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2020-10-12T09:50:35Z

Oh No, I Fucked Up/Got Fucked Up and I'm Now Off the Track

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	Your car is stopped backwards/sideways in the middle of the road? Hope you don't get hit and wait for all the cars to go past. Don't do any stupid hero moves because you're just going to fuck it up and ruin everything even more.		Your car is stopped backwards/sideways in the middle of the road? Hope you don't get hit and wait for all the cars to go past. Don't do any stupid hero moves because you're just going to fuck it up and ruin everything even more.

			If your car is totally broken and barely drivable, drive back to the pits off the track, or just hit ESC and quit. Your race is done anyway.

	===Getting Lapped===		===Getting Lapped===

LARGUU: /* Getting Lapped */

2020-10-12T09:26:33Z

Getting Lapped

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	USE YOUR GOD GIVEN RIGHT TO MIRRORS.		USE YOUR GOD GIVEN RIGHT TO MIRRORS.

	Anyone that says "stay on the racing line, it's the job of the guy lapping you to get around you" is a moron. It's a very black and white guideline, and being lapped is anything but. Giving him an easier time passing you usually ends up saving time for both drivers, rather than him having to work you to get around like a car on his lap.		Anyone that says "stay on the racing line, it's the job of the guy lapping you to get around you" is a moron. It's a very black and white guideline, and being lapped is anything but. Giving him an easier time passing you usually ends up saving time for both drivers, rather than him having to work you to get around like you're a car on his lap.

	Unless it's a long(40min+) race on a fairly short track, this should only be happening if you've done the section right above. /ovg/ races are rarely above 30 minutes, so unless its a VERY short track then you've fucked up somewhere.		Unless it's a long(40min+) race on a fairly short track, this should only be happening if you've done the section right above. /ovg/ races are rarely above 30 minutes, so unless its a VERY short track then you've fucked up somewhere.

LARGUU: /* How to Pass Someone */

2020-10-12T09:26:00Z

How to Pass Someone

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	-If done correctly, you should have more exit speed than them, and you should be able to make the pass before the end of the next corner.		-If done correctly, you should have more exit speed than them, and you should be able to make the pass before the end of the next corner.

			Or

			Just get a better run out of the corner than them, and go up their inside on the next corner if your car is close enough.

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LARGUU: /* Oh No, I Fucked Up/Got Fucked UP and I'm Now Off the Track */

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Oh No, I Fucked Up/Got Fucked UP and I'm Now Off the Track

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	-If done correctly, you should have more exit speed than them, and you should be able to make the pass before the end of the next corner.		-If done correctly, you should have more exit speed than them, and you should be able to make the pass before the end of the next corner.

	===Oh No, I Fucked Up/Got Fucked UP and I'm Now Off the Track===		===Oh No, I Fucked Up/Got Fucked Up and I'm Now Off the Track===
	'''PAY ATTENTION TO HOW YOU'RE REJOINING HOLY MOTHER OF FUCK'''		'''PAY ATTENTION TO HOW YOU'RE REJOINING HOLY MOTHER OF FUCK'''

LARGUU: /* Oh No, I Fucked Up and I'm Now Off the Track */

2020-10-12T09:23:30Z

Oh No, I Fucked Up and I'm Now Off the Track

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	-If done correctly, you should have more exit speed than them, and you should be able to make the pass before the end of the next corner.		-If done correctly, you should have more exit speed than them, and you should be able to make the pass before the end of the next corner.

	===Oh No, I Fucked Up and I'm Now Off the Track===		===Oh No, I Fucked Up/Got Fucked UP and I'm Now Off the Track===
	'''PAY ATTENTION TO HOW YOU'RE REJOINING HOLY MOTHER OF FUCK'''		'''PAY ATTENTION TO HOW YOU'RE REJOINING HOLY MOTHER OF FUCK'''

LARGUU: /* Consistency */

2020-10-12T09:22:40Z

Consistency

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	You'll be surprised at how high up you can finish, in any multiplayer racing game, if you just get consistent and develop a sense for reading other players around you. A majority of people playing racing games are so pathetically shit (because their '''consistency''' is in the toilet) that if you simply have races without incident, you'll end up very high up on the race results, even against people who are considered statistically to be better than you.		You'll be surprised at how high up you can finish, in any multiplayer racing game, if you just get consistent and develop a sense for reading other players around you. A majority of people playing racing games are so pathetically shit (because their '''consistency''' is in the toilet) that if you simply have races without incident, you'll end up very high up on the race results, even against people who are considered statistically to be better than you.

