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#781
Competition and Website / Re: Track calendar feed
March 09, 2020, 11:06:00 PM
Does she not fall asleep with the relaxing sound of Stunts engines?  ;D

Quote from: CTG on March 09, 2020, 09:50:25 PM
OMG, probably the most useful stuff of the last 10 years!

Yeah, it's been a long time coming, sorry. Almost as much as the permanent competition revival... :(

If you have any other suggestions for ways to keep pipsqueaks up to date and on time, let me know though, I think it's an area where we need to improve.
#782
Competition 2020 / Re: ZCT223 - Sand am Main
March 09, 2020, 08:33:10 PM
Quote from: Stingray on March 09, 2020, 11:02:54 AM
Would it be appropriate to remove a player from the team for cheating like this? Does it require a vote?
Any teams decisions are up to you, no requirements. I'd also advise not to rush into anything — mistakes happen, and can be left behind.
#783
Competition 2020 / Re: ZCT223 - Sand am Main
March 08, 2020, 09:20:05 PM
Attached are CTG's replay from 21 February, and Heretic's lap from 3 March. They appear identical, up to around 1'20''.

As a clone replay, I will have to delete Heretic's result, which will affect the scoreboard. This also counts as a first strike for Traction Faction — further mishaps might cause penalties.
#784
Competition and Website / Track calendar feed
March 06, 2020, 06:29:14 PM
Here's an experimental calendar that should work with whatever calendar application you use.

For example:
- in Google Calendar, under "Other calendars", choose "Add by URL" - http://zak.stunts.hu/track.ical
- on Mac / iOS, try with this link track.ical
- other calendar programs, subscribe to http://zak.stunts.hu/track.ical

The feed updates with the dates for the current track:
- the start day (no time specified)
- the end of the public days (event one hour before the end)
- the start of the quiet days
- the end of the race (event one hour before the end)

All events are in the Stunts timezone, which means your calendar application should translate them in your local time!
#785
Chat - Misc / Re: Association game
March 06, 2020, 06:22:01 PM
Black pudding — time for breakfast :o
#786
Quote from: afullo on March 04, 2020, 11:13:48 PM
He escaped safely, otherwise it would have been black humor... or yellow humor, given his ethnicity... ;D

:facepalm: that's pretty low, please don't do that.

And it's usually called dark humor ;)
#787
Competition 2020 / Re: Cars and rules for 2020
February 09, 2020, 11:44:46 AM
Quote from: Overdrijf on February 09, 2020, 10:48:55 AM
Let's say you got 239 hours last race, you get 241 hours this race, does that mean you only get 1 point from this race and no leftover hours?

Uh? I think you would get 2 points, and with zero hours left. Let's try with an example:

A. Always carry over
Race 1: (0 from previous) + 239 hours --> no points, all 239 carried over
Race 2: 239 + 400 = 639 --> 2 points, 159 carried over
Race 3: 159 + 200 = 359 --> 1 point, 119 carried over
Race 4: 119 + 50 = 169 --> 0 points, 169 carried over

B. Carry over unless you get points
Race 1: (0 from previous) + 239 hours --> no points, all 239 carried over
Race 2: 239 + 400 = 639 --> 2 points, 159 carried over reset!
Race 3: 0 + 200 = 200 --> 0 points, 200 carried over
Race 4: 200 + 50 = 250 --> 1 point, 10 carried over reset!

I think this would make things more difficult for those who stay in the lead for longer; in particular, it would decrease the incentive to keep the top position in the last third of the race, leading to more uncertain finales.

Might be completely wrong though :P

Carrying over, as you pointed out, means that LTB goes from being a "race score" to a "season score". We could just sum up all the leading hours and assign floor(hours / 240) points at the end of the year. I don't know if I like that :\
#788
Competition 2020 / Re: Cars and rules for 2020
February 08, 2020, 11:34:25 PM
Quote from: Overdrijf on January 16, 2020, 02:27:16 PM
That's probably even better. Nice and consistent.

I'm left with a question: if a pipsqueak collects enough hours to gain a point, and then more, should they carry any leftovers to the next race?

I'm leaving toward carrying hours only for those who did not get points, but I'm open to suggestions.
#789
Chat - Misc / Re: Everything about computers
February 07, 2020, 10:56:58 PM
Quote from: CTG on February 07, 2020, 08:48:26 PM
(Maybe I should clean it with hand fertilizer spray. At least 5 times.)

The virus should not survive more than 24h outside the body, so you could just wait... you'll still have time to submit a replay tomorrow :P
#790
Team Zone / Re: New teams for 2020
February 06, 2020, 11:11:02 PM
It was a good logo. I did not appreciate the team member(s) too much :-\
#791
Team Zone / Re: New teams for 2020
February 06, 2020, 10:41:03 PM
So there you are, new team created!

I'll need a logo for the team, that for historical reason should be 75x50 pixels.
#792
Team Zone / New teams for 2020
February 03, 2020, 07:43:45 PM
Opening this to have a space to discuss teams for the new season!

KaoS and Stingray86 seem interested in starting one. Anyone else? :)
#793
Competition 2020 / Re: ZCT222 - Defensive driving
February 03, 2020, 07:42:21 PM
Quote from: CTG on February 03, 2020, 02:44:15 PM
Damn, only 5 days left? I guess I have to leave out this race.

Not even a list-filler?

I predict a CTG list-filler would at least be on the podium ;D
#794
Competition 2020 / ZCT222 - Defensive driving
February 03, 2020, 12:39:20 AM
No track thread yet? Where's everyone? :)

I like the fort shape, but I every shortcut I try in the pit gives me penalty. I wonder if Overdrijf is hiding something good... :P
#795
Competition 2020 / Re: Guest tracks 2020
February 01, 2020, 08:30:19 PM
Quote from: Stingray on January 31, 2020, 12:57:33 PM
Can I book 226 - May?
Have a great track ready!
How do I submit the track file?

Sure, May is yours!

For the track, I'll make a page where it can be submitted, so we solve the email problem :)