Rules

SUBMISSIONS

To prevent mistakes and rejections, players should always read the rules carefully.
Make sure your submission includes all requirements which are listed under each specific leaderboard rules
As of May 12th 2024, for all flawless submissions, you must provide an indication of where your flawless run ends in the submission message box as a timestamp.
Always double check if you have chosen the right game, map, category and challenge, and if all players are listed.
Every submission must contain full gameplay otherwise it will be denied.
Every submission as of March 13th 2024 must contain sufficient game audio otherwise it will be denied.
After a game is approved, the footage is expected to stay accessible for the record to remain on the leaderboards. If the footage ends up missing or private for any reason, that record is no longer considered valid and will be removed from the leaderboards.
We do not submit games for any users unless requested of us, and you need to make a separate submission for each board you want to be on.

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GENERAL RULES

MAKE SURE TO READ THE CHALLENGE SPECIFIC RULES ON EACH RESPECTIVE LEADERBOARD PAGE!

Players caught cheating will be subject to the CONVICTED CHEATER title. See below for more information.
FOV on PC in older games without an FOV slider (for newer games you can set FOV with a built-in option) is ALLOWED.
Changing FOV on games without an FOV slider (for newer games you can set FOV with a built-in option) is NOT ALLOWED on CONSOLE ONLY. Console must play Default FOV.
Only 1 player is required to be actively playing during coop games; however, if a player is AFK (not playing) for the entire duration of a game, they will be removed from the record and replaced with an AFK account.
Duplicating wonder weapons is NOT ALLOWED unless stated otherwise.
Glitches, bugs, or exploits with the exception of specific ones which were voted as allowed by the community, are NOT ALLOWED.
Round skipping of any kind is NOT ALLOWED unless stated otherwise.
Abusing insta-kill melee weapons (for example by locking a melee key and going AFK for hours) is NOT ALLOWED.
Farming records by playing with other players and getting a tie with your own record is NOT ALLOWED. One tie with a different player is acceptable, but anything more will result in the removal of games.
Co-op Splitscreen is ALLOWED.
Creating alternate profiles dedicated to only world records to ensure a perfect ratio is NOT ALLOWED. Players are encouraged to submit all records to one profile

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CHEATING

CONVICTED CHEATER

Any player caught cheating will receive a line through their name and the CONVICTED CHEATER title.
Being a CONVICTED CHEATER simply means that you will no longer be able to submit solo records, or any co-op records again.
All cheaters will be permanently banned from submitting new records.
All former Convicted Cheaters are no longer allowed to submit solo games.

Immediate Convictions

If a player is caught injecting a game to gain an unfair advantage with the use of a modification, they will immediately be given the CONVICTED CHEATER title.
If a player is caught splicing or altering the speed of a speedrun, they will immediately be given the CONVICTED CHEATER title.
If a player is caught using blatant cheats such as God Mode or any other obvious modifications with clear malicious intent, they will immediately be given the CONVICTED CHEATER title.

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FOOTAGE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum quality for all records must be 360p. Handheld camera footage is fine if the gameplay quality is adequate.
Full Gameplay is required for every single record.
We recommend speedruns provide a timer. If not, the final time will be taken from the video timeline.
If submitting a game with multiple videos, the end of the game needs to be submitted as the main link. All other links should be submitted in the "Additional links" section.

Platforms

Twitch - All footage must be HIGHLIGHTED.
YouTube - All footage must be PUBLIC or UNLISTED.

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MINIMUM ROUND REQUIRED

ZWR now requires you to reach a minimum round of 10 on ALL Round-Based challenges.

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SPEEDRUN RULES

Any map or challenge which contains an in-game timer, is ALLOWED as long as it clearly shows the final time.
Using timers bound with the game engine is ALLOWED.
Taking the time result from the After Action Report for Round 100/255 Speedruns is ALLOWED on games that show it.
Cutting gameplay into multiple video parts is ALLOWED.
Skipping cutscenes is ALLOWED.
Full gameplay is required.
We recommend speedruns provide a timer. If not, the final time will be taken from the video timeline.
A timer is REQUIRED for ALL Top 3 speedrun submissions.

