Changelog

Stats

• ELO fairness: rating changes against provisional players are now weighted by their confidence, and race winners can no longer lose ELO

Seeds

• Fix: Colosseum fogs no longer incorrectly grouped with Godfrey/Gideon fogs in Leyndell

In-game

• "Heavy door opened" text popup no longer appears when opening doors in catacombs
• Fix: "Repeat warp" grace menu works correctly again for Maliketh

Stats

• Private races are now excluded from ELO calculations

Seeds

• Starting weapons upgraded to +25 on Expedition, Chill, Sprint, Standard, and Boss Shuffle pools
• Starting runes increased to 40k on Expedition, Sprint, Standard, and Boss Shuffle pools
• Reworked item distribution: ashes of war, and crystal tears now placed at key locations
• Golden Trees and Marika Churches are now key item locations
• Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella classified as major boss
• Added conflict between Radahn and Redmane Castle boss to reduce the risk of Radahn's festival being active
• Fix: custom weapons with ashes of war now upgrade correctly

In-game

• Fix: run complete banner no longer replays when warping between zones
• Fix: burning the Erdtree no longer disrupts zone tracking for the rest of the run

Website

• Open registration visibility: joinable races badge in navbar, "Open" badge and Join button on race cards, "Races to Join" section on dashboard
• Replay Metro map respects player selection filter
• Improved Metro map label contrast for accessibility and @Mitchriz
• Fix: entrance nodes hidden correctly in progressive Metro map visibility

Stats

• ELO revamp: ratings now factor in seed difficulty, field strength, and number of races played, with a confidence badge on the leaderboard.
• Dominant traits use percentile ranking with descriptive labels (e.g. "Top 5% Rusher")

Seeds

• Runes are awarded directly rather than through Lord's Runes
• Starting runes reduced (Chill: 150k to 100k, others except Hardcore: 100k to 25k)
• Starting class weapons upgraded to +24 on all pools except Hardcore
• Whetstone Knife given on all pools
• Lamenter's Gaol keys removed from Hardcore pools
• Colosseum entrance grouped with Gideon/Goldfrey fogs to prevent adjacent entry/exit pairs
• Snowfield tunnel restricted to its main entrance gate
• Fix: Spirit Calling Bell now correctly usable

In-game

• Fix: gap timing updates correctly on the last layer when the leader finishes

Races

• Editable combobox for scheduling race time

Seeds

• Zone weights recalibrated from observed race data (316 participants, 65 seeds), improving run pacing accuracy
• Weight-matched cluster selection: parallel branches now correctly pick zones with similar difficulty, producing more balanced splits

Races

• Personal highlights on finished race pages: 15 detectors across combat, pathing, and competitive categories surface your standout moments (boss slayer, smart backtrack, comeback, and more)
• Fix: private races now appear in the race listing for participants, organizers, and casters
• Fix: participant list now updates in real-time for spectators when players join or leave during setup

In-game

• Fresh save validation: the mod rejects stale saves (IGT > 15s) when joining a race or starting a solo session, preventing corrupted zone data. Starting a New Game clears the rejection

Metro map

• Fix: player trailing paths no longer draw straight lines across the map on backtracks
• Fix: zoomed metro view stays centered on finished players in the OBS overlay instead of switching to full map

Death markers

• Bloodstain visuals now appear at fog gate entrances where other players have died, revealing zone difficulty at a glance. Markers are activated dynamically as deaths occur during the race.

Seeds

• Fix: Godskin Noble entry can no longer be used as exit, preventing broken paths
• Fix: path splits no longer reuse a cluster already picked by a passant branch

In-game

• Fix: death marker flags are re-applied after exiting a loading screen
• Fix: overlay now shows IGT instead of a permanent "GO!" message on reconnect

Races

• Ephemeral race chat: participants can exchange messages during a race via a collapsible sidebar
• Organizer controls moved to a compact toolbar under the DAG
• Open registration and max participants can now be updated after race creation

Website

• Pool settings card now visible on solo session detail pages
• Various UI polish (OBS button, scrollbars, badges, icons)

Seeds

• Final boss is now selected from a weighted pool instead of uniform random, for better variety across runs
• Sentry's Torch sold at Roundtable Hold on all pools except Hardcore
• Malenia nerfed on Chill seeds
• Minor boss randomization disabled on Hardcore seeds
• Fix: Earthbore Cave boss can no longer use entry as exit, preventing broken paths

