Version 1.0.5: Speedrunning mode!


I expected this update to take a little longer to finish (that's why it wasn't included in yesterday's update) but I ended up with some unexpected time to kill today and decided to crunch it out!

Version 1.0.5 adds an all-new speedrunning mode! While active, this mode:

  • Disables saving (and ignores your existing savefile)
  • Activates a global timer for the entire run; this automatically stops when the final boss dies. The best time is saved automatically.
  • Skips ALL cutscenes, including shopkeeper quips and the intro/ending.
  • Stages are unlocked based on your progress with no e-mail reading necessary. Shop upgrades also unlock without reading mail, at the same points they'd be available during regular gameplay.
  • Only the next stage shows up in the stage select menu (so you can't accidentally misclick and start the wrong stage). The "back" button in Reimu's apartment is removed so you can't accidentally return to the title screen instead of the map.
  • After clearing a stage you're placed on the world map instead of the apartment (skipping 16 mandatory transitions and letting you enter the shops faster if so desired)
  • Auto-skips the scoring screen (faster than regularly skipping it but still gives you about a second to see your grade and reward - skipping it entirely would make the code a lot messier so I opted to not do that)
  • Shops randomize their selection by seeding the RNG with your money, so having the same money after clearing a stage will always give you the same selection (letting you manipulate the RNG more easily)
  • Speeds up all transitions to 4x the regular speed

If you just want a ballpark estimate what times to aim for, I ran through the game to verify the mode worked and ended up just barely getting sub-35, but that was with like 20 deaths and some really bad menuing where I stopped to think about what upgrades to get.

Files

Touhou: Hotline Sanzu (v 1.0.5) 74 MB
Aug 18, 2022

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