Hi. I'm thinking about starting speedrunning Spyro 1 but I don't even know how to start. I've never speedrun any game before. Is there any recommended timer application? Is it easier to set it up on emulator? I have no idea how would it even work on console.
Hello, in terms of running the game, getting ePSXe is probably the easiest way to start out, or for practicing tricks at least. The NTSC version of the game is the one you should be running on. As you go on, you should get an NTSC PS2 which is the fastest way to play the game. In terms of timers, people use wSplit or LiveSplit, just whichever you prefer. There’s also a Spyro Discord server where you can feel free to ask any questions you want, hope this all helps:)
Also check out the guides, especially Chris' 120% mechanics video. Dayoman also has an ongoing guide for 120% on youtube. And don't be shy to ask questions during streams.
Thanks. I just did my first few Any% runs today (PB: 1h 10min). But I can not get LiveSplit to work how I expect. I have to start and stop it manually. Is there some ready to use configuration that I can use and would work out of the box? Do I have to configure all the splits by myself somehow?
How do these auto splitters even work? It should somehow have access to game's memory to work. Nothing else comes to my mind.
Having to start and stop LiveSplit manually is how it is normally meant to function. Since 95% of runners are on console, that's how we do it since we have zero access to the game's memory (unless someone has a personalized autosplitter that splits on a specific frame of the gameplay capture). LiveSplit isn't inherently an "autosplitter".
If you're referring to the autosplitter script available in the resources, the setup for that is pretty straightforward. In LiveSplit, edit your layout, add a source, Control -> Scriptable Autosplitter. Set the path to wherever you have the ASL file from the resources downloaded. When you play the game on one of the three emulators stated in the ASL file, it will automatically read the memory of the emulator and split for you.
If you have any further questions on LiveSplit, you should either join the Spyro speedrunning discord ( https://discord.gg/GDYcVjg ) for real time answers or use one of the many FAQs and forums more specific to LiveSplit issues on places such as Reddit or elsewhere on this site. Most people don't read these forums and they're usually more specific to Spyro discussion.