Easter Egg General Rules:

Across all titles, for Easter Egg World Record Speedruns, the footage of ALL players in the game is REQUIRED.

The following rules for Easter Egg Speedruns were finalized on October 5th, 2023. The main results can be viewed here

The following rules for Easter Egg Speedruns APPLY ONLY for the following titles: Black Ops 1, Black Ops 2, Black Ops 3, Black Ops 4, Cold War, and Vanguard.

Submission Rules:

Please check the main submission rules.
Additional requirements if you run is within Top 3:
- Any top 3 CO-OP run will be required to upload recordings for all players in the game. This is the rule as of 1/9/2024, meaning any runs before that will remain on the leaderboards, regardless if they meet the rule or not.
- Any top 3 run achieved off stream, will be required to upload session gameplay (proof of resets). This is meant to help prove that the run is legitimate. This would mean that a player provides at least two videos:
  - The submitted run (which can be edited with text, effects, etc, as long as it does not make the actual run unwatchable).
  - The unedited, raw gameplay. This should be the entire recorded session. This must have the gameplay and the gameplay audio (the video can be unlisted). Proof of restarts NEED to be provided as an additional link in the submission process OR in the description of the video as a link.
  - In Co-op games, at least the host must upload session gameplay.
- The proof of resets video should not be deleted even after the run is accepted.
- The proof of resets need to start from lobby or game launch
- Keep in mind that staff reserve the right to ask for more footage if needed.
- As of 04/26/2024, theater mode submissions will no longer be allowed to be used as the main footage of a submission. Players are encouraged to stream or record the raw footage of their game. Although it is recommended for all players to have raw footage for coop submissions, theater mode is acceptable unless you are the host. The host will still be responsible for pregame lobby/showing elixirs and proof of restarts.

Custom Textures:

If you want to be safe, just don’t change anything.
The following texture changes are ALLOWED (Gun textures/camos, viewarms/gloves, and HUD elements (Perk icons. etc))
The following texture changes are NOT ALLOWED (Zombie models, map textures, player models, buildable parts, and effects such as explosions, power ups, etc)
Be mindful that some textures will change more than one thing. It is your responsibility to make sure that a texture change doesn’t also result in using a banned texture change.
Custom Audio files are NOT ALLOWED.

Timing Method:

EE Speedruns use In-Game Time (IGT) as the timing method. This means that if you pause the game, the timer will also pause.
EE Speedruns on BO3 use Real Time Attack (RTA) as the timing method. This means that if you pause the game, the timer will not pause.

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BREAKS & DISCONNECTS

The player must reconnect in the same round they disconnect before the next round starts, or the game will be void after the round changes (also applies if a player leaves the game). e.g. player disconnects on 20 and game goes to 21, posted round will be 21.
Players must continue to use the same loadout before disconnecting, if joining back, they are NOT ALLOWED to switch their GobbleGums from their previous loadout (BO3).
Any form of sleeper is ALLOWED for a coop game. Examples are the use of sit-in glitches, having a player disconnect and reconnect, holding zombies in windows, zombies under the influence of an EMP, and staying out of the map as long players stop killing zombies or doing EE steps. However, using cheats to perform a sleeper (such as God Mode or No Clip) is NOT ALLOWED.

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STAFF

Staff Members are the people who do volunteer work for the zombies community. Their responsibility is verifying submissions, they determine if games are following the rules and meeting requirements.
If a Staff Member denies a submission, there is always a reason for it. If the player did not receive an email with the reason he can always reach out to the administration.
Staff Members can occasionally make mistakes. If you see a mistake, you can report it using the "Report a problem" button, you can find it at the bottom of a page.
The verification process may take some time. The status of your submission can be checked HERE
You can contact staff and administration through the ZWR Discord or email support.

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ZWR FEATURED STREAM

Streams are featured on the home page.
A staff will randomly choose a stream to be featured every time (Twitch or YouTube).
The only streams that will be featured are Zombie streams (featuring any of the games ZWR supports).
Any player can ask to be featured by messaging staff or admin, as long as the stream is SFW.

