General Rules
The following rules apply broadly to speedrunning any game in the StreetPass Mii Plaza Application:
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Using a program to get 300 Playcoins prior to your run is allowed.
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Filling your gate with Miis prior to your run is allowed.
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Exiting out of the application to get more playcoins during the run, is not allowed unless otherwise stated in the game/category rules.
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Save editing to set up your runs is allowed. This means you can edit the 10 miis you have in your active Plaza to be whatever you want in preparation for your run EXCEPT for forcing a Mii to be a gold pants Mii, as those are now impossible to streetpass.
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A link to save editing can be found here
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If you have CFW, you may NOT use any of its features to speed up the game in a way stock 3DS systems cannot (overclocking through luma startup menu, NTR CFW, etc)
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NTR CFW will vary by game. If you use it, please mention it in your run description and your time will be updated accordingly based on the game. Load time differences are fairly small and game dependent, and will likely not matter unless a record is super competitive (like Find Mii 1/2)
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You cannot save edit to have a Mii with a lower combination of characters in its name + homeland than the shortest possible one (one character name + peru) Again, this is to ensure fairness between people with and without several 3ds's, as someone with multiple 3ds's could have multiple miis named something like "a" from Peru while someone else may only be able to save edit longer mii names to have ---- as their homeland (same # of characters/draw speed as Peru)
Why is save editing allowed?
Save editing is allowed, because theoretically someone with 11 3ds systems could get a perfect plaza set up for their runs. Save editing is allowed to keep things fair between runners.
Some longer games may have additional categories: "Line" and "Hacked"
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"Line" runs are runs done using the StreetPass Premium "Line" feature to have a total of 120 Miis ready to use in a run (100 in the line, 10 in the plaza, 10 in the gate).
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"Hacked runs" are runs that exit the StreetPass Mii Plaza app mid run to refill your play coin count.
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Some categories may be so long that they require use of both the Line feature and quitting out for play coins to be completed as quickly as possible. In these scenarios, if interest is there for these runs, separate sub category options will be made to accommodate this.
"Line" rules
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This run uses backed up Miis using the StreetPass Premium "Line" feature to have 120 Miis ready to use. As it is a premium feature for a now defunct service, it needs to be in a sub category like this.
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Runs that use the Line feature generally are not allowed to exit mid run to add more play coins unless the category rules say otherwise.
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Miis backed up in your line cannot be hacked gold pants/special miis if it vastly impacts the run (example, in monster manor its allowed cause all gold pants miis do is act like they're on 10 tags for a free item, which any mii can do)
Hacked rules
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These runs can exit the application mid run to refill your play coins.
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Time does not stop during the process, and must be accounted for in RTA time.
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Playcoins can be obtained from any method (homebrew menu, dedicated .cia), as long as it only edits play coins and nothing else.
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This categorization only applies to play coins. Using save editing to restore your plaza/line but not the save data of the game you are currently running mid run is not allowed.
Homebrew tools to help set up runs
Homebrew application that instantly gives you 300 playcoins.
Clear MAC Filter allows you to bypass the 8 hour waiting period for StreetPassing other 3DS Systems. Using this, you can create custom lines/gates given enough time with only two systems.
Stepedit allows you to edit your 3DS's daily pedometer, which is used for Mii Trek.
Archive of backed up cecd files (StreetPass gates). Specific game cecd files can be found under the resource section of that game, if applicable.
