[cir] [roa] Brunel Park

[James]

So, after spending so much time working with Markku on developing GR lately... I decided it was about time I worked on a track again (having not released one in about 6 years). This is the result of about 10 hours work, with testing/feedback from Tuomo and Ivo (also, a hat-tip to Garbre for his land-map flowers and railway line) - I can't promise it's up to modern track-making standards, but I'd say it's definitely my best track to date. Any and all constructive comments are appreciated Of course, the track is fictional - and I'm not really one for 'back-stories' - so I'll get straight to the files!

This track was designed in a 16:9 resolution but the screenshot was taken at a 4:3 resolution (hopefully highlighting how both will be suitable resolutions for gameplay).

Screenshot (800x600)

[The MNZ]

Wow! Good track, and i do not say this only because you released the 1.1.
ToM silver for Burgress!(because Lombon takes the gold)

[TuomoH]

ToM silver for Burgress!(because Lombon takes the gold)

Except Lombon was released last month.

As I already said to you, very good comeback track, James.

[OlafK]

New Armco Barriers spoiled
Top quality track.

[James]

New Armco Barriers spoiled

Shhhhhh You saw nothing.

Top quality track.

Thanks

[Primeracer]

I'd never known of an James track, it's my first known track of you. Thank for your contribution also with another track. A fine quality road circuit with some spicy lmap features.

[PacmanOwnage]

Really...there is only one thing I dislike about the track

And it's the kerb in the middle at the bottom... that slight indent in the centre of it just looks messy... I know it's possibly the smallest part of the track, but now I've noticed it...

But apart from that... it's not a bad comeback at all

[masa]

Very nice, I like it!!
That course-layout gives me much enjoyable.

5/5! Great job!

[James]

Thanks to everyone for the kind words

Really...there is only one thing I dislike about the track

And it's the kerb in the middle at the bottom... that slight indent in the centre of it just looks messy... I know it's possibly the smallest part of the track, but now I've noticed it...

I don't really see what you mean... perhaps I've missed it too? If you can point it out, and it bugs me sufficiently, I'll re-work the kerb a bit

[PacmanOwnage]

Here is the culprit

[James]

Yes, I gathered that... Can you be a little more specific? Do you mean the slight variations in the 2nd and 3rd white sections from the left?

[PacmanOwnage]

It's the second white from the left... and then the following... 2 stripes the most... there just seems a unnecessary blip in the line


... Best discussion ever this

[Garbre]

This is the result of about 10 hours work,...

I gotta say, noone can deny it that you are an experienced trackmaker and a trackmaster if all this work took you only 10 hours! I mean, nearly every cliche that we can find in trackmaking has been integrated into this one project. The track has a car park, a lake, stands, rails, run-offs, tillages, woods and neighbourhood. You even had time to do a landmap tunnel! But, you know what this track is lacking. Cliffs! Although I think this fast paced work is perceptable in the track. But who said great works needs a lot of time! Look at how God created the world in only seven days. Great work but a little bit tight for me. Challenging track with or without opponents! Has a great layout(object placement is a bit poor on some places, though) and it's perfectly acceptable for a comeback! Great work!

4.5/5 (Some poorly designed buildings, wrong use of space)

[Alonsomania]

Good track James

10 hours is quite a lot, I tend to get bored at tracks when I spent more than 3 hours onto the track...

[curveo]

very good track James: it is so addictive!
I will give you my personnal feeling around some details, but I understand that you prefer your point of view:
- I feel that the kerbs at the beginning of the pit stop are a little bit too large
- the railway line seems to be a little bit too large too
Perhaps I am too closed to my screen

Anyway, I like it a lot

[James]

Thanks everyone for the positive comments.

It's the second white from the left... and then the following... 2 stripes the most... there just seems a unnecessary blip in the line :

Hmm, when I can be bothered... I'll re-do that kerb

(object placement is a bit poor on some places, though)

Where in particular? I'm aware the large office block isn't quite right... but I spent quite a while on that and eventually gave up

- the railway line seems to be a little bit too large too

It looks like that, yes - but if you manage to get a car up there (good luck ), you'll see it is sized quite well... it's barely bigger than the car (and trains are, obviously, usually bigger than cars)!

[Garbre]

(object placement is a bit poor on some places, though)

Where in particular? I'm aware the large office block isn't quite right... but I spent quite a while on that and eventually gave up

I think that one is okay as it is, but the building next to it could have been placed a bit further from the road. The trees are blocking the view so we can't see nothing but its top. But the trees are okay there because I like how the spectators are standing behind the barrier in the shadow. I mostly think about the stands in the middle and the booths in the pitlane. They are too simple for that place I think.