| From: | Alfredo B Alves <dghost@****.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: R2 bites... let's fix it! (Also: Attention Car enthusiasts) |
| Date: | Fri, 8 May 1998 19:58:35 -0500 |
<James.Ojaste@**.GC.CA> writes:
>Alfredo B. Alves wrote:
>>I dunno if I'll really get around to it, but I wanna fix R2. I think
it
>>has great potential but it isn't quite "there" yet.
>We've been through all this before, but IMHO the biggest problem with R2
is >the editing & layout. Mod costs aren't placed where you'd expect and
several >examples are just plain wrong.
>>So, who wants to help? I'm looking fer peeps who are car
>>(/boat/plane/etc) savy since I'm not. I'm not sure how to do this,
>Well, have you asked Jon Szeto? He's pretty vehicle savvy... :-)
I would think he's kinda busy ... (If he's not, it'd really rock to get
get his help :)
>>private e-mail? or on RN? what are your thoughts? also, I anybody
capable of >>converting specifications into game terms? (ie from
"braking from x speed it >>went y feet" and "0-60 in x secs" get
Accel?)
I already
>This is easy. Apart from that icky "feet" thing - go Metric!
Yah, but I live in the states so most measurements I get are prolly gonna
be in the English sys ...
>>"fixed" the winches: Cost should be 1/2 load rating. Anybody else got
>>any fixes? (and no, going back to RBB does not count as a fix... ;)
>Why should the winch cost change? Just switch to a higher or lower
>gear ratio as the load changes - more teeth won't cost more money...
>
>James Ojaste
???? That last bit I don't understand ... (I implied I wasn't vehicle
savy for a reason ...) However I based the prices on a site I found on
the net. Since 1 US$ ~= 1 nuyen (I understand this is based on comparing
McDonalds to the soy-burger joint in NAGRL), the prices came to be about
1/2 Load rating ...
The site's url is: http://www.accessoryworldinc.com/
D.Ghost
(aka Pixel, Tantrum)
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