/vr/ - Retro Games

I know pc version must be superior and everything but I really love playing n64 version of this on my pvm 2530. I should take some pics sometime.

IT'S A NEW LAP RECORD

There's literally an online option for multiplayer. So what do you think?

>>4766993
it's LAN only, and I doubt people here are interested in Hamachi.

>>4767007
well fuck i think it was lan. then again people usually whine about games not having lan multiplayer so it's a win/win.

>>4766951
>tfw I went hard into the game after unearthing it from my bassment when I was like 16
>tfw I played it again recently years later and I cannot top any of my old records

I don't know how I did it, but goddamn. With Mars fucking Guo, mind you. I do suppose it's because I would play it for literal hours after school and nowadays I've got too much shit going on to best myself. I miss that soundbyte.

Is this because of LGR

>>4767249
It got released at GOG a few days ago, and it was a higly requested game.

I associate this game with the worst headache of my childhood.

>>4767007
You know there are other software other than Hamachi, especially ones designed for gaming.
https://www.evolvehq.com
Come to think of it GOG's client should be a giant VPN.

>>4769202
most of those programs have dead playerbase anyway

https://www.gog.com/forum/star_wars_episode_i_racer/unlocking_jinn_reeso_and_cy_yunga_on_pc_uncovered_after_almost_20_years

>>4769474
now this is pod racing

>>4769474
>some dude is trying to make a sourceport of the game
that would be amazing

>>4769474
>that fucking README

>>4769474
Glad to see that I can finally play as these guys without always having to erase a save file like you needed to in the N64 version.
good find.

What's the best planet and why is it Ando Prime?

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>>4769207
It's not like you are going to play with your close friends for nostalgia sake anyway, so what's your problem?
I mean I'm using Hamachi solely to play with friends games that are otherwise impossible to play at multi in current year. I know it's not exactly /vr/, but this is how I have my regular Serious Sam playthrough - ask friends who has a free evening and we just set up Hamachi.

>>4771763
would anyone here be interested in trying this thing?

>>4771796
Why don't you just play with /v/? Search on Steam Serious Saturdays with /v/. You are better off with a full server than trying to ask around.

>>4771738
I beg to differ. Oovo IV is where it's at.

Also, anybody knows if this runs properly on Win 7 x64? Currently I am emulating the N64 version and with proper framerate it is a very enjoyable experience (and I like that music only plays in the last lap).
Interestingly, I recently replayed it on my old N64, too and noticed how I have to use different pods because of the framerate. With the slomo on the N64, the only viable options were Bullseye Navoir/Cy Yunga or Anakin Skywalker. On emulator with good framerate I regularly oversteer and kiss turns so I had to switch to heavier pods like Aldar Beedo.

>>4774009
>Also, anybody knows if this runs properly on Win 7 x64?
The GOG version? 64-bit Win 7 here, runs flawlessly.

>>4774009
There was a fan-made patch that you can easily torrent.
And few weeks ago GOG released it (along with having a nice promotion on all SW-related games), so you can just get that.

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>>4774063
Thanks, I just got it and it runs like a charm.

Also, you're a fag if you buy at any place but the junkyard.

>>4774082
Nobody buys outside junkyard. Maxed-out parts by the end of first series of races is a must

>>4774145
True that.
>tfw when buying a block 6 for 3k

>>4771738
Ando Prime is nice, but so are others. I find Aquilaris extremely comfy. And Ord Ibanna.

But I think we can all agree that Baroonda has the worst tracks in the whole game.

I have some scans from the guide, if somebody is interested.

Is there any difficulty setting for career?
The game is as easy as I remembered it from the N64. In 2 hours or so, with breaks and junkyard shopping, I did two of three classes and just started the third one. Won everything, of course.

>>4774250
Yours looks nice and worn like mine :]

>>4774591
It's not mine, I only got it off the internet once upon a time.

sheiit I had a blast with this

>>4773989
/v/ is too busy making e3 threads about dmc5 happening or screeching at game journos

>>4774615
This reminded me: someone know if the PC version has dual-analog stick support? The N64 version was supposedly playable with two controllers at once, but I don't think I've heard same (well, with a single twin-stick pad, of course) of the PC version.

/r/ing the mega so I can send it to my friends.

Also, anyone notice the bug with Dud Bolt when you try to change camera? Anyone else it goes through the cycle, but Dud Bolt has the third view show your rearview instead, and takes about three times to get it to be like the other racer's cycles.

>>4775291
>using Dud Bolt
EWWWWW

>>4775489
He may suck but he has one of the coolest looking pods

Am I doing something wrong or does start boost not exist here? On the N64 you pressed A the moment the race began and got a boost. The aliens yelled BOOSTA! HAHAHA!.
I am 100% sure I have the timing right, but I just wasn't able to do it in two whole series.

>>4766918

The difficulty in this game is brutal. I've still never beat it even after all these years

>>4775508
What? The pod that looks like the retarded child between a haircutter and a vacuum with some distant relative in the gardening tools?

I think Teemto Pagalies' and Cy Yunga's look coolest. Go ahead, judge me.

>>4776427
Are you trolling?

>>4774250
I'm up for some scans

>>4775607
you can, but the timing is kinda fucked up in the pc version.

>>4777189
Alrighty then.

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>>4777234
Thank you
These are pretty neat

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>>4766943
The PC version has really crisp controls by comparison. They're basically the same game otherwise.

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>>4777193
Depends on graphics settings.
No, for real. And the GOG version solved the issue anyway.

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>>4777669
...aaand we're done! I hope you enjoyed it.

>>4777672
Thanks anon
I really did enjoy those
Lots of interesting tidbits about each racer and the tracks

>>4777672
I miss these hyper detailed guides where they clearly reached out to the devs or the devs might even be involved with the guides.

>>4777672
Oh wait, I knew I recognized this. It's exactly like my Nintendo cert guide for Goldeneye. God they are so comfy.

>>4769474

>replaces bullseye navoir

new character better be fucking godlike to replace the bull

Currently getting the Podracing Tie-In webcomic into a mega upload.

>>4777817
Never Mind. Too many pages are corrupted and are lost to time. Not even the Wayback Machine can help me.

>>4777804
Navoir is a goofy looking mofo.
Cy Yunga has always been better and he has one of the coolest looking pods.

>>4774615
I never got to play the arcade version

>>4774805
Only if you emulate the N64 version. The dedicated PC version didn't have that setting.

>>4777658
Care to elaborate? I play the gog version and I haven't managed a boost start a single time yet. Emulating the N64 version, it works every time.

>>4778901
Well, this is weird, because I don't have this issue with GOG version and original PC version for 32bit systems also worked just about fine.
The problem was about fan-made patch allowing to play it on 64bit systems. Long story short, due to modern hardware acceleration and the way how the patch worked, it all lead to situation the game was constantly recognising ANY shifts in direction and uneven ground as cancelling the boost meter, meaning you could never gain enough velocity to fill the meter, despite going at full speed. This was especially problematic with races where you had to make sudden speed spike (like jumping over a chasm), as it was easy to do normally, but patched version couldn't engage boost in time. The game was simply super-sensitive about it, unlike the normal 32bit version, where only hitting things and taking a lot of hard turns was slowing you down enough to cancel the boost meter from filling up and allowing speeding.
GOG version fixed this, as it works just like the original PC version of the game. So it's weird you are still having this issue.

>>4779001
Ohhh, I understand now. Sorry, it seems we were talking in two different directions. I was talking about the START boost, the turbostart or whatever you want to call it. Regular boost works fine, just like it should, it's just that I can't manage to do the power start.

