Heya, :lemming: :lemming: :lemming:
I'm currently considering submitting a showcase for UKSG Blue in October 2026
UKSG is a speedruning event, held three times a year in Glasgow. They fundraise money for CRISIS to help people out of homelessness.
But not every submission must be strictly speedruns that appear on leaderboards. I often submit retro games (though mostly point and click/puzzle adventures, see Here for examples (https://www.youtube.com/@UKSGMarathon/search?query=darkshoxx)).
I consider NeoLemmix at least TAS-adjacent, as you have control over every input on every frame, even if the goal isn't necessarily to get the fastest time.
My current plan is to showcase three things:
1. Speedruns of the vanilla Lemmings Mayhem :scared: category but with NeoLemmix solutions (where I want to showcase fast solutions as loaded replays to these, played back at fast speed and provide some commentary).
2. Crazy :lem-mindblown: levels solvable with the original 10 jobs, but requiring NeoLemmix for the inputs. So if you have (or have seen) some crazy levels with crazy solutions that only rely on the original 10 jobs, please show them off here.
3. Anything goes. NeoLemmix :evil: + Lix :lix-evil: , Custom music, terrain, contraptions, solutions, skins, show off what you loved to create or loved someone else create.
Now to be absolutely clear, this is not a level creation contest.
There is for a submission, there is no guarantee that it will be accepted, so please do not put any additional effort into this.
If you have or have seen
1. A fast solution for an original Mayhem level,
2. A level showcasing interesting interactions with vanilla jobs,
3. Your favourite levels or solutions,
I'd be delighted to collect them here. Obviously I'll give proper credit to every creator should the submission be successful.
Don't worry too much about part 1, I'm aware not everyone likes optimising solutions for time, I'm happy to take care of that myself, if nothing in particular comes to mind.
I want to include this part to keep the theme of speedrunning in the submission.
Basically what I'm asking is, what are your favourite levels that you'd like to see in a showcase like this?
I am not a Speedrun junkie, but for point 2 and 3 of your list my initial thought is: https://www.lemmingsforums.net/index.php?topic=6062.0
Just take a look at the top 3 levels from the all the previuos "Level of the Year" contests and pick your favorites!
There you should get a better overview than just one or two people telling you some favorites! ;)
If you need replays for those levels, look at YouTube or ask the authors directly.
If you want levels directly tuned for difficulty I would hint at the last ranks of Lemmings Uncharted, Lemmings Destination, NepsterLems and Lemmings United.
Other players than myself are probably better off picking levels as my taste in levels is not the most popular!
All I would request is that you consider using NeoLemmix Community Edition (https://www.lemmingsforums.net/index.php?msg=105711) for your showcase, as this would be a great opportunity to present/test some of the upgraded UI features (many of which I imagine would be particularly useful for speedrunning*), and potentially expand the player base.
Best of luck with the showcase, I look forward to watching your runs!
Will :lemcat:
*Some examples:
• Mouse wheel framestepping
• Panel button specific hotkeys
• Nudge viewport hotkeys