2048 Weekly speed lap challenge

[kaori]

Welcome to you, PS Vita players.

Each week, I'll purpose you a speed lap challenge, one track, one ship, one speed class.
Do the best run and if you can, send it with "Near" app for more fun sharing our ghosts.
The challenges start sunday or monday, when I announce it here or on Twitter (http://twitter.com/kaori_714). They end each sunday at 23.59 GMT.

Challenge 56 : Week 17 / 22nd-28th April, Subway, A Class, Qirex Prototype
01. 40.34 terakihi


Good luck, have fun

__________________________________________________ ___________________________
Closed last challenge
Challenge 55 : Week 15-16 / 8th-21st April, Sol, B Class, AG-Systems Combat
01. 38.28 kaori
02. 38.46 leungbok
03. 38.84 ScottishN3ko
04. 39.35 terakihi
05. 39.54 MENGKESHI

Older challenges : Hall of Fame (http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/showthread.php?8742-2048-Speed-Lap-Challenge-Hall-of-Fame&p=214090#post214090)

[Olivario]

Nice idea, shame that Near doesn't seem to work for me :blarg

[kaori]

Take a look here : http://manuals.playstation.net/document/es/psvita/near/index.html

ID PSN and location doesn't be hidden.

[Olivario]

Thanks, I'll take a look later.

[kaori]

Challenge 1 : Rockway Stadium, class A, AG-Systems prototype

[Colonel]

Near doesn't seem to work for me either. I've tried it a number of times but it can't obtain my location. I've followed the tips on a couple of Vita forum threads but no joy.

If people can't get Near working is a photo okay Kaori?

EDIT: Got Near working, woo! Even so some people may not be able to I guess, can they upload photos instead?

[kaori]

Yes photos are okay, the main target is to play together. Near can add the possibility to see and challenge the ghosts, use it if you can, but all players are welcome ;)

[amplificated]

Near is handy, but it would only work for everyone in this thread if we were friends via the psn wouldn't it?

[kaori]

Friends or neighbours :g
I have some empty slots in my friend list, I'll add you tonight :)

[DjManiac21]

Nice! Finally a reason to go back to 2048. (Haven't touched it since I finished the campaign, since online sucks big donkey balls...)
So I need to add you guys to see your records right? Cool! My PDN is IwannaTinkle, see you later guys! :D

[kaori]

Just added mate !
I've posted the current times of some players in the first message.

[Colonel]

So I need to add you guys to see your records right? Cool! My PDN is IwannaTinkle, see you later guys! :D

Damnit, I didn't see this and deleted your friend request, sorry. Will add you tonight :+

[Colonel]

My best effort has been a 35.37 earlier in the week. I think it uploaded to Near, not sure though. Had another go via DJManiac's Near challenge, but couldn't get any quicker.

[amplificated]

I got 33.93, but I don't have a working connection to upload to Near :(

Time will be proved to those on my F list when it does appear I guess, though. Could have been faster if I had more time/effort, but I'm happy with breaking 34 for the time being :)

[Temet]

So Kaori, we are waiting for the new track, class and ship! :nod

[kaori]

Challenge 2 / Week 14 2nd-8th april : Empire Climb, A+ class, Auricom Speed
Challenge 3 / Week 15 9th-15th april : C Class

10 contenders for this first challenge, thank you all :

01. 31.82 G-Superpilot (World Record !)
02. 32.39 leungbok
03. 32.91 kaori
04. 33.46 Temet
05. 33.47 porquetevas
06. 33.54 ExpitariuS
07. 33.73 patseven
08. 33.93 amplificated
09. 35.37 Colonel__Gaddafi
10. 36.12 DjManiac21

[amplificated]

Ouch, I haven't unlocked the Auricom speed yet -_-

[kaori]

It's level 41, online play strongly recommended.

[amplificated]

Just a problem for me since I'm travelling still. I think I've gained about 2 levels since finishing the campaign, so I'm still only on 28 and don't have time or access to online to increase my level really. GL to everyone else though!

[DjManiac21]

online play strongly recommended.

Probably the only time you will hear that :D

Good first week guys, fast times, damn! I'm having a hard time finding those BRs in the tracks.

[kaori]

42.87 :dizzy. After 100 laps, seeing blur :pirate

[stin]

Working very hard to get there, think I`m on level 16 since Sunday there and already on 2050 area. Feiser Prototype just unlocked yesterday.

stevie:)

[leungbok]

42.82 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi1dhD7KvVk
sorry for the quality, no tv out on vita !! :bomb

[Colonel]

45.08 :redface:
Uploaded it to Near. At least I think I did, how do you know if it's worked?

[kaori]

If you some PSN friends have received it, it's good.

[Mad-Ice]

42.76 after 140 Laps. I find it a very hard ship to control. You can see my record in your friendlist @ Kaori.

[kaori]

I find it's a very hard time to improve :D

[leungbok]

42.73 . I sent a near challenge, don't know if it worked ! :blarg

[Mad-Ice]

Very Nice Leungbok. Hats off! I will try again when I will find the time. But as Kaori said, it's hard to find that extra tenth or hundreth of a sec.

[kaori]

End of the challenge 2 in 4 hours and 15 minutes.

For the next week, Challenge 3 : 9th-15th April, Unity Square, C Class, Qirex Agility

[leungbok]

44.68 ...near challenge with luck !

