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I think this is self explanatory but Jet Set Radio Live just dropped the new version of this game and it seems to have some new places and new walls to spray in any% (also the possibility of soul%). Will leaderboards be reset or will there just be more categories for the different version?

I don't have an answer for all these questions personally but 2 & 5 are both preferences. I'd say in terms of speedrunning SA2 may be considered better because there is more people on the leaderboards but they're two completely different games and can't really be judged together. Not 100% positive on what you mean by "fancy timer" however, here is a little guide to livesplit customization if this helps (any other livesplit questions you may have can also probably be answered in the video). To answer number 7, IGT is used so load times are not a part of the run and therefore even if you have a worse computer in terms of load times or whatever it doesn't really matter and they are all on the same pace. I unfortunately cannot give an answer to 1 and 3 as I don't understand what you're asking completely, number 4 because I haven't used the mod and am unfamiliar with it so I can't really say how much it would change, and number 8 because I am not a moderator and I have no say in these things. Hopefully one of the moderators can answer anything that I couldn't.

For runs on the leaderboard for the most part you can only use the vanilla game. The only mods that are used are in https://www.speedrun.com/sadx/resources under "patches" cause they just fix little errors like crashes and camera problems. BetterSADX changes graphics, some game features, etc. and therefore it cannot be used.

Steam version of SA1 would be under PC Disc/Steam on the main leaderboard with all the other runs