Yes, the car crashing continues!
The photoscenes are working again (thanks, Devs!) and I became a bit more experienced in setting up chases in Beam when working on CSCS2, so I feel like a third one is possible.
Of course I would have preferred others going on with this challenge type so that I could enjoy my retirement, but this seems to have failed.
The setting
The private Hetvesian TV station FFF (Film, Funk und Fernsehen) created the show “NOTRUF 110 - EINSATZ FÜR DIE AUTOBAHNPOLIZEI” in 1993, portraying the dangerous duties of the young highway cop Frank Batimus and his team. The pilot movie was successful, so in 1994 the filming of a series started. After ten seasons, the show is still the most popular prime time show in Hetvesia and exported to all other countries with huge success. Having your car starring here is one of the best advertizing campaigns you could possibly have. As its the 10th anniversary of the show, you can be very sure that season 11 is nothing but the peak of the whole show´s running period. (@66mazda I guess this time its the right year for you to enter?)
For inspiration:
CSCS 1 (Season 3, 1996 and S6E6, 1999)
THE CHARACTERS
Kriminalhauptkommissar Frank Batimus
Frank, a 39 year old Berlau native, is the protagonist of the show, an experienced cop with a genius mind. While he looks very serious, never seen in duty without suit and tie, his guilty pleasure is hard techno music, dancing all night through Berlau. Of course with a suit, too. While he is generally a nice guy, his sarcasm turned into cynism over the years, and he could be quite stinky, especially if his wife as corrective is not present. It is obvious that a decade in this job changed him towards bitterness. He prefers unsuspicious cars, but they need to have a certain sportiness and clean, sharp styling. He is a skilled driver, although he rarely uses brute force, instead, he prefers solving the case the smart way. Nevertheless, his crash statistic is as stunning as that of his successful arrests.
Kriminalkommissar Lars Krüger
Lars, a 32 year old from Ungenstadt, has a lot less temper than Frank, although he has matured in the four years working for the highway patrol. He is a computer nerd and these abilities are often useful in a more and more digitalized world. Krüger has improved his driving and prefers a sleek vehicle with some coolness. Large chrome clunkers are not to his taste.
Kriminalkommissarin Sarah Batimus
Sarah, 30, just came back from maternity leave. She is a very gentle woman with a warm heart, but can turn into a killing machine if it is needed to protect the poor and the weak. Being a mother calmed her a bit, but she is still willing to take great risks to get a case done, and even if she seems to have cured her insecurities and borderline disorder, she remains a rather freaky and unconventional character. She prefers cars with a certain personality, she would never use a vehicle that just blends in anywhere.
Kriminaloberrat Bernd Schneider
Bernd Schneider, aged 58, a former military officer, was promoted from the uniformed police force to this desk job, but refuses to take off his uniform he wears with pride - a habit from his military times.
He is rule-obedient and does not let slide a lot, but when it is neccecary, he will blow all regulations and step in with full force himself.
He prefers a prestigious and fast car, but in police livery. He will use it in a pursuit when his team needs his help, and unlike all other men of his rank, he hates being stuck at the desk, so it will be used to pursuit baddies from time to time. Bernd Schneider is well known and feared by criminals, since if he enters a chase, his eyes are reported to glow red and having an evil grin on the face.
Kriminalrätin Gesine Resch
Ms. Resch seems to be the female version of Bernd Schneider: Strict, loving rules and formalities - but instead of having a strong physical presence, Resch is more silent. When Schneider yelled and banged his fist on the table, Resch just speaks slowly, sharp, and unmistakeably, and that makes her definitely more intimidating than Schneider… Resch does not want to drive a boring compact, but she also thinks of Bernd Schneiders faible for muscular luxobarges as childish and a prosthetic for something… so you need to hit the golden middle for her. She prefers a car without livery, other than Schneider.
