Introducing IL Gauntlets! A RTA-Style IL Showcase Category!
1 year ago
Florida, USA

IL Gauntlets are a series of five quests designed to showcase IL speedrunning in an RTA-style. All five quests share a common theme to create unique challenges to showcase a runner's ability to script, plan, and adjust to the quests. You can change equipment, buddies, and settings between quests to prepare appropriately for the quest just as you would in a Single IL run. The difference here is you can't reset for RNG.

The intent of Gauntlets is to create IL showcases for Marathon showcases. At this time, we are gauging community interest in this type of speedrun category and would like to begin with a playtest! Please refer to the following draft rules for the playtest: • Complete the listed quests in succession for the Gauntlet being performed. • You can complete the quests in any order. • Gauntlets can be performed with Freestyle or TAwiki rulesets. • 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 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 this tool via Google Sheets to calculate your cumulative IGT. RTA is a secondary timing method used for marathon estimates if the Gauntlet is performed in a marathon fashion. • 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. • 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. • At this time, 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. However, if community interest is shown for a modded category of Gauntlets, this will be considered using the current rules for Permitted Mods. Additionally, Hub Mods (such as Auto Restock, Auto Eating, 100% Dango Skills) are allowed for IGT timing, and are banned for RTA timing. When it comes to submitting/sharing, please indicate you use these mods.

The following Gauntlets will be used for the playtest. Remember, you must use these quests in the Gauntlet.

Seeing Red: Red Monsters MR1★ Uninvited Guest - Daimyo Hermitaur MR4★ King of the Crumbling Castle - Rathalos MR4★ A Mighty Need - Pyre Rakna-Kadaki MR4★ Hot Mud in Your Eye - Magma Almudron MR5★ Emperor of Flame - Teostra

** Wet n Wild**: Water Monsters MR4★ A Mizutsune's Appeal - Mizutsune MR1★ Tetranadon Blockade - Tetranadon MR1★ You Had Me at Poofy - Royal Ludroth MR2★ Messed Up Situation - Jyuratodus MR2★ Somnacanth Sleep Aid - Somnacanth

Exotic Pets: Dogs, Cats, Rabbits, Bird? MR4★ Sacrilegious Thunder Wolf - Zinogre MR3★ Purging Hatred - Magnamalo MR1★ It Could be Worse… - Aknosome MR3★ Shadow in the Jungle - Nargacuga MR1★ The Good, the Bad, and Lagombi - Lagombi

Back with a Vengeance: Returning in Sunbreak MR4★ A Slumbering Jungle Espinas - Espinas MR4★ In Search of the Doctor - Astalos MR4★ Dark Wings, Dark World - Gore Magala MR4★ A Thousand Scales of Dread - Seregios MR3★ My Ceanataur Gently Weeps - Shogun Ceanataur

Gauntlets are comprised of five specific quests sharing a common theme, such as the type of monster, the element of the monster, or some other common trend between them. Though not a hard and set rule, themes allow for a more unique challenge and experience when deciding which quests to include. Feel free to recommend your own Gauntlets as well!

Because we require the same equipment/skill verification after each hunt as IL submissions, individual quests can be submitted for new IL records/PBs as long as it follows the other category rules.

Please feel free to ask any questions/rules clarification in this thread or in the MHSR community discord under #rise. Good Luck & Happy Hunting!

Changelog: - Spelling/Grammar - Corrections to Seeing Red Quest List - Updated to mod rules: Hub Mods (i.e. Auto Restock, Auto Eating, 100% Dango Skills) are allowed for IGT but not RTA. If used, RTA time will not be recorded. - Clarified equipment changes and restocking rules. These actions cannot be performed during a quest, including during the end quest timer, to preserve IL verification methods. - Included a link to the IGT calculator Google Sheets doc.

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Florida, USA

You can share videos of your Gauntlet runs here and share feedback on the design/playtest!

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Florida, USA

Here is an example run of Wet n Wild by @TalonLumini!

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Portugal

Here is my messy run to test ruleset, freestyle CB on Wet N Wild. Mods used: Layered weapons (replaced Blos CB with Gore on the Royal Ludroth quest)

About the ruleset, from a pure RTA perspective being able to restock and change gear mid hunt would be interesting specially in TA since we have 60 secs to wait anyway. Aware this wouldnt really work for IL verification however. Everything else seemed intuitive. Maybe having a ruleset where we are not allowed to change gear whatsoever between quests would be interesting to see since we would have to make a set to acommodate every monster but that would be good for a later date once rules are set ^^ Looking forward to do more of this and get a better understanding of how it works

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Florida, USA

Here is my current run to test the TA ruleset for Hammer Wet N Wild.

Having a lot of fun on this and will be going for a better time for sure.

(Also it seems to have uploaded in 360p apologies :(. )

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