Track making competition 2007 Part III

Jarno · Post by **Jarno** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:39 am

Hello all trackmakers.

I know there is a lot trackmakers around, good ones and not so good ones. Someone likes to make tracks only with default tiles and someone likes to use own tiles. Someone likes large tracks and someone small tracks. This competition is for all of you. You can do track what ever you like to participate. Best part of this is that you guys can decide which track is best.

Because of my illness this is last competititon for this year.
This year there is gonna be four track making competitions. They all are independent and equal. Fourth competition is in january 2008 there will be Voting about best track of 2007. In that final competition you cant make new tracks but all of those tracks which have been made for these three competitions are automatically in.

Important info about competition:
Tracks should sent to c2214@jamk.fi before 20.11.(20.11. is last day when you can send) So dont post tracks/links in this topic.
Email should contain next information: Trackname, maker and some introducing if liked with suggested cars or anything you want to tell about it.
Track should be packed with .zip format and that .zip should contain all of these things: .trk and .pat files, all of your own tile files and also a picture of a track(.jpg format is recommend). Track cant be over 1mb big. Only racing tracks are allowed in this competition(so no any x-bumbz, missile or pb-tracks) but of course it can be fun racing track.
Track have to be new one. So you cant pick your best ever made track and send that. You really have to make new one.
Remember also that track can be as wide and large as you want but it should be drivable with default cars. Players arent force to use any other cars.
Only one track per trackmaker.

21.11. i place links to tracks and pictures in forum and then voting starts. All of you can vote once and voting happened by placing three best tracks for your opinion in order 1. 2. 3. Voting happened in forum by replying this post.

For example:
1.Pu_Valli
2.J_Basring
3.hg_fastlane

You can also give some comments.

Voting end first of december when we know three best tracks of this competition.

Trackname: de_Lete
maker: Ippon²-dede
Description: A good looking small track, enjoy

Download: http://batman.jypoly.fi/~c2214/TrackMak ... 3/dede.zip
Picture: http://batman.jypoly.fi/~c2214/TrackMak ... etebt5.jpg

Trackname: Jan_Seapark
maker: Jan
Description: The first track I've ever seriously made.
Download: http://batman.jypoly.fi/~c2214/TrackMak ... eapark.zip
Picture: http://batman.jypoly.fi/~c2214/TrackMak ... rk.jpg.bmp

trackname: Et_Terthan
maker: [dp] Etmil
description: quite a fast track with several mid-speed corners and a difficult southern area for faster cars.
Download: http://batman.jypoly.fi/~c2214/TrackMak ... erthan.zip
Picture: http://batman.jypoly.fi/~c2214/TrackMak ... review.jpg

Trackname: The Church Boat
Maker: Ron J
Info: Excellent opportunity for sliding smoothly and keeping up the flow.
Download: http://batman.jypoly.fi/~c2214/TrackMak ... h-Boat.zip
Picture: http://batman.jypoly.fi/~c2214/TrackMak ... h-Boat.jpg

trackname: Limp_Rail_Too_Close
Maker: [Flow]Limp-pu
Description: made to slide
Download: http://batman.jypoly.fi/~c2214/TrackMak ... _Close.zip
Picture: http://batman.jypoly.fi/~c2214/TrackMak ... _Close.jpg

trackname: J_Inwoken
Maker: Jarno
Description: Slideful track. Made especially for slider but its great with other cars too.
Download: http://batman.jypoly.fi/~c2214/TrackMak ... nwoken.zip
Picture: http://batman.jypoly.fi/~c2214/TrackMak ... nwoken.JPG

trackname: Fox-Rendlesham
Maker: Kova
Description: -
Download: http://batman.jypoly.fi/~c2214/TrackMak ... lesham.zip
Picture: http://batman.jypoly.fi/~c2214/TrackMak ... lesham.jpg

trackname: Jn_Dundalik
Maker: Janne
Description: -
Download: http://batman.jypoly.fi/~c2214/TrackMak ... ndalik.zip
Picture: http://batman.jypoly.fi/~c2214/TrackMak ... ndalik.jpg

trackname: k-Finlandring
Maker: Keppana
Description: -
Download: http://batman.jypoly.fi/~c2214/TrackMak ... ndring.rar
Picture: http://batman.jypoly.fi/~c2214/TrackMak ... ndring.jpg

trackname: LookOut!-It'sASpiderPig!
Maker: Anddru
Description: -
Download: http://batman.jypoly.fi/~c2214/TrackMak ... derpig.zip
Picture: http://batman.jypoly.fi/~c2214/TrackMak ... derpig.JPG