Also, is it just me or do lots of pods look like househould appliances? Like, Slide Paramita's pod is basically just two hairblowers.

>>4779035
And just to make sure I was not being a retard - I just tested the N64 emulated version. Power start each time. GOG version. No power start at all.
Or is it different on PC? On N64 you had press accelerate the moment the 1 vanished.

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>>4779040
It was tricky, but once you get it, you got it. You have to hit it when it's fading away. From the way you describe the N64, it may be a little earlier than that. Also, make sure you're using a button and not a trigger. I have accelerate on LB and LT so I can hit the start boost with the button and do the rest of the race with the trigger.

Also, sometime later I'll repost the times that were submitted last thread.

>>4779035
Power start should work just fine in all versions of the game. But you need to get the timing right in PC version(s), as it's very specific.
But it does work without issues.

>>4779072
I totally forgot to do those times. This is from the last thread, so the linked posts are times verified by screenshot. JBC is me. If you wanna put a name to your times, just let me know.

>BOONTA TRAINING COURSE
1) 1:39.47 [>>4760095]
2) 1:46.589 [JBC]
>MON GAZZA SPEEDWAY
1) 44.962 [>>4759903]
2) 50.177 [JBC]
>BEEDO'S WILD RIDE
1) 2:50.341 [>>4759903]
2) 3:03.336 [JBC]
>AQUILARIS CLASSIC
1) 2:48.75 [>>4757246]
2) 2:53.796 [JBC]
>ABYSS
1) 2:39.21 [>>4758053]
2) 2:55.94 [JBC]
3) 3:42.750 [>>4757660]

>>4781374
Here'y my Abyss from the one time I drove it during tournament.

The others only have mirrored times with the respective favorites because I haven't driven them since tournament.

>>4781385
Noted. I'm trying to decide if it's worth making a Google Doc or something so a bunch of times like your mirrors could be added without going over the text limit.

>BOONTA TRAINING COURSE
1) 1:39.47 [>>4760095 (Cross-thread)]
2) 1:46.589 [JBC]
>MON GAZZA SPEEDWAY
1) 44.962 [>>4759903 (Cross-thread)]
2) 50.177 [JBC]
>BEEDO'S WILD RIDE
1) 2:50.341 [>>4759903 (Cross-thread)]
2) 3:03.336 [JBC]
>AQUILARIS CLASSIC
1) 2:48.75 [>>4757246 (Cross-thread)]
2) 2:53.796 [JBC]
>ABYSS
1) 2:39.21 [>>4758053 (Cross-thread)]
2) 2:55.94 [JBC]
3) 3:15.491 [>>4781385]
4) 3:42.750 [>>4757660 (Cross-thread)]

>>4781374
And I just tried myself on the Boonta Training course. How the fuck can you people still be so much faster? Are you doing nothing but boosting? I love Bullseye, but he has really shitty cooling.

>>4781391
The answer is Ben Quadinaros. He has far and away the best boost in the game, so if you know the track enough to always be boosting, you can make some serious times. The dude on top has also mastered sliding, which can make a big difference on tracks like Mon Gazza.

>BOONTA TRAINING COURSE
1) 1:39.47 [>>4760095 (Cross-thread) (Cross-thread)]
2) 1:46.589 [JBC]
3) 1:52.14 [>>4781391]
>MON GAZZA SPEEDWAY
1) 44.962 [>>4759903 (Cross-thread) (Cross-thread)]
2) 50.177 [JBC]
>BEEDO'S WILD RIDE
1) 2:50.341 [>>4759903 (Cross-thread) (Cross-thread)]
2) 3:03.336 [JBC]
>AQUILARIS CLASSIC
1) 2:48.75 [>>4757246 (Cross-thread) (Cross-thread)]
2) 2:53.796 [JBC]
>ABYSS
1) 2:39.21 [>>4758053 (Cross-thread) (Cross-thread)]
2) 2:55.94 [JBC]
3) 3:15.491 [>>4781385]
4) 3:42.750 [>>4757660 (Cross-thread) (Cross-thread)]

>>4781391
and Aquilaris Classic. How the fuck can anyone get under a minute there? I have almost been boosting nonstop.

>>4781394
Ok, I see.

>>4781398
Also, are your pods fully upgraded? The upgrades you have in the career mode carry into the free play. Also, I'm taking off these fuckin cross-thread verifications because they're too annoying to link.

>BOONTA TRAINING COURSE
1) 1:39.47
2) 1:46.589 [JBC]
3) 1:52.14 [>>4781391]
>MON GAZZA SPEEDWAY
1) 44.962
2) 50.177 [JBC]
>BEEDO'S WILD RIDE
1) 2:50.341
2) 3:03.336 [JBC]
>AQUILARIS CLASSIC
1) 2:48.75
2) 2:53.796 [JBC]
3) 3:11.32 [>>4781398]
>ABYSS
1) 2:39.21
2) 2:55.94 [JBC]
3) 3:15.491 [>>4781385]
4) 3:42.750

>>4781405
Sure, sure, beat everything and everyone, have all in the greens and lots of dosh over. Maybe I am just not gud enough :^)

>>4781410
I'm still pissed that this dude topping the charts is beating my shit by 5-10 seconds or more every time.

Alright, I decided to make a Google doc and populate everything that doesn't already have a list with my times from career mode just to have a baseline. Most are with Ebe Endicott that was not upgraded or with Dud Bolt (also not upgraded), so the times should be pretty easy to beat. The doc can be commented on if you want to submit times directly to it in between threads. As usual, provide screenshots of times. I'm trying to think if I'll accept bulk career time dumps with no screens just to fill out the boards, but I suppose it depends on if those times seem suspect? I feel like no one would cheat just to impress /vr/, but who knows.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OrdlynaAUpI_w3FR8c67rbW-wFvFUEtQUEVDpO2VqaU/edit

>>4781494
Shit, I fucked up the order on the Amateur Circuit. Fixed it in the doc.

>>4781494
are we posting PBs?

Got this at Sunken City now

Howler Gorge PB

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>>4781829
WHY NOT TAKE A SCREENSHOT REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>4781910
laziness

>>4781942
How is taking a picture with your phone, then probably posting from said phone (you disgust me) lazier than just hitting "print" and pasting that shit into print or whatever? You are clearly using a computer anyways!

>>4781962
from my experience a lot of games don't work with the print button, it just gives me a black screen.
I have fraps too, but I'm too lazy to convert the shots into png and then upload them here, a photo works fine

>>4781980
Really? Print always works for me. In fact, the built-in F12 screenshot function only gives me black screens.

>>4781769
I knew you'd show up.
>MALASTARE 100
1) 1:56.323 [>>4781769]
2) 3:31.546 [JBC]
>SPICE MINE RUN
1) 4:07.625 [>>4781772]
2) 6:28.797 [JBC]
>SCRAPPER’S RUN
1) 2:11.020 [>>4781774]
2) 2:59.862 [JBC]
>SUNKEN CITY
1) 4:26.85 [>>4781791]
2) 8:10.374 [JBC]
>HOWLER GORGE
1) 3:50.32 [>>4781829]
2) 6:35.616 [JBC]

Mind if I replace your post numbers with Rigo?

>>4781910
Not him, but at least for me, Racer goes fullscreen and crashes on alt-tab, so taking a screenshot of multiple things would involve closing and reopening the game multiple times.

