Hades is a 2020 roguelike hack-and-slash role-playing game developed and published by Supergiant Games. You play as Zagreus, the son of Hades, and your goal is to escape the underworld. The main competitive community server can be found here https://discord.com/invite/sCefJUdbJp ... A compendium with most major guides can be found here https://www.speedrun.com/hades/guides/1i726
Run Submission Requirements
- Full, unedited video proof is required.
- Video and Audio must be clearly visible and audible.
For Full Runs:
- The run must start from a new save
- Usually some kind of ending is achieved
For Mini-Challenges:
- These are for Boss Challenges, Individual Levels, or something similar.
For Challenges:
- Refer to default global rules. Keep in mind these are generally how the challenges are done. If you or your community feels something is unavoidable, it can be listed as an exception.
These defaults apply while game-specific rules are under community review.
These rules have been proposed by the community and are under review. They will become official when this game moves to Active status.
General Rules A video of the run is required. Use free programs (such as with OBS) or a streaming service to record your run The video you submit must be setup to be permanent (eg YouTube, Twitch highlights). Recent Broadcasts on Twitch will auto-delete, so will not be approved When submitting a single run out of a long video with multiple runs, you must submit a timestamped URL (on YouTube you can right-click for "Copy video URL at current time". This timestamp can either link to the run start, or the prior proof of unseeded (e.g. a death). If a timestamped URL is not possible, include a precise timestamp in the description. Your run will be rejected otherwise. Use the In Game Timer (turn on "Always Display Timer" through settings). Do not block it, the In Game Timer on the Victory Screen, or the Save Icon with alerts or anything (it's in the top right).
Must show the run in full, including before when the in-game timer starts and the Victory screen at the end.
God Mode is not allowed.
Times are always rounded down to the nearest second. eg "48.92 seconds" is still to be submitted as "48 seconds". In cases where the Victory Screen is different to the In Game Timer, the Victory Screen will take priority.
Must be played on latest live version of Hades available at the time.
The only mod allowed in Unmodded runs is the Colorblind Mod available on the Resources tab, with the condition that SpeedrunMode is enabled in the config (which it is by default). Information on how to install the mod is available in the Guides tab.
Macros and Turbo bindings are banned. You may use 3rd party tools to bind multiple buttons to a single action, but you may not bind a single button to multiple actions.
Runs on emulators will not be valid. Wine and Proton are compatibility layers, rather than emulators, so Linux runs will still be valid.
The "free pass" on win 10 shall not be used for any non-freshfile-related or fftc-related runs, since it lets the player bypass the dadfight, which would encourage save-preparation.
Unseeded Rules Show the previous run's death (or a run completion with the death) at the start of the video.
Credits
Contributors who helped establish this game's challenge run definitions:
- alexca — Game submission