Thanks all trackmakers for doing some nice tracks. Here they are know, nine hard worked and well thought tracks. Voting progress starts now. Above is instructions how to vote. Remember that you cant vote your own track. And you have to vote 1. 2. 3. to have your votes counted.

We are looking best tracks so all areas are important. Well of course all of you have different weights of things but try to think of all directions when voting.

Etmil · Post by **Etmil** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 7:41 am

Okay, just sent mine, tell me Jarno whether you got it.

Jarno · Post by **Jarno** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:46 am

Remember that deadline is today. So please send your tracks today.

dby · Post by **dby** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:24 pm

Oh, forgot about this...

maybe I'll make one and send to you tonight.

Limp-pu · Post by **Limp-pu** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:13 pm

send mine. 10 mins late though...

Jarno · Post by **Jarno** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:11 am

Tracks are now ready for download and to be rated. Thanks all trackmakers who made lot of work. Good luck. Voting begins!

Tracks are found in first post of topic.

Anddru · Post by **Anddru** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 1:33 pm

1. The Church Boat - Nice grahic! Not so much around the track, but the thins that is, is nice.
2. J_Inwoken - Very nice track too! Nice graph and a great driving line.
3. de_lete - Nice little track, fine graph and so on. And then it lookes a little bit like one of mine tracks, so that's great

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4. Jn_Dundalik - Nice graph here too, and fine to drive. But the 4 best is very even!
5. k-Finlandring - Nice graph on the road, but the things around is a bit ogly, and a boring driving-line.
6. Fox-Rendlesham - Nice track, but some gfx-bugs i don't like.
7. Et_Terthan - Strange start, annoying light map, and not that smooth. And some weird things, like a bridge ending in trees :S :S
8. Jan_Seapark - As a first track it's not that bad. A lot of things could have been better, but keep on the good work!
9. Limp_Rail_Too_Close - I'm so disapointed

Post by **Tijny** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 1:47 pm

1. J_Inwoken
As the description said, this track flows superbly with Slider, and offers nice drivability with the other cars as well. The obstacles on the road near the pitlane are a bit of a clumsy solution, but it's still my #1.

2. The Church Boat
This track combines curvy sections with long straights rather nicely, and makes for a fun drive with any car. The landscape could have used some more work, although those abandoned hairpins are nice.

3. k-Finlandring
Innovative, not too long, and excellent drivability with the sliding cars; probably a bit boring with Anti and Spinner though.

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4. Jn_Dundalik
Another excellent track by Janne, but the competition is a little tougher this time.

This track almost made it to the podium, but it's a bit too curvy for my taste.

5. Et_Terthan
Good-looking track at first sight, but the drivability suffers from a couple of awkward curves. Still, it offers a pretty nice drive with most cars, particularly with AntiSlider. Oh, and the bridge over the track is a bit misplaced.

6. Fox_Rendlesham
Pretty good track with decent drivability. The finishing touch is missing though, as it has a lot of bugs at my zoom level.

7. de_Lete
Good short track, could be nice for wanking and/or rough racing.

8. LookOut!-It'sASpiderPig!
This is obviously a rough track, and serves its purpose as such. Too bad I vote for racing tracks

9. Jan_Seapark
This track is actually pretty fun to drive. It is severely lacking in the looks department though, but that's ok, as it's Jan's first track.

