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This is the thread for ZCT274 Mirage, which I have just submitted to dreadnaut. I am posting this thread early so that you guys do not have to worry that I forgot making a track due to me being inactive otherwise.

I will post some teasers later this month so as not to distract you from exploring ZCT273 Kelvin.

But i can make a different Pack.
(1 of GT3 / CERV / F40) + Porsche 959 + Diabolo

Thematically, the 959 and the F40 fit well together since they were considered rivals back then. However, as far as the custom stunts cars are concerned, the F40 seems to significantly ahead of the other four. 

GT3 + CERV + F40 + Porsche 959 + Diabolo 

[WOW!]

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@Argammon yes I am 100% phone based and driving via Magic DOSBox, which lets me place keyboard keys on my screen as widgets. Means I can tailor it to my driving style (as mentioned in the DGC podcast).
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Wow, now with that in mind your lap times are really impressive. WOW! 

@Spoonboy: I did a quick test, and it works on my system. Unfortunately, I can't think of any better solution than a complete reinstall either.

I know a little about Magic Dosbox. Too clarify, are you using Magic Dosbox to actually play the game? That is, are you playing on a phone or tablet and not with a keyboard or/and a controller?    Knowing the details of your setup might help us track down the problem should a reinstall does not work...

Ok. After reading the comments above and some of the sentiments on telegram I've thought about the following.

Three checkpoints for 1 LTB.

• First week for top divers but not excluding anyone (to invite sharing tricks, can hide replay until week ends).
• Second week (excluding seasonal top 4) (replays are made public. Can Opt out)
• Third week only amateur league.

That would make it theoretically possible for an amateur to get all three points. But that's not likely to happen.
If it does he should gain 2xp 😉

I like your proposal. However, I would suggest changing the order of checkpoints. I think the first week should be the amateur week so that the amateurs have some time to discover tricks by their own. Finding tricks and shortcuts is half of the fun of Zakstunts.   Under the current system, the amateurs miss out on that since they just copy from the professionals.

Thanks everyone for your feedback.

@Daniel3D: I think there is little difference between your system and the status quo. During the public days the "pros" would still create unbeatable replays again resulting in only the "pros" getting leading time points. Two checkpoints in the second half would give the pros a bit of rest but not much. I still doubt anyone but the pros would be able to gain these checkpoint points. I understand your concern that "the public replays are a treasure to less experienced player". Under my system, the less experienced players could learn from the pros after the first checkpoint.

@dreadnaut: I am bad at reading between the lines and am not sure whether your suggestion was serious. That being said, I strongly prefer it to the status quo. My preferences aside, it would make it far too easy for strong amateurs to beat intermediate pros. 

@Overdrijf mentioned on telegram that he would like to gain bonus points too which indeed is a weakness of my system. It makes it easier for new players to get bonus points, but the intermediate players still have it tough. I think we should work on that aspect.

Ok guys, I am brainstorming again so my idea may be silly, but here it is.

My idea is to make the current leading time system apply only to the amateur league, and to replace it with a checkpoint system for the general classification. The checkpoint system works like this:  Whoever has the best time halfway through the month gets a full point and whoever has the second-best time gets 0.5 points. To make that work a single quiet day is introduced in the middle of the month.

Reason: The last couple of years only very few pipsqueaks had a chance to compete for leading time points and hence mostly ignored it. I would find it exciting to watch the amateurs battle it out for the leading time in the first two weeks. Moreover, in the beginning of the race the amateurs would have to work on finding tricks and shortcuts themselves instead of just copying them from the top pipsqueaks. However, they would still get access to the professionals' tricks and shortcuts halfway through the race.

Thoughts? 

I would like to found a new team with Bolo, Dottore, and Böllér Jani. Me Racing.

(Kidding.)

My life changed a lot in the last 2-3 years - not in a positive way, I have to say. Physical, emotional and mental collapse, health issues, serious alcohol abuse, more and more brainless rampage on Messenger, losing several friends and important contacts...

Stunts is not fun anymore. Sometimes I feel disgusted when looking back on my history here. It's just an online character, not me - that was my excuse. Really not me? Actually, that was me, to the core. When things went fine, or at least not tragically wrong, I could separate the sad troll from my real life character. Now it seems the first one is a lot more real...

Due to our past, I am probably the last person you would like to reply to this, but I will risk it. First of all, Stunts is -not- important. Fix your real-life problems first and once you did that the game (and the community) may or may not become fun again. We all know you are really clever, so you surely have the resources to do so. I wish I could help but know I can't and hence can just wish you all the best.

For the record, I am also not happy with my previous "visit" here. But realizing that is a good foundation for further steps forward. So, I am hoping you will successfully build on it.

Good luck!

I remember that irl the 959 was seen as a competitor/stablemate to the F40. I'd take the F40, as you know!

Sounds like the Diablo is more of a contrast than the 959, would be excited to try either though.

In Stunts, Duplode's tests revealed that the F40 is quite a bit superior to the 959. The Ferrari has a grip of 436 compared to the Porsche's 256, which is surely roots back to the two cars having different authors.
However, the Porsche's average grip is not only a disadvantage. Several sliding stunts are more difficult or even impossible with high grip cars, so I feel the 959 fills a nice gap that the F40 does not. The Diabolo is quite similar to the 959 but a bit slower.

At the risk of repeating myself, I would like to see the 959! 

Thanks for the analysis! 

What's about the Porsche 959? If realistic, it should be in between the IMSA cars and the original "slow" cars. Regarding the Pantera, I feel it had its place in the spotlight already and can take a break from the action. 

I would like ZCT274.

Can't possibly get worse than "the hare and the hedgehog". 

Thanks, @Duplode! Is that the file you used @alanrotoi? 

Thanks for another great effort, Daniel. That is really appreciated. Unfortunately, I am not going to race during the Christmas break. But I am really curious to see how the cars compare to one another after the bug has been fixed.

For example, currently the Lancia is better than the Lambo and the Carrera (it has a lower balanced bonus according to Duplode's work). I would guess the Lancia is the worst of the three after the fix. Let's see!