Sunday I spent the entire day focused on the SDL2 port for Linux users. I was unable to fix the hardware keyboard issues. However, the software mouse/keyboard system is working better and we now have SDL windowing which plays nicer with popular window managers. Therefor I will disable the hardware mouse option for Linux users until I get more free time to deal with X11 eccentricities. Anymore effort put that way is harming progress on 1.18.
Monday, I did a little more work cleaning up the SDL port, In the afternoon I got a my CI20, so I didn't play with GC.
Monday night and this morning I removed the Gear Ratio slider and replaced it with a "Low End Gearing" and a "High End Gearing" sliders. The low end slider will allow you to gear the lower gears for either torque or fuel economy. The high end gearing will allow you change the ratios of the upper gears for either torque or top speed.
I've also started working on "Maximum Torque Input." This system will give a gearbox a maximum amount of torque from the engine it can use. If you exceed it, you'll receive penalties in both output torque and dependability. This should limit people gaming the game by using only one super awesome or crappy transmission for all their vehicles.
I should hopefully finish this by tonight or tomorrow morning worst case.
-Removed Gear Ratio Slider
-Added Low End and High End Gear Ratio sliders
Monday, I did a little more work cleaning up the SDL port, In the afternoon I got a my CI20, so I didn't play with GC.
Monday night and this morning I removed the Gear Ratio slider and replaced it with a "Low End Gearing" and a "High End Gearing" sliders. The low end slider will allow you to gear the lower gears for either torque or fuel economy. The high end gearing will allow you change the ratios of the upper gears for either torque or top speed.
I've also started working on "Maximum Torque Input." This system will give a gearbox a maximum amount of torque from the engine it can use. If you exceed it, you'll receive penalties in both output torque and dependability. This should limit people gaming the game by using only one super awesome or crappy transmission for all their vehicles.
I should hopefully finish this by tonight or tomorrow morning worst case.-Removed Gear Ratio Slider
-Added Low End and High End Gear Ratio sliders
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good human beings save the world, so that bastards like me can keep creating art, become immortal.
if you read this after I am dead it means I made it." ― Charles Bukowski