Saturday, May 28, 2016

NASCAR 15 Glitch: Flying Into Invisble Walls

I took another crack at racing with my trophy truck setup. Things got weird.



It did result in some fun pics.

NASCAR 15 Victory Edition - Sonoma Glitch - Flying car
Trying to leapfrog Gillilans

NASCAR 15 Victory Edition - Sonoma Glitch - Flying car
I'm my own spotter

NASCAR 15 Victory Edition - Sonoma Glitch - Flying car
This is fine.

NASCAR 15 Victory Edition - Sonoma Glitch - Flying car
Be a HERO.

NASCAR 15 Victory Edition - Sonoma Glitch - Flying car


NASCAR 15 Victory Edition - Sonoma Glitch - Flying car
I hope my car isn't too aero dependent

NASCAR 15 Victory Edition - Sonoma Glitch - Flying car


NASCAR 15 Victory Edition - Sonoma Glitch - Flying car

NASCAR 15 Victory Edition - Sonoma Glitch - Flying car

NASCAR 15 Victory Edition - Sonoma Glitch - Flying car
I love the cartoonish puff of smoke
The photo booth function seemed to alternate between what happened, and a firm belief my car would have immediately burst into flames. When the game doesn't believe its own damage models, things get weird.

Trophy Truck Status at Sonoma

So I was throwing back a few and got to thinking about my newly formed awesome stock car. I was also watching some awesome Stadium Supertruck racing.




And I got it in my head I should replicate their setup style and see how it would handle at Sonoma. The results were... interesting


With such a setup, I figured you could jump the hills and completely ignore the limits of the track. So I put it to the test.

I made a stock car (again)

Back in the NASCAR '11 days, I messed around by making a paint scheme to match my real life car - a boring old gold/beige 2004 Ford Taurus. I liked the funny reactions it got racing online, so I decided to take another crack at it in NASCAR '15 (Victory Edition.)

I started out by setting up the basics of the nose and door lines. I also tries to shade the sides with gradients to give it a more curved street-car look.

NASCAR 15 Victory Edition Ford Taurus Stock Car custom paint scheme

Afterwards, I refined the nose, adding similar gradients to give it a more rounded look. I also added minor details like door handles, and a license plate.

NASCAR 15 Victory Edition - Ford Taurus Stock Car- Custom paint scheme
Kinda works

NASCAR 15 Victory Edition - Ford Taurus Stock Car- Custom paint scheme
Check out my drifting skills

NASCAR 15 Victory Edition - Ford Taurus Stock Car- Custom paint scheme

NASCAR 15 Victory Edition - Ford Taurus Stock Car- Custom paint scheme
Oops. 

NASCAR 15 Victory Edition - Ford Taurus Stock Car- Custom paint scheme

I've still got a bit of work to do, but I think it can work. One weird thing is I had to use the Chevy SS body style, because it was closer to those old mid-2000 Fords were than the current Fusion body style.