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Discussion in 'Tracks' started by Maple, Oct 22, 2016.

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DietFood Well-Known Member Official Author

icattallthedark16 said: ↑

Why are like half of your posts about how bad your tracks are
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because half of my tracks are legit trash. my most recent ones are still crappy, but marginally better than my earlier tracks.

DietFood, Mar 1, 2020

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Maple said: ↑

--this is the updated version on the "guidelines on how to have your track featured", for the old thread by Max007x, follow this link: http://community.freeriderhd.com/threads/featured-tracks-information.2907/ --

Said I was gonna do this last year, finally got down to do it.

I thought this would be an appropriate time to update this thread with some information. Many things have changed about the feature team along with our featuring process. This post will keep those who don’t follow along with this game religiously up-to-date. This post will also cover the thinking process behind featuring tracks.

Right now, the feature team consists of mR..A , Max007x , Stig , and myself(Maple). Along with Char who occasionally taps into the matter.

The Workings
Original process of deciding whether a track would be featured worked by consensus; track would have to be in accord with the majority of the team. Exceptions were made to older tracks(classics) as they were acknowledged for their own past uniqueness.

Now consensus has been dropped allowing each of us to feature whatever we deem deserving. Note that a feature moderator cannot feature their own tracks.

New system's paradigm shift:
- a greater amount of tracks have resulted, leading to a more active featured list
- less struggles with tracks that are on the borderline
- more diverse list of authors and tracks through independent decisions
- ultimately(though not exactly intended), requirements are much more lenient

An immediate downside to this is that the standard is far more subjective and uncertain for everyone else since each one of us feature mods have differing degrees of expectations on elements of track.

Why Does It All Matter?
Remember, a track is no longer evaluated upon a group standard! You now just require one moderator to deem your track feature worthy for it to get a feature. Also know, each of us have slightly different standards, appeal to different aspects, and have our own ways of thinking. What I may find feature worthy may not resonate equally with mR..A , Max007x , Stig, or Char. Know the seemingly odd ones to you on the list is possibly the result of each mod's unique deviation from the group's standard aspects classified as "good" or "great".

The Elusive Yet Obvious Reasons
Background reasons that persuade or dissuade me on deciding whether something is feature worthy:

1. Seemingly the author's first extraordinary track, we are more lax with featuring these as it serves more to encourage future growth(motivation)

2. The abundance of a track "type", imagine if the majority of featured tracks were autos. The abundance of featured autos would demand either greater ingenuity, better quality, or substance from future wannabe featured autos.

3. The difficulty/ complexity of what is being made(drawn). Usually we refrain from pattern drawing/ silhouettes just to fill up space in a track, it is evident the author is attempting to add more significance however they currently lack the dedication, time, or skill so they resort to mindless, easy, and fast work. Certainly there are exceptions to this, an author with good perception and good ideas can make it come through looking professional.

4. Poor detail consistency, the author's track here suffers from a lack of consistent art style or when zooming out the track as a whole has massive gaps of detail. Of course if the track's theme is changing/ developing detail then that is totally acceptable and awesome. Overall, if there is inconsistencies make sure it is intended and tastefully done.

5. Doesn't retain enough track essence, the art might be top-notch but it just isn't a track, just a drawing.

6. It isn't put together. The ride-able lines are there and there are drawings present, however, they are not incorporated with each other— too disconnected.

7. Too heavily referenced from an alternate source. Just remember some of the artists in this game, the more we draw the greater our perception becomes to details. It is evident to us what has been too heavily referenced. This is why you have certain people who don't understand why a track isn't featured while others are completely aware of what is going on. Get inspired from other people's works and incorporate unique traits into your own work, that is good. Just be sure to keep it yours by blending your own characteristics in as well.

8. Everything is too generic. Picture a track where there is detail, there is a pleasant ride(occasional jumps), and there is some heft in the length(15-30 seconds). Sounds like a good track, it probably is, but that isn't enough! The general critical flaw of a well-rounded track: the track is a jack-of-all-trades but is master of no particular aspect/s.
Counter this with either one or several factors: exceptional detail, genius ride, track abundance(not weighed as heavily though), incorporating interesting themes and highlight areas, something different(originality), etc.

Overall, these points are good to keep in mind. Beware though, it is best to not get too caught up in the feature title, rather just put more focus and time on making tracks.

