I'll experiment with IGT a bit and see if I think it's worth using. I have the PS2 version of this as well and a capture card. I think we need a discussion about this though since it'd invalidate current runs to just use raw IGT and not just delete loads or something.
I made a discord server to connect with the community now that there is one.
Yeah pausing for loads probably works well enough. Footpedal or keyboard on floor is optimal lol
Good idea! That definitely would work. I'll put that in the rules for runs, and get to figuring out my time minus loads sometime later.
I just counted my in game time and came out with 1:02.907. If you wanna count yours (maybe in another run while you do it instead of going back) I'll convert the leaderboard to in game time.
The one thing about doing in game time is that it'll change the route drastically. The main reason I rush the Sports 800 is because you don't need to spend time tuning it to go fast. The Viper ends up being faster late game. Could make for some interesting variation though.
I'm totally down for this though because I prefer the way the cars handle when tuned by a lot, I tend to avoid touching any settings aside from transmission to save RTA time.
Since it was just me running I don't have any real rules for this game yet. I think doing in game time is probably for the best in the long run since it'd make the game less about optimal menuing and more about actually going fast. So maybe I could go count the in game time in my run and we could convert the leaderboard to that. I'd be willing to get the GCN version to run now that I have a capture card.