California, USARuns are not being accepted before the 22nd of March. This is to allow enough time to sort out categories, rules for said categories, and allow time for all of the moderators/verifiers to play the game.
Depending on how the Deluxe Edition and DLC works, this is just a general idea of some rules that have already been thought of.
New Game category will not allow DLC and Unlockable/NG+ content. This does not include purely aesthetic changes, or changes to the soundtrack.
NG+ will allow Unlockable/NG+ content, but DLC will still not be allowed.
IF PC and Console have major differences, these theoretical categories may be subject to change. They also may change based on how Deluxe Edition/DLC content works.
Category
- Any% Sub Categories
- New Game / New Game +
- Difficulty
Category
- 100% Sub Categories
- Difficulty
At the moment, we have no idea how this speedrun is going to turn out, so I ask that everyone remains patient during the two week period. A team of moderators has been chosen, and we will do our best to update everything based on community decision. During that time, I suggest that everyone just has fun with the game. Feel free to post your discoveries and ideas in a forum post for everyone to see.
Let's rock, baby!
So, just a little bit of information about what is currently happening regarding the game for release:
Runs are not being accepted before the 1st of February. This is to allow Moderators to play the game before verifying runs, as to avoid spoilers.
In New Game, DLC and Unlockables are banned. This does not include purely aesthetic changes like costumes and the soundtrack swap. Only items that give players an in-game advantage.
In New Game +, all Unlockables are permitted, whereas advantageous DLC is still banned.
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For now we've chosen to setup the board in the following way:
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New Game (Standard)
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New Game (Hardcore)
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New Game + (Any difficulty permitted)
Idea behind this is, NG+ is going to be the mode where you run through everything with everything at your disposal. It's a practice of how fast one can perfect movement / aiming, and will be primarily focused on optimization of such rather than ammo/health management.
New Game will be focused around Standard and Hardcore, similar to the original RE2. Standard has far greater depth to the routing / strategy that can take place due to the dynamic difficulty, and will likely require a lot of time put into it to fully optimize that simply won't exist in the likes of NG+. Hard is the game peaked at its absolute highest difficulty at all times, so will require careful play as well as speed to optimize.
We tried to best balance the categories, and this just seemed like the most logical approach to equally balance everything out. You have an equal choice of pure speed (NG+), a balance between speed and difficulty (Standard), and a category that will focus a lot more on being harshly difficult (Hardcore).
For 1st run/2nd run, this will be added, but we just want to play the game to verify how they actually work before adding them. It'll probably be setup similarly to the original RE2, also.
Hey everyone! I recently acquired new monitors that allow me to play at 2560x1440 Resolution (144hz), along with using DP cables instead of HDMI. Now that I have this new setup, The Suffering is extremely unstable. I'm getting audio bugs that increase the speed of dialogue and sound effects, as well as VERY frequent crashing. I consistently crash on Mission 2 EVERY time it loads. I was wondering if anyone else has had this issue, and if there are any possible fixes. I've reinstalled twice, so that doesn't help. I've also turned the hz down to 30 and changed resolutions/windowed mode. I'm running out of ideas.
I'd love to get back to this game with the new routing and skips, as I've learned it all, but I can no longer play the game with my new setup. Thoughts?
I've contemplated creating a new category for a while. A category where every level is completed, rather than skipping half of the game. Upon Pakachan's arrival to the community, he has put so much work into Any%, as well as routing this new category all by himself. I have decided to finally add it, and I believe it will be a great addition to this board.
Hey @Dasote ! Your DMD run is superb, but your shooting speed leads me to believe you're using a Turbo setting on your controller. It's most noticeable in missions 12, 13, and Mundus Phase 1. The only way to shoot that quickly is by pressing multiple keys on a keyboard. The speed in which you're shooting also seems to be frame perfect, as I cannot accurately mimic it. It also seems like you're using a controller, based on the range of directional input you have. Please join our Discord so we can clear this up.
As some of you can see, this game has become much faster after PakaChan played around with it. I'd like to go over some of the new strats that Paka is using, compared to what I used to beat Die_mann's original World Record run.
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In most cases, Paka uses First-Person, and jumps often. It seems that this saves a few seconds over regularly running over the course of each mission. However, it is not always the easiest choice when you're in a crowded hallway with a low ceiling.
