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I've just embarked on my first simple track. No, it isn't really a track, just a thing to see how things work. My problem is that i can't get the checkpoints working. The driveline's alright. What i did was make the lap line activate lap and then C1 activate C2, C2 activate C3 and so on until the last C* activated the lap line. I've posted the whole chebang so some of you experienced ones should be able to help me in a flash with or without it. I looked at the makingtracks2 thing but it didn't say much about drivelines and checkpoints. Cheesebrother

The fix is quite simple. Just go to top view (numpad 7) and move the two antenna points a little lower on the Y axis, so they don't overlap with any of the drive quads.

Sorry i wasn't very clear. Maybe i'm wrong but i don't think that the problem is with the driveline (at least not the major problem). When i race the track all the AI follow it fine and i can race it. The lap counting works perfectly, except for one thing. You can cheat because of no checkpoints. I think that the activating isn't set up properly or something.

Your problem is that you have a checkline very close to the lapline that activates back the lap. Simply remove this first checkline, and instead make the last checkline activate Lap instead of SLine

Sorry, let me get this right. I've got this: SLine, E1, E2, E3, E4, and E5. SLine activates lap. E1 activates E2, E2 activated E3, E3 activates E4, E4 activates E5, and E5 activates SLine. I don't see the difference between E5 activating lap and SLine activating lap, it's just like one more E.

The issue there is that SLine is at the wrong location
I think you wanted the order : lap -> E1 -> E2 -> E3 -> E4 -> E5 -> SLine
but instead you have : lap -> SLine -> E1 -> E2 -> E3 -> E4 -> E5

So you're saying that E1 should activate lap instead of SLine? Aaaarrrrggghhh!!! I feel really stupid. Maybe it would just be easier to upload a corrected blend file?

What I'm saying, really, is that you don't need SLine at all ^^ it's just way too close to the start line to be of any use

I think we have a misunderstanding. SLine IS my start line. The checkers on the ground are nothing. Should i make the checkers activate lap and just delete SLine?

OK I understand the misunderstaning here. You must not manually create th =e start line. STK will automatically create one at the start of the driveline, name 'lap'

Okay! So there is no need for a a checkline to activate lap! Lap is the "invisible" checkline and all i need to do is activate lap with E6. I'll need to try this out. Thanks for the help.