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I started to make a second track, that is a bit like Racetrack

Good Luck for your track

rubberduck {l Wrote}:I started to make a second track, that is a bit like Racetrack

The race track in the stadium (I assume that's the one you are referring to) was suffering from many many shortcuts.

Also be careful with too many up-s and downs: uphill sections tend to be boring (slower driving), in downhill sections the kart might be hard to control (if it's jumping up and down a bit, the kart might not have contact with the road all the time).

Cheers,
Joerg

hiker {l Wrote}:The race track in the stadium (I assume that's the one you are referring to) was suffering from many many shortcuts.

against shortcuts or cheating there are three things:

1:checklines

2: these walls also shold prevent cheating

3: resetplanes, if you want to jump down to take a shortcut, you will reset

rubberduck {l Wrote}:against shortcuts or cheating there are three things:

1:checklines

That's not really our preferred way: we use checklines, but only in order to prevent obvious short cuts (e.g. think of just driving a tiny circle crossing the lap line again and again). Otherwise we never introduced a mechanism to inform players about checklines, and prefer it this way. Getting a lap not counted because a missed checkline is a complain we often get (and we fix up any such problems as soon as possible).

2: these walls also shold prevent cheating

3: resetplanes, if you want to jump down to take a shortcut, you will reset

Sure. Though ideally (and that's certainly not the case in all tracks) we would like to have a hidden shortcut, as long as it is balanced (e.g.hard to find, hard to drive).

Cheers,
Joerg

last days i worked on my track



modelling isn't really ready, because there are some small issues and will improve some other things.

And textures aren't final at the moment

Modelling Part is done

now comes re-texturing

It looks very good! The name Racetrack doesn't really fit what you made, I would suggest building a mountain around it with tunnels, driving on ledges and valleys/gorges under the bridges, and calling it Mountain Rally or something. Don't forget to add a decent number of presents and nitro, the old racetrack suffered from not having enough of either.

i will add nitros, banananananas and items/presents

but before i will re-texture the track

Wow, It's Looks Good, Good Work

the next days i will upload the first version of the track for testing (not to addons)

I'm impatient ....

next i will light up the track, then i will upload the first track ( this version has some small bugs, so i will work on the track after this)

Nice track! The pillars & stone textures make it look like it could have a roman colosseum type thing next to the track, or go through its arches .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:0_Colosseum_-_Rome_111001_%281%29.JPG

i worked on my track, but lighting isn't perfect jet:

>> better uv-cordinates/unwrapping (done)

>> it's a bit dark at the moment

>> shadows softer and not so dark (done)

>> better color

>> adding more lightbeams(where the rings are)

Are you sure, shortcutting is not possible on this track, because it pretty much looks like that ?
btw, nice track !

i added some resetplanes, they should also prevent taking shortcuts

for testing i made the resetplanes visible ( in red ), so i can test, if there are hidden shortcuts

i also have walls for that

i have here the first version for testing, but without items and drivelines are not best

http://platen-software.de/sebastian/Racetrack2.tar.gz

Yeah, It's very good ! Perhaps put a pize tower in the middle of the circle

More colors, more textures...

Ludsky {l Wrote}:Yeah, It's very good ! Perhaps put a pize tower in the middle of the circle

GOOD idea

this here?
http://opengameart.org/content/mage-tower is
or this:
http://opengameart.org/content/medieval-tower is also

or should i make my own???

Ludsky {l Wrote}:More colors, more textures...

yes, i will DO it

If you can make it look medieval it could be awesome !
With this http://www.blendswap.com/blends/view/68144

the last SECONDS i made a fast change:

i downloaded the file now, but before i can add them, i have to improve them a bit(like removing doubles)

to edit them would take hours, they have doubles, a lot of "hidden" faces(in the inner side), i try to improve them

the big house has 1500 verts now

rubberduck {l Wrote}:

Ludsky {l Wrote}:Yeah, It's very good ! Perhaps put a pize tower in the middle of the circle

GOOD idea

this here?
http://opengameart.org/content/mage-tower is
or this:
http://opengameart.org/content/medieval-tower is also

or should i make my own???

Ludsky {l Wrote}:More colors, more textures...

yes, i will DO it

The seconf tower with texture is wonderful i think ^^