1. Does it matter if I have the speedrun timer covering part of the game screen (bottom left)?

2. I'm using two tools for a Spider-Man video (unrelated to speedrunning) on my main YT channel. OtisInf's PhotoMode Tool, and ReShade (being used as a toggle for the HUD elements). Can I leave these installed while filming a speedrun I want to try submitting here? Just curious because it'd be more convenient to leave them installed.

ah well, thanks for the answer!

So I have the load remover which is working fine now that I've downpatched, however I can't find the autosplitter. I do see an option to enable splits in the load remover, but it's grayed out. Sorry if this is a stupid question - brand new to speedrunning.

Having an issue and posting it here since it's on topic: I activated the load remover and while the game now autostarts it seems to be having an issue recognizing the load screens. It starts when the first load screen pops up, not when it finishes. I've tried using it in both the most recent version as well as "previous_version2"

edit: downgrading to "previous_version" instead of "previous_version2" fixed the issue!