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by **Warren Hughes** » 17 Apr 2012, 03:03

Reading the posts above: did people actually submit replays with glaring errors in them? It's just that I spent a long time getting my time down to a 1:47.1 and it surprises me that people would be happy with a run where they lost a lot of time due to a big mistake. Surely that should be a spur to improve your time further? Or have I missed the point and I should have just submitted the first half-decent complete run I managed?

by **FMecha** » 17 Apr 2012, 03:04

I wonder if mid-season entries are allowed or not.

by **Shadaza** » 17 Apr 2012, 03:12

Warren Hughes wrote:Reading the posts above: did people actually submit replays with glaring errors in them? It's just that I spent a long time getting my time down to a 1:47.1 and it surprises me that people would be happy with a run where they lost a lot of time due to a big mistake. Surely that should be a spur to improve your time further? Or have I missed the point and I should have just submitted the first half-decent complete run I managed?

Well the way I approached it was to run for a while, stop playing, come back and try again. I just found that pausing for periods really helped with concentration. 1.48 was my first saved replay I was going to submit, I then worked that down to low 47's then lowered it further to 45. I think it would be silly to restrict peoples laps. Another method that helps a lot is to get a team mate, my brother is still a n00b at TrackMania but he had my checkpoint times in a lan game, I am sure that is what helped him lower down his time.

FMecha wrote:I wonder if mid-season entries are allowed or not.

Well we haven't even officially started yet!

by **Stramala** » 17 Apr 2012, 03:33

Yes FMecha, you can still compete, and you can still download the Prologue stage to drive, but your time won't be counted in the official results. Nonetheless, you haven't missed a championship round yet so you're starting on level terms with everyone else

All you need to do now is name a driver, team, car number, indicate whether you are a rookie to Trackmania or not (I'm guessing yes considering you mentioned installation problems) and choose a car from the list on Page 1 of this thread.

As for times, I don't know, maybe some people felt they were faster making a mistake and hitting something than slowing down deliberately for it. I can believe that in the case of a couple of drivers, only MinardiFan's run confuses me as he hit the barriers several times. I think some people forget that optimum racing lines apply on dirt as well as asphalt!

by **FMecha** » 17 Apr 2012, 03:35

Shadaza wrote:
FMecha wrote:I wonder if mid-season entries are allowed or not.

Well we haven't even officially started yet!

Oh. Dirt Fox Racing Project (powered by Mecha Grand Prix) will enter Onodera Ikari, driving Paolo Andreucci's Lancer Evo IX.

(And now I've got TMNF to work using the tmtp:// URI)

by **Stramala** » 17 Apr 2012, 04:03

FMecha wrote:
Shadaza wrote:
FMecha wrote:I wonder if mid-season entries are allowed or not.

Well we haven't even officially started yet!

Oh. Dirt Fox Racing Project (powered by Mecha Grand Prix) will enter Onodera Ikari, driving Paolo Andreucci's Lancer Evo IX.

(And now I've got TMNF to work using the tmtp:// URI)

What nationalities are the driver and team?

by **FMecha** » 17 Apr 2012, 04:07

Team: Indonesian (see F1RWRS - DFP are affilated with Mecha F1RWRS team)
Driver: Japanese

Another question: how do I install cars?

by **Stramala** » 17 Apr 2012, 04:08

FMecha wrote:Team: Indonesian (see F1RWRS - DFP are affilated with Mecha F1RWRS team)
Driver: Japanese

Another question: how do I install cars?

No need. The cars are sorted at my end. It makes no difference to have them while setting lap times. You don't need them, just use the stadium car and I'll do the rest.

by **Stramala** » 17 Apr 2012, 04:20

TMMRC announces Manufacturer championship

After TMRRC canned the teams' championship, the organising body has decided to instead replace it with a manufacturers championship. Confirmed entrants so far are Ford, Citroen, Subaru, Mitsubishi, Lancia, Toyota and Porsche, however the German marque will struggle with only one car with which to score points. French manufacturers Peugeot and Reanult are also said to be interested in joining the championship, but have yet to put forward any entries to the series.

by **MinardiFan95** » 17 Apr 2012, 15:54

kostas22 wrote:
As for times, I don't know, maybe some people felt they were faster making a mistake and hitting something than slowing down deliberately for it. I can believe that in the case of a couple of drivers, only MinardiFan's run confuses me as he hit the barriers several times. I think some people forget that optimum racing lines apply on dirt as well as asphalt!

