AGC17 - Ludicrus Cab : Around the World
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2021 - SpeedCo Studios
A year year, a perfect time to make more money.
After the success of last years 6000 Rounds per Minute: Rearmed and Apex Racing: Sunrise it is time to milk another old IP from the depths of idea drawers.
The orginal “Ludicrous Cab” was an early 3D Arcade racing game from the early 2000’s. The goal was to get the highscore in ether a limited timeframe or in the endless mode. Points were achived by delivering people from A to B. The quicker one went, the more points you get. Extra points could be achived by driving close by others, drifting, using the hydraulic systems to jump and using certain rails to grind. The location was mainly focused on an condensed version of Detroit, featuring many factories to drive though and such. The 4 cars featured were american barges reaching roughly from the 60-80’s. Every single of them featuring their unique character.
For the Reboot a lot of the game most of these mechanics will be ported into the new version. Giving old fans the know back. Furthermore a story and a smaller upgrade system will be taken place. The biggest new features are the online features and the 6 new locations all with their own cabs. The new locations will be:
Santa de Palma, a west american inspired city (Starter City, featuring wide streets and being a tutorial place)
New Redway, an east american inspired city (More traffic, but more gridbased city layout)
Weißgipfelhausen, a Swisse/Middleurope inspired area (Many tight curves with high altitude differences)
Vardeskik, a russian inspried area (Slippery roads and aggresive traffic)
Tosuki, a urban japanese inspired area (Tight urban city roads with shortcuts through alleys and rooftops)
Wild Widths, an outback inspired area (Offroad with difficult terrain)
Once again, Speedco is asking the communty to help out designing these cars and characters. The winner will even get the Cover photo once more again!
TL;DR
- SpeedCo is looking for cars in the style of the original CrazyTaxi Games, so they are looking for cars which represent the area with “cool” and “colorful” chracter.
- Like in CrazyTaxi, your car must be a convertable, with the special rule here that you will need to activly chop of the roof of your car, just sending me a convertable Bodytype wont cut it.
- Cars will be limited to 2 door cars, with 2/3 Seating (Yes full seats)
- SpeedCo is looking for cars fitting the era’s between 40’s-90’s (So 1940 - 1999)
- Even though i will not judge your engeering, you should give your car some character, so it can be assigned a driving profil. Putting a Hypercar drivetrain into your landyacht will give you stern looks
- When designing your car/character please pick on of the 6 hometowns and try to make them look like they belong there
TL;DR, again…
- The car model and trim year have to be in 1940-1999
- Body must be 2 door
- Car must have 2/3 seating
- Car must have an open top, and have at least an basic interior designed
- Car should feature the classic Taxi checkers in some way
- Cars should not be branded
- Post must contain a driver and his hometown (from the 6 posted ones)
More Info about the hometowns
- Santa de Palma,a western american inspired city:
The starter city in LC:ATW. The player will be instructed on the games mechanic here. The layout features a mix of straighs and curves with moderate height changes. Roads are wide and traffic is consides of fancier cars and normal american traffic. Santa de Palma features a beach region, a gambling district, a mall for the rich and some canyon roads with parks.
New Redway, an eastern american inspired city:
Redway will be the next city on the players travel. This city will challenge the player in using the just learned mechanics. The city is pretty flat, with only height changes coming from elevated roads for shortcuts throug building. The traffic is much more present here, featuring an american traffic with many yellow cabs and other service vehicles. The layout is more girdbased, but there are many shortcuts to jump inbetween those. New Redway features an airport, a big citypark, a big industrial district and an entertainment district.
Weißgipfelhausen, a Swisse/Middleurope inspired area:
Weißgipelhausen is the first place outside the US. The traffic here consides more of hatchbacks and sleek 4-doors. Weißgipelhausen features a lot of windy rounds, the player can drift up and down. It is also possible to jump from on mountain road to the next. The most prominate areas are the Ski-Resort, the old towncenter, the campus and vast train system.
Vardeskik, a russian inspried area:
Will be the next location. This icey cold area features slippery roads which will take the player by surprise, but also more aggresive traffic which will not stop for the player. The player might even get chases by agents here.
The traffic here features mostly older eastblock cars and trucks, with point of interrest like the Main Goverment district, an army base, a spaceport and a large cathedral.
Tosuki, a urban japanese inspired area:
After that the player travels to Tosuki. Tosuki features very tight roads but a big highway system and other shortcuts. Traffic here consides of smaller trucks and Keicars. The player will need to find the best way to get around here, and keep the best shortcuts memoriest. The biggest features are the highway system, the cargo port, the central tower and an amusement park.
Wild Widths, an outback inspired area:
The last hop land the player in Wild Widths. A dusty area considering mostly of offroad track, difficult terrain and mean wildlife. Which traffic will be less here, the public will drive larger trucks and Roadtrain here.
The main attractions here are the national Jungle, Sandy dunes, the “Horizion” bridge and a mysterious meteor crater
Cars must be submitted in the normal format
Model name: AGC17 - (your username)
Trim name: Car Name
Engine name: AGC17 - (your username)
Engine trim: Something
Submission will open 19th May
Deadline will be Sunday the 6th June 23:59 GMT+1FAQ
for the good questions i have received
Q: Can i do something else than a yellow cab?
A: Yes totally, i even highly endorse it, just make sure it fitting for the hometown it is coming from
Q: How heavly will the interior be judged?
A: Considering you will only see it from thrid person, not much. Ofc better interiors gets the bonus points, but you are not required to go full custom gearknob
Q: Hey i want to use my brand is that okay
A: I would prefer non-branded car, if you want you can “GTA-fy” your brand