[stin]

48.77 respectively

That four secs away from my score!!!!!! :O

stevie:)

[kaori]

I see your challenge leungbok. Take a look at mine Stevie in order to find the better way : 43.97 :D

[leungbok]

43.87 (on near with luck) ^_^

[stin]

Mine is 46.17

But getting there.

stevie:)

[SoA_Booney]

43.58 ;) not sure if it has uploaded to near but i have a picture anyway if needed :) going to have a pop at the previous weekschallenges too to see how i would have faired xD

[Challenger #001]

47.07... I'm still getting used to this game. ^^;

[Colonel]

47.17 for me.

[amplificated]

I had another quick go, 45.53 but couldn't Near it due to lack of wireless.

[gmrtom7]

I managed a 46.60, but I'm definitely thinking that there's room for improvement.

[kaori]

Just a fast post to announce :

Challenge 4 : 16th-22nd April, Altima, A Class, Pir-Hana Combat

[leungbok]

39.91

[SoA_Booney]

39.74 ;) might have another pop sometime :)

[Temet]

You mean 39.74, right?

[SoA_Booney]

haha yeah, my bad (a)

[stin]

42.08! Fook me!, drives like a fookin tank!!!!

stevie:/

[kaori]

40.78 here.

[stin]

So my score is 41.22

l'm on mobile phone while writing this. Due my internet is not working atm. :(

stevie:)

[kaori]

I found 0.24 somewhere :D 40.54 now.

[kaori]

A new challenge for this week ! Fast is fun.

Challenge 5 : 23rd-29th April, Subway, A+ Class, AG-Systems Speed

Very impressive times for the top 3 in challenge 4 with the Pir-Hana combat.
01. 39.55 leungbok
02. 39.72 G-Superpilot
03. 39.74 SoA_Booney
04. 40.44 Asayyeah
05. 40.54 kaori
06. 40.82 porquetevas
07. 41.09 patseven
08. 41.22 stin

[Mu5]

35.22

[stin]

35.07 these bloody walls!!!!!!!!!!!

stevie:)

[MENGKESHI]

Awesome thread, thanks Kaori! :D
35.34 for me atm. Hoping to improve if have time later! :)

[kaori]

34.59 :) I try to go faster

Edit : 34.47 :D

[kaori]

End of challenge 5 with a world record and 7 times in top 20.

01. 33.80 G-Superpilot
02. 34.15 leungbok
03. 34.30 Mad-Ice
04. 34.47 kaori
05. 34.62 maradonna
06. 34.83 Asayyeah
07. 34.93 patseven
08. 34.96 porquetevas
09. 35.07 stin
10. 35.22 Mu5
11. 35.34 MENGKESHI
12. 37.30 ryodu67

Challenge 6 is opened, B Class on Metro Park, with FEISAR Prototype. Enjoy, and take the speed pad ;)

[Mad-Ice]

Too bad, you did not see my record. I made a 34.55 which you can see on the boards. Later on I made a 34.30 which did not upload yet. Can G-Superpilot explain his line and BRs please?

[HunterGreg8]

hi mad-ice :) . I take respectively, right, left (the pin) and right (where the track goes down), then right (portion with a lot of speed pads). I made ​​4 brs , two in the portion where the track goes down, and 2 before the portion with a lot of speed pads. That's all ;)

[stin]

My latest score atm is 43.35

stevie:)

[kaori]

Too bad, you did not see my record. I made a 34.55 which you can see on the boards. Later on I made a 34.30 which did not upload yet. Can G-Superpilot explain his line and BRs please?

Hello, your time is added, I saw your 34.55 but I didn't know if this time was made during the challenge or was older. I did 34.47 thinking I would be ahead you, but it seems not sufficient :pirate . Top 8 ejected :lol

[leungbok]

42.09

[Mad-Ice]

Thanks Kaori for adding my time and sorry to kick you out the top 8. It was a fun week because you kicked me twice out the top 8 too :)

Thanks G for explaining your lines and BRs. If I am not mistaking, I am using the same method! Its strange you are still so much further ahead?

So to be sure: I take the first right turn on the inside to be able to hit 2 speedpads, then hitting another 2 speedpads before taking the left side hairpin. Then the speedpad on the the right before going down and hitting 3 speedpads in the tunnel hitting the next speedpad while sideshifting and BR then BR again. Hitting 3 speedpads and BR when going down into the tight turn to the left, hitting 2 more speedpads and sideshift to the right while BR taking the right side of the track. Hitting the speedpad on the rightside of the track and then all the speedpads on the left. Sideshift on the last speedpad and taking the last turn left with 2 speedpads onto the finish. I also tried and BR from the last bump, but its slower then just taking the turn tight and hitting the 2 speedpads.

[leungbok]

Take the last turn tight... and BR (landing on the 2 last speedpads), it's faster ! ;)

[MENGKESHI]

42.79 is my first offering to get the party started! :)
Edit: MENGKESHI is my PSN, if anyone wants to add me as a friend to share ghosts that would be cool :D

[mangaroo]

Hey guys, also been adding a few people and would love to join in with this, great idea!

Yasir_Said is my PSN, so far 43.49s. Hopefully this isn't cheating but can anyone tell me if a second BR is possible after the narrow bridge shortcut? So far, the only "sneak" BR I can do is near the start with that slight bump...

Anyway awesome thread!

