[big]Introduction[/big]

This is a guide on how to set the game in order to have the most pleasant experience when speedrunning it. According to http://www.generalarcade.com/ MEGU was ported to Steam without any access to the source code.

For what it is it the port is not bad and has different resolution options, but in general there are a lot of things wrong with the game – crashes happen often, camera control is extremely wonky, and mouse sensitivity is abysmal to name a few. After the changes in this guide your game will be a lot more stable and enjoyable to play, so let's begin!

[big]Video Settings[/big]

General You want to run the game in windowed mode, with 4:3 aspect ratio (1024x768 resolution).

1. Windowed mode makes alt-tabbing and managing windows easier.
2. The 4:3 aspect ratio is just an OBS tip for recording your runs with these measurements: 480x1080px for the splits, and 1440x1080px for the game.
3. Resolution should be 1024x768, because in bigger resolutions you lose the spray can level and weapon durability HUD element.

DxWnd

1. Download DxWnd from here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/
2. Unzip DxWnd and start it
3. Right click on the white canvas and select "Add"
4. Select your game directory (it should be the same for "Path" and "Launch")
5. Select these settings:
6. Click OK and go to File -> Save
7. Go to your game directory and in the "engine" folder open up "default_pc"
8. Change the settings to these:
9. Save it and go back to DxWnd
10. Open your game and it should look like this:

[big]Gameplay Settings[/big]

General Most of the older games tend to behave differently according to their fps. For example if you play GTA: SA without the frame limiter (which caps the game at 25fps) you get very clunky physics. The same applies to MEGU if you play the game with a 30fps limit.

In 30fps the game is generally faster and you can get boosts from jumps if you hit the jump button again on the last few frames of Trane's animation before he lands from his previous jump. Trane keeps getting momentum and every other jump has an increased chance to give you the same boost. Here's an example.

As of November 2017 we have found ways to skip large parts of the game with a glitch that requires you to run the game in 30fps, so if you want to have competitive times you should limit your fps to 30.

Configuration There are a lot of settings that you can change/tweak in the file named "vars_pc" which is also in the "engine" folder. I will only list my configuration and the settings I've changed, but you can play around with all the other settings as well.

fpsLimit=30 This value is for setting your fps limit.

mousespeed=0.300000 If you play in 60fps the value should be around 0.15 to 0.20 for easier camera control (this depends on your mouse of course, but the default 0.5 mouse sensitivity is really hard to control). If you play in 30fps the value should be x2 (0.15 -> 0.30).

THINGS YOU CAN'T CHANGE deathtime=4.000000 This affects your death time so you can't make it 1 second and save 3 seconds each time you die. difficultyLevel=2 This affects enemy difficulty so you can't make it 0 and complete the game without fighting anyone.

[big]Unresolved Issues[/big]

Crashing The game tends to crash due to bad memory handling so don't get discouraged if you lose a good run. For me crashes happen after Light's Out Cinematic (Level 4 Chapter 3) and after Subway Platform Cinematic (Level 9 Chapter 3), so I just restart the game before those missions to clear the memory. DxWnd helps bring random crashes to a minimum so you should only get a crash at the levels mentioned above.

On that note if you're a beginner I advise you to play with autosave on from the beginning until you're good enough to only turn it on when needed. It's worth playing through the game a few times to figure out if you have different crashing patterns than mine, so you know when you should turn autosave on and in turn restart your game.

[big]Conclusion[/big]

If you want to speedrun MEGU I highly recommend using this guide, because playing the game this way makes it the most stable it could be. If I find anything new I will be sure to update this guide.

And remember, grey hair is God's graffiti. Whatever that means...

Last updated: December 2017