In-game

• Zone reveal now triggers at the end of the loading screen instead of using a suspense countdown

Stats

• Boss stats now show the actual randomized boss name instead of the vanilla boss name
• Multi-phase bosses (e.g. Rennala, Fire Giant) are now tracked with both phase names
• Abandoned races are now included in profile stats, pool stats, and dashboard

Seeds

• Starting tier set to 3 on all pools (Sprint and Hardcore now match Standard and Chill)
• Legacy dungeons are no longer forced as the first layer on Hardcore seeds
• Fewer final boss candidates on Standard and Hardcore seeds
• Rennala's arena and Midra can no longer serve as through-pass zones, since the boss fight can be skipped
• Royal Ancestor Spirit and Valiant Gargoyles are now classified as major bosses

In-game

• Overlay now shows the current layer number when backtracking
• Fix: zone reveal delay was sometimes bypassed, briefly showing the next zone early

Stats

• New global stats page with ELO leaderboard, zone analytics, boss analytics, and play styles
• ELO rating system with margin-of-victory scoring
• 7 behavioral traits: Rusher, Cautious, Explorer, Pathfinder, Boss Slayer, Resilient, Rage Quitter
• Play style traits on user profiles, ELO rating in profile header
• Zone stats: deadliest, most backtracked, slowest, and fastest zones
• Boss stats: kill rates, average deaths, and backtrack ratios for major bosses
• Players with fewer than 3 completed races are hidden as provisional

Seeds

• Save backup system: seed packs now include an automatic backup daemon and recovery scripts for Windows and Linux
• Convergence and fallback zone selection uses weighted random picks for more even type distribution across the map
• More boss arenas (Morgott, Hoarah Loux, Godskin Noble, Gaius, Romina) can now serve as split points, since entry fog gates can also be used as exits
• New proximity groups for Stranded Graveyard and Shadow Keep Storehouse elevator fogs
• Maximum parallel paths reduced from 4 to 3 on Hardcore seeds

Seeds

• Margit and Morgott can no longer both appear in the same run
• Sewer barred gates in Subterranean Shunning-Grounds are now opened at game start
• Proximity groups for Leyndell, Academy, and Farum Azula prevent entry/exit pairs from using adjacent fog gates
• Mohgwyn Palace added to the generation pool
• Spirit Calling Bell given as a starting item, enabling spirit ash summoning from the start
• Fix: tiers no longer regress between layers
• Fix: recently-split branches no longer get immediately consumed by a rebalance on an unrelated branch
• Fix: rebalancing now works with 2 parallel paths (merge-first strategy), producing better-paced maps
• Fix: crosslinks now work through sequences of boss arenas
• Fix: vanilla Stake of Marika at Radahn no longer causes a softlock by respawning outside the DAG

Races

• Inactivity timeout increased from 15 to 30 minutes
• Sprint Final now measures time spent on the final boss specifically, instead of summing all final-tier zones

Solo

• New expedition pool for long runs (~5h, 90-100 layers)
• Discord notification when starting a solo run while live on Twitch

In-game

• Fix: zone detection after death no longer incorrectly backtracks to an adjacent zone

Metro map

• Fix: large DAGs (100+ layers) are now readable with dynamic max zoom

Seeds

• Starting tier raised from 1 to 3 on Standard and Chill
• Maximum parallel paths reduced from 4 to 3
• Sprint pool expanded with more bosses and a higher final tier
• Maps have fewer long linear stretches: branches are now more evenly spaced with automatic rebalancing
• 5 new zones added to the generation pool: Castle Morne, Dragon's Pit, Scadu Altus Catacombs, and Shadow Keep West Rampart
• Cross-links can now reuse entry fog gates, creating more shortcut opportunities
• Boss Shuffle: the final boss is now also randomized (a bug causing instant deaths on multi-phase bosses has been fixed)
• Fix: zone detection completely reworked: fog gate tracking is now significantly more reliable

In-game

• Fix: gap timing no longer shows gaps larger than your own play time when entering a zone late
• Fix: gap timing no longer jumps to +0:00 when falling behind the leader's pace

Website

• New changelog page: view all updates directly on the website
• Help page redesigned as "How to Play"
• Difficulty curve now shown in pool settings
• Fix: login link on the race detail page now works correctly

Seeds

• Care package expanded: weapon pool grows from 18 to 43 weapons covering all categories, armor pool from 6 to 15 pieces per slot with light/medium/heavy options
• Final tier rebalanced across pools: Chill and Sprint lowered from 12 to 10, Standard from 20 to 18
• Fix: generated maps no longer exceed the configured maximum layer count
• Fix: seed discard now processes all pools instead of only the first one