	Work on being consistent. Can't figure out the racing line? Watch (either in game, or Google a video) someone fast to see what the racing line is. Copy the line they're doing, but don't do it fast. '''~~Copy what line they're doing.~~ Not where they're braking. Not where they're hitting the gas. Just the line.''' Drive even slower than what you're comfortable with. Just work on hitting the racing line. If you're managing to go off the track, spin under braking, getting loose on the gas or just any sort of thing that upsets the car then you're still going too fast. Do this for awhile, which means 20-30mins+ all at once. Don't reset your car or whatever, just keep driving.		Work on being consistent. Can't figure out the racing line? Watch (either in game, or Google a video) someone fast to see what the racing line is. Copy the line they're doing, but don't do it fast. '''Not where they're braking. Not where they're hitting the gas. Just the line.''' Drive even slower than what you're comfortable with. Just work on hitting the racing line. If you're managing to go off the track, spin under braking, getting loose on the gas or just any sort of thing that upsets the car then you're still going too fast. Do this for awhile, which means 20-30mins+ all at once. Don't reset your car or whatever, just keep driving.

	Once you're able to very consistently drive slower than what you're comfortable with, remember it. That's your baseline. It's what you'll fall back to if you feel yourself pushing too hard and making mistakes in the race. If you earnestly practiced it, your "baseline" will get you to the finish (and a good result none the less) just about every single time.		Once you're able to very consistently drive slower than what you're comfortable with, remember it. That's your baseline. It's what you'll fall back to if you feel yourself pushing too hard and making mistakes in the race. If you earnestly practiced it, your "baseline" will get you to the finish (and a good result none the less) just about every single time.

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2020-10-12T09:20:55Z

How to Pass Someone

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	Here is instead a textbook and very easy way to pass someone.		Here is instead a textbook and very easy way to pass someone.

	-Heading toward a braking zone, make your intentions very clear that you'll be braking up the inside of their car into the corner. If they move over to defend, you've already won.		-Heading toward a braking zone, make your intentions very clear that you'll be braking up the inside of their car into the corner by moving to the middle of the track. If they move over to defend, you've already won.

	-		-Don't brake up their inside, instead just brake earlier than you usually would. In this braking zone, give yourself some room between you and the car in front of you. With them taking a compromised entry to defend from you, their cornering speed will be slow.

			-With the room you've given yourself between the two cars, use that to carry more speed on the corner exit. Exit the corner in the middle of the track. The other car will exit on the outside of the corner.

			-If done correctly, you should have more exit speed than them, and you should be able to make the pass before the end of the next corner.

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LARGUU at 09:13, 12 October 2020

2020-10-12T09:13:47Z

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	'''tl;dr''' eat shit for skipping to this and read the whole thing. Drive slower and work on hitting your marks VERY consistently. There's a huge chance you're overestimating how good you are, especially if you've been playing racing games since you were a toddler and your subconscious thinks you're hot shit because you can destroy the AI. Actual people are much better and way more (un)predictable.		'''tl;dr''' eat shit for skipping to this and read the whole thing. Drive slower and work on hitting your marks VERY consistently. There's a huge chance you're overestimating how good you are, especially if you've been playing racing games since you were a toddler and your subconscious thinks you're hot shit because you can destroy the AI. Actual people are much better and way more (un)predictable.

	===Driving With Others===		==Driving With Others==
	If it's an /ovg/ series, there's almost guaranteed to be a practice server up 24/7 on the track being raced. Ask in the thread, Discord or Mumble if someone wants to hop on the server with you. Or even check the [http://timing.get-good.net:42069/ Live Timing] to see if someone is on at that moment. The server will be at it's fullest in the hour or two before the race, so if you're wanting plenty of cars to practice driving around that time is your best bet. Nobody is going to care if you accidentally bump or wreck them in practice, because that's what it is. Practice.		If it's an /ovg/ series, there's almost guaranteed to be a practice server up 24/7 on the track being raced. Ask in the thread, Discord or Mumble if someone wants to hop on the server with you. Or even check the [http://timing.get-good.net:42069/ Live Timing] to see if someone is on at that moment. The server will be at it's fullest in the hour or two before the race, so if you're wanting plenty of cars to practice driving around that time is your best bet. Nobody is going to care if you accidentally bump or wreck them in practice, because that's what it is. Practice.

