CanadaHey there! Spikestuff and I made a TAS of this game recently. Thought it would be nice to share here:
That run wasn't verified by me, and technically shouldn't have been verified in the first place.
It’s because the level “GD” glitches out the autosplitter, and we currently don’t have a fix for it.
Sounds excellent. If you have any video examples, I'll look into them. I still won't add any unless a run has been done though.
Personally, I don’t think those categories are worthy of being labelled as miscellaneous. All Collectables stills functions as 100% without doing the Secret Ending & the Secret Ending is still a different ending to the game entirely.
The categories having no runners isn’t a good justification to mark them as misc. either. They’ll just be hidden by another menu, and it could hurt their discoverability.
Lastly, thank you for your offer, but I’m ok with moderating this game on my own. Time Loader is a lot less active than Biped, so adding anyone else at the moment is not really necessary.
Yeah I'm not going to be taking any action against this. Most of the time, emulator lag serves as more of a detriment and timeloss than anything else. Rejecting that run and future submissions like it over a negligible amount of lag would only make speedrunning the game a little less accessible, which is something I want to avoid.
Good to see it’s still around. Was worried that it got deleted since all the invites were broken.
I don't think a speedrunning forum is the right place for this kind of stuff, but I'll contribute and add some levels that I like.
Blockbite by Minesap - 12556250
Roses are Blue by Vrymer - 55225914
Blunt by OutGuard - 56411111
Flares by Nikce - 56395811
Perroquet Bleu by Hydren - 77756252
grenate by Grenate - 81155420
Ablaze by Wav - 68790607
vibrimania by Heatherhayes - 69704519
Hatapon by Ausk - 101464875
Since the game runs at 240 physics updates per second, the in-game timer only increments by 1/240ths of a second.
Eg. A run can get a time ending in x.x04 or x.x08, but can’t get anything in between (there are exceptions to this however).
I’d say that for runs like the screenshot provided, this occurrence is decently rare, but not inconceivably rare, if that makes sense. You’d probably see more runs that share the exact same time the more optimized the level is.
This currently is the shortest Classic level, yeah. Unfortunately, the autosplitter doesn't seem to work with it for now, so it can't be used in PC runs at the moment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Hello everybody! We've had a lot of newcomers to the speedrunning scene the past few months, and since the old FAQ is outdated, I figured I'd try to create a new one. Hopefully this covers most of the questions we've been asked, but if not, expect this to be updated.
How long will it take my run to be verified?
This depends on many things, including who is available at the time, the run's length, and the run's placement. Generally, runs that are higher in placement are subject to more scrutiny than others. For the most part, short runs should take around 1-3 days. Some runs could take longer to verify, but we try to verify runs within at least a week.
Can you verify my run right now?
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Can I be a moderator/verifier?
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My run got rejected. Why?
If a run is rejected, there will be a rejection reason attached to the run. If you still think something is wrong, please contact a mod and talk to us about it.
Where can I submit speedruns of user Platformer levels?
If you want to submit a speedrun of a user-made Platformer level, please visit https://speedrun.gd/. Feel free to read the FAQ there as well.
Can I use Geode and/or MegaHack?
Please read the rules.
I submitted a mobile run to The Tower's mobile sub-category, but it got moved into the PC sub-category. Why?
All Platformer categories use in-game time, so the mobile sub-category isn't actually used. The PC/Mobile sub-categories are only used for Classic categories, and the only reason they show up in the Platformer category is because speedrun.com forces the same sub-category to be applied to every category. Forcing all Platformer runs into the PC category is our best option for now.
I submitted a 100% run but it got moved to Any%. Why?
100% runs require you to get all Secret Coins in the run. If this happened to you, it's because you missed one or more Secret Coins (Yes, we get this question a lot).
Can you add [insert category name here]?
If you want to suggest a category, please ask either in the forums or the Discord. It is highly recommended that you have a video of yourself doing the run. We're not going to be accepting joke/meme categories.
Where's All Gauntlets?
All Gauntlets will only be added once every Gauntlet is released and it is confirmed that no more will be created (like with Map Packs).
Why was my Classic run retimed to only use RTA?
