Re: [TuxKart-devel] Some Bugs

[Steve B. <sjb...@ai...>]

Florian Over wrote:

> - Magnet is unuseable. Its not that funny, to hang on the Wall, because on the  
> next driver on the other side. (esp. Math Class/  Bsods Battlement)

Ah - yes.  I could see how that could happen with very twisty tracks because
the shortest distance to the nearest kart is through a wall.  Yuk!

> - Maps (Shifting Sands/Olivers Math Class) have wrong start line. Directly 
> after the start the counter jumps from (correct) Lap 1 to Lap 2 or Last Lap.

Also true...and actually, probably related to the same issue.

I'm guessing that what happens is that you are closer to a point on the
'centerline' of the adjacent section of track than you are to the centerline
of the section you are supposed to be on.  That could confuse the system about
where you are on the lap.

> - Check heights. When track is crossing, the kart crashs with the karts on the 
> lower or upper track. You crash with nothing but air. :-(

Hmmm - that's something I wouldn't have expected.  I'll look into it.

> - change camera up/down when driving down or up.
>   I like to see the kart. :-) (Also when i drive a hill down)

Yep.  Not exactly a bug - but definitely a desirable feature...I want to add
other camera positions too.

> - My Favourite Bug: 
> 	the Maluse/bonus must be set back, when restart the race.

Oh - it forgets that you already have a rocket or something when the game
resets?   That should be EASY to fix.   I'll look at it ASAP.

> Also the big Fish in the Middle.

...yep.  Same thing.

The whole idea of representing the 'track' to the system as a single
centerline is *the* problem here.   It's also the reason that the
AI code occasionally gets confused about whether it's going over or
under a bridge.  This makes Gown's Bow completely unplayable for
example.

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