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13015 pts ★ ChampionOn 2023-12-06 at 22:23:21
Well keep in mind this:
- English isn't my native languaje so i apologize in advance for any inconvenience caused by some misunderstanding in my messages in the worst case.
- I won't do a french translation because... i think that you'all can easily figure out that i speak sapish(spanish) and i haven't take any kind of french lessons yet so...
- I won't teach any kind of ""right or perfect"" way to make tracks, this will be more a kind of advices, recomendations and some than other stuff based on my own criteria so i won't force you to follow my methods.
- If you'll just critize my methods because you have better ways to do it, feel free to create your own topic and share your knowledge (F.U with much affection and well-deserved respect)
- Keep in mind that i just use paint.net, so im not sure how can be used or how are named some tools or effects in others softwares.
- As almost every tutorial in the world, i'm gonna start with the basic so that overtime i can introduce properly or in a more understable way some advance stuff (or a least something that i consider as such)
- With my activity on the site isn't the best so is kinda rare to see me very active at forums, so you can guess that i won't do a daily message explaining something, i think that basically will be just like 10 messages or idk.
Said that.... Time to start with some basic stuff........
Well obviusly every track starts with that.... a least mines start with making the layout, so the layout desing will ups in your creativity xd i'll just want to give this poins to take in consideration:
1- Readbility: What i mean with this? Well, the track will be a mess if the layout just get lost in the background or in a big amount of useless details because the main road will be hard to see, so always try to keep pretty clear the limits of the drivable part, of the one which is only decorative. Here an example:
Even if the layout has no drawn walls, you can do an outline or make the outside a bit darker, highlighting the main layout.
2- Keeping Clear the main elements: Jumps, boost pannels, offroad, holes, those elements that i mentioned (specially the jumps that i highlighted lol), needs to be pretty noticeable in the track, always try to dont blend them with the track, even these "hidden" ones that could help in shortcuts, doesnt need to be pretty hidden or almost unoticeables. Here some examples:
As separated, some examples for the jumps.... Why a separated example?, well because keep in mind this is a flat game, so some kind of sursprise jumps such like the ones of mobile floor like in wii bowser castle works good in 3d (not really but you'all get it) because there's a kind of anticipation due is a 3d model so you can see everything better, meanwhile in 2d... well to keep it short, just make every jump pretty noticiable DONT MAKE INVISIBLE JUMPS... please
Extra tip: try to keep a kind of patter to boost and jump pannels so people that already played your tracks can figure out better any element (as example and totally not propaganda lol, you can see that in almost all my tracks i keep a main desing for boost pannels and all that kind of stuff.)
3- Size and creativity of the layout: Size does matter!..... and yep i'm still talking about tracks (totally intentional out of context lol), Something a bit hard to master at the beggining but after mastering it, is pretty easy, keep in mind that if you want to make some W I D E patch or narrow ones, you have to test them in mkpc to see if it plays well, a tip for this is that you can take measurements on the basis of already done tracks, so you can already figure out how will be that W I D E or narrow part in your track. Examples:
Now about the creativity of the layout, yep is nice that you can create a layout different to the others, but in some cases, try to dont exagerate with the""creativity""here some examples:
When a turn is pretty... hard to take, just try to tour-ify that turn. You can guess that i'll show some examples lol
Tip (a least in paint.net): DONT use the circle tool to make curves, use rounded rectangle instead. No i'm not crazy (yet), you can do better shaped circles with rounded rectangle tool and works better than elipse in short or small corners, just set the corner size with a pretty high number and do a circle just like with elipse tool see this image to notice the differences:
Even if it's a bit unoticeable, is pretty obvius that with rounded circle the turns will be better, obviously i do them in a new layer to don't mess so much the main layout:
Having explained all this, which I consider basic knowledge, for the next time i'll go ahead and explain about using layers, soooo see ya next time!!!
- English isn't my native languaje so i apologize in advance for any inconvenience caused by some misunderstanding in my messages in the worst case.
