Nice run! feel free to join the devour speedrun discord: https://discord.gg/WEy3xNs3

The faster the record gets, the worse speedy gets : (

Awesome changes, thanks for your hard work

I agree, way too many categories makes it frustrating for new runners.

I agree, there is way too many.
There is currently 108 categories and only 188 players : )

DEVOUR

DEVOUR Category Extension

Good morning/afternoon/evening everyone,

Starting now going forward, we will be including milliseconds in submissions going forward that are world records, or world record contenders. What do I mean by this? Well...

-We will be gradually going through and retiming all current WRs to include milliseconds.
-If a submission is faster/slower than the current WR by a second or less, it will be retimed, with milliseconds, to ensure maximum accuracy.
-If you don't time it yourself with milliseconds already, don't worry about making a change, we will retime it with milliseconds if necessary.
-The submission form should allow you to leave milliseconds blank, but in the event that it doesn't, just manually type 000 in, no rounding necessary or anything, just go by what you originally timed it as.

Thank you all!

Timing Change (Milliseconds Included for WR/WR Contenders)

Hello everyone, 

I have some big news! The DEVOUR Category Extension was approved! This means that the much-requested Leaderboard update can begin soon. Before we can officially start moving stuff to the Category Extension there is some stuff we have to figure out. We have to decide what to move from the Mainboard to the Category Extension. If you’re in the Discord you’ve most likely already seen the proposed changes and have hopefully voted on them. If you haven’t seen the proposed changes, I’ll lay them out here as well as explain the thoughts behind these proposed changes/additions. (You must be in the Discord to vote. If for some reason you cannot join the Discord please message me and I’ll add your votes to the tally)

1. All pre-v1.0.19 and Farmhouse pre-v2.2 runs will be moved to the Category Extension- This change is primarily because these are dead categories. Nobody is currently running them, and it’d be such a pain to back patch DEVOUR to the respective versions; however, it would be unfair and sad to just delete the category altogether. Doing so would result in countless runners losing a lot of hard work. By moving all All pre-v1.0.19 and Farmhouse pre-v2.2 runs to the CE there’d still be a log of all the runs. Plus if anyone is willing to back patch the game they’d still have a place to post their runs.
 
2. No Batteries/No Perks will be moved to the Category Extension and the Default Settings for Runs on the Main Board will be Perks and Batteries on- The No Batteries/No Perks variable appears to be less popular than Batteries and Perks. By moving No Batteries/No Perks to the CE it would clear up the look of the Mainboard quite a bit. We’ve heard talk of people wanting us to split up Batteries/Perks, but that would make both leaderboards insanely clogged and would be a logistical nightmare on not only the mod’s end but also on the runner’s end.

3. The Creation of a "Full Game" Category on the Mainboard once the newest map drops- A lot of talk about a Full Game Category has been happening recently. It’s an incredible idea and one that could become a staple of the DEVOUR speedrunning community. With the time of individual levels getting pushed lower and lower it’s a killer idea to have a slightly longer category that can showcase runners' skills across multiple maps. With a new map schedule to release in late March, we would wait until then to implement this addition.

4. The Creation of a "No Med Kits" Category in the Category Extension- With sacrificing being one of the main strategies in multiplayer runs, an interest in a No Medkits category has been brought to our attention. It would create some tension in runs and perhaps change some strategies as well. Although this doesn’t really have an effect on solo players, it would be interesting to compare medkit runs to non-medkit runs.

5. The Creation of a "No Flash Light" Category in the Category Extension- This wasn’t widely requested, but there was enough interest to warrant asking about it. The main reason it was requested was that it adds a decent amount of difficulty to the run. Not being able to stagger Anna, Molly, and Zara with a reduced vision would definitely make the run harder.

6. The Creation of a "Fastest Death" Category in the Category Extension- This is a meme category through and through! With runs having the potential to be some of the shortest on the leaderboards. It’d be a quick run for laughs. One to take the edge off after having lost a couple of runs in a row.

7. The Creation of a "TAS Bot" Category in the Category Extension- Tool-Assisted Speedruns, or TAS Bots for short, have been staples of the Speedrunning community for a very long time now. Doing wild things no human could do. Having the community code bots to try and break the game as much as possible would be incredibly cool to watch! Watching a bot do a million jumps before performing a stair hop would be awesome!

