Akoss Poo's track with Corvette is coming soon...
Brutal & long: the new track is available.
Track name: Gy?ngy?s
Track designer: Akoss Poo
Car: Chevrolet Corvette
Difficulty: 5/5
Predicted winning time: 1:50.00
Deadline: 8th June 2007, midnight
I'll race from the beginning this time. I promise!
I guess you put a wrong overview map here! An aquatic B?FF was included on the original track built by me! CTG check your mailbox!
dear pipsqueaks, imagine a b?ff! on the map OR open the track in stunts and you will see it... ;D
Seeing the map, it appears very hard and not very fun. Playing, it results worse that it appears.
Anyway, I'm under 2 minutes yet but this track won't gift me the 4th cosecutive podium. I will re-drive entirely the track only one time again. Difficulties eclipse amply the fun.
This track from Akoss reminds me some very old, very hard ZakStunts races with sliding jumps and icy corners. Classic type!
Is Chevrolet Corvette the same as Corvette ZR1? If it is, then I'm in big trouble. I'm 22 secs behind Werda's time and I can't find where to improve 10 to 13 of them. Track's better for car with better handling like IMSA or Melange.
YouTube help will be available in few days. It is ZR1 as you said and I think even 1:45 is possible with it. Just try to fly in the good angle everywhere... ;)
Quote from: CTGtry to fly in the good angle everywhere... ;)
Tom Petty - Learning to flyI'm learning to fly
But I ain't got wings
Coming down
Is the hardest thingFull lyrics in this page : http://stunts.mine.nu/forum/index.php?topic=1920.60 ;)
YouTube help is already available, I just had to find a good soundtrack. Check the section times too, I added them to the video. (5 checkpoints)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=sJQcu9JbWb0
Quote from: CTGI just had to find a good soundtrack
Why not the song of Tom Petty mentionned above ? ;D
Because I don't have it.
Quote from: CTGBecause I don't have it.
Google is your friend.
A simple search and => http://www.albumfire.com/archive/index.php?t-19866.html
It's in the album "Into the great wide open". Enjoy. ;)
Maybe next time... What about the video? :)
You can see how bad the gear level changing was in my replay - maxing out with the same tricks can be... hmmm... 1:40? 1:42?
Quote from: CTGWhat about the video? :)
I'll watch it later. I don't want to see it until I test the track by myself.
You know... Akoss said it contains all the tricks he planned for those elements. I say it contains all but one. :)
Is there a trick missing? I guess the winner will find it. I'll try to do it when I have time to race.
Only a single little trick that means about 1-1.5 seconds...
Sooner or later I have to make 1:45. Anyway I would be glad to see Duplode on the track.
Prepare your 1:45 unless you want to loose. :P
Other say it's not a good track, my opinion: it is! Possibly because I like difficult, pro technique tracks with hard tricks. Congratulations to Akoss, he built something really great!
I'll have to start a brand new lap so I can beat Mislav's 1:45 (if he has it and sends it) or CTG's.
Quote from: Chulk on May 31, 2007, 11:14:20 PM
I'll have to start a brand new lap so I can beat Mislav's 1:45 (if he has it and sends it) or CTG's.
Mislav??? Where's Mislav?
Still no T?ff replay on the scoreboard...
Quote from: CTGStill no T?ff replay on the scoreboard...
Oh, damn ! That's right. IhavetoraceIhavetoraceIhavetorace... ;D
"Where's Mark???", CTG asked on his News page...
Well, I don't like the track (as aforesaid) and I don't like the car (it's not a mistery)... so... don't expect a podium from me... I'll try to defend my position in general classification, waiting next Indy-track... ;)
Quote from: CTG on May 29, 2007, 12:26:09 PM
Anyway I would be glad to see Duplode on the track.
Actually I gave this beauty a try, but it seemed pure hell (I still have to learn...). The Online-Help gave me some inspiration, but, four days from deadline, I doubt I'll get to a time worth sending. Thus, USC will be yet another contest I'll debut three months late :-[
No problem, even the champion left out the first two races...
Less than two days left... Prepare for the final attack!
I'll finally have time to race tonight while my wife will watch French version of Pop Idol on TV. Not sure I'll be able to race again tomorrow. Damn, it will be hard again for me to be in top 5 at USC...
As for me, TOP5 will mean about 1:50-1:52.
Damn it, my mailbox sucks... It seems like e-mails containing unknown (.RPL) filenames are going automatically to spam directory since there's a new engine of Freemail. If you sent a replay in this month which is not on the scoreboard yet, please tell!
Or else we can zip replay before sending it. Zip files are recognized I think.
No problem from now, I switched off spam filter.
Listfiller replay sent yesterday evening. I spent almost 1 hour trying to adjust DOSBox parameters to make the game run as good as with my old computer, but I failed.
Either the game is running smoothly but too fast to properly do corners or some tricks, or it is at correct speed but too jerked to be played properly. So I race in the too fast mode so far, but with no good results so far...
I don't know if it's because I use DOSBox 0.7 instead of 0.65 as before, or if it is due to Vista, or if it is due to speed of the processor, but DOSBox parameters are not linked to the game emulated, but to the computer, now that's for sure.
I think I have to keep racing Stunts in pure DOS on my very old pentium 166MMX computer. But as it is in my daughter's bedroom, I can't play it during the week in the evenings as I usually do because she has to sleep soon in the evening, so I can only use it in the week-ends... Deadline is tonight, I fear to stay a listfiller on this one...
What about installing XP on another partition?
Very last help with a small double speed video, I suggest to follow the speed of each corners, not section times.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rJdsfYLZeIQ
(YouTube is still processing, maybe in 10-15 minutes it will be available)
Quote from: CTG on June 08, 2007, 10:52:27 AM
What about installing XP on another partition?
I don't want to do numerous partitions but I would like to have :
- 1 for multiboot DOS (choices between main 640k memory or EMS memory or XMS memory used in order to play properly abandonware games without DOSBox parameters adjustements for each game) and Win 98SE for programs not compatibles with XP,
- 1 for XP due to lack of full compatibility between XP and Vista (not so much programs and games, maybe I won't need this one)
- 1 for Mandriva 7 (linux) for Linux-based Stunts sequels or Stunts-inspired games.
Partitions are space-costing in the hard drive, and either they are too big, or they are too short.
Maybe I found another useful software : Vitrual PC 2007. Free. From MicroSoft. Works under XP and Vista.
It allows to install a virtual computer with another OS as long as OS is different from main one of the computer. Each virtual machine will be a file, and size of each programs added in each virtual machine makes the file bigger. Uninstall one program in a virtual manchine and file will be shorter. Best way to avoid loosing hard drive space IMO.
Also, this system allow you to change OS used without re-booting computer.
Known issue : requires new computer (dual-core) to work fine, especially if you want to use 2 virtual machines at the same time. No problem : my new computer is like that now. ;D
I'll test it soon and if it works fine I'll add the infos in the "Stunts under XP/Linux How to" topic of the newbie section.
Final results: soon.
1 Dottore - champion is still champion 8)
2 Chulk - 0.05 from his first victory ::)
3 CTG - close to the fire but not his best :-\
4 Werda - ass kicking shape, MOR! :o
5 CTG - far from his best :P
6 Mark - suffering with Corvette ???
7 CTG - average race :)
8 AbuRaf 70 - not his car :(
9 Krys Toff - I forgive this performance because of his computer problems ;D
10 Sergio Baro - another 1 point ;)
Great race guys! Let's move to the next track - and UnskilledStunts League too!