10. Limp_Rail_Too_Close
Not really a racing track. Even though it's quite nice to drive with Slider, its looks are awful. Limp-pu can do much better, as he showed in the last competition.

kovalainen · Post by **kovalainen** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:33 pm

1. J_Inwoken- Looks great, drives great.

2. Church Boat- Very Nice to drive and not over-complicated with tiles

3. Jn_Dundalik- Nice swooping turns and it drives great.

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4. de_Lete- A nice small track. seems like it has a wankabillity factor.

5. k-Finlandring- A nice combination of slow and fast corners.

6. LookOut!-It'sASpiderPig!- A good rough track.

7. Et_Terthan- There are a few questionable corners, and some things which are a bit "odd"(the bridge) other than that its good.

8. Jan_Seapark- Its pretty good track for a first serious attempt.

9. Limp_Rail_Too_Close- It looks quite bad

i was expecting more from limpu, even though its pretty good to drive.

Jarno · Post by **Jarno** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:35 pm

1. The Church Boat
+ Nice drivability trough the whole track
+ Curves are nicely done
- Scenery could be better
- Starting line

2. Jn_Dundalik
+ Well made
+ Good for racing
- Too slow for my taste
- Some unpleasant curves

3. Fox_Rendlesham
+ Nice track profile
+ Good drivability
- Obstacles are too close to road

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Limp_Rail_Too_Close
+ Fast and nice to drive
- Unfinished look

Et_Terthan
+ Very nice scenery
+ Good track profile
- Lightmap makes it hard to drive
- Its faster to finish lap via pit
- Starting line

k-Finlandring
+ Fast track with nice flow
- Too unfinished look
- Starting line

Jan_Seapark
+ Nice flow trough track
+ Fast
- Unfinished look

de_Lete
+ Simple
- Too Simple

LookOut!-It'sASpiderPig!
+ Nice rough first curve
- Other parts of track isnt so good for rough

Post by **dede** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 4:47 pm

Introduction:

Once again I managed to test all tracks with all cars. This time I also checked pat files, and I assigned bonus/malus for each track. Good competition in overall. I expected Jarno's track as winner, but at the end Janne's was better. I still prefer Jarno's though. Congratulations Janne, Jarno, and expecially Etmil (first time on Top3!) who really made a nice track. With some more improvement he could make it to the victory for the next competition. Anddru keeps on sending rough racing tracks, so I'm sorry that I can't effectively compare them to "normal racing" tracks. Keppana can do better than that

. Kovalainen has probably made his best track ever, and Jan his first ever. Good competition again

Ah, I almost forgot: I don't drive with lightmap mode on, so I'm not even considering it as a factor for rating racing tracks.

Final Ranking:

1. Janne: Jn_Dundalik | score [23/25]
2. Jarno: J_Inwoken | score [21/25]
3. [dp] Etmil: Et_Terthan | score [19/25]
4. [Flow]Limp-pu: Limp_Rail_Too_Close | score [17/25]
5. Kova: Fox-Rendlesham | score [14/25]
6. Jan : Jan_Seapark | score [11/25]
6. Ron J: The Church Boat | score [11/25]
8. Anddru: LookOut!-It'sASpiderPig! | score [8/25]
8. Ippon²-dede: de_Lete | score [8/25]
8. Keppana: K-Finlandring | score [8/25]

Details:

Ippon²-dede: de_Lete | score [8/25]
EasySlider | score [2/5] | Drivable, but last part is too hard.
Slider | score [2/5] | Drivable, but last part is too hard.
Speeder | score [2/5] | Drivable, but last part is too hard.
AntiSlider | score [2/5] | Good, but it requires some braking skills in a couple of curves. Easy to crash.
Spinner | score [2/5] | Drivable, but last part is too hard.
Last chicane looks a bit chaotic in racing situations. Easy to crash. (Bonus: -2)

[dp] Etmil: Et_Terthan | score [19/25]
EasySlider | score [4/5] | Quite weird to drive at first laps, but it's effectively a good track.
Slider | score [5/5] | Very nice track.
Speeder | score [5/5] | Very nice to drive. But quite hard too

