How Splitstone works
From installing to the playoffs, in plain language. Every page is written from what has been decided, and anything still open says so.
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Getting started
New here? Start with these two.
Install Splitstone
Splitstone is a mod you run from a Minecraft launcher you already use. Here is how installing will work, which launchers are supported, and what happens the first time you start it.
- 1Launcher
- 2Pack
- 3Launch
- 4First launch
FAQ
Short answers to the questions new players ask most, with links to the full articles.
- Is it free?
- Can I use alts?
- Mac and Linux?
- CurseForge?
How Splitstone plays
Matches, ratings, seeds and everything around a run.
Ranked matches
From the moment a match is found to the results screen: countdowns, what you see during the run, votes, forfeits, disconnects and how a winner is decided.
Elo and ranks
How your rating moves, how placement sets your starting rank, the eight rank names, and what happens when you stop playing for a while.
Matchmaking
How queues work, who you get paired with, when a bot is offered, and how 2v2 and co-op teams are found.
Seeds and luck
Where match seeds come from, how they stay secret, and how standardized luck gives both sides the same drops in the same order.
Private rooms
Set up your own match for friends, a community night or a race: up to 64 players, three formats, and the host's options.
Practice
Your own practice world with tools to start at any split, plus replaying any match seed you've played. Every practice tool is free.
Speedrun.com categories
RSG, SSG, All Advancements and other categories run in your own speedrun.com-legal instance, so your runs can be submitted. Splitstone switches you there and back.
Replays and spectating
Review where you lost time, keep your best runs, watch matches live, and bring a coach. Every replay and analysis feature is free.
Friends, chat and voice
Add friends, form a party, block someone, and the chats and voice channels you can use.
Competition
The season, its events and how points work.
Seasons and events
A season is 16 weeks of ranked play, the Top cup on most weekends, three Majors and the playoffs. Here is how points work and how the season ends.
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Brick: Top cup weekendLava top: MajorObsidian: playoffs
Community & account
Your profile, supporting Splitstone, and the rules.
Profiles and stats
Your Splitstone account is your Minecraft account. Here is what your profile shows, what you can hide, and the stats you get.
Read →Supporting Splitstone
Three optional monthly tiers and cosmetics fund Splitstone. Paying never gives an advantage in ranked: competitive play and improvement tools stay free.
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