Why are most bhops banned ?

Getting consistent bhops depends on your FPS. To keep the speedrun fair, the Outlast community decided to ban bhops.

Comparison between 62 fps and 61.81 fps bhops

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Why did we chose to allow Unintentional Bhops and Strat Bhops ?

• Allowing the unintentional bhops is required since the runner can't do anything to avoid them without losing time.
• We decided to allow strat bhops since they make speedruns and especially IL's more interesting. Banning those would have required to ban some iconic strats like bhop superman.

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More details on what is an unintentional bhop:

What is NOT an unintentional bhop:

This bhop doesn't fit as unintentional since you have no reason to do this jump other than getting a bhop. If you were to fail the bhop, you would lose time.

What IS an unintentional bhop:

Both of these bhops fit as unintentional since you would jump there even if it wasn't for the bhop.

• Doing a jump on the barrel is the fastest way to get down, regardless if you get a bhop or not.
• Jumping after landing is the fastest way to get to the door, regardless if you get a bhop or not.

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More details on what is a strat bhop:

What is NOT a strat bhop:

This bhop is only faster because bhopping is faster than running. As a result, it is not a strat bhop.

What IS a strat bhop:

Bhop superman is a strat bhop because the bhop allows you to get on the railing without having to build up speed again. Therefore, it saves way more time than what a bhop would normally save.

Note a strat bhop is only allowed if it is consistent on 62 FPS.