racing.. well, sort of

[xABSOLUTIONx]

so had this idea, is it possible to add a multiplayer counterpart to the test-track and have actual weekly challenges and so on?

[Killrob]

Sure, that's planned and coming.

[xABSOLUTIONx]

that would take of the factory race team and how you finance/let them practice, etc.

[Killrob]

I don't catch your meaning? There will be no factory race team manager of any sort.

[xABSOLUTIONx]

ah, thought it was under consideretion still.

but i'm really happy to hear that there will be some online competition

[Daffyflyer]

ah, thought it was under consideretion still

Yes, it's under consideration for a future expansion after the game is done

[SirStonelouse]

it would be awesome if there was a multiplayer mode that worked like gran turismo's b-spec mode.

if tyre wear, fuel usage, temperature, weather, driver aggressiveness and overtaking would be simulated,
we could run live multiplayer races over longer distances.
that would be so much fun!

[OCAdam]

That sounds like something that either the devs do well after 1.0 release, or a modder does... also likely after 1.0 release. It's not an easy thing to program, especially the part of overtaking.

[xABSOLUTIONx]

that still should easier to do then a full on sim

[Daffyflyer]

that still should easier to do then a full on sim

Yes, it'd probably only take us 2 years or so as opposed to 5 years or so and a much bigger team for a proper race sim, so you are correct there.

[OCAdam]

And even then, 5 years isn't enough these days!

[RoninGT21]

Maybe if we find enough people interested in it, we can get together a second team, dedicated to racing expansion. I would help, but I am useless as a coder.

[Killrob]

Maybe if we find enough people interested in it, we can get together a second team, dedicated to racing expansion. I would help, but I am useless as a coder.

Unfortunately, developing a game takes more than a willing it.

[OCAdam]

If you'd asked me in about a year's time, I'd be more interested in it, as I'm looking at working with artificial intelligence and should be trying to take a course in such next semester. However... racing game AI is extremely hard to make work competently. It's just not anywhere as easy as something like an FPS or TPS.

[Kubastach]

Maybe if we find enough people interested in it, we can get together a second team, dedicated to racing expansion. I would help, but I am useless as a coder.

If this will ever happen, i can make pretty good sprites.