The (Un)official 4D Contest

• What this Contest is all About
• The contest Rules

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What this Contest is all About

Following a suggestion by Alan Brincat I will try to organize a 4D contest on this site. It will work thus:

• Each month I will post a (short) track. Brave 4D drivers from all over the world can now try to achieve a high score for that track.
• At the end of each month I will close the competition for that track and the 6 drivers with the best times will be awarded points like in Formula 1.
  • 1st 10 points
  • 2nd 6 points
  • 3rd 4 points
  • 4th 3 points
  • 5th 2 points
  • 6th 1 point
• I will then post a new track and things can start again.
• At the end of the year the points will be summed up and the contestant with the most points will be 4D champion 1997. He will not get anything (at least for now) except the respect of the 4D community.

Rules

There have to be some rules in order to make it a fair contest. Here is what I have come up with so far:

How to Enter

Everybody can enter the contest at any time. You can join in the middle of a "season", even if you did not submit times for any previous months. Just download the current track, drive it and send your submsssion.

Submissions

A proper submission includes the following things:

• A replay (*.rpl) file, recorded without a computer opponent

If it is your very first submission, I would appreciate the following information:

• Your nick name (the name you use in the high score table)
• Your real name
• The version you used to achieve the high score
• What machine (CPU, RAM) you used
• Where you are form (doesn'r really matter, but nationalities look good on a ranking table)
• Anything else you consider interesting.

You can submit as many high scores as you want as long as you respect the deadline. I will only count your best one.

Replays/Continue

As of September 1st 1997, you may use the 'Continue Driving' feature of the 'Replay Menu'. This enables you to wind back the 'tape' after a crash and drive a difficult passage again. Allowing this is an experiment. I might change my mind again next month.

When recording a replay for the contest please do not drive against a computer opponent, because I cannot tell your time from the size of the replay if you do so (sorry Markus!).

Versions:

As you probably know, there are different versions of Stunts and 4D Sports Driving out there; those versions do not perform equally, i.e. some of them will let you achieve quicker times more easily.
In order to compensate this unfairness at least to a certain extent, I created this carfile for 1.0 users only that will enhance the performance of their game to a competitive level. The following list tells you which cars you may use:

• Users of 4D Sports Driving 1.1 or Stunts 1.1:
  • All the cars that came with the game.
• Users of 4D Sports Driving 1.0 or Stunts 1.0:
  • All the cars that came with the game.
  • The contest car.

Any other combinations or self tuned cars are not allowed; in particular if you have got version 1.1 of the game, you may not use the contest car. If you do still not know which car to use, just ask me.

Cheating

Please do not cheat deliberately! If I catch breaking the rules repetitvely and with aforethought, I might disqualify you.

Misc

• I will not post any replays while a track is still in contest, so your secret driving tricks will not be given away.
• I will decide from track to track if you may shortcut or skip stunts.
• I will update a score board as the times come in, so you can see how the contest is going.
• It might be a good idea to provide me with an unmistakable name to indentify you on the score board. I mean, either give your first and your last name or, even better, think of some cool title like "Petrol Peter".
• I, Lukas Loehrer, must not take part in the contest.

If you have any suggestions for additional rules or want one of them changed, you are welcome to tell me. This contest will only be fun if many people take part. Don't be ashamed if you can't beat the best time; you may still get some points, so submit your high score anyway. Please tell all your friends about this contest, so there will be at least six people at the end of each month to be given points to.

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