OVGCaterham

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Official logo of the OVGCaterham championship
Official logo of the OVGCaterham championship

OVGCaterham is our weekly Sunday series in Automobilista using the Reiza Caterham Superlight organized by Reddit Danmark

A low stakes series, with 3 short 15 minute races. The Caterham Superlight cars in this series are easy to drive, and all newcomers should be able to get around tracks with minimal amount of practice. There are two version to chose from, Sequential and H-Shifter manual, so chose accordingly.

CARS

BUT MOMMY I CAN'T DRIVE A RIGHT HANDED CAR

I gotchu babe

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TRACKS

You can download the game on the OVGCaterham Google Doc.

If you want to join, please sign up and keep an eye on the Google Document for more information.

VR Support

Included in the pirate copy there is also a zip file with the VR beta from CrewChief It uses SteamVR so if using Lite please add AMS as a non steam game.

If you are on a legit copy here is the link to the VR plugin

PLEASE READ THE INCLUDED README TO SET UP VR

YouTube tutorial by Niels Heusinkveld how to set up VR

How Do I Connect to the Server?

Open browser and connect to IP: 188.40.120.188 You might get kicked the first time you join or get a Join Time out, just reconnect and it works

Restart Procedure

Race will be restarted if needed. But probably not

Rules

Practice: 24/7 just join the server

Quali: 8 minutes unlimited laps

Race format: 3 Races x 15 minus w/ Reverse Grid

Don't drive like an idiot, and pay attention to the flags.

Don't flip Marko Tulska. Unless it's Flip Marko Tulska Day or if flipping him would be really funny.

Track Limits

Feel free to run wide on corner exit, just expect to be called a faggot and insulted in public especially if you wreck someone because of it.

No cutting that gives you any track advantage. If you have to cut because of an accident please slow down after appropriately.

Skins Guideline

Download the skin template on the doc

In your .veh file: ("QUOTATION" MARKS ARE NEEDED FOR ANY LINE YOU ENTER)

Set your Default Livery= line to [the name of your .dds].dds

Set your Team= line to Team="[yourname or yourteamname reccomended for neater sorting]"

Set your Driver= line to Driver="[your name is recommended for neater sorting]"

Set your FullTeamName= line to FullTeamName="[whatever you put in the Team= line]"

Set your Category= line to Category="Hot Cars, Passat"

Please .zip your files before emailing them.

Skin submission deadline is 24 hours before the start of OVGCaterham. Skins can be sent to the e-mail listed on the Google Doc

Refer to RBDK's guide on proper skinmaking

FAQ

- Presence on Mumble is not mandatory, but highly encouraged.

- While the series is open for anyone to join, please practice until you feel comfortable around the track before joining the race.