The first time we became aware of visual damage in Canyon was in the 2nd Puzzle screenshot (seen here). This was before the Teaser Trailer or even the Announcement Trailer. The 2nd puzzle started in early April 2011. That was several months before even the closed beta started.eie wrote:I don't think car damage was implemented immediately in Canyon either.
But you're right, if the Stadium car doesn't have visual damage now, it doesn't necessarily mean it won't have it at release. Also, it's already toggleable (is that a word?) in the Replay editor for Canyon. I would imagine that they could also make it toggleable in the game for playing.
I agree that it's best to have visual damage off for driving those long RPGs. I dislike that you have one crash a few seconds in and have to put up with a wrecked car for the next hour of driving. lol
Well, I can't remember if I posted my "opinion" in this topic yet or not, regarding the release of Stadium in TM2. I'm really thrilled! And in many ways I'm more happy for the community than I am for myself. The community has been asking for Nadeo to "save" Nations for a long time. It's so heartwarming to see that they listened. My hope is that the community embraces this new game.
There will be some bumps along the way. I know some Nations players may not initially have the graphics power to run this iteration of Stadium. Though I suspect most have upgraded to a PC within the last 5 years that will be able to run it.
And I think it will give me the motivation to finally learn to make some Stadium tracks I'll be proud to release. Stadium still holds a special place in my heart. TMN ESWC is what introduced me to this wonderful TrackMania world and I wouldn't be here without it. Stadium has introduced so many TM players to this game, it definitely deserves it's place in ManiaPlanet.
Good work to Nadeo and to everyone that made this possible!
By the way, I've spent the last year as part of the Canyon community and playing a lot on this ManiaPlanet platform. If anyone new here ever has any questions, you're more than welcome to PM me and pick my brain. If I can answer, I will. If not, I'll try to direct you to where or who might be able to answer your question.