed from ending on the final results screen to the final hit of each individual Tale, to be consistent with PC timing methods.
Survival Cups: Time will be changed from ending on the "white screen after results of the fight" to the final hit of the final cup. Rules will be clarified to indicate that you can do the cups in whatever order you'd like.
Existing times on the leaderboard that followed the previous rules will all be manually retimed by me, so this will take some time but should not affect any placements on the leaderboards.
The rules will be updated shortly, so for any runs submitted from here on out ensure to follow the new rules.
Thanks!
Yeah, the PSP version is definitely the worse version of the game. Ive beaten both all the way through and the PSP version bosses have an unfair amount of health and damage and the game gives you no equipment to deal with it at all. For example, Krieg has 3800HP on PSP but around 2600 on 3DS. You also don't have the ability to Sprint. I recommend playing 3DS but the choice is yours at the end of the day.
2x EXP mod would be used with Citra, the 3ds emulator. The PSP version is naturally going to be much, much longer due to the worse balancing and lack of helpful equipment and SP boosts. I can make Arlong%, that sounds like a good category with enough bosses to feel fulfilling
The 2x EXP mod is there for that reason, it would basically cut the run in half due to needing to grind less. What other categories do you have in mind?
Hey everyone,
I'm really happy to see so many new runners for this game! I wanted to let you all know that I updated the leaderboard to add our community's discord server, in case anyone wanted to join and discuss strategies and socialize with other runners.
The link is here, but now it's also accessible via the discord icon near the follow button. https://discord.gg/YtMMvcB5Su
You can play this game in 2022 and onward using Flashpoint, a flash game emulation program. The program has the game built into it.
Download Flashpoint infinity here: https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/
You can play this game in 2022 and onward using Flashpoint, a flash game emulation program. The program has the game built into it.
Download Flashpoint infinity here: https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/
You can play this game in 2022 and onward using Flashpoint, a flash game emulation program. The program has the game built into it.
Download Flashpoint infinity here: https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/
What happened to the old ODB run that was done on mobile phone emulator? I feel like other runs were missing too but i could be misremembering
While I do understand the desire to take breaks in longer runs like these, I personally am not in agreement with allowing breaks in an RTA run. Including breaks with paused timer would basically mean that the runs submitted with breaks would leave the conventional rules of RTA and become segmented runs, due to the timer being stopped and started again. Allowing breaks that don't count against your time also sort of sets the current times on the leaderboard at a disadvantage, since they were all set without that rule to benefit their runs.
You can always take breaks during a run of course, but I personally feel it should count against your time.. After all, it only makes your run arbitrarily faster for pauses during breaks, since the same amount of time passes irl regardless.
I feel that preparation and time management are another important part and skill demonstrated during these longer RTA runs, and I feel that that skill will also not be able to be properly represented without being disadvantaged if breaks were made not to count against your final time. I also believe there's plenty of places to take decent stretch/quick bathroom breaks. There's a 49 second break in Brownboo after Matataki, a 55 second break from entering the submarine for the first time in queens, and a 3 minute break after Sun and Moon temple where cutscenes play with no prompts to mash text. Basically after each dungeon there's a decent opportunity for a quick breather.
Saving time and in turn ultimately having less time needed for breaks in dark cloud is just highly dependent on weapon RNG in the first two dungeons/the route you chose to run with, if you reset to get the bandit slingshot within those two dungeons it shaves hours off of the run and can make a run on average an hour or more shorter in most cases.