AntiSlider | score [4/5] | Fast nice track. In some curve it's quite easy to crash though.
Spinner | score [5/5] | Very nice to drive.
I'd suggest to add a better landscape (lol that bridge). Weird starting direction. Major bugs in the pat file. (Bonus: -4)

Kova: Fox-Rendlesham | score [14/25]
EasySlider | score [4/5] | Nice to drive, some obstacles are too close to the road.
Slider | score [4/5] | Nice to drive, some obstacles are too close to the road.
Speeder | score [4/5] | Could've been a 5, but some curves aren't that nice (you gotta drive them by sliding very much).
AntiSlider | score [3/5] | This fat car requires a bit more of distance between track and obstables. Otherwise, good track.
Spinner | score [2/5] | Good, but obstacles area definitively too close to the track.
Maybe a longer finishline would've been better. Major bugs in the pat file. (Bonus: -3)

Jan : Jan_Seapark | score [11/25]
EasySlider | score [3/5] | Good.
Slider | score [2/5] | Drivable, but I didn't like it.
Speeder | score [4/5] | Much better than with other cars.
AntiSlider | score [2/5] | Quite boring.
Spinner | score [2/5] | Quite boring.
Those yellow stripes don't look that good. Track width is variable. Remembers me VPA style. Good for being Jan's first track (wanna see my first track ever?

:D). Medium bugs in the pat file. (Bonus: -2)

Janne: Jn_Dundalik | score [23/25]
EasySlider | score [4/5] | Great track, but curves are very close to each others, so this could be bad for racing situations.
Slider | score [3/5] | Driving Slider in such a slow track is boring.
Speeder | score [5/5] | Thanks to Speeder's acceleration the slow part doesn't feel that slow and boring. Excellent track.
AntiSlider | score [5/5] | Nice to drive, but in racing situations overtaking could be hard.
Spinner | score [5/5] | Perfect.
Good landscape, very nice details. (Bonus: +1)

Jarno: J_Inwoken | score [21/25]
EasySlider | score [5/5] | Nice fast track, lovely with this car. Crash possibility is very low, resulting in a great racing potential.
Slider | score [5/5] | Nice track. Lovely again. You need to focalize in order not to cut too much (-> you slow down quite a lot).
Speeder | score [4/5] | Nice track, but I don't feel like voting 5 for Speeder. Don't know what's wrong though.
AntiSlider | score [3/5] | That grass in the inner curve means that your car will slide as soon as it hits that. Sand would've been better.
Spinner | score [5/5] | Good, but a bit boring.
Starting grid could've been positioned better, cars don't start from where they are supposed to. (Bonus: -1)

Keppana: K-Finlandring | score [8/25]
EasySlider | score [2/5] | Too many fake curves. Irritating to drive.
Slider | score [1/5] | That last curve before the finishline is just impossible. You can't see it properly before you come there, and you keep on crashing there.
Speeder | score [3/5] | Not that bad with Speeder.
AntiSlider | score [2/5] | 70% of the track is easy and full-gas. Boring.
Spinner | score [2/5] | Boring.
Weird starting direction. One bug in the pat file. (Bonus: -2)

[Flow]Limp-pu: Limp_Rail_Too_Close | score [17/25]
EasySlider | score [3/5] | Nice to drive, but you have to keep your eyes open.
Slider | score [4/5] | Nice to drive, but you can easily crash if you drive to the limits.
Speeder | score [5/5] | Requires some skills, but it's definitively nice.
AntiSlider | score [2/5] | Boring.
Spinner | score [4/5] | Fast, good, but a bit boring too.
Trackname says it all. It's more like a fun track, those external L edges look weird. (Bonus: -1)

Anddru: LookOut!-It'sASpiderPig! | score [8/25]
EasySlider | score [2/5] | Funny to drive, but I wouldn't say that in racing situations.
Slider | score [1/5] | Blah. And I would say that in racing situations too.
Speeder | score [1/5] | 0 would've been better

AntiSlider | score [2/5] | It could be funny in rough racing.
Spinner | score [3/5] | Better with spinner

Etmil · Post by **Etmil** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:12 pm

