No offense, but this whole leaderboard seems a little strange, the fact that any% utilizes genes that can only be accessed by previously "beating the game" would turn this into some sort of an NG+ run already (theoretically, I don't think this game allows for a traditional completion, unlocking every plague would seem as an "ending" of sorts). Also, it looks like the WR was done on an older version where you didn't have to purchase Trojan Plane to use it. Not to mention that Neurax Worm has to be unlocked first.

Can there at least be some info added what version is required to glitch Trojan Plane? It would make sense to move those unbeatable runs to a legacy category because it isn't exactly welcoming to force anyone new to jump through unnecessary hoops just to compete.

The basis of Any% is to end the game as quickly as possible with a basic illness. If a person finishes the game faster with a disease other than Neurax Worm, they fulfill the conditions of Any%. There are no usage restrictions other than the basic rules.

Your remark is interesting but generally we don't speedrun a game without having tested it and without having trained before. The runners will therefore logically unlock all the content of the game. So the "NG +" is a standard for a good run.

The game has been on speedrun.com for 5 years. Since I am a moderator (4 years old), the rules have greatly evolved and many categories have been added. It may be possible that one day an update of the rules will be made, but for now they are very good like that. The game is very accessible compare to many others.

I would very strongly disagree that your interpretation of "any%" for Plague Inc., whose general basis across speedruns in history revolved around triggering a sequence that ends the game, is correct here, but it's also inconsequential to what I perhaps should have stressed more, which is that you seem to have an unbeatable WR due to version differences.

Don't want to act like some kind of smartass, I realize communities generally adapt to what is conducive to having an interesting speedrun, and that's fair, I'm not inclined to contest that. What I'd mainly love to get out of this is a clarification on whether this Trojan Plane glitch is actually exclusive to an older version or have I just missed something along the way?

Thanks and am glad you were able to moderate the game for such a long time as well as provide a very quick response as a moderator!

There is no glitch for the trojan plane. A dev clearly said that it could appear basic without buying the ability, it just influenced the frequency. Here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/246620/discussions/5/364042703859995216/

In 2018 MLCrafter has completed the first run below 1 minute. 15 months later he was finally beaten by the actual WR. So for me the WR can be beaten, it will just take a better person than him.