I know that in the rules of all categories it is indicated to NOT USE any mods or hacks for speedruns. However I was wondering if it was possible to tolerate the use of a mod that displays the **timer **on the screen in order to submit a more accurate time.
For example, when I record my runs, my OBS sometimes lags which causes frames to be lost and when I have to retime my time, it is less accurate. I recently started speedrunning the Blue yourself category and since the time starts at the same time as the timer it's easier to retime.
Unfortunately we can't accept any mods for one since it's against NIntendo's TOS and for two there's no way to verify what's actually going on under the hood with whatever mods you're running.
Couple of suggestions for retiming though:
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Make sure that you have a profile setup in OBS specifically for recording or if you're streaming attempts, to make sure that you're recording at the same time
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Depending on your capture card, some companies like Elgato have a capture utility software that comes with the hardware, so if you're just recording you can always use that and maybe you'll have better luck
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Set up OBS so that you have a timer on screen while you're doing the run. You can always count how early / late you started and ended your timer that way