More Obvious
Quoting the parts of the original post from Max007x as that is quite sufficient in track aspects.

e; I got lazy on the last section, perhaps will go over in future.
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if this is the case how did https://www.freeriderhd.com/t/696085-level-four-parkour get featured?

Exylies, Mar 25, 2020

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Exylies said: ↑

if this is the case how did https://www.freeriderhd.com/t/696085-level-four-parkour get featured?
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great insight exylies

Anonyymi, Mar 25, 2020

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Exylies said: ↑

if this is the case how did https://www.freeriderhd.com/t/696085-level-four-parkour get featured?
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Stig liked it enough to give it a feat. Don't agree w/ that but

Maple said: ↑

What I feature worthy may not resonate equally with mR..A , max , stig
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and vice versa.

Maple, Mar 26, 2020

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someone must have hacked stigs account

spruce, Mar 26, 2020

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imagine that I do something very cool and with a considerable length and I receive
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LoL that is just a thought if it happened it would be after years I think LOL

josephhd, Nov 13, 2020

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This is sick! Is there any way to know which guy feat your track?

also is the team the same? (Excluding char, obviously)

AfterImage, Jan 19, 2022

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thenormalteen Casual Member

http://frhd.co/t/870714-trader-track

thenormalteen, Jan 23, 2022

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http://frhd.co/t/870714-trader-track
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um... no offense but I don't think that'll make a feat

AfterImage, Jan 23, 2022

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AfterImage said: ↑

um... no offense but I don't think that'll make a feat
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i will try harder ok master

thenormalteen, Jan 23, 2022

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thenormalteen said: ↑

i will try harder ok master
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can we do a collab

thenormalteen, Jan 23, 2022

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thenormalteen said: ↑

can we do a collab
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nah sry

AfterImage, Jan 23, 2022

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JustAGDFan Well-Known Member Team Balloon Official Author

thenormalteen said: ↑

http://frhd.co/t/870714-trader-track
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yeah doesn't exactly look like feat material...maybe out in a lot of detailed clouds and gray detail, and you [might] have a chance

JustAGDFan, Jan 23, 2022

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holmrrhy Well-Known Member Official Author

Maple what is your view on making a community Collab track featured ?

holmrrhy, May 21, 2022

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Innominate Well-Known Member Official Author

holmrrhy said: ↑

Maple what is your view on making a community Collab track featured ?
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This is just my perception, but in previous community collabs only the parts that made it into the final product were the ones that met a standard. Because of this , the tracks ended out amazing, and got featured, and everyone got it counted as a feat. I don’t think that the feat mods have a preference, but as with all things I could be wrong

Innominate, May 21, 2022

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holmrrhy Well-Known Member Official Author

Innominate said: ↑

This is just my perception, but in previous community collabs only the parts that made it into the final product were the ones that met a standard. Because of this , the tracks ended out amazing, and got featured, and everyone got it counted as a feat. I don’t think that the feat mods have a preference, but as with all things I could be wrong
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https://www.freeriderhd.com/t/727034-this-cant-be-real-life
this got featured so i guess they feature community collabs

holmrrhy, May 21, 2022

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Innominate Well-Known Member Official Author

holmrrhy said: ↑

https://www.freeriderhd.com/t/727034-this-cant-be-real-life
this got featured so i guess they feature community collabs
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Exactly

Innominate, May 21, 2022

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clovic New Member

suggestion https://www.freeriderhd.com/t/901518-evaporation

clovic, Jun 7, 2022

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clovic said: ↑

suggestion https://www.freeriderhd.com/t/901518-evaporation
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this is good, but not feat track material

zachypacso, Jun 7, 2022

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clovic said: ↑

suggestion https://www.freeriderhd.com/t/901518-evaporation
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i never appreciate it when someone suggests their own track on an alt
good track but not feature material. the detail is quite messy, and is not connected to the ride of the track (its a trial w detail added to it, not a track w detail tied into it). on top of that, comparing it to similar tracks that are featured, such as born to explore, wintertide, candle in the wind, or rotate 3, this track is much smaller and much messier. the only one of those 4 tracks that was featured immediately was rotate 3, and even that was after some debate about what trials should be featured.
i dont mean to put you guys down though because it's a good start, especially for some up and coming authors, so continue working and you will be able to have a featured track some day

Eryp, Jun 7, 2022

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