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GAME SPECIFIC RULES

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BLACK OPS 6

General Rules:

All games must be played on the most recent patch of the game.
As Black Ops 6 is still in its life cycle, updates and patches have proven to introduce changes that affect the competitive balance of the leaderboard. Because of this, leaderboards may be reset or restored at any time. Removed runs will be backed up in case the leaderboard or specific records are reinstated at a later time.
No gum games can NOT submit to both with gum and no gum sub-categories
No support games can NOT submit to both with support and without support sub-categories
Saving and quitting and/or force crashing your game to void/save a dying wish use, down, or game over is NOT ALLOWED
Build% EE runs are ALLOWED to submit to either build% EE or normal EE (box%) but, not both leaderboards.

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VANGUARD

General Rules:

All games must be played on the most recent patch of the game.
All coop games must be played online.
All solo games played on Der Anfang OFFLINE must show you doing this here to make Zabella spawn offline.
In 3p and 4p only, the Brimstone covenant is banned if all players are camping in a climb-up location. All players are required to provide their POV if they are camping in that specific location.
Please note that games played prior to 9/28/2022 are not valid due to significant changes in an update that patched how players achieved high rounds.

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BLACK OPS 4

General:

Pregame lobby is unanimously REQUIRED for all games played after 05/04/2022. Please remember to show everyone's loadouts/class (elixirs/talismans).
If players are using the client (Project BO4), they must be on version 1.0.19.1+ and enable checksum. This can be done by doing the following: Shield Options -> Misc setting -> show checksum for GSC/CSC is ON (this needs to be enabled before starting a game).
If players are using the Client (Project BO4), ALL submissions MUST have the host prove default settings have not been altered. This can be done by doing the following: Options -> Edit Game Rules -> Reset To Default -> Reset All.
The only thing allowed to be injected into BO4 is FAST RESTARTS. Anything else is NOT ALLOWED.
Project-BO4 is ALLOWED except for Easter Egg submissions.
EE Speedruns need to prove that they are not using Project-BO4. This can either be done by showing you launching the game, please see the video here
Speedruns start when Round 1 appears on the screen.
Split-Screen is ALLOWED.
Covering HUD information such as health, points, or directly below the round counter (where you see Player Connect messages) is NOT ALLOWED.

Allowed:

All mega elixirs are ALLOWED in the category All Elixirs & Talismans.
All side Easter Eggs while using the Project-BO4 client.
The PS4/PS5 Unlock all patch can be used which can be found here. This will require a jailbreak. (Serves as an unlimited elixir/talisman mod.)

Not Allowed:

Duplicating weapons is NOT ALLOWED.
Intentionally going down and being revived by the Scepter of Ra or Ragnarok with the Bandolier Bandit perk to generate ammo is NOT ALLOWED.
Intentionally going down and reviving the player permanently to charge specialist is NOT ALLOWED.
Playing on Custom Mutations is NOT ALLOWED.
Playing with bots is NOT ALLOWED.
Shield Exploit is NOT ALLOWED in NORMAL DIFFICULTY.
- Repeatedly using Victorious Tortoise shield explosions (intentionally) to kill full hoards of zombies is NOT ALLOWED.
- Camping next to the shield table with Victorious Tortoise is NOT ALLOWED.
Using free doors across all Speedruns is NOT ALLOWED.
Using Electric Burst in the Odin/Tonic perk slot in combination with the Ballistic Knife is NOT ALLOWED, except for Speedruns.

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WORLD WAR II

General:

Each Gameplay/Submission is only to be accepted into 1 Category (No or With Consumables).
The start position for Speedruns will be when 'Wave 1' appears on screen except on The Darkest Shore (When Screen Fades In).
Sleeper spots/strategies are ALLOWED for co-op. Players are NOT ALLOWED to kill zombies during this time.

Not Allowed:

Abusing insta-kill melee weapons (for example by locking a melee key and going afk for hours) is NOT ALLOWED.
Any gameplay from the map "Prologue" is NOT ALLOWED on "Groesten Haus" leaderboards and vice versa.
Fast Melee is NOT ALLOWED.
Lowering the Anchors on The Shadowed Throne through means of an Out-of-Bounds glitch is NOT ALLOWED.
Players intentionally downing themselves to create a barrier that stops zombies from entering certain areas of the playable map is NOT ALLOWED.
Playing a 2 player co-op game by yourself is NOT ALLOWED.

