Every LFS will come with a mandatory device which on one side connects to the...errr...private parts...and on the other side to a 110/220v socket. The longer the blue flag is ignored...the higher the voltage aplied to driver.
But since that would be too good to be true...maybe there are some alternatives.
As we know ignoring a blue flag in real life will result in some penalty..drive through..stop and go. I think this would not help much in LFS since most backmarkers probably are not very impressed by a stop and go or drive throughs.
Just as no one except #1 #2 and #3 really care about the 'disqualified' thing.
There might be some alternative ways to enforce blue flags...
(see last paragraph for categories)
Category 1 and 2 are basically here to stay and are impossible to counter unless you start to enforce very serious rules.
But as for category 3 and 4 the following might help.
Give a driver a certain amount of time he can remain blue flagged, lets say 30 seconds.
If the driver is getting blue flagged because he is unlapping himself or because, although he is about to be lapped, is actually faster than the driver behind him he has 30 seconds to drive/pull away and get out of the 'blue flag distance'.
If however he remains in the blue flag distance constantly for these 30 seconds he's either not pulling away at all or only very slowly...in which case he would be given 10 seconds to let the faster car behind him pass.
If he still does not let the car pass there could be all kinds of things one could programm to enforce it.
1) Reduce his torque untill the faster driver has passed (plus a few secs of breathing space)
2) Reduce his topspeed untill the faster driver has passed (plus a few secs of breathing space)
3) game Teleport him to the pits and makes him stay there till end of race.
4) Actually Penalize with a stop and go or drive through and enforce this penalty by making him choose between either "drive through *this* lap" or game teleports you to pits and you will remain there till end of race.
That's just a few options, i could come up with more but i guess the idea is obvious. Oh yes...and for those who feel threatened by something like this, which i'm sure some people will cause oh dear we might have some hardcore options, it could all of course be the choice of the sever administrator to use or not use the options.
Categories:
1)There's the nOOb category, guys who try their best to get out of the way but do it so
strangly it takes a while and they might loose controle over their car and some times even
take you out..i'm "fine" with that...at least they try.
2)Then there's the peolpe at varying stages of skill who simply do not seem to know you're
coming and slam right into you as you try to pass, quite annoying but hey..life stinks and
accidents happen.
3)There's the category who will let you by but only mildly to very reluctantly..and sometimes it can take a lap
before they finally make some room.
4)And then there's that one category, the evil ones, the ones who go "hey, that i'm one lap behind is just a silly misunderstanding..i'm really quicker than you so i'm gonna keep driving and not let you past since i'm better..faster..better looking..smarter..did i mention faster than you"
5)And there's the gentleman drivers, who will make sure you can cleany get by them when they're blue flagged...give em a medal!!
cheers
But since that would be too good to be true...maybe there are some alternatives.
As we know ignoring a blue flag in real life will result in some penalty..drive through..stop and go. I think this would not help much in LFS since most backmarkers probably are not very impressed by a stop and go or drive throughs.
Just as no one except #1 #2 and #3 really care about the 'disqualified' thing.
There might be some alternative ways to enforce blue flags...
(see last paragraph for categories)
Category 1 and 2 are basically here to stay and are impossible to counter unless you start to enforce very serious rules.
But as for category 3 and 4 the following might help.
Give a driver a certain amount of time he can remain blue flagged, lets say 30 seconds.
If the driver is getting blue flagged because he is unlapping himself or because, although he is about to be lapped, is actually faster than the driver behind him he has 30 seconds to drive/pull away and get out of the 'blue flag distance'.
If however he remains in the blue flag distance constantly for these 30 seconds he's either not pulling away at all or only very slowly...in which case he would be given 10 seconds to let the faster car behind him pass.
If he still does not let the car pass there could be all kinds of things one could programm to enforce it.
1) Reduce his torque untill the faster driver has passed (plus a few secs of breathing space)
2) Reduce his topspeed untill the faster driver has passed (plus a few secs of breathing space)
3) game Teleport him to the pits and makes him stay there till end of race.
4) Actually Penalize with a stop and go or drive through and enforce this penalty by making him choose between either "drive through *this* lap" or game teleports you to pits and you will remain there till end of race.
That's just a few options, i could come up with more but i guess the idea is obvious. Oh yes...and for those who feel threatened by something like this, which i'm sure some people will cause oh dear we might have some hardcore options, it could all of course be the choice of the sever administrator to use or not use the options.
Categories:
1)There's the nOOb category, guys who try their best to get out of the way but do it so
strangly it takes a while and they might loose controle over their car and some times even
take you out..i'm "fine" with that...at least they try.
2)Then there's the peolpe at varying stages of skill who simply do not seem to know you're
coming and slam right into you as you try to pass, quite annoying but hey..life stinks and
accidents happen.
3)There's the category who will let you by but only mildly to very reluctantly..and sometimes it can take a lap
before they finally make some room.
4)And then there's that one category, the evil ones, the ones who go "hey, that i'm one lap behind is just a silly misunderstanding..i'm really quicker than you so i'm gonna keep driving and not let you past since i'm better..faster..better looking..smarter..did i mention faster than you"
5)And there's the gentleman drivers, who will make sure you can cleany get by them when they're blue flagged...give em a medal!!
cheers
