Mirror Engine
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 2:24 pmI know this is probably trivial but would it be possible to make a button the makes engines a mirror image of themselves, So a I6 could look more like a 7M or a JZ instead of an RB. just a thought.
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 2:24 pmRe: Mirror Engine
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 2:35 pmWhat would it acheave though? It's a reasonably big undertaking, so it'd need some gameplay benefit that made it worth doing.
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 4:38 pmI didn't get it.. O.o
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 4:40 pmI think the OP is asking for the heads to be reversed. Instead of exhaust on the right side, make it on the left side. Or maybe I completely misunderstood.
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 4:58 pm07CobaltGirl wrote:I think the OP is asking for the heads to be reversed. Instead of exhaust on the right side, make it on the left side. Or maybe I completely misunderstood.
Yeah, that's what the OP means. Toyota likes to be different on some of their engines and have the exhaust and intake swapped around compared to the usual exhaust left and intake right (as imagined from the drivers seat). It has no gameplay benefit beyond the aesthetics and IMO is not worth the development time to implement it.
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 9:35 pmThe performance of the engine would be in no way different. Considering all engine bays are mirrored anyway, there would be no benefit in fitting the engine into the engine bay either 
so no, that's not something we will do.
so no, that's not something we will do.Re: Mirror Engine
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:37 pmHighOctaneLove wrote:07CobaltGirl wrote:I think the OP is asking for the heads to be reversed. Instead of exhaust on the right side, make it on the left side. Or maybe I completely misunderstood.
Yeah, that's what the OP means. Toyota likes to be different on some of their engines and have the exhaust and intake swapped around compared to the usual exhaust left and intake right (as imagined from the drivers seat). It has no gameplay benefit beyond the aesthetics and IMO is not worth the development time to implement it.
correct that is what I meant. and why. Toyota guy.
Killrob wrote:The performance of the engine would be in no way different. Considering all engine bays are mirrored anyway, there would be no benefit in fitting the engine into the engine bay either
not looking to improve power and no all bays are not symmetrical nor are all engines
Daffyflyer wrote:What would it acheave though? It's a reasonably big undertaking, so it'd need some gameplay benefit that made it worth doing.
not a programmer didn't understand it would be an undertaking disregard my suggestion and thank you and the team for a great game
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:53 pmThatSupraGuy9801 wrote:and why. Toyota guy.
Could be worse; many Honda engines spin anticlockwise for no particular reason.
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:54 pmnot looking to improve power and no all bays are not symmetrical nor are all engines
The point is: in the game all engine bays are symmetrical, so in the game it wouldn't make much sense
I do understand that this is not true for real cars 
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:57 pmKillrob wrote:not looking to improve power and no all bays are not symmetrical nor are all engines
The point is: in the game all engine bays are symmetrical, so in the game it wouldn't make much sense
sorry haha i'm a realist. like I said I didn't get it would be so hard. im quite happy with just getting some new updates soon as it is. keep up the great work guys.
thumbs up for The Smoking Tire BTW
Re: Mirror Engine
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 12:40 ammight aswell make the inlines slanted, which would help with actual weight balancing
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:38 amThatSupraGuy9801 wrote:correct that is what I meant. and why. Toyota guy.
not looking to improve power and no all bays are not symmetrical nor are all engines
not a programmer didn't understand it would be an undertaking disregard my suggestion and thank you and the team for a great game
Don't be afraid to make suggestions ThatSupraGuy. You may be sitting on a really cool feature that will dramatically improve the game and if you don't suggest it, no-one will make it! My only opposition to your original suggestion is that it won't improve gameplay and therefore will delay the full version of Automation for no benefit.
In future, when you make suggestions do a simple check; will this improve gameplay or is it just because I like it? Sometimes you'll have an idea that answers yes to both questions and sometimes it'll be a fence-sitter on gameplay and these suggestions are the ones you should share... The rest you should keep until someone starts a DLC or Automation 2.0 ideas thread! 
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:00 amHighOctaneLove wrote:ThatSupraGuy9801 wrote:correct that is what I meant. and why. Toyota guy.
not looking to improve power and no all bays are not symmetrical nor are all engines
not a programmer didn't understand it would be an undertaking disregard my suggestion and thank you and the team for a great game
Don't be afraid to make suggestions ThatSupraGuy. You may be sitting on a really cool feature that will dramatically improve the game and if you don't suggest it, no-one will make it! My only opposition to your original suggestion is that it won't improve gameplay and therefore will delay the full version of Automation for no benefit.
Can do, will do. I didn't put a whole lot of thought into it originally.