Hmm, I suppose I could look if I still have my old Mehgjik-1-0 and whether I can get it to actually complete the race. I wouldn't mind finally having revenge on this cruel track.
@ddweck32
There is a bug in the game that sometimes makes the game think that a plane missed the last ring when said plane goes through the finish at high speeds but didn't miss the last ring.
This usually happens at higher speeds than 1200mph, but I've seen it before even at that speed. You probably were rather unlucky there.
Well, I finished my plane she completes the race in 1:04-1:06 and she is reliable. I can't wait to see how far she'll get. Hopefully she'll surprise me like Riyu-Elisa did.
@Supercraft888
Actually, assuming that 80% is a correct estimation of their reliability... (I'm guessing it is lower...)
You'll have a 10.4% chance that they get eliminated during every mini match due to crashing. Which as a side effect means that they have about 50% chance of being eliminated by round 6 due to poor reliability...
Personally, I prefer >90% reliability, much lower chance (only 2.8% chance at 90% reliability iirc) of getting humiliated by a prop.
@CALVIN232
Eh, I have a slightly improved version of Storzhkin, it goes 750mph on average and it hasn't crashed so far. I'm pretty sure that it's possible to make a plane that goes faster than that whilst remaining reliable.
@Viperfox
Your plane flies fine if you remove the pitch surfaces of the primary wing and halve the size of all other control surfaces. Unchanged it will crash.
@Alienbeef0421
If you use overload than it automatically adds part scale attributes to edited parts. Going into the XML file and manually removing partscale from your VTOL nozzles should work.
@Alienbeef0421
Well, during a short test your DE 2 seems to dive every single time on right start. Unfortunately this means that I can't really see what causes the problem. I'm still unsure what kind of engine I'll use myself.
1:16 for Storzhkin. It seems that Storzhkin has the right balance for this track and Riyu Elisa a completely wrong one. It seems that I can't just use a slightly adjusted version of a plane I already have if i want a competitive time, how bothersome.
@Alienbeef0421
I had considered using air brakes in a somewhat similar way. But assumed that it would gain very little. Now after seeing a much faster plane having about the same reliability as mine I'm starting to think that I might have massively underestimated the effect of air brakes.
@EarthwormJim
I disagree about that. Hopotumon might have made a slower plane than them but he made a more reliable plane. I say that reliability matters as well and that his victory is fully deserved.
@Warbrine
Actually, you can test some of the people their 'fake' times since they uploaded their planes. And you will learn that some people can make planes that go over 2000 mph that survive this track most of the time.
Anyway, I'm probably going to slow my plane down further, 35% chance to glitch through the finish and 15% chance for my 0:41 plane to crash because the AI hates me sounds a bit bad.
@Alienbeef0421
This map doesn't have a pyramid, but is otherwise more bothersome. With a rather annoying cliff and the race having your plane fly towards the ground a bit much for comfort.
@Alienbeef0421
Both Etherions have some parts without disabled collisions, the inlet and the cockpit to my knowledge.
The not so dark Etherion crashed 1 out of 10 times on the left start and 4 out of 10 times on the right start. Completing the course in 43 or occasionally 44 seconds.
Your Dark Etherion crashed 3 out of 10 times on both starts and completes the race in 45 or 46 seconds.
Neither missed any checkpoints. I'm not sure what causes the crashes, except for the AI being a bother.
@Alienbeef0421
The 0:39 version of my plane has abysmal reliability as well. Hence, I think I'll probably use my 0:41 plane, or perhaps even a slightly slower version than that one.
@Alienbeef0421
I'm not so sure about 3. too low wing loading can be quite harmful for a plane's agility. My plane's reliability improved massively when I increased its wing loading from 10 to 19.
@Alienbeef0421
So, would 41 seconds be good enough? Or do I need to somehow figure out how to complete the track in 39 seconds with decent reliability? :P
Sometimes life gives you tempting options. Either I can give my plane a proper amount of roll, and the AI will occasionally smash my plane in the ground. Or I can give it too much roll and it will occasionally smash my plane against mountainsides.
Anyway, because I like early terror campaigns, I got 0:40 seconds so far. This race does little to restrict speed. Except for forcing me to fix my plane's balancing, perhaps.
I'm guessing that the fast majority of shakers that will be submitted in this tournament won't work because: 'All fuel is removed from your airplane at the start of the race.'...
@EarthwormJim
You should have a friendship request from a certain TheMightyNose now on Twitch.
Hmm, I suppose I could look if I still have my old Mehgjik-1-0 and whether I can get it to actually complete the race. I wouldn't mind finally having revenge on this cruel track.
@CoBros2
Mod class means XML modding is allowed. Other sorts of mods still won't work.
@ddweck32
There is a bug in the game that sometimes makes the game think that a plane missed the last ring when said plane goes through the finish at high speeds but didn't miss the last ring.
This usually happens at higher speeds than 1200mph, but I've seen it before even at that speed. You probably were rather unlucky there.
Oh crap, forgot to remove the scale 0.5 from the VTOL nozzles, gg...
@SkullsAndCrossbones
Ah so that is why the Japanese lost the war, their pilots thought they were driving submarines. :P
Just a little longer until its time to click the refresh button until all my fingers are falling off.
@Tully2001
It is if it has a reliability of over 10%.
Well, I finished my plane she completes the race in 1:04-1:06 and she is reliable. I can't wait to see how far she'll get. Hopefully she'll surprise me like Riyu-Elisa did.
@Supercraft888
Actually, assuming that 80% is a correct estimation of their reliability... (I'm guessing it is lower...)
