ledhead
03-04-2008, 04:54 AM
well i went through my computer today and found part of the old faq not all of it but some so ill post it here;
What Makes Motor World Online Different?
MWO is going to be much different from MCO in the fact that anyone* will be able to download our unique server code (written entirely in php/mysql) and run their own master server. Running your own master server you will be able to distribute/set spawn rates on parts & cars, set your inflations, run your own events and so forth. MWO also differs because we support the basic standalone server package as well, so if 2/4/6/8 friends just want to get together for a "stock" location war for fun they may do so over IP. In Motor World there is no Rice. No Corporate BS. No bogus storylines. We've taken what made MCO work so well, building hot rods & muscle cars, hanging out with friends, swapping parts & setups & cars, and of course, street racing, and we're building on that. Community will be the giant difference. We want to make Motor World a place built on community. Also the graphical changes... so much has happen in the last 5 years as far as graphics and technology have come with bump mapping, texture filtering, cg shaders, cube mapping, environment mapping and so on and so forth. We are hoping over time that MWO will be a very sexy looking game.
HOW MUCH IS IT GOING TO COST ME?
Sit down - Are you ready? MWO will be FREE to play. This also cuts the costs of MWO to virtually a few grand to produce. We no longer have to worry about the thousands of dollars it would cost to run our own servers all over the world. If you live on the east coast the west coast or mid America and want to run your own server and have a dedicated pc with enough power and bandwidth then you simply apply for our server software and instantly you become a server. This is still a year out yet. Again MWO differs a bit from MCO where as MCO kept most of the games information on the server we will be keeping 95% of the game information on the users PC. The other 5% that will be kept on your server is how much money players have, how much they get paid every week, their best times, and how many cars they own, and of course their online profile which contains information about which club they belong to or which merchant shop they operate.
CAN WE PLAY MWO OFFLINE?
The whole game is being built offline, so we would be foolish not to include this. The world in which you race in is actually going to be one fictional massive sized town ultimately.
WILL IT ALL BE OPEN ROAM OR WILL THERE BE TRACKS?
Both. There will still be track racing as well as (ultimately) an open world. So you will be able to free roam the town, get comfortable with corners, work on your speed, try out your upgrades, and so forth. Then you will be able to hit the tracks for statistics, times, places on the leaderboards, money, and prizes.
HOW MANY PERSONA'S CAN I HAVE?
Each player will log in to the MW hub with one identity. They can each then have one persona (same or different name(s) as main identity) per server through the mwo hub website. Soon after the game is out, your forum profile will show your statistics.
WHAT ABOUT CHEATERS & SCAMMERS?
Cheaters won't be tolerated. Three strikes & yer out. There will be an MWPD making sure there's no cheating and scamming going on. We want to engender this fair game mentality before the game even goes beta. Cheaters will be fined $100.00 the first offense, $100.00 and lose priveleges for 48 hrs,on the third offense they will be banned from Motor World, records scratched and money confiscated and donated to the beer fund.
WILL WE HAVE REPLAYS?
Yes, MWO will have replays you can save, and you'll be able to open a chat screen to discuss the replay while you watch too.
WILL WE HAVE LOTS OF COOL CHAT ROOMS TO HANG IN?
There will be lots of chat rooms, each with their own virtual "parking lot" to view your ride. Players will be able to instant message buddies, switch rooms, swap inventory, send offline messages and when players sign in they'll receive "email". When you sign up to be a merchant we may even be able to make you your own chat room and street sign to promote your presence on Motor World.
IS THIS GOING TO BE LAME "UPGRADE KITS" OR WILL I BE ABLE TO BUY REAL PARTS?
With the Dyno 2000 engine we will be able to write a wide variety of parts into the game. We will make them name brand parts unless & until the manufacturers come down on us for doing that. The initial beta versions of MWO may have "kits" just to save a lot of programming hassle getting the whole backbone of the game up proper first.
I AM BROKE - WHEN IS PAYDAY?
We'll be having a weekly payday plus immediate payout on certain racing or merchant options.
WILL I BE ABLE TO PLAY? I HAVE DIALUP!
So many technology changes have taken place with DirectPlay and online gaming in general. Sure there is STILL lag, but by keeping 95% of the game and physics on the player’s machine rather then the server is going to help tremendously. The player’s machine (client) will simply send packets of information such as xyz location, check point, position, and times to the server. Nothing else.
