Archipelago VS ironwail

Due to the way it’s designed and its short length, it has a great randomizer. It is a decently popular pick in Archipelago multiworlds. In fact someone recommended it in a multiworld I was playing so I picked it up.

> walk through a door in an RPG Maker game end up playing a Quake level! And then, upon killing a certain enemy, be suddenly in a bossfight in a SMW ROMhack!

I just learned about this [1] yesterday but seems to be the first data point I've seen regarding something like you describe. Very cool to see, and it definitely blew my mind that things like this are now being developed.

[1] https://archipelago.gg/

There are randomizers for many Metroidvanias at this point, each with their own community of casual and competitive players. Just in Archipelago system you can find Hollow Knight, Blasphemous, Super Metroid, SMZ3, Timespinner, and The Messenger.

I recommend checking out a randomizer mod at https://archipelago.gg/ (https://archipelago.gg/games/Stardew%20Valley/info/en). You start a new file with a defined goal (i.e. 'complete the Community Centre'), and set about seeing how fast you can do so, but... with some tweaks. For starters, you could randomize your seasons or seeds. Then things like progressive abilities and items. i.e. you earn fishing level 2, but instead of *receiving* fishing level 2, you get a Coop. When you go to Robin to buy your Coop, you receive... an Ossified Blade. And when you manage to fish up a Flounder, you receive... Fishing Level 2.

Not really speedrunning but since GDQ has randomizers, I'll mention Archipelago. https://archipelago.gg/ Multiworld randomizer that has people contributing to add game integrations. They have documentation on how to add games https://github.com/ArchipelagoMW/Archipelago/tree/main/docs Its a lot of fun and I feel will only get better the more integrations people add! Definitely covers a lot of programming areas from assembly to networking.

It's a multiworld randomizer https://archipelago.gg/

It’s cool stuff. Funnily enough, Zelda 1 was added to Archipelago literally yesterday.

Archipelago Cross-Game Multiworld Randomizer

Late to the party, but, if you get a copy of Quake 1 off GoG and then update that with the Ironwail engine you'll have the most flexible setup ever.

Give ironwail a try. Built off of Quakespasm so all the same features, but with 144fps support and added options to make the game even more authentic.

Ironwail https://github.com/andrei-drexler/ironwail

Ironwail. The best all-around sourceport for the game, more authentic than the re-release with better mod support and more option customization.

Ironwail. Best all around port.

+1 to Ironwail

Download

Head to andrei drexler's ironwail github page and grab a source tarball or zip under 'releases' on the right.

If you own the game on GOG, then you should be able to download the remaster version. Otherwise, you should get the old files and use a source port instead. The older version's executables are decades old, and not very compatible with modern OS. Ironwail is a good one. If you can't use it, fall back on Quakespasm.