Nightmare Guide

# Want to get nightmare? Refer to this guide.

### **YOU CANNOT USE ANY EXTERNAL PROGRAMS TO ASSIST YOU. SHOULD YOU TRY TO SUBMIT A CHEATED RUN YOU WILL BE BLACKLISTED!!!**

- **Reset your achievements,** you can do this by going into **settings->game->reset achievements->ok.**

Alternatively, should you want to only reset the nightmare achievement, follow this guide made by *Choco Loco#3321 [448206194616565761]*

1. Press windows + R to open Run
2. Write **steam://open/console**
3. Write achievement\_clear 1943950 NIGHTMARE
4. Should the ID not match, go to SteamDB - Escape the Backrooms and search for the nightmare achievement ID

- Get every participating player's Discord tags f.e "MattFor#9884", Discord ID's and Permanent Steam profile links

1. To verify, you must record a video of the run
	1. **Show selecting nightmare on the lobby difficulty screen**
	2. **Show getting the achievement in the bottom right corner at the end of the run** **[Pro tip: record your entire screen not just ETB]**
	3. **In game audio has to be recorded**
	4. [OPTIONAL] Show the recording from the other 3 player POVs - very much appreciated

***On a normal run, all glitches are fully allowed [unless they make you lose a team member permanently], have fun!*** **[Bunny hopping is always allowed on any kind of run]**

## First nightmare run of any new big content update [Promotional run]

These runs are a competition in themselves to see who can beat a new update on the hardest difficulty the first.

These runs ***REQUIRE FULL VIDEO PROOF FROM EVERY PLAYER'S PERSPECTIVE* [Basically the first verification method from above is required along with the optional requirement]**

#### During this special run:

* You cannot guess any **Number combinations passwords that require level interaction to get them** [HUB pc and color codes are allowed]
* You cannot do any **preventable glitches** [They *cannot* happen on their own, only a player can initiate them]
* You cannot abuse game mechanics, all of them have to be used as intended - f.e no skipping across pitfalls
* **No glitching out of the map or skipping the intended game progression path in any way**
* You **can** go into places where the entity cannot get you, but you **cannot** get the entity into a place where it gets stuck
* **A run with players banned on the Fancy's Backrooms game server or with people deemed cheaters by the Speedrunning community does not count**
* Duping is not allowed
* Make sure everyone is on the same version of the game (Cannot run both normal + VR players in the same team)
* **Having all 4 POV's is required**

#### **Should you get any glitch that is not preventable**

f.e loading in the wrong area, player not loading into the level - In that case, as long as the glitch doesn't literally teleport the **ENTIRE** team to the end of the level / game, then it is allowed. That is, if all 4 players remain in the lobby, otherwise the run needs to be reset.

*A special exception for those unpreventable glitches is the ability to sprint infinitely in any direction. Should you get it, immediately press shift to end the glitch. **Do not** use it to your advantage.*

## Final remarks!

Should you want to verify by video, preferably upload it to Youtube.

After collecting all of the proof required to verify nightmare, dm it to 59x. / id: 1093765784121114674.

[Doesn't matter if I am offline, I will always review it when available]

Everyone who is also on the Official Escape the Backrooms server will get a special role regarding their completed nightmare generation.

**That's all escapees, hope you get that run no matter the cost!**

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE CURRENT NIGHTMARE LIST

## Previous nightmare lists

1. Generation one. [Update 1.0 - 1.21]
2. Generation two [Update 2.0 - 2.12]
3. Generation three [Update 3.0 - ?]