D2R has a new target line command -resetofflinemaps. You have to make a shortcut of "D2R.exe" and add it to the target line the same way it was done in legacy.

Here's an example of how it could be used for sorceress Jail resets:

1. Start client without -resetofflinemaps
2. Get Jail waypoint, close client.
3. Open shortcut with -resetofflinemaps
4. Check Jail maps until you get leveling setup
5. Close client and open the regular client
6. Regular client will maintain the last map you had so you can keep leveling with it

The idea is to have two shortcuts and swap between them when normal map reset is needed:

Are you okay with this? Should -resetofflinemaps and client swapping be allowed in our runs?

i'm okay with that, but what about the timing during the swap, i guess it depends on computer so we pause the timer ?

I feel like this is an entry point for a lot of things we wouldn't want to see, nothing stops someone from doing this with -seed. As much as not having this feature ruins the Sorceress grind, the fastest times will have a 1-try jail setup and it's not like they don't exist at all. It's just rare.

I'd like to see it be possible, but I think it could be problematic in the future

Sadly, I think this argument falls into a general argument about category uses of launcher command line inputs. In general the principles of speedrunning are around using the inbuilt features of the basic game, and this one feels like more of a dev/debug tool than an actual game feature (unlike TCPIP in LOD).

Which is annoying because we all know the jails map is a pain to find and is the optimal strategy at present, so it forces a grind over the first 13 minutes or so of the game. Plenty of other communities have gone through similar things (MK64 clips, Windwaker battleship game, Goldeneye lookdown), and come through the other side so I have faith this one will make it through.

Edit - throwaway thought about commandline arguments: rather than create 50 million different categories, I guess you could create another top level split for "uses command line" vs "standard" (like the PD2 category extension in LOD) and then the "uses command line" category has a field where you include all the command line arguments you used. 🤷 Commandline was complicated in LOD because you needed it for non-game changing effects like windowed, background sound and different shaders. Is this a problem for D2R?

Double client (one modified, one not) speedrun shouldnt be same category with one client (how I see it).