Pocket Rockets! [REVIEW POSTED]

[EnryGT5]

Nice.... this seems like Seishido's turf. Drifty awesomebox incoming!

[Zabhawkin]

Cost Pentalty: For every $100 increment over $5500, there will be a manual .2% deduction from your final score. Alternatively, for every $100 increment UNDER $4700, there will be a manual .2% BONUS added to your final score. An increment will be defined as anything exceeding the initial threshold and up to the next threshold. Ex: anywhere from $5500.01 to $5600.00 is a .2% deduction. $5600.01 to $5700.00 will be a .4% deduction. $4600.00-4699.99 will be a .2% bonus, etc.

That part there has already got my engine and transmission team screaming their heads off with some incoherent babble about our usual quality and reliability standards. Something tells me that DMA is not going to score well in this competition due to purchase price.






For those of us who like numbers what are the multipliers?

[Packbat]

The Packbat Auto Works company is *checks notecard* "proud" to present the 1978 Murina XC, a ... well, let me just say the "XC" stands for "extremely cheap".

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The Murina XC is equipped with the finest in 1950s drum brake technology, plus redundancy ensuring any failure of the master brake cylinder does not affect all four wheels simultaneously. In addition, almost all windows are made using safety glass for reduced probability of decapitation, and every car comes standard with four sets of seat belts. An electronic cigarette lighter is also available as an optional extra.

[BlastersPewPew]

That part there has already got my engine and transmission team screaming their heads off with some incoherent babble about our usual quality and reliability standards. Something tells me that DMA is not going to score well in this competition due to purchase price.

Same here but I dont care, under the limit is still under the limit even if there is a penalty. Just build something awesome and have fun doing it

[VicVictory]

OK, once again so far it's about 50/50 for people properly naming their files. If you don't name your files correctly and you are of the attitude of "eh, it doesn't matter, he'll be able to figure it out", you have clearly never run a competition. It is NOT easy to figure out, and there was one particular competitor who I couldn't tell the difference between their engine family and variant file, which can cause major havoc if I get them backwards and then attempt to open them.

I have taken a screen capture of Packbat's filenames because he did it properly, to a tee. (Conan: your method was also acceptable)

BEHOLD! How I want the files to look in Windows:

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[BlastersPewPew]

So you would like it renamed using the windows dialogue? Because when I look at my file names, even if named "properly" in the game trims and variants turn out different (i.e. BlastersPewPew-Cars-Models - BlastersPewPew-Cars-Trims.lua or BlastersPewPew-Engines-Families - BlastersPewPew-Engines-Variants.lua), that is how the game names my files in the folder, the last time I tried to change them through the windows folder was during Der Bayers BRC, I lost several cars while trying to rename them, my game would produce LUA errors upon trying to load a car that I changed the name on. I have been very hesitant to try again and mess up files. That is why I have zipped mine that saved the folder structure so it was easy to copy over, if that is a problem then let me know and I will rectify that in future challenges. The strange thing is though not every engine/car has this "problem" there are some that are named "correctly" and others that end with "Engines Variants", it isnt consistent.

[VicVictory]

You used the "Conan Variant" system that is also legal, because it is easy to tell what file is what.

Let's just say I had a couple competitors put their name, then the name of the model/trim, and the engine/variant as the file name. Instead of the words "model", "trim", "family", and "variant". Dizzying headache.

[Packbat]

For what it's worth, the Cars-Models and Engines-Platforms files each have one UID line, the Engines-Variants file has two (its own and its Engines-Platforms), and the Cars-Trims has four (its own and all three other). I've been auditing my files with Notepad++, checking if the UIDs match up.

Edit: Also, you're welcome! I was a little confused by the naming convention when I first saw it described, so I can understand why some people's filename conventions were so off-kilter.

[conan]

To people who are wondering what my submission files name looks like. Here it is.



It's created by naming them in game, the variant name is added after the model so it is easy to identify, longer name is always the variant.

[nerd]

Making a Rado tonight for this!
Hint: It will be NA, use Carbs, and be a hatchback this time.

[SeriousSimon]

Дамы и господа, Ladies and Gentlemen:



"It's not sad, it's just concerned" - The Romanov Raketa.

[Packbat]

@SeriousSimon: That's a nice looking car! The grill arrangement is very cool.

[SeriousSimon]

Thanks, I've tried my best to make it look stylish-ugly.. so.. stuglysh, kind of.

[nialloftara]

The short lived Centauri Puck was a plucky micro car from the late 70's era, not very well received by the standard Centauri buyer the car was a flop in the American market. There is still a following for it's sportier models, the prize being the rare TURBO trim, powered by a single cammed 928cc turbo 4 cylinder the little car developed 80hp, enough to hit a top speed of 100 mph, and with the help of a limited slip front differential and a sporty tune to it's budget car suspension it can still draw a grin from drivers and on-lookers alike as it battles the pony cars of the era in classic track day races.

[SeriousSimon]

That's a lovely little rubber duck! And a not even 1 litre turbo! *squee* I'll take ten!