>>4782098
I'll try to link the doc in all my record updating posts.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OrdlynaAUpI_w3FR8c67rbW-wFvFUEtQUEVDpO2VqaU/edit?usp=sharing

>>4782098
Sure, I'm also practicing Abyss with Quadinaros.

>>4782114
Done. I'll probably be able to tell because of your fuckin phone photos, but put your name in your post if it's not in the screenshot just to make sure plox.

I got a challenge for you all.
Play the Abyss track with someone like Boles Roor, Bozzie Baranta, Elan Mak, or Mawhonic.
Pretty much a racer with bad turning and/or air brakes.

>Invitational Podracing Circuit
>Abyss (Ord Ibanna)
The only race thats stands in my way from completing this entire game in 1st place as Dud Bolt.
God it was a nightmare. no matter how much practice and time i put into it. I can never win 1st place

>>4782705
protip: The 3rd wired tunnel that has roads up and down has a shortcut if you stay high too, you're gonna see some flags there that shows the shortcut when you get past the tunnel.
Also for the final turns before the jumps, release the thrust button before entering the turns and slide for a bit, then release the slide button and steer, it's way better than just braking and steering.
And always take the first turn of the 1st wired tunnel by braking and sliding at the same time.

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>>4782753
believe in yourself

>>4782705
Abyss is the best track because it actually rewards good driving. Remember the AI sucks donkey dicks, so there is no need to GO FAST all the time. If you fuck up the first shortcut, you have lost anyways. Try it for a bit and you will make it.

>>4782369
Apply yourself, pic related.


Also, NEW CHALLENGE:

Everyone does the mirror tracks with the respective favorite. Note that this is probably really slow because it was just one try, but until then, I will gladly take 1st place mirrored Abyss.

>>4782114
GOT IT!

>>4782915
Well done, you dirty cocksucker.
I'm also gonna start fixing up my garbage times, but it's slow going because it takes like a fuckin hour to get a good enough run. And for some reason, Racer won't screencap, so here's a photo. (Also, I'm gonna change my name from JBC to BIZZ to match my screenshots.)

New times:
>ABYSS
1) 2:37.32 [RIGO]
2) 2:55.94 [BIZZ]
3) 3:02.41 [>>4782819]
4) 3:15.491 [>>4781385]
5) 3:42.750 [>>4757660]
6) 3:51.578 [JOHNNY]
>MALASTARE 100
1) 1:55.175 [BIZZ]
1) 1:56.323 [RIGO]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OrdlynaAUpI_w3FR8c67rbW-wFvFUEtQUEVDpO2VqaU/edit?usp=sharing

>>4782964
Fucked up the placing on Malastare. You get it, though.

>>4782964
Fucked up the placing on Malastare in the post. You get it though. Here's the current charts.

>>4782903
Oh shit, I didn't even realize this was mirrored. My bad. I'll have to add a specific category for mirrors.
>ABYSS MIRRORED
1) 3:51.578 [JOHNNY]

Here's the legit current charts. Disregard all pretenders.

>>4782903
Oh shit, I didn't even realize this was mirrored. My bad. I'll have to add a specific category for mirrors.
>ABYSS MIRRORED
1) 3:51.578 [JOHNNY]

Jesus Christ, this is the third time I fucked up uploading this. Here's the real, real times.

>>4782986
Have some more mirror. Also please note that Boonta Training #3 and Aquilaris Classic #3 and Abyss #4 is also all me, Johnny. Mabye that's easier than post numbers.

>>4783115
Noted and fixed.

>DETHRO MIRROR
1) 2:52.620 [JOHNNY]

Two seconds better than my forward Abyss. This shit is the worst because it's so easy to straight up clip into the floor and blow up. Infuriating.
>ABYSS MIRRORED
1) 2:53.869 [BIZZ]
1) 3:51.578 [JOHNNY]

>>4782964
Rigo here, just beat my Malastare 100 PB

>>4783532
You son of a bitch.

>MALASTARE 100
1) 1:52.96 [RIGO]
2) 1:55.175 [BIZZ]

Fuck the motherfucking antigravity tubes. I probably could have afforded to boost a lot more in them, but the controls are so imprecise there that it's way too easy to slam right into a rock, and the only way to guarantee it doesn't happen is if you take it slow. This was such a pain.

>VENGEANCE
1) 3:40.531 [BIZZ]

Current stats.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OrdlynaAUpI_w3FR8c67rbW-wFvFUEtQUEVDpO2VqaU/edit

This one was a lot of fun. All the long boostable straightaways and downward slopes are exciting to blast through and are good teachers of how to decide between good places to boost and great places to boost, and how to efficiently manage your cooling to use the good ones while still having enough boost to cash in on the great ones.

>SPICE MINE RUN
1) 4:06.413 [BIZZ]
2) 4:07.625 [RIGO]

Current stats.

Here's Dethro's Revenge mirrored and an improvement on Mon Gazza. I don't think I have it in me to shave those final two seconds to beat Rigo's time.

>MON GAZZA SPEEDWAY
1) 44.962 [RIGO]
2) 46.843 [BIZZ]
>DETHRO’S MIRROR
1) 2:22.676 [BIZZ]
2) 2:52.620 [JOHNNY]

That's it for me for now.

Current stats. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OrdlynaAUpI_w3FR8c67rbW-wFvFUEtQUEVDpO2VqaU/edit

Hey you! Guy scrolling on /vr/'s index! Download this game and lay down some motherfucking times!
https://mega.nz/#!F5VTmbxb!MoYQRNH_Ges9haAks9T0a6SmPsLWSo0PFalT7J-K-so

>>4774805
>>4778813 is wrong. I'm playing with a 360 controller, and it recognizes both sticks fine. I have left stick turning and pitching up and down and right stick flipping the pod.

>>4785301
Rigo here, I forgot to open fraps lol

>>4786391
How the fuck did you do that?

>SPICE MINE RUN
1) 3:57.15 [RIGO]
2) 4:06.413 [BIZZ]

Also IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT: The antigravity tunnels function incorrectly at 60 FPS. If you manually set Racer to 30 FPS, you'll actually be able to move around the tunnels. I don't know what other physics 30 FPS fixes, but that's huge.

>>4785457
I'm actually glad to be wrong about it. Have you tried it with other controllers?

>>4786554
No, the 360 controller is the only one with dual sticks I've got.

>>4785457
Uh, that wasn't what I meant. I got a Logitech Dual Action and the game recognizes both sticks OK.
I meant the dual throttle control scheme option available in the N64 version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXmpTt8NmpY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtPwbhC8wQs

>>4786527
how you do that?

>>4786635
It depends. I use RivaTuner which lets you cap framerates, so I just set up a profile for Racer to be capped at 30. It's largely intended to be used for Nvidia cards, though it looks like it has some support for AMD. I think there are other ways though, that's just the one I use.

>>4777672
Anon is amazing! Made my night!

>>4786621
Oh, I didn't know. Well, here's this: https://www.gog.com/forum/star_wars_episode_i_racer/no_dualthrust_support

The short answer is "no." The long answer is "the code for it has been found in the game, but it's not complete, and the guy who's working on a source port for the game isn't interested in doing anything with it, but you could theoretically use a third party program to jury-rig a version of it."

>>4785428
Need a decryption key.

>>4786780
Really? I just opened the link and downloaded it normally. I don't know what the problem is.

Try this: https://goggames.goodolddownloads.com/game/star_wars_episode_i_racer

>>4786658
well, i have an intel integrated card, so guess i'm out of luck for it

Got this for Dethro's Revenge, locking the game at 30fps makes steering and sliding way better, i'll reccomend doing it to everyone.

