can you change difficulty during a run?

@haha_h_pawn_go_brmmmhaha_h_pawn_go_brmmm yes you can, as long as you don't change the difficulty to Peaceful. The final difficulty setting when you submit the run is the lowest difficulty you set it to at any point in the run.

what is the minimum render distance allowed? 3?

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Can you submit a run that is done on a server? If so does it matter if the server is Vanilla or Paper Spigot?

@FlakFlak no u can not, unless it is specified as a co-op rin.

@FlakFlak no u can not, unless it is specified as a co-op rin.

What is the preferred way to Duo Speedrun? Do people use Realms or a 3rd party for server hosting or something else?

I personally use a server host. Realms aren't recommended cause they dont run on 1.16.1 which is required for the pearl drop rates. you could also host a server on your own PC if you have the spare RAM

Ah dang. It has to be 1.16.1? We shouldn't speedrun on any version after that?

@wumpledoofwumpledoof speedrunning on anything past 1.16.1 doesn't have good enough pearl trades to be do-able

Okay thank you for the tip!

@MaccysundaeMaccysundae Sorry, another question. The rules say I need to show the seed box being empty for Random Seed. How do I do that if I'm using a hosted server? When recording, do I need to show on my server hosting site that it's random seed before playing?

It only says that the seed box needs to be left empty, just dont put anything in there, cause that would be set seed.

Yes but using a server hosting site there's no proof that the seed was left empty unlesss I show the control panel on the site?

I mean, as long as it's not a really good run, or it is kinda sus, they wont ask for proof it was a random seed

Question:
On 1.16.1, using Sodium, how do people disable Dynamic FOV and remove fog?
Is it using extra Fabric mods like custom FOV and noFog or is there a setting I've missed?
I've seen Couriway's WR speedrun, he has no Dynamic FOV and no fog except a little in the nether.

You’re not allowed to disable fog. Couriway only appears to have fog in the nether because he has a very high render distance when in the overworld, which means the fog starts far away and is difficult to see.

ok

can i do a speedrun on education edition?