cheating the ZONE

[superpj1]

my friend who is in the top ten on leader boards uses only Air Brakes to move up to zone 100. It's pretty weird since I am not used to them and I have seen him play.

ONLY AIRBRAKES TO ZONE 100 ?

[Connavar]

I agree with you there as my friend who is in the top ten on leader boards uses only Air Brakes to move up to zone 100.

Its pretty weird since I am not used to them and I have seen him play.

But your friend has more than 59 perfect zones (I don't know his PSN id),
so it seems to contradict Wellington86 reasoning...

However I agree that the 94-15 score is probably valid.
I'll try an airbraker later, I'm pretty sure I had done the first 20 zones perfect
when I got the trophy.

[H3avyM3tal]

How long has that 1006 zones score been sitting there?

[andybob35]

About 2 days, some cheating toe-rag who's found a glitch. Seems a waste of time going for a zone record on Anuaphla pass (still need zone zeus).

Sort it out Sony Liverpool!

[IH8YOU]

How long has that 1006 zones score been sitting there?

Almost 2 weeks now.

[H3avyM3tal]

Well, since it is a cheat, it doesn't take out the fan in making a record. If it was a number closer to the real no.1, or 50 more with the same record it would be a preblem. I'm sure SL is working on it though!

[TheFrostE]

just pretend its not there... as in no .2= no.1

[yeldar2097]

isn't no.2 dodgy as well? i think it is but i can't remeber... i think it is
*ponders awhile*

edit: ignore me, i'm a fool

[ProblemSolver]

Assume that things look good.

ps: Don't ask. Thx.

[Darkdrium777]

I saw that 1006 Zone score as well, weird. I wonder how they do it. :O

[Cerium]

Indeed. As soon as it's fixed, I'd appreciate it if someone explained how it's done... I'm really curious.

[Connavar]

Oh man!! ProblemSolver managed to score more points than the cheater xtianoPL!!!
He's really the king of the zone. 118/88 is incredible...

[ProblemSolver]

Thanx mate! I'm close to my final destination; 120+ zones and 100+ perfect zones.


About the cheaters.

I don't consider xtianPL and Assphalt as cheaters, because they clearly showed
me that this was not their indention. Only those people who gain a real profit
from using the glitch are cheaters, esp. those who simple "run" the 75 zones
to get the Zeus trophy. I know people who have spent 50+ hours into ZONE
just to get the Zeus trophy.

And honestly, I don't think that being at No. 1 or 3 on the leaderboard of
ANULPHA PASS ZONE, by using the glitch, makes you proud of anything.
Quite the contrary is the case, I guess. The way xtianoPL and Assphalt did
it was right, because there was no question about whether they had used a
glitch or not. Assphalt contacted me straight via PSN and xtianoPL registered
at this message-board to tell about. The worst case would have been if they
had arranged all the things such that one cannot spot the glitch or if they had
gave away the glitch to the public. They didn't.

[Connavar]

Yeah, I agree 100%, in fact I wanted to use another term than "cheater"
to name him, but didn't find any... maybe glitcher?

[H3avyM3tal]

ProblemSolver, what do you think the limit is on how far you can get in da Zone?

[Darkdrium777]

The infinity, and beyond!

[XtianoPL]

the cheater xtianoPL!!!

I'm not cheater. It was accident. I want to as soon as possible, resolve this problem because i'm a big fan of WipEout.

[ProblemSolver]

@XtianoPL: Connavar already retracted his words about the cheaters.

@H3avyM3tal: The absolute limit lays between zone 120 and 130. Two problems
arise; First, running 120 zone would imply to be up for 20 minutes, which is
already beyond anything in ZONE, it drains too much energy, your brain starts
to black out now and then in a discontinuous fashion.
Secondly, another problem comes from the game engine itself. The ZONE craft
starts to airborne a lot on zone 115+. Problem is, the ZONE craft isn't really built
for zone 120+ (1800km/h). A second problem is the wall collision code. One will
experience rather odd types of collision which distracts for a good portion if they
occur.

Under the current circumstances I might be able to do a 125 at its maximum.
I'm also considering to finish the hunt on higher zones on AP upon reaching zone
120+, because ... hmm how should I say ... there has to be a limit, even for me.
A slight improvement might be possible if we could map the pitch to the right
analog stick, because it is impossible to precisely control the pitch using the left
analog stick (steering) or the motion part of the controller at very high speeds.

[rdmx]

The infinity, and beyond!

Minor nitpick, it's 'To infinity, and beyond!'

[Darkdrium777]

True