Jarno wrote: Et_Terthan
+ Very nice scenery
+ Good track profile
- Lightmap makes it hard to drive
- Its faster to finish lap via pit
- Starting line

The pit entry and exit were specifically redesigned in the process and tested accordingly, I don't get how you can drive faster via that route. The turns that lead in and out of the pit are tight enough to slow the driver down. Oh, and if you check the startline, it is on a straight, so you can't get a faster time by driving left or right, I agree that it would be an issue if the start/finish checkpoint was on a part of track which is angled, but here, it's exactly where these 2 'bends' connect and it's a short straight. Just to clarify

mikko · Post by **mikko** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:48 pm

1. J_Inwoken
2. Jn_Dundalik
3. de_Lete

The first two are excellent racing tracks, and third is short and simple, which is what I like in it most.

Keppana · Post by **Keppana** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:28 pm

1. J_Inwoken
2. Et_Terthan
3. Jan_Seapark

Jan · Post by **Jan** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:24 pm

1. J_Inwoken
2. Jn_Dundalik
3. Fox-Rendlesham

Janne · Post by **Janne** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:28 am

1. J_Inwoken
2. Et_Terthan
3. Fox-Rendlesham

xzeal · Post by **xzeal** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 11:12 am

Well

1. Et_Terthan - A good speeder track and someone obviously wasted a lot of time polishing it, a few smaller annoyances.
2. k-Finlandring - heheh brilliant :P... could've been better, but worth a top 3
3. J_Inwoken - a rather boring track to tell you the truth, but the best of those boring tracks.

Hengari · Post by **Hengari** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:20 pm

Just short comments, driven with slider.

1. J_Inwoken
- Nice track from J and this time it is not so curvy.
2. Fox-Rendlesham
- Good track and nice profile although the obstacles are a bit close.
3. Et_Terthan
- Fast spaced track and nice for slider.
4. Limp_Rail_Too_Close
- Fast and full of flow.
5. Jn_Dundalik
- Curvy. Too curvy.
6. Jan_Seapark
- A bit wide for a racing track but good driving.
7. The Church Boat:
- Nice idea and also the track profile is twisty but it might not be so good for racing.
8. K-Finlandring
- Excellent idea but the track profile could be better.
9. de_lete
- Short and simple, for short tempered wankers.
10. LookOut!-It'sASpiderPig!
- Nice name but the track isn't on the same level.

dby · Post by **dby** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:42 am

1. k-Finlandring
Great idea and fun track, a bit ugly tho.

2. Jn_Dundalik
Beautiful track, like a work of art. Could be more varied, feels a bit repetitive.

3. J_Inwoken
Nice work and nice track, but it doesn't stand out much, except for the weird inner curve grass... I like that

Almost made it: LookOut!-It'sASpiderPig!
Seems like a really fun rough track.

Good effort everyone! Too bad I didn't finish my track before the deadline.

Ivan Drago · Post by **Ivan Drago** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:36 am

1. Et_Terthan
2. Teh Church Boat
3. k_Finlandring

Jarno · Post by **Jarno** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 10:55 am

Results:

Winner: J_Inwoken

Second place : Jn_Dundalik

Third place: The Church Boat

Didnt make top three:
Et_Terthan
K-Finlandring
Fox-Rendlesham
de_lete
Jan_Seapark
Limp_Rail_Too_Close
LookOut!-It'sASpiderPig!

Thanks for all trackmakers. It was great competition and this time podium was solved by positions because points was equal. Now we know tracks which compete for best track of 2007 title. Voting begins First of january.

About next year: There will be 3-4 track making competitions next year. There are now different competitions for different tracks. But more of that next year.

Etmil · Post by **Etmil** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:40 pm

Are they already in descending order [the rest of the tracks I mean]? So.. like Finlandring was 5th and de_Lete 7th.. or are they in random order?

Jarno · Post by **Jarno** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:37 pm

Etmil wrote:Are they already in descending order [the rest of the tracks I mean]? So.. like Finlandring was 5th and de_Lete 7th.. or are they in random order?

Descending order