SpeedRunners News

We are hosting a special event for all of the SR community called "Time Trial Turmoil"

There will be TWO groups of players:
Players with more than 1000 hours and players with less than 1000 hours of playtime.

1000 hours is the cutoff point for SR Elevation, our program for players who are newer or not as experienced to the game.

ALL participants will be asked to submit times in all 17 official and 16 Curated Workshop maps from the beginning Friday, January 31, 2025 12:00 AM until Saturday, March 1, 2025 12:00 AM Pacific Standard Time.

In order to participate you will be REQUIRED to join the SR discord and look in the channel labelled "Time Trial Turmoil". There will be instructions and more details there.

JOIN THE Speedrunners OFFICIAL DISCORD HERE!

However... The TOP TEN players with the fastest average time with under 1000 hours of playtime will fight in a ladder style tournament with the victor earning entry into THE KING OF SPEED 2025 as seed 16. The TOP FIVE players with over 1000 hours will also fight in a ladder style tournament to earn the 15th seed.

In other news...

Watch out for Valentine's Day. 🙂 There might be something special happening then.

Let me know what you think and any feedback please.

TheSilentChaos, YOUR VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY MANAGER

There was a vote held to curate the current workshop that hasn't seen curation in a long time.

This vote was announced in this news post here and we have been speaking about curating said workshop for months.

Well.... The Curated Workshop Vote is DONE!

You may see the result HERE.

However, Here's a TL;DR for those who hate spreadsheets.

In order of most popular to least popular map, the following maps are going to be enabled for the first test season of the NEW "Curated Workshop" including Aztec and Titan from the Workshop contest:

• Oasis - Abyss
  
• Pitfall
  
• Texas Run' Em
  
• Snowed In
  
• Plantation
  
• City Run R2
  
• Dance Hall
  
• Club V
  
• Oceanslide
  
• Citadel
  
• Minery
  
• New Age City
  
• SpeedCity Nights
  
• Shore Enuff
  

The Test Season will last from the 15th of January until the end of March. We will be asking for feedback at the end of this period and be using it to adjust things accordingly.

The following maps have been REMOVED from the curated workshop playlist due to community feedback and voting:

• Granary
  
• Void
  
• Club House
  
• Sound Shiver
  
• Surfing in the Oasis
  
• Coastline
  
• Terminal
  
• Gift Store
  
• Lunar Colony
  

The following maps are going to be given a second chance at the curated workshop in a LIVE vote happening during the GRAND FINALS of The King of Speed 2025. The winning map will be added in the post KoS patch when we begin the Spring ELO season.

• Dash the Night
  
• Genetics
  
• Disco Lounge
  
• Oasis
  
• Dragon City
  
• WILD Rapids
  
• Nuclear XP
  
• Meteor City
  
• Skull Island Scram
  
• Promenade
  

The creators of these maps will be given time to edit and adjust them and we will show them all off throughout the second day of the tournament.

The Spring ELO season begins April 1st and will last until August. We will discuss more about the "other" events and everything for the upcoming future very soon.

Make sure to sign up for this month's SR Monthly as it's the NEXT TO LAST chance for you to earn your way into the King of Speed 2025.

Sign up for the January edition of the Speedrunner Monthly

Please feel free to post your HATE or LOVE to me below.

Your Volunteer Community Manager, TheSilentChaos

Congratulations to Bensen and Derpp for getting their maps into the game's curated workshop playlist.

We are holding a voting and feedback period from today until the end of Saturday (Pacific Time). We will next week announce the 17 maps (15 from the feedback/curation + the three winners) which will make it into the new TEST season of the curated workshop. This lasts from the 15th of January until the end of March.

Leave feedback on this steam discussion please: https://steamcommunity.com/app/207140/discussions/2/595137443379819125


Also, you can join the discord and leave more direct feedback as well.
(Join the discord at http://frostyfightclub.com/)

Moving forward, expect that the curated workshop list will have maps swapped in and out after major SR tournaments (The King of Speed/The Lord of the Runs) and between seasons (ELO and Post).

