FG: NASCAR VIII: NFS Underground II Edition

[Spaced Cowboy]

Yeah, probably need to think through that more.

If you (2) are traveling east sp5 MMMMM and you hit (only three possible wall angles):

2*\ 
**|

You would end up

**\ 
*2|

With a resulting speed of three (-2 penalty) and heading SE, you might hit the wall again next turn.  Slowing you down even more.

We'll call this one the "good" hit.

For the straight on collision same start, different wall.

2*| 
**|

I'm changing this to a -3 penalty.  You will end up.

*2|
**|

facing SE (so your going to slap the wall again next turn, but it will be a good hit and only cost you 2).

Now the last "bad" Scenario, this will be a -4 penalty

2*/
**|

you really should bounce in the opposite direction (all examples assume the correct path is southerly).

You again end up

*2/
**|

but your end speed is 1. You hit the wall again next turn.

What I'm looking to see is the "good" bounce used like this.

**2**|
*****|
*****|
*****|
*****|

Sp 6 heading SE orders 6M, you'll end up:

*****|
*****|
*****|
*****|
****2|

headed south with speed 4, more easily done with a turn and a brake, but some strat involved. You'll have to know when and where to use the wall. If I see abuse, I'll make the penalties more severe.

Interesting that most folks are choosing the same mod..hmmm, did I overpower one?

[Spaced Cowboy]

As an added note, if anyone followed the above, Walls were added to help counter the overpowering effect of one of the mods.....which again is quite popular.

[Sparrowhawk]

So everyone is in now?

[Spaced Cowboy]

yes, update in the am, running two games

[Spaced Cowboy]

Turn 1: "The flag be green!"

Well, the cat is out of the bag, everybody took the same option to their car. I'll consider rebalancing that if we keep the concept. I was afraid that everyone was going to take the turbo..hmmmm.

Apparently the young Padawans do not understand the power of the swaybar. We have two accidents on the start. Rah slams into Jonny (Rah lost the toss), and Sparrowhawk slams into the back of GJRamsey (Sparrow lost the toss).

I suspect that Kassi will now take the early lead.

Keep in mind that there are 5 hidden oil slicks and numerous hidden sand bags all over this track.

|*********|        /----\                  /------\
      |*********|       /******\                /********\
      |*********|      /********\              /**********\
      |*********|     /***ooo****\            /***oooooo***\
      |****25***|    /***ooooo****|          /***oo/---\o***\
      |***3*46**|  -/****/---\****|         |***oo/     \o***\
       \********o\/o****/    /***/          |o****|      |***|
        \*******ooo****/    /***/     /---\  \o***|      |^^^|
         \************/    /***/     /*****\  \o***\     |...|
          \**********/    /***/      |******\  \o***|    |...|
     /-------------------/***/       |***o***\ |o***/    |...|
    /***********************/        |***|***| /o**/     |^^^|
   |***********************/         |***|***|/***/      /***|
   |***oo*****************/          |***|***|***|      /o***|---\
   |**oo-----------------------------------------------/oo***/****\
   |***oo*****************>.....>***********>.....>*********/***o**\
    \*********************>......>***********>.....>*******/***/***/
     \----------------------------------------------------/***/***/
       Sand Bag Alley  /---\   /---\ |***|***|***|       /***/***/
                      /*****\ /*****\|***|***|***o\-----/o**/***/
                     |*******|*******|***|\***\***ooooooo**/***/
                     |***o***|***o***|***| \***\**********/***/
      --------------/****|***|***|***|***|  \***\********/***/
      F******************|***o***|***o***|   \***\------/***/
      F*****************/|******/|******/     \************/
      F****************/  \****/  \****/       \**********/
      ----------------/    \--/    \--/         \--------/

 
Car Number
 
Player Name
 
Speed
 
Wild cards
 
Direction
 
Orders


 
2
 
Rah
 
3
 
4
 
SE
 
AMMLMM


 
3
 
Kassiopeia
 
5
 
4
 
S
 
 A(5M)


 
4
 
Jonny
 
3
 
4
 
SE
 
A(m4)L


 
5
 
Sparrowhawk
 
3
 
4
 
SE
 
A(M4)L


 
6
 
gjramsey
 
3
 
4
 
S
 
AMMMMM

[Sparrowhawk]

I think most of the wildcards are used for turns, so it stands to reason that we would all take swaybars as they reduce the number of wildcards you need for turning.

