Preliminary Results

Post by **DaveK** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 1:33 pm

Just double checking - We are starting at 8:00pm GMT = 8:00pm UT = 9:00pm in the UK because of British Summer Time?

Dingo · Post by **Dingo** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:46 pm

Rally starts in 4 hours, 14 minutes from now. It's not too late for others to sign up. Eternal glory awaits!

Post by **Marvin** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:51 pm

I'm up, awake, and preparing the roster so I can track events (for comparison to MMaggio's log). Hopefully, I'll be sitting on the server an hour before start time so that, if anyone wishes to log on and ask questions, I'll be available to answer them.

Post by **DaveK** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:54 pm

Thanks Dingo,

That makes it 19:00 UT = GMT (15+4) = 20:00 BST (15+4+1) which is 8:00pm for UK players.

- I hate BST with its gaining an hour, losing an hour or whatever - it's not like we have a Summer in the UK anyway!

Call me a saddy, but I'm getting quite excited

Post by **Marvin** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:57 pm

Btw, Dingo's time calculations are correct. Leastwise, they are by my watch.

Post by **Marvin** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:06 pm

54 minutes 'till start time. Passwords will be posted then.

Post by **Marvin** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 7:01 pm

IT'S ROAD RALLY IN SPACE TIME!

User Name: RoadRally
Password: MoMoney

Good luck to all the participants.

DennyMala · Post by **DennyMala** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 7:14 pm

I downloaded the Talison file and putted it into the main game folder. At launch I got this error:

Runtime error 105 - File does not exist at line 174

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:25 pm

I finsihed the race and I enjoyed it a lot. Especially the sadistic end of it.

THANKS MARVIN!
Great job on this one.

Waiting for results!

Dingo · Post by **Dingo** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:29 pm

I finished the race and I enjoyed it a lot. Except the sadistic end of it.

Thanks for hosting this event Marvin. I know how difficult it was.

DennyMala · Post by **DennyMala** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:32 pm

Well, not only the rally won't work on my end, but now even the game itself won't let me get into R1 server to play.

I downloaded a fresh install of the game and applied it to make a fresh start but to no avail.

During the loading after the server selection I got an error message about a planet texture and the game crash.

Well... seems like we'll be seeing next sunday if I'll be able to fix all this mess.

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:38 pm

Did you try rebooting computer Denny?

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:52 pm

Denny.

Did you try marvins testfile earlier?
Is that file still in your folder? If so, remove it.

Post by **Marvin** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:07 pm

Denny, you'll need to troubleshoot your game and post anything you can come up with. Vice had to make changes to the game so it could use a compiled text file and, if your problem is due to something other than a corrupt download, I suspect Vice will want to know about it.

Post by **DaveK** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:14 pm

That was great Marvin - thanks for creating it!!

even though I screwed a couple of bits it was real fun!

Post by **Marvin** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:32 pm

Okay, the results are fairly cut and dry, so I'll post them here for now (final announcement and awards will come later).

1st Place: SeeJay, with a rally time of around 38 minutes.

2nd Place: Dingo, with a rally time a little over one hour ... due to numerous attempts to cross the finish line in one piece.

3rd Place: DaveK (Speedster), with a rally time longer than one hour ... due mostly to the need to retrace his steps for part of the route.

Honorable Mention: Denny, for his numerous attempts to get the Rally file to work.

QUESTIONS and ANSWERS

1. Q: According to Ray Bradbury, whatâ€™s the best way to defeat wickedness?
A: With laughter.

2. Q: The character Alf got his first name and his likeness from a bottle of what?
A: Gordonâ€™s Gin.

3. Q: Iâ€™m thinking of a number between 1 and 100. What number am I thinking of?
A: 47.

4. Q: According to Terry Pratchett, who was the fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse?
A: Chaos.

5. Q: What was King Henry VIII middle name?
A: The.

6. Q: Who caused a blackout in Colorado Springs in the summer of 1899?
A: Nikola Tesla. (http://www.unmuseum.org/tesla.htm)

7. Q: Who introduced Velcro to the U.S.?
A: Tâ€™Mir, a Vulcan.

8. Q: What color is the star nearest your current pitstop?
A: Yellow.

9. Q: How can the net amount of entropy of the universe be massively decreased?
A: Let there be light.

Post by **DaveK** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:40 pm

Again, thanks Marvin for all the time and effort you put into creating this!

(And to the support staff who helped make it happen!

And to MMaggio for hosting it

And to Vice for creating the game)

(it's beginning to sound like an Oscar speech!)

Post by **Marvin** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:53 pm

The "Credits" post will be either some time later today ... or tomorrow. Along with the certificates.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 11:55 pm

Very cool, somehow I'm not surprised with the outcome!.....Congrats SeeJay.....

:P

DennyMala · Post by **DennyMala** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:10 am

I'll try to launch the game again after a cold stop of the PC, yesterday I did not reboot but cleared all the quest files both in main folder and in the universe folder where it is stored uncompiled.

Will let you know how it goes and if there is the need to alert Vice.

Post by **Marvin** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:12 pm

Denny, make sure you don't have either the test file or another version of the rally file ...

In your main game folder.
In the same location you download the current file.

DennyMala · Post by **DennyMala** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:05 pm

Just logged on R1 server without a problem. Seems like the reboot cured all the issues.

Too bad for the rally, I'll have to troubleshot this for next time.

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:07 pm

The site are all open to grab any file without pwd now if you want to try them out Denny

Post by **Marvin** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 10:18 pm

The certificates have been posted in the Role Playing section of the forum, where Vice will sticky the topic. I had a question about the name given to the third place winner and have asked SeeJay for clarification (and correction, if necessary).

Now that it's all done and over with, I'd like to thank the following people and give credit where credit is due:

Vice: for being the Rally Sponsor and providing MMaggio's Chat Log.
SeeJay: for hosting the Rally Files and coordinating with InkedMike.
MMaggio: for hosting the server and maintaining the Chat Log.
InkedMike: for creating the certificates and signature icons.
The Pilots: for making the whole thing worth the effort.

DennyMala · Post by **DennyMala** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:47 am

From post: 115880, Topic: tid=7840, author=SeeJay wrote:The site are all open to grab any file without pwd now if you want to try them out Denny

Bothing changed from last time so it shouldn't work, but I may try.