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Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!
Cripes! I think my heart just exploded with excitement and now there's blood everywhere.
I've lurked these races for the last two "Tourneys" and now I can possibly jump in?
*drool drool drool*

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Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!
Just got paid and got back from Otakon.
BOOM!
Grabbed Trackmania Stadium and blazed through the track all day.

Sent in at the last minute, I believe.
I hope.
Maybe.

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!
Just got the basic path down and...WOOF.

I like it.

I like it like a sub loves spankings.

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!

SupSuper posted:


Check it out! Track 1 results are up!


WOO! I beat the next guy by 3 seconds! Highest score!

Wait. What do you mean "Low numbers are better?!"

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!
I grabbed a ton of Skins from the Steam Workshop and about half of them worked.
I'm not sure what the deciding factor is, which is a pity because the Sanic skin looked silly enough to love.

Side note: I'm glad I got mine to work. Something satisfying about watching my Rainbow Dash car disintegrate every time I hit a wall.

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!
The track feels frustrating. I stepped up knowing there would be challenge, so I'm not going to whine too loudly, but so many of my runs go perfect until the second time through the forest, then BAM, right into a tree! Whole time was screwed up.

Okay, 2 more hours then I submit what I got. I don't care if I'm in last place again.

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!
Questions about submission via auto-website-thing. (Please forgive my literal-mindedness.)

When choosing a skin do you...
a. Want a link to the webpage the skin is accessible from?
b. Want a direct link to the skin download?
c. Want just the name of the skin if it has already been uploaded?
d. Want a mixture of a, b, or c?
e. None of the above?

I'm asking cuz I wanna stick with the Rainbow Dash skin. Tis awesome.

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!

SupSuper posted:

Just think like a human being. :v:

*sweats* Uh. I'm human! I'm totally human! Swear to Dagon!

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!
Shoot. I'm not at the bottom any more.
How am I supposed to maintain my rep?

Anyway, I like Your Mom better than the last track.
Your Mom is pretty dirty, tho.
I could get used to riding Your Mom.

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!

ViggyNash posted:

Final version of my track is complete! (Download)(Steam Workshop)

Let me know what you think.

This track is apparently nimbler than I am.
Mainly, I just found it hard to figure out where I was going.

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!

ViggyNash posted:

Does it need more signs, or would a replay do?

A replay might help.
My problem witht he track is it feels very disjointed. One obstacle doesn't lead neatly into the next, giving those new to the track a labyrinthine feel. I never actually finished the track because I couldn't find my way out. The nail in the coffin was the loop-d-loop leading...somewhere. I couldn't be sure. Often I'd take the spin and suddenly end up at the beginning of the track.

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!
Having only purchased Stadium for this competition, I am unfamiliar with Both Canyon and Coast.
Are the differences cosmetic?

Why are they worse than Stadium?

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!

Grawl posted:

Alright, here's video 1! This time in full HD (1080P). Make sure to download the video or watch in full-screen on my site to get the best details possible!

Race 1 - Buffering and Pain



HD ~ SD ~ YouTube ~ TM-Tube


Man, it never hits home how slow you are until you're waiting for your car to come in yelling "Come on, you asshat! FINISH ALREADY!"

Clearly I have some improvement to do.

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!
We've
come too far
to give up
on our tires
so let's
race a car
'Till the track
catches fire!

I'd be faster in a truck!
We crash hard, I'm like "gently caress!"
My skin looks like a duck!
We're drivin' to get lucky!

I'd be faster in a herse!
We got that Entropist curse!
My best time is my worse!
We're drivin' to get lucky!

*repeat 20 times*

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!
I've submitted Your Mom for examination.
Your Mom was a bitch, especially at the end, but I think I beat her well enough for now.
Also, I'm tired of these puns.

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!

Renegret posted:

There's people on both ends of the spectrum. Worst case scenario is that you screw over the people who never submitted!

Like exercise: No matter how slow you are, you're faster than that guy in the bleachers.

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!
First track I was 55th
Next I was 43rd
Now I'm 38th.

The climb is slow and study.:roflolmao:

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!

TurboFlamingChicken posted:

53rd to 36th to 30th, I too am seeing a gradual climb towards mediocrity.

YEAH! Let's here it for Average!
*Kind'a-okay high-five*

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!
Dem feels when I jump in and skin 3 seconds off my best time.

When it happened, I had to pause the podcast and cheer!:woop:

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!
Sometimes (and I don't understand how) I'll hit these moments of clarity and shave off an extra second or half second.
It usually happens when I'm skyping with friends or listening to a radio show or something.

