For the third straight week Forkkify got the top run and is now tied for the longest win streak for the challenges. Unexpectedly this week a cat also showed up and made great use of Plant. Rounding out the challenge winners was Shaton who made good use of Crystal,[www.twitch.tv] but was even more impressive with his Melting run.[www.twitch.tv] I was personally entertained by the struggles of Kurt (Bob), Wizard, and Jack who may have had plans of pulling out wins until their dreams were crushed. While there were a lot of good runs the intent of the challenge was to show Rebel actually having her ability in use (or lack of use) and Cygnus was the single person to follow though on that.


Hello. Last week Def, who has made a pact with the devil, used his supernatural powers to stomp on the entire Nuclear Throne community. Though he could not maintain it he did manage to get a clean sweep for several days. What most don't know is that the community was not alone in their struggle; even the Rami RNG has it out for Def as it gives him as little ammo as possible to go along with his horrible weapon drops. Even though Def has uncanny skills the Rami RNG perpetually plots his downfall through the oddest glitches and horrible luck. This week Def is poised once again to do what only a single person has done before; win his own challenge. Can the entire Nuclear Throne community stop Def or will he manage to hold onto a sweep? This week the categories will be based on community feedback, however only Rebel and Melting runs will count as top runs regardless of distance; the Best (Crystal), the Standard (Plant), the Worst (Rebel), and the Favorite (Melting).

The person who posts the furthest most single player recording of a Nuclear Throne run while using notable characters, limiting mutations and selecting some great crowns before August 16, 2014 will receive a game via steam (note the rules below).

Run Specific Rules:

• Players must select Crystal, Plant, Rebel, or Melting.
  
• Players cannot select the Rabbit Paw, Second Stomach, and Bloodlust mutations at anytime.
  
• Players also cannot select a weapon mutation if it relates to one of the weapons they are currently holding; the only exception to this is if the only other mutations are Rabbit Paw, Second Stomach, and Bloodlust.
  
• Players may only start with the default revolver.
  
• If given the option to select a crown players must pick between Crown of Hatred, Crown of Guns or Crown of Choice.
  
• Victory based on distance.

Recording Rules: The run must be done with update 39. After the run ends please leave the death screen up for at least 5 seconds so the end level can be confirmed; the distance of the run will be determined by the death screen assuming it appears accurate and will determine who wins. In the event of a lock up the last level that fully loaded, and was seen in the video, will be counted as the final level. The game cannot be modded aside from the use of recording software. The run must be done on a version of the game that all Nuclear Throne players have access to. The video must also be viewable in the U.S. so that the run can be confirmed; strongly suggest Youtube or Twitch. The videos must be imbedded in responses to this post or have a direct link to the video in the response to this post. Do not put any visual or time related edits, aka cuts, into the video during the duration of the run. Audio edits and voice overs are fine. If you pause or go afk during the run just leave it in the video.
Win Rules: Players can post as many runs as they want as submissions as long as there is no obvious spam; players are also encouraged to post their best runs even if they do not win. If there is a tie I will give the win to the earliest unedited post in response to this; it will be based on when the response is made in steam and not when the video is made. If the post is edited after I have seen the video in an unedited post then it will still be accepted. Previous challenge winners can still win this challenge. Members of the Nuclear Throne Dev Team and people associated with the Dev Team can win the challenge. Whoever wins will have to accept their game through steam by using the friend system. This means Solid will friend the winner to pass over the gift, no you are not required to keep Solid on the friends list after the exchange. The player who does the best in the challenge will be offered a game of Solid's choice. Yes, games other than nuclear throne will be the reward although do not expect anything too new or expensive.
Additional Win Rules: The top run for each category will be offered a very minor game or emote of Solid's choice. The standard rules and dates still apply to all runs. The same person can win multiple times.
Dates: The official end time for responses to this post will be at 11:59 pm on Friday, August 15th, 2014 (right before it becomes August 16th, 2014) based on the GMT time zone. However Solid is a stupid American and MAY accept runs that are posted shortly after the posted time. Solid should claim the victor and try to contact them around August 16th, 2014 However that is entirely on the basis that Time Warner Cable remembers to pay their electric bills again.

The Favorite (Melting)
Shaton; L1:2_1
http://www.twitch.tv/shaton_/b/556805162
The Worst (Rebel)
Forkkify; L3:0_1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NA7USPXAVw
The Standard (Plant)
Meow; L2:5_2
http://youtu.be/5G8YWzr0EgY
The Best (Crystal)
Shaton; L1:5_2
http://www.twitch.tv/shaton_/c/4903609

Post additional questions, clarifications, and ideas in the comments.