Races

• Seed pack can now be downloaded while the race is running, not just during setup
• Fix: scheduled time now shows "To be defined" instead of being hidden when no time is set

In-game

• Fix: backtracking through fog gates is now properly detected. Event flags are cleared after capture so the game can re-trigger them on revisit
• Fix: ambiguous zone detection after death or remembrance now picks the most recently visited zone instead of an arbitrary candidate

Metro map

• Fix: player path lines no longer draw straight lines across the map after a teleport. Paths now break at teleport gaps

Website

• Fix: abandoned players now see the full metro map instead of the fog-of-war view

Seeds

• Boss randomization now supports 3 levels: none, minor bosses only, or all bosses (previously just on/off)
• Minor boss randomization enabled on all pools except Chill; Boss Shuffle pool now randomizes all bosses including major ones
• Rusty Key added to starting items, no more Gostoc detour at Stormveil
• All crafting recipes unlocked from the start
• Smithing stones, gloveworts, and crafting materials are now randomized
• Talismans, notable weapons, and crystal tears now appear at seedtree, church, and cross locations
• Fix: somber smithing stone shop prices now match normal weapon upgrade costs
• Fix: cross-links no longer connect zones that are too close together geographically
• Fix: multi-zone boss clusters no longer leave broken exits

Races

• Countdown (10→1→GO!) at race start
• At least 2 participants required to start a race

In-game

• Fix: phantom path lines no longer appear on the overlay after fast-travel or teleport
• Fix: zone detection after loading screens is now more reliable

Metro map

• Layer number displayed in the node popup

Seeds

• New "Chill" pool for relaxed races: generous starting resources, gentler difficulty curve, and more legacy dungeons
• Difficulty scaling tuned per pool: Chill eases you in with a gentle plateau, Hardcore ramps up sharply in the endgame
• Boss and mini dungeon proportions adjusted, zones limited to 2 entrances max
• Fix: legacy dungeon zones now show location names instead of boss names (e.g. "Academy of Raya Lucaria after Red Wolf" instead of "Red Wolf of Radagon")
• Maps can now split and merge independently, so wider splits no longer force faster convergence

Solo

• OBS metro map overlay for solo training sessions, so streamers can now show their training runs in OBS
• Cancelled and abandoned sessions are now distinct: sessions where you never connected are marked as cancelled and excluded from your solo run counter

Streaming

• OBS metro map overlay font size can be set via URL parameter for easier readability tuning

In-game

• Fix: gap timing for other players no longer jumps every second in the overlay
• Fix: zone tracking no longer conflicts with item spawn flags on seeds with 100+ connections
• Fix: backtracking via death or teleport now correctly records zone history

Website

• Settings onboarding banner for new users pointing to language and overlay options
• Highlight selection improved with more varied results and community highlights prioritized over individual ones
• Fix: nodes no longer clipped at edges in follow mode
• Fix: duplicate zones no longer appear across highlight cards

Translations

• Improved French translations with proper contractions and elision rules (e.g. "de Astel" → "d'Astel")
• Fix: exit fog gate descriptions now use the correct text variant

Logic

• Zone history now tracks backtracking: when a player returns to a previously visited zone, time and deaths are correctly attributed to each visit instead of being lumped with the wrong zone
• Players who don't connect within 15 minutes of race start are automatically abandoned, and the race auto-finishes if all remaining players are done

Seeds

• Cross-links enabled on all pools: fog gates can now connect distant branches, creating shortcuts and more route variety
• Standard pool now requires at least 2 legacy dungeons per seed

Streaming

• Casters can self-join a race with a "Cast this race" button, no need for the organizer to add them manually
• LIVE badge on the leaderboard and caster list for participants and casters currently streaming on Twitch

In-game

• Gap timer now freezes when you finish or when the race ends, instead of continuing to tick
• Fix: players on the same zone are now sorted by who arrived first instead of total IGT
• Fix: gap timing for other players updates smoothly in real-time instead of jumping on each server update

Website

• Fix: time spent now shows correctly for abandoned players in the zone popup
• Fix: Discord notifications are now sent when a race auto-finishes due to all players abandoning

Logic

• Cross-links between DAG branches: fog gates can now connect parallel paths, creating alternate routes and more interesting race decisions
• Final boss candidates restricted to Remembrance bosses across all pools