8. The Creation of an "All Keys" Category in the Category Extension- Everyone loves collecting all the keys on every map! So why not just have the run end there? Actually a wild idea for a category, but it truly fits amongst the meme categories. Much like the "Fastest Death" Category, this run would be quick and fun to do. An easy way to blow off some steam.

If you have any other suggestions for categories or edits feel free to reach out to us and let us know! We always love to hear feedback. Thanks again to all of you! The community continues to grow and runs keep getting cooler and cooler! We appreciate all the support and help everyone gives, as well as all the feedback that’s leading to this huge leaderboard change. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns feel free to message us and we’ll get back to you. Stay safe, and happy running!

Category Extension Update!

Howdy everyone,

The polls have ended and the results are in! Here are the results: 

1. ALL PRE-v1.0.19 AND FARM HOUSE PRE-v2.2 RUNS HAVE BEEN MOVED TO THE LEVELS LEADERBOARD OF THE CATEGORY EXTENSION

2. DESPITE THE VOTES NO BATTERIES / NO PERKS WILL STAY ON THE MAINBOARD DUE TO TECHNICAL LIMITATIONS  AND FORMATING ON THE SRC

3. MULTIPLE MAP CATEGORIES WILL BE CREATED. THE 2 MAPS CATEGORY WILL BE ADDED TO THE CATEGORY EXTENSION LEVEL BOARD WHILE A 3 MAP CATEGORY WILL BE ADDED TO THE MAINBOARD. ONCE THE TOWN COMES OUT THE 3 MAP CATEGORY WILL BE MOVED/ARCHIVED TO CE, AND A 4 MAP CATEGORY WILL TAKE ITS PLACE. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE EACH TIME A NEW MAP COMES OUT

4. A "NO MED KITS" CATEGORY WILL NOT BE CREATED ON THE CATEGORY EXTENSION

5. A "NO FLASHLIGHTS" CATEGORY WILL NOT BE CREATED ON THE CATEGORY EXTENSION

6. A "FASTEST DEATH" CATEGORY WILL NOT BE CREATED ON THE CATEGORY EXTENSION

7. A "TAS BOT" CATEGORY HAS BEEN CREATED ON THE CATEGORY EXTENSION

8. AN "ALL KEYS" CATEGORY WILL NOT BE CREATED ON THE CATEGORY EXTENSION

A huge thank you to everyone who voted and gave us their opinions on the situation. Both the Mainboard and the Category Extension boards have been updated and are ready for use! All pre-v1.0.19 and Farmhouse pre-v2.2 runs have been moved to the Level Leaderboard on the CE and a 2 Map Category has been created there as well. The Level Leaderboard on the CE will act as a sort of archive for old categories, and multi-map runs will be moved here as new maps are released. For example, you'll notice that the Mainboard currently has a 3 Map category, while the 2 Map category sits in the archive. Once the Town is released a 4 Map category will take the place of the 3 Map category on the Mainboard, and the 3 Map category will be moved to the CE Level Leaderboard alongside the 2 Map category. We thought it didn't make sense to have the multi-map categories start with 3 or 4 maps. Since maps are released one at a time so sporadically, we wanted each "era" of the game to be represented. Keep in mind, you are more than welcome to still run the archived categories. In fact, there are currently no 2 Maps runs at all, so we encourage you all to do so.

In regards to moving No Batteries / No Perks to the Category Extension: While this vote did pass, after looking into it the mods all agreed it just wasn’t possible. If we moved all of the No Batteries / No Perks runs to the CE it’d 1. Take a mass amount of time and 2. It just wasn’t possible with how the variables work on the SRC. It’s pretty much the same reason we didn’t move the Hard Difficulty there. We did, however, make Batteries / Perks the default category on both the Mainboard and CE. So when you go to look at the leaderboard or submit a run it’ll default to that category.

I will say this before I go: The Category Extension Board is looking INCREDIBLY light since the only category there is TAS Bot. If you have any ideas for “meme” categories please shoot us mods a message or put them in the “Suggestions” tab of the Discord.

Thank you all so much for your patience through all this. These Leaderboard changes have been a long time coming, and having this massive overhaul out of the way makes it feel like a weight has been lifted off our shoulders. As always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to message Infinite, Skoosh, or me on the SRC. Alternatively, there’s always the option of joining the Discord and messaging us on there! Stay safe and happy running!

Edit: If you have any runs that date back before version 2.2 please get in contact with me so I can add them to the Category Extension Level Leaderboard. There are currently a ton of runs floating in the aether right now that we can't see because they technically aren't classified under a map. Thank you!