are any mods permitted, Martin?
Graphic mods are okay, yes. I try to keep my game up to date 
[quote=āDer Bayerā]
Tech Pool is āfree Qualityā, like you have in some scenarios. You could edit the .lua file and give yourself some free quality, but thatās cheating. Use of quality is fine of course.[/quote]
I see. Thanks for clarifying.
no scorecalc sheat this time?
How are we sending the cars? The .lua file is our name? Where do we type the carās name?
Errā¦ yes, there is. Second point in the āHow do you participateā list.
First point in the āHow do you participateā list: āBuild a car in Automation (with the right manufacture year 1977) and save it with your nickname as as car name (attach a ā2ā to you second car, e.g. ānickname2ā).ā Same for the .txt file.
Itās all in the same file, you should have pages listed at the bottom. You can switch to calculator sheet there.
BTW is it just me or is it particularly hard to score high (compared to other groups) in mid sport? Whatever improvements I make my buyer score barely improves there, meanwhile trackday, GT and supercar gain whole bunch of points. Even slashing my price to completely unsustainable levels doesnāt seem to do all that much to improve MS group score so itās not like Iām overpricing it. Honestly Iām scoring better in L$$$ than in MS. Even my family car with barely any sportiness is only few points behind, even at same price! I must be doing something wrong I guess.
In Mid Sport you need a pretty balanced car, so it is a bit harder to get high scores, especially because you have to find a good compromise between tameness and sportiness. But the absolute numbers donāt mean anything at all, just the differences to the competition.
Hmm two cars per player, now that opens a lot of possibilities. Decisions decisionsā¦
And just to be sure following the debate about tech, is it ok to unlock better options by using higher quality, of course all legitimely in game? I recall some options can be unlocked with quality and some only with year.
[quote=āxwingā]Hmm two cars per player, now that opens a lot of possibilities. Decisions decisionsā¦
And just to be sure following the debate about tech, is it ok to unlock better options by using higher quality, of course all legitimely in game? I recall some options can be unlocked with quality and some only with year.[/quote]
Quality is fine, techpool is not.
The reason I brought up the point is that with the current version of the game, the only way you should be able to get techpool is through lua file editing. However, I found a way of getting techpool without lua file editing which someone could very easily do by mistake and end up unknowingly getting their car banned.
I get that, my car is actually fairly balanced. Itās not a race car with sub 10 comfort or something like that. Thing is making it more balanced across the board (like adding luxury interior (out of all things), putting quality into safety, improving prestige in general) improves other groups much more than the group I actually aim at and not to mention this stuff isnāt exactly free, it becomes rather pointless improvement if I simply price myself out of the target group. Tameness/sportiness balance seems pretty good, exchanging one for another doesnāt really change my score in MS. Iām just trying to figure out if Iām doing something wrong or if is this particular group simply scoring lower compared to other groups in general (then again Iād expect difference between this and sub 10 sportiness family car to be little bit bigger). I guess I could also check if I didnāt somehow mess up my calculation sheet by accident.
From what I see in the current entries, scores are not significantly lower in that category. You must be doing something wrong then. 
Maybe in the future Iāll increase the weigt on sportiness a bit more, but letās see how the results turn out in this round.
And of course the scoring point scheme in the spreadsheet has changed so much since the last version that itās difficult for me to tell if Iām making something right.
I mean, I have an inklingā¦ but thatās about it. 
(and thatās half the fun. Will this work, or will this crash and burn?)
[quote=āReaper392ā]
[quote=āxwingā]Hmm two cars per player, now that opens a lot of possibilities. Decisions decisionsā¦
And just to be sure following the debate about tech, is it ok to unlock better options by using higher quality, of course all legitimely in game? I recall some options can be unlocked with quality and some only with year.[/quote]
Quality is fine, techpool is not.
The reason I brought up the point is that with the current version of the game, the only way you should be able to get techpool is through lua file editing. However, I found a way of getting techpool without lua file editing which someone could very easily do by mistake and end up unknowingly getting their car banned.[/quote]
Iām fairly sure I could get better profile tyres in the first ctc challenge just by increasing quality without ever touching the year, not sure about other thigs as I donāt have access to the game right now. But I would consider getting new options this way legit, thatās why Iām asking.
