Hey everyone!

I am making this announcement because A Little to the Left has been updated, called the Deep Clean Update (v. 2.1.11). While there is a lot to unpack, we unfortunately have some really bad news.

To get straight to the point: level transitions in the current patch are now about 1 second slower than before (see http://viewsync.net/watch?v=2vp-UI-4W7c&t=12&v=bri4qmVnoT0&t=40&mode=solo). This may not seem much, but when accounting for all 79 puzzles in the main game, that's over 1 minute of time loss from version differences alone.

To address this issue, we are considering these two options.

1. Retime every run by adding the time lost from transition time. The retime may take effect sometime within the next 1-2 weeks (I don’t have a lot of time in my hands unfortunately). This should not affect your placement on the leaderboards as we will add every run the same amount of time depending on the category you are running. This can allow current and new runners to compete with runs prior to the update without the 1-minute setback. 

2. Create current/legacy subcategories. Essentially, all of the runs that were run before August 31, 2023, would be moved to the Legacy subcategory and all later runs be put on the Current subcategory. Unfortunately, since the current runs will never be as fast as the legacy versions, this does create an accessibility issue, especially for games on Steam as it is a pain to down patch games. 

Ultimately, we would like to hear input from all runners on which option is best or have any suggestions.

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There are also a lot of changes and bug fixes from the update as well. Here's a list on some of the relevant ones. These aren't concerning as they have very little impact on the speedrun:

• Reset Menu - for every puzzle solved, you won’t automatically move to the next puzzle. This does slow you down, but you can disable it in your settings. Note that if you are running 100% you will need to re-enable it during the run when you are doing alternative solutions (and it can be a little annoying)
• Storage Boxes Broken Solve Patch - you can no longer cheese the tape solution for storage boxes. Doesn't really affect 100% heavily as it adds a couple more moves to solve the puzzle.
• Microscope QoL changes - you can now grab the snowflakes through readjusting the zoom of the microscope.
• Finale Skip Patch - you can actually skip the finale by performing "Let it Be" storage. Now you can't. This patch only affects me since I am the only one who is crazy enough to speedrun Any% (with puzzle skips) misc. category. That run will now be invalidated on my own accord.
• Trophy Cabinet Patch - yes, now you won't get ruined from an invisible mistake from a stupid cup trophy not being in the "right place."

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Now onto the more positive news from the latest update: there is now a new misc. category called Archives 100%! This means that you need to obtain all of the stars in the Archives pack. This category though will undergo changes if the developers add more puzzles into the game.

Also, we won’t remove the other misc. categories, Something Eggstra and Good Tidyings; nevertheless, we are changing the rules to these categories, including that you are required to do runs in Archives and must show proof that you reset your progress. Note that we won't remove the runs prior to the update.

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Please let us know if you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns about this announcement. As stated above, the level transitions from the update are now a problem for ALTTL speedruns, so it is important to respond to this thread on this issue.

Hello, If you came onto this speedrun.com leaderboards and noticed that there are Lingo Custom Maps, well, this is the place. You can download the maps via this link which takes you to the official website. Follow the instructions to download custom maps into your folder.

These will not include The Library and Level 2, as they can only be unlocked in Level 1.

Link to the official Lingo website: https://lingothegame.com/custom.html

If you have a lot of save files and it's slowing down your game, you can remove save files from the game by turning off Steam Cloud. Then you can go to your Settings in the menu and click on View Game Data. Open the file (their names are based on the name of the level; i.e. "level1" , "the_library") and remove the .sav files.

Another alternatively, you can access from your user account directory and add the following line to the address search bar:

AppData\Roaming\Godot\app_userdata\Lingo\level1

You can then remove these files from the respective folder.