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INFINITE WARFARE

General:

Blocking Spawns out with Trip Mines, C4, or standing on them is ALLOWED as long a minimum of 2 natural spawns are still active at all times.
Each Gameplay/Submission is only to be accepted into 1 Category (Fate Cards or Fate & Fortune Cards)
Fate Card 'Irish Luck' is considered a Fortune Card and NOT ALLOWED for category Fate Cards.
Infinite Card Use Glitch is NOT ALLOWED.
- The exception is on Attack of the Radioactive Thing (achieved through completing Main EE or Skull Hop EE) is ALLOWED.
IW7 Client is NOT ALLOWED (Community Vote)
Covering HUD information such as points, or the TOP LEFT corner of the screen is NOT ALLOWED.
The Unlock-ALL DLL made by Scrappy is ALLOWED

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BLACK OPS 3

The following rules were finalized on February 13th, 2022. Results can be viewed here.

General:

ALL COOP GAME SUBMISSIONS MUST SHOW THE PREGAME OR POSTGAME LOBBY. IF NOT, PLAYERS MUST PROVIDE ALL POVS. Failure to do so will result in the submission being denied.
ALL TOP 3 EASTER EGG COOP RECORDS REQUIRES ALL PLAYERS TO HAVE THEIR PROOF OF RESETS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST UNTIL THE RECORD IS APPROVEN.
Any high round games played before April 2017 patch will be denied or removed due to either Widows Wine causing an error at high rounds or the Widows Wine causing more grenades to spawn after killing a horde of zombies with blast furnace, any games past this date will be accepted as normal.
For all coop games that have a mod loaded, the host’s POV must be included in the submission. Failure to do so will result in denial of the record.
All games that have a mod loaded that is not from the Steam workshop must show us the contents of the mod in order to verify its validity.
Any no gum/classic gum games using Crawl Space for sleepers cannot be submitted megas unless it is ONLY submitted to megas.
A no gums round speedrun may be submitted to classic gum and mega gums as well, but a classic gum round speedrun can only be submitted to classic gum.
As of July 15th 2023, if a player is using a mod that has NOT been verified by ZWR, they MUST provide the patch used to an administrator or higher. Players' are required to show evidence at the end of the run of them providing the patch to said ZWR staff. If this is not done, the run will be denied until the patch has been provided.
As of July 15th 2023, players' are required to provide their 'raw footage' of the run for ROUND and EASTER EGG SPEEDRUNS ONLY if they played offline (off stream). Due to the nature of RNG in these runs, requiring raw footage will allow verifiers to confirm any use of modified RNG through injecting or patching. Raw footage will be all footage recorded in the session you got the final run in.
The last-generation version of the game is not allowed for any records.
Any game submitted MUST be played on the most recent version.

Allowed:

AFK Glitches and Crawl Space are ALLOWED for Sleeper and Breaks ONLY.
Automatic timers are ALLOWED.
Automatic trap timers are ALLOWED.
BOIII Client is ALLOWED (EXCLUDING EASTER EGG CATEGORIES); however, all players MUST provide their POV for the entire game to be approved.
Certain patches are ALLOWED FOR HIGH ROUND CATEGORIES ONLY; further explanation can be seen below. Please be sure to read it thoroughly.
Co-op splitscreen is ALLOWED.
Custom camos and textures are ALLOWED.
Fast Restart Binds and custom Resolutions are ALLOWED.
Playing solo in a co-op game is ALLOWED.
Usermaps is ALLOWED to bypass the Tuesday Steam Server Reset.
Usermaps is ALLOWED to give access to the console for PC players.
Using Quote Skips is ALLOWED.

