Hey Hippochan,

many thanks for your explanations!

Yeah my PS1 version is german, but now I play on the ePSXe 2.0 emulator in english! (btw. why is only version 2.0.0 allowed and not the newest 2.0.5? because in the rules only 2.0.0 is mantioned as allowed, so i downloaded this older version, im just curious.)

two more questions that come to my mind, I hope these are the last xD :

1. Is there a folder or something else I can record at the start like in the game files or emulator files to prrove i dont use RNG manip? its one of my "biggest fears" to get a super lucky run in a RNG heavy game and it beeing rejected because i was "too lucky" whilest in reality i didnt manipulate anything and just got really lucky :D

2. Since there are speedruns with like 20 hours or even more I am wondering if I can take the speedrun in 2 oder 3 sessions? Or does it have to be 1 singel sitting?

Once again thanks a lot! :D

Hey Roky, Welcome!

So to answer your questions:

1. This isn't necessary, if we need to check the RNG during a run we have tools to reverse engineer any given duel.

2. Most runs must be completed in a single sitting. The exception is 100% runs (On the main leaderboard this is the "100%" category and on the category extension leaderboard the "100% (15-card)" "100% (5-card)" and "100% (15-card/15x starchips)" categories

For ePSXe that version has just never really been tested very much and 2.0.0 generally works fine for people.

Is there a guide anywhere for non-THTD strats? I always really enjoy watching streams where people play decks like Females, Fried Chicken, or Judgement Hand, so I'm wondering if somebody has compiled a list of these alternate strats and what their respective routes look like.

Exarion has a relevant pastebin on this but I don't know of any formally written guides. Half the fun of those categories is employing a bit of self-routing anyway.

The aforementioned paste: https://pastebin.com/VrL1ayjd