You'll have a 10.4% chance that they get eliminated during every mini match due to crashing. Which as a side effect means that they have about 50% chance of being eliminated by round 6 due to poor reliability...
Personally, I prefer >90% reliability, much lower chance (only 2.8% chance at 90% reliability iirc) of getting humiliated by a prop.
@CALVIN232
Eh, I have a slightly improved version of Storzhkin, it goes 750mph on average and it hasn't crashed so far. I'm pretty sure that it's possible to make a plane that goes faster than that whilst remaining reliable.
@Viperfox
Your plane flies fine if you remove the pitch surfaces of the primary wing and halve the size of all other control surfaces. Unchanged it will crash.
@Alienbeef0421
If you use overload than it automatically adds part scale attributes to edited parts. Going into the XML file and manually removing partscale from your VTOL nozzles should work.
Hmm, VTOL nozzles seem to be a bit weird, if you scale them to size 1 than their size increases?!
@Alienbeef0421
Well, during a short test your DE 2 seems to dive every single time on right start. Unfortunately this means that I can't really see what causes the problem. I'm still unsure what kind of engine I'll use myself.
1:16 for Storzhkin. It seems that Storzhkin has the right balance for this track and Riyu Elisa a completely wrong one. It seems that I can't just use a slightly adjusted version of a plane I already have if i want a competitive time, how bothersome.
@Alienbeef0421
I had considered using air brakes in a somewhat similar way. But assumed that it would gain very little. Now after seeing a much faster plane having about the same reliability as mine I'm starting to think that I might have massively underestimated the effect of air brakes.
@EarthwormJim
I disagree about that. Hopotumon might have made a slower plane than them but he made a more reliable plane. I say that reliability matters as well and that his victory is fully deserved.
GG @Hopotumon
@Baldovino
You should try cheering for your plane, increases the chance of it winning. :P
I still feel bad for entering an ugly plane. Its a mod class, I should have made a mini B-17 or something. :P
@Daviwavy
The prize for winning this tournament is 500 completely useless E-points. And bragging rights, maybe.
@Warbrine
The tournament AI is exactly the same as the racing AI available to everyone.
@Warbrine
Actually, you can test some of the people their 'fake' times since they uploaded their planes. And you will learn that some people can make planes that go over 2000 mph that survive this track most of the time.
Anyway, I'm probably going to slow my plane down further, 35% chance to glitch through the finish and 15% chance for my 0:41 plane to crash because the AI hates me sounds a bit bad.
@Alienbeef0421
This map doesn't have a pyramid, but is otherwise more bothersome. With a rather annoying cliff and the race having your plane fly towards the ground a bit much for comfort.
Just a thing worth mentioning, I won the Dragon despite half a dozen planes being about 10 seconds faster than mine. Speed isn't everything.
@Champ9961
Depends, how good does a 35% chance of losing to a prop plane sound to you?
@Alienbeef0421
Both Etherions have some parts without disabled collisions, the inlet and the cockpit to my knowledge.
The not so dark Etherion crashed 1 out of 10 times on the left start and 4 out of 10 times on the right start. Completing the course in 43 or occasionally 44 seconds.
Your Dark Etherion crashed 3 out of 10 times on both starts and completes the race in 45 or 46 seconds.
Neither missed any checkpoints. I'm not sure what causes the crashes, except for the AI being a bother.
@MetalHead666
Mod class means that all XML modding is allowed, unlike usual tournaments where most XML modding is forbidden.
@Alienbeef0421
The 0:39 version of my plane has abysmal reliability as well. Hence, I think I'll probably use my 0:41 plane, or perhaps even a slightly slower version than that one.
@Alienbeef0421
I'm not so sure about 3. too low wing loading can be quite harmful for a plane's agility. My plane's reliability improved massively when I increased its wing loading from 10 to 19.
@FlyingThings
In mod class tournaments, yes, most certainly.
@FlyingThings
You are probably not using enough XML magic.
@Alienbeef0421
So, would 41 seconds be good enough? Or do I need to somehow figure out how to complete the track in 39 seconds with decent reliability? :P
Sometimes life gives you tempting options. Either I can give my plane a proper amount of roll, and the AI will occasionally smash my plane in the ground. Or I can give it too much roll and it will occasionally smash my plane against mountainsides.
@BaconAircraft
It seems that the tournament play style has changed from trying to make the best plane to trying to make the most glitched plane. :S
@BaconAircraft
What use can a glitch possibly be in a mod class? Infinite engine power is already available.
@BaconAircraft
XML scaling is allowed in mod class tournaments.
@Quintasoarus
0:39 I'd say. That said, my plane has serious reliability issues.
Anyway, because I like early terror campaigns, I got 0:40 seconds so far. This race does little to restrict speed. Except for forcing me to fix my plane's balancing, perhaps.
Yay! A new tournament. Let's see how many E-points this tournament will earn me.
@OtterOfToast
I connect the tail to the main fuselage and then move the tail backwards using Fine Tuner.
Pairings are up. The tournament can start any moment. :D
Ah, the waiting, until the grand tournament starts... The best part. How I love the refresh button. Click click click...
@MRstadlles
KiNo is in the tournament.
@CoBros2
Using fine tuner to move parts is allowed, yes.
@Hockeygoalie21
Yours maybe not, but I've seen a lot of shakers (and non shakers) that carry a lot of fuel.
I'm guessing that the fast majority of shakers that will be submitted in this tournament won't work because: 'All fuel is removed from your airplane at the start of the race.'...
@MeetThyDoom
But for this tournament, you will have to do it without fuel.