Here are my two entries for CTC4
Entry 1
In 1976 MGCC face lifted their 1973 Mirage Model with a new look grill, revised front and rear lighting, , flush door handles, new interior designs and a refreshed engine range.
For MY1977 their highest trim level was re-introduced, the āSuper-6ā featuring a revised 6 Cylinder engine as denoted by the trim name.
Entry 2
MGCC introduced the Mark II Angio. This was an all new design which carried over nothing from its predecessor but sported the new family look introduced on the '76 Mirage as well as some of itās own āquirkyā styling.
The 1.2s is aimed at the budget conscious, but not limited, driver and slotted in above the lower spec 1.0e
Iām all entered in this comp as of nowā¦
But Iāll keep my cars secret so you get a bigger ( or lesser ) shock on reveal day! 
Fingers crossed I actually make money this time 
Made a bunch of candidates, donāt know which of the two Iāll pick yet. Showing them off anyway. All are loosely based on real life cars, my usual M.O. 
Like Grand Theft Auto, the names are parodies of their real-life counterparts.
Itās time for Ardent Motors to put forth its entries.
First, we have the Ardent Olympic.
Ardent brings a personal touch to luxury with the Olympic. Propelled by a buttery smooth yet powerful TB8-D-GT Taurus V8, this premium coupe is ready to carve up winding roads by day and soak up the limelight when it hits the town. That is, if you feel so inclined to stop in town. With a remarkably quiet, supple ride provided by Ardentās engineers, and standard features such as a digitally tuned AM/FM/Cassette radio with 12 presets and equalizer, leather sport-back bucket seats, air conditioning, and an automatic transmission, you may find the journey to be the worthier part of your adventure. Your dreams are at your fingertips. You just need to reach out. When choosing your next vehicle, be more than savvy. Be Ardent.
Then thereās the Ardent Piper SE.
So much more than 2 doors. Thereās a new bird in town for 1977, joining the 2-door Piper sedan. Ardentās new hatchback body gives you more versatility than before. Rear seat passengers will appreciate the enhanced head room, while the driver will enjoy a smooth, even ride. Motivated by the same tried-and-true squarebore CA4-A 4-cylinder Cygnus-series motor, you wonāt have to worry about breaking the bank at the pump. Or the garage. Also new for 1977 is a new top-of-the-line SE trim. It includes all of the same standard safety and comfort features of the DL, plus a tachometer, in-dash clock, AM/FM/Cassette radio, and more. Truly, this makes the Piper SE to be the whole package. And more. So when choosing your next vehicle, be more than wise. Be Ardent.
[quote=āxwingā]
Quality is fine, techpool is not.
The reason I brought up the point is that with the current version of the game, the only way you should be able to get techpool is through lua file editing. However, I found a way of getting techpool without lua file editing which someone could very easily do by mistake and end up unknowingly getting their car banned.
Iām fairly sure I could get better profile tyres in the first ctc challenge just by increasing quality without ever touching the year, not sure about other thigs as I donāt have access to the game right now. But I would consider getting new options this way legit, thatās why Iām asking.[/quote]
Yes you can get lower profile tyres by increasing the quality. As far as Iām aware this is OK
There is another bug with this though. You have to increase the quality of the tyres by 4 to āunlockā the next lowest tyre profile. However, if you then reduce the quality back down to three or even two you keep this lower profile tyre. Increasing the quality from two to three removes the low profile tyres again. Iāve not explained it very well so if youāre confused just watch the minimum tyre profile as you increase it from 0-4, then decrease to 2, then increase to 3.
[quote=āReaper392ā]
[quote=āxwingā]
Iām fairly sure I could get better profile tyres in the first ctc challenge just by increasing quality without ever touching the year, not sure about other thigs as I donāt have access to the game right now. But I would consider getting new options this way legit, thatās why Iām asking.
Yes you can get lower profile tyres by increasing the quality. As far as Iām aware this is OK
There is another bug with this though. You have to increase the quality of the tyres by 4 to āunlockā the next lowest tyre profile. However, if you then reduce the quality back down to three or even two you keep this lower profile tyre. Increasing the quality from two to three removes the low profile tyres again. Iāve not explained it very well so if youāre confused just watch the minimum tyre profile as you increase it from 0-4, then decrease to 2, then increase to 3.[/quote]
This is already monitored by Der Bayer iirc, his anti-cheat script looks for this sort of āfree techpoolā, or atleast as far as I understood.