Hey Dead Rails speedrunners,

The latest update, brings some major changes that significantly impact speedrunning.

New Content

• New Shop System: Shops are now entirely physical, replacing the old prompt-based system.
• New Enemy AI System: Zombies now have lines of sight.

Balancing Changes

• First town players encounter will never be the largest.
• Stock is limited in Nightmare Mode.

Leaderboard Impact

This update, especially the new physical shop system, matters a lot for speedrunning. To keep the leaderboard fair, we’ll be archiving all old runs into a new “Pre-Physical Shop” category as soon as all pending old runs have been verified. New runs submitted after the update will be placed in a "Post-Physical Shop" category.

Personally I'm a big fan of this update.

We’re working hard to verify the remaining old runs, so please be patient as we get this sorted. If you have any questions or concerns, reach out to me on Speedrun.com or Discord. Thanks for your understanding!