Update Speculation thread

Maybe it’s a WIP straight-cut transmission code, although those are notorious for their whining sounds at high speeds (not present in the video).

 

Finally there is a discussion about that mysterious video, I thought I was alone in having no idea what it was showing

 

As I have said before, if it is straightcut sequential race/rally transmision I hope there's an earplug button.

 

I want to do that, but engine stress is not in game yet(100k rpm w/ 5000 horsepower test car proved that)

 

Oh..... well now I feel more dumb than usual... I was thinking that N2O was two parts oxygen one part nitrogen, and 33 percent oxygen seems like a lot more than the atmosphere has now that I'm starting to remember, long story short I just forgot something.

 

I'm tempted to say VTEC, but it could be a few other things...

 

It seems like they are adding finishing touches, since they just fixed the damage app.

 

beginning of Novermber.. Maybe 4th or 5th

 

When looking at those "mysterious" videos, I noticed the removed radio system and loose cables. I know it's already in the game but I never saw it before. Nice touch!
The rally sunburst doesn't seem to be faster than the in-game version. I managed to get from the "highway" spawnpoint to the edge of the bridge at the same time as in the video, and I'm far from a perfect driver.

 

that updated paint system seems very cool. so does the engine rocking back n forth. this update is looking good.

 

What updated paint system?

 

New development sneak peek, and oh....ooooohhh, I think I've just got so hyped.

At the end of this sneak peek, after the second showing of the follow up to the mysterious video, are some rather strange things that I've never seen before.

1st WCA screenshot: I notice that there's four cars (a Moonhawk, a Barstow with the unused race skin, a Covet, and a 200BX), each stripped down at the front and rear, all equipped with rollcages, and all going two-wide into the first corner (with Mitch presumably driving the drifting Barstow). They also are in the middle of a race, judging by the checkpoint, so does that mean....does that mean we now have an AI that can actually race, as well as the option to race with as many AIs as we'd like to (or until our computers can't handle it)?

N20 Purging: Wow...that's just absolutely beautiful.

New Skin System: Hmmm...I hope that means that we might get UV maps for all the vehicles which don't have them, as people will find out a lot quicker that the T-Series, K-Series, and '96 Pessima can't be given skins at all.

Engine and exhaust rocking: 0_0 Oh, my gosh....that's beautiful! Although...now I'm going to be looking more at the exhaust of these cars and driving hood-less to try and see this engine rocking.

 

I must have missed something, what is this new skin/paint system being talked about?

 

It's down near the bottom of the development sneak peek, between the N20 afterfire videos and the engine rocking videos.