EAB/Lemon Super League 2008: Round 8 - What Lotus III Game Mode? - Page 2

Graham Humphrey · 14 July 2008, 15:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by john4p

I hope the 15 games we play this year won't be allowed to be voted for next EAB/Lemon-season - so we have "fresh" games 2009.

Correct

The only reason we allowed every game that had been played before to be voted for again was that it was a "new" competition and a lot of people had never played on both the EAB and Lemon leagues.

john4p · 15 July 2008, 07:35

Note for WinUAE-users:

Yesterday I tried the WHDLoad-version of Lotus III. And as I remembered it was not as smooth as Lotus 1&2.

I played the PC-conversion of Lotus III (just called "Lotus" because its predecessors don't exist for PC) a lot in the late 90ies. The graphics were very smooth - much more than in the Amiga version. But sound and music were awful.

After activating JIT (just-in-time emulation) yesterday the Amiga version ran smooth as silk under WinUAE. Now I can play this game like I always wanted it: smooth like the PC-version and with the awesome Amiga-sound.

Sometimes activating JIT messes ECS-games up. So I tried the very first race using JIT (super-smooth) and scored 2.834 million. After that I deactivated JIT (and the game was as choppy as on a real Amiga 500) and scored 2.933 million. Considering the fact I screwed up the start in my JIT-try you can see in this game JIT doesn't mess anything up. Quite the contrary - it makes this game perfect!

P.S. You have to emulate an Amiga 1200 or 4000 to be able to use JIT...

Graham Humphrey · 17 July 2008, 00:59

Bump

Currently tied at 4-4... also Biscuit asked the Lemon crew to state their preferred game mode so if anyone actually bothers to post then that'll be added to this poll's score.

john4p · 17 July 2008, 09:09

What happens if it stays 4-4?

BippyM · 17 July 2008, 09:14

I vote TIME but selected CUP by mistake. I've updated poll options to refelct but onviously if you select to see who voted what there will be 5 users on CUP and 4 on TIME.. just so you know I made a boo boo!

TCD · 17 July 2008, 09:36

So bippy you're with us this time too? My goodness, the grand olds join in to play Lotus III

I guess it was a great idea not to choose a shooter this time Graham

Graham Humphrey · 17 July 2008, 09:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by john4p

What happens if it stays 4-4?

If it's a tie then... I'm not sure but it maybe it should be the mods' decision...

john4p · 17 July 2008, 19:51

Sounds fair to me...

BippyM · 17 July 2008, 19:52

If it is a tie then do both and add points up

Shoonay · 17 July 2008, 19:54

So, since it's STILL a tie, shouldn't we post the reasons why we've chosen the option we've chosen and why other's should too?

Graham Humphrey · 19 July 2008, 01:25

Bump again

Still tied up so if anyone else is going to play but haven't voted yet, er, now's the time to do so I think...

john4p · 19 July 2008, 18:33

If it's gonna be Cup I think any car should be allowed.

Graham Humphrey · 19 July 2008, 20:10

Yep, indeed if it is Cup that is what will happen...

Right, you're an awkward bunch, aren't you? Brilliantly it's all tied up, and even better - me, Biscuit and mihcael still haven't agreed upon a method to settle it.

My initial thought was to have TodaysForgotten choose given that he has double-voting power, but he's seemingly gone missing so that's ruled out. Therefore John would be the next choice as he's second in line, as it were, and he's leading the championship currently too. Or we could let the mods decide, but either way the outcome will probably be the same

Will wait until Biccy reappears before making a final decision though...

john4p · 19 July 2008, 20:44

Suggestion:

Let's play Easy, Normal and Hard on both Timer and Cup.
And then just add the scores by multiplying each Cup-point by 100,000!

So if for example one had scored a total of 50,000,000 points in Timer mode and a total of 400 championship points in Cup mode he would have a total score of:

50,000,000 + 400*100,000 = 50,000,000 + 40,000,000 = 90,000,000

Graham Humphrey · 19 July 2008, 20:46

I don't want to do both, that's far too fiddly and time-consuming. Better if it's one or the other. And it may put people off who don't have the time to play all of them.

Graham Humphrey · 19 July 2008, 23:00

I'm guessing John that if you had to choose, you'd go for Cup?

john4p · 19 July 2008, 23:30

If I had to...

Biscuit · 19 July 2008, 23:40

Is there no way we can leave this to random chance?

