EnglandVideo is required for all runs, that includes all game audio
Yeah but it's not down to us, I requested for it to be changed so the FPS isn't fixed at a certain FPS but that wasn't changed yet.
Currently Speed run Edition is a few frames faster from some tests I did running in a straight line
As of yesterday the top 3 PS2 players of all categories must show their PS driver version before or after a run. you can show this via the system configuration screen when the disc tray is open or when a game isn't inserted.
Driver Version 1.11 is banned for use with Japanese versions of the game.
This driver was never released in japan and region modding one of these consoles with the 1.11 driver will save massive amounts of time for seemingly no reason.
One was rejected but the other is still waiting to be verified. No reason to resubmit :) we will get round to it soon
You can play music as long as it's lower than the game volume but if any of the video gets muted your run will be rejected.
^ also it's never been a popular category. We had it on the main board years ago and it was just as popular as it is now lol
It's possible i guess. Playstation Speedrunning is a cluster fuck
Albirex uses an SCPH 90000 model for his RE2 runs so it's safe to assume he uses it for this game too, they aren't the easiest to track down at a good price though.
NTSC-J PS2 + Directors Cut is what you want but it all depends on the SCPH of your console. You can find the SCPH number on the bottom of the console. I forget which is best for this game, it's either SCPH 77k or 90k, welcome to the shit show that is playstation speedrunning! Where you need very specific models for certain games.
No problem, i have that controller myself and the turbo mode is insane. On the plus side it has a very nice dpad
They are perfectly fine to use as long as you don't use the turbo button
because the game is already over, the timer has stopped at that point and it seems unnecessary to wait for the credits to end to see a result screen that we already know the results of
I'm yet to see any proof of US version on 1.11 being the fastest on a non region modded console. It'd be nice for someone to test it and show proof of it.
I don't see the need to ban region modding all together. Region modding a 2.0 driver console gives no competitive advantage. It's also impossible to enforce on other platforms.
This category is problematic because the only way to compete in it is by obtaining a PS2 with 1.11 driver and region modding it to play japanse games. I'm not sure what causes the huge gap between carcinogen and poppo but either way, a console with 1.11 driver has never been proven to have been released in japan, therefore it should not be playing japanese games, something about it is clearly not right.
*What i propose is remove Ps driver 1.11 category because let's face it, it will forever be dead and also the only way to compete in it is striking lucky with a driver THEN region modding.
*And allowing 1.11 in the same category as all of the other runs providing 1.11 is only used for the US version. If 1.11 + US is faster then so be it. People need to realise that japanese versions aren't always the go to version for speed. Top 3 should still provide proof of driver either way just so we can be clear that nobody is using 1.11 + JPN
I'm not against region modding, i just think this category has and always will be ridiculous. Region modding with other PS Drivers gives no competitive advantage to anyone that chooses to do it, doing so with 1.11 saves minutes.
Nobody uses full screen, you can resize the window in OBS/xsplit but that's about it. Unless you lower your monitor resolution to make the window bigger that way