>>4786983
You might as well try it anyway. I'd think frame limiting is something any GPU can do. And it's free anyway, so what do you have to lose?
http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/rtss-rivatuner-statistics-server-download.html

>>4787062
I'm excited to give it a shot.
>DETHRO’S REVENGE
1) 2:21.319 [RIGO]
2) 3:33.566 [BIZZ]

Here's the current stats.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OrdlynaAUpI_w3FR8c67rbW-wFvFUEtQUEVDpO2VqaU/edit

Sliding is definitely much better.

>BOONTA TRAINING COURSE
1) 1:39.47 [RIGO]
2) 1:43.347 [BIZZ]
3) 1:52.14 [JOHNNY]

Current stats.

>>4787431
Ben Quadinaros is so fucking broken. First time with him on this track. Frankly, for me this is not fun. I am trying to do best times with favorites from now on.

>>4787431
and a mirrored Mon Gazza with Teemto Pagalagadoodoo.

This was kinda hard, because he is really bad and I did the mirrored course with hairdryer pod before that. I managed to achieve the 3 lap record with him, but had to try again and again until I also had the lap record.

>>4788046
Navior is way more broken, great turning and braking, short, nice but good boost, nice speed and accel and great cooling, the only downside he has is how fragile the pod is.
Quadinaros requires to have a perfect run to do his magic and master the controls of the game, Navior can crash a few times and still have a chance to win.

>>4787431
I wanted to join in too

>>4787431
One more for tonight

>>4786745
Bummer. Would have been interesting to at least give it a try. Guess I'll need to emulate the N64 version to go give it a go,

>>4788170
By winning you mean winning a race? Because that is piss easy with every single pod.
I meant getting those RIGO times.

>>4788294
I'm talking about racing with other people, which is way different than Time Trials.

>>4788304
Ok, I see. Never played against people, but yeah, against people I would probably use the pods I am comfortable with, like Cy Yunga or Mars Guo.
Are there any racing events from /vr/?

>>4788323
don't think so, I'm also sure nobody here would install hamachi to play this

Rigo here, got this at Ando Prime Centrum

And this at Dug Derby.
Gonna try to get a PB at Executioner, i really hate the zero-g zones in Oovo IV, even if they're fucking cool.

Unmirrored Bumpy's Breakers

>>4788469
zero g zones allow you to hit 1600

>>4788585
Yeah, but the asterois/towers/beams makes it harder to keep the boost.
>>4785117
Rigo here, at last, i got a PB for this goddamn track.
Next is Bumpy's Breakers.

Hell yes to all these times people are submitting. Welcome HGC!
>BOONTA TRAINING COURSE
1) 1:39.47 [RIGO]
2) 1:43.347 [BIZZ]
3) 1:44.458 [JOHNNY]
>MON GAZZA MIRROR
1) 50.248 [JOHNNY]
>INFERNO
1) 2:59.500 [HGC]
2) 3:34.988 [BIZZ]
>ANDO PRIME CENTRUM
1) 2:46.39 [RIGO]
2) 2:59.465 [HGC]
3) 3:33.172 [BIZZ]
>DUG DERBY
1) 1:45.41 [RIGO]
2) 2:40.571 [BIZZ]
>BUMPY'S BREAKERS
1) 5:59.737 [JOHNNY]
2) 8:17.321 [BIZZ]
>VENGEANCE
1) 3:25.94 [RIGO]
2) 3:40.531 [BIZZ]

Here's the latest stats. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OrdlynaAUpI_w3FR8c67rbW-wFvFUEtQUEVDpO2VqaU/edit

As usual, if you're browsing the index and see this thread, get in here and play this game and lay down some motherfucking times! There's a Mega and Good Old Downloads link in the thread, so just download it and play! (or you can give GOG your money, which I guess would be the right thing to do.)

>>4788323
>>4788329
I considered trying to arrange multiplayer games, but you may be right that it's too awkward a setup process to get enough people, though it supports up to 8.

>>4788046
Outside of Quadinaros being necessary for good times, I really do enjoy his speed. It gets annoying as fuck crippling my pod from clipping a wall or just crashing altogether, but it gives me feelings of F-Zero without being overwhelming or having the finickiness of Wipeout and its modern clones.

>>4788820
Got some times for you, all with the Track Favorite. So nickname these under TF.

Boonta Training Course: 2:05.223
Mon Gazza Speedway: 0:56.177
Beedo's Wild Ride: 3:52.578
Aquilaris Classic: 3:21.750
Malastare 100: 2:27.973
Vengeance: 4:22.778
Spice Mine Run: 4:37.777

Sunken City: 5:37.327
Howler Gorge: 4:21.720
Dug Derby: 2:14.197
Scrapper's Run: 2:31.505
Zugga Challenge: 5:27.468
Baroo Coast: 4:46.655
Bumpy's Breakers: 6:27.956

Executioner: 4:58.807
Sebulba's Legacy: 2:30.355
Grabvine Gateway: 5:53.017
Andobi Mountain Run: 4:53.097
Dethro's Revenge: 2:46.292
Fire Mountain Rally: 7:42.099
Boonta Classic: 7:01.968

Ando Prime Centrum: 3:16.077
Abyss (Mirror) : 4:24.311
Gauntlet: 7:07.090
Inferno: 3:08.157

>>4788925
I think he should make another sheet for track favorite times, i wouldn't mind spicing up the game by playing with more characters besides quadinaros or navior

>>4788925
My computer is in the middle of a windows update, but I'll put these times in soon.
>>4788929
Is there interest in this? I'll have to figure out how to do it - the Google doc is already pretty jury-rigged - but I'd be willing if there was enough support. I'll put it to a poll.
https://strawpoll.com/zs39bwwp

>>4788965
i'd rather do those than play baroonda stages.

>>4788965
Welp, three people all said yes. Given that there's about four people putting in times, that sounds like a majority to me. I'll start updating the doc, starting with >>4788925. To make things more convenient, could everyone who did the Track Favorite tell me which times those are/link to the posts in the thread?

>>4789162
Also, should I remove the TF times from the overall fastest times list?

>>4789173
Yeah.
Also, anyone wants a tutorial for custom music?

Alright, here's what I could do with the Track Favorites. Check it over and let me know if there's any mistakes.

>>4789195
Johnny here, all my mirrored are with TF. Good thing my dude.

>>4789195
Heere's Johnny! Just did TF Boonta Training at 1:58.28.

I also have TF Boonta Training Mirror at 2:02.862 and TF Vengeance Mirror at 4:13.473

>>4789814
>>4789195
And while we are at it, here are my times for

TF SEMI-PRO MIRROR

>Sunken City
5:20.3 [JOHNNY]

>Howler Gorge
3:05.495 [JOHNNY]

>Dug Derby
2:35.540 [JOHNNY]

>Scrapper's Run
2:31.934 [JOHNNY]

>Zugga Challenge
5:26.243 [JOHNNY]

>Baroo Coast
5:00.781 [JOHNNY]

>Bumpy's Breakers
6:22.393 [JOHNNY]


Can give proof if needed.

>>4789814
>>4789823
I'll take your word for it. I'd like to think that people wouldn't lie for the sake of impressing /vr/. Also, thanks for formatting it in advance, made it a lot faster. Just to make the TFs distinguished from the overall times in greentext, I'll have specific abbreviations for TF. Check the doc to see how. Of course, you don't need to do it exact.

