Hey everyone, it's been a while since the game came out, but after a lot of deliberation in the Discord regarding the rules and categories, we're finally happy to announce the opening of the leaderboards!

We have created the following categories and subcategories:

• Any%
• Any% Warpless
• Current patch
• Old patch
• Platform subcategories

Main game and category rules are listed, and we will be accepting runs starting today!

I'll also make sure to add some resources and guides such as 7rayD's guide to backpatching for old patch runs. Make sure to join the Discord for any questions or discussions regarding the boards and rules. Invite link can be found here: https://discord.gg/USEdqYZ

Hello everyone, we've just finished up clearing the NRT boards as it was voted on by the community in the Discord to do so. This was due to the grapple nerf in patch 1.2.0, which made it so a lot of grapple tech is no longer possible to perform.

Runs submitted before patch 1.2.0 will be rejected for NRTs.

For more info and discussion please join the Discord community here: https://discord.gg/USEdqYZ

You may be aware that it's already past two weeks of release, yet no runs are being accepted. This is because we've further delayed opening the leaderboards for full game runs until March. This is mainly due to how often the game is getting updated, as well as the formation of the rules taking longer than originally planned.

However, we'll be opening the Nightrunner Trial boards, and will be accepting runs as those rules are fairly straightforward. We've split the categories into each level and platform (PC, current gen consoles, previous gen consoles).

Apologies for the delay of communication.

Hello, we have recently decided to enforce all coop runs to have the PoVs of every runner involved. Newly submitted runs that do NOT have the PoVs of each runner WILL be rejected.

• What does this mean?

It means that in e.g. a 3 player run, all 3 players will need to submit a video of their PoV as part of the submission. While one video can be posted in the links section in the submission, the other two can also simply be posted in the description section of the submission.

• What does this mean for older runs?

Older runs that have already been verified will remain on the boards, as they were posted during a time when this rule was not enforced.

• Why is this rule only being applied now?

Truth be told, a lot of the community were surprised that this wasn't already a rule in the first place. This should be the norm, as it currently is the norm for speedrunning in general. But the reason we've taken action now is that in the past few months, we've been getting a lot more questionable submissions with only one PoV, and have had cases where their coop partner was found cheating (simply by observation). So to better combat this and to make it fair for everyone it's better to enforce all PoVs be submitted in a run.

If you have any more questions or queries regarding this, don't hesitate to contact myself or any of the other moderators, by either responding to this thread or joining the Discord server.

Hey everyone, if you're wondering why you're getting a lot of notifications of new WRs (and will probably get a lot of new ones in the next few days / weeks too) it's because fellow moderator Allen Starburst is currently reordering the leaderboards.

What does this mean?

We decided some time ago that the current presentation of the leaderboards is messy and incoherent, and right now Allen is sifting through all of them, organizing and reshaping them. When it's finally done, everything will be much clearer and better presented.

What does this mean for your runs?

Absolutely nothing, your runs will still be on the leaderboard as they've always been, you don't need to worry about that. It's just that with moving and shifting, a lot of them will be resubmitted and automatically verified, hence the notifications

If you have any more questions, please join the Discord where it's easier for any kind of communication here: https://discord.gg/USEdqYZ

Hey guys, recently there's been a large overhaul to the leaderboards. I'll list everything that has happened recently and will try to answer any questions regarding these changes.

• Any% Glitchless category has been added. This has been due to the demand from various users on the forum as well as on the Discord. Rules are the same as coop glitchless.

• Older runs or runs submitted with no RTA Loadless times have been updated to include them. This was due to the leaderboards for some categories being skewed with runs only showing in-game times.

• Rules update for The Following solo category. Timers now start after the loading screen ends when you first start the run. Details are shown in the category rules on its page. Runs are also being re-timed from these rule changes.

• Updated game rules to ban the usage of event items in runs. This includes all items which are event-exclusive. Events that can help a run such as a 2x xp multiplier are not allowed in runs, and must be disabled, or waited out until the event ends.

• Added Bozak solo & Coop categories. These categories follow the same rules as Prison, with some little tweaks added. They also use the IGT that Bozak has during the run as a timer, so if submitting to these categories then fill the RTA time with the IGT.

• UPDATE: Removed the "Put N/A for each unused slot" for all the coop categories.

• UPDATE: Added each Parkour Fever challenge as levels, underneath the "Parkour Fever" level category. Runs submitted here will include milliseconds in their times. Because of this, the game rules have been updated to include: "Milliseconds are only required for level runs, and are not taken into account for full game runs."

• UPDATE: Added NG+ Coop as a category. The rules are the same as regular coop, however now incorporating NG+ saves. This means that glitches are allowed, as well as fully leveled characters and items.

• UPDATE: I've also implemented a new rule in each main coop category. This rule is that players cannot move while in a coop run, until all players are in the session. This rule was already enforced but without proper written clarification. This has been rectified.

• UPDATE: Added NG+ Glitchless category. This will have a blend of the rules of NG+ and Glitchless. Also worthy of note is the addition to all the NG+ category rules: Wording has been altered to include the "Restart From Quest - First Assignment" option in starting runs, as long as the save is already NG+ beforehand.

• UPDATE: Added two new categories - The Following (No Easter Egg) - The Following Coop (No Easter Egg). Both of which have been added as main game categories, and ready for run submissions. This has been introduced after a recent form with 28 total votes.

• UPDATE: CATEGORY EXTENSIONS HAVE BEEN ADDED - Allen Starburst has been created as a moderator there. Here's a link to the list: https://www.speedrun.com/dying_light_category_extension

• UPDATE: Removed "Your fps MUST be limited to a maximum of 60 during a run, AND shown on the video. (Excluding console runs)" from the ruling list, this was done due to testing out the game running on higher and lower FPS values.

• UPDATE: Renamed Glitchless (Any%) to No Major Glitches (Any%), this was mainly because of the category extension Glitchless / Warpless, and that the NMG category still utilizes some glitches.

• UPDATE: Enforcing all PoVs of each runner to be submitted when submitting coop runs. New sticky post talks about this in greater detail.

• I am your new mod, so I'll make sure to be as active as I can and respond to any questions, or oversee run submissions the best I can.

• BOZAK_115 is now a moderator too, so be sure to contact either of us if you have any questions or concerns.

• SYZNBRAIN is now a moderator, feel free to welcome him on behalf of everyone.

If there are any new changes, I'll make sure to edit them in to this thread.

Just thought it'd be good to have this Steam Guide talking about changing your game language for runs, but to keep the UI the same so you can understand what you're doing.

Here it is: https://steamcommunity.com/app/239140/discussions/0/606068060819884079/

I'd like to reiterate what Blademaster posted 8 months ago, asking for a possible category for Bozak Horde. I feel that this DLC has potential for some good speedruns, including glitchess ones I've been doing myself.