How to SpeedRun the Spire with Ironclad Any% [Fast Mode]. (Made on 03/07/2018 Early Access Version)
full guide (with proper formatting) found below https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OXVNFuHabasQ8TetnmHjoAzvLgpEzWaJtDfD2GQ5z6E/edit?usp=sharing
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If you don't want to read the full guide, here is how you download livesplit & some common misconceptions.
LiveSplit (Download, Settings & Use) Create New folder on your desktop called livesplit Go to http://livesplit.github.io/downloads/ and download latest version of livesplit Move the .zip folder to your livesplit folder on desktop Right-click the zip folder and extract all to the desktop folder named livesplit Open extracted folder and click on the Application file which has the logo of livesplit (three circles). This is the only executable file there KEEP IN MIND livesplit takes like 30seconds to boot up every time i open it. IDK why but be patient pls Open livesplit (a little nub with 0.00 will show up) Right click on the nub and click open splits → from speedrun . com Search for ‘Slay the spire’ (be patient, interface is slow) Click slay the spire → fast mode ironclad any % Check the box that says ‘download empty’ DO NOT check the boss that says include times as comparison Click any one of the times that show up in black text and click download Now you should have a timer that has all three segments, but a BUNCH of empty rows between act 2 and act 3 Right click on your livesplit player → edit layout → double click on word ‘splits’ → change ‘total splits’ to 3 → CLICK OK on that box → CLICK OK on next box Now you have an appropriate sized livesplit player. We are almost done! Right click on your livesplit player again → settings → check the box that says GLOBAL HOTKEYS Finally right click livesplit player → settings → set your split/start/reset buttons to options that you find important! For slay the spire, I use numpad 1, 2, & 3 because the splits are usually during some animations AND YER READY TO GO! Remember your time starts when you click ‘embark’ and final split ends the second that final boss dies.
Misconceptions about STS SpeedRuns “It’s all RNG and card spam” As of 03/07/2018 I believe that RNG is only a major player after trying to push sub-8 minutes (top 5 players) You do not need a perfect necro + double tap + WW + 6 energy + ice cream run to get top 10 You do not need all of that to have a fun run and feel THE THRILL of PBs and interacting with the community
Good luck with your running! Once again if you enjoyed this guide, consider following me on twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/drjoofy
About the Author: I’m a twitch streamer who loves speedrunning STS! I have 180+ hours on the game and over 600 runs with IronClad. My PB as of writing this is 7:01 and is ranked at world #4.
Updated (03/18/18)