By default, the autosplitter records the in-game time in Platformer levels. If you want to speedrun a Classic category, you have to go into the settings and turn on the "Classic Mode" checkbox. If your run was retimed to RTA, it was likely because of this reason, and this will be outlined in the run's description.
Speedhack%?
No.
How can I contact a moderator?
At the bottom-right of this page, you can see a list of all the moderators. You can visit their profile by clicking their username, and from there, you can see their socials. Alternatively, you can message us using speedrun.com's DMs, or by joining the Geometry Dash Speedrunning Discord server (found at the top).
Frequently Asked Questions
Hello everybody! We've had a lot of newcomers to the speedrunning scene the past few months, and since the old FAQ is outdated, I figured I'd try to create a new one. Hopefully this covers most of the questions we've been asked, but if not, expect this to be updated.
How long will it take my run to be verified?
This depends on many things, including who is available at the time, the run's length, and the run's placement. Generally, runs that are higher in placement are subject to more scrutiny than others. For the most part, short runs should take around 1-3 days. Some runs could take longer to verify, but we try to verify runs within at least a week.
Can you verify my run right now?
Please don't ask us this question as it's considered to be rude. This isn't a job, and we all have lives outside of verifying runs. Your run will be reviewed, please be patient. That being said, if your run hasn't been verified in 14 or more days, feel free to contact us. Moderators are given 21 days to verify runs, so worst case scenario, that's the longest a run could take us.
Can I be a moderator/verifier?
We don't need more moderators or verifiers at the moment. Moderator & verifiers are only given to people who have experience with the game, want to actively help the leaderboard, and are trusted & active members of the speedrunning community. If you ask for it, you're likely not going to get it.
My run got rejected. Why?
If a run is rejected, there will be a rejection reason attached to the run. If you still think something is wrong, please contact a mod and talk to us about it.
Where can I submit speedruns of user Platformer levels?
If you want to submit a speedrun of a user-made Platformer level, please visit https://speedrun.gd/. Feel free to read the FAQ there as well.
Can I use Geode and/or MegaHack?
Please read the rules.
I submitted a mobile run to The Tower's mobile sub-category, but it got moved into the PC sub-category. Why?
All Platformer categories use in-game time, so the mobile sub-category isn't actually used. The PC/Mobile sub-categories are only used for Classic categories, and the only reason they show up in the Platformer category is because speedrun.com forces the same sub-category to be applied to every category. Forcing all Platformer runs into the PC category is our best option for now.
I submitted a 100% run but it got moved to Any%. Why?
100% runs require you to get all Secret Coins in the run. If this happened to you, it's because you missed one or more Secret Coins (Yes, we get this question a lot).
Can you add [insert category name here]?
If you want to suggest a category, please ask either in the forums or the Discord. It is highly recommended that you have a video of yourself doing the run. We're not going to be accepting joke/meme categories.
Where's All Gauntlets?
All Gauntlets will only be added once every Gauntlet is released and it is confirmed that no more will be created (like with Map Packs).
Why was my Classic run retimed to only use RTA?
By default, the autosplitter records the in-game time in Platformer levels. If you want to speedrun a Classic category, you have to go into the settings and turn on the "Classic Mode" checkbox. If your run was retimed to RTA, it was likely because of this reason, and this will be outlined in the run's description.
Speedhack%?
No.
How can I contact a moderator?
At the bottom-right of this page, you can see a list of all the moderators. You can visit their profile by clicking their username, and from there, you can see their socials. Alternatively, you can message us using speedrun.com's DMs, or by joining the Geometry Dash Speedrunning Discord server (found at the top).
There's quite a few sites online for this exact purpose. A quick Google search and I found these:
https://www.ingametime.com/splits
https://solderq35.github.io/fg-time-calc/
Personally, I would just recommend creating a Google Spreadsheet for it. The sheer versatility & customizability of it easily makes it the best option, at least for me. You kinda have to be familiar with how to use it, and if that doesn't really sound like your kind of thing, the above links should be good enough. Hope this helps!
LiveSplit allows you to start the timer with a "countdown". Just set "Start Timer at" to a negative value and it'll hit 0 and start when the lights turn green.
