I think it's interesting for the folks that want to do it. It's the same kind of argument that people have for glitch vs no glitch. You don't ban the glitch. You just make a separate category for glitch vs no glitch and whichever people enjoy more they run more.

Why not just have extra categories? The ones that people like the most are the ones that will get ran the most.

Category: No Story Segments or Initial Spirit Cores

Category: No Story Segments

Also, "Initial Spirit Cores" might should just be called "Any %" since it's the least restrictive category, and the other that exists right now might should be called "No Initial Spirit Cores", again following the idea that the names just tell what's restricted.

Reason for having no story segment categories is to allow players to compete without having to save scum their choice of runner, praying for story segments. It's technically possible to get all 4 story segments in a single run. That happened to me with Hat Kid on my initial natural playthrough. Right now I've been keeping the 3rd and 4th story segments open as getting 1 or 2 isn't too unlikely, but it's not gonna be very fun when there are no categories that do not rely on this heavy of an RNG while forcing the player to maintain a save just for that run type.

If these categories get made, I think that "No Story Segements + No Story" would be the most "natural" category to run for people, probably the most fun.

Yes! This makes me happy. This game's a gem.

I've been noticing patterns with the rooms as well, though I haven't plotted anything out or tested anything. I'm starting to think that RNG manipulation might be possible somehow.

For the style system, I think it's similar to Smash Brother's hit stun degradation, but with a lower cap, each move adding a set amount to the bar reduced if the game sees the move repeated in the stack, and I think the stack is about 6-8 moves long. Maxing out style is very easy as it's not hard to switch up your attacks.

Saves on PC default to C:\Users(username)\AppData\LocalLow\Leap Game Studios

In order to reroll quickly: -Do a run that focuses on getting coin for the character you want to run. -Check items. If they are what you like, back up the save. -If they aren't what you like, start a game with a different character, and get them to 1 or 2 hits before death, and complete a room. Exit the game, and back up the save. -Load the game, die on purpose, and check the items. -If they're what you want, back up the save and start running. -If they're not what you want, close the game, load the save where you're 1 hit away from death with the other character, die on purpose and check the items again. Repeat until you have the items you want.

The only other annoyance is that it's beneficial to have the 3rd and 4th story segments available to your runner, as that's another chance at blazing past a room or two if you're very lucky.

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Run Tunche with me!

I just submitted this run:

As you can see, it's extremely casual right now. Rules are simple for Any%. Time starts when you initially hit the option that brings you into the jungle and it ends the frame that the last boss dies.

This game's a gem and I'd love to have somebody to work against to grind down time.

I think the optimal method to let yourself repeat runs with minimal setup will be to back up your save file when you're prepped for a run and manually replace it if your run doesn't go well. Probably it's a good idea to not go through the story segments of the character you plan to do the actual run with and grind up all the rest of the unlocks, as story segments, health shrines, shops, and challenge rooms are the quickest rooms to get through, no enemies in any of them, and unless somebody finds a way to manipulate the RNG it's good to have those available for your character.

But yeah, right now Tunche is maybe one of the most simple and easy modern game WRs to hold, I think.