Mercenary Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 "Race" This will simplify the 'race' challenge. Have a hotkey to send a message to everyone saying "Race Mode Started" Then the person that has invoked this can travel along and drop off nice waypoints such as those found in "Bling Bling Scramble". When they are done, it sends a message that the race will start (at the first waypoint) when some arbitrary number of people show up. Then they will have to follow all the waypoints in order as a type of race. The first person to collect all waypoints and end up at the finish will win. Then the process can start over. Sound good? Possible? Let me know something. Link to comment
me Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 same thing, except place the waypoints FIRST, then send the message or have race files, that record waypoints. when the person hits a hotkey, it opens a certain race file, the waypoints are placed on the map, and the message is sent. Also, add a private race feature... so if there are 30 players on the server, and you only want to race with 2 of your friends, you can select them from a menu. 'course, it depends on if all of this is possible or not. Link to comment
petebog Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 Sounds like the basis of a good idea. I started to design a few street race map mods for GTA3, they mark out the route with flashing mines, cones and barriers. But to use them on multiplayer everyone playing would need to install them (not that it's very hard). I do think it would be better to have some kind of standard race courses, like me said, otherwise the person laying out the course has an unfair advantage as they are the only one who knows where to go! I think the only way to have successful 'private' races is on a private server, otherwise the other players who aren't racing are likely to get in the way at best or at worst blow you into little pieces . Link to comment
Slothman Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 people in the way would just add to the fun it be like that stupid podrace with the stupid aliens with their stupid rifles in the stupid star wars prequel Link to comment
xerox Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 if the mod can do a point A to B race that would be easiest, then maybe later, if plots random markers at preset points over 1, 2 or all of the islands. Link to comment
petebog Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Random if definately the way to go. You'd need a database of say, 50 or more checkpoint locations on each island. First the client would pick a startpoint and everyone assembles there, from then on it picks one of the nearest 4 or 5 checkpoints at random, and so on up to say 10 or 20 in total. I think that would work well and give plenty of variety. Link to comment
Mercenary Posted June 18, 2003 Author Share Posted June 18, 2003 There's nothing stopping the race mapper from only placing 2 waypoints.. Link to comment
Mikiro Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 I thought they were gonna try to find a way to make Tourismo into a MP race? that would be pretty cool. or maybe Bling Bling Scramble? I mean since these to race modes are already in the game, why not try to find someway to extend the fun to have multiple people in them. Link to comment
me Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 ya, that would be a good idea... two points: start and finish. It would be like a taxi mission, except with about 10 other people which reminds me... taxi games for MP? Yes, that would be sweet Someone make a topic for that... Link to comment
Mikiro Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 thats a pretty cool idea. a who can make the most money or drop off the most passangers? probley best with most passangers. but guess that would only work if they decided to put peds in. or they can just have a random ped appear when a mission is started and another one randomly appear when they move on to the next taxi mission. Link to comment
xerox Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 how about 1 invincible ped, and the battle is to get it to his destination while all the other try to stop you, like ctf, but you all have the 1 objective and the 1 place to send the ped to. all on all ctf with taxis =) *xerox gets in his zebra cab* Link to comment
xerox Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 Do the kaufman cabs missions in vc ooh, and the hydrolics you can get for them own as well *BOING* Link to comment
me Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 hahaha! I wanna be able to jump over buildings in a spring-loaded cab! Link to comment
Mikiro Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 well, dont think that you can jump over buildings and just assume that you are kidding about that . in VC, what about using the races at the car dealership for MP racing? some of those were pretty damn nice especially the one where you have to race all over the city. Link to comment
petebog Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 in VC, what about using the races at the car dealership for MP racing? some of those were pretty damn nice especially the one where you have to race all over the city. Good idea. Link to comment
me Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 Or you could buy cars at the car dealership although I'm getting off topic. Link to comment
xerox Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 actually, i like that, though i think the manana vc infernus races might be a little bias inf one person gets too much $$$ =) Link to comment
me Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 well, I mean in regular MTA games, not races Link to comment
Slothman Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 i like the idea of someone being able to drop off the checkpoints. it would be cool to see some creative tracks made up anyone for a race around the aboveground train tracks, off onto a building, around the peirs, down into the tunnels? Link to comment
xerox Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 lol - id love to do a race of the final film studio mission =) Link to comment
Slothman Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 heheh. i'm ashamed to admit it, but after a few tries, i just used the copter. Link to comment
xerox Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 lol - creativness at its best, try doing spilling the beans by landing the helicopter on the funnel of the boat first =) Link to comment
JohnnyBlaze Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 hah that race idea sounds sweet.....and im liking xeroxs idea too sounds sweet...we could have a dodo race too=) Link to comment
Warlord Archon Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 If you need help planning routes for racing in either game then contact me. Link to comment
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