>BOONTA TRAINING TF
1) 1:58.28 [JOHNNY]
2) 2:05.223 [TF]
>BOONTA TRAIN MIRROR TF
1) 2:02.862 [JOHNNY]
>VENGEANCE MIRROR TF
1) 4:13.473 [JOHNNY]
>SUNKEN CITY TF
1) 5:20.3 [JOHNNY]
2) 5:37.327 [TF]
>HOWLER GORGE TF
1) 3:05.495 [JOHNNY]
2) 4:21.720 [TF]
>DUG DERBY TF
1) 2:14.197 [TF]
2) 2:35.540 [JOHNNY]
>SCRAPPER’S RUN TF
1) 2:31.505 [TF]
2) 2:31.934 [JOHNNY]
>ZUGGA CHALLENGE TF
1) 5:26.243 [JOHNNY]
2) 5:27.468 [TF]
>BAROO COAST TF
1) 4:46.655 [TF]
2) 5:00.781 [JOHNNY]
>BUMPY’S BREAKERS TF
1) 6:22.393 [JOHNNY]
2) 6:27.956 [TF]

Here's the current stats. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OrdlynaAUpI_w3FR8c67rbW-wFvFUEtQUEVDpO2VqaU/edit

>>4789921
Getting a little sloppy with the pics. Sorry for undermining the consummate professionalism of the official /vr/ podracing leaderboard.

Also, just messed with the margins a bit, so now all the full TF track titles fit and no abbreviation is needed. I do it all for you, /vr/.

>>4789921
The times are for mirrored, though, see >>4789823

>>4789946
shit, whoops. Fixing now.

Disregard anything you heard or saw about a previous stats picture. There was no mistake or issue. Once again, consummate professionalism.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OrdlynaAUpI_w3FR8c67rbW-wFvFUEtQUEVDpO2VqaU/edit

>>4789965
New time for
>MON GAZZA SPEEDWAY TF
0:51.78 [JOHNNY]

>>4790052
>MON GAZZA SPEEDWAY TF
1) 0:51.78 [JOHNNY]
2) 0:56.177 [TF]

Still no TF for unmirrored Abyss, though we have one for mirrored. I wonder why?

>>4790098
Because I tried for an hour this morning and Bozzie is just a retarded asshole and this asshole track makes me explode for no reason on the upper runway or pulls some bullshit throwing me outside of the track and I just hate it I hate it

I don't truly understand the mechanics with this game, I get holding my nose down allows me to boost but then my engine overheats (makes sense), but the repair function seems to not do much? I feel like I'm missing something. I'm using a controller if that makes any difference, the boost mechanic seems weird.

>>4790098
OKAY I DID IT THROUGH SHEER HATE

>>4790068
>ABYSS TF
3:06.76 [JOHNNY]

Bozzie is one goofy looking mofo and his pod is fucking ugly and sucks and I really don't want to do this again.

>>4790150
Repair repairs your engines when they're damaged.

>>4790068
>BEEDO'S WILD RIDE TF
3:30.83 [JOHNNY]

>>4790154
Do I have to let go of the throttle when repairing and keep my nose down or up? Basically when I activate boost and keep the throttle on I end up with damage to my engine which makes sense but how do you balance it out? If that makes sense

>>4790186
U wot? Repair is a button you press while driving to repair. The engine in repair is throttled during that time, so you have to compensate for drift, but apart from that you have to do nothing.
So you are telling me you are trying to repair through your boost? Or that you actually boost until your engines are damaged?

Training course TF
I'll be doing a few casual runs tonight, so expect a few posts coming soon.

Mon Gazza Speedway

>>4790193
Basically I push the nose down, that fills up the meter for boost, I hit boost, and my mph keeps going up until I hear the "engine damage" sound, if if I keep the throttle down I'm fucked despite holding down the repair button. It might be a problem with my controller setting because it doesn't really make sense.

>>4790221
Have you tried not boosting anymore? By hitting the brakes or letting go of the acceleration button?

>>4790225
Yeah, but it seems my engine overheats regardless, letting go of the acceleration seems counter intuitive but is that the way it's meant to be played? How would you describe how you race? (including the pitch of the pod) cheers

>>4790245
I really don't understand what's your problem. When you boost, you are bound to overheat. This means you have to end the boost eventually. You do this by either letting go of the acceleration or tapping the brake. Pitch doesn't really matter outside of jumps.

>>4790245
>>4790249
I just thought of something: Post your controller mapping. I use an adapted N64 mapping, having boost/acceleration and repair/taunt on one button, respectively.

>click the thread thinking people are talking about my favorite racing game ever
>227 posts, 37 ips
Fuck off, you goddamn autist.

Beedo's Wild Ride
Lotta crashes on the third lap, but I can't be bothered to try again tonight

Aquilaris Classic
Clegg is remarkably fun to drive incidentally, one of my favorites for a no upgrade run

>>4790256
>people sharing their records is bad

Malastare 100
Dud, even with full upgrades, lives up to his name

Vengeance
To whoever put those damn rocks in the antigrav tunnels, you owe me 5 Fud Sangs

Spice Mine Run
Mars Guo remains my favourite pod

>>4790253
>forget about the rolling lol

>>4790256
Anon, what would you like to talk about? Favorites pod? Best race? My game crashed so I'm done racing tonight, but if you want I can make an album with all the pod hidden stats shown in the same kind of graph?

>>4790354
On the topic of those graphs, I got bored and made them anyway. If anyone knows how to make an online image album I'd really appreciate it, but this should get the job done for now if anyone's interested.

>>4790354
On the topic of those graphs, I got bored and made them anyway. If anyone knows how to make an online image album I'd really appreciate it, but this should get the job done for now if anyone's interested.

https://pastebin.com/gReXRUqe

>>4790068
>SUNKEN CITY TF
4:51.71 [JOHNNY]

Motherfucker, I had such a good run and then I crashed TWICE in the last round because of some invisible obstacles.

>>4790465
What are these graphs telling us? Are those base stats? What's the unit (if any)? How does e.g. hover height affect gameplay?

>>4790117
Boy, I see what you mean. That was a lot of airbraking. I had to come to almost a complete stop to get the tight turn before the shortcut. Not to mention that I managed to complete it once, and then my screenshot didn't work, so I had to do the whole fucking thing again.
>ABYSS TF
1) 2:54.75 [BIZZ]
2) 3:06.76 [JOHNNY]
>BOONTA TRAINING COURSE TF
1) 1:58.28 [JOHNNY]
2) 2:00.225 [HGC]
3) 2:05.223 [TF]
>MON GAZZA SPEEDWAY TF
1) 0:51.78 [JOHNNY]
2) 0:52.510 [HGC]
3) 0:56.177 [TF]
>BEEDO'S WILD RIDE TF
1) 3:24.256 [HGC]
2) 3:30.83 [JOHNNY]
2) 3:52.578 [TF]
>AQUILARIS CLASSIC TF
1) 3:03.174 [HGC]
2) 3:21.750 [TF]
>MALASTARE 100 TF
1) 2:12.605 [HGC]
2) 2:27.973 [TF]
>VENGEANCE TF
1) 4:07.177 [HGC]
2) 4:22.778 [TF]
>SPICE MINE RUN TF
1) 4:18.778 [HGC]
2) 4:37.777 [TF]
>SUNKEN CITY TF
1) 4:51.71 [JOHNNY]
2) 5:37.327 [TF]

>>4790465
Imgur lets you upload multiple pics as one album.
>>4790256
If it's really your favorite racing game, why aren't you doing any time trials?

