Question is in the title.

Should we start adding some of the "best" fanmade tracks to our tracks list ?

By the past Qball was adding anything new that was released. Some old competitive ghosts exists from tracks like Slimepit, Forest, Escape, Antipod, etc...

Thoughts ?

Hi there,

I'm moderating Pod : Planet of Death.

This is a 1997 sci-fi racing game where the main sport is time attack on the individual levels. Full game runs are possible of course, but usually less popular than regular IL time attack.

I've recently learned the existence of SRC API and after reading some ressources, I'm starting to believe I could achieve some project I've been thinking about for a while.

I would like to recreate some leaderboard layout that the old Pod's record site was offering, and also recreate some kind of cup standing. Attributing points to players, according to their ranks on each IL leaderboards.

1. Leaderboard layout :

Old site was offering a TOP5 for each track on the same page : http://web.archive.org/web/20010922182550/http://qball.simplenet.com/pod/ghostsio/top5.html

2. Cup standing :

That same old site was featuring a leaderboard somehow similar to a cup standing. Players would get points according to their rank on each tracks (IL). The point earned would determine their position on this "global ranking".

My question is, can I reproduce those two features using the API and some personal hosting/website ? I've been reading the API ressources, but I'm not experimented with JSON or JS and before diving in, I'd like some expert insight.

I'd need to extract full leaderboards for each IL. Then get "positions" for each "players". Not sure if this is possible, I was not sure reading the "leaderboard" JSON API ressource...

Once I get those datas, I guess I'll find out how to use them to create my own layouts, points standing, etc...

Thanks a lot !

Opening this thread for discussions relative to Individual Levels Leaderboards.

Let's start right away with some ongoing testing taking place on Beltane leaderboards, before being extended to all the levels.

I've been looking for a way to meets several needs :

• display the fastest run by default, glitched or not.
• having glitchless leaderboards for people who likes classic drive style, without checkpoints exploits or Deuch flying.

So what I did to try to reach these goals :

• created a "Any Method" sub category wich would be the default category for ALL the IL runs. It doesn't matter if the track allows glitched runs or not. "Any Method" is the way to go.
• created a "Glitchless" sub category wich will be used ONLY if some glitched runs are posted on the track. For example here on Beltane - 1 Lap , there are two glitched runs with Deuch. So all the glitchless entries are sent to the "Glitchless" Leaderboard.

This layout will allow having two distinct Leaderboards on tracks where glitched runs are possible. And there are quite a few...

I also added a "Original 8 cars" category. For those nostalgic racers who want to race Gamma versus Scorp ! ;)

Feedback is welcome before I extend this to all the tracks ! ;)

Hi guys,

I'm thinking about organizing the full game leaderboard slightly differently. Maybe tell me what you think about this, current WR's would be backed up then resubmitted ofc.

Instead of having EASY/MEDIUM/HARD/CRASH as main categories. I'd rather go for :

16 Retail Tracks Championship 16 Gold Tracks Championship

And maybe leave room for future

4 Extra Tracks Championship 7 OEM Tracks Championship

With some variables for each categories.

• EASY/MEDIUM/HARD/CRASH And why not a variable for a classic driving category, without checkpoint exploit/abuse.

Let me know what you think about this.