Not Allowed:

Any other mods that are not specified below are NOT ALLOWED.
Cancelling Spawns (Including Roof Spawns) is NOT ALLOWED - with the exception of co-ops.
Custom corpse count is NOT ALLOWED.
Duplication of weapons is NOT ALLOWED - with the exception of EE runs.
God mode for sleepers is NOT ALLOWED.
Infinite Death Machine is NOT ALLOWED.
Infinite Specialist glitches are NOT ALLOWED.
Loading a mod or using the "MENU GLITCH" to acquire unobtainable attachments such as FMJ is NOT ALLOWED.
Master Spawner is NOT ALLOWED (with the exception of dog rounds).
No fog is NOT ALLOWED.
Prolonging special weapons through the use of glitches is NOT ALLOWED.
Substituting a player during a co-op is NOT ALLOWED.
Transparent textures are NOT ALLOWED (with the exception of weapon camos, EXCLUDING EASTER EGG SPEEDRUNS).
Zombie Counter is NOT ALLOWED.
Injection is NOT ALLOWED (Safety patch by Serious is allowed)
Storing/Stowing gums is NOT ALLOWED.

Patches:

DISCLAIMER: Modifying/altering special rounds, or patching the box to always give you a certain gun until 255 is NOT ALLOWED. Players caught doing this will have all solo games, and any hosted co-op games removed from their profile removed and they will be provided with the convicted cheater role.
Box and perk bottle patches are ALLOWED for all main categories EXCEPT FIRST ROOM, ROUND AND EE SPEEDRUNS. This includes High Rounds, Flawless, No AAT, No Power, No Perks, and No Jug. This does NOT include community challenges such as Song speedruns, PAP speedruns etc.
In order for a High Round patch to be "verifiable", it must be published on the Steam Workshop and provided to a ZWR Staff member for verification prior to the occurrence of the submission run and adhere to the requirements, found here. (Note: Verification process may take some time.)
In order for a EE Speedrun patch to be "verifiable", it must be shared with a ZWR moderator or higher in the proof of resets or published on the Steam Workshop and provided to a ZWR Staff member for verification prior to the occurrence of the submission run and adhere to the requirements, found here. (Note: Verification process may take some time.)

Verified Patches

We require players use the verified patches that we have provided below. Failure to do so will result in your submission being denied.
The following RNG patches that are ALLOWED for Round-Based submissions can be found here, this excludes First Rooms (community-voted).
The In-Game Timer and In-Game Round Timer's in both Jumpy Patches are allowed for their respective categories that they are allowed in.

Ascendance 4Modderz (FOR ROUND-BASED EXCLUDING FIRST ROOMS, 2P 70/100SR IN NG/CG SPLITS, AND 255 SPEEDRUN ONLY) by oJumpy can be downloaded here.
BO3 Practice Tool (FOR EE, SONG, and PAP SPEEDRUNS ONLY) by Scrappy can be downloaded here.
Ds4c Patched (FOR ROUND-BASED EXCLUDING FIRST ROOMS, 2P 70/100SR IN NG/CG SPLITS, AND 255 SPEEDRUN ONLY) by Death_Storm4 can be downloaded here.
Eternity Patched by zQ_Shady can be found in his discord server here.
ReDempTion Patched by XcDylan93 can be downloaded here.
The PS4/PS5 Unlock all patch can be used which can be found here. This will require a jailbreak.

Verified Aesthetic Patches

Ascendance by oJumpy can be downloaded here.
Ds4c by Death_Storm4 can be downloaded here.
Eternity by zQ_Shady can be found in his discord server here.
ReDempTion by XcDylan93 can be downloaded here.

Verified EE Patches

Ascendance EE Friendly by oJumpy can be downloaded here.
Preset Gums can be found in Freckleston's Discord here.
Autosplitter Mod for Livesplit by Cbrnn and camos by Keep3rs can be downloaded here.

Verified First Room Patches

Ascendance First Room (FOR ALL First Room's except ZNS and MOON) by oJumpy can be downloaded here.
Ds4c First Room Patch by Death_Storm4 can be downloaded here.

Zetsubou No Shima:

Skipping spider rounds with the skull altar is ALLOWED.