I had already planned out my orders up to the sandbag alley, I guess I should change them now?

Sent!

/me

[rah]

I have never won a toss
and I assume that we can't slip after the accident?

[Sparrowhawk]

Nope, I checked for the same reason (though gjramsey is going a different direction then I am, so it didn't matter for me anyway).

c. Slipstream - If you start a turn directly behind another player (must both be moving in the same direction.) You can call a "S" command at the beginning of your turn, and it will act as a free "A". (this can not be used if your placement was due to a crash)

Bolding added for emphasis

[gjramsey]

I think this might be my first coin-toss win!

sent

[rah]

Hmmm, I guess I wrote that rule.

[Kassiopeia]

It's a frigging STRAIGHT LINE, how could you possibly collide into each other like that.

[Kassiopeia]

Sent.

[Sparrowhawk]

I think you are about to find out

[Jonny]

Sent.

[Spaced Cowboy]

Turn 2: "Get your hands off of my trunk."

Looks like all orders are in, so I'll do another turn today.

Another "special" moment as Jonny and Sparrowhawk lock bumpers and Sparrowhawk wins the toss (that is three tails in a row if anyone is counting).

There is still a tight bunch as the racers enter the turn.

On a lesser note, I added a M to the end of Kassi's orders, not sure what he was thinking....straight lines perhaps?

      |*********|        /----\                  /------\
      |*********|       /******\                /********\
      |*********|      /********\              /**********\
      |*********|     /***ooo****\            /***oooooo***\
      |*********|    /***ooooo****|          /***oo/---\o***\
      |*********|  -/****/---\****|         |***oo/     \o***\
       \********o\/o****/    /***/          |o****|      |***|
        \******2ooo****/    /***/     /---\  \o***|      |^^^|
         \*****456****/    /***/     /*****\  \o***\     |...|
          \***3******/    /***/      |******\  \o***|    |...|
     /-------------------/***/       |***o***\ |o***/    |...|
    /***********************/        |***|***| /o**/     |^^^|
   |***********************/         |***|***|/***/      /***|
   |***oo*****************/          |***|***|***|      /o***|---\
   |**oo-----------------------------------------------/oo***/****\
   |***oo*****************>.....>***********>.....>*********/***o**\
    \*********************>......>***********>.....>*******/***/***/
     \----------------------------------------------------/***/***/
       Sand Bag Alley  /---\   /---\ |***|***|***|       /***/***/
                      /*****\ /*****\|***|***|***o\-----/o**/***/
                     |*******|*******|***|\***\***ooooooo**/***/
                     |***o***|***o***|***| \***\**********/***/
      --------------/****|***|***|***|***|  \***\********/***/
      F******************|***o***|***o***|   \***\------/***/
      F*****************/|******/|******/     \************/
      F****************/  \****/  \****/       \**********/
      ----------------/    \--/    \--/         \--------/

 
Car Number
 
Player Name
 
Speed
 
Wild cards
 
Direction
 
Orders


 
2
 
Rah
 
4
 
4
 
E
 
A(M3)L


 
3
 
Kassiopeia
 
6
 
4
 
E
 
 AMMLML


 
4
 
Jonny
 
2
 
4
 
E
 
A(m3)L


 
5
 
Sparrowhawk
 
2
 
4
 
SE
 
A(M4)


 
6
 
gjramsey
 
4
 
4
 
E
 
AL(M2)L