[Asayyeah]

Sorry Mangaroo I didn't know it was you who send me this invite :(
Please feel free to send me another one.
I also have a new friend in my list now : Mengkeshi :)

Back to challenge I am not a master at doing hard BRs so I can't tell you Mangaroo if this one is 'do-able', in my last run I was only doing the 'sneaky' one you mention plus the one at the big drop.

And yes! I agree this an awesome thread, pointing out the unique friendly community feature of 2048, reminds me the good ol'time of the Pure weekly challenge

[leungbok]

Hopefully this isn't cheating but can anyone tell me if a second BR is possible after the narrow bridge shortcut?
Yes ! ;)

[mangaroo]

No worries Asayyeah, will re-add you, thanks!

Oh man, leungbok, was really hoping it wasn't possible as I can't see it ever happening even by accident...I fear it is the little bump just after the narrow bridge as well - which ends up being EVEN narrower at its exist due to that tree! No BR after the triple boost at the end of the lap afaik.

Managed to get the first 'sneak' BR that me and asayyeah were talking about by going in the centre of the track and holding Down just before the bump - was quite pleased with that >)

Definitely agree this is an awesome thing for the community, recommended the thread and challenges to a friend as well, although not sure if he is too shy to post yet, still newly hooked.

[MENGKESHI]

Thanks for adding me on psn guys! It's an honour! :D

That barrel roll before the 3 speed pads is the bit that screws up my laps too. There seems to be a bump in it somewhere that makes it easier if you go from left to right - well that helps me anyway, but the few times I do the roll and hit all the speed pads, I get too excited and screw up the rest of the lap! :twisted

42.46 is my latest, hope to take it down some notches! Congratulations on the great times Leung and Asa! :D

EDIT: I mean before the 4 speedpads!

EDIT: Ooops I think I'm talking about the bump, not after the shortcut... which would be insane! :D

EDIT: I got a friend request which mysteriously vanished when I opened it. Sorry if anyone has added me and not been ignored - it was not intentional! Also can anyone tell me how to upload a ghost to near? Thanks! :D

[mangaroo]

I thought I'd hit it more often as well from going left to right but still only really pull it off when I am right in the middle and have to do it pre-emptively just as I'm about to go over the bump. Still can't pull off the narrow bridge one you masterful bastards, would love to see a video of that after the challenge perhaps? You can save half a second side shifting off the third and fourth speed pads and go over to the left on the shallower part of the ramp. Stick to the side after the easy barrel roll as well...that's about all the tips I've picked up so far.

Managed to drop it to 43.16, still not broken into 42s, must have been some really impressive runs guys.

To get the ghost onto near I think you have to upload it as soon as you are done playing, so to get a new ghost just run a lap, hit the end race button and on the next screen which you usually just tick to return to the menu - on the left side is a button labelled "near".

[leungbok]

Little improvement : 42.02 (near), i hit a wall on the last straight and missed the sub 42 :brickwall

[Asayyeah]

in my last run I was only doing the 'sneaky' one you mention plus the one at the big drop.


Managed to get the first 'sneak' BR that me and asayyeah were talking about by going in the centre of the track and holding Down just before the bump - was quite pleased with that >)

Oups! I just realized we were not talking about the same BR.
The one I found 'sneaky' is the last BR on the straight line before you cross the finish :redface:, after the 3 speed pads. An easy one for pro BRs pilots but to me :blarg

On a side note related to 2048 and internal view : It's always a pleasure and a blast (especially through A+) to race with internal view, one regret tho : few of you guys were mentionning BRs were harder not to do but when landing on the ground to keep your line good : this problem seems to me even worst while racing internal. Before with previous BR-iteration Wipeouts when you get used to the crazy flip screen while BR it was OK, your ship lands where it supposed to. About 2048 it's completely different your ship 'swings' through the air and may land everywhere if you don't manage to get some 'physical point of view' that can you fix your eyes on (like a static point of reference) and then knowing exactly where you gonna land but it's almost impossible here because the whole vita screen is moving! so atm it's just a matter of luck : most of the time i screw my laptime and rarely I am performing like I want.
Let's get another regret from Internal view : the lack of visibility of your 'backward opponents'. And don't tell me the radar location with red points becoming bigger when opponents are closer is a genius idea, especially when you can't remap your buttons ( try to use rear view while racing A+ challenge :D)
I know we are maybe 10% of pilots racing internal view : we are a niche from an already niche game :D but it could be cool to get a driving mirror when you race against friends or AI ( no need for Speed laps)

[leungbok]

but it could be cool to get a driving mirror when you race against friends or AI ( no need for Speed laps)
Next step : i'm sure you'll ask also wipers for passing the river's bank on Altima ! :p

[stin]

42.73!!

More Barrols huh?!, needs to work on that!

stevie:)

[leungbok]

41.86 - near ;)

[MENGKESHI]

Oups! I just realized we were not talking about the same BR.
The one I found 'sneaky' is the last BR on the straight line before you cross the finish :redface:, after the 3 speed pads. An easy one for pro BRs pilots but to me :blarg

For the benefit of slower pilots such as myself and thanks to the extremely helpful ghosts of yourself and leungbok, I found a very easy method to pull off this final barrel roll - Nose down on the second speedpad, nose up on the third and final one - voila you are now flying high in the air!! :D


EDIT: I love racing with internal view too, it's so much more exciting! But much harder to get good racing lines for me! :S

[mangaroo]

Thanks for accepting the friend request Asayyeah, I also sent one to BADTEST who I think is leungbok but I have the feeling you guys are reaching the PSN cap on friends list but worth a try as I usually only have one slower ghost to race against who is familiar.

