so.. Me and LoveBot have started running the game and came across a problem with timing the runs.
Apparently the in-game timer works in a different way on different hardware and thus shouldn't be relied on. In this case it should be stated that you should include and rank the runs based on the real time it took to beat the game. With this the console runs and PC runs should also be separated because of the load times.
Also most of the runs on this leaderboard do no have a video of them and cannot be proven to be legitimate.
I'd like to also add that i would like to apply as a moderator for the leaderboard of this game.
Can we get some communication from the Mod here? This has a serious impact on running the game & the validity of existing verified runs. To not address it has the potential to cause big issues in the future.
Also not sure if I'm reading this correctly, but is there only one mod? There should be at least two mods given the size of the community and for verification transparency purposes.
The reason Why most do not contain videos, is because There is a In-game leader board for each version. But I do acknowledge these issues and am working on them.
Oh wait now. How did I end up as moderator on remastered? :P
I have extensive knowledge and am the current best runner of classic Ducktales for NES but I've only played remastered casually so far.
Knowledge of the game aside I do agree that videoproof is a must to get a run verified in the board and someone needs to step up when it comes to rules to not confuse new runners.
One of the reasons why the ingame leaderboards cant just be used, is that every single run ive done, my RTA is lower than the IGT, which makes no sense at all.
Another thing is you just submitting a picture of a ingame leaderboard is not the same as verifying a run.
This should have been cleared up long ago, damn how long has this game been out and have runs been done on it for it to just now be an issue?
Its not the end of the world but it would have been cool for me to clip the highlight on twitch of my run to just update it instead of having my run rejected and I am out of ranking.
I removed all runs without any proper video proof. You are also more than welcome to submit your run with a video at any time.
Do you have documents that explain the influence of game time between hardware (video ?)?
There were issues with RTA back in 2013 on PC version (as mentioned here https://forum.speeddemosarchive.com/post/new_gen_duck_tails_738.html ) that might explain why your RTA is lower than your IGT.
