=== Super Castlevania IV Tournament 2021 == Please refer to this page for all relevant information regarding the tournament. '''Tournament Staff:''' Tinnue, KenshinTrek, Crismas '''Tournament start date:''' March 5 '''Streamed on:''' https://www.twitch.tv/castlevaniaspeedruns '''Bracket:''' https://challonge.com/jbbrw1ut '''Leaderboard:''' https://www.speedrun.com/scv4 '''Discord:''' https://discord.gg/acxyEXmfUe '''Schedule:''' https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wtYE-NhQ8OJWzwM9dk4aI_ZDo6ARI5_edoPukZwCvBg/edit#gid=0 ==GAME RULES== *The tournament category will be any%.*Any version of the official game is allowed. No hacks or modified roms in any way, including palette swaps.*Timing starts on when you press Start from the Name Select screen. Use -3.95 on your timer or start your timer upon gaining control of Simon, then your final split time will be SDA timing as used on the leaderboard.*Timing ends when Simon catches the orb after defeating Dracula.*You may play on an official SNES, Wii (U) Virtual Console, SNES Minis and the following emulators: Snes9x 1.5.x, BSNES or BizHawk.*All other emulators are banned.*Third party consoles are banned. ==TOURNAMENT BASICS== The tournament will use a Double Elimination system: That means that every player will have to lose two (2) matches to be eliminated. There will be two Brackets running in parallel:* Winners Bracket (or Upper Bracket).* and Losers Bracket (or Lower Bracket). Those who win their first match will keep advancing within the Winners Bracket (or Upper Bracket) until:* They advance to Grand Finals.* Or they lose their match. Those who lose a match in the Winners Bracket will be sent to the Losers Bracket and will keep advancing (within the Losers Bracket) until: * They advance to the Grand Finals.* Or they lose their match again. Those who lose a match in the Losers Bracket will be eliminated from the Tournament (that is the meaning of Double Elimination system). If a match is dropped after being sent to Losers Bracket, then you will be out knocked out of the tournament. ==TOURNAMENT PROCEDURE== We will be utilizing SRL IRC for all races in the tournament. ===Match Procedure=== Players are responsible for meeting deadlines and schedule their own matches. When both participants are ready, begin a race in the #speedrunslive IRC channel on irc.speedrunslive.com or athttp://www.speedrunslive.com/channel/ with the command: .startrace scv4 Once the race channel has been created, join that specific channel. Within the channel, change the goal to any% with the command: .setgoal any% Once that has been completed, both participants should enter the race. This can be performed with the following command: .enter When both participants are ready to begin the race, have their stream available, and are waiting on a file on the file select screen, type the following command: .ready The Race bot will then begin to countdown in the race chat, and upon reaching 0 both players will begin the race. The conclusion of the race is when Simon catches the orb after defeating Dracula, at the point type the following command: .done When the race is completed, please get in contact with a member of the tournament staff to update the bracket. ===Some additional handy commands for the race:=== .quit - If something arises and you need to remove yourself from the race, then use the .quit command. .undone - Use if you prematurely type .done or .quit before the race has ended. ==TOURNAMENT FORMS== '''Match Scheduling Form:''' https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKzM1Rw_p3Y5w6xIk36sVnlT_tj7atC-wCb-pkROQ_qKIyxA/viewform *Use this form to schedule your matches only after you and your opponent have agreed on a time. Please let the admin team know if there needs to be an extension or change to this. '''Commentary Form:''' https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe7y4wUK43J9LLSs4SUpZ45_7Xm8K6FNyxhfagCkRf1bD-qkw/viewform*If you're interested in commentating please submit! ==DEADLINES== These are deadlines to follow for the event, please make sure you're scheduling your matches ahead of time. ADD TIMES WHEN APPROVED