With the introduction of Title Update 1, Qurious Crafting, and changes to the TAwiki leaderboard, we've taken a moment to discuss big changes to the MHSR MH Rise IL leaderboards. (TLDR below)
TAwiki Discontinued First of all, TAwiki rukeset will no longer be included in MHSR leaderboards. This may be an inconvenience to some, but with the recent rework to the TAwiki ruleset and the inclusion of Variable TAwiki (or Vwiki) rules, we feel it necessary to discontinue the ruleset on MHSR. Of course, we still support the TAwiki leaderboard and have been very appreciative that they have allowed us to continue hosting the rules as well. We respect all the work TAwiki does and will continue to support their leaderboard in our community. Additionally, we do not want to undermine their rules to cater to the application of Permitted Mods on our leaderboards. Please continue to speedrun the TAwiki ruleset and continue to support their leaderboard. TAwiki Website
New Simple Ruleset Since TAwiki will be discontinued on the MHSR leaderboards, we wanted to provide an alternative to this ruleset that 1) Is unique to the MHSR leaderboard, and 2) Is more catered to the environmental RNG present in MH Rise. We're proud to announce the Simple ruleset! This ruleset is designed to eliminate resets caused by endemic life out of the player's control. Please take a moment and read the rules below: • Solo or Multiplayer (2 to 4 Player). • Multiplayer submissions must show all participant perspectives and are required to complete the same equipment/skill verification. • Mods on the Permitted Mods list are allowed. • No buddies (palicos and palamutes) are allowed. • The use of Qurious Crafted Armor Augments and Weapon Augments are allowed but must be included in equipment/skills verification. • The following skills are prohibited regardless of if they came into effect or not. ..• Heroics(Lv2-5) ..• Dango Adrenaline • The following skills are allowed if they do not come into effect. ..• Fortify • Wyvern Riding is allowed. Players can choose "Press A (Weapon Sheathed)" or "Attack or Press A (Weapon Sheathed)" in sunbreak. Either option is allowed. Wyvern Riding must follow the rules below: ..• Changing setting for wyvern riding from options afters the quest start is prohibited ..• Use of light/strong attack and evasion counter are prohibited ..• Launches and evade canceling are allowed any number of times ..• Riding a non-target monster is allowed if a target monster is in the vicinity (Riding all the way to the target from different areas is prohibited) ..• Riding a target monster to a different area is allowed ..• Riding a non-target monster to a different area is prohibited ..• Launching into walls/other monsters is allowed • The use of the following items are prohibited. ..• Flash Bomb ..• Sonic Bomb ..• Meat Bait, Meat Traps (Raw/Poisoned/Drugged/Tinged, etc.) ..• Poison Smoke Bomb ..• Traps (Shock/Pitfall) ..• Poison/Explosive/Sleep/Paralysis Kunais (etc.) (Regular Kunais are allowed) ..• Poisonfruit, Parafruit, Flashfruit (obtaining is allowed but using is prohibited) ..• Barrel Bombs (Barrel Bomb, Large Barrel Bomb, Mega Barrel Bomb, Elemental Barrel Bombs, etc.) ..• Supply Items • Creatures you need to collect and use as an item are prohibited, and include the following: ..• Puppet Spider ..• Marionette Spider ..• Toads (Blastoad, Paratoad, Poisontoad, Sleeptoad, etc.) ..• Beetles (Firebeetle, Mudbeetle, Snowbeetle Thunderbeetle, etc.) ..• Trapbugs ..• Lanternbug ..• Antidobra ..• Aurorturtle ..• Escuregot ..• Stinkmink ..• Gustcrab ..• Brewhare ..• Wailnard ..• Starburst Bugs (Damage with launching) • Environmental Traps triggered by the player are prohibited, and include the following: ..• Damage from lava/waterfall when riding and launching monsters ..• Jungle Area 11 Falling Boulder • Environmental Traps that are often “unavoidable” or are not triggered by the player are allowed. Examples include: ..• Flashfly (all uses, intentional or accidental, are legal) ..• Slicercrab and Spearsquid ..• Pitfall in the Desert ..• Stump Sap (Citadel Area 13) ..• Poison Cypress (Citadel Area 10) • Artilleries (Ballista/Cannon/Machine Canon/Dragonator/Wyvernshot) are prohibited except in quests featuring Narwa, All-Mother Narwa, Ibushi, and Gaismagorm. • Changing/restocking items or changing equipment are prohibited. • Use of fast travel and buddy recon is allowed. • Items, endemic life, mechanics, and techniques not mentioned in the rules above are allowed. If there is any question if something is allowed, please refer to the Simple Ruleset Q&A Thread. Here you can see if the question has been asked or ask the question yourself.
Additionally, Simple rules can be found here.
The former TAwiki leaderboard will be replaced with Simple rules. The verified TAwiki runs will remain on the Simple leaderboard as they do fit the requirements for Simple, but moving forward
New Restricted Variable You may have noticed Qurious Crafting Armor and Weapon Augments are allowed for this new ruleset. In addition, Qurious Crafting Augments will be allowed for Freestyle. We understand this may not be the preference for all runners. Therefore, we are introducing a new variable to Freestyle and Simple rulesets, the Restricted variable. Freestyle Restricted and Simple Restricted will be recorded separately from their counterparts. The variable will follow all the rules and restrictions as the other rulesets with the following additions: • The use of Qurious Crafted Armor Augments is prohibited. Armor equipment cannot have the Qurious Crafting logo on the equipment icon. Qurious Crafting Weapon Augments are Allowed but must be included in equipment/skills verification. • The use of a Talisman is prohibited.
