I've received some comments that seem to indicate that there is something amiss with the current rules, so I'm proposing a standardized DOSBox config setup to help ensure equal footing for all runners.

My runs have all been done on a config file with with core=auto, cputype=auto, cycles=8000. No other settings should affect the simulation speed, but I just wanted to check in here to get comments from the runners. Should we specify core=simple, cputype=386_slow? Some other combination? To verify, should we require the title bar to be visible?

Also, with the addition of non-banker classes, I am considering changing the timer start to the input that dismisses the class selection screen so that Banker does not have an automatic advantage over the others. This would require a re-time of all runs, but that shouldn't be the end of the world.

Finally, I have a request that we require sound on all submissions.

Let me know what you all think.

These are good changes, Synth and I have been DMing and I think my only counter argument to the retiming is keeping the run categories distinct. The entire speedrun is based on timing, rng, and clicking. I feel the other categories benefit from having a few different inputs to separate them from the Banker% category.

So my idea is to start the time at the store, then the ending is at the congrats splash screen. I agree with required sound and I'll see if I can show the bar at the top. I hope we can have a fair leaderboard.