Doomsday31415

Definitely an improvement, although in the future it's better to have the video include the captions directly. Reason being they're not just for people with sound turned off... it's to make it easier to tell what's being said.

No, just facecams in general. Also, poor audio quality will make a lot of people close the video almost immediately. As far as the subtitles go, I meant actually having subtitles in the video, not adding them through youtube. There might be some capabilities on youtube itself, but I haven't used them.

So this is just based on personal experience, but youtube seems to hate facecams. On the other hand, having subtitles is a good idea (something I should have done for my tutorial videos). It'll be interesting to see what happens here with v9...

Well, we're just going to disagree on this one. Whether or not there's an online database with detailed help does not justify forcing the player to use it.

http://ngplus.net/InsaneDifficultyArchive/www.insanedifficulty.com/board/indexab10.html?/topic/7319-the-ultimate-game-content-spoiler-q-a-thread-v80/

@ninjasdf

It's possible, but I don't see any advantage to removing it at this point.

If you're asking what I think you're asking, no, there's no in-game way to customize the font or window.

So, I just had a lengthy conversation with wolfblade about whether to allow the Mac version (neither of us uses Mac)... good news, it's now allowed! Furthermore, any version of Snes9X higher than 1.53 will also be allowed, in addition to Snes9XGX (for Wii) and "official emulation" (SNES Classic and VC). Of course, actual hardware is also allowed. Other points of interest: Please make sure the quality is at least decent. If possible, record the video at the same time as streaming and then submit the recording. You can find good timers and other resources here: https://www.speedrun.com/resources This should go without saying, but emulator functions such as save states, speedups, etc. are not allowed. This only applies during the run itself of course. Have fun! There are rules in place to make sure everyone is on an even playing field, but the goal is to have a good time speedrunning a beefed up version of an amazing game

Wolfblade and I have been speedrunning SMRPGA, but the version we've been using wasn't easily available. That's now changed! You can find the version we use here: The more the merrier, I say. Wolfblade and I have done quite a bit of research coming up with our routes, so feel free to ask us if you have any questions!

Updated.

It's worth noting I don't speedrun the game on emulator anymore... I use the SNES classic (which is also what wolfblade uses). Whether or not 1.54.1 or 1.53 for Mac are allowed, you'll have to ask wolfblade.

The correct version is SNES9x v1.53+ on Windows. If you want one for android, you'll have to take it up with wolfblade (who will likely tell you to take it up with darkkefka, who isn't going to want to test the game again on android).

Considering I and many others have used a controller with SNES9x in the past, I'd say you should reconsider your statement.

If it's the same emulator, then you should be able to use the save states from one on the other.

Yeah, it sucks. Even so, I stand by wolfblade's decision 100%. I hadn't considered the factor the emulator was different. But hey, it was an honest mistake - no harm no foul. I really hope you'll get the snes classic set up and try again!

Just to clarify, most speedruns are broken into an emulator category and a console category since even the best emulators tend to have have different load times than actual hardware. However, the emulator category only allows certain emulators. For example, Super Mario 64 requires "Project64 v1.6 or OpenEmu". There are games that don't specify outright, like Super Mario World, but that's a mistake on the moderators.

I know it's not the answer you wanted to hear, but it's normal for only specific emulators to be allowed. They have a specific timing and way they handle certain edge cases, not to mention load times may vary. ZSNES for example does certain things slower or faster than SNES9x. I can't speak for the emulator you used since I don't even know what it is, but it likely times differently. It doesn't make any sense to allow all emulators except certain ones, since then you're forced to play wack-a-mole if new emulators or new versions come out. As far as transferring savestates is concerned, it's unlikely to be possible. If it's any consolation though, everyone else will have to do the same thing in order to be competitive in the boss rushes. Also, you don't need any save states to do Smithy% or Xion%

Didn't you say you were going to set up a SNES classic? That's a legal emulator.

Would that be easier? Yes. Would that be better? Not even close. Not everyone who plays the game will want or even have the ability to check the forums for help. There's also no guarantee the forum will always exist. For example, try to find information on v7 now. On top of the above, it's just sloppy design to expect the player to use an external site just to find out where the next challenge is. It shouldn't have been the case in previous versions, and it won't be in this version.

Indeed, the ones I have aren't very expensive, but they do get the job done.

This is the microphone I use: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XCKGLTP And this is the camera: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B006JH8T3S

P.S.: @Darkkefka, if there's anything major I missed, please let me know and I'll add it above.

Possible? Yes. Likely to happen? No. Unless DK decides that another beta test is needed before releasing the content (easy) mode of v9, this won't happen. On a positive note, the game's already been tested for balance, and it shouldn't be much longer! Once v9 comes out, feel free to stream it all you like.