iRobot wrote:OK thought about it more. Please don't add jumping cars. It'll open up a lot of shortcuts and glitches as the fencing on some maps is low.
Air Control will make the game too easy also. You should be punished for not taking the correct line - being able to correct any mistakes midair is unfavorable.
I'm thoroughly against both.
I'm also in favor of not giving the vehicles jump ability.
The mod was to be a kinda realalistic(ish) racing mod. So giving vehicles scorpion dodge jump just doesn't feel right.
Additional thoughts:
1. Short cuts are everywhere in these maps. This is to be expected as the mod just didn't take off very well when it was released so there was no push for the original creators to find ways to prevent exploiting.
I wouldn't mind fixing these issues. Along with other map issues.
a. Add volumes in grass areas to slow cars down. Or to prevent short cuts just add more checkpoints to prevent the use of game breaking shortcuts. I think the checkpoint would be a better way of fixing this problem then using volumes.
b. Fix the collision on some of the rail static mesh(and other objects) so it doesn't cause vehicles to randomly hit miles away from the mesh.
c. Clean up some of the terrain that is bleeding into track.
d. Some of the track is extremely narrow. Might want to widen it out in portions as it's nearly impossible to pass in some maps.
2. I like the idea of having multiple vehicles with different character traits. But I would like to see 2 separate map list. One for different vehicles with there own disadvantages and advantages then have one with 1 vehicle with exactly the same settings that all players will use. Some people find the idea of having to choose a vehicle out of a list of 40+ cars overwhelming(or just take 5 hours trying to choose holding up the progress to start the race).