Hey Dead Rails speedrunners,

The game’s first ever event, the April Fools Event, is now live! However, to keep the leaderboard fair and consistent, I’m adding two new rules regarding event content:

• Event classes are not permitted.
• Event game modes are not allowed.

Hey Dead Rails speedrunners,

I’m excited to announce that we’re ready to grow our team! Our community has seen a lot of growth lately, run submissions have tripled and I suspect that when the Discord server is finished, that number will seem miniscule in comparison. To keep up with this amazing activity and ensure the leaderboard stays up to date, we need more run verifiers!

Why Become a Verifier?

As a verifier, you’ll check runs for rule violations, retime them, and provide feedback to runners. It’s a great way to give back, connect with other speedrunners, and help Dead Rails speedrunning thrive. Don’t worry if you don’t have experience, we’re happy to teach new verifiers!

Who We’re Looking For

We’re seeking community members who:

• Are at least 16 years old.
• Have a basic understanding of english
• Are active on Speedrun.com or in the Dead Rails community.
• Can commit to verifying runs regularly.
• Are passionate about Dead Rails speedrunning and want to help the community grow.

How to Apply

Fill out the application form here: Verifier Application Form

Deadline is April 7, 2025 at midnight

Questions?

If you have any questions about the role or application process, reach out to me on Speedrun.com or Discord, I’m happy to answer any questions you may have!

• Suna, Super Moderator

THIS IS NOT AN APRIL FOOLS JOKE

Hey Dead Rails speedrunners,

A new game update just dropped, bringing a ton of content to the game! Some of the new thing include:

• Town of Sterling
• Nightmare Mode
• Ores
• New Zombie Variants
• Bug Fixes

Leaderboard Impact

You’re probably wondering how this update affects the leaderboard. For now, I don’t think anything needs to change immediately. I don't see how the new area, ores, and zombie variants might shift the meta. For the most part I think the meta will stay the same.

Potential Additions

I’m considering a few leaderboard updates based on the new content and would love your feedback:

• New “Tame Wolf” Category: With wolf taming now in the game, I’m thinking of adding a category where the objective is to tame a wolf as fast as possible.
• Difficulty Variable: A new variable to sort runs by difficulty. Normal difficulty would remain the default for leaderboard rankings, but you’d be able to filter and compare runs on Nightmare Mode.

Your Feedback Needed!

I want to hear from the community before making any changes. Here are some questions to consider:

• Do you think the new structure (Town of Sterling) and ores have changed the meta too much? Should we archive pre-update runs to keep things fair?
• What do you think of the “Tame Wolf” category? Would you run it?
• Do you want a difficulty variable to sort runs by Normal vs. Nightmare Mode?
• Any other thoughts on how this update affects speedrunning or what categories/variables we should add?

Please leave your feedback in the comments below or reach out to me on speedrun.com or Discord.

• Suna

Hey Dead Rails Speedrunners,

I just finished verifying all the runs!

Thanks for all the patience these last couple of days. I promised I would fix the leaderboard, and I did my best to do so.

• So, what do you think of it now? Is it better?
• Do you like all of the new rules?
• Are you a fan of Trainless?

What's next?

Next up is a discord community! I can't give you an ETA yet but hopefully soon.

As always, feel free to DM me your feedback or comment it below, I’ll always listen to feedback unless it breaks SRC rules.

-Suna

I saw a post where you guys are talking about classes, and I create a new category called "Classes", you can put any class you want if you are in "Any Class" category.

It means that I will modificate your runs to match in the correct category.

Thank you to help me improve in this, anything else or wrong, please tell me.