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  1. stevenmerzlak

    Random disconnected NR2003 thoughts

    Yeah, that's part of why I shifted my offline stuff to being historical. I'm just too busy to keep up with modern stuff on a day-to-day basis anymore. Being able to work on what I want, when I want is so refreshing. I've been working on the 1984 season of ISCRA for a while now, and we're so...
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    Steven Merzlak's Showroom

    Bump, nearly a year to the day. I'm hoping to dive back into NR once I land a steady job. Here's some stuff I've done recently:
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    Offline Series General Chat

    Thank you! I love having the variety of manufacturers. It provides way more unique ideas for future cars and pieces of lore. Doing all the templates isn't fun, but it's going to be worth it. 😆 I think I've got the timeline down: - Toyota replaces AMC - Honda replaces Buick - BMW replaces...
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    Offline Series General Chat

    I've been going back and forth on if I want to add more manufacturers to ISCRA. With the eventual departure of Buick and Oldsmobile in the 90s, I'd like to have new manufacturers to fill their spots, but I feel that things might get too cramped. The two manufacturers I've seriously considered...
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    Offline Series General Chat

    After three years I finally figured out how to create a database for series results in MS Access: I also wrote some super basic union queries to pull some of the results I've been looking for: The next step after this is to figure out how to combine & summarize data so I can put...
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    Random disconnected NR2003 thoughts

    I've been there with a lot of my stuff. Since I've moved to Photoshop it's honestly been easier to just start over and re-paint everything to the quality I want today. I did this a while back with a car from the 2018 ISCRA Cup carset and it really has me considering making a complete...
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    Logo 2024 Mobil 1 Logo Set 2024-01-21

    New set of Mobil 1 logos for 2024. Features black & white + color variants, long and stacked variants, as well as the Pegasus and the Delvac and Serv sub-brands. Drawn in Illustrator, converted to a layered .psd. Please give credit when using these!
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    Offline Series General Chat

    How do you guys track your stats? I've been using a lot (like... a lot) of spreadsheets with each driver's results, so that I can calculate counting stats, averages, and whatnot, but it's been a real pain keeping everything up to date and formatted correctly. Right now I'm playing around with...
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    Logo The Wax Shop Logo 2023-12-28

    Seen on a variety of cars across series in the 1980s and 90s, most notably John Force's cars from 1987 to 1995. Drawn in Illustrator, converted to a layered .psd. Please give credit if used.
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    Random disconnected NR2003 thoughts

    Good start! The more you make, the better you get at them. For logos, it's okay to copy other companies, especially for stuff you don't usually do. I'd also sketch stuff out on paper before you go and make it on the computer - it's easier to weed out bad ideas with a 2 minute sketch instead of...
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    Random disconnected NR2003 thoughts

    I like using fictional companies from other games. Some of the stuff from American Truck Simulator and BeamNG fits in really well with real-world stuff.
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    Carset 1981 ISCRA Camel Cup Series 2023-12-10

    For the first time, ISCRA enters a new era beginning with the 1981 season. Downsizing has forced the series to adapt, with manufacturers offering brand new models with shortened wheelbases and a focus on being sleek and aerodynamic. On the track, Eddie McCarthy looks to defend his 1980...
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    Logo Mooneyes Logo Set 2023-11-26

    Retraced logos for Mooneyes. Includes the eyes logo & wordmark (with multiple color variants) in very high resolution.
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    Offline Series General Chat

    ICR reminds me of promotion & relegation in soccer. They don't really have markers on their kits when they go up or down and I don't see why the cars should either. That just seems like a lot of work that you'd have to undo immediately afterwards. I like the idea of the team determining what...
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    Offline Series General Chat

    The latter, just starting something new in the 2023/24 season and going from there. It'd be a completely different series at this point, but actually using the drivers that I've already created and gotten attached to.
  16. stevenmerzlak

    Offline Series General Chat

    I think I'm in a bind with ISCRA. I'm realizing I won't be "catching up" to the modern day, which was my goal when I scrapped everything I had done and started over. My professional creativity comes from doing modern stuff, however, and doing a bunch of cars from the early 80's isn't really...
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    Game not loading select tracks for Xfinity (.gns) mods

    Check and see if you have fast.gns setups in your track folders. The track won't load if the AI doesn't have a setup for them to run.
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    Steven Merzlak's Showroom

    Did this months ago for aborted self-insert NR2003 career #9876534987354798534897. Cup98 is such a good mod. I can't wait until ISCRA gets to that era by, like, 2027.
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    1981 ISCRA Camel Cup Series

    Here's where we stand after 7 races: Some notable moments so far in 1981: - After a timely caution, Jeff Love found himself in the lead in the opener at Riverside with 20 to go. He pulled away on the restart and looked to be heading to his first ISCRA win; unfortunately, while managing lap...
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    1981 ISCRA Camel Cup Series

    #54 - Terry Sherman - Terry Sherman 1980 Points Finish: 28th Wins: 0 Top 5s: 1 Top 10s: 2 #59 - Bob Randolph - Bob Randolph 1980 Points Finish: 18th Wins: 0 Top 5s: 5 Top 10s: 8 #68 - Russell Ortiz - Clarence Sheppard 1980 Points Finish: n/a #71 - B.J. Hatcher - B.J. Hatcher 1980 Points...
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