- I won't do a french translation because... i think that you'all can easily figure out that i speak sapish(spanish) and i haven't take any kind of french lessons yet so...
- I won't teach any kind of ""right or perfect"" way to make tracks, this will be more a kind of advices, recomendations and some than other stuff based on my own criteria so i won't force you to follow my methods.
- If you'll just critize my methods because you have better ways to do it, feel free to create your own topic and share your knowledge (F.U with much affection and well-deserved respect)
- Keep in mind that i just use paint.net, so im not sure how can be used or how are named some tools or effects in others softwares.
- As almost every tutorial in the world, i'm gonna start with the basic so that overtime i can introduce properly or in a more understable way some advance stuff (or a least something that i consider as such)
- With my activity on the site isn't the best so is kinda rare to see me very active at forums, so you can guess that i won't do a daily message explaining something, i think that basically will be just like 10 messages or idk.
Said that.... Time to start with some basic stuff........
The layout
Well obviusly every track starts with that.... a least mines start with making the layout, so the layout desing will ups in your creativity xd i'll just want to give this poins to take in consideration:
1- Readbility: What i mean with this? Well, the track will be a mess if the layout just get lost in the background or in a big amount of useless details because the main road will be hard to see, so always try to keep pretty clear the limits of the drivable part, of the one which is only decorative. Here an example:
Even if the layout has no drawn walls, you can do an outline or make the outside a bit darker, highlighting the main layout.
2- Keeping Clear the main elements: Jumps, boost pannels, offroad, holes, those elements that i mentioned (specially the jumps that i highlighted lol), needs to be pretty noticeable in the track, always try to dont blend them with the track, even these "hidden" ones that could help in shortcuts, doesnt need to be pretty hidden or almost unoticeables. Here some examples:
As separated, some examples for the jumps.... Why a separated example?, well because keep in mind this is a flat game, so some kind of sursprise jumps such like the ones of mobile floor like in wii bowser castle works good in 3d (not really but you'all get it) because there's a kind of anticipation due is a 3d model so you can see everything better, meanwhile in 2d... well to keep it short, just make every jump pretty noticiable DONT MAKE INVISIBLE JUMPS... please
Extra tip: try to keep a kind of patter to boost and jump pannels so people that already played your tracks can figure out better any element (as example and totally not propaganda lol, you can see that in almost all my tracks i keep a main desing for boost pannels and all that kind of stuff.)
3- Size and creativity of the layout: Size does matter!..... and yep i'm still talking about tracks (totally intentional out of context lol), Something a bit hard to master at the beggining but after mastering it, is pretty easy, keep in mind that if you want to make some W I D E patch or narrow ones, you have to test them in mkpc to see if it plays well, a tip for this is that you can take measurements on the basis of already done tracks, so you can already figure out how will be that W I D E or narrow part in your track. Examples:
Now about the creativity of the layout, yep is nice that you can create a layout different to the others, but in some cases, try to dont exagerate with the""creativity""here some examples:
When a turn is pretty... hard to take, just try to tour-ify that turn. You can guess that i'll show some examples lol
Tip (a least in paint.net): DONT use the circle tool to make curves, use rounded rectangle instead. No i'm not crazy (yet), you can do better shaped circles with rounded rectangle tool and works better than elipse in short or small corners, just set the corner size with a pretty high number and do a circle just like with elipse tool see this image to notice the differences:
Even if it's a bit unoticeable, is pretty obvius that with rounded circle the turns will be better, obviously i do them in a new layer to don't mess so much the main layout:
Having explained all this, which I consider basic knowledge, for the next time i'll go ahead and explain about using layers, soooo see ya next time!!!
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1MKPC COUNTER 7th birthday !!!
On 2021-02-01 at 23:52:07
300k Visitors YAY!!!!!
[ Poll ] What do you do on this website?
