Speedruns are races through selected POIs: start at the POI in game, fight your way through its checkpoints to the goal, and get on the leaderboard. Run alone, as a duo or as a group, and the best runs of each season win prizes.
HWS Connect → HWS Community → Speedruns (NA players: /rn/speedruns)
How to Run
- Fly to a speedrun POI (the POI buttons on the Speedruns page, e.g. The Golden Sphere, The Phoenix)
- Stand near the POI, outside of it, and type
speedrun:startin faction chat (ors! speedrun:startin the Server tab). The clock starts with a GO - Pass the checkpoints in order (you get a private message for each one) and reach the goal. While you run, the goal is bookmarked on your map
- The run ends automatically when you reach the goal. Type
speedrun:finishat the goal for the exact time
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
speedrun:start |
Start a run at the POI, or join the run that is already going on there |
speedrun:finish |
Finish at the goal (otherwise it tells you how far away the goal is) |
speedrun:status |
Your run: time, distance to the goal, your next checkpoint, who still misses what |
speedrun:cancel |
Give up the run |
speedrun:help |
All commands |
Rules
- The POI must be untouched (nobody changed it recently), and you must start within reach of the POI but outside of it
- One run per POI at a time, and you can only be in one run per server
- Leaving the playfield or disconnecting ends the run. Dying doesn’t: respawn on the same playfield and keep going
- Every POI has a time limit (usually 2 hours)
Solo, Co-op and Group
While a run is going, other players can join it by typing speedrun:start at the same POI. Up to 8 players:
- Nobody joined → Solo
- 1 player joined → Co-op
- 2 or more joined → Group
Each category has its own leaderboard, and everyone in the run is listed and gets the prize.
Leaderboards and Prizes
On the Speedruns page, pick a POI, a category and a season (or All time):
- Rank, runner (and the players who ran with them), time and date
- The prizes of the season: HWS Ingots, credits and items (delivered into your OCD) for the top places, with the current holder of each place
- Prizes are paid out after the season ends
Watch a run in 3D
Click a run to open its 3D replay: the route of every player through the POI, the checkpoints with the time each one was reached (splits), and deaths. Play, pause, change the speed, fly around with WASD or follow a player (? lists all controls).
Fair play
Something fishy about a run? Signed-in players can Flag as cheated (with an optional reason). The admins review flagged runs and remove cheated ones.
Request a POI
Missing your favourite POI? Click Request a speedrun POI on the Speedruns page and name it (up to 5 requests per day). The admins see every request and may set it up.