WHAT ABOUT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS?
We are using OpenGL rather then directx so even older graphic cards will be able to enjoy MWO. We can also develop a mac format, linux, and possibly x-box later on down the road. Most systems will be able to handle MWO.
OK - IT SOUNDS GOOD - WHAT CARS CAN I BUY?
As for cars, we are starting in the 50's & 60's and moving into today’s muscle. Sorry you won’t find any Nissan's, Honda’s or Mazda’s here. Ever. You WILL find 2nd 3rd and 4th gen Firebirds, Camaros, Mustangs, GTO's and even the new Charger, Challenger, and Camaro prototypes. You'll also find some classic cruisers mixed in liberally with pony cars & some vintage hot rod material. There will be rare and even international muscle cars meted out occasionally, but overall it will be American Muscle in Motor World Online. Here's a recent list, but our creative dev team is not limited by mere lists so you will find the following cars, in addition to donations from the MWO community. 1957 Chevrolet Belair - DONE 01. 1964 Chevy Impala SS 02. 1965 Ford Mustang 03. 1966 Pontiac GTO 04. 1967 Chevy Camaro 05. 1967 Chevy Chevelle 1968 Dodge Charger - DONE 06. 1969 AMC AMX 07. 1969 Dodge Charger 08. 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner 09. 1969 Ford Torino GT 10. 1969 Oldsmobile 442 - DONE 11. 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge 12. 1970 Chevrolet El Camino 13. 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 14. 1970 Chevrolet Nova SS 15. 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 16. 1970 Plymouth Cuda - DONE 17. 1971 Plymouth Duster 18. 1973 Pontiac Firebird/TA 19. 1979 Pontiac Firebird/TA 20. 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 21. 1982 Pontiac Firebird TA 22. 1982 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 1987 Buick Grand National - DONE 23. 1998 Pontiac Firebird TA 24. 1999 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 - DONE 25. 2005 Pontiac GTO 26. 2006 Ford Mustang GT 27. 2006 Dodge Charger Daytona 28. 2007 Ford Shelby GT 500 29. 2008 Dodge Challenger R/T 30. 2009 Chevrolet Camaro SS
What Makes Motor World Online Different?
MWO is going to be much different from MCO in the fact that anyone* will be able to download our unique server code (written entirely in php/mysql) and run their own master server. Running your own master server you will be able to distribute/set spawn rates on parts & cars, set your inflations, run your own events and so forth. MWO also differs because we support the basic standalone server package as well, so if 2/4/6/8 friends just want to get together for a "stock" location war for fun they may do so over IP. In Motor World there is no Rice. No Corporate BS. No bogus storylines. We've taken what made MCO work so well, building hot rods & muscle cars, hanging out with friends, swapping parts & setups & cars, and of course, street racing, and we're building on that. Community will be the giant difference. We want to make Motor World a place built on community. Also the graphical changes... so much has happen in the last 5 years as far as graphics and technology have come with bump mapping, texture filtering, cg shaders, cube mapping, environment mapping and so on and so forth. We are hoping over time that MWO will be a very sexy looking game.
HOW MUCH IS IT GOING TO COST ME?
Sit down - Are you ready? MWO will be FREE to play. This also cuts the costs of MWO to virtually a few grand to produce. We no longer have to worry about the thousands of dollars it would cost to run our own servers all over the world. If you live on the east coast the west coast or mid America and want to run your own server and have a dedicated pc with enough power and bandwidth then you simply apply for our server software and instantly you become a server. This is still a year out yet. Again MWO differs a bit from MCO where as MCO kept most of the games information on the server we will be keeping 95% of the game information on the users PC. The other 5% that will be kept on your server is how much money players have, how much they get paid every week, their best times, and how many cars they own, and of course their online profile which contains information about which club they belong to or which merchant shop they operate.
CAN WE PLAY MWO OFFLINE?
The whole game is being built offline, so we would be foolish not to include this. The world in which you race in is actually going to be one fictional massive sized town ultimately.
WILL IT ALL BE OPEN ROAM OR WILL THERE BE TRACKS?
Both. There will still be track racing as well as (ultimately) an open world. So you will be able to free roam the town, get comfortable with corners, work on your speed, try out your upgrades, and so forth. Then you will be able to hit the tracks for statistics, times, places on the leaderboards, money, and prizes.
