Greetings gamers. I believe it is time we update the ILs leaderboard, as it is very lacking in its current state.

I will list every IL that is missing so they can be added, along with the timing rules. Here's a playlist for every possible IL in VCS: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEU5JmjaWUgyz3VcAMtBMibExFZELimG8&si=UykRc2qaEVi3vywa

Now for the missing ILs:

• Every single story mission. This even includes missions like White Lies and Farewell to Arms because they have non-autoscroller sections in them. This also includes When Funday Comes, which already has an IL for the Quad race, but let's add another IL for the full mission as well. Timing can be just like LCS: Start from the moment the opening cutscene in skipped, and end the moment "Mission Passed!" appears.

Now there are two exceptions to this: Soldier, and Last Stand.

Since Soldier is the first mission, let's use the same start timing as full runs: the first frame of the first cutscene. As for Last Stand, there is no Mission Passed! text at the end, so I suggest either ending the timing the moment the credits appear, or on the first frame of the game fading in after skipping the credits.

-Paramedic, Firefighter, Vigilante, Air Rescue, Beach Patrol. Timing rules: Start from the moment the mission title appears, and end the moment "Mission Passed!" appears. The missions must start at Level 1. Not 5, not 10, 1. Beach Patrol also has three different versions, so I split it into the following:

+Beach Patrol (Bikers): The variant where you're hitting bikes to knock bikers off.

+Beach Patrol (Coastguard): The variant where you're saving drowning swimmers with lifesavers.

+Beach Patrol (Paramedic): The variant where you're dropping off a paramedic at injured beachgoers to rescue them.

All three variants follow the same rules.

-Taxi Driver: Start from the moment the mission title appears, and end the moment "Mission Passed!" appears. The mission must start with 0 fares dropped off and 0 cash made from the mission. To verify this, the runner shows the in-game stats, where neither the stat for fares nor the stat for money made are listed (if they are, the runner already made progress towards the mission and therefore is rejected).

-Vice Sights and Fire Copter: Start from the moment the mission title appears, and end the moment "Mission Passed!" appears.

-Extortion, Loan Shark, Pimping: Start from the moment the mission title appears, and end the moment the textbox "Your (empire type) reputation has maxed out, you're now the (empire rank)." appears. The mission must start at Job 1/15. The type and rank for the textboxes are the following:

+Extortion: type = extortion, rank = Ultimate Badass

+Loan Shark: type = loan sharking, rank = Crim-Reaper

+Pimping: type = pimping, rank = Mack Daddy

-Drug Running, Smuggling, Robbery. Two types of ILs for these missions:

+IL for each individual job: Start from the moment the mission title appears, and end the moment "Mission Passed!" appears.

+IL for the full mission (jobs 1 through 6): Start from the moment the mission title appears, and end either the moment "Mission Passed!" appears or the moment the "Your (empire type) reputation has maxed out, you're now the (empire rank)." appears (idk, you choose). The mission must start at Job 1/6. The type and rank for the textboxes are the following:

-->Drug Running: type = drug running, rank = Smack Daddy

-->Smuggling: type = smuggling, rank = Pirate Captain

-->Robbery: type = robbery, rank = Heist Meister

-Sanchez/BMX/Quad Bike Time Trials, Watersports. ILs for each individual course already exist, but let's add an IL for the full mission for each one of these. Start from the moment the mission title appears, and end the moment "Mission Passed! appears.

-Phil's Shooting Range: Start from the moment the mission title appears, and end the moment "Mission Passed!" appears. I can't suggest a high score IL for this, because there is an objective limit to how high your score can go up, and it's fairly easy to achieve (3000 points each round).

-Swinger's Club: Start from the moment the mission title appears, and end the moment "Mission Passed!" appears. I don't know if a high score IL could work for this, because it just boils down to getting 5 perfect shots and some single-digit differences, but feel free to add one if it makes sense.

-Crash! and Rush!: These two missions are full-on autoscrollers, so instead of a traditional time attack IL, I suggest a high score based one. Simply achieve the highest score you can make for each mission.

All of these are timed through RTA, not IGT. While at it, update the already existing ILs to use RTA timing standards instead of IGT.

That's all. Let's remake the IL leaderboard and potentially spark interest in these things. Maybe you want to figure out what the fastest possible way to beat a certain mission is, or you simply want to share your PB of that mission, these leaderboards should allow you to present that to others.

Some additional notes: Multiplayer ILs.

Similar to LCS, we have some Street Rage races that can be made into ILs. Namely:

-12 normal races: 2 in Vice Point, 2 in Washington Beach, 1 in Ocean Beach, 1 in Downtown, 2 in Little Haiti, 1 in Little Havana, 1 in Viceport, 2 in Escobar International.

-4 Quadathlon races: 2 in Vice Point, 2 in Downtown

-2 JetSki races in Vice Point

Let's make an IL for each one of these (For example: [Multiplayer] Washington Beach - Normal Race 2 - 3 laps). Each race shall be done in 3 laps (Except the Quadathlons, which are 1 lap only). Rules are the same as LCS: "Timing for multiplayer races starts upon triggering the race section ("GO" text disappears) and ends when the race has been finished ("Winner" text appears)"

Backed

I agree with every point that has been raised.

I do have one suggestion, however. Let's make beating the previous world record a requirement for submitting new runs. This is to prevent moderators from getting overwhelmed by IL submissions.