How is everyone doing. Been playing the game for roughly 9 years (since the Xbox 360 Demo first came out), i've played lots of hours, getting my skills up, the typical speedrunning practice. And i have some questions.

-1: There are times when i can play for one session straight but have to take breaks (requiring a pause), or in some cases, have to stop and quit (such as going to work or sleeping), Is the run dead if i resume from wherever the junkyard spawns me or can i keep going?

-2: Since i have no way to have a flawless recording from my console (and have to rely on Mixer), parts of the recording lag and/or freeze (requiring a refresh while i'm paused), will these drop it dead or can i jumpcut in the recording and it still counts?

-3: Do i need to have the typical overlay that breaks down each run's section with a run timer or is that completely optional?

-4: Is it possible to submit the same run into multiple sections? In my run, i'm breaking it down into parts, map discovery, collectibles, and events. I've noticed that car 100% also has a section for 120 billboards.

Thank you for reading and i look forward to answers by experts.

You'll be better off asking in the forums for that game (here: https://www.speedrun.com/bpr/forum they also have a Discord server linked in there), but I'll answer these as best I can.

1. Generally speaking, leaderboards will only accept single-segment runs (unless otherwise specified), meaning that the run is completed in one sitting with no pauses or breaks in time (this is also known as RTA). The BPR rules don't say anything about this, so I would assume that's the case there as well. Might be worth asking the moderators just to be sure though.

2. Video quality requirements vary wildly from game to game (some games will always want uninterrupted video, or just require it for top times, some don't require video at all), so you'll have to ask the mods on this one. Uninterrupted high-quality video is always preferred for obvious reasons.

3. No. Having a live timer with splits is completely optional (though I would highly recommend using one if you can).

4. As long as it meets the requirements for all the categories you're submitting it to, yes, you can do that.

Thank you, I'll have to join the Discord for my questions.