In the rules of speedrun.com it is writing:"Timing is done using the in-game timer, please refrain from taking long breaks mid-run." but what is a long break ? (how long)
Id say it depends on the run. If you're doing any% a long break would probably be something like 5-10 minutes maybe but in something like 202 berries or 100% a break could maybe be up to 15-30 minutes due to the size of the run and the difficulty. Although a moderator is a lot better at this type of question
We usually decide this on a case by case basis, but if the total "down time" bewteen chapters during an any% run is less than 5-8min you would be on the safe side. Generally keeping the down time to a minimum would be preferred, but it's also pretty rare that runs get rejected for this. For longer categories we might be a bit more lenient with that rule as well, as long as you dont practice part of the run during those breaks on a 2nd computer on anything like that
Everest had one of the biggest updates so far with Everest Core becoming the "Stable" version. Here is what you need to know as a player and what rule changes are happening:
To put it in layman's terms, they're updating the game to use a newer framework. Which
