My current best is 28.34, 5 BR, 8 sp's, and terrible, terrible racing lines towards the end.
Hopefully I'll get a chance to do a good run later today, but that will probably be my best time for this week's challenge.
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My current best is 28.34, 5 BR, 8 sp's, and terrible, terrible racing lines towards the end.
Hopefully I'll get a chance to do a good run later today, but that will probably be my best time for this week's challenge.
And the good stuff they eventually brought to the community don't count at all ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lance
In that case is it better to stay neutral ?
Reminds me "Gattaca" !
**** guys i'm sorry i haven't got that video up, been away this weekend, eek.
Do you guys still want it even though the comp is/will be over soon? :)
Of course it counts, but it wasn't enough to counterbalance the bad stuff. The friendly and relaxed vibe that this forum used to have has been destroyed for too long by such behaviour as they exhibited.Quote:
Originally Posted by leungbok
Week 7 has come to an end, and what a week! Lots of new competitors posting some truly awesome times - thanks again for competing guys :) All of your times have been posted on the first page.
Week 8's criteria are as follows: SPEED LAP/MODESTO HEIGHTS (FORWARD)/RAPIER/TRIAKIS
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Originally Posted by Lance
Sorry for my little english vocabulary, but I think you shouldn't forget who was at the source of the friendly vibe in this forum.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lance
For me, the most part of last banned members have the real WipEout spirit, as past good times.
It's just my ideas, maybe they are false because I don't understand all the subtleties of the language of Shakespeare, but for me, those who have bad behaviour are some new members who land here, thinking they are better than old members, without respect, without listen to the famous members.
They land, and they ruin the entire hierarchy, existing relationships...
So in reaction, some "good" members could be offensive, but it's normal. In real life, if someone land, without competence, ability, experience, he must adopt its behaviour.
Old members should have some legitimacy, and if they are offensive, in a friendly and relaxed community, there is often a good reason, and the best people to sit that in judgment, they are the pioneers of this forum, because this forum have its history, its past, and nobody should ignore it.
Don't forget what is the WipEout spirit, and for new members, try to get it.
Totally off topic and totally true, mate ! ;)
Haven't felt the need to post for a long time.
But +1,000,000 for what Kaori said.
I'll get the ball rolling this time around:
22.08 - 11 pads - 2BRs - Triakis+
I've got 2-3BRs left to get so hopefully I'll be able to beat my ghost (21.88 i think).
GOGOGOGOGOGOGO
@kao: :+
Had a quick go to see what I could do:
22.28 - 11 pads - 2BRs - Triakis+
I can't do the BR after the first drop in the tunnel at this speed. On Venom I can do it consistently and on Flash inconsistently. Other than that I don't see a lot of improvement to be made but we'll see as the week develops.
Edit: looks like the leaderboards aren't updating again...
There's potential for a double BR after the long banked right-hander :)
(cheers to leungbok for the 2nd one :D)
I can't do them though so never mind.
Triakis below phantom speed is horrible to get used to, i'm gonna go try for another 10 mins :D
Had my first attempt; 22.77, 12 sp's, 2 BR's, Triakis Fury. The triakis is probably my least used ship, it took a while to get a grip with it... it feels so sluggish! Definitely have room for improvement, I'll see what I can do later.
@ Rezatron: do you mean the very first possible barrel roll, down the first slope? If so, I have no idea of how you can't do it as it's one of the easiest BR's in the game :eek I hope you mean the one at the bottom, it's just you said you've only done 1 BR on that run and there are 2 very easy ones.
I'd still like to see it, but only if you actually want to upload it =pQuote:
Originally Posted by yeldar2097
23.60 10sp, 3br, non-fury
i could definitely narrow this down... there's a possibility of 5BRs in this track! This is insane, im gonna try to get all 5 in a lap :D
5 BRs are usefull below rapier ! I made a 21.90 on rapier (fury icaras) with 2 BRs ;)
well it's only 4 practical BRs, one of the 5 was a fluke, and now I can't get the one in the first tunnel that I was doing consistently before.
triakis is a piece of garbage, btw lol
Yes that's what I meant, my bad. I wasn't even counting that BR as it's so easy to do, really on afterthought. I'll fix my other post.Quote:
Originally Posted by amplificated
22.04 - 11 pads - 2BRs - Triakis+
That's me done for now, can't beat my icarus ghost atm...
Try beating your Icaras ghost. It's probably easier. :P
we've been through this before on MSN you cheeky bugger ;)
I say icarus...unless it's H-Dicaras because it is cool enough that it warrants being spelled correctly. Fury 'Armadillo from crash bandicoot' Icarus on the other hand, does not deserve such good treatment.
*keeps digging*
:g
how are you people getting such ludicrous times? Im at 23.12 with regular triakis
I boost before the start/finish line
BR at top of hill
BR at first right turn in tunnel (if Im lucky)
straight through zigzags
Turbo after second single SP and BR before jump
BR in the air after jump
finish lap apx 23.5
I dont even know how I got the 23.12, it was like a fluke.
23.08 video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOCQuBd74K0
apologies for the horrible angle, it was on a whim... and my new lap was totally unexpected :P
Missed the BR in the beginning of the tunnel. but seriously, what am I doing wrong? do I just need to clean up my racing line?
boost at the bridge.
