Pick Your Category

Currently on the boards there are 5 Main categories to run - Each slightly different and each with their own set of rules, All runs will be based on the in-game time shown in and at the end of your runs.

Full Game This is our Mainstay category and we expect most people to want to run this category, It's all 4 Acts (Longling tomb, Anxi Desert, Duo fjord, Hyperborean Jokul) hence the name, It has both Character and Category separation so pick your poison.

Any% This run is slightly similar to full game but only chooses to complete 3 out of the 4 acts as this is the earliest you can "Clear" a run, This category also removes the separation between characters and only has difficulty separations so pick your fastest one. Any% will also be the only Main category to allow the use of preset files. (To find more info about preset files check the info post inside the guides section). If you attempt to submit an Any% run that did not exit to the inn after Duo fjord boss then these runs will be rejected

Foundry Only This run is one of the 2 featured Challenge type runs as a category, As the name suggests you are only allowed your starting foundry, As with Full game it features Character and Difficulty separation along with requiring all 4 acts to be completed. During this run you're only allowed to use hero skills and a foundry, It is however allowed to scale the foundry, If you're running this category be sure to read the full rules (For a list of specific rules click on Foundry only and "View rules").

Co-op Co-op runs are functionally identical in gameplay as Full game runs will be, but just with friends, The category has Player count and Difficulty separation, There is not any limitations on characters (For example only one of each) you can have any possible combination. The run requires all 4 acts completed just like Full game. Recording only requires on player's point of view - If you want to submit more pov's you can link them in the run description.

Fresh File Fresh file is second of the 2 features challenge type runs, this category has you start a completely fresh file and use your one "Tutorial" run in which to complete the game, As it's only possible to have your character be Crown prince and the difficulty be Normal, the category is limited to those things. We would have love to have supported an actual full game run (All 4 acts) but it's actually not possible to enter the 4th act, So all runs will be 3 acts.

Recording runs This will be a very brief overview of what we expect from the video of a recorded run, Following all of these should assure that your run won't be rejected due to recording issues.

• Recordings should start ideally before any gameplay - I.e. The main Menu
• Recordings should End after displaying Player information (More info on this in a sec)
• The video should not have any overbearing external music, and if possible clear game audio (In-game music isn't necessary but ideal if possible)
• Any on-screen elements should not cover any of the UI, Health, buffs, in-game timer, Level/difficulty name, Copper/Souls count, Weapon/ammo count. To a lesser extent things like Challenge events ideally not be covered.
• Challenge success screen and Player information should be shown, This is probably the most important thing that people miss, Challenge success is the screen that shows directly after clicking the portal to exit, Player information can be accessed via the main menu after the run. The short reasoning for these screens being shown is to prevent potential cheating, Hence it being a reason for rejection.
• If there is any significant stuttering or pausing in your run (Not in-game pausing) We may have to reject it.
• Quality doesn't need to be 8k ultra HDR and 120fps, as long as UI and gameplay is readable and watchable then it should be fine.

Posting and submitting your run Posting your run is as simple as making a permanent public or unlisted sharable video available to stream, Things such as Youtube and Twitch (Only highlights on twitch, Vod's are temporary).

• Open the category you wish to submit to and select "submit run" and start filling out all the run information.
• Time will always be the in-game time, We don't use real time anywhere currently.
• Preset/No preset - If you're running any% or Individual levels and are using the preset file then please select "Preset", All other categories don't have this option
• Date field isn't just the current day's date - It is meant for noting what date the run was recorded/played - If you have the local file you can right-click and check properties for the date - Or alternatively check the handy Player information you showed at the end of the run and it should also have the date.

FAQ and Extra support This isn't an FAQ at all since i hopefully should have covered everything, But if you somehow still have more questions after reading the rules in full over here: I urge you to Please join the official gunfire reborn discord and ask your questions there - Before attempting runs and possibly botching the recording or breaking rules resulting in a rejected run.

The discord is linked at the very top of the leaderboards or https://discord.com/invite/gunfire-reborn You can also just join to talk strategies and get answers for specific run strategies. If you don't want to use discord - You can direct message Pimmalage on Speedrun.com.