AutoSLCut

AutoSLCut is a Slay the Spire 2 mod designed specifically for content creators. It can automatically detect save and load (SL) events during recording and generate timeline data to help you trim invalid clips using external tools. ⚠️ This mod does not affect gameplay.

AutoSLCut

✨ **Automated editing assistant specially built for video creators! **

AutoSLCut is a mod used to assist video creation in "Slay the Spire 2". It can automatically record the SL (Save & Load) behavior when you record the game, and generate editing data after the recording is completed, and use external tools to automatically cut out invalid clips, greatly reducing manual editing time.

⚠️ **IMPORTANT NOTE**: This Mod **does not affect gameplay** and is only for video creators.

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✨ Features

• **Automatic Detection**: Intelligent identification of Save/Load behavior in the game.
• **Data generation**: Automatically generate clip timeline (JSON format).
• **OBS Integration**: Supports automatic connection with OBS Studio.
• **One-click editing**: Equipped with Python tools, you can complete video editing with one click.
• **Flexible adjustment**: Supports custom SL offset to adapt to different machine performance.

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🚀 How to use

1️⃣ Install Mod

Just install and enable this Mod normally.

2️⃣ Start recording

• Start the game and OBS Studio (in any order).
• Start recording (`.mkv` format is recommended).
• Play the game normally (including SL operations).

3️⃣ End of recording

After the recording is completed, two files will be generated in the OBS output folder:

• `xxx.mkv` (original video)
• `xxx.json` (clip timeline data)

4️⃣ Automatic editing

• Place the `Cut.py` script into the above folder.
• Double-click to run the script.

The script will automatically:

• Find matching `.mkv` and `.json` files.
• Call FFmpeg for automatic editing.
• Output final video: `xxx_cut.mkv`.

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⚙️ Parameter adjustment (very important)

In the `Cut.py` file, the following parameters can be adjusted:

`LOAD_OFFSET = 0.45`

This value is used to control the additional clipping time (unit: seconds) after the Load operation.

**How ​​to adjust? **

This value is not fixed and depends on:

• Your computer performance
• Game loading speed
• SL method used (official/one-click SL)

**Suggested method**:

• Record once with default values.
• Observe the editing results.
• Fine-tune as needed (±0.1 ~ 0.3).

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🧰 Environmental requirements

You need to prepare:

• Python 3.x
• FFmpeg (added to system PATH)

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🎯Applicable people

• ❌ Ordinary players (not recommended)
• ✅ Video content creator (highly recommended)

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🎬 Additional instructions

• This tool can also be used to edit other videos.
• You are free to modify the `Cut.py` script, for example:
• Adjust output format (mp4/mkv)
• Modify encoding parameters
• Customized editing strategy

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❤️Support the author

If this tool is helpful to you, please indicate in the video:

`Edited with AutoSLCut Mod`

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🔮 Future Plans

If there are a large number of users, the plan provides:

• Standalone editing tool without Python
• Graphical user interface (GUI)
• Smarter editing strategies

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