My lap looks like this but in rapier: Video courtesy of pacman :)
@your vid: your lines seem fine you just need to boost + nose down at the bridge, not boost where you're boosting atm (too much airtime etc..) :P
Love Woop Dee Doop, great tune.
P.S. TDRR Flash vid uploading.
This + I also use the speed pad on the far left in the tunnel after the 2 grouped speeds pads. To recover my line I side swift to the right on this pad. To add to that, side swift everywhere you can as it minimizes your steering input! Side shifting on speed pads seems to gain you a slight speed advantage compared to just going over them.
PS: can't watch that pac video, it's private.
yeah, private video :/
"boost at the bridge" as in before, at the crest, or after? I feel like if I boost right before it or as I'm going off, I hang in the air way too long- is this why I'd need to nose down as well? I just turned off my ps3 for now because I have to do classwork :P
Go off the bridge, point your nose down, and boost in the air. Aim to land close to the inside wall on the last turn. You'll get a really nice landing and really clean boost :)
oh cockfosters! sorry bout that...my bad.
First lap of This Video by LeungBRbok is the same as mine but diff speed class/ship
Edit: Pac's vid is now public :)
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Regarding last week's challenge: Following my 27.68 ghost
...as promised :D
Edit: sorry mods! forgot i had the last post.
:+ Fame at last, thanks :D. I can't see where i was losing time really but your start looked a lot smoother than mine.
I'll get round to this weeks one at some point, I've spent the last three days in bed with what I thought was swine flu, only to be told today that I have tonsillitis, hurts like hell.
Thx for the vid. The only thing you did different than me was raise you head up and boost over the speed pad going up the hill, I always stayed low and used that pad. Maybe that's the difference? Probably not ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by yeldar2097
Back to this week's challenge: 22.17 - 12 pads - 2 BR - Triakis+
I can now do the BR in the tunnel after the drop. Except I nail it about 15% of the time and when I do the proceeding two left handers end up being totally **** and my ghost catches up with me :D
I've never done the BR after the drop...tis impossible, i've decided ^_^
Thanks for uploading it =pQuote:
Originally Posted by yeldar2097
You went a lot smoother than me over the lips (that sounds great, huh :P), I usually connect with the 2nd and 3rd, probably on the 3rd because I didn't sideshift off it as much as ride straight over it.
Plus I was like Rezatron, and went low in the tunnel to collect the speedpad on most occasions, plus I handled the last corner a little differently but I don't think they were major contributors to the overall time compared to how you handled the lips. I'll have to give it another go some time :+
Got a lovely 22.29 with 11 pads and 3 BRs. Shaved off .52 from my time thanks to the third one
And by the way Leungbok, I noticed you push your nose down when going over a speed pad in your last video showing the BR after the first drop. Am I imagining you doing it or does it really make a difference?
{EDIT}Wait... Yeldar maybe you can answer this as well. Since it's you who posted the video. Oh hell anybody can answer. Damnit I need sleep...
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Originally Posted by JaLK
^^It don't changes your speed, but it can help to prevent bouncing sometimes ;)
In fact this BR is easier at lower speed ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by yeldar2097
I can do it on venom + flash :g
Actually I think I could do it but I don't know when I can BR in Triakis because it's so MASSIVE
Oh yeah, lol. I talk about a classic ship (icaras, feisar, ag-system), i don't know for big butts :lol
"big butts" lol :P Change your view, get the one that's further away from the ship and you can see fine. I don't understand how people use the close view at all, I feel like my face is being burnt off by the ion stream.
Also, the BR at the first drop is easy as pie, how can people not pull it off?
There was some confusion before AG, I was referring to the second possible BR in the tunnel after the drop. See leungbok's video in post #185. Of course the first BR is easy ;)
great work everyone last week, my best so far is
0.22.82 Triakis fury 2 Brs 10 speedpads.
cant see me squeezing more of this unless im lucky enough to get 2nd br and not like rez said fly into wall :)
oh and im currently uploading a speedlap vid for last weeks challenge but on rapier will be done in 20 mins, but rubbish res only 176x144 lol
Video now up, oh and yelda on the 3rd lap its hard to see like but i br later on the lip with black boundary, u can br into it and the br again like but press down if your at max velocity otherwise u hit arch of tunnel
no video at present due to some youtube cockup,
Ah my eyes! :eek and it's upside down! can't watch that :dizzy
gordon bennett it was the right way round then i did an audioswap and it seems to of gone wrong,
Its back up if you wanna skint
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdewaG7R7yI
ahahahahaha! That vid was mental ^_^
Couldn't really see much though...will turn monitor upside-down :)
Youtube = fail
I'm struggling with this week's challenge. Modesto Heights is a pretty tough course, plus I haven't really worked that hard on it before this challenge - and I don't think the Triakis is helping! :P I swapped over to the HD version because the Fury one is just too big, heavy and generally unpleasant to use... not that the HD one is a dream :mad:
As it is, I don't really know how to significantly outdo my current best of 22.72. Even after viewing those videos, I don't see where I'm going so wrong, other than perhaps skipping the BR at the start of the tunnel.