Since the Switch 2 has been released for a few days now I would like to share what we know so far in terms of load times and other things.

Any% and other categories will be saving around +1m:00s from cutscenes & elevator rides.

At the moment this data has only been collected for v1.4.0 Physical. The digital version of the game would provide more timesave than the physical version since it would make it easier to read due to it not being hard capped by the Switch 1 cartridge reading speed on Switch 2.

Also, we don't know if the Legacy versions will be able to run on Switch 2 due to the concern from what I saw from another speedrunning community that the Switch 2 will try to force an update onto the game rather than let you open the software.

Does this effect ScareScraper in anyway?

No, since we already use the IGT timing method the only convenience it has is loading the floors quickly.

Are Switch 2 runs going to be allowed anytime soon?

Hopefully within the next two weeks or so with the amount of information we've gathered and what we have concluded what's best for our community in the long term when introducing Switch 2 onto the boards. For now we will try to avoid verifying any submissions that are done on Switch 2 for the time being as it's important for us to take our time to figure out what would be the best call for this.

Anyways, I'll post more updates regarding this matter if we get anymore information.

New Rule Added for ScareScraper:

Hitting restart from the restart screen will make the run invalid for submission.

Reason:

If someone quits and leave to check for the 1st Floor before joining back into the host's lobby (it can led to Set Seed abuse without our knowledge) All runs must follow the rules to prevent any potential exploitation of it.

New Rule Added for ScareScraper:

Random Seed runs for Teams will have to require players to join in their preferred order correctly when they join in the host's lobby for the first time without disconnecting.

Reason:

If someone joins in accidentally at the wrong time for the player order they can disconnect from the lobby and create a lobby for themselves to check what floor layout it is (abusing the use of Set Seed for the 1st floor only without our knowledge on a Random Seed run) before joining back in the host's lobby again to correct the player order.

A new thing got found called the "ScareScraper Seed" allows runners to have the exact same floor layout everytime. Due to this being discovered it has split the current boards into [Set Seed] & [Random Seed] ->(which is what we have before this) to allow this "SS Seed" to be used in it's own category.

This is will have to change the way we currently moderate SS before this and require a more stricter submission requirement from runners in order to keep the integrity of all runs going forward.

All runs must start at this select screen before selecting "Local Play" or "Online Play"

• For 1P [Random Seed] it is required for the player to start here and is only allowed to select [Local Play] for this category.
• For 1P [Set Seed] it is required for the player to start here and is only allowed to select [Online Play] for this category. When the player joins a host's lobby and leaves to make their own Solo lobby then the run will count. If the player tries to make a Solo lobby without joining a host's lobby first then the run will be invalidated.
• For 2P-4P [Random Seed] it is required for the player to start here and is only able to select [Online Play] for this category. It is mandatory for the run submitter be the host and be the one that records the whole run. The host is not allowed to join someone else's lobby otherwise it be invalid. The host must create the lobby themselves in order for the run to count as [Random Seed].
• For 2P-4P [Set Seed] it is required for the player to start here and is only able to select [Online Play] for this category. It is required that the player joins someone else's lobby and leave to make their own lobby for it to be a valid [Set Seed] run.

Why does it have to be this strict for runners?

• The reason as to why it is because it needs to be very consistent through all runs being submitted onto the boards and to avoid any potential cheating that could may occur in the future.

Why is DLC Banned?

• DLC was intended to be added before this discovery as it's own thing but due to this being found now I think it's best that it be not allow in runs anymore. The reason as to why it was never added separately it's due to the potential of creating burn out from running one specific floor theme and that it creates a competitive advantage (aka P2W). Also due to the amount of mods available to verify runs I think it's best to limit what we can handle and with this new "SS Seed" being a thing I think it's good enough for us mods so as for runners to have this than just having both at the same time.

I hope that answers any concerns about what going to happen ScareScraper in the future but I hope we can keep the runs going smoothly from now on. Anyways, if you got any more questions related to this topic then feel free to ask here in this thread down below.

There are in the category rules of No Major Skips

If unsure what isn't allowed:

• Any form of goo pushing that allows to skip stuff

• Amadeus Skip is not allowed

• Fishook 1-cycle is not allowed

• Torch Warp or Early Torch (skipping the bucket puzzle room)

• 13F Weight Room Skip (skipping the hammer fight)

• Sewer Skip (using ducky storage to skip the whole sewer section)

Emulators are not allowed to be on the boards but never clearly stated in the rules so I’ll have to update that now to clear any confusion about it going forward.