And thanks for the tip mengkeshi! Actually pulled it off a few times now! nose down on the second, up on the third....can't do both barell rolls in the same run yet...working on it! I was thinking there was a BR off the narrow bridge itself just at the dip of the second speed pad that we nose down on...this way is much better. Edit: literally just managed to pull off that BR i was talking about after the bridge...maybe can do a chain off of it - first things first for me though.

Do you guys air brake for the first barell roll? with that little bump after the big Q sign

Also just realised it is so much quicker to go on the right hand side of the big split, will get a new record for sure..just after community and big bang theory :)

[SoA_Booney]

41.77 ;) a pad or 2 missed though if i remember xD

[mangaroo]

...wow, nice! No comment other than insane.

Managed to drop my own score as promised to 42.81 which is my first top 20 score (16), quite proud! thanks for the tips guys

edit: couldn't resist a few more laps, 42.68

[Mad-Ice]

At Mangaroo: I deleted your friend request because there was not an introduction of who you are! Now I know it's you, so just sent me another so I can add you. Greetz Mad-Ice.

No lap time yet, I have been working in the garden for the whole week. We now have such a Nice terras with picknick table and also a nice grassy field. So everyone is welcome at our place to drink some :)

[MENGKESHI]

42.31, sorry kaori!

[mangaroo]

Thanks Mad-Ice! I've sent another friend request. Barely improved on my previous lap but not giving up yet, anyway not that it is worth mentioning but 42.66 (-0.02 seconds) and I remembered to upload it to near as well.

[Mad-Ice]

You are welcome!

After some Laps I did a 42.04 and chased Badtest ghost. I was in front all the time Untill that undoable BR onto the last straight before the final BR. Big thumbs up Badtest :)

[MENGKESHI]

Amazing times guys! One guys has got 41.36!? Must be a few more barrel rolls in there?

42.22 for me and I think I'm nearing my limit. Tried to upload a couple of ghosts, if anyone can confirm they got there I'd really appreciate it as I get no confirmation and one time the screen froze, thanks! A fun week of speedlap, forgot how much I missed this challenge, thanks for organising it Kaori!! :)

[kaori]

Oh ! I've just got a 42.27 :! Nice time MENGKESHI.
Don't consider the 3 first times, the players who had done them have cheated with a bug.

[MENGKESHI]

Oh ! I've just got a 42.27 :! Nice time MENGKESHI.
Don't consider the 3 first times, the players who had done them have cheated with a bug.

Thanks, same to you! :) Leaderboards already broken aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggggh :brickwall

[kaori]

Sony Liverpool promised to delete spurious times, hope it will be true soon.

[MENGKESHI]

Cool! :)

[kaori]

42.22 missing last 2 speed pads :dizzy

[MENGKESHI]

Damn! Haha

[kaori]

3 hours 25 minutes before the end of the 6th challenge.

The next challenge will be Queens Mall, A Class, Pir-Hana Agility, between 7th and 13th May.

[Kappeskopp!]

Hi guys this is a super thread and nice event my time 42.99:).

[Asayyeah]

a nice grassy field.
:P
Looking forward to meet you and your new terras soon !

I updated and get a flat 42 (42.00), I screw a bit my last straight but i am cool with it. 3 Brs in total

edit : Got my perfect lap, still 3 brs, no speed pads missed (i think) and finally got 41.84 :)

[kaori]

42.05, 2 BR. I want a 41.xx :brickwall

[leungbok]

Got my perfect lap, still 3 brs, no speed pads missed (i think) and finally got 41.84 :)
Nice time !! :beer

[mangaroo]

Some great times guys, really pleased with my new top score as well (sorry no near, was disconnected at the time) - hmm it's not updating yet but it is 42.14 I missed one speed pad I think, and got in only 2 BR.

Will try and get it updated online before the timer runs out in 38 mins :) Looking forward to next week too!

Can't get it to update even though online..I took a picture but are the servers down? -- Ok updated now, my first top 10 score.

Ok can move onto queens mall A time! Pirhana Agility - I'll start us of? 35.68

[kaori]

135 laps, I see blur, after 42.06, 42.11, tens of 42.2x, and I did it, I got my sub (and a temporary world record knowing some of you :D ) : 41.73 with 4 BRs. You have 45 minutes to improve :D I stop now.

15 players took part in this event, thank you all. :rock

PS : Who have this ID "gamzinga" with this new 42.03 ?

[MENGKESHI]

Wow nice times guys, congrats kaori! :)

EDIT: Where was the 4th BR? I know bump, off bridge and final 3 speed pads one...

[mangaroo]

Insane time !

The other BR is before the final, just off the narrow bridge-shortcut (I THINK) only done it once myself and I didn't follow it up with the the last BR. There is a dip between the second and third speedpad on the final part, I think that is where you aim to roll...but not entirely sure.

For the next challenge I managed to bring my time down to 34.97 - just missed that last barrel roll so only one BR done - uploaded it to near though. The top global times are over a second and half faster, albeit with the speed and not agility ship but must be another BR in there somewhere? Perhaps I'm missing or messing something up.
I know the other challenge only just ended but would love some references :P

[leungbok]

Congrats Kaori ! :D
@mangaroo, 5 BRs are possible for this week's challenge ! ;)

[mangaroo]

oO I'm way off ! Glad I've got you lot on my friends list now :D

[stin]

Nice score guys!

