Last Updated: October 31st 2020

• TS3 & TS3 Category Extensions: General Rules *

• Timer starts whenever the camera zooms into the lot
• No Cheating (This includes Splicing Runs)
• No Glitching (unless otherwise specified in the Category Specific Rules)
• Premade Sims (i.e. Those that come with the town) are banned. Your sim must be freshly made.
• Custom Content is not allowed for use
• Mods are not allowed for use
• You can either, start from a house that comes with the town, or build a house yourself
• Seeding of the Neighborhood for Family Friends is allowed
• Categories will have specific rules. Please read those before starting or submitting.
• All runs will require video proof
• All runs require a timer to be visible at all times

• Regarding Expansions: * We do allow expansion content to be used in runs, HOWEVER, we will not be saying that Expansion Runs need to do Base Game + The Expansion Content. All Runs will follow the base game content, you will be allowed to use expansion content.

Please submit all Expansion content to the Sub Category "With Expansions" for the Big Category (ex: max All Skills/Maxed Job) that you are running. An Example of this would be: You are using Seasons and Pets and Supernatural. You get a 1h 50m 59s in Max All Skills. We expect to see it in Max All Skills (With Expansions) and not part of the No Expansions boards.

Also if you are using another world than Sunset Valley, please submit under the With Expansions Category, with the name of the world you were using.

Please also when submitting your run, list the expansions used as part of your submission.

• Regarding Store Content: * Store Content will not be allowed on the Main Boards going forward. Please submit all store content to relevant category on the Category Extensions Board.

NOTE: Any runs that were already on The Mainboard with the Sub Category "Store/Shop Content", have been moved over and have been auto-verified by myself and Melon.

• Regarding Console Runs and Emulator * Emulators are allowed for console runs. For those wanting to run the game on Emulator, please read the Global Sims Rule Change for Emulator on https://www.speedrun.com/thesims/thread/1yqkg. We at this moment, only support Dolphin EMU (for Wii) and MelonDS for NDS runs. You can find the setup for Dolphin EMU on: https://www.speedrun.com/simsbo/guide/rt97s

• Regarding TA (Tool Assisted) Runs: * TA Runs are allowed. That means you can submit your run if it is done on multiple parts. It must however be done on the same game file and no actions are queued if the timer is stopped. If the game window is active, the timer must be always running.