Solo

• Mark a solo session as a "slow run" to exclude it from your performance stats, useful for casual runs, testing, or practice sessions

In-game

• LiveSplit-style gap timing in the leaderboard overlay: gaps stay fixed while within the leader's pace, then grow in real-time when falling behind. Gaps ahead of the leader's pace are shown in green, gaps behind in red

Metro map

• Zone click popup on the race replay: click any node during replay to see entrance/exit details and visitor stats
• Fix: abandoned players no longer orbit endlessly on the race replay

Streaming

• OBS overlay configuration panel: set max leaderboard lines and enable auto-follow for the DAG overlay
• Live player dots on the DAG overlay during a running race
• Follow mode for the DAG overlay: the camera automatically tracks player progression with trailing paths
• During setup, the DAG overlay now shows the real map structure (labels hidden) so streamers can position their OBS overlay before the race starts

Logic

• Zone weights recalibrated from production race data, so run lengths are now more balanced and predictable
• Traversal constraints prevent degenerate seeds where entry and exit fog gates are right next to each other (Stormveil, Academy, Haligtree, etc.)
• Multi-zone boss areas where the boss can be skipped (e.g. Ashen Leyndell) are no longer treated as mandatory boss encounters
• Boss zone weights now use a phase-based system (multi-phase bosses like Rennala, Messmer, Fire Giant count double) instead of timing data
• Fix: zone tracking could resolve to an unexplored zone on death or fast travel
• Fix: shared exit fog gates no longer silently drop event flag registrations, fixing ~40% of seed build failures
• Fix: 3 DLC key items (Hole-Laden Necklace, Well Depths Key, Messmer's Kindling) excluded from randomization, fixing 60% of remaining seed build failures
• Fix: Sealing Tree zone tracking no longer breaks due to a vanilla event flag conflict
• Fix: Fissure preboss zone excluded from clustering to prevent broken paths

Seeds

• Boss zone names now consistently show the boss name (e.g. "Leyndell - Godfrey" instead of "Leyndell - Erdtree Sanctuary")
• All minor boss types (Miniboss, Night Miniboss, Dragon Miniboss, Evergaol) now swap with each other in Boss Shuffle mode
• Hostile NPCs now randomize among themselves instead of being left in their original positions
• Training pools aligned with their race counterparts
• Pool settings now display stonesword keys and gargoyle poison status
• Maps can now branch into up to 4 parallel paths (previously 3), producing wider and more varied race maps
• Split probability increased across all pools, so race maps now branch much more frequently, reducing long linear stretches

Solo

• Ghost replay: watch previous participants' runs on the training map as animated ghosts
• Start and end datetimes now shown on training detail page

Races

• F1-style gap timing in the leaderboard overlay: each player sees their time gap to the leader, using split times for running players and final time delta for finished players
• Players can now abandon a running race via a "Rage quit" button on the race page
• Inactive players (IGT unchanged for 5 minutes) are automatically abandoned
• Add to calendar button (Google, Apple, Outlook) on scheduled race pages
• Discord bot integration: scheduled events are automatically created and synced with the race lifecycle, and @Runner is mentioned on race creation
• DNF players are now sorted by progression (furthest first) instead of arbitrary order

In-game

• Your own entry is always visible in the leaderboard overlay, even when the board is full
• During setup phase, the overlay shows participant status (ready/not ready) instead of progress
• Fix: ready status now uses orange to match the website leaderboard colors

Website

• Finished race cards now show the winner's name and avatar
• Recent results section added to the homepage
• Player search bar in the navigation bar
• Fix: profile links on leaderboard player names now work correctly

Translations

• 40+ new French translations for full coverage
• Entrance text and exit labels are now translated on the metro map
• Fix: possessive patterns now match zone names with or without "'s"

Logic

• Completely reworked seed generation algorithm: zones are now selected cluster-first, producing more varied and balanced paths
• 5 additional major boss correctly integrated: Hoarah-Loux, Gideon, Placidusax, Putrescent Knight, and Rennala
• Radagon/Elden Beast is now a valid final boss. The Erdtree warp now correctly forces Maliketh's defeat, preventing the softlock where Erdtree thorns blocked access
• Major bosses with a single fog gate (Messmer, Malenia, Bayle, etc.) can now appear as pass-through zones mid-run, not just as final boss dead-ends
• Great Runes are now pre-activated at the start of a run to prevent a softlock at Fia's Champions
• Fix: zone tracking could resolve to an unexplored zone on death or fast travel

