I've noticed a few runs being uploaded using mods, primarily the widescreen HUD patch. These mods could very well have unintended effects on the game's behavior e.g. randomness, lag, harming the authenticity of the run.

I apologise for not being active on SRC for a while, as this may not have become an issue, but not using unnecessary mods is a standard in pretty much every other console game, so to me it would be correct to uphold that standard here.

That being said, a lot of runs have been uploaded over the years until now, and it would be harsh to remove all runs that use mods, so I think that should just remain up for discussion until there's agreement on that.

I think I submitted a few emulator individual level runs with the widescreen setting. I didn't realize I had it on sorry. I'll make sure to turn it off.

Update: as of January 2024, the usage of visual mods/patches such as widescreen fix and changing the colors of cars, are allowed and have been for a while, as these only alter the game visually and don't change e.g. the stats of vehicles.

Visual mods will be allowed going forward, unless it is discovered that these mods unintentionally/intentionally alter the game's behaviour in various ways.