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

Hi guys,

Here's a fun new category that I'm hoping can be added to the leaderboards?

It's Pitioss%, so the timer starts when you hit the button activating the lift down the Pitioss Dungeon, and ends when you pick up the Black Hood.

Here's my VOD for it, lots of improvements to be made, although there definitely seems to be interest in it!

Hi guys,

I have made an updated version of the FFX notes that you can find here - https://goo.gl/nFdPyN

The bulk of the route is pretty much the same with a few exceptions, this update has mostly been to freshen up the appearance of the notes, so I hope you enjoy them!

The changes to the route are fairly minor, just some small changes to the Sin Fin and Spherimorph fights, and Sphere Grid change on Old Road to give Wakka strength (page 11).

Also on page 11 is a couple of new images for the sphere grid, I lost the image I was using to make the pictures, so I will eventually replace all the sphere grid images with this new layout. Let me know what you think of them.

The URL to these notes will remain the same as I update them, so feel free to bookmark the page. I will keep the old Google docs notes up if you prefer them, although I will no longer be updating them.

Enjoy!

Flobberworm4

We've given the leaderboards a fresh overhaul to try organise each category better, all categories are subcategorised into either the PS2, PS3/4 or PC tabs, we hope you enjoy it. Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

In addition, there's been a lot of discussion recently in the FF community in general about the general speedrun rules for each game, such as changing the JP timing method, which is from power on to 'The End' screen.

The general consensus from what I gathered so far for FFX is to keep the current rules and timings, however any and all feedback is welcome. You can reply here or in our Discord channel.

One minor change to the rules we've added is to better clarify when to split after defeating Yu Yevon as this caused some confusion. Basically when the camera angle changes and the cutscene of Yu Yevon's death begins is the moment to split.

Flobberworm4

For all discussions on Final Fantasy X speedruns and other games in the series, please feel free to join us in the Discord chat, link here - https://discord.gg/0tjIC3eQA7VFd6Qw