Polizeihauptmeister Uwe Holtmann and Polizeiobermeister Udo Kaportke
Uwe Holtmann and Udo Kaportke (Frank mixes up the names on purpose to annoy them) are the most prominent uniformed officers in the show. They are neither smart nor helpful, but try their best to ensure that Batimus and Krüger have a backup.
THE SIDE CHARACTERS / EPISODE-ONLY CARS
Not featured as protagonist car? No problem. The cars here are equally important. What would Klaus Kasupke be without a Saberin? Or do you remember the BetterDeals? Unfortunately, I do…
Long story short: Taking part here will also guarantee you screentime and having your car in the spotlight.
Tier 1: Fast/Furious or NFS Underground styled tuner cars
TMCC29 cars may be recycled here. Tuned street race cars were en vogue in 2004, and of course, Notruf 110 surfes on the popularity wave with an episode. The model year and other tings are irrelevant. Just enter a car that looks straight from NFSU. It is a design only thing. The best looking car will be used by the protagonist. I guess showing up among tuners in a suit and driving a silver Primus Merit will raise more than one eyebrow, so…
Tier 2: Fire truck with ladder
If someone has this for me, I will definitely take it and feature it in the story very prominently.
All other special vehicles are already under construction or available for me.
Plane, subway train (yes, a subway train!): @shibusu
Jetski, dozer @Knugcab
Minetruck @Mikonp7
Hovercraft @Djadania
The rest of the special vehicles will be made by myself. BUT: If you have an unusual vehicle you want to see here, just send it over! Even non-cars can be entertaining, so don´t hesitate even if it´s a washing machine.
Thanks to all creators supporting CSCS with their work.
JUDGING CRITERIA FOR PROTAGONIST CARS
This is a challenge with a strong focus on design. Your cars need to represent the characters!!!
VERY HIGH
Design and fitting the character
HIGH
Value for money - the cars need to be credible as police cars. However, a Kriminalrat can have something more expensive than a regular patrol officer. Keep it sane.
Safety - After season 3 and some injured stunt people, they put that on the list. I wonder why.
MEDIUM
Reliability - the cars are driven very hard in the show, and since they need to last a whole season, they should better be tough.
Performance figures and sportiness - For a chase, having a chain with pedals linked to the axle might be a disadvantage. Among the usual vehicles at the turn of the mid-00s, the cars should not be low-performers.
LOW
Comfort - The highway patrol spends a lot of time in the car - don´t make it a prison cell!
Drivability - Highway patrolmen and women are highly trained professionals - and so are the stunt drivers, but they don´t want something handling like a hot potato.
The Rules
Naming convention:
Model and Family: CSCS3 - [your username and the character this car is for]
Trim and Variant: Free
MODEL AND FAMILY: 1998-2004 model year, family year unrestricted
TRIM AND VARIANT: 2004
NEEDS TO PASS HETVESIAN EMISSION AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OF 2004 - so 45 safety and WES 8.
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FUEL 95 RON PREMIUM (since this was the standard for higher performance German cars in the mid-90s).
CARS MUST AT LEAST DRIVE 220 KPH TOP SPEED
YOU ARE ALLOWED TO PRIOVIDE A CAR FOR EVERY CHARACTER, NOT ONLY ONE, IF YOU WANT - they can be different models
AT LEAST FOUR (full) SEATS (I mean, dragging the arrested baddies with a rope attached to the rear bumper might be tempting, but illegal to human rights)
Please no convertibles unless it REALLY fits the character.
The techpool will be 100 million total cost.
ONE LAST THING!
I used cars with own realistic license plates in CSCS2. Creating them for newer ones (post 1999 models) was a PAIN. I did it by using the usual Hetvesian plate and covering it partly up with a white patch, then adding the registration and plaques. It is a pain for a challenge with 50+ cars in use. I won´t do this for you this time, sorry. But if you want to do it yourself (its like 2-3 minutes, but add that up on 50 cars, NO THANKS, NOT AGAIN, so please understand why I pass this to you) here is an example of it:
SUBMISSIONS OPEN UNTIL MARCH 30, 2024
