Hi guys,

As you may have already seen we have developed a autosplitter and load remover for the Final Fantasy X PC version, where the load remover in particular pauses the timer whenever the game is in a loading state.

We have now added an extra column to the PC leaderboards for this 'Time Without Loads' time, so when you are submitting a new time, you will be prompted to enter two times; one without loads and one with loads.

The leaderboard will now be ranked based on the 'Time Without Loads' time. Obviously this has the downside of dozens of times submitted in the last year have obviously not had their loading times removed from them.

However the major benefit is that it will give a much more level playing ground for all players regardless of your PC specifications and performance. From the few runs that have been submitted so far with the time without loads, the time difference has varied from 6-13 minutes! This was much bigger than I anticipated, and this was just from a few runners! I feel this huge variation justifies the use of a 'Time Without Loads' column greatly.

So all PC submissions will now require the times with and without loads. Please edit the layout of your splits such that both timers are visible when running the game, full details on how to implement this is available here - http://www.speedrun.com/ffx/guide/vnxps

If you do not use the load remover for your submission, then please fill in the 'Time Without Loads' and 'Time With Loads' fields with the same time.

Many thanks and of course if you any questions or need help with setting up your layout/setting up the autosplitter then please ask on here or on the Discord channel!

Flobberworm4

Oh I should mention as well for the PS2/PS3/PS4 runners - adding this Time Without Loads column has had the unfortunate side effect of now showing both fields when you submit your run for these categories, when of course the load remover is not available for these console categories.

Unfortunately there is nothing I can do to prevent this, as the Speedrun website requires you to select the Time Without Loads on the game, not on the individual leaderboards. It also means the column 'Time Without Loads' also shows on these leaderboards, when in truth it is 'Time With Loads' or just 'Time'. I have submitted feedback to the site regarding this.

When submitting for the PS2/PS3/PS4 categories, please only fill in the 'Time Without Loads' column to appear on the leaderboards correctly, however, we will be checking the submissions for any errors as always so there is no need to worry if you have made a mistake.

Many thanks,

Flobberworm4

TL;DR -

• New column on PC leaderboards, 'Time Without Loads'. Requires you to implement the Load Remover component, details here - http://www.speedrun.com/ffx/guide/vnxps

• Leaderboard ranking will now be based on Time Without Loads, as the variation in loading times between runners appears to be massive. Please submit both times when submitting new runs, however if you choose not to use the load remover, please place the same time in both fields.

• PS2/PS3/PS4 Runners - Please only fill in the 'Time Without Loads' field when submitting runs, however we will check all submissions as always to ensure they are correct. Hopefully Speedrun.com will fix soon.