Reminder, The King of Speed begins on March 22nd and 23rd and we will have another awesome badge for you to get through supporting the prize pool of this event.
Also... There are only a handful of ways to "win" yourself a spot into the Top 10 (get top 2 in a SR monthly) before the community will be nominating and voting 5 players into The King of Speed 2025.

hint hint There is one last way to get in through the SR Elevation Program.
Post your questions and comments below.

"Get Hype and Stay Frosty!"
TheSilentChaos, Your Volunteer Community Manager

Hello and Happy Holidays EVERYONE!I hope your holiday season is going well. We have some announcements for you so let's get started!

The Player Feedback and Voting for the Frosty Mapmakers Contest 2024 begins on Christmas Eve!
All you have to do is go to your favorite map(s) out of the bunch and comment "HAPPY HOLIDAYS!"
The maps with the most holiday cheer will win the popular vote and get the lion's share of the points of the points.
We will count comments from 12 am on Christmas EVE in the Pacific Time Zone until until the end of the year.
The SR Advisory Council will judge on the remaining factors for a total possible score of 300 points. They are Map Design/Theme and Overall Judges Opinion.
You will get to see which maps will potentially make it into the new updated curated workshop map list for the upcoming season changes.

Here are all Frosty Mapmapers Contest 2024 submissions:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3376253574

Next Announcement...

THE KING OF SPEED 2025 will be held this year on Saturday, March 22nd and Sunday, March 23rd.
Day ONE will be from Top 16 until the Top 4. Day TWO will be from Top 4 until completion.
We will have another opportunity for you to help crowdfund the prize pool and earn a special in game badge that you can only get by helping encourage the players to fight their hardest through a $5 or more donation to the overall prize pool.
So... get hype and be ready for us to crown a new King of Speed... or will we?

Last but not least is something that we wish to address...
We have worked tirelessly to make a inviting and friendly environment for players to learn and grow this fantastic game. This includes people submitting and creating maps as well.
Speedrunners as a whole is a small community and we should take care to encourage and lift others up. Unfortunately this hasn't always been the case recently.
So in this time of the year it is a good moment to remind everybody to be kind to each other, and have a good time playing this and other great games!

Well folks.. That it for now. Please leave feedback and holiday wishes in the comments below, and don't foreget to vote for your favorite maps! Love y'all.

TheSilentChaos, Your Volunteer Community Manager

Hello Everyone. We'd like to thank the 13 mapmakers who submitted a total of 14 maps!

Here is a youtube playlist with a short walkthrough of each map in the order they we're submitted:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbwsKUw8n1vmWty3reADA3MT5yDto6S-9&si=7p7lsOdb5MlQemwU


Here is the list of maps/makers and what maps these creations are based on:

Diamond Club by Kirac (based on Nightclub)
Jungle Juice by Dizzy (based on Zoo)
Promenade by Asarnil (based on Resort)
wuup's and down's by Luwin (based on Zoo)
Nuclear XP by Redz (based on Laboratory)
WILD Rapids by Redz (based on Zoo)
Labrats by Jansen (based on Laboratory)
Quarry by BenTrd (based on Mansion)
ROAD 6 by Andrey (based on Powerplant)
Salt Mines by DistinctMadness (based on Mansion)
Titan by Derp (based on Resort)
Aztec by Bensen (based on Jungle)
Meteor City by God of Plagues (based on Silo)
Skull Island Scram by SeanBonJobiii (based on Zoo)

Here is the official steam workshop collection for the contest as well:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3376253574

Please take the time to try each map and leave feedback for them to improve on!

Also, don't forget to join the SR Elevation program which kicks off with Time Trial Turmoil this Tuesday!
You can do this by joining the Frosty Fight Club discord at http://dsc.gg/frostyfightclub and checking out the channel labelled #sr-elevation.

Thanks again for being awesome and let's have a great holiday season together. ❤️

- TheSilentChaos, Volunteer Community Manager and Organizer