I`m slowly away from Vita and returning to play active golf again. Which means, I`m not spending enough time playing 2048 but I will do my best to keep it going.

36.48

stevie:)

[leungbok]

34.16 - 5 BRs > near

[MENGKESHI]

Nice! :)

[mangaroo]

Nice indeed, will practice with your ghost tonight, awesome. So glad for near as it's a pain with the in-game replays, barely ever get to watch the replay I want. Managed to drop mine to 34.42. Think I got 4 BR in this time (last time 3, not 1 hah, totally forgot about the other 2 when I posted that), not sure where the 5th is at all though so will be good to see later.

[Asayyeah]

Fantastic run Kaori! Hats off :)
That 4th Br is a killer, i saw it while racing old leung's ghost of 42.09 but never manage to do it.
Congrats to everyone who took part of this cool competition.
I haven't raced this new challenge yet, will post my time after lowering a bit my A+ laptime of metropark :)

edit : I am not too involved into leaderboards update problem, but my lattest score (41.84) is still not updated yet : I was online att racing leung ghost, will it update one day or not (for those who possibly got this similar problem before)

[MENGKESHI]

34.79 for me!

Have uploaded something to near but not sure what. Does it upload your best lap of the session or the final lap? Any way to check what you have uploaded? Thanks! :)

[mangaroo]

Asayyeah, the score will update no problem, not sure about saving the ghost for near though.

Meng, no way to check yourself but it uploads your best lap of the session. I can check for you when I load it up in a bit, will let you know if it is the 34.79 time but I am confident it will be. It uploads the best run since you entered the speedlap mode, not your best run ever - unless it was in the same session.

[MENGKESHI]

Good to know thanks! Thought I might have embarrassed myself by uploading one of my usual "pinball-esque" laps haha :S

[mangaroo]

Just to confirm, got your near ghost no problem and accurate.

[MENGKESHI]

Great thanks mang! :)

[Asayyeah]

34.32 ( got a 34.33 for near) 3 brs : not a perfect run, I misses speed pads and hit a wall after the long right bend-br.

@ Mangaroo : the 41.84 from last challenge is not updated yet, maybe when the patch will come, records acheived while offline will be resynch with leaderboards (I hope so).

I got a last question about Near : I updated one score through near but I beat it doing another session, I upload this new score through near again : will it delete the previous one and get the best one to share with friends or will my 1st Near ghost last till the end of the 14 days no matter if i am beating it 2 days later ?

I am curious to know

[mangaroo]

No problem Mengkeshi! And nice time Asayyeah, considering that after the wall there is a long uphill afterwards!

I'm surprised it hasn't updated, usually I get issues when I can't connect or their servers are down but the next time I relaunch 2048 it usually updates the records! Perhaps you've not closed wipeout since but only left it in standby?

I'm also curious about that with near, it makes sense that it would update the times..I'm sure we could check somehow but haven't slept so maybe we can test it tomorrow.

[stin]

Yay! 3000 posts!!!

Ok, my score atm is 34.19, but 2 Barrel Rolls, hit one wall later.

I do believe, this ship can go under 34 sec barrier.

Edit, I decided to cool it.

stevie:)

[mangaroo]

Tough one to improve on for me, getting closer though! It's the last BR, tends to mess things up. Usually pull it off by going in from the left, air braking to hit the next speed pad on the right - also pressing bottom right on the d-pad while I go over it..which allows me to do the BR - then a bit of luck to hit the next two speed pads without crashing!

Managed to drop it to 34.21 (on near) this morning that last corner for me makes a big difference especially with the BR..not certain if I hit all the last speedpads though.

[MENGKESHI]

34.42 for me today!

I did it on a long bus journey with a jacket over my head to block out the sunlight. When I finished, my vision was totally blurred and I normally have 20-20! So I need to stop and let my eyes get back to normal! Hoping to be able to do a few more laps tomorrow! :g

[mangaroo]

Yeah this wipeout is crazy for the eyes, I think it's all that focus and not wanting to blink? I don't remember it being so bad with the PSP, might be the screen then..

[MENGKESHI]

I know! Haha, high speed + high resolution + several hours gaming + couple of inches away from your face = eye problems! :) Seems to be pretty much back to normal now so must have just been muscle exhaustion or something lol

[HunterGreg8]

i did 33.81 today

[mangaroo]

Wow, didn't think it would be possible to be honest! Shame I haven't added you on PSN, would love to learn from it on near...still 4 BR?

edit: ah I finally see G-Superpilot on the forums - I've sent a friend request (Yasir_Said), if you have space that is.

[HunterGreg8]

I haven't been able to put it on near because wifi is not up to my room, but yes, still 4 br :)

[mangaroo]

Insane time for still 4 BR, did you used to trip acid/victim of radioactive experiment and now you can maintain total focus? :P
Seriously though, don't think it's possible to get much faster than that really. There is the last day pressure though - might push some pilots further (not me hah, out of my reach).

[HunterGreg8]

lol. It's possible to get much faster than that (but not so much) ;) , i'll try before the end of the challenge.

[SoA_Booney]

33.73 :) one misssed pad ;)

[mangaroo]

Ouch another ace score. Only dropped it by 1ms hah to 34.20. I can't seem to do the first BR using the side shift, is there another trick to it? Can only get it by going the skill cut route which I think is slower than if you can do a BR with side shift

[kaori]

The new challenge is Downtown, A+ class, Qirex Speed.