If not we all know what it's gonna be.

Biscuit · 19 July 2008, 23:49

How about this?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...9144648AAv62XI

First answer wins.

Graham Humphrey · 20 July 2008, 00:15

Answered

...does it count if I answer?

View Poll Results: What mode would you like to play in Lotus III?
Timer	5	50.00%
Cup	5	50.00%
Voters: 10. You may not vote on this poll

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15 July 2008, 07:35	#22
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	Note for WinUAE-users: Yesterday I tried the WHDLoad-version of Lotus III. And as I remembered it was not as smooth as Lotus 1&2. I played the PC-conversion of Lotus III (just called "Lotus" because its predecessors don't exist for PC) a lot in the late 90ies. The graphics were very smooth - much more than in the Amiga version. But sound and music were awful. After activating JIT (just-in-time emulation) yesterday the Amiga version ran smooth as silk under WinUAE. Now I can play this game like I always wanted it: smooth like the PC-version and with the awesome Amiga-sound. Sometimes activating JIT messes ECS-games up. So I tried the very first race using JIT (super-smooth) and scored 2.834 million. After that I deactivated JIT (and the game was as choppy as on a real Amiga 500) and scored 2.933 million. Considering the fact I screwed up the start in my JIT-try you can see in this game JIT doesn't mess anything up. Quite the contrary - it makes this game perfect! P.S. You have to emulate an Amiga 1200 or 4000 to be able to use JIT...

17 July 2008, 00:59	#23
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Bump Currently tied at 4-4... also Biscuit asked the Lemon crew to state their preferred game mode so if anyone actually bothers to post then that'll be added to this poll's score.

17 July 2008, 09:09	#24
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	What happens if it stays 4-4?

17 July 2008, 09:14	#25
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	I vote TIME but selected CUP by mistake. I've updated poll options to refelct but onviously if you select to see who voted what there will be 5 users on CUP and 4 on TIME.. just so you know I made a boo boo!

17 July 2008, 09:36	#26
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	So bippy you're with us this time too? My goodness, the grand olds join in to play Lotus III I guess it was a great idea not to choose a shooter this time Graham

17 July 2008, 19:51	#28
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	Sounds fair to me...

17 July 2008, 19:52	#29
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	If it is a tie then do both and add points up

17 July 2008, 19:54	#30
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,105	So, since it's STILL a tie, shouldn't we post the reasons why we've chosen the option we've chosen and why other's should too?

19 July 2008, 01:25	#31
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Bump again Still tied up so if anyone else is going to play but haven't voted yet, er, now's the time to do so I think...

19 July 2008, 18:33	#32
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	If it's gonna be Cup I think any car should be allowed.

19 July 2008, 20:10	#33
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Yep, indeed if it is Cup that is what will happen... Right, you're an awkward bunch, aren't you? Brilliantly it's all tied up, and even better - me, Biscuit and mihcael still haven't agreed upon a method to settle it. My initial thought was to have TodaysForgotten choose given that he has double-voting power, but he's seemingly gone missing so that's ruled out. Therefore John would be the next choice as he's second in line, as it were, and he's leading the championship currently too. Or we could let the mods decide, but either way the outcome will probably be the same Will wait until Biccy reappears before making a final decision though...

19 July 2008, 20:44	#34
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	Suggestion: Let's play Easy, Normal and Hard on both Timer and Cup. And then just add the scores by multiplying each Cup-point by 100,000! So if for example one had scored a total of 50,000,000 points in Timer mode and a total of 400 championship points in Cup mode he would have a total score of: 50,000,000 + 400100,000 = 50,000,000 + 40,000,000 = 90,000,000*

19 July 2008, 20:46	#35
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	I don't want to do both, that's far too fiddly and time-consuming. Better if it's one or the other. And it may put people off who don't have the time to play all of them.

19 July 2008, 23:00	#36
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	I'm guessing John that if you had to choose, you'd go for Cup?

19 July 2008, 23:30	#37
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	If I had to...

19 July 2008, 23:40	#38
Biscuit Baked Produce Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK Age: 43 Posts: 1,197	Is there no way we can leave this to random chance? If not we all know what it's gonna be.

19 July 2008, 23:49	#39
Biscuit Baked Produce Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK Age: 43 Posts: 1,197	How about this? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...9144648AAv62XI First answer wins.

20 July 2008, 00:15	#40
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Answered ...does it count if I answer?

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