EAB/Lemon Super League 2015: Round 5 - Lotus III

Graham Humphrey · 12 April 2015, 01:28

EAB/Lemon Super League 2015: Round 5 - Lotus III

Starts: 00:01 April 12 Finishes: 23:59 May 2

Rules

Post a picture of your score here with the score written underneath. Enter as often as you like. Only scores achieved during the round's time frame count.

Play Cup (championship) mode on all three difficulty settings, and add up each score for your total.

No cheating of any kind (including score leeching) - this includes save states. No continues/passwords allowed. If you suspect anyone of cheating please let us know in private - anyone found guilty will be banned for the entire season.

Remember, anyone can join in at any time. Have fun and feel free to ask any questions you may have.

Downloads

- Disk 1, Disk 2
- WHDLoad-installed

Extras

- Full rules and FAQ (incorporating the Hall of Fame)
- Results and Standings
- Lemon thread
- Live League Ladder

Harry · 12 April 2015, 02:21

Easy: 140

I want to note that the difficulty depends also on the car chosen (slower = easier, more time to react and the other cars dont race like mad). I used the default green (M200) car for my score. Either all should take the same car, or we add a bonus multiplier for the cars: *1 for the yellow Elan SE car, *1.5 for the green M200 car, *2 for the red Esprit Turbo SE.

Graham Humphrey · 12 April 2015, 16:39

I'm impressed you managed to get a score in that quickly before the site went down!

I think this is a non-issue. Anyone is free to choose whatever car they like and as long as they know the differences I don't see a problem, or a need to complicate the score system when we don't need to. I certainly don't recall it being a problem the last time we played this game.

Graham Humphrey · 12 April 2015, 21:31

Bah! Three races into Easy mode and I'm beaten... by a WHDLoad access fault

Time to dig out the old erratic Lotus Trilogy HD install (where it's pot luck whether it loads at all, but when it does it works flawlessly).

Harry · 12 April 2015, 22:50

Easy: 140
Medium: 200
Hard: 0

Total: 340

I dont know why the hiscore sorting doesnt work, I tried it twice, and saved a race ranking as proof at the second try.

mailman · 13 April 2015, 05:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham Humphrey

Bah! Three races into Easy mode and I'm beaten... by a WHDLoad access fault

Time to dig out the old erratic Lotus Trilogy HD install (where it's pot luck whether it loads at all, but when it does it works flawlessly).

Lotus 3 WHDLoad slave should be rewritten long time ago. It requires many fixes and features (high score saving option for example). I think I submitted this on Mantis bugtracker.

lifeschool · 13 April 2015, 14:03

Here's a link to my version of Lotus Trilogy

edit: @ harry - perhaps you dont get the top spot unless you drive the Esprit? If you say Elan is easiest of the three cars, it would arrive 3rd on the leaderboard? Try with the Green car and see if you arrive 2nd.

Harry · 13 April 2015, 23:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by lifeschool

edit: @ harry - perhaps you dont get the top spot unless you drive the Esprit? If you say Elan is easiest of the three cars, it would arrive 3rd on the leaderboard? Try with the Green car and see if you arrive 2nd.

No, that seems to be a bug in the game, if you look at the screenshots in the old competition the medium scores are also on 3rd position. Besides that, I tested with M200 first and got the 3rd position in the medium scoreboard too.

Harry · 15 April 2015, 00:04

Easy: 140
Medium: 200
Hard: 285

Total: 625

A score I am very content with.

Graham Humphrey · 15 April 2015, 19:53

Easy: 135
Medium: 200

Total: 335

(Medium took me about 55 minutes to complete... just saying

)

Cpt. Hindsight · 15 April 2015, 20:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham Humphrey

(Medium took me about 55 minutes to complete... just saying

)

PM sent to your LemonAmiga account about this "case".

Graham Humphrey · 16 April 2015, 08:24

Hard: 230

Total: 565

Harry · 16 April 2015, 21:59

As for an other version I would recommend a look at the Two Live Crew version. I used that one back in the day, and had never in-game problems. The intro however is tricky and should be skipped very fast by hammering on the left mouse button, because it runs only correctly on a 7 MHz 68000. I dont know what the 3rd disk on the FTP server should be, because it came on 2 disks for me.

Edit: And as for the car bonuses/maluses, I have the opinion to do it right with a multiplier for the various cars, and not just meddling with the symptoms by adding one or two points. If people can compute the score for Risky Woods and Sensible soccer, they can also multiply depending on the car as in my proposal.

Graham Humphrey · 16 April 2015, 23:23

Yes. But it isn't necessary. At all. Full stop. End of.

mailman · 18 April 2015, 08:55

Easy: 104
Medium: 128
Hard: 21

Total: 253

mailman · 18 April 2015, 13:46

Easy: 140
Medium: 200
Hard: 50

Total: 390

mailman · 18 April 2015, 22:05

Easy: 140
Medium: 200
Hard: 227

Total: 567

vagrant · 19 April 2015, 06:45

Easy - 140
It's a start.