The intent is to remove RNG elements from the armor skills available to players. This will then allow for 1:1 recreations of armor builds without the need to mod in augmented armor or specific talismans. We felt the addition of the Restricted variable will allow players to speedrun in the way they wanted: with full access to legal Armor Augments and Talisman combinations and without the variability of RNG skills on Armor Augments and Talismans.
Additionally, you may notice the rules for Simple and TAwiki only vary slightly, which means your TAwiki runs may qualify for a Simple rules submission as well. You can submit your TAwiki runs to MHSR Simple rules leaderboards, but not the other way around. If you run using Simple rules, please use descriptors in your video title and description indicating so. Appropriate terms include: • Simple Rules • Simple Restricted Rules • MHSR Simple • MHSR Simple Restricted
Verification Tools With the addition of Qurious Crafting Armor Augments, one apprehension is verifying in-game legal/obtainable Augment combinations. This information is constantly being datamined and updated, and we will continue to use published and peer-reviewed resources to verify the validity of Armor Augments and Talismans. We also wanted to make these tools accessible to the community to assist in the confidence of the leaderboard and maintain the integrity of the community. • Qurious Crafting Armor Augments (beta) • Talismans Skills & Slots
Gauntlets Leaderboard As of today, Gauntlets are officially released! Thank you to everyone who participated in the playtest and provided feedback. You will be able to use any ruleset and variable (Freestyle, Restricted Freestyle, Simple, Restricted Simple) for Gauntlet speedruns with the addition of the following rules: • Complete the listed quests in succession for the Gauntlet being performed. • Solo or Multiplayer (2 to 4 Player). • You can complete the quests in any order. • Gauntlets can be performed with Freestyle or Simple rulesets including the Restricted variable. • You must provide an uninterrupted video recording with audio of all quests being completed. This includes Hub movement between quests. • You may restock items, change armor, weapons, decorations, silkbind/switch skill moves, buddies, or any other equipment/settings BETWEEN quests. These changes are not permitted during a quest. • You are required to verify equipment and skills (including augment skills) at the end of a quest in the same method as IL submissions. • You cannot abandon a quest or return from a quest during the Gauntlet. • You may reattempt a quest during the Gauntlet if you fail it, but the IGT of the failed quest will be included in the final time. • Final timing is recorded in IGT and should equal the final time of all quests added together. You can use the IGT calculator to calculate your cumulative IGT time. RTA is a secondary timing method used for marathon estimates if the Gauntlet is performed in a marathon fashion and will not be tracked on the leaderboard. • For RTA timing, time begins when you depart on the first quest. Time ends when the final monster is slain/captured. Include your preparations for the first hunt before time begins. You can provide an RTA time in the SRC submission description or in the YouTube description. • When submitting, please provide timestamps at the beginning of each quest. These can be provided in the SRC submission description or in a YouTube description as Chapters. • Mods, including Permitted Mods, are prohibited with the exception of cosmetics. The intent of Gauntlets is to be an RTA-style IL showcase which should demonstrate a hunters ability to adjust to RNG and prepare for all possibilities. • Hub Mods (such as Auto Restock, Auto Eating, 100% Dango Skills) are allowed for IGT timing, and are banned for RTA timing. • When submitting speedruns, please indicate what mods were used in the submission or video description. • New Gauntlets will be added to the Gauntlet Releases Thread
Starting today, all playtest Gauntlets will be available for submissions! We will be adding more Gauntlets every month to introduce new challenges and themes! The Gauntlet leaderboard can be found in the Individual Levels dropdown list. Gauntlet rules can be found here.
New MR Quests Last of all, the new MR6★ and Anomaly 5★ Quests have been added to the leaderboard.
Thank you for taking the time to read through the recent changes! A lot of these changes are still being tested, so please feel free to provide feedback on the changes above! Thank you again, and Happy Hunting!
TLDR: • TAwiki ruleset has been removed from the MHSR leaderboard and replaced with a new ruleset, Simple ruleset. • Simple rules are listed below and will be added to the leaderboard; general differences from TAwiki are: ..• Allows Environmental Traps outside the player’s control (see examples above) ..• Allows the use of Permitted Mods • Added the Restricted variable for Freestyle and Simple rulesets which prohibits the use of Qurious Armor Augments and Talismans. • Included links to resources for verifying Armor Augment possibilities and Talisman Skills & Slots. (above) • Officially releasing Gauntlets leaderboard using all rulesets (Freestyle, Freestyle Restricted, Simple, Simple Restricted). Rules & Gauntlets available above. Gauntlet Releases Thread for new Gauntlet challenge releases.
For those of you using the qurious armor augment mod or for those who just want to double check to make sure that a quirous armor is legitimate within the currently known bounds of the game, u/InfexiousBand from reddit made this calculator that you can use! Please note that the calculator is not perfect, so if there are any bugs or issues, please let u/InfextiousBand know! Link to Calculator: https://4y1cy2.csb.app/ Link to original reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/MonsterHunterMeta/comments/wtsm5f/qurios_crafting_simulator/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
