if youre playing on steam, add -noborder to the portal launch preferences and make sure "always on top" is checked in livesplit settings
still dont know when new game vote is happening, but you should join the discord server
it depends, you should join the discord and share an image of the textures youre unsure about
most custom sounds/textures are fine, the only ones that aren't allowed are wall/floor textures and textures with lineups on them
the game is like 40kb big, theres barely any code to execute
just understand that the verifiers have a lot of work (and also it takes longer to get through for runs submitted with demos and no vid, which slows the whole process down a bit)
dont put the link to your demos in the space for a video link, put it in the description instead. saves the verifiers a headache.
super common thing in sm64 speedruns for the runner to switch to a hori for bowser throws
"Runs on Everdrive/flash carts are banned, as well as NTSC to PAL conversion."
Real speedrunners use gamecube controller
you could also use a gc controller, it has the notches, and just generally feels good
bruh, its like $11 CAD on steam, the better aim controls and strafing are worth it tbh but if you still want to use a controller, steam is capable of that
I play on gamecube controller. Use what's comfortable to you.
Its an older timing method than file select, but not super uncommon. There's a lot of different timing methods, like SDA timing which starts on first input, or TAS timing which ends on last input