The main category has no time achievement requirement simply clearing each stage will suffice. Sacred Ground I, II and III followed by Twilight Spire I, II and III, etc.). Trials mode speedruns play all stages in consecutive order (e.g. Dark World Curse runs (up to 6 active curses).Runs with Gold Skull or Eye rank achievements on every stage.
Co-op Full run: Sacred Ground to Dark Gauntlet (19 stages).Dark World Full run: The Amaranth to Dark Gauntlet (5 stages).Dark World Standard run: The Amaranth to Cataclysm (4 stages).Quest Full run: Sacred Ground to Gauntlet II (14 stages).Quest Extra run: Sacred Ground to Ascension (12 stages).Quest Standard run: Sacred Ground to King's Court (8 stages).See this YouTube video for a Co-op Full run along with benchmark times for all the main categories, detailed in the video description. See the above External Links for a LiveSplit split file. Any number of stage restarts are allowed, either manually or in the case of game over, though each stage must be successfully completed to the extent that the "COMPLETE!" text appears and done so in sequential order. Time starts from selecting the difficulty on the first stage (or "BEGIN!" in the case of Dark World stages), with stage splits and end time occurring when character control is lost which is precisely when the large arrow graphic passes behind the "COMPLETE!" text (the specific frame is when the arrow stops moving). Powerup Variants must not be active in Dark World runs. Stops moving behind the "COMPLETE!" text.Ĭo-op mode speedruns play stages in consecutive order with categories differing by the number of stages Normal difficulty is standard though other difficulties are also valid. Stage splits occur on the frame the large arrow /r/speedrun subreddit for information and guides related to speedrunning, recording and streaming.LiveSplit full Quest and Dark World split file (rename and delete stages for specific runs).Unlock all content before recording a run (see the Secrets page for an unlock all code).
No modifications are allowed, including sprite and sound edits and the Bartizan mod framework. On PC, use of the in-game console is forbidden as are cheat engines of any kind. Play with the latest available version update. Record with a visible FPS (Frames Per Second) counter to verify that the game is running at the full 60 frames per second (Steam has a built-in FPS counter which can be enabled in the Steam client settings).
When recording speedruns on PC ensure that v-sync is enabled in the in-game options menu as in-game timing can become inconsistent when playing with v-sync off which invalidates run times. Note that a "run" is defined as a sequence of stages played in succession with time counting from beginning of the first stage to the end of the last stage, as distinguished from individual stage times. This page details the standardized criteria for both.
Speedrunning in TowerFall has two main categories: Co-op mode and Trials mode.