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Introduction

Speed running is a type of informal conduct, taking one of two forms: winning with the lowest turn-count, or shortest real time elapsed. Short ascensions will tend to be low turn-count ascensions too. Speed running is a test of player skill, creativity and resourcefulness.

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How fast is fast?

Ascensions are typically completed in 60,000 to 160,000 turns and can take a few hours to days depending on the play style. A speed run in real time will aim for less than 3 hours of play time. Turn count speed runs are typically below 30,000 turns. See below for some notable speed runs.


General Speed Strategy

  • Don't be a pack rat
  • Don't fully map every level
  • Avoid monsters rather than fighting them
  • Avoid being burdened to any degree
  • Make full use of blinking, teleport, stealth and apportation.

Gameplay mechanics

  • Movement
  • Autorun and Autofight will help you
  • Macros: Binding your spells to the F1-F12 keys can save time. Also, it is sometimes useful to set a macro to switch between often used rings or gear.

Background/Race/God combos

  • spriggan abyssal knight: corrupt and run
  • spriggan enchanter: put to sleep and stab, then run
  • minotaur berserker: auto-explore and tab to victory
  • deep dwarf healer of elyvilon: healing and pacifism.

Notable Speed Runs

Player Turns Time Character God XL Version Score Notes
Elynae 115199 3:02:57 MiFi Zin 27 0.11.a0 13686564 CAO/CDO Overall fastest 15 rune win (Time) writeup
Elynae 49257 1:08:43 MiBe Trog 25 0.11.a0 1873843 CAO/CDO Overall fastest win (Time) writeup
78291 19460 2:32:44 DDHe Elyvilon 17 0.9.0 3357977 CAO 2011 Tournament Fastest Win (Turn Count and Real Time)
elliptic 24418 1:29:32 SpEn Ashenzari 16 0.8.0 365912 CAO 2011 May Tournament Fastest Win (Turn Count and Real Time)
qwqw 14318 1:39:33 SpEn Jiyva 14 0.7.1 4299119 CAO 2010 Tournament Fastest Win (Turn Count)
78291 16625 1:11:51 SpEn (None) 15 0.7.1 3765072 CAO 2010 Tournament Fastest Win (Real Time)
hyperbolic 13435 3:03:41 DDBe Trog 20 0.5.1 4733437 CAO/CDO Overall fastest win (Turn Count)

External links

Nethack Wiki Speedrun Article