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*sam* said:

I left handling off because it's not something I directly enter into the database as a simple number. It's a mixture of factors, including the centre of gravity, the wheel positions and sizes relative to the main chassis, the suspension characteristics and the tyre characteristics. The end result is that I'm not really an expert in exactly how they handle. It's possibly something that would be better entered as a Community Comment.

So, it's something along the lines of what I assumed three posts above, then. I was hoping for that. Each and every chassis has its own handling, thanks to distributed physics, and more stuff that I hadn't guessed was included in the game's engine. That's great

It is far more interesting than simply having a number that defines "handling". And yes, yer right, that kinda thing we can always type in ourselves. Could we, perhaps, get a link to community comments on the different cars directly from the chassis page?

Also, what about the armour stuff I asked about above?

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Posted Sep 11, 2007, 2:52 pm	Last edited Sep 11, 2007, 2:52 pm by Ayjona

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Could we, perhaps, get a link to community comments on the different cars directly from the chassis page?

Good idea, I'll do that.
OK, try here now

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Also, what about the armour stuff I asked about above?

Sorry, forgot to answer that part. Chassis toughnesses have not changed, but the descriptive text I have used to describe them has changed. I'm considering displaying the actual toughness number here, which ranges from 10 to 20, typically.

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Posted Sep 11, 2007, 3:59 pm	Last edited Sep 11, 2007, 4:04 pm by sam

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*sam* said:

Good idea, I'll do that.

Wonderful. Thanks, Sam. Now, I don't think this chassis page leaves anything to the imagination.

Well, there is one thing...

*fiddles nervously with hands behind back and draws circles in the sand with foot*

Would it be possible to also list the maximum amount of armour/maximum amount of armour per side on the chassis page, or is that something that should only be seen from within the mechanic's shop?

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OK, try here now
Sorry, forgot to answer that part. Chassis toughnesses have not changed, but the descriptive text I have used to describe them has changed. I'm considering displaying the actual toughness number here, which ranges from 10 to 20, typically.

Ah, so the new values are correct, in relation to each other, then. I like the new adjectives better.

Don't know about listing the actual number, though. Not knowing exactly has a certain intuitive appeal, while knowing exactly has another, more tactical appeal. Much like road handling of cars in Darkwind: it has to be felt, not read from a statistics page. I rather like that.

I think I' trying to say that I want as much info as possible on the cars, but that it doesn't have to be very specific

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Posted Sep 11, 2007, 6:50 pm	Last edited Sep 11, 2007, 6:53 pm by Ayjona