HLDK Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Hi guys! I have been speed-running LG1 for a long time now. I am almost 100% sure the only difference between the car sets is the hitbox/size. When browsing through the forums, I stumbled upon a guy asking if Rockets car was better than Veronica Voltages. This made me pretty confused... Is there really a difference between the cars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 I'm not sure about the cars themselves, but the paths they take during races affect how 'good' they are. RobExplorien has written an excellent post about it >here if you'd like to know more about that. Basically, each racer is programmed with their own specific path (a different one each lap) that they follow through the race, and this doesn't change. So, rather than them having AI as such, some simply are programmed to drive into powerups more than others. Hence Rocket Racer is always on the ball with those green powerups. If I recall correctly, these paths also allow you to define a racer's speed - hence, one racer can be made to drive faster than another. This is perhaps how Basil the Batlord is so fast off the start line in his first race. However, I haven't studied these paths, so I cannot tell you if the developers did make some racers faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumboking Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 @JimbobJeffers I think he/she means the player controlled cars. HLDK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lol username Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Going by how he mentioned speed running and car sets, I think he's asking about differences between playable car chassis, not opponents. HLDK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLDK Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 @JimbobJeffers I think he/she means the player controlled cars. Going by how he mentioned speed running and car sets, I think he's asking about differences between playable car chassis, not opponents. You are right. I am talking about controlling the cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Oh, whoops, looks like I just made an unnecessarily lengthy post then... I don't know if player-controlled cars work differently. I would assume that if they did, it would be based entirely on the car base that you use and not the bricks you add. One could potentially test it by doing a time trial run against themselves, using different chassis' and seeing if you beat your own time in a different car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcom Isst Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 There is a placebo effect in FreeSpace 2 between the Artemis and Artemis D.H.. Both ships in the retail version have identical stats, but their shape and texture are different, and the in-game descriptions claim that the Artemis D.H. is superior. Players claim that their performance in an Artemis D.H. is superior, despite there being no difference. I don't believe that the vehicles in LEGO Racers have different stats other than size and shape. They may feel different, but the physics are all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grappigegovert Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I did some quick testing today, and it looks like the top speed varies depending on the car base, and the amount of bricks. (heavier=faster?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLDK Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 I did some quick testing today, and it looks like the top speed varies depending on the car base, and the amount of bricks. (heavier=faster?) I have done some research and made this video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I dunno, I think that there is something to the differences in turning beyond hitbox sizes. I know that whenever I use the standard castle chassis, the turning suddenly becomes a lot less responsive - or at least it seems very much as if I have difficulty pulling the same turns as I am able to do well enough with, say, the speed chassis. HLDK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLDK Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 I dunno, I think that there is something to the differences in turning beyond hitbox sizes. I know that whenever I use the standard castle chassis, the turning suddenly becomes a lot less responsive - or at least it seems very much as if I have difficulty pulling the same turns as I am able to do well enough with, say, the speed chassis. That could be true. In my video ( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Reggie Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I remember reading in the manual that came with the game that bigger chassis can go faster but take longer to accelerate to full speed. This might just be a placebo, but I definitely have found it harder to beat, say, Gypsy Moth using the smallest chassis than using Rocket's chassis. emily 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidenpons Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Any volunteers to muck around in the .exe to see if you can find these speed changed? HLDK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLDK Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 Just so everyone knows, I have made this video: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeytheleo Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I've always felt some chassis' drive better than others I'm not sure why. I just have btter experiences using RR's, JT's, nad KK's than any others. If there is a speed difference I can't notice it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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