ADVANCED WARFARE

General:

Abusing spots where AI kills itself (such as corners on Ascend) is NOT ALLOWED.
AFK spots are ALLOWED but you cannot progress the round at all while a player is in an AFK spot.
As of May 2023, playing on last-gen console (PS3/Xbox360) is NOT ALLOWED.
Bots are NOT ALLOWED in any way on zombies.
Using the S1X client for AW is ALLOWED.
First Box patch is ALLOWED except for EASTER EGG SPEEDRUNS.
Covering HUD information such as points, perks, or the TOP RIGHT corner of the screen is NOT ALLOWED. [COMMUNITY VOTED]
Multi-POV is REQUIRED for coop games. [COMMUNITY VOTED]
Players cannot cover the in-game console. (PC ONLY)

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BLACK OPS 2

General:

The following rules were finalized on March 29th, 2023. The main results can be viewed here and any results missing from this vote and be viewed here.

The settings on "Custom Games" MUST NOT be changed unless the rules on the specific board say otherwise.
Default custom options - Difficulty: Original | Starting Round: 1 | Magic: Enabled | Headshots Only: Disabled | Hellhounds: Disabled
DISCLAIMER: Modifying/altering special rounds, or patching the box to always give you a certain gun until a certain round is NOT ALLOWED. Players caught doing this will result in all solo games, and any hosted co-op games removed from their profile and they will be provided with the convicted cheater role.

Allowed:

Automatic Equipment Counter is ALLOWED (i.e., Turbines, Trample Steams, etc).
Bank is ALLOWED (with the exception of specific Easter Egg speedrun leaderboards).
Changing FOV is ALLOWED (up to 120 FOV).
Changing FPS is ALLOWED (Any FPS allowed EXCEPT EE Speedruns 250 MAX).
Co-op splitscreen is ALLOWED.
First Box patch is ALLOWED for ROUND SPEEDRUNS ONLY.
Fixed Backspeed is ALLOWED (with the exception of First Rooms - community voted).
In-game timers and round timers are ALLOWED.
Jetgun and Trap fix is ALLOWED.
Perma-Perks patch is ALLOWED in local play.
Perma-Perks are ALLOWED (with the exception of disconnecting and reconnecting in co-ops - see below).
Playing solo in a co-op game is ALLOWED.
Raygun wall-buy is ALLOWED ONLY FOR EASTER EGG SPEEDRUNS AND BURIED FIRST ROOM (community voted.)
Redacted, Redacted Nightly, and Plutonium (Ancient and Current) are ALLOWED.
Reset Trackers are ALLOWED.

Not Allowed:

Any commands that require sv_cheats 1 is NOT ALLOWED.
Automatic trap timer is NOT ALLOWED.
Bypassing the 25-day freeze/error is NOT ALLOWED.
Custom corpse count is NOT ALLOWED.
Fast Ray is NOT ALLOWED.
God Mode for sleepers is NOT ALLOWED.
Health Bar is NOT ALLOWED.
High Contrast Camos (example : white, green, pink, purple.. zombies to allow for better visibility) are NOT ALLOWED.
No Fog is NOT ALLOWED.
Players are NOT ALLOWED to manipulate the following by disconnecting and reconnecting in co-ops:
- You are NOT ALLOWED to gain perma-perks back after R15 (as you will have perma-jug permanently despite downing).
- You are NOT ALLOWED to change the weapon in the fridge OR get more ammo each round after disconnecting.
- You are NOT ALLOWED to disconnect to change how the game runs, i.e., removing the QR elevator permanently, disabling QR on Die Rise, or retrieving the Acid Gat to ensure fewer entities. This is done by requiring the blue player to quit during certain steps in the game to make the game emulate a solo game.
Substituting a player during a co-op is NOT ALLOWED.
Transparent textures are NOT ALLOWED.
Virtual Machines and Emulators are NOT ALLOWED.
Zombie Counter is NOT ALLOWED.
Theatre mods are NOT ALLOWED.

First Room General Rules:

Fixed Backspeed is NOT ALLOWED.
Fast Ray is NOT ALLOWED.
Fast Nades are NOT ALLOWED.
Raygun wall-buy is NOT ALLOWED with the exception of Buried.
RNG Manipulation is NOT ALLOWED.
Use of the LSAT is NOT ALLOWED.
Use of the Turbine is NOT ALLOWED.

