Hello Everyone!

Along with update 0.9 Ascension update comes a full board and category extension archival! This might be exciting for some and disappointing to others as it means all categories are now once again empty and wide open for anyone to take the top spot.

Why is archiving/wiping necessary? Because major changes to how the game’s mechanics function render old runs unrepeatable, but possibly of higher importance is that many runs can become unbeatable. This can make certain categories completely uncompetitive because old times would stand forever, and no one would be able to obtain a world record.

Now, what changes have been made?

· TrueAny% is now just called Any% though its ruleset remains the same as before, this was the category in which you could use deduction if you remember. This change was made because we felt this category is the closest we have, or plan to have at this moment, to literally finding the ghost by any means necessary (other than blind guessing of course.)

· The older previous Any% category has been renamed to Evidence% in order to reflect a change to its rules, that change is actually more of a reversion to how the category was previously ran. This means that for Evidence% you will be required to obtain all available evidence.

· Stack% now uses the Jenga blocks instead of paint cans since, you know, paint cans haven’t been in the game since 0.7.

· Thief 100% and Thief Co-op 100% have been removed for now, this category was very rarely ever run and was an absolutely bear to verify properly. It may make a comeback in the future with more specific stipulations that would make it either easier to verify or more interesting to run.

· Tutorial, as you might expect, now requires you complete the full tutorial rather than finding a ghost as the old tutorial had you do.

Finally, there have been some minor changes here and there in the wording or specifics of certain rules. Most of these were just made to give clarity to certain rules, or to update them to better reflect current mechanics or changes to rulesets. That being said, if you find a rule that doesn’t make sense, has errors, or seems outdated feel free to let us know and we’ll either clarify how the rule is meant to be interpreted or make changes to fix it or add clarity/readability.

To give feedback, be able to vote on or give opinion on future changes, or to seek help with anything regard speedrunning Phasmophobia you can come visit us at our discord, the link will be provided below: https://discord.gg/Gc4wa3pB