>>4790495
The stats are normalised, which means they're dimensionless, and only serve as a comparison, similar to the stat graphs in game. The normalised score is determined by 100x(score-worstScore)/(bestScore-worstScore). This means every stat for every pod has a score between 0 and 100, with 0 being the worst in class, and 100 being the best in class.

Hover height is pretty minor, it's basically exactly what it says on the tin. Fly higher and you fly over more debris I guess. It's just trying to show off the hidden stats in a way that's coherent with the in game graphs of the public stats.

>>4790520
One more thing, these are base stats. Tomorrow I might redo it for fully upgraded pods, but tonight I can't be arsed.

Current stats. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OrdlynaAUpI_w3FR8c67rbW-wFvFUEtQUEVDpO2VqaU/edit

It's interesting that people are taking much more to the Track Favorite times than the overall times. I guess people can't handle Quad the God.

Rigo here, joining the TF meme

>>4790569
Noice. What font is that?

>>4790575
Is called Star Jedi Rutline.

I gotta split, but I'll put in everyone's times when I get back.

>>4790580
Thanks

>>4790539
New PB for Boonta Training
>BOONTA TRAINING COURSE TF
1:57.23 [JOHNNY]

I am still salty I just can't manage a power start.

>>4791026
Okay, forget that, I did another PB
>BOONTA TRAINING COURSE TF
1:56.80 [JOHNNY]

Also note that this run has the fastest single lap.

Rigo here, tried Boonta Training again

>>4790539
>BOONTA TRAINING COURSE TF
1:56.59 [JOHNNY]

>>4791110
Be cursed! You and your perfect control! Please, tell me your secret - when is the right moment to power start? I managed to do it two or three times now, but I can't reproduce it.

>>4791132
Is like when the 1 is half dissapearing that you can get the start boost, also don't mash the thrust button to skip the cinematics or the game will take those as an input for the boost start.
But the main key of this track is not being boost happy and saving full boosts, they're way better than spamming boosts all the time.

>>4790569
>BOONTA TRAINING COURSE TF
1) 1:54.92 [RIGO]
2) 1:56.59 [JOHNNY]
3) 2:00.225 [HGC]
4) 2:05.223 [TF]
>MON GAZZA SPEEDWAY TF
1) 49.64 [RIGO]
2) 0:51.78 [JOHNNY]
3) 0:52.510 [HGC]
4) 0:56.177 [TF]
>AQUILARIS CLASSIC TF
1) 2:55.91 [RIGO]
2) 3:03.174 [HGC]
3) 3:21.750 [TF]
>MALASTARE 100 TF
1) 2:06.02 [RIGO]
1) 2:12.605 [HGC]
2) 2:27.973 [TF]

Current stats. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OrdlynaAUpI_w3FR8c67rbW-wFvFUEtQUEVDpO2VqaU/edit

>>4790117
Also, are you using 30 FPS? It actually makes a huge difference in the slide, making the last hairpin turns before the ramps on Abyss way easier.

>>4791026
christ man, 59 is what i get lol, can you post a vid of your lap?

What controller/joystick is everyone using?
I was using an X-Box 360 controller, but a Windows update won't let the game detect it.

>>4791338
360 controller, which is still working after the windows update. Try deleting the driver and having windows reinstall it: https://www.drivereasy.com/knowledge/xbox-360-controller-driver-not-working-on-windows-10-solved/

Never understood the hype for this game, it's basically just a boring sci-fi Mario Kart. I liked the sequel better cause it had more features and the duel stick control scheme like the arcade version.

TF with new Track Favorite times.

Boonta Training Course: 1:59.883
Mon Gazza Speedway: 0:50.968
Sunken City: 4:53.623
Fire Mountain Rally: 7:24.530
Boonta Classic: 6:56.507
Abyss (Regular): 4:02.047
Gauntlet: 6:30.077

>>4791492
>mario kart
>racer revenge is better
oh god

>>4791783
If possible, try to link times to one of the stats posts so I can see it more immediately in case I'm away from the computer for a while.

>BOONTA TRAINING COURSE TF
1) 1:54.92 [RIGO]
2) 1:56.59 [JOHNNY]
3) 1:59.883 [TF]
4) 2:00.225 [HGC]
>MON GAZZA SPEEDWAY TF
1) 0:49.64 [RIGO]
2) 0:50.968 [TF]
3) 0:51.78 [JOHNNY]
4) 0:52.510 [HGC]
>SUNKEN CITY TF
1) 4:51.71 [JOHNNY]
2) 4:53.623 [TF]
>FIRE MOUNTAIN RALLY TF
1) 7:24.530 [TF]
>THE BOONTA CLASSIC TF
1) 6:56.507 [TF]
>ABYSS TF
1) 2:54.75 [BIZZ]
2) 3:06.76 [JOHNNY]
3) 4:02.047 [TF]
>THE GAUNTLET TF
1) 6:30.077 [TF]

Current stats.

>>4791492
>Mario Kart
>No items
Huh?

Rigo here, got this on Bumpy's Breakers.
Can do better (the shortcut fucks me over), but my analog is getting loose and my thumb hurts

I reinstalled it and it runs surprisingly well through on Linux through wine. Pretty much the only problem is that I get repeated button sounds instead of music on the main menu, and the occasional game crash (which IIRC used to happen more frequently on Windows). I'm not sure whether the fan on my T420 is just shit or whether I'm just using the wrong settings or something but it likes to overheat after like 2 hours of playing, making the game lag horribly.

God damn this game is such fun but the Ord Ibanna track on the final cup is fucking bullshit.

>>4792263
if you're getting those crash sounds on the menu, probably is because you have a cracked version of the game.
Are you running the gog version through wine?

>>4792276
That's probably it, I installed from the original game disk (German version) but cracked it because wine didn't let me play it with the disk inserted. Don't really care, I never spend more than a couple seconds on the main menu anyway and the game runs fine aside from the overheating issue.

Am I doing sliding wrong? I am playing with a keyboard and didn't notice any difference in turning with the sliding button pressed or without. Do I need to let go of the accelerator?

>>4792303
It's easiest to let go of the accelerator to get the most out of a slide. Also, start sliding well before the turn itself; it's less grippy than a drift in a normal game. Also, make sure you're playing at 30 FPS - the physics get fucked up at higher frames, making sliding a lot harder.

>>4792303
does your keyboard allow more than 3 inputs?

>>4791838
TF with new times.

Beedo's Wild Rife: 3:26.763
Aquilaris Classic: 3:12.763
Malastare 100: 2:13.181
Zugga Challenge: 5:19.511

>>4791838
>BOONTA TRAINING COURSE TF
1:56.25 [JOHNNY]

Is power start also coupled to framerate? I set a 30 frame limiter in my amd settings, but I am not even sure if it works.

>>4791838
Sunken City
This was like pulling teeth, and I don't want to try again for a while after crashing on the last lap

>>4791838
Howler Gorge
Ratts, your pod is bad and you should feel bad. I'd tell you to die in a fire, except that won't happen until Boonta eve.

>>4791838
Dug Derby
At least Elan Mak has a really fast boost; Ratts, you're still the worst

>>4791838
Scrapper's Run
Sandage, your boost is both long and weak but you handle better boosting than some pods cruising.

Note if your times are TF or Overall, just for convenience's sake.