The reason I was so slow was that I only really managed one run without failing on the last jump section, and that for some reason Trackmania won't let me use the brake pedal as a brake, it has to have the brake on the same axis as the accelerator, so every time I lifted off, the car would brake. Think I might use a gamepad next time :lol:

by **Stramala** » 19 Apr 2012, 08:07

Apologies for the highlight reel taking so long. There are no automatic cameras in the game, all cameras need to be added and set-up manually in game. In other words, all race footage was also directed by myself

by **Stramala** » 23 Apr 2012, 03:44

Due to technical issues, encoding all the replays has taken a lot of effort, including getting someone in France to encode the videos for me as my computer decided to be a d*** and not work properly. Almost done now though. Also, round one, Monte Carlo, starts tomorrow and lasts for two weeks. Map pack will be posted soon

by **Shadaza** » 23 Apr 2012, 03:52

Looking Forward to it.

by **Pointrox** » 23 Apr 2012, 04:21

Hydook Rally Team Publicocrap Release wrote:Hydook targets Monte-Carlo podium to kick title challenge into gear
A new-born Hydook World Rally Team begins its 2012 campaign tomorrow on the most famous rally of all. The classic Rallye Monte-Carlo will provide the Hydook squad with what could be the most unpredictable fixture of the 10-round campaign.

Twenty-nine-year-old Bosevic, who is going to have his official debut on rally stages in Monaco, is hoping to gain confidence on rally stages as the season goes.

"This is completely incomparable to anything I've ever done before", he said. "What is more, I will be competing with drivers who are far more experienced and therefore faster, but given my adapting skills I will not disappoint. Hell, I think podium finish is within grasp."

by **Stramala** » 23 Apr 2012, 09:25

It took a rather long time, but...

Prologue Highlights are live

This will be followed by individual onboard replays in the coming days, these HD videos take a rather long time to upload...

But now, the Prologue is behind us, and this week sees the start of...

Rallye Monte Carlo is six stages long, and a significant departure from rallies past - running mostly on gravel this year. The one exception is the final superspecial, taking place on the Monaco Grand Prix track. Crews have until Sunday 6th May at 2000 GMT+1 to sumbit times, as usual to be send to alasdairlindsay@gmx.com

The map pack is available for download here.

Good luck!

by **the Masked Lapwing** » 23 Apr 2012, 10:01

And THAT is how you do a highlights package! Very nice work kostas (and it's only on the replay how I see how badly I buggered up at the end

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Website · by **Wizzie** » 23 Apr 2012, 13:40

My brother beat me in all 5 of the dirt stages for Monaco. But that's alright because I thrashed him in the super-special :lol:

Website · by **Wizzie** » 23 Apr 2012, 15:38

After the best part of an entire afternoon setting times the two O'Lauchlan cars are separated by just over 2 tenths at the end of the rally. I don't think either of us can be bothered improving any further :lol:

by **Stramala** » 23 Apr 2012, 18:07

Perhaps Dean O'Lauchlan has a good chance of winning in Corsica and Trier then

Website · by **Wizzie** » 23 Apr 2012, 18:21

kostas22 wrote:Perhaps Dean O'Lauchlan has a good chance of winning in Corsica and Trier then

Right up until the point where he beat me by half a second on the special stage. Then I simply blew his time to smithereens a few minutes later. Odd thing is, in theory, O'Lauchlan should be the better dirt racer thanks to all his dirt track racing experience :lol:

by **Pointrox** » 23 Apr 2012, 19:05

Wow - that highlights reel is a top-notch job

I'll have to do better with F1R Masters coverage, teh heheheh.

And you might be right - steering wheel is shite for TrackMania :lol:

by **AndreaModa** » 23 Apr 2012, 21:19

Very very good highights reel Kostas, that was superb to watch!

by **WaffleCat** » 23 Apr 2012, 23:04

Brilliant highlights,Kostas!Now I know what I need to improve on.
chicanery,perhaps...

Also,I like the Monte Carlo track pack,although,I must admit,I spent 20 minutes trying to figure out how to take the second jump at stage 2 until I found a solution...

by **tristan1117** » 24 Apr 2012, 00:51

Great job on the highlights - Senerson flipping over at the end was the best part, in my opinion. I cannot start my runs till the weekend but I can guarantee that it won't go that well.

by **Stramala** » 24 Apr 2012, 00:56

BTW, Technical issues have been partially solved by switching to an XViD codec, but soundcard issues mean I still have to record video and audio seperately and manually sync them together. I think for practical issues, onboard replays will be encoded in SD rather than HD to save time.

by **Aerond** » 24 Apr 2012, 01:53

WaffleCat wrote:Brilliant highlights,Kostas!Now I know what Wizzie needs to improve on.

Brilliant highlights, indeed. Very impressed

by **Stramala** » 24 Apr 2012, 03:09

Aerond wrote:
WaffleCat wrote:Brilliant highlights,Kostas!Now I know what Wizzie needs to improve on.

Brilliant highlights, indeed. Very impressed

If I had access to Adobe Premiere that would have been easy. However, I do not. I'm still using WMM. So yes, perhaps its time Melrose pulled his finger out and uppped his game :lol:

by **Shadaza** » 24 Apr 2012, 05:07

Great replay, I won't be challenging for the win at this rally. I am terrible at most of these stages!

