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I followed the last two SA racing series with great interest, and I would like to join, but Automation is not a cheap game and I don't see myself playing it outside of these challenges.
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Due to some unforeseen things coming up in reality, the start of SASC-90 will be delayed until after this weekend.Dance Officer posted:I followed the last two SA racing series with great interest, and I would like to join, but Automation is not a cheap game and I don't see myself playing it outside of these challenges. I'm glad you enjoy them 
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Dance Officer posted:I followed the last two SA racing series with great interest, and I would like to join, but Automation is not a cheap game and I don't see myself playing it outside of these challenges. Same here - only reason I bought the game. Love just fiddling with the game before, during, and after the seasons start. @MrChips - is it too late to submit Prototype chassis entries?
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extreme_accordion posted:Same here - only reason I bought the game. Love just fiddling with the game before, during, and after the seasons start. If you can get it to me by tomorrow morning, I should be able to have a look at it!
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We're up and running, lads and ladies.
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New dev update, talking about the current UE4 version, and the upcoming release, which they figure will be out in a couple months, give or take: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwBc6ghWgYM Meanwhile, SASC-90 is rolling along with aplomb; we have a total of 26 entries across the field (from 10 players), and there's always more space for more if anyone is still on the fence. If you're new to my Automation challenges and are a little imtimidated by all the numbers and whatnot, well, I have a couple of options available for you! First, my entries from last time are available to anyone who wants to take them and tweak them to work with this challenge's ruleset; all three entries (Group A and C, and a Group B entry that didn't run) were very strong, and with a little work could be competitive in thsi challenge. The second option is to enter into the Prototype class; this is easier in some ways than running a customer car, but also harder, in that you need to scratch-build an engine, as well as work within the tighter confines of whichever chassis option you desire. There is still 10 days (and five test sessions) remaining before SASC-90's submission deadline, so don't put it off any longer than you have to...come play today! MrChips fucked around with this message at 04:02 on Sep 20, 2017 |
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Sep 20, 2017 04:00
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I'll be entering something but I have no real time to do a decent suspension tune and will not be doing any revisions or race strategy. If anyone is more interested in those parts of the challenge, post here or drop me a PM and I'm sure we can work something out E: wrong thread simplefish fucked around with this message at 06:07 on Sep 20, 2017 |
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Sep 20, 2017 05:35
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Oh hey, there's a thread here too. ... I have to admit I'm not sure how interesting I'm finding the rest of the game but I'm having a hoot tweaking cars for the SASC GT thing. Am I the necbkeardiest of neckbeards?
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mekilljoydammit posted:Oh hey, there's a thread here too. Once the rest of the game gets fleshed out some, I think it could be really quite good...I mean, I'm pretty interested to see if I can go dominate the world of sports cars in tycoon mode as much as anyone, I suspect.
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MrChips posted:Once the rest of the game gets fleshed out some, I think it could be really quite good...I mean, I'm pretty interested to see if I can go dominate the world of sports cars in tycoon mode as much as anyone, I suspect. I just kept looking up things and coming across dev responses of "we're not making a racing game, that won't ever be implemented" and like, ugh, fine.
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I'm just here making garbage 70s ' ' 'economy' ' ' cars, because i lust to inflict Chevettes and Aspens and Pintos on the world
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I'll have to mess with things to figure out how to do it even ignoring various tools but the SASC challenge is inspiring me. I kinda want to try to set up something late-60s-Trans-Am-ey. Not exactly Trans Am, but sorta like, and I'm spitballing here... big GT class you get either 5L pushrod or 3L (D)OHC, small GT class you get up to, I dunno, 2L with 2V or 1.6L with 4V, and a Can Am class where it's run whatcha brung. Maybe emphasizing more towards 2 hour races instead of longer ones to deal with the reliability. No fuel burn rules because it's the 60s, but obviously burning less will mean fewer pit stops... The twist I'm not quite sure how to do (I mean I have ideas but I need to do math and poke around at that part of the game) is that you have to base the racing versions of the GT cars off of the same chassis/engine as a sellable production car and you'd have limited resources. So like, if you were basing around an econobox that sold like hotcakes and made your OEM a lot of bank, you'd be able to stomach pushing things harder and occasionally blowing up expensive race versions of the engines because you have more of a resource pool, while something closer to suited for purpose wouldn't sell as well, but would probably be fast with less money and less tuning to destruction. Just thinking at this point.
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New dev update! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNNaDzPFnYc Talking about mod tools and the new fixture system (which looks really neat).
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Just messing around right now, but the new Automation is real pretty:
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My latest creation with the latest beta. Think of it as a competitor to the Ferrari 575M Maranello    
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This sounds like a weird nitpick, but are they ever going to get rid of the idea that 5V/cyl was anything other than a dead-end? 
