Ok this is a bit of an experiment.
We're running a demo host and I noticed people shortcutting around the chicane quite often. I wanted to fix this via an autox layout, but obviously a demo host cannot load those.
So to prevent people shortcutting there I added a "forbidden area" check on the insim relay that only worked on our host. This now forces racers who use the shortcut, to spectate.
Seeing this worked quite well, I have made it an option for everyone to toggle on or off. You can set the option on the insim relay setup page at lfsworld.
So if you want this anti shortcut check on your host, (connect your host to the relay and) turn on this option.
So far there's just this one spot on Blackwood that is being checked. But I can do the same for more places, on any track.
Also I can apply different penalties for different shortcuts. One might be awarded a time penalty on one shortcut - on another one could be forced back to spectating.
Possible penalties :
Spectate
Drive Through
Stop and Go
+30 seconds
+45 seconds
THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS THREAD :
If there are any places that you think could do with such a shortcut, post about it here in the following manner (to save me a lot of work) :
-describe the situation with text.
-include a screenshot of the place where you think a check could be added. Try to indicate how large an area you think should be covered for the check (see example). I check circular areas.
-mention which track AND config this shortcut applies to. If it applies to multiple configs of one track, please mention all the configs.
If they seem logical, I can then add such places to the relay checker and see if that helps.
As I started this post off though, it's an experiment to begin with. I think it can work quite well, but I'm not sure if there'll be nasty side effects.
We're running a demo host and I noticed people shortcutting around the chicane quite often. I wanted to fix this via an autox layout, but obviously a demo host cannot load those.
So to prevent people shortcutting there I added a "forbidden area" check on the insim relay that only worked on our host. This now forces racers who use the shortcut, to spectate.
Seeing this worked quite well, I have made it an option for everyone to toggle on or off. You can set the option on the insim relay setup page at lfsworld.
So if you want this anti shortcut check on your host, (connect your host to the relay and) turn on this option.
So far there's just this one spot on Blackwood that is being checked. But I can do the same for more places, on any track.
Also I can apply different penalties for different shortcuts. One might be awarded a time penalty on one shortcut - on another one could be forced back to spectating.
Possible penalties :
Spectate
Drive Through
Stop and Go
+30 seconds
+45 seconds
THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS THREAD :
If there are any places that you think could do with such a shortcut, post about it here in the following manner (to save me a lot of work) :
-describe the situation with text.
-include a screenshot of the place where you think a check could be added. Try to indicate how large an area you think should be covered for the check (see example). I check circular areas.
-mention which track AND config this shortcut applies to. If it applies to multiple configs of one track, please mention all the configs.
If they seem logical, I can then add such places to the relay checker and see if that helps.
As I started this post off though, it's an experiment to begin with. I think it can work quite well, but I'm not sure if there'll be nasty side effects.