On 2025-03-18 at 20:38:12
Lazy track maker at day, illegal gambas trader at night
Question for Retro Track Creators
On 2025-02-09 at 17:42:56
For your updated versions of retros, do you do heavily edit the actual minimaps, or do you just freehand the track's shape & it just comes out perfect somehow? I'm contemplating pinging the "usual suspects" on this, hopefully they'll just see.
Usually i start with the original minimap, on the case that im just doing a port i try to keep everything as the original, but on remakes, i start with the base layout and then on a new layer i do some changes (and sometimes i draw the layout on paper to dont forget the idea bc im super lazy lol)
2How did they come up with their Username? // Comment avez-vous trouvé votre nom d'utilisateur
On 2020-12-12 at 04:17:25
One answer
My dead cat
My dead cat
That's not what I expected in fact I put the names of my two dead cats in The sims 3
On 2020-12-12 at 02:18:56
my username originally came from a online game known as roblox i also was more active but now a days i am not active more often but when i was making my account i felt like naming myself andypc647 was a good idea so yeah that is how i made my username (note
orry for bad english of i misspelled something btw)
orry for bad english of i misspelled something btw)Yep actually sounds great
On 2020-12-12 at 00:53:50
I was thinking of an abbreviation of my name and I was actually going to write RCHks but I misspelled it and I liked it better like that
and well since then I have put RHcks like in 10 accounts
and well since then I have put RHcks like in 10 accounts
Je pensais à une abréviation de mon nom et j'allais en fait écrire des RCHks mais je l'ai mal orthographié et je l'aimais mieux comme ça
et bien depuis j'ai mis des RHcks comme dans 10 comptes
et bien depuis j'ai mis des RHcks comme dans 10 comptes
Daisy or Peach
On 2020-11-04 at 19:03:55
Well, I prefer daisy because it is designed with less stereotypes than peach. Although in Mario games I think that Daisy should have more prominence because I only see her as one more character in Mario party, kart, tennis, Olympic games ..... etc
1Post Your Favorite Music/Videos/Sirens/Alarms!
-inator's Retro Track Project
On 2023-12-05 at 04:19:36
:gambapog:
On 2023-12-02 at 20:43:30
omaga cant wait to see the gba luigi circuit
Mario Kart 8 for MKPC
On 2021-06-20 at 06:11:55
how d u guys get mk8 tracks in complete mode
We create them ourselves
no how do u get the map
Me i just stole the map on mariowiki and then i edit it on paint.net and change somethings to adpat it for mkpc
why wold a event host steal and eitd a track
I mean, i stole the original maps of mk8 on this page to make a accurate layout and then the rest ups of my brain and my imagination :P
The fact that im a event host is out of context about if i stole mk8 original maps to remake them there :P
On 2021-06-19 at 21:46:08
how d u guys get mk8 tracks in complete mode
We create them ourselves
no how do u get the map
Me i just stole the map on mariowiki and then i edit it on paint.net and change somethings to adpat it for mkpc
On 2021-06-16 at 18:24:27
I think I should improve my tracks
to me your tracks are great
3Why people are leaving
On 2024-05-22 at 02:17:29
I originally was going to let it alone, but a lot of people are leaving as of right now, so I decided to address it.
The community is terrible.
There are no other words to describe it. It's plain and simple. A pattern is that the site becomes an absolute shitshow for a month or two, then it gets a 4-month break during which the ambiance is good.
For example : last year, the website got terrible in March-April due to me and another user repeatedly arguing. Times got better, until August-September in which there was the KirbyBoy drama and the site getting bad to the point we got new mods. We got the new mods, and in January-February the site got bad again.
But now it isn't stopping. An it's going downhill as we speak.
Why? Simply because people have mainly started to acknowledge it recently.
