Will try and join you guys in a bit!
Gaming swooshboy's GTA Online thread featuring the RedCafe Crew
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran discuss a horrific month of December and a depressing FOUR defeats in a row - the latest coming against Wolves and Newcastle.
They discuss how much blame is on Ruben Amorim and rank our squad against other Premier League teams.
Do we have any chance of avoiding defeat at Anfield?
The Caf bikeride to the top of Chilliad.
Just joined the session - will be on the mic soon...
Right, so me Levo and Mark just tried this...2 people above chilliad in a helicopter, 2 on the ground in an average car. Race from Chilliad to the stadium. Turned out a close thing in the first test.
Which helicopter did you use?
The Caf bikeride to the top of Chilliad.
should do it again with everyone next time, picture looks good
cnut taking a pic without me. I went all the way from home to the mountain on a fecking cruiser ffs
That really was an amazing moment. Really enjoyed doing that race, just wish there were more classes of vehicle. Doing SUV or Utility vehicles would be awesome on that
Yeah, for such a long race it was a top laugh, not often we do the same race like 6 times in a row.
I'll have a look at it and see about re-creating it with more classes and choice.
See I wanna create something really epic like that, like similar but bigger, going through the hills and city too. May have a look once I get home.
Was going to recreate it too!
I think the cool thing about that race is that it's all flat out - so no real turns. I think if you just copy the route and checkpoint placement then you'll be good.
I think the cool thing about that race is that it's all flat out - so no real turns. I think if you just copy the route and checkpoint placement then you'll be good.
Have created an updated version of it - same exact course and checkpoints - now with all available vehicle classes and vehicles - including the latest ones.
http://rsg.ms/bf614a6
http://rsg.ms/bf614a6
Excellent. Utility vehicles ftw, maybe with rally mode too for extra evilness.
and have Duffy as my rally co-driver for extra lols "Damo! Damo!!!!"
That race is great as nobody has had a clear advantage in the games we've played, with all ending up fairly close
Yep - it all depends on where you are with about 2 or 3 checkpoints to go - and with catchup and slipstream on, everyone should be there or thereabouts.
I'm going to create a race of my own, similar in style but venturing inwards on the map a little more than that, adding a bit of variety.
There should be a bicycle version of that. The Tour de Los Santos
Glory hunter.Have created an updated version of it - same exact course and checkpoints - now with all available vehicle classes and vehicles - including the latest ones.
http://rsg.ms/bf614a6
This race I'm in the middle of making is fecking huge.
31.7 miles and it's pretty decent imo.
Mega cash just for taking part surely?
You get about 10k give or take a few depending on where you finish. I mainly finished around 3rd (out of 5) with the odd first place.
Is it ready? I'll give it a test.
Done...took me 15 minutes in a reasonably flawless run. Takes in all aspects of the map - Airport, City, Country, Offroad. Give it a try later if anyone is up for it.
hmm
What vehicle did you drive in? The existing one took us about 10 mins each go, and thats half the size
Duffy's has vans and bicycles. Duffy's > swoosh's
Will be on later 
I'm heading on now
I'm sure yours'll be better. Tried Duffy's, boxes all over the places, found myself far behind very quickly with no chance of making a comeback and ended up with a DNF despite trying my best.Will be on later
Mine is just a literal copy of the original - but with all the vehicles. So not really mine.
still better
Catch up was off to befair. You'd never finish if it was always off.
Just gave it a go - took me just over 15 mins.
Overall I would say it was pretty good
I liked the jump into the airport - not so keen on the jump out. In a T20 you end up on the higher road section, and although there is a ramp up there you can use to jump back down to the lower section, you are very unlikely to make it directly, so you have to reverse and line up to it. So it penalises you for going over the initial ramp too quickly - even though there is no indication that there is the chance for that penalty.
The jump later on over the canyon river is perfectly sized - and with the amount of room you have for a run up it lands you perfectly on the other side, which is cool. I lost time because I missed it originally, so reversed back to go over it. But I should have just continued and driven over the bridge, as you can reach the next checkpoint that way also. I would say if you have a jump there, then force people to have to make the jump.
Some more general points - on some of the early turns around the city, the checkpoints are put in the middle of the corner. I personally would put them before the corner, so that people can then take the corner how they see best. Also, if it is a right hand turn, for example, then most people would try and hit the apex of the corner. However many of the checkpoints are put too far out from the apex, so you have to treat each corner as a strict 90 degree turn - if you try and hit the apex you end up missing the corner. So it doesn't lend itself to people trying to get a fast time.
I would also stick to having the checkpoints on the right hand side of the road - some are, but a lot are on the left of the road. If you do the race without any traffic, then it doesn't really make a difference - although I think it feels strange to drive on the wrong side of the road for some sections - but that's probably just me. But if people wanted to add traffic to the race, then they would be forced to drive through oncoming traffic for a number of the checkpoints. No harm in adding that if that is what you are looking to achieve, but it felt random as to which side of the road you would be driving on. I imagine being forced to drive through traffic would be pretty frustrating...
Final point would be around checkpoint 27/28. I followed the route I thought you were supposed to take, but the 'Wrong Way' message came up. I re-spawned, and saw that you had blocked off other routes with boxes. I saw where the next checkpoint was, so tried to go the way I had been going. I got the same message again, carried on driving and then the road curved around and led me to the checkpoint. So the route was fine - it was just the game thinking you were going wrong. But you only learn this after you have re-spawned - which is annoying. You could add a checkpoint in-between 27/28 and that would eliminate the issue.
Just my quick thoughts - I have no idea if you were looking for any feedback - it's in no way meant to be a criticism. Just recreating the race we did last night took me a long time - so I know that it takes longer than it appears!!
I want to try and create my own race. I created an air race that I think is very good - although obviously no one really plays air races! But the creator tool is actually very good and easy to use. For me, the beauty of the track we did last night was that it stripped everything away and was just purely racing - no jumps, no crazy turns etc.