Cruising should take a step forward..

[[TC]»Elmo«]

Just to remind you of the huge amount of crashes caused by the last layout of Tommer's that we used
I've said in the members area that I might remake it in a way that isn't inherently dangerous when I get the time.


I (also we, I'm not the only one doing layout changes) do try to make the layouts realistic where possible, unfortunately, there are quite a few things that get in the way.

The biggest is probably the speeds that people drive.
If the typical speed was ~40-60mph on the twisty stuff and ~70-85 on the highways with people following the road laws 99.9% of the time then sure, centre chalk lines for normal roads, open junctions and solid central barriers on highways would be fine (object count permitting, which is the other major problem).
However, since driving very fast and trying to gain every possible advantage is a matter of course on our servers as well as people generally not really paying enough attention to other traffic, that simply isn't possible.
Because of that, we often have to encourage (tyres & speedbumps) or force (barriers) specific lines round corners and build protected junctions where people can join/leave the road in relative safety (although of course even that doesn't help when it comes to some drivers).

I'll also mention that the Weston Park layout got quite a lot of praise when it first came out, which supported the new corner design philosophy I was trying out at the time, with centre barriers & tyres being placed in strategic places to block the normal racing line (although H2 has always been tricky because it's so damn boring)


If there are any specific parts of layouts that you feel need attention, then feel free to bring it up with your reasoning.


I/we may have a go at making some fresh/alternative layouts for some tracks, although there are several areas that are very limited in what can actually be done.
I also have another partially complete design for Sydney in the works that will probably see the light of day at some point.