With the release of the 3.0 update so far I've found a few changes

Most notably, Big Daddy Groot is now skippable which is a very nice time save, but getting the Mount Vehicle by glitching through the cave is no longer possible

At this point I'm thinking it would be best to have 3.0 in it's own category as well, I do believe 3.0 will be faster to run than the 2.1 versions but slower than the 1.0 versions.

Any runner feedback would be appreciated

Big Boi is skippable now as well, and I've done 3 runs so far on Version 3.0.8

However, after speaking with the Devs, they've issued a few hotfixes since the initial 3.0 release and I think at this point it would be best to wait until the updates slow down and we get a release that will stick for a while before adding any 3.0 runs to the board. Some of the hotfix patches were only out for a day or so before there was another hotfix. I think by waiting until we get an update that will stick for quite a while, this will also avoid having to downpatch the 3.0 version

The devs are very supportive of the speedrunning aspect of their game and I feel it's only right to try to accommodate that by always trying to have a place on the board for the latest version.

I've been giving a lot of thought about where to fit the latest updates into the speedrun.com leaderboard

When I became moderator for the board my goal was to be able to allow anyone the opportunity to down patch and run any game version they want, while also making sure there's a spot for the latest release(s). This was done because the 1.0 version is way different and way faster than the version 2 updates, therefore requiring separation.

My initial thought was to just create a new category for V3 runs. With Version 3.0.9 now blocking off the trial of strength from early entrance my first thought was that the latest version (3.0.9) would be slower than the previous versions as a result. This change doesn't appear to change the overall length of the run by a whole lot and would still require a very clean optimized run for it to even matter

At this point the 3.0.9 version any% route is the same as the 2.X versions, but with the addition of being able to skip the trial boss fights, version 3 is faster and easier

Considering version 1 has 4 runs on the board and version 2 has only 3 runs. I think at this point the best option is just to add the 3.0 runs to the existing 2.1 or later versions category

In addition to that, i think it would also be beneficial for clarity to change the categories to "Version 1 and Version 2.0 or later"

Version 2.0 was lumped into the version 1 runs due to the lack of the Ms Wyvern boss fight, making 2.0 a faster run than any possible 2.1 or later run. However skipping the trial bosses in version 3 I believe would more than make up for this, so 2.0 and 3.0 could now exist in the same category.

I think a Version 1 category and a Version 2.0+ category would be the best way to go for now. Unfortunately a game that receives regular updates can still affect these groupings, but at this point I don't think we'll see any major run changes in the near future, and we just don't need a new category for every single update

Thoughts?