	Remember, the other cars have people driving them as well. Unless you know for sure how the other player drives (something you can quickly pick up on as you gain experience) don't do risky things.		Remember, the other cars have people driving them as well. Unless you know for sure how the other player drives (something you can quickly pick up on as you gain experience) don't do risky things.
	====Race Starts====		===Race Starts===
	They can be very hektik, so if you're trying to play 100% safe (which you should be doing if you're reading this in the first place, remember you want to finish not win) then don't go for any iffy gaps at the start. Just roll with the flow of traffic like you would on a packed highway that's still managing to do the speed limit. '''You do have your driver's license, right?''' If people behind you pass you then so be it. The field will spread out after a lap or two, and if they started behind you then chances are they're slower than you anyway.		They can be very hektik, so if you're trying to play 100% safe (which you should be doing if you're reading this in the first place, remember you want to finish not win) then don't go for any iffy gaps at the start. Just roll with the flow of traffic like you would on a packed highway that's still managing to do the speed limit. '''You do have your driver's license, right?''' If people behind you pass you then so be it. The field will spread out after a lap or two, and if they started behind you then chances are they're slower than you anyway.

	~~After it~~'~~s spread,~~		You're going to need to brake much earlier than you would when you're lapping solo.

			After it's spread, do your consistency thing that you've surely practiced.

	====Oh No, I Fucked Up and I'm Now Off the Track====		===How to Drive Behind Someone===
			This is super simple stuff. If you're right behind someone when you're coming up to a braking zone, brake before you would normally brake when driving alone. If there's a car in front of them, make sure you're watching that car too. If you're not comfortable/confident in being so close to someone, don't be so close.

			This is just like real life driving when you have to stop for heavy traffic on the highway.

			===How to Pass Someone===
			Remember you're racing people and not AI. People aren't going to give way for your retarded divebomb 3 car lengths back so just don't.

			Here is instead a textbook and very easy way to pass someone.

			-Heading toward a braking zone, make your intentions very clear that you'll be braking up the inside of their car into the corner. If they move over to defend, you've already won.

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			===Oh No, I Fucked Up and I'm Now Off the Track===
	'''PAY ATTENTION TO HOW YOU'RE REJOINING HOLY MOTHER OF FUCK'''		'''PAY ATTENTION TO HOW YOU'RE REJOINING HOLY MOTHER OF FUCK'''

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	Your car is stopped backwards/sideways in the middle of the road? Hope you don't get hit and wait for all the cars to go past. Don't do any stupid hero moves because you're just going to fuck it up and ruin everything even more.		Your car is stopped backwards/sideways in the middle of the road? Hope you don't get hit and wait for all the cars to go past. Don't do any stupid hero moves because you're just going to fuck it up and ruin everything even more.

	====Getting Lapped====		===Getting Lapped===
	USE YOUR GOD GIVEN RIGHT TO MIRRORS.		USE YOUR GOD GIVEN RIGHT TO MIRRORS.

LARGUU at 08:58, 12 October 2020

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			'''PAY ATTENTION TO HOW YOU'RE REJOINING HOLY MOTHER OF FUCK'''

			I feel like I'm a driving instructor with this section but I see this mental retardation so much it has to be said.

			If you've gone off, but you are still in control, rejoin as parallel as possible to the flow of the road. Give a quick check to your mirrors and make sure nobody is to your side. People don't have to give way to you so pay attention.

			Doing a 90 degree rejoin INTO TRAFFIC pretty much proves you're a giga fucking retard who's only still living and breathing by sheer luck because this is as simple as looking both ways before crossing the street (something you don't do) and I pray for your death to be instant when your luck finally runs out in front of a 10,000lb truck. Turn your car around the right way OFF THE TRACK and do as above with merging.

			If you have a drivers license I don't even know how you're managing to do any of this because this is literally shit you should know how to do irl. Merging onto a highway with an on ramp and going into flowing traffic from a standstill.

			If you've totally lost control of your car, hold the brakes. It makes your car very predictable as to where it is going which will help anyone that might have to avoid you.

			Your car is stopped backwards/sideways in the middle of the road? Hope you don't get hit and wait for all the cars to go past. Don't do any stupid hero moves because you're just going to fuck it up and ruin everything even more.

	====Getting Lapped====		====Getting Lapped====

LARGUU at 08:40, 12 October 2020

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	====Getting Lapped====		====Getting Lapped====
			USE YOUR GOD GIVEN RIGHT TO MIRRORS.

	Anyone that says "stay on the racing line, it's the job of the guy lapping you to get around you" is a moron. It's a very black and white guideline, and being lapped is anything but. Giving him an easier time passing you usually ends up saving time for both drivers, rather than him having to work you to get around like a car on his lap.		Anyone that says "stay on the racing line, it's the job of the guy lapping you to get around you" is a moron. It's a very black and white guideline, and being lapped is anything but. Giving him an easier time passing you usually ends up saving time for both drivers, rather than him having to work you to get around like a car on his lap.