At the request of some other runners who have been (arguably correctly) complaining that IL runs are becoming Pay-To-Win due to the number of figures one would need to get a WR time, I have created subcategories for different timing methods for IL runs.

In the past, we have timed our runs by looking at the timer shown in the Chapter Results Data screen at the end of the run, which is recorded in In-Game Time (IGT). You can look at how IGT time is determined by looking at these notes: https://www.speedrun.com/Skylanders_Giants/guide/36w6h However, because some Chapter WRs have become so tight and figure-expensive, I am now giving runners the option to instead record their runs via Real Time (RTA). This is because the IGT timer stops when a Skylander figure is switched, while the RTA timer continues to run. This means that using a large number of figures to complete a RTA run is actually damaging to the RTA time, and this gives runners with fewer figures a chance at winning WR. Instead of relying on a large and diverse collection to get WR, RTA runners can rely on using a small and specific set of figures to make the RTA time as efficient and short as possible.

IL runs can be submitted to both IGT and RTA timing categories, as long as there is a visible timer in the run to record RTA. If you have any questions, you can leave them here, or you can visit our Discord server. Good luck, Portal Masters!