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Discussion in 'Anything and everything Free Rider' started by Velksy, May 15, 2014.

  1. Velksy

    Velksy Well-Known Member Official Author

    Hello Community Classic Authors and welcome to the Free Rider HD community classic forums, a place where experienced track creators can share their opinions, share their latest creations, and talk about features and ideas.

    As some of you may already know, Free Rider HD will soon feature a beginner series of campaign tracks, a playlist of 10 individual tracks which will allow new users to learn how to play the game.

    For the past month, we have planned out what we believe to be the best combination of tracks for new users. Now, we are handing control over to you. Using the basic instructions provided below, everyone is welcome to try their hand at creating their own campaign track. The highest quality tracks will be chosen by our team and be used in the first ever Free Rider HD campaign to be played by thousands, maybe millions!

    Track descriptions and instructions
    Contest Ends June 6th!

    Tips to succeed.
    • Communicate with others to avoid many people working on the same track while others go untouched
    • Avoid tracks cluttered with scenery to prevent confusion for new riders
    • Post updates frequently to get feedback
    • Your mother should be able to complete your track.
    Rewards:
    • bragging rights!
    • selected track(s) will become the most played Free Rider tracks of all-time!
    • FRHD swag (see some below)
    • participants will earn favor for future / un-pictured swag :)
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  2. niclauzon

    niclauzon Well-Known Member Official Author

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    Ok I'll do the first track, super easy with light detail.
    Any way of making private tracks so we can share our stuff?
     
  3. niclauzon

    niclauzon Well-Known Member Official Author

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  4. Velksy

    Velksy Well-Known Member Official Author

    Wow, that was amazingly fast and awesome. Unfortunately, we are going for an even easier level of difficulty for the beginning tracks.:( I blame myself for not making it perfectly clear that we would be updating this post with individual track specifications/requirements later.:oops:
    However, this track may be suitable for tracks 9 or 10 of the first campaign. Once the track descriptions are added I will let you know.
     
  5. Eric

    Eric Administrator Staff Member Administrator Forum Moderator Official Author

    I apologize, I was supposed to get Campaign 1 - Track 1 details/requirements up by end of today but ran out of time. Will get the description up tomorrow before lunch followed by track 2 later in the day. Basically we will be giving a outline or basic requirements but leave detail and creative style up to the author.

    Of course if players have feedback or input on the requirements for the tracks we would love to hear them, but the first campaign will be made up of mostly "easy" tracks that would be difficult for a brand new player to not be able to beat.
     
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  6. Eric

    Eric Administrator Staff Member Administrator Forum Moderator Official Author

    that track is pretty awesome, nice work! i will be posting requirements for the tracks soon!
     
  7. Max007x

    Max007x Forum Moderator Staff Member Administrator Forum Moderator VIP Official Author

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    Alright I'm in on this. I'm not sure if I have time for this the next 2 weeks, but after that I have all the time in the world.
    I thought maybe it'd be cool to have some kind of cohesive theme for this so that the tracks don't really look like 10 different tracks but actually 10 tracks from the same campaign? Also, what vehicle are we using? Will there be seperate tracks for both? How long should the tracks be?
     
    Last edited: May 16, 2014
  8. WheelieMaker

    WheelieMaker Active Member Official Author

    I will try to get something. :)

    edit: So we gotta make it easy? I can do that. But the campaigns will get harder and harder? That's awesome if so.
     
    Last edited: May 16, 2014
  9. niclauzon

    niclauzon Well-Known Member Official Author

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    I don't know how I can make that easier :p
     
  10. Jefe

    Jefe Forum Legend Official Author

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    I was actually going to make a whole album of tracks for a campaign-style gameplay but turns out I won't have to since there's a contest! I'm in!

    Could I work on the start guys? I got some nice ideas. My track shall start in a canyon-like area and will lead to a castle.
     
    Last edited: May 16, 2014
  11. Elibloodthirst

    Elibloodthirst DeadRising2 VIP Team Helicopter Forum Member Of The Decade (2014-2024) Official Author

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    Blue, so easy my mum can do it. Just saying
     
  12. Eric

    Eric Administrator Staff Member Administrator Forum Moderator Official Author

    Will make a post in the next hr or so on the first track.

    But the overall theme of the first campaign we are totally open, if we can agree to something or if authors want to put their own spin on each track that is fine too.

    The most important thing for the first campaign will be that it is a tutorial for new players. As a new player, Free Rider is a tough game so we have taken some time to design out basic requirements for the levels. Each level will teach a player 1 new thing. Like the first track will be dead simple (requirements I will post shortly), but will teach a player to accelerate and that they need to collect all the "goals" to complete the track. For each new thing learned we may want to highlight that into the scenery with text.
     
  13. Max007x

    Max007x Forum Moderator Staff Member Administrator Forum Moderator VIP Official Author

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    Are you guys up for a theme that holds these tracks together? I was thinking about maybe center it around a town in the hills where each track could be a location over there. A downhill track, a dirt jump track, a track in your backyard, a northshore and then for the final track a small stadium where you compete in a race. If you like that please tell me, I think these levels would be great for new players while also looking good and cohesive.
     
  14. niclauzon

    niclauzon Well-Known Member Official Author

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  15. Max007x

    Max007x Forum Moderator Staff Member Administrator Forum Moderator VIP Official Author

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    Maybe you should wait untill Eric posts the requirements?
     
  16. Jefe

    Jefe Forum Legend Official Author

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  17. niclauzon

    niclauzon Well-Known Member Official Author

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    he gave me a message saying what I should do
     
  18. Hashplant

    Hashplant Active Member Official Author

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    Your style hasn't changed Nic :) Love the track (The only thing I could say is that a beginner will spend time until he doesn't die at first landing, no ?)
     
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  19. iTzChuckNorris

    iTzChuckNorris Forum Legend Elite Author Official Author

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    I'll work on track 4. Why not.
     
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  20. Jefe

    Jefe Forum Legend Official Author

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    Track 7 is mine unless a more appealing requirement for later tracks pop up.
     
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