Hello anyone that sees this.
As of this post, all runs submitted with be compared by In Game Time which is the time it takes to complete each course as reported by the game.
What this means is that any real time loading advantage that emulator could have over console will no longer count. (I'm allowing emulator so long as it doesn't appear to give an advantage during gameplay.) This also means that accidentally entering the review after a run wont result in a dead run as time spent in that will no longer count either.
I'll be reviewing each run to ensure that the correct IGT is applied before accepting the run, so if you dont have a good way to calculate the time, dont worry about it, I'll handle it. IGT takes priority over RTA, so a run that is a new WR without IGT will show as last place while waiting for approval until a IGT is added.
Feel free to reach out to me through these forums or on my other social accounts if you have any questions about this change or any suggestions for the leaderboards.
Have fun running :)
-Zzetti
Hey friend i was curious does this mean if i hit review on accident it doesn't count and i should keep continuing?
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"This also means that accidentally entering the review after a run wont result in a dead run as time spent in that will no longer count"
Should have said race instead of run to be more clear, but yes, please continue the run.
It does count against the RTA time since that is timed from the beginning of the run to the end of the run, but for IGT it will not count.
It will be wise to keep track of your race times to have an idea of how far ahead or behind you are after each race in case this happens. You can configure LiveSplit to allow tracking In Game Time by manually typing in times between the races. You can see an example of it in action in this run here: https://www.speedrun.com/s1/run/m3dg3eqz
Personally, whenever I decide to do run attempts again, I would have RTA as my main timing and focus on IGT if I manage to see the time between runs or wait until the final times screen after the run is finished. In the end, whatever works best for you during your run should be what you do. So long as all the information is there from the gameplay footage, it can be verified. I'll add a small note to keep this in mind in the category rules.
