Are runs invalidated if I edited VTF files to make the textures on cubes, buttons, doors, turrets, cameras, and portal gun different?
Also, if I used the "Portal Tools" tool listed in the resources tab on this site, does that ruin the run?
All of those texture changes are allowed so long as they are not advantageous over the original textures. The only changes that are, as a rule, banned are texture changes to the walls or floors, and changes to the models, since they can affect the mechanics of the game.
An update has been released for SST that adds the command sst_portal_resetisg. This command removes Item Save Glitch and is to be used in place of restarting the game. This is a temporary solution while a more robust and legitimate one is developed.
The reasoning for allowing this is to make the ne
