I'm not sure this is really that important of a decision, but I'm currently a bit indecisive. This is about the timing end for individual episodes. The timing for the full run and the Specials ends when the last cutscene becomes visible, since that's easily verifiable from watching a recording.

However for the episodes the Autosplitter splits at the beginning of the next episode, which is maybe a second later if the cutscene is skipped. Should we just use the Autosplitter timing for those episodes where it is available? Obviously Episode 6 would still end at the same point as an Any% run and the Specials at the last cutscene, since there is no Autosplit for those anyway. So the timing would be a bit inconsistent, but it would probably reduce some work and confusion for people using the Autosplitter, since the timing wouldn't change from what the timer says.

Obviously it is a somewhat minor thing, but I just wanted to know if there are any opinions on this before I add rules for all the episodes.

Seems like some replies to this thread have been deleted due to a database rollback.

There was the question whether the Autosplitter IGT pauses during the cutscene. It should only pause during loading, so it doesn't necessarily pause during cutscenes.

Either way, I'm just going to make the rule consistent in that the time should stop when the last cutscene of the IL comes up, as with Special 1 and Special 2. Since there aren't many submissions anyway it shouldn't be an issue to retime it.

After giving this more thought I realized the current timing method is a bit confusing and it would be best to end the IL timing at the start of the next episode ("Previously"-screen). This is a bit inconsistent with the Special ILs and Episode 6 (which doesn't have a next episode), which is what the method of splitting at the start of the last cutscene attempted to avoid, however I think the pros of the new method outweigh the cons. There are two main advantages of the new timing:

• Easier to split manually, since the "Previous"-screen has a more defined way of appearing (compared to "when the last cutscene of the episode starts", where it's not clear if it's when the fade begins, when the screen is fully black or when the first frame of the cinematic is visible). The "Previously"-screen also has an audio cue.
• Easier for people who use the Autosplitter, since it automatically splits at the start of the next episode (I don't think the "Previously" comes up at exactly the same time as it splits, but close enough, less than half a second difference).

All IL times have been modified as necessary and new submissions should follow the new rules (some already did anyway).