Making TS More n00b friendly

[shyguy1001]

So, trying to introduce some new people to ts recently has made me realise TS is a great game but not very n00b friendly.. for one thing, can we please remove all references to a demo from the website? Please???? I hate having to explain every time! I cant think how many people are put off as well when they visit and see that and think the whole game is not free.. Lets just remove it! Remove the page where it says about "buying a license" too, and if possible remove the splash screen whenever you exit the demo version.

Also, when the new version is released, it could possibly come with the F1-Major or whatever car and a few F1 tracks as standard.. just an idea.

I am convinced TS community would grow much quicker if it was marketed well, a few simple steps PLEASE so that the new people I bring to the game arent so confused all the time

[Whiplash]

So, trying to introduce some new people to ts recently has made me realise TS is a great game but not very n00b friendly.. for one thing, can we please remove all references to a demo from the website? Please???? I hate having to explain every time! I cant think how many people are put off as well when they visit and see that and think the whole game is not free.. Lets just remove it! Remove the page where it says about "buying a license" ...

You're probably speaking about the old website. dede already made an improvement with the new homepage - it's clean and has no "demo" shits. But yeah, the old layout should be cleaned of those craps too.
Anyway, I still think that he could be even more direct there. So, instead of writing "Turbo Sliders is a FREE racing game with a top-down perspective...", he should write "Turbo Sliders is a FULL & FREE racing game with a top-down perspective...".

...and if possible remove the splash screen whenever you exit the demo version.

That's already considered as a thing to be done for the new version.

Also, when the new version is released, it could possibly come with the F1-Major or whatever car and a few F1 tracks as standard.. just an idea.

I think dede also mentioned that as a thing to do. I'm just afraid that the game will lose it's "defaultishness" by that. I mean, those cars and tracks will not match good with other default cars. But, I guess we can think about it.

[GR8Arjen]

Get this game available for free on Steam and we will have billions of new players in a heartbeat! (Well at least a couple thousands. )

[Whiplash]

Get this game available for free on Steam and we will have billions of new players in a heartbeat! (Well at least a couple thousands. )

Hmm, I'm wondering what rules there are. If the Steam will insist on losing standalone installation, then that would suck. If there is no bad requirements, then some idea like this would be a great hit actually.
Can you research it a little bit? What rules Steam is requiring about it? I never used Steam.

[Erik Holland]

So, trying to introduce some new people to ts recently has made me realise TS is a great game but not very n00b friendly.. for one thing, can we please remove all references to a demo from the website? Please???? I hate having to explain every time! I cant think how many people are put off as well when they visit and see that and think the whole game is not free.. Lets just remove it! Remove the page where it says about "buying a license" too, and if possible remove the splash screen whenever you exit the demo version.

Also, when the new version is released, it could possibly come with the F1-Major or whatever car and a few F1 tracks as standard.. just an idea.

I am convinced TS community would grow much quicker if it was marketed well, a few simple steps PLEASE so that the new people I bring to the game arent so confused all the time

As a total nOOb i find it frustrating to have to create AI lines for every track i download

[shyguy1001]

No one plays the AI mang, they are shit The best thing about this game is the online competitions, atm there are four I know of going on - SCARTS FTC and RS (based on NASCAR), PTM (based on touring cars) and F1SL (based on F1). Im working on getting some more up and running soon to try and reinvigorate the community.

If you wanna see what these cups look like, why not check out www.youtube.com/sliderstv where there are full race videos of some races including a whole season of Turbosliders premier competition, the Turbosliders.com F1 League

[Jan]

Erik, unfortunately there isn't online competitions for default cars nowadays as almost everyone who liked the default cars have quit playing. I suggest you checking the punaball servers as they're still quite active and in my opinion the only really fun thing alive in this game anymore. The other competitions have grown out of the classic arcade racing that TS once was and everyone just wants realistic racing which is boring in my opinion. TS is the wrong game to prioritize realism.

[shyguy1001]

Grumpy Jan, this topic is about making TS more n00b friendly to try and grow the community, not putting them off Watch SlidersTV, get a taste for it. (the newbie not you Jan )