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MODERN WARFARE 3

General:

Survival:

Gaining invisibility for all enemies is ALLOWED as long the area is reachable normally, do not use the sentry gun as a hitbox, and you don't stay out of the map

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BLACK OPS

General Rules:

As of 5/6/25, ALL Black Ops 1 (PC - Plutonium) submissions must show the following:

For solo, "flashScriptHashes 2" must be set at least at the start of each match. For co-op, only the host must do this.
For solo, "cg_drawCheckSums 1" must be set at least at the start of each match. For co-op, only the host must do this. Can be turned off after shown.
For solo and co-op alike, "cg_drawIdentifier 1" is required during the entirety of the game.
It is recommended to use "flashScriptHashes 1" periodically throughout the game.
Configs that run all of the desired commands can be found here
Please refer to this document on how to play co-op within the community standards found here.

The following rules were finalized on May 3rd, 2025. Results can be viewed here.

As of 6/28/24, ALL Black Ops 1 (PC - Steam) submissions must show the following:

The recording must include the game being launched via the executable (Bgamert5 or Blackops.exe). The executable must not be launched via a shortcut.
Please ensure all HIDDEN files are shown. Showing the contents of your zone folder is also recommended.
Using shortcuts or Steam to launch the game is NOT ALLOWED.

The following rules were finalized on January 30th, 2023. Results can be viewed here.

DISCLAIMER: All co-ops MUST stream their sleepers/breaks to prove the FPS has not been altered. Altering the FPS will cause the reset to slow down and therefore is NOT ALLOWED. We would prefer if all POVs were provided however we, at the very least, will require HOST POV.

Allowed:

Audio is REQUIRED for the setup at the very minimum as of January 12th, 2023.
Automatic timers (hooked timers) are ALLOWED.
Automatic trap timers are ALLOWED using Tim.
BGamer is ALLOWED.
Binding keyboard interaction key to controller buttons to hit the box faster is ALLOWED.
Changing FOV is ALLOWED.
Changing FPS is ALLOWED (up to 250 FPS).
Co-op pause is ALLOWED.
Fast Restart Binds, Custom Resolutions are ALLOWED.
Fixed backspeed is ALLOWED by opening Dead Ops Arcade.
Fixed backspeed on co-op is ALLOWED using TIM and Config Binds.
Free sallies on "Five" are ALLOWED.
HUD Changes that do not affect gameplay are ALLOWED.
Immunity to Georges' lightning on Call of the Dead is ALLOWED.
Co-op splitscreen is ALLOWED.
Custom camos and textures are ALLOWED.
Disabling graphic content is ALLOWED.
Fast knife exploit is ALLOWED.
Muted voice lines are ALLOWED.
Out of Bounds (OoB) sleeper glitches are ALLOWED on co-op.
Perk animation canceling is ONLY allowed if at least one full perk animation is shown.
Plutonium is ALLOWED.
Reduced graphic content in co-op is ALLOWED.
Reset Tracker is ALLOWED.
TIM and MUT are ALLOWED.
Tracking Box hits is ALLOWED.

Not Allowed:

All binds unless specified (i.e., FPS, FOV, etc.) are NOT ALLOWED.
Bypassing the 25-day freeze/error is NOT ALLOWED.
Cancelling spawns INCLUDING roof spawns is NOT ALLOWED.
Changing FPS for sleepers in co-op is NOT ALLOWED.
Cheat engine is NOT ALLOWED.
Custom .ff patches are NOT ALLOWED.
Custom corpse count is NOT ALLOWED.
Disabling ragdolls is NOT ALLOWED.
Dog tracker is NOT ALLOWED.
Duplication of weapons is NOT ALLOWED.
Fast Ray is NOT ALLOWED.
Foliage, smoke effect removal, and transparent textures are NOT ALLOWED.
Fullbright is NOT ALLOWED.
Glitching the nova spawn on Kino Der Toten (cancelling the crawl down wall animation to where they drop straight down) is NOT ALLOWED.
God mode and no clip are NOT ALLOWED (this includes sleepers on co-ops).
Health bar is NOT ALLOWED.
Increasing the Damage Icon Duration is NOT ALLOWED.
In-game timer patches are NOT ALLOWED (with the exception of Song Speedruns)
Multiple actions bound on a single key/button (macros) is NOT ALLOWED.
No Fog is NOT ALLOWED.
Removing Mule Kick in co-op is NOT ALLOWED.
Round skipping is NOT ALLOWED.
The use of filmtweaks on Ascension is NOT ALLOWED due to significant changes in vision.
Using the console command to enable Mule Kick while playing offline is NOT ALLOWED.
Virtual Machines and Emulators are NOT ALLOWED.
Zolfernos and other trainers are NOT ALLOWED.
Zombie Counter is NOT ALLOWED.

