AntarcticaThe video should ideally be on some streaming site like Twitch for example. But you can check with the mods of the game in question to find out if they have any additional sites they support for submissions.
XSplit free can work, but you’re limited to 30fps I believe (it used to be this way).
The above is correct, it is usually best practice to record a run of the category you want to request. Additionally, all questions like that are better suited for the mods of the game/series in question as they will be able to provide you all the information and rules are kind requesting categories (it varies by every game/LB).
First of all, you’re much too young to be using this site; this site requires users to be 13 years old.
Second of all, adding a category just to claim you have a world record is the wrong way to go about this. Depending on the game and community, the category might not even get added until there are multiple runs of the category in question. You’re better off focusing on having fun and growing the category rather than trying to get a free WR (which will probably lead the mods to reject your request if that is your main goal).
There was actually a thread on this from 4 years ago that people shared a lot of runs in (in case anyone is interested in long runs and wants to see more): https://www.speedrun.com/speedrunning/thread/go5vv
Edit: I found the post from Shiken I mention here https://www.speedrun.com/the_site/thread/if9ib/1#ph23x
There is a post from Shiken that I wish I had handy, where they mention this point, but everyone also needs to remember that every game added to the site comes with a real cost of maintenance on the side of site staff. There are millions of games out that that can made with mostly open sourced tools and very little knowledge of game development, and if every single game was added to this site, not only would the space required for those LBs cost money and servers, it would cost a huge of time to maintain from a content perspective.
Site staff maintain the LBs on this site, every time an LB is added, it comes with the maintenance cost that site staff needs to get involved to resolve issues like inactive mods. Look at how busy the mod request thread is currently. Now imagine if the number of games doubled overnight, that thread would be flooded with even more issues than already seen. This hobby is extremely transient, people come and go all the time and leave boards un-modded that now need to maintained by site staff so that a new mod can be appointed. And I’m sure the content mods do even more work than just approving games, and this is just one example of the work being done.
Even though this site is now owned by an actual company, the maintenance of the site still falls on volunteers, and right now, the site cannot afford the person-power required to add every game in existence to the site. So, they have rules in place to limit the games the accept to reduce the cost of maintaining this site for everyone and every LB.
I feel like this point is often lost in threads like this when it’s argued “it’s just a website, why can’t you just add the game”. One day this site might get better and have more dedicated help to maintain the content, but until then, it’s still a volunteer effort and those volunteers can only do so much. So the unfortunate thing is that right now, it’s just not possible to add every game, and the staff have been trusted with the discretion to enforce the rules.
Happy 100th page of bot reporting.
MacOS makes your setup a bit more complicated, it can be tricky to find a capture card that actually has drivers for Mac. Often times, the big name brands that offer cards with those types of drivers, like Magewell, Elgato, some StarTech models, will run around a couple hundred dollars. You might be able to find some plug and play solutions, but I can't vouch for their quality. I guess it really comes down to what your budget is for a capture card. Otherwise your other option is point a camera (phone, webcam) at the TV and record that way. The quality is obviously bad, but it's the cheapest option by far.
It’s also worth noting that SDA tended to have stricter rules for games such as requiring all runs to be on the English version for some games. As the overall community grew and people both grew more creative with the categories they wanted to run, and found more creative ways to save time that didn’t fit in the more restrictive rules, people began to look for an alternative to SDA that would be more flexible.
If the rules for a game don't say to use IGT, then don't use IGT when submitting your runs; you must always follow the timing rules laid out in the rules of the game if you wish to submit your run to the LBs.
Additionally, you cannot get IGT on a console game unless the game itself has a timer included in it and it displays the time at the conclusion of the run. If the game doesn't have a built in timer, then there is no way to get IGT for the game. There are tools that attempt to remove loads based on visual images, but I'm not sure if many games use them because it tends to be frowned upon to rely on a third party, external tool for runs.
I’d say that’s common in any competitive environment where you’re incredibly competitive with yourself and you end up focusing on your potential improvements in what you’re doing. It can be very productive to identify those mistakes and practice to fix them, as it can improve your runs. The important thing is to try not to let that consume you - if you always focus on the negative and what could be improved, you’ll never be satisfied with your time/run and you’ll always strive for perfection. There is no such thing as a perfect run, and trying to get it will drive you nuts because you’ll never get it. That can mess to burn out and a general dislike for the hobby which is obviously not good.
You’re not alone in being competitive and always wanting to improve, but always remember to notice the positives and don’t let the desire for perfection consume you. Then you’ll quickly find yourself not having fun at all with the game.
Looks like RetroArch has support forums here: https://forums.libretro.com/ (I found the link on their website). I would direct all questions and issues there, they are the best ones to help you with something like this.
Welcome. All games have their own forums, and in a lot of cases discord servers - you can find links to them on the LBs for the game - so you should direct all questions regarding the game and it's rules/resources there. The community/mods for the game will be able to assist you with all questions you might have.
I would also recommend looking up tutorials on OBS and LiveSplit to find more information on the broadcasting/recording software and the timer software most people use.
The guides section really wouldn't be the best place to do that. I don't think it would be very valuable for anyone to see a Guide they're reading be filled with discussion down below (not to mention that page would get really, really long).
Forums, Discord, etc are all much better places to have meaningful discussions about guides and strats for runs; cluttering up the guide page wouldn't serve any purpose and those comments might not even make sense considering a guide could be edited at any given time by the author.
