Track making competition 2009 - Racing tracks

Keppana · Post by **Keppana** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:53 pm

Racing tracks competition:
* Player nominates his racing track from tracks database. Only one track per trackmaker.
* Track must be released in 1.1. - 20.3.2009
* Track can also be "new/unreleased". Don't send tracks to me, just upload it on a deadline day 20.3. and then nominate.
* Track should not be over 1mb big.
* Track should be drivable with default cars. We are using default cars in a TMC cup later.
* Player can't vote his own track. All players is able to vote, not just track makers.

Timeline:
* 20.3. This is the last day to nominate your track or to send your new track.
* 21.3. I'll put picutres and tracks here. Afternoon at 20:00 CET (19:00 Portugal/GMT/UK, 20:00 Germany/Italy.., 21:00 Finland..) we will have a preview cup on Community Server. It is strongly recommended to join in this cup. After this cup voting can begin.
* 31.3. Voting end.
* 1.4. Results.

Player voting example:
1. Pu_Valli
2. J_Basring
3. hg_fastlane

Scoring:
1. 5 points
2. 3 points
3. 1 point

You can also give some comments

Scud · Post by **Scud** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:09 pm

Nice, i was waiting for this to happen. Maybe now im not the only one who makes tracks

Keppana · Post by **Keppana** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:16 pm

Scud wrote:Nice, i was waiting for this to happen. Maybe now im not the only one who makes tracks

As a fact you are not the only one

I guess track makers are hiding some tracks on their computers just waiting something to happend. This is now more fair, track can be used on any cup and used also on this competition, and why not to release just a new track.

Rendy Andrian · Post by **Rendy Andrian** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:46 am

Yes! Second chance!

- What do you mean by the uploading tracks? Is it uploading it to the website?

- And is the track maker from the track that competed must go to the server cup? Because I can't do that...

Keppana · Post by **Keppana** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:23 am

Rendy Andrian wrote:- What do you mean by the uploading tracks? Is it uploading it to the website?

Exactly. Just upload your track to Tracks and nominate it for the competition in this thread.

Rendy Andrian wrote:- And is the track maker from the track that competed must go to the server cup? Because I can't do that...

What do you mean? When you have uploaded and nominated track it will be taken to competition and cup. No other movements required, but recommended to join the preview cup to play track with other players..

Scud · Post by **Scud** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 3:54 pm

Uploaded my track nominee in tracks section (Sc_Clarityre)

iBlaze² · Post by **iBlaze²** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:14 pm

I have just finished my track for this competition.

iB_Rainy_Forest

I think it drives quite nicely and I've managed to get a nice 'wet track' look with the lightmap

I'll keep it under wraps until nearer the deadline though

Also - 21/3 is a saturday night, so I doubt I'll be able to make that. I'm not sure how active TS is on a saturday night, but wouldn't it be a better idea to hold the cup on the sunday night (22/3) instead, when lots of people are around? Just a suggestion

Keppana · Post by **Keppana** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:59 am

iBlaze² wrote:wouldn't it be a better idea to hold the cup on the sunday night (22/3) instead, when lots of people are around? Just a suggestion

Sunday it's usually reserved for cups. Quick check and seems like there is not cup fot that sunday, same to me if it's held on sunday.

Rendy Andrian · Post by **Rendy Andrian** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:36 am

Track uploaded...

Keppana · Post by **Keppana** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 5:25 pm

Finished my track, I'm about to upload it on deadline day. Just to remind, you have one week time remaining.

Scud · Post by **Scud** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 5:30 pm

iBlaze wrote:I think it drives quite nicely and I've managed to get a nice 'wet track' look with the lightmap

For players who are going to rate these tracks, before you join in "trackmaking server" please turn all your graphic settings on... or you can miss something which can effect on your ratings (light maps for example).

Post by **dede** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 5:52 pm

Scud wrote:For players who are going to rate these tracks, before you join in "trackmaking server" please turn all your graphic settings on... or you can miss something which can effect on your ratings (light maps for example).