>BUMPY’S BREAKERS
1) 5:01.17 [RIGO]
2) 5:59.737 [JOHNNY]
3) 8:17.321 [BIZZ]
>BOONTA TRAINING COURSE TF
1) 1:54.92 [RIGO]
2) 1:56.25 [JOHNNY]
3) 1:59.883 [TF]
4) 2:00.225 [HGC]
>BEEDO'S WILD RIDE TF
1) 3:24.256 [HGC]
2) 3:26.763 [TF]
3) 3:30.83 [JOHNNY]
>AQUILARIS CLASSIC TF
1) 2:55.91 [RIGO]
2) 3:03.174 [HGC]
3) 3:12.763 [TF]
>MALASTARE 100 TF
1) 2:06.02 [RIGO]
2) 2:12.605 [HGC]
3) 2:13.181 [TF]
>SUNKEN CITY TF
1) 4:43.301 [HGC]
2) 4:51.71 [JOHNNY]
3) 4:53.623 [TF]
>HOWLER GORGE TF
1) 4:06.256 [HGC]
2) 4:21.720 [TF]
>DUG DERBY TF
1) 1:58.783 [HGC]
2) 2:14.197 [TF]
>SCRAPPER’S RUN TF
1) 2:17.775 [HGC]
2) 2:31.505 [TF]
>ZUGGA CHALLENGE TF
1) 5:19.511 [TF]

New stats. Take a look to make sure they're accurate.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OrdlynaAUpI_w3FR8c67rbW-wFvFUEtQUEVDpO2VqaU/edit

>>4793147
>SCRAPPER’S RUN TF
2:15.50 [JOHNNY]

Man, Sandage really has great handling, but he is as fragile as a death star vent. Note how I got progressively slower. I have no idea why, except for the last lap where I lost concentration and just bumped everywhere.

>>4792740
I'm surprised you do all your times in actual races. I guess it shouldn't matter much because even decent driving will blow all the bots away, but I figure they at least get in your way near the start.
>>4792734
You should be able to easily feel 30 vs 60. But if you want to really check, go to Vengeance and try the antigravity tubes. If you're on 30, you should be able to fly around the tube easily. As for the starting boost, I haven't noticed it being affected.

>SCRAPPER’S RUN TF
1) 2:15.50 [JOHNNY]
2) 2:17.775 [HGC]
3) 2:31.505 [TF]

New stats.

>>4793190
>AQUILARIS CLASSIC TF
3:04.56 [JOHNNY]

I died in the last round on one of the invisble walls in the sunken city. This shit really makes me irate.

surprised that there's more people into doing track favorite records than regular stuff.
Guess Quadinaros is too much.

>>4793452
I personally find him boring. He really is just too much. On Boonta Training I used him once. Got a 33 lap. With Sebulba, I never manage to get below 35. And look at RIGO, his Sebulba time is 16 seconds slower than his Quad time. He simply runs no contest.

>>4793452
I noticed that too. (>>4790539)

>AQUILARIS CLASSIC TF
1) 2:55.91 [RIGO]
2) 3:03.174 [HGC]
3) 3:04.56 [JOHNNY]
4) 3:12.763 [TF]

Current stats.

>>4793460
which is funny because my records are no near WR material (for example, my abyss record is like 15 secs far from current wr).
I really should practice rolls because those can make you keep a boost going longer, even with hard turns.

>>4793472
I actually never even looked at Star Wars Racer world records. But on Abyss, there is surely much to improve for everyone.
As a matter of fact, back in the days I never used rolling or sliding or anything more advanced than boosting. Granted, I played it with my little brother who was 9 or so at that time, so I didn't even need boost.

>>4793452
More variety, the challenge of making bad racers like Mawhonic look good.

Rigo here, got this for Baroo Coast, this was surprisingly fun to do, considering other baroonda tracks are annoying as fuck to play.
>>4793550
For abyss atleast, improving on it would require me to do more boosts during the turn that comes before the big jump at the first wire tunnel and be more confident with my sliding.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdSokFcCHeQ

>BAROO COAST
1) 4:24.66 [RIGO]
2) 6:31.304 [BIZZ]

Current stats. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OrdlynaAUpI_w3FR8c67rbW-wFvFUEtQUEVDpO2VqaU/edit

>>4794223
Nice

>>4794347
HGC, Zugga Challenge TF
I wound up lapping everyone in 8th place or less, great fun

>>4794347
Baroo Coast TF
Trying to find places to boost not named "the beach" is really hard on this one, even with Kee's great handling

>>4794347
Vengeance TF
Ratts, I'm so sorry. Roose is so bad I'd rather crash 4 times in zero g than try to get through all those hairpins tonight

>>4794347
Sebulba's Legacy TF
What's our policy on the skip at the last hairpin of the track anyway?

>>4795305
I feel that is more of a shortcut than a skip, a real skip would be the Abyss one where you skip the whole race.

>>4795319
I meant more along the lines of "is it a glitch", or fair play in general. I can't do the skip consistently yet, so there's a lot of room to improve that time

>>4795278
Whoops, this should be a submission for Executioner, TF if it wasn't obvious.

Is the gog version broken or what? even mashing the repair button doesn't do anything .

I'd honestly love to see a reboot of a star wars podracing game.

Also, there's the lesser known PS2 Racer Revenge which was also a pretty damn decent game.

>>4795485
You don't mash the button, you hold it.
Also, check the repair stat, the bigger it is, the faster the engine repairs.

So what's the best way to do go about the campaign? I've played it through one and unlocked everything on one profile, but I didn't really try to min-max anything.

Is it just, save up for 4 pit droids, then buy the best parts in the junkyard? I usually just save up a ton then buy the best parts when I can only barely keep ahead, then that's enough to hold off until the end when you can buy the best stuff in the shop.

>>4795506
>you hold it
weird, I remember you only had to press the button once for the repairs to start.

>>4795534
>mfw he doesn't buy busted parts at the junkyard
We already discussed it in this thread, buying parts from Watto AT ALL is absolute bullshit, as you will get the best parts only at the junkyard anyways (like the Block 6, or at least I haven't yet encountered it at Watto's, after the last invitational).
That said, with all the dosh you make at Amateur, and an unupgraded pod can hold its own even well into semi-pro, you should swim in money with full upgrades by the end of semi-pro. Upgrading in Amateur is a matter of taste and how jewish you feel, or if you encounter a red condition turbo coolant pump for 300 Trugs or something.

>>4795534
best way is save cash during all the amateur circuit and maybe sunken city, after that buy all the pit droids and only upgrade accel, turning and cooling, since your pod will only have 3 upgraded parts, the droids will only focus on those and they will never get damaged, and those 3 stats are most vital ones for the gp mode (top speed you can just wait till you get a faster pod like navior or sandage without having to risk losing money because of damage)

>>4795502
Main flaw I have with it is newer models of PS2s have a hard time reading blue discs.