At the start of the year, we had Spheal, we had Lance, we had Kirbytriple, and Mike/Choco slightly. The latter two got better, the rest eventually got inactive, except for Lance/Cario. We had PokeGD, Cyclops and Fourner, three forum kids that really did not help. At the same time, Limey got banned for a really weird and serious "joke", while Krazey got banned as well for having slightly racist views in some toxic topic. At the same time, alexbeaup kept on spamming the meme topic. Coolmonkey gpt mad as well for a stupid joke that Nudge and Osc had made, and it eventually generated a whole drama where the whole community yelled stupidly.
But right now, the site is still going worse, with forum kids like ShortCut, while, despite getting banned quickly, add to that general feeling of bad ambiance.
Because back in 2022, a lot of games were ongoing on the forum. There was positive activity. I had a topic with endless questions, Nudge and Max hosted several gameshows... and that is why 2022 was a better year than 2023 or 2024 so far for me. Despite the general ambiance worsening, there was still some positivity to balance it out.
But now not anymore.
Some topics get created, debate gets sparked, and arguments eventually take place where they should not have. The Fornite topic. Respectful opinions that somehow provoked a fight and an user leaving, even if he did came back.
But why ?
Well, the staff's activity has been slowing down a tad. Some of the staff members are older than most, so they are already in high school, college or superior studies and have no business handling some kids yelling at each other. It's also exam time for most, so most admins are busy with real life issues and have no time for this. Max and Nudge do try to interact a bit, Ahmad and Tox sometimes check out what is going on, but for Wal and Mudky, we rarely see them around. Now I would like to clarify something, this is not a reproach : MKPC should not be important in someone's life when they are over the age of sixteen. But it explains as to why more forum kids are roaming around, and also the community really didn't acknowledge much until very recently, to the point where it is seemingly hard to go even lower.
No positive activity. The topics are boring. When one forum kid get banned, another takes his place. Bad players complaining about rd right as we speak (quite literally since I just answered a complaint on a different tab while writing this essay). And a bad ambiance overall. It's the forum kids against everyone. There is a report button, or there is something called constructive criticism. You can try once to make the forum kid understand. If they don't, report his next message. It seems logical.
But it's not in reality what occurs. What occurs is the users trying to fight the forum kids by screaming even more, creating an argument whereas it could've been avoided.
I am so tired of this. I don't even want the community to move along together anymore like in 2023. But as a French singer that I despise said...
We don't talk about a better world anymore, we just want to save this one.
Yeah. Making this community good again is impossible. Too much wrong has been done, and there are not enough solutions at the moment. But at least, let's try to make it bearable.
The community is terrible.
There are no other words to describe it. It's plain and simple. A pattern is that the site becomes an absolute shitshow for a month or two, then it gets a 4-month break during which the ambiance is good.
For example : last year, the website got terrible in March-April due to me and another user repeatedly arguing. Times got better, until August-September in which there was the KirbyBoy drama and the site getting bad to the point we got new mods. We got the new mods, and in January-February the site got bad again.
But now it isn't stopping. An it's going downhill as we speak.
Why? Simply because people have mainly started to acknowledge it recently.
At the start of the year, we had Spheal, we had Lance, we had Kirbytriple, and Mike/Choco slightly. The latter two got better, the rest eventually got inactive, except for Lance/Cario. We had PokeGD, Cyclops and Fourner, three forum kids that really did not help. At the same time, Limey got banned for a really weird and serious "joke", while Krazey got banned as well for having slightly racist views in some toxic topic. At the same time, alexbeaup kept on spamming the meme topic. Coolmonkey gpt mad as well for a stupid joke that Nudge and Osc had made, and it eventually generated a whole drama where the whole community yelled stupidly.
But right now, the site is still going worse, with forum kids like ShortCut, while, despite getting banned quickly, add to that general feeling of bad ambiance.
Because back in 2022, a lot of games were ongoing on the forum. There was positive activity. I had a topic with endless questions, Nudge and Max hosted several gameshows... and that is why 2022 was a better year than 2023 or 2024 so far for me. Despite the general ambiance worsening, there was still some positivity to balance it out.