HOW MANY PERSONA'S CAN I HAVE?
Each player will log in to the MW hub with one identity. They can each then have one persona (same or different name(s) as main identity) per server through the mwo hub website. Soon after the game is out, your forum profile will show your statistics.
WHAT ABOUT CHEATERS & SCAMMERS?
Cheaters won't be tolerated. Three strikes & yer out. There will be an MWPD making sure there's no cheating and scamming going on. We want to engender this fair game mentality before the game even goes beta. Cheaters will be fined $100.00 the first offense, $100.00 and lose priveleges for 48 hrs,on the third offense they will be banned from Motor World, records scratched and money confiscated and donated to the beer fund.
WILL WE HAVE REPLAYS?
Yes, MWO will have replays you can save, and you'll be able to open a chat screen to discuss the replay while you watch too.
WILL WE HAVE LOTS OF COOL CHAT ROOMS TO HANG IN?
There will be lots of chat rooms, each with their own virtual "parking lot" to view your ride. Players will be able to instant message buddies, switch rooms, swap inventory, send offline messages and when players sign in they'll receive "email". When you sign up to be a merchant we may even be able to make you your own chat room and street sign to promote your presence on Motor World.
IS THIS GOING TO BE LAME "UPGRADE KITS" OR WILL I BE ABLE TO BUY REAL PARTS?
With the Dyno 2000 engine we will be able to write a wide variety of parts into the game. We will make them name brand parts unless & until the manufacturers come down on us for doing that. The initial beta versions of MWO may have "kits" just to save a lot of programming hassle getting the whole backbone of the game up proper first.
I AM BROKE - WHEN IS PAYDAY?
We'll be having a weekly payday plus immediate payout on certain racing or merchant options.
WILL I BE ABLE TO PLAY? I HAVE DIALUP!
So many technology changes have taken place with DirectPlay and online gaming in general. Sure there is STILL lag, but by keeping 95% of the game and physics on the player’s machine rather then the server is going to help tremendously. The player’s machine (client) will simply send packets of information such as xyz location, check point, position, and times to the server. Nothing else.
WHAT ABOUT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS?
We are using OpenGL rather then directx so even older graphic cards will be able to enjoy MWO. We can also develop a mac format, linux, and possibly x-box later on down the road. Most systems will be able to handle MWO.
OK - IT SOUNDS GOOD - WHAT CARS CAN I BUY?
As for cars, we are starting in the 50's & 60's and moving into today’s muscle. Sorry you won’t find any Nissan's, Honda’s or Mazda’s here. Ever. You WILL find 2nd 3rd and 4th gen Firebirds, Camaros, Mustangs, GTO's and even the new Charger, Challenger, and Camaro prototypes. You'll also find some classic cruisers mixed in liberally with pony cars & some vintage hot rod material. There will be rare and even international muscle cars meted out occasionally, but overall it will be American Muscle in Motor World Online. Here's a recent list, but our creative dev team is not limited by mere lists so you will find the following cars, in addition to donations from the MWO community. 1957 Chevrolet Belair - DONE 01. 1964 Chevy Impala SS 02. 1965 Ford Mustang 03. 1966 Pontiac GTO 04. 1967 Chevy Camaro 05. 1967 Chevy Chevelle 1968 Dodge Charger - DONE 06. 1969 AMC AMX 07. 1969 Dodge Charger 08. 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner 09. 1969 Ford Torino GT 10. 1969 Oldsmobile 442 - DONE 11. 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge 12. 1970 Chevrolet El Camino 13. 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 14. 1970 Chevrolet Nova SS 15. 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 16. 1970 Plymouth Cuda - DONE 17. 1971 Plymouth Duster 18. 1973 Pontiac Firebird/TA 19. 1979 Pontiac Firebird/TA 20. 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 21. 1982 Pontiac Firebird TA 22. 1982 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 1987 Buick Grand National - DONE 23. 1998 Pontiac Firebird TA 24. 1999 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 - DONE 25. 2005 Pontiac GTO 26. 2006 Ford Mustang GT 27. 2006 Dodge Charger Daytona 28. 2007 Ford Shelby GT 500 29. 2008 Dodge Challenger R/T 30. 2009 Chevrolet Camaro SS