Seeds

• 6 Stonesword Keys given as starting items
• Miquella's Cross locations can now contain key items and flask upgrades
• Training pools aligned with their race counterparts

Race Replay

• Animated race replay on the metro map: watch all participants progress through the map in real time
• Playback controls: play/pause, speed adjustment, and seekbar
• Player tokens show skulls on death and a crown for the winner
• Toggle between the static map and the animated replay

Race Highlights

• Automatically generated post-race highlights: fastest zones, closest finishes, death-heavy areas, and more
• Highlights are displayed on the finished race page with interactive links to the relevant zones on the map

Metro map

• Death skull icons on nodes where players died
• Node popup now shows your own visit stats (time spent, deaths) during a race
• Entrance/exit labels prefixed with "From"/"To" for clarity

Website

• "Training" mode renamed to "Solo"
• Seed pack download now shows a confirmation modal with rules and installation steps
• Dashboard activity rows show more details and color-coded status
• Game rules section added to the help page

Seeds

• Seedtree and church added as key item placement locations
• Fix: boss arena exits are now pruned from one-way entry zones

In-game

• Per-zone death tracking with death counter in overlay

Metro map

• Node popup now displays the randomized boss name
• Entrance fog gate names displayed on connections between zones

Website

• Dashboard and profile redesign with stat cards and per-pool stats table
• Twitch link on user profile page

Seeds

• New pool "Boss Shuffle": minor and major bosses are randomized, the final boss is still a major boss in its own arena
• All seeds have been discarded and regenerated (4 per pool)
• Improved seed balance: legacy dungeons (Stormveil, Leyndell, Volcano Manor, etc.) no longer disproportionately dominate path weights

Logic

• Enir-Ilim is now excluded from zones to prevent softlock
• Auriza Side Tomb is now excluded from zone generation (confusing trap-chest dungeon that appeared too frequently)
• The sending gate at Redmane Castle is now ignored as it is only active during the Radahn festival
• Legacy dungeons (Stormveil, Academy, Leyndell, etc.) can now appear as split/merge nodes in the DAG
• Zones unreachable from their entry fogs are now automatically pruned, preventing broken seeds
• To prevent using the same zones as split/merge nodes, two improvements were made:
  • Multiple paths can now lead to the same spawn point in a zone
  • An entrance fog gate in a zone can also serve as an exit

Races

• When creating a race, the organizer can choose to let players join on their own until the race starts
• Participants can no longer see other participants' zones in the leaderboard
• Your placement and player count now appear on finished race cards in your profile
• Finished races are now sorted by most recent first

In-game

• New in-game shortcut F10 to toggle the leaderboard
• IGT (In-Game Time) is now frozen when the race is over
• Improved precision when detecting the player's position after a death
• Fix: warp detection after burning the Erdtree in the Fire Giant arena
• Fix: leaderboard not updating until players reached the 2nd zone
• Fix: zone transitions during long loading screens were missed
• Fix: position tracking when revisiting a zone
• Fix: prevent Ashes of War re-spawn on WebSocket reconnect
• Default overlay font size reduced from 32 to 18

Metro map

• The zone popup now displays how much time was spent in the area

Website

• More information about seed pools on the website
• You can change the font size of the in-game overlay in the settings page
• Improved date picker for race scheduling

Translations

• French translation corrections

Races

• Race creation with invitations and participant management
• Multiple seed pools: Standard, Sprint, Hardcore
• Seed pack download with organizer-controlled release timing
• Seed re-roll during setup
• Private and public races
• Scheduled races with date/time picker
• Caster role for commentators
• User profile with stats and activity timeline
• Personal dashboard with active sessions and recent activity
• Paginated race listing
• Training mode with anonymous spectator access

In-game

• Real-time overlay with zone name, IGT, deaths, tier, and leaderboard
• Automatic zone and boss detection via event flags
• Overlay updates on fast travel
• Reliable zone transitions even during long loading screens

Metro map

• Interactive metro-style visualization of the race path
• Click any node to see fog gate text, exits/entrances, visitors, time spent, and zone deaths
• Click leaderboard players to highlight their path on the map
• Progress line showing your current route
• Animated map on homepage

Website

• Race pages with lobby, running, and finished state layouts
• Podium for finished races
• Color-coded leaderboard (20-color palette)
• OBS Overlays for streamers
• Help & Game Rules page

Translations

• French translation of zone names and game data