Hello all,

As a result of a poll on discord, educated guessing is now allowed in the default Any% category. This means that TrueAny% and True100% have been archived.

Personally, old Any% felt extremely restrictive and frustrating in that even though I may already know the mejai, it just wasn't giving the needed evidence. The rule was originally made only to prevent problems from people making random guesses and getting it right, but ever since the addition of TrueAny%, that hasn't happened once. Not to mention there are a lot of times that TrueAny% runs end up being almost identical to Any%. So I think now's a good time to try having only one category with educated guessing allowed. I think it will be beneficial to have all runners competing for the same category instead of half going to Any% and half to TrueAny%. We don't have enough players to support both, unfortunately :/

Additionally, the run timing has changed for Death%. Runs now begin on the frame that the blue lever glow disappears for all levels, just like on the Secret Temple of Ptah site. There wasn't really a reason to add extra time to runs by opening the bag since equipment isn't really necessary.

I've also made some minor changes to the rules to clarify wording and re-added the missing full-game rules that were accidentally deleted.

We're still split on whether or not to allow modifiers, so go vote in the discord poll and give your thoughts!

The 1.0 full release version of the game is quite different from previous versions, so the leaderboard has once again been reset. You can still find older runs by selecting the v.65 - 1.0 game version. Here's everything that has changed:

• The leaderboard has been reset for the full release.
• The 2 new sites have been added as individual levels. Full-game runs now require these maps to be completed.
• The new mejai has been added as an optional variable when submitting a run. The mejai variable can also now be left blank if it is unknown or does not affect the run (Death%).
• The map size subcategory has been removed. It did not get used very often (if ever) as everyone played on small maps, leading to bloat on the leaderboards (which we have plenty enough of as-is). It may be re-added if a large number of players are interested in running larger maps. Players may play on any map size.
• On the new 'Secret Temple of Ptah' map, runs begin once the glow for the blue lever disappears. This is due to the equipment bag being located inside of the site, allowing players to gather information before the run officially begins.
• Banishment runs now end on the frame that the '[Mejai] banished!' text appears. Gameplay hints now must be enabled for these runs. Runs without this setting will use the old timing method (when the screen completely fades to black).
• The expedition modifiers rule has been updated to clarify some things. First of all, players may play on any difficulty regardless of the category or objective. The previous rule stated "no custom difficulty modifiers" which seemed to create confusion. This always referred to expedition modifiers and not difficulty; the wording has been clarified. Second, trusted runners may now use modifiers that do not grant any advantage (such as turning medkits uses off or turning timed on for banishment/relic runs). This is a QoL change to allow runners to gain more gold/xp while doing runs.
• The 'Archaeological Results' screen is no longer required for Death% runs. There is no reason to force recordings to be significantly longer just to see an end screen that does not matter for Death%.

Hello all,

As a result of a discord poll, two new categories have been added: TrueAny% and True100%. These categories are identical to the standard Any% and 100% except they allow educated guessing (True100% doesn't really make sense for what it is, but it's easier than calling it 100%-GuessingAllowed or something).

Specifics on what qualifies as an educated guess will be determined as needed, but for now, anything goes! If you feel like you know what the mejai is, go for it! (Just don't randomly guess, that's still not allowed.)

You can find the new categories under Misc. in the same subcategory as Any% and 100%.

Hello all,

With this new update (v.65), all runs will now be slower than those on the previous updates due to the new inner tomb. Therefore, the leaderboard will have to be reset. The old runs will still be accessible but runs on the previous updates will be archived under misc.

Run end timing has changed for the banishment objective because the UI no longer disappears after completion. Runs will now end on the frame that the screen completely fades to black.

100% rules are changing slightly as it seems there are always 2 artifacts and 2 lore pages per mission. These will now be a requirement to collect.

There is a new rule for collecting metallic signature evidence. You must either get a maximum reading on the metal detector or be a sufficient distance away from any natural sources (ex. braziers, levers, spikes). So, if you claim to get a metallic signature while pointing at one of these sources, it will not be considered a valid collection of that evidence.

For example, in LinktheZombie's 7:41 time on Cursed Sand Ruins, a metallic signature was identified while pointing at both a brazier and a lever. This would be considered invalid as per the new rule since it is likely that the metallic signature was from the lever/brazier and not the mejai.

Previous runs WILL NOT be removed based on this rule unless we collectively decide to do so, including the run used as an example. Runs that seem to get a false reading may be rejected even if it is later confirmed, so please try not to make this mistake.

Link to example:

• Dread Valley and Nekhbet Chasm have been added to the level leaderboard. The All Maps full-game category has been updated to add these maps to the requirement.
• Previous full game runs can be found in the Pre-0.4 category (it is in misc.).
• Ataimon added as a variable for the mejai. Once again, the mejai does not act as a subcategory and is just to easily see what mejai was encountered.
• No changes to game rules have been made aside from the introduction of the two new maps.