Baden-Württemberg, GermanyYeah, i think loadless would be a good thing in general. I had a similar issue on another game from the Gundam series, where console loads were so slow compared to emulator, that i painfully went back and took the runs into Adobe Pro to frame count the fights/rounds and loads. I dunno if there's an easier way to exclude loads from runs.
What could be done however is splitting up into console and emulator runs just like mario 64 for example! At least that opens up possibilities for new runners to pickup any of the emu versions.
I'm honestly fine with Emulators being accepted. The time i did my submission i didn't think anyone would pick this run up to be honest, since its more of a meme. :D
So go for it, if anyone likes to try.
Hey there,
Yes, that completely fine! Make sure your recorded run has audio, as well as a timer displayed!
A little update on that, since the games can now only be submitted from a series moderator:
The best way is to join the official gundam speedrun discord and contact me or xerobladeedge there. (spacegy4 and JakatoXtra are very welcome to join in as well, since it makes communication even easier! :))
Link to our discord: https://discord.gg/AxJpY54
Cheers Panda !
that would be amazing to test for the future. i know that we in the gundam speedrun community now use bizhawk for emulator runs on Battle Assault 2, because it runs just the most accurate. it is NTSC-U however. i had personally some real trouble getting PAL and NTSC-J games to run at the same accuracy :<
Hey, i think i've used psX (the emulator called like that :D) for the run, but its been really too long, so i can't really remember. I think the most viable solution for any future runner would be using Bizhawk, afaik its the most stable and accurate one. It's still always a concern, since not every game runs the same on any sort of emulator. Afaik psX had super fast loads compared to any other emulator, but stuff like bizhawk is not suitable for many JP games. PSX emulation is kind of a mess.
Hello there fellow fighting game lovers!
We're glad to announce, that speedyfists IV will be happening on speedgaming2 over the course of the 24th of April (EST) at around 9pm over the whole weekend.
We will support Direct Relief as a charity this time around, who are working extremely hard in and outside the US, to provide medical health workers the needed supplies, such as face masks, disinfectant, etc.
The event will be streamed over on: https://www.twitch.tv/speedgaming2
You can view the schedule here:
https://horaro.org/speedyfists2020/sf2020
Over the course of the marathon, we're glad to have some cool incentives we can met, with little to no money required. You can take a view for the early ones over here:
https://tiltify.com/@speedyfists/speedyfists-round-4/donate/challenges
If you love fighting games and speedruns, it is definitely worth checking out!
See you there! Panda
Hello @www_jqwex There is no effective way to skip a fight, only cutscenes in story mode by pressing start, as far as I know.
Would be amazing if you could add these games to the Gundam Series ! :)
https://www.speedrun.com/gundam_side_story_0079_rise_from_the_ashes & https://www.speedrun.com/mobile_suit_gundam_crossfire
Thanks !
You are welcome ! Since i don't really run the game anymore as of now, it might be more convenient to have you as mod as well ! :)
Hey @HurricaneMixer ! I added both difficulties as well as a tag for deathless!
Feel free to submit your run :)
I can understand that. You could reach out to the mods on twitter for example to add the category you'd like to run. NG+ makes a lot of sense to be honest, since grinding is a huge part of the game.
Yo Velocikitty, we have a Gundam Speedrun Community Discord. https://www.speedrun.com/gundam/thread/8ksuq
It is indeed very small and currently there are no runners for this specific game, but a helping community nontheless. Shouldn't dis-encourage you from running the game though. :)
I personally know Timelord hasn't played the game in a while, but maybe another runner gets people more interested in speedrunning the game (again).
Cheers, P
Good idea! Let's continue the talk (or collect ideas) in the Gundam Speedrun Discord !
That could actually be a cool idea. I mean right now the meta is Heavyarms, which is mostly boring to play. I think we could add that and make it more fun. (as far as I know, the Gundam Battle Assault community does the same)
Hello fellow Pilots !
The Gundam Speedrun Discord is now up and running. I included all the current games on the leaderboards as a specific channel for each community to discuss, as well as general chats and voice coms.
If you join, please let me know, if you're a runner, series/game mod or just interested in the game in general, so i can assign you a role, that fits. (before that, you can only see 2 channels, to avoid spam/flooding of the server :))
If you have anyone else, who runs a gundam game, be sure to let them know as well !
Cheers, // P_BURRR
Hello,
since @spacegy4 is not aware of the current ruleset, will post this on the forum again.
Unlike the "old" category for "Story Mode - Normal difficulty" Runs for Easy & Hard will start the timer on selecting the mobile suit, because it is more competitive.
If you @spacegy4 , who was absent for the last months, did not realize that, please do so for future runs.
Thank you very much. // BURRR
EDIT: Leandro & I kept the rules for "Story Mode - Normal Difficulty" because of tradition. It is a flawed system tho, losing 1-2 seconds on the selection screen, just for playing with the Mobile Suit, you want. Also the Rule for getting a specific RNG was removed from all categories, since it was absolutely bad, especially, when it comes to resetting runs.
Hello @JotaNovaisBR ! I think, we can verify your run now as legit and it will be accepted for the last time with you using the ZSNES Emulator. For future runs, please use the Snes9x Emulator with version 1.5x and above. Download: http://www.s9x-w32.de/dl/ (I personally use Snes9x 1.53) Thank you very much and congratulations to your Personal Best time !
Greetings, PandaBURRR
As of the 20th March 2019, rule changes for emulator were made.
This results in the following:
ALLOWED:
- Super Nintendo & Super Famicon Console
- Snes9X 1.5x and higher Get the version here: http://www.s9x-w32.de/dl/
BANNED:
- ZSNES
- no$sns
- bSNES
- Snes9x version 1.4x and lower
This is due to inaccurate emulating times found in those emulators. (as well as other glitches like graphical and sound errors)
This inconsistency was found my LeandroAmadeu and tested as well by myself.
Also, this rulechange creates the most accurate experience for all runners.
A short comparison between SNES9X 1.53 and ZSNES 1.51 can be found here:
(watch in 0.25 speed and you can see the speed differences)
Notes for this comparison: Emulators used: Snes9x 1.53 & ZSNES 1.51
ZSNES loading times are significantly faster (by about 1,5 seconds per loading screen) and instabile frame rates during combat. (+ 2-5 frames skipped, resulting in faster animations, combat starts faster, etc.)
This will affect all new runs and runners. These changes were made to have the most accurate times possible.
Thank you for your attention.
Hello !
To clarify some of the things @LeandroAmadeu said: I tried to contact the current mod @spacegy4 as well on twitter a couple of times, but he does seem inactive. There are requests on the Shin Kidou Senki Gundam Wing: Endless Duel forums about adding more categories and a run from myself (and maybe others?) that needs to be verified. As a mod for the "Gundam Series" on speedrun.com i can tell, that Leandro very communicative, plays the game a lot and is the current WR holder for this game. He has some good ideas for new categories and is responsible and active of this site. The post we are referring to is this: https://www.speedrun.com/gwed/thread/q1ouh
It would be a really good addition to the game, if we have Leandro as a mod ! Also it would be helpful, since there is a marathon (Speedyfists) coming up, where we have a 3 way race, to have an active mod on the boards, to make it easier for people to submit their runs.
Thank you very much ! / BURRR
