In-game time
4 years ago
France

Dune has an in-game time counter, which is displayed when saving/loading. It seems that the in-game time for the runs recorded in the website are mostly wrong. Kujgot didn't finish the game in 24 hours but 24 days in-game, which is the best in-game time in all recorded runs (but it doesn't appear that way on the site). Prospere didn't finish the game in 44 minutes in-game, but 44 minutes in real time, which is the best real time. Should we correct all the times for the Dune speedruns?

Also, Dune has a time-skipping feature, which can allow you to same real time at the cost of in-game time. So, you would run the game diffrently if you want to optimize real time or in-game time.

France

Hey, I personally prefer the "real time" category.

We should categorize the "in-game time" category, because it's also a challenge to complete the game with less in-game time.

France

I agree completely, we should make categories. Apparently we've been named moderators for Dune (I suspect it's because we're the only speedrunners on it :D ) so I don't know if we are supposed to do that ourselves. ??

RetroChaosQueen likes this
Québec
RetroChaosQueen
She/Her, They/Them
4 years ago

Just do it! :)

Lady_Prismillon likes this
France

Created some categories. I also added some rules. You can check if everything is okay with you :)

Prospere likes this
France

For clarification: in-game time is measured by saving outside the Harkonnen palace just before the end of the game. Do NOT substract the starting time. That's for consistency reasons. I retimed Kujgot and Slowham runs (amazing times btw).

Indiana, USA

Thanks Lady Prismillon! I'm sorry for the confusion with my run. But wouldn't my time be 624 hours? Outside the Harkonnen palace I was at 26 days 00:00. So by not subtracting the starting time, assuming the game starts at 0 days 00:00, I think the math is 26 days x 24 hours = 624 hours total.

I think my run is faster than Kujgot's. Doing the same math, he was outside the Harkonnen palace at 26 days 07:30, or 26 days x 24 hours + 7:30, or 631 hours 30:00.

Again, my fault for the confusion. I'll fix my YouTube titles and descriptions. But let me know if you disagree with my math.

By the way, I'm happy to be a part of this little community! I've been enjoying your and Prospere's videos.

Indiana, USA

My question on my run may be moot, as I've set a better time today. But I'm still curious for your thoughts on my math to make sure I get my next submission right.

France

Oh, my! You're totally right! I got confused by the 12am hour (I never know if it's noon or midnight). I'm so sorry, I decided not to substract the starting time for simplicity reasons, and now it's me who make calculation mistakes. I feel a bit stupid.

Well, sorry for the delay, but you're now officially world champion of Dune speedrunning, category segmented in-game time! :)

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