Twitch is making a change to their storage.

Speedrun.com news post about it.

TL;DR: Starting April 19, 2025, if you have more than 100h of Uploads/Highlights saved: Twitch will begin deleting them, starting with the least-viewed videos.

At this time, admins and verifiers have jointly agreed:

We will no longer accept videos hosted by Twitch for speedrun submissions.

If you are submitting a new run:

Use an alternative site to host the video.

Existing Runs with Twitch VOD Links:

This Google Sheets file was accurate as of Feb. 19th, though a small amount may have changed.

If you are a Runner in the list, please take action to ensure your runs are preserved -- we recommend doing this even if you are currently comfortably below the 100 hour limit.

Step 1:

We recommend affected runners to install, configure, and use the SpeedrunRescueScript .

This tool allows you to download your Twitch VODs in bulk, making it an efficient option to save your runs. If you don't want to use or trust this tool, you can otherwise perform the process manually.

The tool's readme gives detailed instructions for installation and configuration.

Step 2:

After you download your Twitch VODs, upload them to another site of your choice (YouTube, for example).

Step 3:

Gather information for your affected runs in this format:

RS: [Verifier], [Original Submission Date], [Old Link], [New Link]

Example:

RS: Midge, 2024-12-25, https://www.twitch.tv/videos/..., https://youtu.be/...

Step 4:

Choose one of the following:

1. You may directly edit your existing runs on SRC to update the video link. This will cause your run to be resubmitted, so a moderator / verifier will need to accept your run again. Using the above format should make this quick.
2. You may message in Discord (DM a verifier or post in the game's channel) with a list of run information (same format as above). A verifier can perform the link edits without causing the runs to need to be re-verified.

If you happen to know any affected runners that haven't seen this post, feel free to forward this or otherwise notify them. We will re-evaluate the remaining affected runs closer to Twitch's policy activation date, and we will consider additional actions, if needed.

Again: we recommend taking action even if you are well below the 100 hour limit for Twitch VODs. We know this procedure can be tedious if you have a lot of runs to edit. For those cases we strongly recommend using the SpeedrunRescueScript. Sadly, Twitch's policy change affects all of speedrunning, and we hope that this solution is the most optimal for everyone!

The following announcement applies to glitchless runs which play the level Caves. The announcement is in response to the Caves bridge pull-up glitch, demonstrated with visuals by TrexOfTerror in this video.

1. The moderation team will move forward with the ruling that the maneuver is a glitch, as described in the linked video.

   • In summary, if Lara goes through the rope mesh, a glitch was performed.

2. Already-approved runs using this glitch will remain approved but will have a time penalty of 2 seconds applied.

3. There will be a temporary "1 Strike" policy for future glitchless run submissions with this glitch.

   • If a runner submits a run with the glitch, the run will have a penalty of 2 seconds applied but will still be approved. If the same runner submits another run with the glitch, the run will be rejected.

   • This grace period will expire at the end of this year; starting in 2025, all glitchless run submissions containing this glitch will be rejected.