Fancy a free racing game for PC?

[Steve_Perry]

I'm posting this link mainly for the benefit of those of us that travelled to Germany recently.

http://www.racer.nl/

It's a freeware racing game for the PC BUT amongst the extra goodies that can be downloaded are...

Tracks - Nürburgring Nordschleife

http://www.racer-xtreme.com/track.php?tc=6

Cars - 280E, CLK DTM (2000) or G500 (2003)

http://www.racer-xtreme.com/cars.php?bk=11
http://www.raromachine.com/racer/

I'm still downloading so haven't tested the game yet but anything that lets you practice 'The Ring' has gotta be good for a laugh.

S.

 

[Shude]

Excellent find Steve!

The good news is that it will also use the model I am creating for NFS in ZModeler!

 

[Steve_Perry]

Originally posted by Shude
Excellent find Steve!

The good news is that it will also use the model I am creating for NFS in ZModeler!

Quality model you have there Nick!!

S.

 

[Shude]

Originally posted by Steve_Perry
Quality model you have there Nick!!

You recognise it then?

 

[Steve_Perry]

Originally posted by Shude
You recognise it then?

Oh Yes! Even down to the alloy wheels Awesome

S.

 

[Steve_Perry]

Here's a few pics of a CLK DTM going round...

The game is a bit buggy and I guess my laptop is not the best for running games, especially at decent frame rates but not bad for a freebie and it is the Nurburgring after all

S.

 

[sym]

Nice 1 ! Ahhh... happy memories

Wonder if it can simulate a C200 estate going round there ? lol

s.

 

[Steve_Perry]

Originally posted by sym
Wonder if it can simulate a C200 estate going round there ? lol

s.

You'll have to ask Nick maybe he'll model a W202 estate once he has finished the saloon he is working on Hehe I doubt Nick would let his models go in silver though maybe if you ask nicely

S.

 

[VikJ]

Originally posted by Steve_Perry
You'll have to ask Nick maybe he'll model a W202 estate once he has finished the saloon he is working on Hehe I doubt Nick would let his models go in silver though maybe if you ask nicely

S.

Guess no chance my Silver A Class being modelled too then.

 

[Shude]

Originally posted by VikJ
Guess no chance my Silver A Class being modelled too then.

Maybe

If you would like to help with the w202 model VikJ, please can you take some very high quality pics of your car, I need front, side and rear straight-on shots, closeups of headlights, taillights and any other detailed exterior parts would be handy. Please can you try to avoid getting any reflections in the paintwork and can you wash and dry it first . I will use silver textures first because they are easier to re-colour. A roof shot would be handy but mostly impossible I imagine, unless you're feeling really helpful and inventive

In case you were wondering which colours I intend to make:

143: firnweiß
586: magmarot
040: schwarz
744: brilliantsilber
341: aquamarinblau
366: azuritblau
189: smaragdschwarz
891: alexandritgrün
279: vivianitgrün
567: titanitrot

Officially the only colours a 1998/1999 w202 sport could have been bought in . I dropped obsidian black from the list because it's too similar to 040 black. The top 3 colours are non-metallic. Anyone ever see one in aqua-marine blue? Lovely colour, only ever seen a couple of w202s in that colour, quite rare and very pretty.

The half-car model is already 1000 polygons! By the time it's completed with both halves (mirror), interior and wheels (currently 1000 polygons per wheel unfinished) we might be talking about a 10k polygon car. Hope the game can cope with this

 

[Steve_Perry]

Originally posted by Shude
...Anyone ever see one in aqua-marine blue? Lovely colour, only ever seen a couple of w202s in that colour, quite rare and very pretty...

I don't think I've ever seen aqua-marine, is it like a darker shade of green than Vivianite? I did find a link to a US site with some examples of W202's in shades of greens and blues but I don't know whether US got different colour options to Europe. Anyway here's the aqua marine that I found along with other green & blue colours:

Aquamarine

Aspen Green

Azure Blue

Calypso Green

Midnight Blue

S.