A few (probably stupid) questions

[Whiplash]

1. How can I post a picture in my profile like a lot of other players?
2. Is it possible to know which tracks will be in a cup before it starts? (for example: I played amateur cup that organised yesterday (12. jul.) by dede, and there were all tracks that I saw for the first time in my life). That's not excuse for my "marvelous" 10. position overall.
3. One question about editing track. How to define that car goes slowly when it comes trough the pit?
4. I got some new records. Even my eyes are blushed and my fingers are swollen, it is not someting, but I'm proud on it. The question is: is it possible to export my records whitout going to server? When I go to server to export records...that doesn't have end. Importing is faster (there is just 30 files), but exporting... (whole 600 files). Don't tell me that I must let my PC doing that over whole night.

[Whiplash]

don't answer on 4. question. I found it.

[Whiplash]

ups, I didn't found it. answer please

[Pingu]

1. Go to profile -> Upload Avatar from your machine
2. Donno iam also new, but just practice them all
3. Dont know neither lol iam new
4. You said you would find the answer but are you sure you got a record with any car ?

[Whiplash]

I exported the record files, and then I was practise. So, I saw my records betwen others.

[Scud]

2. Is it possible to know which tracks will be in a cup before it starts? (for example: I played amateur cup that organised yesterday (12. jul.) by dede, and there where all tracks that I saw for the first time in my life). That's not excuse for my "marvelous" 10. position overall. Wink

No, its not possible. Most of the tracks are pretty new for all of us. Even some of my own tracks are like new ones to me... So there is no big disadvantage for "newbies". About pitlane slowdown Click this!<---There is pitlane tiles for that. My english is not good enough to explain more but there is some info included.

[Darx]

2. Is it possible to know which tracks will be in a cup before it starts? (for example: I played amateur cup that organised yesterday (12. jul.) by dede, and there where all tracks that I saw for the first time in my life). That's not excuse for my "marvelous" 10. position overall. Wink

No, its not possible. Most of the tracks are pretty new for all of us. Even some of my own tracks are like new ones to me... So there is no big disadvantage for "newbies". About pitlane slowdown Click this!<---There is pitlane tiles for that. My english is not good enough to explain more but there is some info included.

Doesn't he mean what you see when you type "/tracks" in a server?

[Scud]

I dont think so Darx.

[dede]

2. Is it possible to know which tracks will be in a cup before it starts?

IRT and IHLC cups are based on unreleased tracks, so that all players are on the same level. TNC (rookies cup) is based on released racing tracks, so some players might have an advantage by knowing tracks before. Jowever, normally I don't select well known tracks, so it doesn't make much difference for new players.
Cars knowledge is much more important than track knowledge: knowing how to drive a track can give few tenths advantage, but mastering the cars is what makes the difference.

Is it possible to export my records whitout going to server?

There might be a trick to upload only desired files. Use another TS folder where you got only the desired tracks & records. E.g. if you want to upload default tracks, remove all non-default tracks from /tracks/ folder, copy default track record files to the secondary folder and upload records to the server.

Alternatively, you could focus on TurboSliders.com Ranking which is more reliable and it's based on recordings (videos).

[Whiplash]

Darx, scud has right, I ask that, but thanks for trying help. scud, dede, thanks for answer me.

[Whiplash]

I'm trying to find out how to use my non-default titles in the track editor. I pressed every key on my fu..ing keyboard but nothing happend. [/quote]

[Scud]

Did you edid your track .trk file to include lines for tile definitions? Did you scroll mouse wheel to search those tiles (for example, if you press "5-key" and scroll mouse wheel you can find different size/style tarmac tiles)?

[Whiplash]

All done, but nothing.

[Tijny]

Are you sure the TileDefinition code is correct and the pattern file is valid? Read the documentation, it's in data/tiles2.til.

[Whiplash]

I'm sure man. It must be something else.

[Tijny]

Well, since you say little more than just "it doesn't work", I can't help you. Please provide more information as to what exactly you're doing, like posting the image files and the code you're using.

[Whiplash]

I don't want to put my personal maded tiles. I just want to use something like ice or pitlane slowdown tiles that Scud suggested to me. All of these titles are there (in my data folder), but I just can't use it. When I scroll my mouse wheel, nothing happend (there are only default titles again).

[Scud]

All of these titles are there (in my data folder), but I just can't use it.

You need to put those tiles in your track folder. In my case D:\TS\Tracks\New"new track name". Normal tarmac is under 5 key, pitlane tarmac somewhere around 7 if i remember correctly.

[dede]

I just want to use something like ice ...

Ice images are already included in default data folder, so all you need to do is to add the code like done in the following track:

http://www.turbosliders.com/view_track.php?id=300

Anyway, I personally dislike trackmakers such as Jazzyclub using several external tiles with own tiledefinition file. A simple example is just that snow/ice tile: it's already included in the game, so some trackmakers are just dumb using own made tiles.

Custom tiles aren't well handled in TurboSliders (big track size, easier to get an invalid file, tiles must be downloaded all times for a new track, tiles with same name collide if you organize your tracks into categories-folders). I would like to suggest to all new trackmakers to follow these simple tips:

- don't use custom tiles if not needed
- if you need a specific tile (e.g. ice), check in the data folder if it's already included in the game -> if so, just make a tile basing on that image instead of creating your own images -> it saves a lot of space
- if you really need to make your own tiles, give the images a special name (e.g. if you make public tiles, don't name the images just 'public.png' and 'public-pat.png', because those file might collide with the ones created already by other trackmakers - '<yournick>-public.png' sounds like a better name).
- don't use external files to define your tiles, add all tiledefinitions inside the trk file -> this is very helpful when reorganizing tracks.

[Whiplash]

Well done Scud. You found it. Everytime I was downloading a new track, I sorted all tiles from it in my data folder. I tough that it's good to make some order there. I didn't know that it's wrong because game normally readed my tracks and tiles from data folder whenever I wanted to play any of it. Now I know that it was a stupid move. So, thanks a lot. Tijny, thanks to you too. And dede, don't worry, I will respect your tips.

[Pingu]

Hey let's add a 5th question? How to set up a server because when I tried to join your server it said it was behind a firewall And also i would like to know how to make an own server I ask it here because I dont think it was needed to open a seperated topic for this

[Tijny]

Hey let's add a 5th question? How to set up a server because when I tried to join your server it said it was behind a firewall And also i would like to know how to make an own server I ask it here because I dont think it was needed to open a seperated topic for this

Indeed it wasn't needed, there are already plenty of topics dedicated to this issue:

http://turbosliders.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=71
http://turbosliders.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1313
http://turbosliders.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=383
...and so on.

[Scud]

Opening own server you need to open ports for ts from your router. There is quite good quide how to do it, use "Searh" and search for "Problems with starting server." and you should find it.

[Pingu]

Hey let's add a 5th question? How to set up a server because when I tried to join your server it said it was behind a firewall And also i would like to know how to make an own server I ask it here because I dont think it was needed to open a seperated topic for this

Indeed it wasn't needed, there are already plenty of topics dedicated to this issue:

http://turbosliders.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=71
http://turbosliders.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1313
http://turbosliders.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=383
...and so on.

O, Thnx anyway!