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mekilljoydammit posted:This sounds like a weird nitpick, but are they ever going to get rid of the idea that 5V/cyl was anything other than a dead-end? It already is a dead end in the game - five-valve heads do not have the ability to run VVL once it arrives chronologically, which is a huge disadvantage in a lot of ways.
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This kind of slipped me by, but a new Dev Update came out earlier this week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FELi0Y8UxFo Topics include the rebalancing and changes being made to the car designer, so that the AI can actually build cars for the upcoming campaign mode. Also, the SASC-90 Challenge is now heading into the final two weeks, with some of the class battles looking to heat up dramatically. Come watch how it plays out! Finally, if you have ideas for a future Automation challenge, let me know in this quick survay.
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I would like Sears Point Raceway for the SASC-91 season. It's a very technical course but still very fast. It's 2.52 miles long and has a 160 foot difference between its highest and lowest points. This is the course in it's Full Course configuration, the only one available in 1991. (Which means no Chute, Bus Stop, or turns 7a and 11 a.) Chip Robinson describes the track a bit more here.
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Got my Group B entry from SASC90 mostly translated over to UE4 for the SASC91 challenge (well, I'm making assumptions about rules but nevermind that) but... argh, not being able to pile on downforce is annoying me, given how much I used it. Lap times on ATT are back up in the 2:01 range; might have to do something completely different.
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I'm a bit wary of putting too much effort into translation – especially when it comes to the fine tuning. Looking at patch history, things have changed a lot between patches in the UE4 version. Still having a go at it myself, of course!
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I'm just at the stage of trying things to figure out how the UE4 driving model responds. Translating my Group B car over is kind of a ... "well this worked there, what about here?" thing. Trying an interpretation as one possible starting point, you know? The suspension is completely different tuning-wise but honestly it makes more sense to me what works now than what did before. Waiting to hear how the "small displacement engines get a boost" thing works and how fuel consumption is calculated now before I even pretend I've finalized anything, of course.
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I've figured out the new fuel burn calculation; turns out it was easier than I thought in that the percentage shown in-game is just the thermal efficiency of the engine, straight-up. I will be updating the fuel burn calculators to reflect this sometime this evening. E: I've had a few minutes to update the tool, here's the link! MrChips fucked around with this message at 00:02 on Nov 21, 2017 |
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Nov 20, 2017 23:45
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New Dev Update! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9e_qMS0TVw
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Getting a bit impatient for the next big update. It feels sort of wrong to actually play the game as is when something Huge is right around the corner...
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Pursesnatcher posted:Getting a bit impatient for the next big update. It feels sort of wrong to actually play the game as is when something Huge is right around the corner... I think we're all getting some ants in our pants about the next update, but I am confident that they will deliver what they promise, even if it might take a while. In the meantime, let's post what we've been playing around with in the meantime (click for original sized images):    
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Weighing in at 2,4 tons, this ultra-luxury 1956 baby, with a 13685cc V12, handmade interior, and top of the line safety and entertainment systems, pulls 920 hp at the 5400 rpm mark (which just happens to be the redline before the conrods start failing). It's able to finish the Automation test track in a mere 3:13, and gets up to 108 in the Hyper market segment. I've named it the Cubanero Floater, and I'd totally buy one if I could. Then there are the more... "reasonable" experiments.   
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New Dev Update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JvRxht6MWU Lots of changes coming in the car designer - things are moving along fairly well though on the next update, the devs figure it will be something like Christmas or the new year when we see it.
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MrChips - that's the base model of the VH in GrandpasBronzedBooties. We'd like to see the full R spec model in OrangeYouGoingtoArrestMeOfficer for all future sneak peak marketing attempts.
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New Dev Update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDGmag2nBRQ
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I'd hardly call that a "little" dev update!  Also, Automation is 15% off in the Steam Holiday Sale - this is the biggest discount you will see all year long on the game, most likely.
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Is anyone else getting $NaN for their material costs in the car designer? Edit: It seems to be when you choose no entertainment option Danny Glands fucked around with this message at 02:22 on Dec 24, 2017 |
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Dec 24, 2017 01:55
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Good news mid-engine race car fans, your favourite body has been ported over to UE4:
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What do you use for the pop-up headlights?
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Yay! Although the one I was working with wasn't bad. Now I just need wings and for them to do things...
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Danny Glands posted:What do you use for the pop-up headlights? Here's your mod in the Steam Workshop.
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One thing this game is missing is wood paneling.
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Why stop at paneling? Wood chassis! Just like a Morgan.
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Danny Glands posted:One thing this game is missing is wood paneling. Funny you mention it, they're talking about exactly that on the Discord right now...
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