But now not anymore.
Some topics get created, debate gets sparked, and arguments eventually take place where they should not have. The Fornite topic. Respectful opinions that somehow provoked a fight and an user leaving, even if he did came back.
But why ?
Well, the staff's activity has been slowing down a tad. Some of the staff members are older than most, so they are already in high school, college or superior studies and have no business handling some kids yelling at each other. It's also exam time for most, so most admins are busy with real life issues and have no time for this. Max and Nudge do try to interact a bit, Ahmad and Tox sometimes check out what is going on, but for Wal and Mudky, we rarely see them around. Now I would like to clarify something, this is not a reproach : MKPC should not be important in someone's life when they are over the age of sixteen. But it explains as to why more forum kids are roaming around, and also the community really didn't acknowledge much until very recently, to the point where it is seemingly hard to go even lower.
No positive activity. The topics are boring. When one forum kid get banned, another takes his place. Bad players complaining about rd right as we speak (quite literally since I just answered a complaint on a different tab while writing this essay). And a bad ambiance overall. It's the forum kids against everyone. There is a report button, or there is something called constructive criticism. You can try once to make the forum kid understand. If they don't, report his next message. It seems logical.
But it's not in reality what occurs. What occurs is the users trying to fight the forum kids by screaming even more, creating an argument whereas it could've been avoided.
I am so tired of this. I don't even want the community to move along together anymore like in 2023. But as a French singer that I despise said...
We don't talk about a better world anymore, we just want to save this one.
Yeah. Making this community good again is impossible. Too much wrong has been done, and there are not enough solutions at the moment. But at least, let's try to make it bearable.
Well there's a lo of reasons, lemme SEE how many i remember.
- Studies or job
- Forums
- Skill issue bc they don't try to improve at Game ando justo rage quit
- If you're exagerately active in something, you'll get bored of it and left it for a while
- on My case... My PC died so i can't do tracks ( i won't do tracks on phone,it sucks)
3What is the best Rainbow Road in the Mario kart series?
On 2023-11-25 at 16:29:21
My fav RR, i think is kinda obvious that its Wii RR, my second fav one its the remake of n64 RR, and talking about the best in general we all can guess that its 3Ds RR
1Completely off topic: to anyone with pets
On 2021-04-17 at 07:54:58
my dog probably would watch random videos on youtube lol
meanwhile my cat would search fleeshes cof fishes on google images
totally not stereotype lol
meanwhile my cat would search fleeshes cof fishes on google images
totally not stereotype lol
People who reverse drift online don't play fair
On 2023-12-14 at 08:18:50
Their is an exploit in this game called Reverse Drifting. It is a technique people use to gain speed. That is great in all, but people who uses the technique online gets a great advantage and is so in the lead people can't catch up. This alone ruins the race for everyone who's trying to get first place. Is it really worth it to just reverse drift when people are literally just starting Mario Kart PC?
Using a bit of critical thinking, you could notice that mario kart is a racing game and by logic... everybody will try to found any method to be faster, in a better example, in mario kart online (im talking about oficcial ones) you dont get any kind of matchmaking with people that just started, at your first online race can easily get a match with any kind of top player that already tryharded the game and knows what character is faster lol. Anyways, even if the reverse drifting gets nerfed or banned, dont you think that players will figure out another way to get faster?, even could be worse than RD lol, and i dont really know why there's much drama about reverse drift, is easier to learn and this is said from someone who rarely plays online and sucks on it anyways xD, in the worst case that you dont like rd, just don't play online or idk mkpc isn't just online races so do what u want.
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11/!\ Advent Calendar 2023
On 2023-12-11 at 21:45:56
So.... i can guess that i miss a big drama about the todays challenge ... is bad to ask about how it happened or shall i shut up? :everythingisfine:
What are the best tracks in MK history?
On 2024-01-09 at 21:33:58
Wii Rainbow road supremacy no leo lloros :gamba:
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