HILL CLIMB!

Jun 18, 2014 20:15:58 GMT -5 vipr9 said:

About 12 of us ran the whole playlist earlier, I have some constructive criticism.

1. Going down a mountain is hard to set up in a sandking race. Tumbling and flying down the whole mountain is not fun. Also as you know, while tumbling you have no control, so it's very easy to miss checkpoints.

2. Almost impossible sections. This was only at one part where we had to go up a basically vertical wall. It took us all 10 minutes but we did find the paths up.

3. Not knowing where to go. This also was only an issue in 1 or 2 spots but the arrow signs were not enough.

Other then that great races, really let me feel out the 6x6. The 6x6 is definitely faster and better at less hardcore tracks, but the Sking is still the king for climbing up mountains, off the trails. People still say the 6x6 is 6wd but I don't believe it, it fishtails out a lot offroad just like a RWD car. It's a 4x6, not a 6x6.

I always appreciate constructive criticism. I want everybody to be able to enjoy my races so if people are having problems I do want to know about them. I really wish I had a game capture so I could show how I meant for my races to be ran. Main things with my hill climbs is that its not all about speed, its about control, keeping all 4 wheels on the ground as much as possible, and to just keep moving.

1. The downhill sections that have checkpoints have them to keep people down on the trail and to keep people from just flying down the mountain. I was trying to make those ones more realistic...you wouldn't just fly down a mountain in real life. It also makes it more challenging and in some case smoother and faster. I really need a game capture to show this but is pretty sweet when you can do it just right. And the ones with the big drops were mainly just for fun...I love hearing the wind start to whistle from falling so far and fast. But those also can be done w/o tumbling. You need to take it easy on the approach so you are lined up and can launch smooth and flat and make sure you are on the brakes when you land. I suggest holding the handbrake and of course alternating reverse/throttle depending on which way the truck is facing and do your best to keep all 4 wheels down and you should be able to stop and find a decent route down...usually  I like the extra challenge of trying to reach the bottom in one piece.

2. Im not sure exactly what sections you are referring to but I know two of the races do have pretty difficult switchback sections at the top of some climbs that are hard to figure out if you haven't done them before. All of the races except for the one that specifies that you need 4WD were made with a 2WD Sandking. Again I really need a game capture to show all of the tough sections as its hard to explain when you are not in the game at that spot.

3. If you have ever tried to make a race in the mountains you know how hard it can be to place checkpoints. I did place as many checkpoints as I possibly could to help show the path and tried to use the signs to also help but even those can be hard to place in the mountains. You have to use the map more when in the mountains to help find checkpoints...most are at different altitudes and all you can usually see is the hill in front of you, using the right stick to look around can also help. I was also forced to turn in some places and take alternate routes due to the Sandking only having 2WD when I made these which probably caused some confusing turns.

I will be going over and updating all of these races soon and I am looking in to getting a game capture device so I can post walkthrough videos of all my races. Thanks vipr9 for running my races and giving helpful feedback. And for getting other members to try them out.