Ranks for last week :
01. 33.65 G-Superpilot
02. 33.73 SoA_Booney
03. 34.04 leungbok
04. 34.19 stin
05. 34.20 mangaroo
06. 34.31 patseven
07. 34.32 Asayyeah
08. 34.33 Temet
09. 34.42 MENGKESHI
10. 34.48 porquetevas
10. 34.48 kaori
12. 34.50 maradonna
13. 34.85 xYwo

[mangaroo]

Damn leung, already! pace yourself, please :P

Something more intermediary: 31.69

Played some this morning and managed to drop into the 30s - 30.92

[kaori]

30.77 yesterday, 30.24 now. This track is very hard to understand, I don't keep my lines as I wish.

[mangaroo]

Quite fun but yeah some painful corners, managed to drop it to 30.36 today but still room for improvement as missed some pretty big speed pads.

[leungbok]

29.89 > near - missed 2 BRs :brickwall

[MENGKESHI]

Sorry for being late to the party, have had a very busy week!! 31.22 so far :S Hopefully will get in a few more laps this weekend!

[Mad-Ice]

I made a 30.04 in 20 Laps and uploaded it to NEAR. What I do not understand is the XP points. I already got 210 XP on Downtown A+ with only 20 Laps done on that track!? Can someone tell me how that works? Greetz Mad-Ice

[leungbok]

Not sure but i think it's related to the number of speed pads hited and maybe a perfect lap counts also.

[stin]

This track are driving me nuts!, so hard to control but getting there:/

30.67

stevie:(

[leungbok]

This track are driving me nuts!, so hard to control but getting there:/
hard = fun ! You'll end by loving it !! ;)

[stin]

Hard but fun...yeah ;)

ok got down to 30.45 :), leave it till I will calm down.

stevie:)

[Mad-Ice]

Thanks Leungbok, that could be it but it is strange, I did another 40 Laps and made a 29.70 and my XP stayed the same?! Voodoo :)

[stin]

Kaori PMed me to pick one track for yous ;)

Tonight, after midnight I decided to pick A class Track Sol and Ship Auricom Prototype

Good luck:)

stevie:)

[mangaroo]

Nice time guys, awesome pick as well >:) Just unlocked it a while back and thought...cool ship but probably will never have a reason to use it. Although I do wish it hovered a tiny bit more...the wings scrape the track just with the air-brakes.
I'll start us off with 35.62. Took a photo as not on near, but very beatable I am sure.

[leungbok]

33.89 > near ;)

[mangaroo]

Ah nice, thanks for putting it on near. Never would have known going off to the right (swinging past the red japanese text) saves so much time or was even possible! Played a little and managed to drop it to 34.93 with the help of the replay. Still can't get that last barrel roll with this ship.

Edit: 34.39 now

2 Tough barrel rolls still to deal with but not too outlandish.

[kaori]

35.56 yesterday, it's not easy to fly with this ship. Incredible leungbok, how can you fly to the right of the big AG-S billboard ?

[mangaroo]

Side-shifting off helps, his replay is on near. I really enjoy the handling of this ship...just wish it was faster!

[leungbok]

Side-shifting off helps That's it !! ;)

[stin]

35.22

Had enough of 2048! due my online had been reset for the eight time :(

stevie:)

[mangaroo]

Haha hang in there stin, hopefully a dlc announcement isn't far off. My online has been reset loads too - need to exit wipeout after each play though and make sure it is on airplane mode if no wifi. Does help level up faster though ;) I was going to make a gif for some of the difficult parts but can't control the focus on this laptop..let's see.

Did you get your poster (winning confirmation) kaori? I didn't :( Silly privacy control settings.

[kaori]

Yes I'll receive it at home !

[mangaroo]

Ah lucky! Which are you hoping for?

I put together a quick gif of the jump for fun:

http://imgur.com/0GXTp

[kaori]

AG-Systems is my favourite.
The Pir-Hana is nice too, Qirex and Feisar, why not, but the Auricom I don't like it.

Thanks for the gif ;)

[mangaroo]

Aha I wouldn't mind any really especially with the signatures but Auricom and pirhana would be awesome for me - think I've missed out this time though, should have sent a DM earlier!

No worries for the gif, mostly for fun, I actually had some questions about some of the other parts. I put together a video (on A+ though):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lLLIxxOxQQ

There are two barrel rolls that I can hardly ever do with this ship:

1- Just after the bridge AFTER doing the BR and landing, before the uphill slope. (27 seconds in)
2- Right before the start line after landing from the 4speedpads and doing the BR. (42 seconds in)

[kaori]

I done 34.33 yesterday.

I haven't done these barell rolls in my lap, but I did it several times, nosing up my ship. I don't know if it's faster to do the last barell roll. It's important to launch a new lap of course, but to finish I wonder if we save some hundredths.

[MENGKESHI]

35.23 for me so far! Many thanks to BADTEST ghost for the course technique :+ You won one of those FB posters Kaori? Congrats! :D

[leungbok]

As kaori is missing in action, i announce this week's challenge chosen by expitarius : rockway stadium - B class - pir-hana prototype ^_^

[stin]

Pirahana proooootooootype!!!!!!!!!!:blarg

stevie:)

[kaori]

Crazy challenge ! Hit the walls :lol

The rankings for last week :
01. 33.59 G-Superpilot
02. 33.81 leungbok
02. 33.81 ExpitariuS
04. 34.33 kaori
05. 34.39 mangaroo
06. 35.04 patseven
07. 35.22 stin
08. 35.23 MENGKESHI
09. 35.51 CerberusHQ
10. 36.11 Kappeskopp

Two silver medals :)

[stin]

40.87 wow, it`s alot harder than I have thought.

