As we all know, disconnection form a server during a race (specialy a long race) is a very frustrating thing. We ever won't be able to avoid this issue and it will happen from time to time to all of us. So lets make a use of it to add a bit realism to the game.
As we also know, Scawen doesn't want to add to LFS random engine, transmission, brake failures etc. because he doesn't want to make luck decide of a race results instead to driver skills and car setups.
To the point:
My idea is to make, in case of disconnection (time out), an animation, to the disconnected player car, of smoking engine, or oil leak and give information that he has an engine failure for example. engine blow - xxx player (disconnected). Transsmision problem would be the closest to the true, but engine blows would be more spectacular . The car would slow down and stop. After a short while the car could disapear, or in later LFS versions it could be pushed of the track by the marshals. The disconnected player won't be able to see this, but to all other racers it could be much more fun then xxx player disconnected... The disconnected player would be able to see this in a replay - recorded by someone else. Also in DNF reasons there would be an info about it.
As i said, disconnections are mostly the reasons of DNF in leagues. It's something that will never be eliminated from an online game. Why don't to make a use of it so everyone could be happy. People who wants random failures in LFS, and Scawen and all people who don't want it.
What do u think?
As we also know, Scawen doesn't want to add to LFS random engine, transmission, brake failures etc. because he doesn't want to make luck decide of a race results instead to driver skills and car setups.
To the point:
My idea is to make, in case of disconnection (time out), an animation, to the disconnected player car, of smoking engine, or oil leak and give information that he has an engine failure for example. engine blow - xxx player (disconnected). Transsmision problem would be the closest to the true, but engine blows would be more spectacular . The car would slow down and stop. After a short while the car could disapear, or in later LFS versions it could be pushed of the track by the marshals. The disconnected player won't be able to see this, but to all other racers it could be much more fun then xxx player disconnected... The disconnected player would be able to see this in a replay - recorded by someone else. Also in DNF reasons there would be an info about it.
As i said, disconnections are mostly the reasons of DNF in leagues. It's something that will never be eliminated from an online game. Why don't to make a use of it so everyone could be happy. People who wants random failures in LFS, and Scawen and all people who don't want it.
What do u think?