Super Metroid Relay Race 2021

Super Metroid Relay Race 2021 Information

I have been getting a lot of questions about how the race would actually work, so here is a rough explanation. There will be 4 teams of 8 people, each person on the team will run one entire category from start to finish. Once this person has completed their category, for full game categories, they will wait until ITEM COLLECTION PERCENT has shown up, then the next person on their team will begin to run their assigned category.  This will be coordinated via "srl-ish" commands in the Relay discord in respective team channels. I will count down in #announcements for *BEGINNING CATEGORY TBA* runners, and runners will .done in their respective team channels to let the next runner know when to begin.

VOD from ludendi of the first Relay Race, held in 2015: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/6710479
VOD of the second Relay Race, held in Summer of 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTvUVYIAK_g
VoD of the third Relay Race, held in Winter of 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jla-V361WyQ
Vod of the fourth Relay Race, held in Summer of 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4ueoKsZBeA
Vod of the fifth Relay Race, held in Winter of 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zTyOxz-WMo

Rules regarding playing:

Important Note: For ALL categories during the relay, regardless of skill level or confidence in your abilities, deaths or major setbacks happen.  To have the relay run as smoothly as possible, I am requesting that ALL runners make backup saves, either on a separate cart or flashcart, or something so that in case of death or some other catastrophe, there is a quick way to jump back into the relay without having to completely restart. This does not mean savestates are allowed or are to be used. You are REQUIRED to make a minimum of 3 saves during the run. Every category (randomizer will not have backup saves, for obvious reasons) and every runner is subject to these rules. There will be a 1 minute time penalty assessed for each save not taken.

Rules regarding streaming:
You will be streaming to an RTMP server that will be restreaming your gameplay content to TBD. Please stream only game audio and only game feed. if you have follower/sub/donation alerts, please turn them off for the duration of your run. Please available up to an hour before your run is scheduled to start. The time estimates I've established for this relay are VERY generous, and it is VERY likely your team will be ahead of estimated start times.

There is a guide to setting up your stream correctly: https://pastebin.com/hK30rr61 (this needs to be updated, but the general information about setting up a blank stream is still good)

Category specific rules, tips, and safety suggestions:


100%:
A time penalty will be assessed for each item UNINTENTIONALLY missed.
Recommended Saves: after phantoon, somewhere in maridia, and before mb

any%:
Recommended Saves: before phantoon, draygon or ridley, and before mb

low%
Recommended Saves: LN Elevator, before ridley, and before mb

GT Classic:
safeties: spore spawn supers breaks even if you have to reset once on GGG. entering GT's room in morph makes it impossible to softlock via shooting beams accidentally
Recommended Saves: before lava dive, LN elevator, before MB

rando:
please be mindful of your health during heat runs
recommended saves: wherever, dude

rg4:
I cannot stress how important safeties are in one-off situations like races. focus on playing safe and confident.\
recommended saves: preheat run, post heat run, pre lava dive, pre ridley, after ridley, pre draygon, post draygon, pre mb

nk:
please take a good number of safeties
recommended saves: pre- and post-heatruns, pre-draygon

ninpow:
please please please make sure you get items and bosses in the correct order :)
recommended saves:otw to spring? pre mb, idk wherever.