(Read this if your FPS is not 60)

If you're not sure how to view your FPS, go to the in-game options menu or press the F1 hotkey to toggle it on.

If your FPS is not 60, please consult the following methods to possibly fix the issue. If the issue persists, try contacting the discord. 62.5 FPS is fairly common but still improper and not accepted for run submissions. Runs with near constant 60.5 FPS aren't proper either and should be addressed if possible.

# Wait VSync and Monitor Refresh Rate

Go to the in-game options menu and try changing **Wait VSync**.

Check if your monitor's refresh rate can be adjusted.
For Windows 10,
1. Open [Start Menu]
2. Open [Settings] (gear icon)
3. Select [System]
4. Select [Display]
5. Select [Advanced display settings] at the bottom
6. Select [Display adapter properties for Display (#)]
7. Click [Monitor] tab
8. Select [60 Hertz] from the "Screen refresh rate" dropdown menu.
9. Click [OK] or [Apply] (Screen will flash black momentarily after this to change rate)
10. Click [Keep Changes] from the resulting prompt.

# RivaTuner

Follow the instructions in the following guide **[here](https://www.speedrun.com/smb/thread/tw32f)** but for the .exe file of RKS.

Be sure to try RivaTuner with different versions of the game, including Steam and non-Steam versions.
For non-Steam RKS, consider:
-1.05c (faster loads than 1.06b, but possibly less stable)
-1.06a (possibly better Windows 7 stability than 1.05c)
-1.06b (slower loads than prior versions, but possibly better stabilty than 1.05c)

Hetfield's TASes

Tia: http://tasvideos.org/3045M.html

Grolla: http://tasvideos.org/3048M.html

Passwords

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/643343863049748480/647583244623020042/rks_passwords.png

Sairaan's Pamela/Grolla Playlist

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZpUqwThGG8Qeos2eMfDOJx8DgYL8ZJu8

Weapon Damage Chart

![](/static/blob/4zjxqmnk.png)

Notes:

- If there is more than one value listed it usually means [uncharged damage] : [charged damage].

- **Seelegewehr**'s middle charge deals the same damage as an uncharged shot.
- **Zornesbombe** can be charged to drop a line of bombs over the entire screen, but this doesn't increase damage.
- The charged **Klageharnisch** often deals less damage per hit than the uncharged version. While it stays active long enough to double hit bosses it's ultimately not worth using.
- **Lustatem**'s charged version has a trail following the main shot that is also able to damage enemies. In terms of a speedrun this is only relevant for the final Iris fight, where the trail sometimes does 1 additional damage. In general the trail does half the damage rounded down, with the exception of Iris as mentioned.
- **Grollschwert**'s damage output depends on Tia's current health. The less health she has, the more damage she deals. This is also true for the charged version, although to a much lesser extend. Range on the uncharged version will also drastically increase at half health.  
The table above lists the entire range of possible damage. For a more detailed breakdown check the table below.
- **Geplante Zukunft** freezes time and lets you shoot armor piercing bullets while it is active. However, you can not switch weapons or pause the game to cancel out of the activation until ammo runs out.  
The only bosses affected by the time stop are Freudia and Crosswall.
Freudia takes passive damage for simply being frozen in time. Two bars of weapon energy equate 1 damage, for a maximum of 14 damage when you enter the fight with full energy.
Crosswall needs to be actively shot in the weakspot.
- **Geisterwand** can be charged to send the barrier spiraling outwards. When doing this, each segment of the barrier acts as its own projectile, unlike the normal version.  
This is relevant for Poltergeist, where the last big cluster can be destroyed in one charge attack this way.
- **Lilli** doesn't want to home in on the Deviled Egg, so it's assumed 0 damage.

- **Poltergeist**'s life bar depletes when you destroy the individual glass shards.  
The six small clusters need to take 5 damage each to be destroyed, the final big cluster needs 9 damage. This is also the only boss without i-frames.

  

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Name	Author
(Read this if your FPS is not 60)	Sairaan 5 years ago
Hetfield's TASes	Sairaan 7 years ago
Passwords	Sairaan 5 years ago
Sairaan's Pamela/Grolla Playlist	Hetfield90 7 years ago
Weapon Damage Chart	Fensterkitt 1 year ago