This is a quick poll that is also in the discord, but putting it on the forums as well. As with any poll or opinion based discussion please be respectful of other people's opinions. Feel free to discuss or just out a 1 or a 2. Please choose to vote on discord or here, if you end up voting on both I'll still count it as a vote for one. I think either of these options set ourselves up relatively fine assuming no crazy options get added in future versions.

Option 1) Removing unrestricted and putting mini-game skip as a category filter.

-Boosted XP and Unrestricted are fairly redundant currently as the main point of these categories is to go as fast as possible the only option that is the current separation is skipping fish racing. This is similar to what we have currently in the sense the same categories that existed before still exist just shifts Unrestricted to a filter slot to accommodate one other option which is standard XP with mini-game skips.

Option 2) Merging Boosted XP and Unrestricted into the same one and keep rest as is and any other mixed combo of accessibility settings will require a category extension.

-Again these are fairly redundant as the main point of these categories is to go as fast as possible the only option that is the current separation is skipping fish racing. This then would also include any future accessibility settings that get added in future versions of the game.

Hello, recently it has come to my attention that in one of the newer releases of DBZ Kakarot (not exactly sure which one since there were 2-3 updates between my last run and they don't make patch notes) there was an update that makes the ending of fights significantly slower than earlier versions of the game. So this is to serve as a guide on how to downgrade versions on Steam.

1. Have .NET core to use the DepotDownloader tool (simple google search for ".NET core download" should bring to you Microsoft's website)
2. Download DepotDownloader from github (this is used by other speedrunning communities, the method to download old versions via Steam console does not work anymore) https://github.com/SteamRE/DepotDownloader/releases
3. Once you have downloaded and extracted DepotDownloader, navigate to folder in a cmd window
4. Once in the directory where DepotDownloader is extracted use the following command to download DBZ Kakarot version 1.10 the username and password will need to be replaced with your own (if you have 2FA it will prompt you for your key in the cmd window after running this command) (additional command documentation is in the README located in the folder with DepotDownloader)

dotnet DepotDownloader.dll -app 851850 -depot 851851 -manifest 6028075188618766858 -username testuser -password NotMyPassword123

If you wish to download a different version of the game you can search for a different manifest using steamdb.

5. After it is downloaded the depot will be in a folder where you extracted DepotDownloader. Copy these files into your Steam/steamapps/common/<game name> folder. Please note saves on current version will not be usable when you downgrade.

If you want some additional details there are quite a few guides either in other communities or by searching on Youtube/Google, this is mainly meant to serve as quick details as to the values for the depot/manifest that will get a more speedrun friendly version of this game.

Hello, new DLC categories are now available on the boards. So going to detail the categories added and why some categories are not added at this time.

Limitcut (Data Org):

Pretty self explainatory why this was added. As for the rules the difficulties and LV1 vs LV99 (not LV1) are the sub categories. Magic Boosts were banned in both categories to not make the fights over trivial especially at LV99. Timing with use the load remover for competitive times and those who are using it themselves, what we mean by this is, if you wish to submit a 4 hour blind attempt at this category thats great, but the moderator team will not be running the load remover for you. Now in the cases of people who cannot run the load remover themselves but still wish to compete for top times we can load remove these for you. All load removed times will be put in as IGT.

Re:Mind:

We followed the same concept as Limitcut and treated Re:Mind as a boss rush with cutscenes, so the same rules apply to this just timing starts at a different point.

One thing to note that is a bit sloppy that looking to see if there is a workaround for is with the filter of marking a time as load removed or not there is two of them one is the Limitcut filter and the other is the Re:Mind one.

What was left out:

EZ/Pro Codes modifiers on every category. This felt similar to NG+ subcategory on every category, which did not result in the most engaging category, so we did not include them as their own category (Any% rules were updated and other categories will be to note the use of codes being banned). Like always if there is enough genuine interest we can look at adding it, but for now we wanted to focus on the main categories.

Either way please read the rules and feel free to submit runs now. Load remover thread is linked in every ruleset that is using it and is stickied as a thread as well.

Discussion about the new rules for some of the DLC categories have been happening by the moderation team. For some of the rules we would like to ask the community which they would prefer.

The DLC added the ability to skip the opening cutscenes that are currently still unskippable if you do not own the DLC. To address this free time save please vote below for the 2 options by liking the post with the option. (If you like multiple options it will be assumed you are fine with either equally). (this might be a two part poll depending on the winner)

Filter DLC vs non-DLC runs

Edit times to make them comparable based on the amount of time skipping beginning cutscenes saves

Discussion about the new rules for some of the DLC categories have been happening by the moderation team. For some of the rules we would like to ask the community which they would prefer.

For the DLC categories: Do you want food to be allowed? Please vote below for the 4 options by liking the post with the option. (If you like multiple options it will be assumed you are fine with either equally)

Allow food for Level 1 and Level 99 Allow food for Level 99 only Allow food for Level 1 only Do not allow food for Level 1 or Level 99

With ReMind DLC coming to KH3, we are looking to add a 3rd mod to KH3 team again. The process and requirements are a combination of this thread: https://www.speedrun.com/kh/thread/cs20y/1#4asu4 with changes based on feedback from this thread: https://www.speedrun.com/kh/thread/8r4ae

The base requirements of a moderator will be as follows:

1. People coming forward are required to have run at least two non-arbitrary categories in the game and rank in the top 33% of the most popular category.
2. People coming forward need the backing of at least 2 other runners in the game (Can have ran any category and rank anywhere)

Moderators will be required to:

• Actively log into Speedrun.com at the bare minimum of once a week unless a reason is given for your in-activeness.
• Actively engage in any problems the game may have as well as feedback any community concerns or worries.
• Review runs in a timely manner.

If you meet these requirements and wish to become moderator for KH3 please post a short summary of why you feel you would be good for the mod position. If you wish to support someone's application to be a KH3 moderator please like their post.

The application and nomination phase will last until January 14th 23:59 GMT, followed by the moderation elections lasting one week.

If you choose to not read any of the post tl;dr timing will use IGT from battle report after beating xehanort after getting plat trophy

People were beginning to route Platinum Trophy so we needed to decide the timing method to be used.

RTA Pros: -Exact timing without having to beat the game a 2nd time -Can soft reset mailbox

IGT Pros: -Fair for HDD users -Consistent with other categories

It was determined that it really shouldn't be an issue getting enough postcards to get the Orichalcum+.

So IGT will be used.

This way runners on an HDD can have a chance if they want to run this category and it will remain consistent with the other timing methods.

So if you are doing this run please do not close the game to reset postcard counts as it will reset IGT and we will have to use RTA for your time instead.

Did the community switch to a discord server or do you still use that old TS server? Was just curious with a lot of the move to discord servers since it is extremely easy to join.