Bigfoot 5 Track suggestion by Wee_Jimmy_mehrts

Post by **Phineus** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 12:35 am

This is not a track. It's not even Jimmy's own truck. And there's a space in the pod file name so it won't work anyway. It's a junk upload, so don't waste your time downloading.

Jimmy,

We have a forum here where you can say whatever is on your mind.

http://forum.mtm2.com/viewforum.php?f=13

We also have a forum where you can ask track making questions or offer suggestions.

http://forum.mtm2.com/viewforum.php?f=10

But please do not upload bogus files for the sake of making a point. There are better ways to say what you have to say. Please use them.

Malibu350 · Post by **Malibu350** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:59 am

Hey Everyone...
I just had a thought the other day about why someone doesnt try and have a go at building a track that looks normal with Bigfoot 5 and its rather large wheels. it just doesnt seem right driving this big monster with half of the wheels being sunk into the ground. perhaps if a beta track is uploaded then everyone can have a go at piloting the monster around at its full height.
Just a thought.

The only way to do that would be to make a miniature bf5, then make some half size tracks for it. That'd be fairly simple to do but the truck would handle badly.

Sounds like fun, I'll give it a shot.

wee_jimmy_mehrts · Post by **wee_jimmy_mehrts** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 1:08 am

Hey Malibu,
Thanks very much on having a go at what i thought. A mimi bigfoot sorta wouldnt really look right but by all means someone will find a solution through a bit of trial and error.
Another thing that I thought of was to alter the ground level like on the small tire tracks. I havent had anything to do with that though so I may be talkin trash for all I know

I never knew anything about this forum and I apologise for uploading the txt file and the pod. I didnt realise what else I could do instead.

O well, I know now LOL
cheers
Wee_Jimmy_Mehrts

Post by **Phineus** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 1:28 am

O well, I know now LOL

Yes. We all start someplace. No harm in the end, and that's why we talk about these things. Welcome to the site.

wee_jimmy_mehrts · Post by **wee_jimmy_mehrts** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 2:25 am

Thank you very much

Kdawg · Post by **Kdawg** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:43 pm

Another thing that I thought of was to alter the ground level like on the small tire tracks.

Thats a great Idea, though it isn't possible through the ground level like ST tracks. ST tracks set the depth of the ground to a higher number. The ST trucks on a regular track will appear to be hovering becauase the game is not used to the smaller tires. If you run a regular truck on a ST track, they will appear to be sunk, just like the Bigfoot 5 wheels. Unfortunately, the depth of the ground only goes one way, and you can't put a negative value to raise the truck up from the ground.

Are you looking for a circuit/rally for this truck, or a drag/freestyle type thing?

wee_jimmy_mehrts · Post by **wee_jimmy_mehrts** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:32 pm

Bugger about that.

I was looking at a simple drag just to test things out at the moment - even a flat bit of ground with a couple of things on the ground - signs etc. Im not looking for a full blown track, this is just to see if it is possible.

I wonder if you can use a whole lot of invisible ground boxes on the ground just high enough to raise the truck up so it looks normal. Then place objects and textures on the real ground - not on the boxes so it gives the truck a realistic size compared to other things.

Kdawg · Post by **Kdawg** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 12:09 am

That is what I was originally thinking when I first read your post. It seems poosible, but you would have to use trial and error to see how high up you need to place the boxes.

Malibu350 · Post by **Malibu350** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 12:21 am

The only way to make this work is to shrink the truck (mtm2 micro-machine). There is no track edit.

I'll post something here as soon as I get some time off, in a day or two.

wee_jimmy_mehrts · Post by **wee_jimmy_mehrts** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 3:00 am

Thanks for that Malibu

Malibu350 · Post by **Malibu350** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 6:19 pm

Bigfoot_5_Micro.zip

Post by **Phineus** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 6:57 pm

When you first described the idea, I wasn't sure what you meant. But now that I see it, it looks pretty good.

<center><img src="http://mtm2.com/~forum/images/bigfoot5micro.jpg" width="480" height="370"></center>

wee_jimmy_mehrts · Post by **wee_jimmy_mehrts** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 8:55 pm

so Thats The shrunk version of bigfoot 5?
Looks really great with th ewhole truck not having any of it sunk into the ground
Can you do a shot with a normal size truck in as well so I can see the size difference with the trucks.

May I try the whatever you took that shot on?

Malibu350 · Post by **Malibu350** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 9:46 pm

Here's the whatever you took that shot on? zip file

That's the truck, give it a try.

wee_jimmy_mehrts · Post by **wee_jimmy_mehrts** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 2:44 am

looks great, one problem - its TINY!!
I've got a pic showing the normal sized bigfoot, Dennis Tafts bigfoot and yours - but I cant figure out how to insert pics

When you see the pic you will see how out of proportion your truck is compared to the others. Bigfoot 5 is meant to be a giant against the others, but this one is totally on the other end of the scale. LOL.

You've done a great job though - Keep up the good work. [:-)]

Mat-Allum · Post by **Mat-Allum** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 11:19 am

In posting - Message body, click the "Img" button, type or paste the URL to the image, then click the button again.

A place to host images: www.imageshack.com

wee_jimmy_mehrts · Post by **wee_jimmy_mehrts** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 3:24 pm

heres the pic

Just copy and paste the link for the moment. I did as you said - uploaded the pic, checked it was there, came here, clicked the image button, pasted the URL, clicked on the image button again and submitted the post.

Oh well - im not the kind that uploads pics all the time - so it desnt worry me.

ch_2005 · Post by **ch_2005** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 1:32 am

Every truck in MTM2 must have 66 inch (5 foot 6 inch) wheels.

Because you can not make the wheels bigger Malibu made the truck body smaller.
This gives the truck the proper proportions. It looks like bigfoot 5 when by its self.

It is impossible to change the size of the tires.

Sorry.

If you would like to make more trucks to race with Bigfoot 5 then you could learn to repaint trucks and you could make some more of these large-wheels-mini-trucks.

Here's a tutorial:

http://mtm2.com/~mtmg/repaint/

If you have any questions just ask us and we'll point you in the right direction.

mbrice · Post by **mbrice** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:41 am

Actually, Dennis Taft's Bigfoot 5 looks cool. The wheels are a problem,
but I haven't really noticed them much.

Although, when I race the truck's in the air most of the time anyway.
[;)]

I hope you don't mind, but I modified the paint on that Bigfoot 5 with
the paintwork from another bigfoot truck, just to clean it up a bit.
Unfortunately my HD corrupted and I lost everything.