I. Permitted Convenience Features

Auto-speed-up, quick undo, camera controls, and similar convenience features are permitted in this tournament, provided they only simplify routine actions, offer no additional tactical guidance, and do not make gameplay decisions automatically.

This permission applies to those basic functions. If a mod also includes tactical assistance or automated decision-making, it is not automatically permitted simply because it is described as a convenience mod.

II. Mods Prohibited in This Tournament

1. Missile Guidance

High-level players’ positioning often leaves very few opportunities for high-value missile hits. Missile guidance can significantly reduce the time needed to aim and assess a target, allowing users to quickly identify an impact point without switching to a top-down view and counting grid squares.

This goes beyond simply making controls more convenient.

2. Opponent’s Remaining Economy Display

This feature turns an experience-based assessment of whether an opponent is saving credits—and how much—into directly displayed figures.

Even if those figures are calculated from existing information, the feature makes it easier to track the opponent’s economy. It reduces the uncertainty surrounding saving for a strategic transition or a finishing blow, directly affecting both players’ decisions.

3. Movement Prediction

Movement prediction significantly reduces the difficulty of anticipating unit positions, making it easier to choose impact points for abilities such as Ion Blast and missiles.

Making these predictions is itself a competitive skill and should not be substantially replaced by an assistance feature.

For these reasons, Missile Guidance, Opponent’s Remaining Economy Display, and Movement Prediction are prohibited in this community tournament.

III. Features Not Currently Prohibited

Damage and unit statistics, along with reinforcement cost calculations, can present information more directly or reduce the time spent on manual calculations.

I acknowledge that these features may provide an advantage. However, I currently do not consider their impact sufficient to justify a ban in this event. This is a tournament-specific judgment at this stage—not a claim that these features have no effect on fairness.

1. Damage and Unit Statistics

These features can be very helpful to beginners, allowing them to understand whether their units are performing effectively and whether their investment is paying off.

However, for players competing for the 32 spots in this tournament, observing and reading the battlefield is a fundamental and essential skill.

By watching the battle unfold, you need to judge whether your chaff is keeping up, whether your damage dealers are being held back by a Sabertooth with Field Maintenance, and what your army actually lacks.

For example, your Mustangs might record extremely high damage while the opposing Sabertooth remains standing thanks to Field Maintenance. Damage numbers alone cannot tell you whether you lack the ability to break through.

Decisions for the next round need to be based on sustained observation of the battle and an understanding of the battlefield situation, rather than post-battle statistics alone.

Some top-level players have told me that damage mods actually feel like a “debuff” to them, because the additional information distracts them and interferes with their reading of the battlefield.

That demonstrates that experiences differ between players, but it does not prove these features offer no competitive advantage. Quickly reviewing each unit’s contribution and kills after combat can help players assess their performance and notice things they may otherwise have missed.

Taking both that assistance and the central importance of battlefield observation into account, I have decided not to prohibit these features in this tournament at present.

2. Reinforcement Cost Calculation

Reinforcement cost calculation can save mental arithmetic time and reduce mistakes. Even if the calculations mainly involve adding and subtracting multiples of 50, their simplicity does not mean the feature offers no advantage.

However, players competing in this event can generally perform these calculations relatively quickly.

Compared with direct assistance in choosing key impact points, tracking an opponent’s economy, or predicting movement, I currently consider this feature’s impact relatively limited. It is therefore not prohibited at present.

IV. Feedback and Future Updates

This statement reflects my assessment for this community tournament based on the information currently available.

If the game’s developers issue clear official guidelines on mod usage, I will update this statement accordingly and explain how those guidelines apply to this event.

Players are welcome to discuss the actual impact of mods on competition and share specific match situations and experiences.

If several players reach a broadly shared view, they are welcome to nominate a representative to bring their feedback to me. Individual feedback is equally welcome. I will consider these contributions carefully when assessing and refining the tournament rules.

V. Please Respect Mod Developers

Finally, I ask everyone to treat mod developers with respect when discussing fairness.

They have invested time and effort into improving the player experience. However, their own experience and the skill bracket they play in may not allow them to anticipate how a feature affects players at other competitive levels.

In my conversations with developers, I have also found that the same feature can have very different value at different levels of play. Developers are often solving problems they encounter themselves, and may not foresee the full impact of those solutions in high-level competition.

Restricting a feature in a tournament does not mean dismissing the developer’s intentions or contributions. Nor should it become a reason to blame or attack them.