Makes me wonder, if I had more time, how far I could push it.

Edit: Oh. I have an extra day? *tsk* Nevermind.
Double Edit: Replay submitted. I'm just out of free time for this track, but at least I made gold.

Grimwit fucked around with this message at 15:01 on Sep 1, 2014

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!
I have surprised myself with how fast I just just went.
Now that I'm out of time to play and submitted my replay, I feel I've surpassed my expectations.

Now all I have to do is sit back and see how everybody went faster than I did.

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!

Entropist posted:

It's always hard to estimate exactly how terrible you guys will be...

Thinking about adding a new challenge and come in second to last on every track. 9_9 Not only will I have to control how fast I go, but I have to guess how slow the worse person is and beat them, but not beat the third to last.

If I'm gonna suck, why not do it with style?

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!

What?
I'm in the top 76%?!
Before long, I'll make it to the exact middle of the bunch!

:woop: Long Live Mediocrity! :woop:

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!

CVE posted:

Since I created that monstrosity I'll give everyone the same tips I gave upon submitting it: First of all it's possible to do it from the checkpoint so speed shouldn't be an issue due to the boost panels. You approach the jump on the light gray path e.g. either outer side of the ramp and at the moment of the jump you should bend inwards to a certain degree (practice makes perfect here). You'll jump up besides the checkpoints and basically fall in. Don't try to do it directly as you will crash into the CP. For visual confirmation, if you do it from the right side and have the proper angle on the jump your car's tire or chassis (when using the default model obviously) will obstruct the Maniaplanet symbol between the two signs on the backdrop.

Good Luck everyone.

CVE, I'm taking a collection for this voodoo doll for... no particular reason. Would you mind making a small donation?
Some hair?
Part of a security blanket, maybe?

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

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ViggyNash posted:

FIRST TIME IN THE TOP 15! :dance:

I was totally not expecting 15th, so I guess everyone had trouble with this one, relatively.

Congrats!

I would say it's lonely at the bottom, but look at all these friends I got!
:gonk::hf::(

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!
Yeah no. No more.
I no longer care if I come in last. Time submitted and may I never look again on this track of horrors.

That drat tower jump... I swear. :smithicide:

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!

SupSuper posted:

:siren: Grimwit, TurboFlamingChicken :siren:

You sent in the demo replay instead of your actual replay. If you wanna pretend to be Entropist you have to do better than that. :v: Please email in your correct time if you don't wanna end up with the default.

You read the file name? I could not have foreseen this.
Chicken, the jig is up. He caught us.

Alright, I've given into your demands and sent a replay email with the "real" submission attached.
*mutter mutter* foiled again *mutter*

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!
Welp, congratulations, Goons.
You've created a track that made me yell at my wife.
Five years and I never yelled at her before.
Marriage in jeopardy because you had to make a frustrating track.

I hope you're happy with yourself.:argh:

Replay submitted.
Don't care if I come in last.
I now have to trade track time with getting flowers and sleeping on couch time.

Edit: Bonus track time sent through email.

Grimwit fucked around with this message at 04:18 on Oct 13, 2014

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!

aas Bandit posted:

That's hilarious. I hope you're not entirely serious.

Only half serious.
I did yell at my wife, but she thought it was funny.
Flowers yes. Couch no.
Marriage still in the clear. Unlike my lap time for the bonus track.

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

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:monocle: Woah, Taevian! Wow!

You may have just screwed everyone who didn't submit a time!

Edit: Yes. I just checked. You pushed my global position from 31 to 25!

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

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Tafferling posted:

Well, I suppose Taevian time should be axed... It feels unspontmanlike

Nah, keep him is. Just...uh... Speed up the video for his run.
I know I'm bias. I kind of owe him for pushing me up a few ranks.

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

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The Elders posted:

If you miss a round, a time will be assigned to you that is equal to the slowest time +5%. If the time is over twice as long as the second-slowest time, than the second-slowest time is used instead.

Aw. My severely undeserved rank boost. :saddowns:

Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

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*gasp!*

:stare:I'm... 30th Place?
Out of 65?!?!?!

:swoon: I'M MEDIOCRE!!! :swoon:

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Grimwit
Nov 3, 2012

Those eyes! That hair! You're like a movie star! I must take your picture!
I'm pretty surprised how close the C-Class was to each other. Even in the previous seasons, I'm used to the cars being so spread that you can't see one end of the crowd from the other.

Good show, everyone!

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