So IF i have debug mode on during a run but i am not doing anything with it besides turning down the music, does it count as cheating. I am asking this because i am incappable to make the undyne skip when at the boss fight phase, so i found a bit more slower way but still efficient of doing the skip with only 2 battles in between running BUT when i finish the boss fight, the undyne theme song plays 3x at the same time and it is obliterating my eardrums, so i need to turn off the music somehow and i assume that if i go and turn down the volume from Windows i will lose precious time.

Debug mode is banned no matter what.

alright, thanks for the reply, have a great night!

if the sound gets bad, i recommend that you save before entering the lab and just reload the game

It is very strange, the use of the debag mod simplifies verification, since in this mode an in-game timer is built in, which will be very difficult to fake.

That is, it would be possible to run runs without sound, or with a modified sound