Here are the details on this latest weekly.
Date
February 1, 2020 at 3:00 PM EST. The event will be televised on https://www.twitch.tv/lofigirlxo
Requirements
- Parsec (https://parsecgaming.com/downloads/)
- Sonic Battle ROM and Improved Knuckles mod (only if hosting; please ask on the Discord for a completed save and the mod)
- VBALink 1.72 (only if hosting; http://www.vbalink.info/download-gba-emulator.htm)
Game Settings
- Rule: Time
- Limited time: 3 minutes
- Tag: OFF
- Interval: 5 seconds
- Auto handicap: OFF
Arenas
- Emerald Beach
- Tails’ Lab
- Chao Ruins
- Library
- Colosseum
Arena and Character Picking
Game 1
- Players will first declare their intended characters for Game 1
- They will then play rock-paper-scissors (RPS) to determine who bans first
- The winner of RPS will ban the first arena from the starter list
- The second player will ban two arenas
- The first player will ban one stage, and the players will play on the remaining starter arena
Following Games
- The winner of the previous game will announce their character choice for the upcoming game
- The loser may then choose their own character as well
- The winner then bans two arenas
- The loser may pick any remaining arena, including one they have already won on
- This process continues until the end of the set
Game Rules
- Players are allowed to do button checks in training mode to test out controls
- All games until winners finals/losers finals/grand finals are best of 3
- Top 3 is best of 5
- At the beginning of Game 1, both players must blind pick their special loadout
- In all subsequent games, the winner of the previous game must pick their special loadout first
- The first player to reach 3 KOs wins
- If neither player reaches 3 KOs before time is called, the player with more KOs wins
- If a game ends in a draw, players will replay that game with the same characters, stages, and initial loadouts. Repeated draws are subject to a TO’s discretion
- Players may not use Emerl