Still room for improvement.

stevie:)

[MENGKESHI]

How do you unlock this ship?

EDIT: Oh I just googled - needs rank 50? See you next week :)

[HunterGreg8]

i did 38.58 > near

[mangaroo]

Aha also haven't got this ship, level 46 still but will try and get it before the week is up. Btw guys, Everybody's Golf is on the vita store for like £12, definitely worth picking up if you haven't already.

[stin]

39.14

stevie:)

[kaori]

40.46 :brickwall

[leungbok]

38.89 > near
improved at 38.22 near also ;)

[stin]

39.06, Is my ghost on near?

stevie:)

[kaori]

I got your 39.14 last night. 39.40 for me.

[kaori]

38.72 on Near.
MENGKESHI, have you try to launch directly our Near challenges from Near application ? A friend of mine send me these challenge, although he hasn't reached level 50.

Edit : 37.84 !!!


Edit 2 : the challenge this week is Subway A class, Feisar Speed.

[MENGKESHI]

I haven't tried that Kaori - will do next time, thanks!! :)

Ok for this week's new challenge so far I am at 39.41 > near

[stin]

39.02 :/ Trying to control is not easy!

stevie:)

[kaori]

38.88 on Near, after the prototype Pir-Hana, this ship turn too much :lol

[MENGKESHI]

Got it down to 39.10 :)

[mangaroo]

Sorry I'm a little late to the party, had a few laps now and got 39.30. Just about to check near for the right route and hopefully back tomorrow with a little bit faster time.

[kaori]

New challenge this week, C class, FEISAR agility, Capital Reach.

[mangaroo]

Loving the paintwork on this ship. Put in a few laps and thought I'd start us off with 1.12.39

Previous wasn't my greatest run. So far 1.11.45 but still missing lots of pads. Good track to practice timing the BRs with the quick drop offs. Don't think I can do the skillcuts yet.

So nice!
6226

--Latest 1.10.49. Think I found the right way but still not taking that final skill cut yet. Will check your near tomorrow leungbok, always useful :0)

[leungbok]

1.09.85 on near

[kaori]

1.10.89 on Near too.

[Mad-Ice]

1.08.72 It's on NEAR. Greetz Mad-Ice

[stin]

Struggling to play speed lap due been playing online alot atm.

1.11.32

stevie:)

[MENGKESHI]

1.09.99 for me so far. Not on near unfortunately but I do have a photo will upload asap :)

[Mad-Ice]

I went for some more laps, because I really love this track. It's the best one in 2048 because, it has everything in it: it's fast, tricky and it's all about racinglines, the most important thing of a good Wipeout track.

1.07.89 on NEAR.

[HunterGreg8]

yeah you're right, it's my favorite track too, I love it. It's the fastest Wipeout's track that i ever raced :rock

[HunterGreg8]

1.07.83 not on near unfortunately

[Mad-Ice]

Nice present for my birthday Greg! ;) I was celebrating my b-day but now I am so sad I sent everyone home ;)

Great lap mate, congrats. I wish we could play Capital Reach online in A+ together, that would be awesome :)

[leungbok]

10 more laps and 1.08.54 :)

[kaori]

1.09.33 before the deadline.

01. 1.07.83 G-Superpilot
02. 1.07.89 Mad-Ice
03. 1.08.54 leungbok
04. 1.09.33 kaori
05. 1.09.99 MENGKESHI
06. 1.10.49 mangaroo
07. 1.10.75 xYwo
08. 1.11.01 Kappeskopp
09. 1.11.32 stin
10. 1.12.55 Ryodu67
11. 1.13.75 CerberusHQ
12. 1.14.28 Fabneol
__________________________________________________ ________

The challenge this week : A+ class, AG-Systems Combat, Unity Square

[leungbok]

31.00 >near

[stin]

31.30

stevie:)

[leungbok]

this week : metro park A pir-hana speed ;)
37.94 >near

[kaori]

First try, 38.53, not on Near I'll do better later !

[My_kRySis]

Hey kaori, I would be more than happy to join these friendly challenge, is there an extra slot in your friend list?

[kaori]

Yes of course, welcome :)

[gmrtom7]

Hey kaori, I would be more than happy to join these friendly challenge, is there an extra slot in your friend list?

Ha, I was just wondering if I might do the same! Would that be alright as well?

[kaori]

Yes no problem. The option Near in WipEout 2048 is really a great addition, don't hesitate to look the rankings of the last challenges and the times of the players in order to add some rivals and share your ghosts.

This week Downtown, B Class, Auricom Agility : I hope there will be more participants than the last challenge :(

[stin]

kaori, I`m sorry I can`t play atm, due I`m just too busy with life and don`t worry, I will come back again.

stevie:)

[kaori]

Ok Stevie, you are always welcome of course ;)
37.31 on Near for me.

[HunterGreg8]

36.13 > near

[Colonel]

38.27. Not done one of these for a while.

[kaori]

36.20 on Near.

[HunterGreg8]

35.81 :) not on near :(

[kaori]

Awesome time GS.
This week, A+ class, Qirex Combat, Queens Mall.

