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[Pumaxcs]

Diggz, I'm sure DJ will be the first to update a track with that. My guess is either Broadmeadow or Crows Nest.

[DJ99X]

Oh, that is great news. Have you tried to make sand? Its probably not much different than mud though. Good to hear that it works though

Yeah, I might make an update for some of my tracks, but it will definitely be in my comp track if its released in time.

Then again, the friction is included in the checksum. So maybe not, unless I release them as totally separate tracks

[Voutare]

Oh, that is great news. Have you tried to make sand? Its probably not much different than mud though. Good to hear that it works though

Yeah, I might make an update for some of my tracks, but it will definitely be in my comp track if its released in time.

Then again, the friction is included in the checksum. So maybe not, unless I release them as totally separate tracks

If sand works really good, I think Factory and I will actually get around to finishing Southwick now.

[FactoryBR21]

For sure ! But I've so many projects around my mind lol. Summer Vocations will be useful ( We're at Winter )

[Bona.com]

Sorry but this is offtopic sentanse, iw watched dj and jvl talk here and lol this seems funny but in my eyes (Sorry english again)
NO OFFENCE, dj seems to be like a little kid who got hes first convertable mini car from jvl
But its cool that you made the mud thingy
I will thank you gues for ever, but lol i love the game and im VERY glad you are realy putting efort for this one!

[Garasaki]

Um, I'm hoping the traction change dosent render existing tracks obsolete...

Nothing like spending 2 months and 80 or so hours on a contest track only to have the physics system changed 10 days before the deadline!

[Bona.com]

i think the update will be aranget so nothing messes up too mutch, some changes come and go but you cant get everything at once can ya unles your jvl:s brother and hack hes computer

[FactoryBR21]

Um, I'm hoping the traction change dosent render existing tracks obsolete...

Nothing like spending 2 months and 80 or so hours on a contest track only to have the physics system changed 10 days before the deadline!

Totally agreed ! anyway I bet JLV wouldn't do it with the community lol Lucky I didn't spend 80hours but 79 hahaha. Kidding it was much lower though

[Pumaxcs]

I backed out after 5 hours, go me.

[jlv]

Um, I'm hoping the traction change dosent render existing tracks obsolete...

Nothing like spending 2 months and 80 or so hours on a contest track only to have the physics system changed 10 days before the deadline!

It won't require major changes in the tracks. There is a new file, "tileinfo", that replaces "texturelist". It serves the same purpose but it has a lot of new parameters.

Say you had this in texturelist:

• 1 30 120 sand.ppm

To duplicate that in tileinfo you would do this:

• friction 1 8.0 (coefficient of friction is 1 at slip rate of 8 feet/sec)
  roll_resist 30 120 10 (30/120 roll resistance at 10 radians/sec)
  texture @sand.ppm
  addtile

Now say you want the sand to slip more initially so it will wander a bit like real sand. You can easily do that by lowering the friction at slower slip rates:

• friction .1 4.0 (coefficient of friction is .1 at slip rate of 4 feet/sec)
  friction 1 8.0
  roll_resist 30 120 10
  texture @sand.ppm
  addtile

Now the friction will be .1 when slipping at less than 4 ft/sec, and gradually go up to 1 as the slip rate reaches 8 ft/sec.

If you want a custom roost image, you can do that too:

• friction .1 4.0
  friction 1 8.0
  roll_resist 30 120 10
  roost texture=@sandyroost.png (use sandyroost.png for roost texture)
  texture @sand.ppm
  addtile

The roost has more parameters that you can set besides the texture, but this should give you the general idea of how it works.

[DJ99X]

Um, I'm hoping the traction change dosent render existing tracks obsolete...

Nothing like spending 2 months and 80 or so hours on a contest track only to have the physics system changed 10 days before the deadline!

Just keep the friction how it is then....

[ddmx]

You said this will be available tomorrow, 9-2? If so I would be more than estactic.

[wheels1758]

You said this will be available tomorrow, 9-2? If so I would be more than estactic.

If i remember correctly, i believe he said 10:15 PM Eastern. couple hours from now. the separate roost files should be pretty awesome.

[Pumaxcs]

He meant 9/2 as in September 2nd.

[wheels1758]

i never said i knew what day it is today...

alright, 10:15 eastern tomorrow!