A close finish

achillesheel · Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 58

The King beat me earlier today. Just. I was in front and when I cross the line it says I came second, but our times were exactly the same. I decided to save the replay and find out the gap for myself. Here is what I found:

Rather tight, don't you think?
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Ste-Unit · Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 707 Location: Leeds, W. Yorks.

It was tight, even if you got exactly the same time King still pipped you over the line. Just a shame I messed the chicane up 2 laps in a row Razz

JawZ · Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 1991 Location: Bedfordshire

on my screen times werent the same

one had .84
the other .85
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Moldo · Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 7:52 am Post subject:

Very cool, the view like that

Had a check what replays I have from MadLaps, I got one close race with The King on UpsideDown (or something like that Razz

) and one close race with Mad and Mid, but in the first replay we're just not in a close finish, and in the second replay, we're about to make a close finish, but like 20 meters before the line, Mad just stops, the replay chokes him Razz

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Ste-Unit · Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 707 Location: Leeds, W. Yorks.

^^Oh it showed as a draw on mine with both of you on a .84

mad · Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 11:54 am Post subject:

I'm not sure how accurate the replay representations are when it come to close finishes. The server can be set to create replays and I guess that these may differ from yours due to the network pings etc. Just a hunch but I'll have to check it out sometime.

achillesheel · Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 58

Saved quite a few replays off the server, of various pretty fun races, and all the ghosts appear to have very little lag whatsoever, and with no cars jumping about everywhere either.
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grndl. · Joined: 20 Jul 2008 Posts: 46

How do you go about saving replays of online races anyway?

Steve · Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posts: 852 Location: Sunny Wales

Press 'S', then follow the instructions.

Moldo · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:20 am Post subject:

Or ESC -> Advanced -> Save Previous Replay, something like that

(cause 'S' is brake for me Smile

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Steve · Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posts: 852 Location: Sunny Wales

See... thats why you should have brake on 'D' Razz

achillesheel · Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 58

Well, personally I have throttle on X. And brake on Square. And analogue stick to move.

But D, or S for brake? Even if I used a keyboard I wouldn't think of using that kind of setup. Too many keys surrounding them to make a mistake.
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Ste-Unit · Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 707 Location: Leeds, W. Yorks.

Moldo · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:35 am Post subject:

achillesheel · Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 58

Steve · Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posts: 852 Location: Sunny Wales

Everyone's doing it wrong. But Moldo can have some points for being the closest Laughing

Directional buttons for steering - right hand
D for braking/sliding - left index finger
Tab for scores - left ring finger
C for reading - left index finger when your on a straight so no need to slide Rolling Eyes

Moldo · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 4:17 pm Post subject:

Your middle finger gets lonely Sad

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Steve · Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posts: 852 Location: Sunny Wales

Lol... middle finger does nothing Sad

I could move read stuff to W from C... then middle finger would have something to do Razz

JawZ · Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 1991 Location: Bedfordshire

im using shift to brake now (left shift)
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DanTheMan · Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 1668

Was a close finish though, wasn`t it??
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