Attention all heroes, we're pleased to announce the Wyvia Spring Speedrun Challenge! Pit your time versus your fellow heroes as you race for prizes! In celebration Wyvia will be 20% off! We can't wait to see everyone's submissions. Please post your time videos in the comments to this post or in the post on the forums. Starting Date: March, 14th, 2024 Duration: Four weeks, until 11:59PM UTC April 11th, 2024 This challenge will put both new and experienced heroes to the test. With over $200 total available in steam giftcard prizes. Heres what you need to know: Eligibility: Must own a legitimate copy of Wyvia. Open to players aged 18 and above worldwide, with the following exceptions: North Korea, Syria, Sudan, Cuba, and Venezuela. Category: The featured category in this challenge will be Any%. For you new speedrunners, this essentially means beat the game as fast as you possibly can within the limits of the game. This includes glitches and exploits. Any updates to the ruleset will be communicated to participants as they are made Submission: Record your speedrun and submit it via Youtube link. Follow the guidelines provided for video formatting and submission requirements, found in the rules section. Rules and Regulations: Entries must be submitted by 11:59 PM Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), Thursday, April 11th, 2024 $100 Steam Gift Card shall be awarded to the runner with the fastest verified run time, $50 Steam Gift Card to the runner in 2nd place, $25 Steam Gift Card to the runner in 3rd place, $15 Steam Gift Card for 4th place, $10 Steam Gift Card for 5th place. All awards shall be in Steam Gift Card delivered to the participants via email. Run shall be verified to be in compliance with rules and judged by Blast Programming and GIGATANK 3000 Staff Runs may be rejected if inappropriate or derogatory language is on screen Void where prohibited Not open to citizens of North Korea, Syria, Sudan, Cuba, and Venezuela Winners may be required to submit identify verification in order to claim prize Personal information gathered will only be used to contact winners and/or notify participants of associated prizes No purchase necessary Contest sponsored by GIGATANK 3000 LLC, 16825 S Desert Foothills Pkwy #94404 Phoenix, AZ 85048 Run Rules All runs required video evidence. The preferred video hosting platform is Youtube/Twitch/Bilibili, but anything that has competent playback works. Please make a highlight instead of submitting full VOD on Twitch. Streamable is not a valid hosting platform due to deletion policy. Game audio must be audible in your submission, you can disable music just make sure the sound effects are audible in your video submission. Runs performed on pirated copies are automatically invalidated. You may not use any kind of Trainer, Cheat Table, or any sort of Macro/Turbo during runs. Game cannot be modified in any way, including by third party software, with the exception of patches provided by the developer. Binding keys through external programs is not allowed. You are only allowed to bind keys through in-game settings. Modification of the game files is not allowed. This applies to any form of modification, such as texture swaps, model swaps, QoL changes, etc. Intentional abuse of ALT-F4 is strictly banned. Should your game crash at any point, mark the timestamp in the description of your submission. Intentionally lowering the in-game framerate, such as with the use of third-party software is strictly prohibited. Changing the framerate via in-game settings, however, is perfectly acceptable. Timer Stops as soon as the final boss is defeated Prize Distribution: The $200 prize pool will be distributed among the top performers for fastest completion time in the Any% category. The distribution is as follows: 1st place - $100 Steam Gift Card 2nd place - $50 Steam Gift Card 3rd place - $25 Steam Gift Card 4th place - $15 Steam Gift Card 5th place - $10 Steam Giftcard If you want to hop in and start learning the game, you can download the demo on Steam right now! Preparation Suggestions To follow the challenge and find tips & tricks for the speedrun, visit the Blast Programming Discord here. Some Advice The competition lasts for four weeks. It is recommended to take your time for your first playthrough, focusing on learning the game's classes, items and dungeon layouts. Practicing sections before diving into full runs. The fiercest competition for the top three spots typically emerges in the final week or even the last few days of the challenge so be sure to practice as much as you can before this critical period. Good luck, and have fun Heroes!