Just to let you know, I won't take lightmap in consideration, because I think it's annoying and totally useless. Normally I'm also not rating basing on how the track looks but only basing on how it feels while driving it.
So if you made awesome lightmap but your track is poor at racing, I won't give you any extra points for that

Scud · Post by **Scud** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:27 pm

dede wrote:I won't take lightmap in consideration, because I think it's annoying and totally useless

I think thats not right way to rate... So if i do track without landscape, only track and obstacles it is good enough? I think good look adds some feeling in races and it should be rated. Or is this competition about who makes most wankable track?

Post by **dede** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 7:04 pm

Scud wrote:I think thats not right way to rate... So if i do track without landscape, only track and obstacles it is good enough? I think good look adds some feeling in races and it should be rated. Or is this competition about who makes most wankable track?

Well, I didn't mention landscape. I was talking about lightmap, which makes tracks really annoying at times. I play with lightmap off, so I won't take that into consideration.
Landscape is obviously important, but not as important as the drivability (I prefer a track with ok landscape and nice drivability instead of a nice looking track and bad drivability).

Etmil · Post by **Etmil** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 7:16 pm

I have just finished my entry for the competition. I proudly announce Et_Halstead (by Etmil) for this competition. Link: http://www.turbosliders.com/view_track.php?id=657

iBlaze² · Post by **iBlaze²** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:17 pm

Ok, my track is now up as well. iB_Rainy_Forest

http://www.turbosliders.com/view_track.php?id=658

fixxxer · Post by **fixxxer** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:08 pm

Well... One track is made, but:

1) don't know if it brakes any of the rules for racing tracks (width of the tarmac, objects in turns, etc.);

2) don't know how to use different tiles;

3) don't know how to use different terrains (as in, slow tarmac in the pit);

4) just remembered it was needed a pit until the track was all done (and running low on map space);

5) design-wise it's almost pitiful (see point 3));

Well elegible or not for the competition, it's still Xx_Fuseday (http://www.turbosliders.com/view_track.php?id=661)

Keppana · Post by **Keppana** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:43 am

fixxxer wrote:Well... One track is made, but:

1) don't know if it brakes any of the rules for racing tracks (width of the tarmac, objects in turns, etc.);

2) don't know how to use different tiles;

3) don't know how to use different terrains (as in, slow tarmac in the pit);

4) just remembered it was needed a pit until the track was all done (and running low on map space);

5) design-wise it's almost pitiful (see point 3));

Well elegible or not for the competition, it's still Xx_Fuseday (http://www.turbosliders.com/view_track.php?id=661)

1. No it doesn't brake rules, no objects on the road and objects inside the curves is not on the road.

2 & 3 There is several turorials in tracks area how to use special tiles and terrains. You can take look for example on some TSB and TSE track and see how the terrains has been modified.

Nothing wrong on your track, tested it and it's acceptable

Keppana · Post by **Keppana** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:18 pm

Keppana - k-Futurebahn

Here is my futuristic racing track. It's mixing half of normal track, half of sharp-edged curves, and it includes the spectator friendly "circle bowl" area.

Will the future racing tracks look like this, when today's modern tracks comes to the end of the road? Will there be mixing with oval curves or sharp-edged hairpin curves? Will the color of the track tarmac be different to default gray? Will the tracks grow backwards to old style Monza or Nordschleife? Only time will tell.

http://www.turbosliders.com/view_track.php?id=662

Post by **dede** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:03 pm

Looks like I won't manage to create a new track for this competition, but I'd like to take part with my only track released this year:

http://www.turbosliders.com/view_track.php?id=625

I hope to have better quality tracks for future competitions

kovalainen · Post by **kovalainen** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 1:27 am

Fox-Highway-55 is my entry you can get it from
Here

Rendy Andrian · Post by **Rendy Andrian** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 6:46 am

My Entry: Re_Big Billow
Link: http://turbosliders.com/view_track.php? ... ffset=-420

Keppana · Post by **Keppana** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 1:08 pm

Reminder: Today is deadline to add your track for this compo, be quick!

Keppana · Post by **Keppana** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:59 am

Tracks is now locked.

Today @ 20:00 CET (19:00 Portugal/GMT/UK, 20:00 Germany/Italy.., 21:00 Finland..) >>>> Preview cup on Community Server.

Scud · Post by **Scud** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 5:06 pm

Too bad that names like Janne, Punatiainen & JazzyClub didnt participate...

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