Hi everyone!

I was checking the rules about the glitchless runs, and while avoiding glitches may sound obvious, there are several cases that lead to confusion or ambiguity.

For example, is making the guard in level 4 open the gate considered a glitch? Is crouching to avoid damage from loose floor accepted?

What is considered a glitch while doing glitchless runs? Thanks :)

Hi,

I answer almost one year later, but I guess it could be useful anyway: everything has been clarified on this guide made by WinterThunder : https://www.speedrun.com/pop1/guide/m4j3u Also, rules in each category make clear what's allowed and forbidden (like switching sound off or pausing the game).

I understand that any rules are debatable, but I still don't find it great that “glitchless” runs finish by one-shotting Jaffar after deactivating him. Was this exploit only discovered after the formalization of the NMG rules and therefore not covered? Or was it known already and considered acceptable?

This category was renamed No Major Glitches some time ago, and this is considered a minor glitch: it doesn't break the game and it saves at most a couple frames.

I would clarify that we don't deactivate Jaffar. We just take advantage of the fact he takes time to activate in the first place. And as Vel said it loses time to the fastest RNG, only saves a couple of frames on average but eliminates RNG.

Thanks for the quick answers!