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#21

Competition 2024 / Re: Guest tracks 2024

Last post by alanrotoi - October 23, 2024, 01:55:08 AM

@Akoss Poo a.k.a. Zorromeister

#22

Competition 2024 / Re: Guest tracks 2024

Last post by dreadnaut - October 22, 2024, 11:38:58 PM

Maybe a Poo track?

It would also be welcome!

#23

Competition 2024 / Re: Guest tracks 2024

Last post by CTG - October 22, 2024, 10:54:29 PM

Probably, the championship will have a winner at that time but since we don't have it yet I won't book for it.

I'll follow suit and abstain too.

@CTG maybe? (he's online now )

I support this idea 

I'm afraid it's not feasible at the moment. 
Maybe a Poo track?

#24

Competition 2024 / Re: ZCT280 - Marginal

Last post by Zapper - October 22, 2024, 07:31:33 PM

@Zapper Is that Marginal Tietê or Pinheiros?

Neither of them. It's only a coastal track between hights and sea. You could consider a mildly based on some Portuguese roads 

#25

Competition and Website / Re: Track design for ZakStunts

Last post by alanrotoi - October 22, 2024, 06:30:04 AM

Completely agree with both. Also we could add some key questions a designer could ask/observe before and after building the track, like:
Before building, what kind of track I want:
- fast, slow, hard, easy, tricky, almost free elements, rally-like, flooded, for offroad cars, for street cars, for racing cars, short, long, single way, dual-way, multiple-way, fantasy elements, PG, shortcuts, jumpy, long straights...
You can choose more than one of these aspects.

Also, after building, we could ask depending on the objectives if we reached them and:
Is it fun?
Is it too long/short?
Is the PG properly disabled? (if wanted)
What I can add/sustract?

#26

Chat - Misc / Re: Association game

Last post by Shoegazing Leo - October 22, 2024, 04:56:13 AM

Roa

#27

Competition 2024 / Re: ZCT280 - Marginal

Last post by Shoegazing Leo - October 22, 2024, 04:54:54 AM

@Zapper Is that Marginal Tietê or Pinheiros?

#28

Competition and Website / Re: Track design for ZakStunts

Last post by Duplode - October 22, 2024, 04:49:10 AM

My take here looks somewhat different than what I gather from Alan's opening post, though part of that could be just a matter of emphasis. In particular, I don't think we've had issues with basic reasonableness of tracks. With respect to length, for instance, there was a bit of testing the boundaries, but they never were truly crossed. Even ZCT271, which seemed really long when it started, eventually had a winning lap under 2:00. I feel it goes similarly for other fundamental attributes.

When I talked about tracks feeling "quite similar to each other" in that chat snippet, I was mainly thinking about how between ZCT271 and ZCT278 most tracks might be described as some combination of "flooded", "rally-like", and "OWOOT-like". I should stress that is not meant as criticism of the individual tracks, and indeed there were many good ones during that run, with some of them even being quite innovative. My point is that the feeling I get when considering the whole ensemble is that our collective palette this year has been a bit smaller than it could have been.

In any case, I do think a guide for track builders can help with track diversity, too! By distilling our collective knowledge, that could be an useful resource when exploring the design space. From that perspective, the emphasis would be not so much with tightening norms and making reviews stricter, but rather with empowering designers to make bolder moves.

(Side note: I believe this theme is also relevant to bonus tweaks, with increased knowledge about car balance granting designers more confidence to make adjustments. I hope to be able to share a contribution on that topic in the near future.)

Lastly, this thread should indeed be a nice place to gather ideas for the guide -- and, once it takes shape, I think its natural home will be the Wiki.

#29

Stunts Chat / Re: Elo-like ratings for ZakSt...

Last post by Duplode - October 22, 2024, 03:32:32 AM

Here is the ZCT279 update of the ratings! Personal best ratings were attained by the Am League title contestants, Mortimer McMire and Ryoma, who also had the two biggest positive rating changes in the round (+70 and +29 respectively). We also had two new entries: Alecu and Stein Viterbo. Below is the updated evolution chart:

#30

Team Zone / Re: B teams

Last post by Duplode - October 22, 2024, 01:56:32 AM

Something that caught my eye yesterday, before the F1 race: the Ford Ka in this Heineken ad has an "L" sticker