Carbuncle is easy mode only. There are separate leaderboards for easy vs normal mode.

PS4 pro. Unfortunately, no set up and I don't have many details.

Basically the first roaming axeman in ch13 aggro'd as normal, during my first (and only) playthrough. But subsequent guards would not aggro at all, and for the rest of the chapter I seemed to have no hitbox (no enemies could hit me.) Other enemies aggro'd as normal.

If this is reproducible, would save needing to alterna the roaming guards.

Hm, it may be easier to plan routes looking at the full map image. You can see it here:

http://yumenikki.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Maps

The entrance puts you in the middle of the cluster in the top left quadrant of the image. It seems pretty clear that the fastest way to the towel is to try to go down to it, as opposed to going up (as in your guide.)

Moving lamp and severed head into the 8x section is 5-10 seconds faster, as reported. This does add a little more RNG to the run.

However, moving neon into the 8x section is not helpful, and it's better off being used as an "unglitcher" after glitched medamaude warping after demon, say.

I'll update the route guide.

After a discussion with becored and Shadax, it was agreed that adjusting monitor settings is allowed. This has been specified in the Any% rules.

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Hi all,

I'd like to get the community's feedback on whether modifying the color settings of the monitor / display driver is allowed. In particular, increasing the gamma setting of the display device can make seeing in the dark zones as easy as seeing in the non-dark zones.

Up for debate: Should changing the settings of your display device or monitor to make seeing in dark zones easier be allowed?

I am in favor. Here are the pros and cons in my mind:

Pros: Less risk of eye strain to runners. Runners with vision disabilities such as lack of night vision can still compete.

Con #1: Runners who have really good muscle memory / enjoy blindfolded runs and hence don't need to see in the dark zone will not be able to benefit from that skill.

Counter-con #1: Such runners could run a blindfolded category. I've toyed with the idea of this, could be fun.

Con #2: Viewers of a speedrun not familiar with the techniques might incorrectly believe the runner is actually seeing in the dark areas.

Counter-con #2: Who really cares if a viewer is more impressed then they should be. But to prevent this confusion, the description of the Any% category could explicitly say that monitor and device display settings may be modified by the runner.

Non-con: Note that changing the display device or monitor settings does not show up in the record of the video (at least, this is the case when I use OBS, standard recording equipment, etc.)

P.S. So far, I've played at night with the lights off and normal monitor brightness. As long as I let my eyes adjust I can see even in the dark zones pretty well. However, I did experience some eye strain after running so I am planning on increasing the gamma setting of my display device from now on.

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