>>4794347
Been practicing sliding a bit.
>MON GAZZA SPEEDWAY TF
0:49.92 [JOHNNY]

>>4796079
Okay, scrap that.
>MON GAZZA SPEEDWAY TF
0:49.40 [JOHNNY]

>>4796114
Okay, THIS one is the last for tonight, I swear!
>MON GAZZA SPEEDWAY TF
0:49.32 [JOHNNY]

Rigo here, New TF time for Mon Gazza Speedway

And new time for Aquilaris Classic.
I think I'm only missing Zugga Challenge in semi-pro

Rigo again
>beat my quadinaros Sunken City time with Track Favourite
welp, gonna get that record now

Sorry yall, was out all day.
>ZUGGA CHALLENGE TF
1) 5:09.02 [HGC]
2) 5:19.511 [TF]
>BAROO COAST TF
1) 4:40.158 [HGC]
2) 4:46.655 [TF]
>EXECUTIONER TF
1) 4:45:119 [HGC]
2) 4:58.807 [TF]
>SEBULBA’S LEGACY TF
1) 2:27.100 [HGC]
2) 2:30.355 [TF]
>MON GAZZA SPEEDWAY TF
1) 0:48.53 [RIGO]
2) 0:49.32 [JOHNNY]
3) 0:50.968 [TF]
4) 0:52.510 [HGC]
>AQUILARIS CLASSIC
1) 2:45.09 [RIGO]
2) 2:53.796 [BIZZ]
3) 3:11.32 [JOHNNY]
>SUNKEN CITY TF
1) 4:26.23 [RIGO]
2) 4:43.301 [HGC]
3) 4:51.71 [JOHNNY]
4) 4:53.623 [TF]

I think that's everything. Double check the stats to make sure they're right. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OrdlynaAUpI_w3FR8c67rbW-wFvFUEtQUEVDpO2VqaU/edit

>>4777672
I'm not worthy! I'm not worthy!!!

>>4767262
nice, i know what I'm buying tomorrow

>>4796951
HGC, Inferno and Inferno TF
Ben's boost is so good it's downright cheating compared to literally every other racer. Rip my record with Guo

>>4796951
Boonta training course TF update
How you shave 5 seconds off of that I have no idea

>>4796951
Dethro's revenge TF

>>4795485
Also, you can only repair engines up to yellow conditing mid-race.
If you crash you're pod, then you'll go back up to green condition, of course.

>>4798417
Also note that this will not alleviate the total damage taken in that race, e.g. your components will be damaged after the race.
I never tried it out, but I think after the very last race your pod won't be repaired.

>INFERNO
1) 2:52.19 [HGC]
2) 3:34.988 [BIZZ]
>INFERNO TF
1) 2:52.19 [HGC]
2) 3:08.157 [TF]
>BOONTA TRAINING COURSE TF
1) 1:54.92 [RIGO]
2) 1:56.25 [JOHNNY]
3) 1:59.175 [HGC]
4) 1:59.883 [TF]
>DETHRO’S REVENGE TF
1) 2:38.309 [HGC]
2) 2:46.292 [TF]

New stats.

>>4799606
Looks like you posted the wrong table, timesAnon. Is everything updated in the spreadsheet?

>>4799630
You're absolutely right. So right, in fact, that it never happened. So that means you're wrong.

>INFERNO
1) 2:52.19 [HGC]
2) 3:34.988 [BIZZ]
>INFERNO TF
1) 2:52.19 [HGC]
2) 3:08.157 [TF]
>BOONTA TRAINING COURSE TF
1) 1:54.92 [RIGO]
2) 1:56.25 [JOHNNY]
3) 1:59.175 [HGC]
4) 1:59.883 [TF]
>DETHRO’S REVENGE TF
1) 2:38.309 [HGC]
2) 2:46.292 [TF]

Here's the stats.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OrdlynaAUpI_w3FR8c67rbW-wFvFUEtQUEVDpO2VqaU/edit

>>4798365
Saving the boosts for better places like at the end of the cave or during the rocks sections.
Long Boosts > Boost Spam

chuba

>>4795954
How do emulators work with blue discs? I have a crapload of ps2 games and im thinking of just playing them on an emu.

>got mp to work
>is vanilla stats only
I wanted to go fast

>>4766918

>>4802162
they had to make him smug just to piss you off.

>>4802162
>ABYSS
1) 2:37.32 [RIGO]
2) 2:55.94 [BIZZ]
3) 3:02.41 [>>4782819]
4) 3:15.491 [JOHNNY]
5) 3:42.750 [>>4757660]
N/A) --:--.--- [---]

bump

>>4800404
poshka

bump

Ando Prime > Oovo IV > Aquilaris > Ord Ibanna > Tatooine > Mon Gazza > Malastare > Baroonda

Rigo here. got this for TF Beedo's Wild Ride.
Also I found how to get start boosts properly, skip the cutscenes with ESC only, using the thrust button makes the game think you're doing it for a boost starts, so the game takes it as a failed attempt

And also this for regular Sunken City.
I wanna see more people giving a shot to the leaderboard.

>>4805840
Holy shit Rigo, how are you shaving 20 seconds off of that? Is there some obscure shortcut hiding somewhere? Or is this seriously just the power of better heat management?

>BEEDO'S WILD RIDE TF
1) 3:02.39 [RIGO]
2) 3:24.256 [HGC]
3) 3:26.763 [TF]
4) 3:30.83 [JOHNNY]
>SUNKEN CITY
1) 4:17.67 [RIGO]
2) 8:10.374 [BIZZ]

Current stats.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OrdlynaAUpI_w3FR8c67rbW-wFvFUEtQUEVDpO2VqaU/edit

>>4793957
Why does everyone hate on Baroonda? They're my favorite tracks. Cool scenery, rewards good speed control -- you can't just hold down the throttle and time your boosts.
Then again my times are shit and I only play casually.

>>4806206
Grabvine Gateway is difficult with all those crazy turns, the whole swamp section and is easy to fuck it up and crash.
Fire Mountain Rally is the longest track in the game and also shares the same difficult turns and easy crashesnof Grabvibe (the last section of FMR is the same as the beginning of GG, only you go in reverse).

Rigo here, got new TFs Records, guess i'm done with TF Amateur.
>>4806085
I only use the shortcut that is almost at the end of the track, the one that opens at the end of the track is kinda risky, specially for beedo's huge-ass engines, boost management is also has a big role here.
You should check some WRs videos if you wanna improve your times

>>4805412
I would probably put Oovi IV before Ando Prime, but yeah, fuck Baroonda. Malastare is hard though, it is just so... irrelevant. Nothing standing out in a good or bad way either.

>>4806206
I hate Baroonda because I can't see shit. Either in the forest/swamp section with all that moss and leaves and such or in the volcano with the smoke/steam. I know this has a lot to do with memorization, but it's still worse than with the other tracks. And all those turns just take out the sense of speed and that might be ok for a racing sim, but not for a space racer with a speed feel like F-Zero. Which is a shame, because I really like the concept of Baroonda, compared to, say, Aquilaris
>HURR DURR ME'SE ARE OCEAN PLANET

>>4806932
Also got a new Record for Zugga Revenge, thus now i'm done with Semi-Pro
I'm gonna try either Sebulba's Legacy or Grabvine Gateway.

And a Baroo Coast TF time.
This track is really fun

who's the guy who's podracer had the cockpit in the front and the engines were behind him, instead of the cockpit being pulled by the engines
I always used that guy

>>4807419
That's Neva Kee

>VENGEANCE TF
1) 3:43.87 [RIGO]
2) 4:07.177 [HGC]
3) 4:22.778 [TF]
>SPICE MINE RUN TF
1) 4:07.82 [RIGO]
2) 4:18.778 [HGC]
3) 4:37.777 [TF]
>SCRAPPER’S RUN TF
1) 2:13.03 [RIGO]
2) 2:15.50 [JOHNNY]
3) 2:17.775 [HGC]
4) 2:31.505 [TF]
>ZUGGA CHALLENGE
1) 4:40.06 [RIGO]
2) 7:26.571 [BIZZ]

New stats.
>BAROO COAST TF
1) 4:26.86 [RIGO]
2) 4:40.158 [HGC]
3) 4:46.655 [TF]