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I agree it's not a fun question, but it's important to think about it. How do you think people feel about their conversation being interrupted, misdirected, or judged?

How do you think people feel about their conversation being interrupted, misdirected, or judged?

Would you entertain the possibility that what you write is often problematic, disruptive of conversation, and out of place?

Would you entertain the possibility that what you write is often problematic, disruptive of conversation, and out of place?

When you post answers that are unrelated or miss the point of a conversation, people feel frustrated and annoyed. It would help if you engaged with the topics discussed with curiosity and positivity, and a less judgemental attitude.

Why should I play your game though? I have no emotional connection with it, it doesn't make me happy, so it's no fun 🤔

This is actually what I did here:

Neat, looking forward to a version that creates Stunts tracks!

On the back of the auto-generated car pack, I thought I would automate filling in the seasonal Stunts pack.

There is a base file, to which we add the custom cars. Today it includes stunts_k and the audio fix for skid sounds on grass. I prefer to use a vanilla build, because there are many restunts-based ones, and  they move fast these days.

What else should be in the base package, that someone interested in Stunts should have?

While Bliss has made working with tracks much easier, I still find mouse-driven editors slow when I'm designing a track a want to experiment rapidly.

I thought it'd be nice to have a simple language and a program that can convert it to a track on the fly, taking car of the boring bits such as adding the opening and closing bits of an highway or a banked road. The right next tile can often be inferred from context: a tunnel after a banked corner needs a ramp down first.

The syntax would look something like this:

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start [ asphalt | dirt | ice ] < north | west | south | east >

[ n ] [ asphalt | dirt | ice ] [ straight | wide ( right | left ) ]

[ n ] banked [ corner ] < left | right >

[ n ] chicane < left | right >

[ n ] loop | cork [up] | slalom | tunnel | highway

And a snippet of track would look like this:

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start west
3 straight
corner right
banked corner left
straight
jump
wide jump
cork up
tunnel

banked corner left would generate a banked ramp to the left, and a banked corner. Then comes straight, which means the program adds a banked ramp down, and a straight piece of asphalt. jump creates a ramp up and one down, wide jump does the same with an empty tile in the middle. cork up add a spiral ramp, and the following tunnel brings us back at ground level with a ramp down, and adds a tunnel. Etc, etc.

Make a change in the middle (e.g. add a stright) and the program would regenerate the track moving the necessary tiles.

I imagine a two pane editor, with the text area on the left, and the generated track on the right. When you are happy you can save the track, move to Bliss or another editor, and fill in the rest of the details.

Leaving it here for posterity, 'cause I'll never find the time to write it 🤷

I've folded this project, as centralising the archive turned out an unlikely and unpopular direction.

I might build a "show all cars in this directory in a nice way" system one day

Let's get this thread moving again, focussing on PTB improvements — if any.

And for the car selection, there's a new thread.

No carry-over from 2025 to 2026 makes sense to me. Podium time is easier to correct, so a full reset gives the new season a clean slate.

Let's split out this discussion from the rules thread 💥

All the custom cars this year saw some good action and podium results, including (finally!) the Mercedes DTM. Looking at previously used cars there, none stand out to me as "oh, we should really bring that back this season", although we could pick one out of Melange, Lola, or the Ford truck!

That could mean four or five new cars to shake up the selection. Some slow competition for the LM002 would be nice.

What do you suggest?

Thank you! Added to the list.

Inspired by previous successful seasons, let's get the live-racing calendar lined up!

I propose four events for 2026: first weekend of March and August, 3rd weekend of May and October.

For experience, two organisers for each event works best. So if you are interested in running a live race but you've never organised one, sign up in this thread and we can pair you up with more experience folks for support!

Possible calendar:

• 28th Feb / 1st Mar - ?? and ??
  
• 16th / 17th May - ?? and ??
  
• 1st / 2nd Aug - ?? and ??
  
• 17th / 18th Oct - ?? and ??
  

New thread for the guest tracks! (see 2025)

Want to design a competition track? Book your race below.

Tracks for the competition are designed by its participants. If you have an idea for a track and would like to contribute, just choose an available month below!

The dates in the list below are submission dates: one week before the race starts to make sure there's time to catch any pitfalls. The first race of the season starts on Monday 12 January.

• ZCT294 (submit by 5 Jan) - ??
  
• ZCT295 (submit by 2 Feb) - 🎁 25-year anniversary event
• ZCT296 (submit by 2 Mar) - ??
  
• ZCT297 (submit by 30 Mar) - ??
  
• ZCT298 (submit by 27 Apr) - @HerrNove
  
• ZCT299 (submit by 25 May) - ??
  
• ZCT300 (submit by 22 Jun) - 🎁 300th track special event
• ZCT301 (submit by 20 Jul) - ??
  
• ZCT302 (submit by 17 Aug) - @Erik Barros
  
• ZCT303 (submit by 14 Sep) - @alanrotoi
  
• ZCT304 (submit by 12 Oct) - ??
  
• ZCT305 (submit by 9 Nov) - ??
  

New thread for guest articles! (see 2024)

Yes! We want to read your take on a race!
Let's try this again: we'd love to read your experience of racing at ZakStunts, in the form of brief race summaries at the end of each track. Choose a track, keep an eye on the race for that month, and send a short and informal news piece once it's over. No marks! A friendly editor!

Guest articles should be submitted a few days after the race ends. No slop, we want your words, as rough as they might be 🙏

• ZCT294 (ends 8 Feb) - ??
  
• ZCT295 (ends 8 Mar) - ??
  
• ZCT296 (ends 5 Apr) - ??
  
• ZCT297 (ends 3 May) - ??
  
• ZCT298 (ends 31 May) - ??
  
• ZCT299 (ends 28 Jun) - ??
  
• ZCT300 (ends 26 Jul) - ??
  
• ZCT301 (ends 23 Aug) - ??
  
• ZCT302 (ends 20 Sep) - ??
  
• ZCT303 (ends 18 Oct) - ??
  
• ZCT304 (ends 15 Nov) - ??
  
• ZCT305 (ends 13 Dec) - ??