Quote from zeugnimod :

It obviously depends on the rules of the league you are racing in. Blue flag situations are usually covered in the ruleset of every decent league.

In public racing, almost all races are too short to have a "real" blue flag anyway and if you have one it most likely means that you joined the race mid-way and you should get the hell out of the way quickly.

That usually happens in lfs multiplayer. Thanks for the info.

The only thing we now need is a super retarded or unlucky fellow driving the ferarri F1 team and repeating this lap after lap to warrant a rule change. We must promote Kobayashi up the ranks, so that his front wing can come off in each lap.

Quote from tristancliffe :

Neither - in pretty much everything except F1, a blue flag just means be aware there is a quicker car behind you, so stick to your lines and don't do anything really silly. It remains up to the faster car to find a way passed.

Blue flag does NOT mean get out of the way.

Thanks for the clarification.

Let's say a leading car spins out and bites the dust (literally) and a back marker - who's equally quick or fast enough - passes him. Let's say the lead car recovers quickly and gives chase, and the two cars get close enough to warrant a blue flag situation. Let's say both cars are in competitive positions on track. Who's race, rule-wise, gets doomed now - lead car or back marker?

My suggestion: lead car gets a red card, a few spankings and a week's confinement in the gravel. The driver gets a woman's cosmetic set, even more spankings and is buried on the gravel, neck-down, alongside the lead car with make-up on. Daily booooo's from the crowd would be a plus.

Congrat! to both e.M and Ring!

Quote from e.M :

btw if u dont have s2 it doesnt mean that u dont have skill on photoshop

True. Skinning ability comes from aesthetic sense, skill in graphic designing software and long hours invested on ideas. One mustn't assume that the only thing separating one from this ability is procurement of a software license. The same ability may have been developed independently, so it would be wrong to assume that all those who work in graphics have necessarily been drawn to it from games.

Last edited by hereticlohani, Mon 7 Sep 2009, 05:23.

FXO and FZR finalized.

[QUOTE=Greboth;1244954]I wont make a judgement on the skins as I feel it would be unfair to before the competition closes but remember to post the skin files too

I'll make some changes here and there and upload the skins when the deadline comes around, thanks.

lol pls teach me how to quote properly, and also how to address different comments on the same reply.

Quote from obsolum :

Very nice skins, hereticlohani

Thanks.

All three in a row (FXO, FZR and BF1):

Quote from The Very End :

Thumbs up for that one, it looks great

Thanks

Here's the single seater version (BF1):
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Last edited by hereticlohani, Fri 28 Aug 2009, 00:16.

What's the point in stopping and waiting for the guy ahead - who's just made a bad mistake - and is limping to get back on track if I lose a race position by respecting the blue flag? Not only the distance, but race/crash/acceleration and safety status must be considered before showing the blue flag continuously.

Those who make mistakes and go off the track should never be allowed to join until all the traffic is cleared. Again, what did I gain by driving with skill if a half-brain rookie with a faster setup, but with much less driving skill crashes ahead of me and is trying to get on track? Of course, I'll brake and slow down, but won't I lose any chance of chasing the guy ahead of him, now that I'm much closer?

If there's a contest going on between two racers and an overtaking maneuver is imminent, should the guy 2 laps behind, albeit with a faster car, ruin our race and race positions by trying to get ahead at all costs defying the rules of racing, of time, space and the general understanding of where one stands regardless of the car ahead of you?

Do I need to upload the skin also?

Quote from Greboth :

You can upload them when you want. As long as you have the three skins uploaded before the deadline then I will accept them.

Good to see more people are getting into this though.

Great

Well, here's the first one (FXO):

This is my take on a fictional car manufacturer called Umptara with a fictional logo. The design is supposed to be somewhere between that of a personal car and a racing car with sponsors (fictional logos). Design features analogous colors and metal chrome colors to heighten contrast and appeal. Hope you like it. I've also put in another color combination, but with the same template. Still working on them a bit, haha.

Last edited by hereticlohani, Sat 22 Aug 2009, 18:44.

I've done the road car skin already. Working on the single seater right now. Will do the race car shortly. Is it ok to upload the road car screen shot right now, or should I wait till the deadline?

This is good news. I'll participate.

Quote from Sponge :

Very nice Maybe a version with more real life tiger colors some day?

Thanks! Yes, I'll do one with real colors someday.

Quote from niels1 :

Nice and clean



That looks pretty nifty. Musta been a pain to align those stripes over the back of the car.

Hey thanks. Yes, it was quite a headache.

A tiger and snake skin:
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/9818/redtigerx.jpg
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/4527/viperf.jpg

Last edited by hereticlohani, Sat 22 Aug 2009, 19:04.

Too bad, I can't use this online without a license.
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/7302/cmx00000003.png