Weekly MZM races on speedrunslive.com

ZX497

2013-04-12 10:51:46 am

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ZX497

2013-04-13 03:07:24 pm

So, just to confirm, we're going with 3PM UCT?

Mobiusman

2013-04-13 03:49:32 pm

I think we're going with 7PM UTC (3PM EDT)

ZX497

2013-04-13 04:02:43 pm

Oh ok. Good thing I asked, lol.

ZX497

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ZX497: 2013-04-30 12:48:09 pm

2013-04-30 12:47:51 pm

Ok, would any of you guys be interested in a puzzle race next weekend? It wouldn't be a terribly hard puzzle to figure out, but it'd be interesting route- and strategy-wise. Naturally, I wouldn't be participating in that one myself.

Mobiusman

2013-04-30 01:30:06 pm

obv yes. is it a short puzzle (ie do it after the main race) or a long puzzle (ie do it instead of the main race)?

ZX497

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ZX497: 2013-04-30 01:45:22 pm

2013-04-30 01:43:49 pm

I have no idea, it's not fully finalized yet. I'd expect it might take a little while, though, like... 90 minutes to 2 hours even. Maybe not that long, actually, but like I said, I have no idea.

Dragondarch

2013-04-30 04:26:18 pm

I actually have an idea for a race that would be less "puzzly" and more "how can I fuck with everyone's muscle memory"...but I'm lazy and haven't double checked everything to make sure it's all possible.

ZX497

2013-04-30 11:19:15 pm

Ok, so, the puzzle is done, and I made a concept run through it so I know everything works, or at least should work (there's always a possibility I overlooked something). Knowing how everything worked, I finished it in about 50 minutes (real time).

Here's the thing, though... it got a little bit more elaborate than I had anticipated, so I full well expect it to take at least double that time for you guys, doing it blind. So, the original estimate of a 2 hour time slot wouldn't be a huge exaggeration.

Mobiusman

2013-05-04 10:03:13 am

heads up, I'm gonna be half an hour late tomorrow, and I'd appreciate it if you guys could wait. It usually takes that long to get everything set up anyway, I'm just letting you know!

MonkUnit

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MonkUnit: 2013-05-04 07:38:19 pm

2013-05-04 07:37:56 pm

What type of race will it be and when will the race happen tomorrow?

Mobiusman

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Mobiusman: 2013-05-05 07:14:51 am

2013-05-05 07:11:44 am

The race is at 7PM UTC (probably starting a bit later than that). I honestly don't know what category we'll end up playing today, some come by then to find out!

ZX497

2013-05-10 12:25:46 pm

Ok, so, just a heads-up. Starting this Sunday, I'm gonna be sort of busy for most of the summer. This means less stream-watching in general (I'll still be able to catch casts here and there I'm sure), and sadly no racing on Sundays. Saturdays might work for me every now and then, though, so if you guys are gonna adjust the weeklies-schedule for the summer or something, lemme know.

Anyhow, thanks for the races so far, guys. Good fun :)

kirbymastah

2013-05-10 02:15:39 pm

We can do two weekly races... :D :D :D

spidey-widey

2013-05-10 08:18:06 pm

Fine by me, ZX. Come summer time, Saturdays will probably be better than Sundays for me too.

Mobiusman

2013-05-13 04:47:42 pm

pretty sure we could adjust the schedule, any idea when would be better for you zx?

ZX497

2013-05-14 08:59:32 am

Saturday, same time? It might not work every week for me, still, but I should be able to make it most of the time at least.

kirbymastah

2013-05-14 10:10:30 am

mp2 race is an hour after that then D:

ZX497

2013-05-14 11:13:24 am

Hour or two earlier or whatever is fine too.

Mobiusman

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Mobiusman: 2013-07-18 08:23:40 am

Mobiusman: 2013-07-18 07:23:25 am

2013-07-18 07:22:59 am

So, the new ZM debug makes lots of cool things possible, like true low%, or suitless% (okay, this isn't actually possible, but feel free to try). It also makes a randomiser race possible! Randomised any% isn't actually that interesting, since you're generally going to be using the same route. But in randomised 100%, anything can happen.

Here's a simple version of the rules, please feel free to make suggestions http://pastebin.com/UivHHYpx

edit: to clarify, all entrants would use the same setup.

kirbymastah

2013-07-18 09:42:46 am

Wait what does the on/off stuff do for each upgrade?

Mobiusman

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Mobiusman: 2013-07-18 09:54:26 am

Mobiusman: 2013-07-18 09:54:19 am

2013-07-18 09:54:02 am

I guess calling it a randomiser race is kind of inaccurate. The debug lets you change your inventory, so you would start with a random assortment of items already collected.

kirbymastah

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kirbymastah: 2013-07-18 10:21:40 am

2013-07-18 09:55:43 am

Ah, basically like metroid fusion's. Should be interesting to try out :P

EDIT: Would you have to recollect items you start with?

Mobiusman

2013-07-18 01:58:10 pm

Quote from kirbymastah:

Would you have to recollect items you start with?

with the exception of missiles/supers/PBs, giving yourself an item despawns it.

kirbymastah

2013-07-18 02:24:07 pm

let's try it today :D I'm free in like, 7-8 hours and on