*edit* Ok so I have improved on most of the stages, but the 2nd and 3rd dirt stages, I hate with a passion

The Monaco Super Special road stage is really awesome. Chasing time there was really fun, literally a flying lap in places!

by **Warren Hughes** » 25 Apr 2012, 05:37

kostas22 wrote:Also, it should be known, 'smart jumps' do not come under shortcuts. This is an occurence where time can be saved by using a rise or fall in the road as a launch ramp to cut a single corner. I need to clarify that as I know for a fact there will be some of said jumps in Rally Norway, and possibly other events as well.

Is there one of these at Stage 1 Monte Carlo, or is that not actually possible to do? (You must know which section I mean)

by **Stramala** » 25 Apr 2012, 05:38

Warren Hughes wrote:
kostas22 wrote:Also, it should be known, 'smart jumps' do not come under shortcuts. This is an occurence where time can be saved by using a rise or fall in the road as a launch ramp to cut a single corner. I need to clarify that as I know for a fact there will be some of said jumps in Rally Norway, and possibly other events as well.

Is there one of these at Stage 1 Monte Carlo, or is that not actually possible to do? (You must know which section I mean)

I only did one run of every stage and left it at that so I don't really remember. I remember for sure there is one in Stage 2, and there is probably one in Stage 1, but I can't quite remember. I'll have another run of it later and see what I find.

Website · by **Wizzie** » 25 Apr 2012, 07:12

Warren Hughes wrote:
kostas22 wrote:Also, it should be known, 'smart jumps' do not come under shortcuts. This is an occurence where time can be saved by using a rise or fall in the road as a launch ramp to cut a single corner. I need to clarify that as I know for a fact there will be some of said jumps in Rally Norway, and possibly other events as well.

Is there one of these at Stage 1 Monte Carlo, or is that not actually possible to do? (You must know which section I mean)

There's one on stage 4 or 5 about a third of the way in but really, that should be common sense for that corner :lol:

by **Warren Hughes** » 25 Apr 2012, 07:26

I've only attempted stages 1 and 2 so far but all I can say is I don't think the author medal is a particularly good guide for ultimate pace

Website · by **Wizzie** » 25 Apr 2012, 07:41

Warren Hughes wrote:I've only attempted stages 1 and 2 so far but all I can say is I don't think the author medal is a particularly good guide for ultimate pace

Trust me, on stage 2, it probably is :lol:

by **Shadaza** » 25 Apr 2012, 07:44

"Speciale 2" can die in a horrible horrible fire. It is a circuit Troll Trollington would be proud of.

I am just glad they had enough mercy to make the first chicane the first chicane and the last chicane.

by **Shadaza** » 25 Apr 2012, 07:46

Wizzie wrote:
Warren Hughes wrote:I've only attempted stages 1 and 2 so far but all I can say is I don't think the author medal is a particularly good guide for ultimate pace

Trust me, on stage 2, it probably is

Also the author medals are really inconsistent. The last 2 I beat on my 1st attempt....

by **Warren Hughes** » 25 Apr 2012, 07:47

Wizzie wrote:
Warren Hughes wrote:I've only attempted stages 1 and 2 so far but all I can say is I don't think the author medal is a particularly good guide for ultimate pace

Trust me, on stage 2, it probably is

Once I worked out where one of the jumps actually went to, I beat it pretty easily (at the same time as the gold in fact). Although now you've said that I fancy my chances a bit more :lol:

And Shadaza, I actually quite like stage 2

Website · by **Wizzie** » 25 Apr 2012, 07:55

Shadaza wrote:
Wizzie wrote:
Warren Hughes wrote:I've only attempted stages 1 and 2 so far but all I can say is I don't think the author medal is a particularly good guide for ultimate pace

Trust me, on stage 2, it probably is

Also the author medals are really inconsistent. The last 2 I beat on my 1st attempt....

Stage 4 was probably the easist of the lot. I had a horrifically bad run in stage 5 the first time round yet I still beat the author time

by **Stramala** » 25 Apr 2012, 08:00

Considering you guys have already beaten the author times, I have a feeling I will be nowhere near as dominant as during the Prologue

by **Warren Hughes** » 25 Apr 2012, 08:03

kostas22 wrote:Considering you guys have already beaten the author times, I have a feeling I will be nowhere near as dominant as during the Prologue

This is good news for everyone. Although you did say earlier that you'd only done one run...

by **Shadaza** » 25 Apr 2012, 08:03

kostas22 wrote:Considering you guys have already beaten the author times, I have a feeling I will be nowhere near as dominant as during the Prologue

The Monaco SSS author time was also really easy to beat :twisted:

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