Since there is no IGT shown with a second accuracy at the end of any DLC categories, a different timing method from main game is needed. This mainly concerns Data Org runs and Re:Mind episode runs. The options are as follows:
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IGT using the time shown in menus. This would require starting timer on minute change and waiting for a minute change at the end of a run and remove the idle time from that. The upsides of this include being based on the same timing method as base game and being even between different hardware or RNG load times. The downside is obviously having to rely on minute changes to get the accurate time.
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Load remover. A functional image based load remover has been created for KH3. Ideally this would be the best timing method, however there are some technical challenges: runners would have to set it up. Ideally that's a ~10min task, but experiences may vary. It also seems to have issues crashing after about 2 hours on some computers. Shorter, leaderboards competitive runs could be timed by moderators. You would be able to time runs from a recording, which means PS4 recordings could be used in case of capture card issues messing with the timer. Accuracy of the current timer hasn't been fully tested, but tests with 2FM data org showed approximately +-10ms accuracy on a 11min 42s run.
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RTA without splitting categories between hardware. In limitcut, loads are minimal compared to other parts of KH3, but would still give PS4 Pro runners an edge over base PS4 runners.
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RTA with category split.
In all cases, RTA would also be submitted. For the first 2 options, IGT / Loadless time would be primarily used, but runs could be submitted with just RTA.
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IGT by utilizing minute changes seen in menus at the start and end of the run to get an accurate time.