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The dialogue when you meet Hermes, Horace, and Dr. Killjoy, can all be skipped by making a new Save File, Loading said Save File, and repeating, until the fight starts to activate "Monster Masherino" mode. Supposedly, Paka found this on accident.
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Certain doors can be jumped on top of to clip through ceilings. This has created a new skip, as well as a much faster method of skipping the Lighthouse Mission. The new skip is in the mission with the caves, right after seeing the scene where Cory "likes the fire". I'm not entirely sure how much it saves, but I think Paka could answer that.
I think that about sums it up. It's really cool to see a new runner make this game even faster than it already was. More incentive for people to try it out again. Myself included. GG's to Paka.
Since the launch of the Remastered version of Shenmue, a lot of players have been experiencing weird audio loops that don't seem to stop unless you save and quit the game. Saving and quitting a couple times in a PC run isn't really that bad, but the PC version also suffers from another possible bug that could happen by saving with the corrupted audio. I suggest saving, quitting all the way back to the Launcher, and relaunching it. There is also a possible crash at the beginning of the Motorcycle section. I suggest saving before interacting with the door buzzer and starting the cutscene. It's better to be safe when you're already six and a half hours in.
This thread is primarily here to raise awareness. Even though Remastered version loading times are a blessing, it has its problems. Go fast, but please don't forget to save your game like I did. You do NOT want Motorcycle Crash. Feel free to add more to this thread. Especially if you encounter new crashes/bugs.
BlessRNG
The miscommunication and clashing has been put to rest, and the situation has been resolved. The community can come together and make some final decisions before the leaderboard is complete, and Yami is remodded. Please take a moment to read the updates in this google form, as well as answer the questions. Thanks!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezpV0X3mN9JaDV-zxrnwLqSZbfKkBmpVqQo1NhlpJ5IRQuIg/viewform
Here's a link to the official F.E.A.R. speedrunning Discord!
All active runners are in there, as well as a ton of videos to learn from!
Hey everyone! I've gone ahead and added the variables for OoB, No OoB, and Glitchless. All runs are still up, and set to OoB by default, due to no runs being submitted for the other categories... yet! ;)
Thank you for letting me rearrange the categories, add new ones, and help moderate this awesome game. If anyone has any questions, feel free to contact me via Discord, Twitter, or Twitch.
Update: Variables for Patched and Unpatched have been added. A quick reminder to new runners that when submitting your times, make sure to provide an IGT as well. Whether you use the auto-splitter, or manually remove load times by doing math, an IGT time should be provided. I'll go ahead and count the seconds for the two Glitchless runs that were submitted recently, but make sure to submit both times in the future. Thanks! Great to see some new runners, as well as previous ones returning to the game. Good luck everyone!
Hey there! New runner here, and I've already found some strange things in the game. This is one of them!
I have no idea how this happened, and I think it might be a bug.
Anyone else experienced this?
A good friend of mine, Bird650, was playing this game for the first time on his PS4. He walked around the room a bit and sat down in the chair from the right side. He wasn't pressing anything at the time, and I told him "This channel sucks!" in chat. Then the TV exploded after Lucas said his first line.
Thoughts?
After the AGDQ 2017 run, I have decided to create the official Discord Server for anyone who has or will be running Devil May Cry. There, we can all discuss the game, help one another out, and grow the community. I will leave the Discord link here, but have also privately messaged current runners to join, as well as others who are interested in starting. This discord also provides help for DMC 2, 3, & 4. It is basically a central Discord for all DMC runners to join.
Let's rock, baby!
Hello, I'm Maxylobes and I am making this thread to encourage people to join me in running this game. To those of you who enjoy it as much as I do, this run is actually pretty interesting.
There are a number of ways to go about running it and I have plenty of research to do before I can make any official routes or back-up routes. My run can easily be improved to Sub-6:00:00 as it is and I haven't quite put in enough work to know which battles to choose in all situations amongst various Army starting land(s), which battles are shortest/longest for specific characters, or even how to fight certain Leaders optimally. Much work is left to be done and I will revisit this every month at least, but I cannot do it alone considering the length of this run at the moment. I don't consider this a super long speedrun, but its long enough for you to fully prepare your mind and body for the hours you will spend concentrating.
If you have any questions about the run, or simply additional info on the game, feel free to ask me! Either tweet me @maxylobes, or message me on Twitch.
