Thanks!! I'll check out some things. Thanks for helping me on my way!

Thank you both for the answers, and Leon for the detailed answer :) This helps out a ton, thanks. I'll look into what is more convenient/easier.

As a side note, I do plan on running 1.1.2, since I can't find very solid documentation on how to downgrade (I'm not sure what you're allowed to discuss here either). Are there any resources you'd recommend, or should I just stick with 1.1.2?

Hi! I want to get into speedrunning this game, but I have not (yet) acquired XC2. I was wondering whether not having the 100k starting cash creates a bottleneck at some specific point during the game, or whether it just let's you speed up the first couple of chapters with the early armour/weapon advantage?

In any case, if it's necessary, it might not be a bad idea to get XC2 in the end anyway; is it possible to start practice without it?