Head 2 Head

Head 2 Head is a hub for easy, fair head-to-head races on CelesteNet with in-game category selection and results overlay.

All vanilla and mod maps are supported. Please contact corkr900 on discord if you find a map that doesn't work right with Head 2 Head.

Check out the control panel! it can connect directly to the mod running on your computer to give you a nice UI for your matches in a separate web browser so you can turn off the in-game overlay if you want to clear up the screen space. It also provides access to a few more obscure features.

Supported full-game categories:

• Any%
• ARB
• True Ending
• All Cassettes
• Bny%
• All Hearts
• 100%
• All Chapters
• All A Sides
• All B Sides
• All C Sides
• Full-lobby runs for all lobbies in CollabUtils2-based collabs
• Custom Categories!

Supported IL categories:

• Clear
• All Red Berries
• ARB + Heart
• Heart + Cassette
• Full Clear
• Cassette Grab
• Moon Berry
• Full Clear + Moon Berry
• Custom Categories!

Other features:

• Save and Quit Support (all maps)
• Return-to-Map support (except collab map ILs)
• The control panel can connect directly to the mod to provide an extra UI to make managing your races and viewing results easy without adding clutter to the in-game UI
• The randomizer category builder can connect directly to the mod to enable creation of custom Randomizer categories
• Time Trial course and minigames in the lobby
• Custom Categories and rulesets (docs)
• API for extended mod/helper compatibility (docs)
• Plenty of under-the-hood features for event management. Reach out to corkr900 on Discord if you want to use Head 2 Head for an event.
• Run validation: if someone activates a TAS script, uses the debug map to teleport, or does something else to invalidate the run, Head 2 Head knows and will disqualify them from the race.
• Objective-based run completion checking: for example, if you run ARB and miss a berry, you can finish the chapter and go back for the missed berry and the timer will stop when you collect the last berry.
• Savefile management for full-game runs
• Match-level collectable tracking - UI will show you what strawberries you've collected during the match for easier tracking of where you're at in the run
• Limited support for using variants in custom categories. Reach out to corkr900 on Discord if you would like to see more features in this space.