Thread:RR3 Michael P/@comment-26249703-20151104161500

Hey,

I'm about to start the process of updating navboxes for cars so it only reflects information from the game (this was Kuzz's intention) which will now include Class and change Engine to its placement rather than its characteristics. (Not sure if he knows something I don't in that respect as I don't think the engine layout or size is included in-game)

Engines will either be Mid-Mounted, Rear-Mounted or Front-Mounted (no inclusion of Front-Mid or Rear-Mid in the navbox as this is not in-game info). Drivetrains will either be FWD, RWD or 4WD. It's best to keep the two apart as it's not always obvious which value refers to Engine and which refers to Drivetrain (e.g. FR).

Gearboxes will be used as "6" for a 6-speed and "Manual 6" for a 6-speed where the driver makes movement to change the gearshift. I realise that for the i20 WRC it would be a sequential rather than a conventional manual, but this is  IRL  information rather than in-game. Also, no specification will be made for cars where the driver does not make movement to shift, as there's no in-game way of knowing whether it's a paddleshift or an automatic (the presence of paddles could be a clue, but some paddleshift geaboxes don't have onbious paddles and some auto boxes have paddles too and are still referred to as autos so can't include that information). Template and example.

I have made a spreadsheet of all the information needed (also includes base PR stats, which have already been double-checked for the manufacturers page). It's possible some info is incorrect but it's used to spot inconsistencies which leads to checking in-game to know which value is correct)

The spreadsheet also includes the 20% showcase discount which I will work on adding to the car article pages, except for Limited cars.

The game files have files and folders for the cars, both of which have a production year associated. This sometimes differs in which case the format (XXXX-XXXX) will be used.

I'm not saying to completely get rid of the superfluous info as it can still be useful to know, but it should be included in the first paragraph of the car page, along with all other IRL background information.

So yer, your help (or anyone else's that has time) would be appreciated for what is quite a sizeable task.

Cheers. 