As
vehicles are submitted, we will measure them up as described below to determine
how many points your vehicle/team scores during their qualifying run.
The qualifying run represents a vehicle racing around the
track, shooting at targets. While
playing this out would be fun, we simply are not in a position to do that for
each and every driver. Instead,
your qualifying score will be determined on the factors listed below.
Acceleration – 20 points max
Every 5 MPH of
acceleration beyond the first 5 MPH counts as 5 points.
Thus, a vehicle with an acceleration of 15 would score 10 points.
Vehicles with “turbo-lag” would subtract 2 from this total, but
would count their acceleration as the non-lag acceleration.
Temporary acceleration enhancers, such as nitrous, ISC,
rocket boosters, etc., add 1 for each 5 MPH boost.
Handling Class – 20 points max
Vehicles will score 2 ½
times their HC (round down) in points. Thus,
a vehicle with a HC 5 will score 12 pts. Vehicles with Spoilers/Air dams will calculate their HC as if
they were over 60 MPH, as long as the vehicle can achieve that speed, but will
subtract 1 point from the total.
Weapons – 32 points max
Vehicles will score points as outlined below.
Only aimed weapons or ram plates will score points.
Top Speed – 4 points max
Top Speeds for a vehicle are calculated with overdrive
on, but does not include any temporary top speeds from rocket boosters or the
like or from pushed engines. Vehicles
capable of reaching 100 MPH score 1 point.
Those that can reach 125 will receive an extra point.
A 3rd point goes to any vehicle that can reach 175, and a
total of 4 points goes to any vehicle that can reach 200+ MPH.
Luck – 8 points max
The random element of chance will add from 0 to 8 points
to a vehicle’s score. This 1d8
roll can be modified up or down based on the referee’s discretion, but
common modifiers include:
a)
Referee error against you in your last duel will add 1 to your roll.
b)
Helping the referees out can add 1 or more to your next luck roll.
c)
Annoying the refs or poor sportsmanship in a previous duel can subtract
from your luck roll.
Driver – 8 points max
The first 8 players that submit a Legal design,
will receive from 1 to 8 points, as those drivers are assumed to have spent
more time practicing at the track. The
first legal design will receive 8 points; each subsequent design will receive
1 less.
Pit Crew – 8 points max
This is where you get to bribe us. The more you spend, the better your pit crew is.
Up to 8 points will be handed out to any player that sends us money.
Contact us by e-mail to find out where to mail your hard earned dollars
(or pounds, francs, etc.)
The Weapon formula:
The Weapons formula calculates the average damage that a
weapon is likely to do to targets during qualifying. Ten targets are dispersed throughout the arena; each target
can take 10 points of damage before it is destroyed. If more than 10 points are delivered to a target, the excess
is lost. At the end of the
qualifying run, the damage is added up. The
total damage done represents the percentage of the 32 points the vehicle
receives in the weapons category. For
example, doing 50 points of damage during your qualifying run will earn you 16
points (50% of 32).
Although there are 10 targets, some cannot be seen from
certain vehicle facings as the vehicle weaves around the qualifying course.
Below is a list of how many targets a vehicle can hit from each facing.
Front – 7
Back – 6
Left Side – 4
Right Side – 4
Turrets can hit all targets.
The formula for calculating the amount of damage
done to a target is:
A x (H+T+G+S)
A = Average damage for the ammo
being used. If a vehicle uses a
mixed load, the pit crew is assumed to rearrange the load for qualifying, so
that the most damaging ammo is spent first.
H = A To Hit modifier based on
the table below:
