Mirror's Edge

Randomizer Summary

Faith has forgotten how to parkour and sprint! Progression has been decoupled from standard Time Trial advancement and distributed in the multiworld. Instead of unlocking trials by going through the story and achieving qualifying times, you must find specific Level Unlocks to progress.

Players begin with 5 starting levels (or all levels in Open World mode). Faith starts with severely limited capabilities; her movement maneuvers must be received as items. This means her ability to navigate and complete trials depends on the items you have received. Each trial contains its own unique set of location checks.

Progression is both horizontal and vertical. As you receive Level Unlocks, your pool of available location checks grows. However, your ability to clear those checks depends on having the necessary movement items, requiring you to prioritize specific trials based on Faith's current capabilities.

Goals are tied to Runner Bags, acting as the "macguffin" items for this game. The player must receive a configurable amount to either win or help gain access to their determined goal level, where they must reach the finish line to win.

Locations

• Time Trial Checkpoints
• Time Trial Level Clears
• Time Trial Star Ratings (2 / 3 Stars Optional)

Items

• Level Unlocks
• Ability Unlocks:
  • 180 Turn
  • Airborne 180 Turn
  • Balance
  • Barge
  • Climb
  • Coil
  • Dodge Jump
  • Grab -> Grab Jump
  • Melee Attack
  • Springboard
  • Sprint
  • Swing
  • Vault
  • Wall Climb -> Wall Climb 180 Turn Jump
  • Wall Run -> Wall Run Jump / Kick
  • Zipline
• Level-Specific Time Bonuses

Randomizer Features

• All 23 time trial levels are supported
• 2 logic levels:
  • Regular: Requirements are aligned with the skills and knowledge of a more casual Mirror's Edge player
  • Advanced: Requirements can require tighter execution, more creative routes, and performing moves off of unintended objects to progress.
• Option to play in Open World mode (All time trials start unlocked)
• Option to start with N random abilities
• Option to include the Pure Time Trial DLC
• Option to disable 2 and 3-star rating locations
• Ability to globally adjust star rating target times upwards (or downwards, slightly)
• Ability to convert a percentage of filler items to level-specific time bonuses
• 4 unique traps to experience!
  • Injury Trap: HP is set to 1 with slower regeneration than usual
  • Slippery Trap: Ground friction is nullified. Any movement in a direction will keep going in that direction until countered
  • Slow Trap: Movement speed is greatly reduced
  • Wide FOV Trap: Camera field-of-value is greatly increased
• Scales well for all types of multiworlds: Short / Long Syncs, Asyncs; ~250-350 checks
• Ultra-rare variants of schematic filler items (that do nothing) to collect and brag about
• Ability to set a desired in-game FOV through Archipelago options
• Custom client UI that displays important information and updates in real-time
• Zero-configuration setup! The Archipelago client mods the game in real-time. No need to download / install / configure anything else
• Feature-complete and expected to be very stable

Tracking

Universal Tracker

The APWorld is fully compatible with Universal Tracker. It is a YAML-free implementation (i.e. you don't need to have the YAML used to generate in your Players directory). All star rating target times are appended to location names.