[MENGKESHI]

Hey guys sorry for not posting the last couple of weeks - was on holiday. Looking forward to getting back into it! :)

[kaori]

32.61 on Near

[chalovak]

33.42 :(
Don't know how this near thing works...

[HunterGreg8]

31.79, not on near

[ExaltedR3V3NG3]

.32.43, now on near (I don't have any friends added that play 2048 lol). There might be a way to do the barrel roll before the one at the finish line...

[Razgriz375]

33.39 for me, also if I'm right, when people say "on Near" I take it you're hitting the near button when you end your speed lap session? Also If you'd like to, you can add me: Razgriz375 I'm not the fastest pilot, but I'll attempt to give you a good run sometime.

[leungbok]

32.13 > near

[MENGKESHI]

Welcome Razgriz!

I did a time on near a few days ago, I think it was 33.19!

EDIT: 32.85 not on near

EDIT: Has anyone managed a barrel roll on the bumpy upwards hill at the mid-end of track?

[stin]

33.08 after 15mins :)

stevie:)

[terakihi]

32.78 for me :)

I think i've put it on near properly :)

[kaori]

The new challenge is C class, Altima, Pir-Hana Speed : beat Zico again, and faster.

[terakihi]

Hi :)
it took me a wee bit but got 51.04
If you want to add me for the near, my psn is terakihi :)
Thank you

Edit: My new time is 50.62 not on near, sorry :redface:

[leungbok]

49.88 > near

[ExaltedR3V3NG3]

EDIT: I have achieved 50.74!!

[Razgriz375]

Best I could do is 51.05 >x<; The barrel roll before the actual jump after the big drop and the barrel roll as you go through the tunnel after the the chicane after that jump is a pain to pull off ;w;

Edit: Okay, so obviously room to improve. I tried getting all the barrel rolls, but spent like 10 laps not even beating my own time D; But then my time paid off. 50.63 I don't think I can beat that any more, but I'll keep trying~

[kaori]

Mission sub 51 ;)

[MENGKESHI]

50.32 and missed a BR!

EDIT: Is there any way to stop vita disconnecting when on standby? Really annoying to have to quit racing every time this happens and manually log in again to post ghosts on near!

[leungbok]

Improved a bit at 49.58. On near with luck.

[kaori]

Yes it was on Near, I try to beat your ghost, 49.60 argh ;)

This week, B Class at Empire Climb, with Auricom Combat

56.96 is my first time, on Near.

[MENGKESHI]

Bummer, I don't have this ship :( I saw online it is unlocked at lvl 46? Last time you said I can maybe use it through near challenge Kaori? Will try later when I can get online! :)

[kaori]

Yes, upload my Near challenge and start it from Near app, you should be able to play with this ship.

[MENGKESHI]

Cool, I'll try it tonight, thanks! :)

[leungbok]

56.43 > near

[My_kRySis]

56.34 on Near.

[leungbok]

56.01 > near

[terakihi]

56.78 on near :)

[ExaltedR3V3NG3]

57.14, not on near (PSN mateinance), trying to get the barrel roll before the mag-strip part...

[kaori]

56.26 not on Near too. For this barell roll, it's easier taking the left speed pad, or the 2 diagonally, and if the ship is bouncing before, it's better !

[ExaltedR3V3NG3]

56.80... Still need improvement!

[MENGKESHI]

57.09 for me so far, hoping to improve before the deadline!
EDIT: 56.98

EDIT: Yeah I'm finding this BR really hard to get consistent :(

[ExaltedR3V3NG3]

56.53 to finish! 30 minutes leftfor the begginning of MY challenge!

[kaori]

Yes the challenge for this new week is your choice, Metro Park, AG-Systems, A+ class. Where do I roll ?

[leungbok]

which AG-Systems ?

[kaori]

You are right, it's the prototype !

[leungbok]

36.37 to start (not on near)

[terakihi]

36.08, on near :)
everyones times are very good :)
edit: 35.84 on near :)

[leungbok]

35.86 > near

[kaori]

35.57 on Near.

leungbok, your ghost is incredibly fast in the turn after the big jump !

[MENGKESHI]

Nice times guys! 37.35 for me, have nearly 2 seconds to catch up!

[leungbok]

35.48 > near

[HunterGreg8]

35.46 ;) > near

[MENGKESHI]

Got down to 36.14

BR only registers with this ship if it is double BR?

[kaori]

Yes, I do one double BR on the big jump, that's all !

[ExaltedR3V3NG3]

^ That was my idea of thr challenge, pure driving skills. However, I managed to do a 2nd DBR in the jump before the first Qirex door. 35.86 is my time ATM

[HunterGreg8]

35.27 not on near

[kaori]

The challenge this week : Rockway Stadium, C class, AG-Systems Agility

[ExaltedR3V3NG3]

46.05 not on near (because the network failed while I was lapping D: )

[terakihi]

45.31 on near :)
Love the track :D

EDIT: 44.76 on near :)

[HunterGreg8]

43.10 on near
Love the track too ;)

[Mr Phlanj]

I'll give it ago but this will be my only SLC until i get internet or come back to my parents :P I'll be back with a time...

43.66 is the best i can do - not on near because i didnt know about it :D

[kaori]

I did 44.65 last night

[ExaltedR3V3NG3]

Upgrade to 44.23! Didn't know why did I take the right route on the Stadium lol.

[kaori]

43.72 on Near