I'd also like to see an update of whdload version.
- high score saving
- buttonwait during loading music
- a fix to stop the music stuttering during attract sequence.. etc

vagrant · 22 April 2015, 06:22

Easy - 140
Medium - 200

Total - 340

vagrant · 25 April 2015, 05:17

Easy - 140
Medium - 200
Hard - 253

Total - 593

* identical to lifeschool's score

12 April 2015, 01:28	#1
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	EAB/Lemon Super League 2015: Round 5 - Lotus III EAB/Lemon Super League 2015: Round 5 - Lotus III Starts: 00:01 April 12 Finishes: 23:59 May 2 *Rules* Post a picture of your score here with the score written underneath. Enter as often as you like. Only scores achieved during the round's time frame count. Play Cup (championship) mode on all three difficulty settings, and add up each score for your total. No cheating of any kind (including score leeching) - this includes save states. No continues/passwords allowed. If you suspect anyone of cheating please let us know in private - anyone found guilty will be banned for the entire season. Remember, anyone can join in at any time. Have fun and feel free to ask any questions you may have. *Downloads* - Disk 1, Disk 2 - WHDLoad-installed Extras - Full rules and FAQ (incorporating the Hall of Fame) - Results and Standings - Lemon thread - Live League Ladder Last edited by Graham Humphrey; 12 April 2015 at 21:29.

12 April 2015, 02:21	#2
Harry HD Installer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hamburg/Germany Posts: 1,068	Easy: 140 I want to note that the difficulty depends also on the car chosen (slower = easier, more time to react and the other cars dont race like mad). I used the default green (M200) car for my score. Either all should take the same car, or we add a bonus multiplier for the cars: 1 for the yellow Elan SE car, 1.5 for the green M200 car, *2 for the red Esprit Turbo SE. Attached Thumbnails

12 April 2015, 22:50	#5
Harry HD Installer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hamburg/Germany Posts: 1,068	Easy: 140 Medium: 200 Hard: 0 Total: 340 I dont know why the hiscore sorting doesnt work, I tried it twice, and saved a race ranking as proof at the second try. Attached Thumbnails

13 April 2015, 14:03	#7
lifeschool Local Moderator Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lancashire, UK Age: 48 Posts: 1,591	Here's a link to my version of Lotus Trilogy edit: @ harry - perhaps you dont get the top spot unless you drive the Esprit? If you say Elan is easiest of the three cars, it would arrive 3rd on the leaderboard? Try with the Green car and see if you arrive 2nd. Last edited by lifeschool; 13 April 2015 at 22:56.

15 April 2015, 00:04	#9
Harry HD Installer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hamburg/Germany Posts: 1,068	Easy: 140 Medium: 200 Hard: 285 Total: 625 A score I am very content with. Attached Thumbnails

12 April 2015, 16:39	#3
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	I'm impressed you managed to get a score in that quickly before the site went down! I think this is a non-issue. Anyone is free to choose whatever car they like and as long as they know the differences I don't see a problem, or a need to complicate the score system when we don't need to. I certainly don't recall it being a problem the last time we played this game.

12 April 2015, 21:31	#4
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Bah! Three races into Easy mode and I'm beaten... by a WHDLoad access fault Time to dig out the old erratic Lotus Trilogy HD install (where it's pot luck whether it loads at all, but when it does it works flawlessly).

15 April 2015, 19:53	#10
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Easy: 135 Medium: 200 Total: 335 (Medium took me about 55 minutes to complete... just saying ) Last edited by Graham Humphrey; 15 April 2015 at 20:07.

16 April 2015, 08:24	#12
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Hard: 230 Total: 565

16 April 2015, 21:59	#13
Harry HD Installer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hamburg/Germany Posts: 1,068	As for an other version I would recommend a look at the Two Live Crew version. I used that one back in the day, and had never in-game problems. The intro however is tricky and should be skipped very fast by hammering on the left mouse button, because it runs only correctly on a 7 MHz 68000. I dont know what the 3rd disk on the FTP server should be, because it came on 2 disks for me. Edit: And as for the car bonuses/maluses, I have the opinion to do it right with a multiplier for the various cars, and not just meddling with the symptoms by adding one or two points. If people can compute the score for Risky Woods and Sensible soccer, they can also multiply depending on the car as in my proposal. Last edited by Harry; 16 April 2015 at 22:49.

16 April 2015, 23:23	#14
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Yes. But it isn't necessary. At all. Full stop. End of.

18 April 2015, 08:55	#15
mailman Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Warsaw/Poland Age: 45 Posts: 2,427	Easy: 104 Medium: 128 Hard: 21 Total: 253 Attached Thumbnails

18 April 2015, 13:46	#16
mailman Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Warsaw/Poland Age: 45 Posts: 2,427	Easy: 140 Medium: 200 Hard: 50 Total: 390 Attached Thumbnails

18 April 2015, 22:05	#17
mailman Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Warsaw/Poland Age: 45 Posts: 2,427	Easy: 140 Medium: 200 Hard: 227 Total: 567 Attached Thumbnails

19 April 2015, 06:45	#18
vagrant Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Australia Age: 44 Posts: 1,126	Easy - 140 It's a start. I'd also like to see an update of whdload version. - high score saving - buttonwait during loading music - a fix to stop the music stuttering during attract sequence.. etc Attached Thumbnails

22 April 2015, 06:22	#19
vagrant Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Australia Age: 44 Posts: 1,126	Easy - 140 Medium - 200 Total - 340 Attached Thumbnails

25 April 2015, 05:17	#20
vagrant Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Australia Age: 44 Posts: 1,126	Easy - 140 Medium - 200 Hard - 253 Total - 593 * identical to lifeschool's score Attached Thumbnails

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