if im using modded bc (the one that gives powerups but doesnt modify everything i.e. cat stats, stage mechanics, levels). Is it still qualified to be in the not hacked or hacked category?

Its my first time on forums so i dont know where to start.

so yeah any% is like making a new account and finish eoc 1 as fast as possible

recently to the latest updates, i noticed PONOS drop some battle items + leaderships in EoC 1, i discovered that eoc 1 can be finished with these components. I was making a new BC account to get myself motivated in BC until i just jokingly tried to run the game without really need to wait on energy regeneration. Until i quite did finish EoC 1 with an estimated time of around 3 hours (no screenshot nor video proof so thats my take), the run isnt optimized but this gives some speculation on a new category.

My run is composed of 9 main normal cats + ninja, i use xp by selling gacha units (unless if its swimmer), i maxed energy limit first because of course i need energy to continue the run, then prioritised my cats + ninja, since rare tickets and powerups are dropped everywhere in the chapter, gambling on gacha/spending on power-ups/etc. could work, i might someday show a proof of this but rn my device is shit and i dont know how to make a speedrun setup yet.