Map Specific Rules:

Nacht der Untoten & Verruckt:

Players are ALLOWED to use Monkey Bombs after reconnecting in co-op games.

Moon:

Players are ALLOWED to give the hacking device to off-host players in order to obtain longer reset times.
Glitching the Astronaut in biodome is NOT ALLOWED.
It is NOT ALLOWED to shorten the rounds down to 24 zombies per round using the teleporter.

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WORLD AT WAR

General Rules:

The following rules were finalized on May 19th, 2023. Results can be viewed here.

Allowed:

Automatic timers are ALLOWED.
Camos and Textures are ALLOWED.
Co-op Split Screen is ALLOWED.
Disconnecting and reconnecting in co-op is ALLOWED.
Fast knife exploit is ALLOWED.
Fixed Backspeed is ALLOWED (with the exception of First rooms).
FOV changes are ALLOWED (cap of 120 FOV).
FPS changes are ALLOWED (cap of 250 FPS).
Removing the stun by damaging yourself with a grenade is ALLOWED.
Perk animation canceling is ALLOWED as long as ONE full perk animation is shown.
Players MUST show their reset screen if reached.
Plutonium is ALLOWED.
Solo-op is ALLOWED.

Not Allowed:

Automatic trap timer is NOT ALLOWED.
Bypassing the 25-day freeze/error is NOT ALLOWED.
Config changes are NOT ALLOWED except for FOV, FPS, Fast Restart bind, Hostname, and HUG graphic changes.
Custom Corpses are NOT ALLOWED.
Duplication of weapons is NOT ALLOWED.
Fast Ray is NOT ALLOWED.
Fog removal is NOT ALLOWED.
Patches are NOT ALLOWED with the exception of fixed backspeed and timer patches.
Pre-patch flamethrower is NOT ALLOWED.
Removal of foliage, smoke effect, and flames is NOT ALLOWED with the exception of foliage removal using grenades.
Transparent and high visibility textures (i.e., pink zombies) are NOT ALLOWED.
Virtual Machines and Emulators are NOT ALLOWED.
Zombie Counter is NOT ALLOWED.
Leaving and rejoining after dying to disable “ghost spawns“ is NOT ALLOWED.

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Custom Maps/ Community Leaderboards

General:

The BO1 Submission requirement of showing files does not apply to community boards, but does to custom submissions.
For Black Ops 3 Custom Maps, the same patch rules apply as on the main game.

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Ultimate Experience Mod

- UEM Settings must be shown before or after every game to ensure they match what is in our rules.

- Gobblegums Locksmith and Lucky Loadout are not allowed for speedrun categories.

Toggle-able Settings/Options:

For round-based categories, the difficulty can be raised from default but cannot be put on "Baby Mode".
Brutal Ranks can be used in Round-based categories ONLY.
For round-based categories ONLY, the rage inducer can be activated.
For all categories, the gobble-gum system, the Deployment Station, and Maps Weapons can be turned on or off.
Zombie Limit can be adjusted to anything you want.
Armored Zombies may be toggled on or off.

Table of Contents

SUBMISSIONS

GENERAL RULES

CHEATING

FOOTAGE REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM ROUND REQUIRED

SPEEDRUN RULES

BREAKS & DISCONNECTS

STAFF

ZWR FEATURED STREAM