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Aug 3
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HerrNoveBuon compleanno, @dreadnaut !
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KyLiEHappy birthday @dreadnaut! I hope you have a wonderful Sunday!
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dreadnautThank you folks! Nursing a slightly injured knee for my birthday, clearly not a young man anymore — but still a fool!
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Victor NarlHappy birthday @dreadnaut! I wish you good health, get well soon
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FrieshansenHappy birthday and a good recovery @dreadnaut!
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ZapperHappy birthday @dreadnaut! And fast recovery wishes
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AlecuHappy birthday and fast recovery @dreadnaut!
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DuplodeGet well soon, @dreadnaut! Happy birthday to you! 🎉
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Erik BarrosHappy birthday @Dreadnaut, I wish you a PG recovery and a wonderful day!!!
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Alan RotoiHappy birthday @dreadnaut!!
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ArgammonHappy birthday @dreadnaut. Hoping you will recover quickly.
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SpoonboyHappy Birthday @dreadnaut! Stay foolish!
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CasHappy birthday, @dreadnaut!
Aug 4
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stanceboyCZepic fail replay
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Aug 5
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stanceboyCZNot the best, but that should be good enough
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stanceboyCZby the way, does anyone gonna release a new car mod? i’m really excited about Renault 5, and even some JDM cars.
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Victor Narl@stanceboyCZ, at the moment I only have this beta prototype of Renault 5, author Alain, it is very difficult to drive it yet, we will wait for the final version https://files.webmoney.com/files/WGcn0CID
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HerrNove@stanceboyCZ Have you already tried some of those made by Ryoma? (https://mega.nz/folder/1mJEwDCC#4k1vV5V8T_xgxcNidXV31w) There is more to drive than his, admittedly wonderful, Oxia. Also, the wiki (https://wiki.stunts.hu/wiki/List_of_cars) lists many models by other constructors.
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AlainAbout R5 turbo Prost, I'll release the car soon. For now it's a WiP, as for FranceStunts 2025 project. If possible, both could be released at the same moment, to drive the beast on the first FranceStunts track of the season. Soon™
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Alan RotoiI can't wait!
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stanceboyCZthanks a lot guys
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stanceboyCZi’m really glad that does exists modding community for this game, it’s something like with DOOM
Aug 7
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stanceboyCZit’s pretty insane the games that old does have mods
Aug 8
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Duplode@stanceboyCZ In our case, I guess it's down to the openness of the track editor planting the seeds for further exploration, plus the formats being accessible enough to reward it (even if they were undocumented at first). Plus of course years and years of slow and steady progress.
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Alain@stuntsboyCZ Except nobody yet intended building an art piece like myhouse.wad with Stunts lore. It would take mastering the non-Euclidean mathematics — which none of the Stunts modders I know have ever attempted — and weaving it seamlessly into the track design. To produce such a creation at the very pinnacle of Stunts knowledge, one would have to be a true polymath genius, the likes of which Stunts Valhalla has never seen before.
Aug 9
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DuplodeThe southbound straight with the second cork is an interesting puzzle with the LM002 on GAR.
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Aug 10
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AlainJTK ❤️🔥
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DuplodeHappy birthday, @JTK!
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Victor NarlHappy birthday, @JTK!
Aug 11
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MiDiaNYo are the other drivers sleeping? Drivers stopped sending replays after public days ended :S
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Victor Narl@MiDiaN, everyone went here https://www.raceforkicks.com/index.php?page=race&race=2025-08 join in, it's hot there now!
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afulloHappy late birthday @dreadnaut, and happy birthday @JTK! Is myhouse.wad that creepy map said to be published by a friend of the mapper after the latter's death?
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AlainExcited to finally release this tribute map. Last August I lost a good childhood friend of mine and took it pretty hard. When I was visiting my hometown for his funeral, I connected with his parents who shared with me some of his old belongings. Among them was a copy of an old map of his backed up on a 3.5” floppy from high school. Thomas and I were into amateur Doom mapping in the early 00s but I had never seen this map of his prior to uncovering it on one of the old floppy discs. As a way of paying tribute to him and all the great memories we had together, I took the plunge and installed Doom Builder in order to polish up his map and add a few modern amenities just for convenience sake. I haven’t touched an editor in over 15 years so it was quite a surprise to find out how easy mapping has become. I may have gotten a little carried away with these new UDMF features and, as such, the map is designed for GZDoom. From the text file: * Doom 2 - GZDoom, hardware renderer * 1 map: Not much of a challenge and roughly 10 minutes of play time. All difficulty settings implemented. * Jumping & crouching disabled, freelook is fine * Lots of Doomcute! Making maps of your house was all the rage back-in-the-day, but I feel like this is a pretty adorable and detailed tribute to my friend and a great way to share something of him with a community we loved. Miss you, Tom. Download myhouse.wad https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18Nx7kUQwmxUGoXqL6FiUwFY--up64fgo?usp=share_link
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AlainI was wrong. The map is using me.
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Spoonboy@Alain ZCT274 Mirage was pretty amazing for myhouse-esque illusions and tricks. I wasn't around in the early days, when tracks like this were more common. But for me it was a truly special experience, and felt like the pinnacle of what could be achieved with Stunts.
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afulloOk, it is indeed the map I meant. All the elements for a creepypasta are present: mysterious and unverifiable story, link to Google Drive containing poignant photos, an article with an obituary, two versions of the mod (a simple .wad and the full one in .pk3), disturbing atmospheres in the gameplay, multiple escape routes, etc.
Aug 12
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AlainThe kind of artwork that will be remembered. Not to compare with a basic .trk file with no depth. There's a mythology attached to this wad.
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afulloWith too many escape routes in Stunts you risk to make the game unable to recognize the correct paths and the finish line anymore, it happened on some tracks...
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AlainBe blissed my friend. Bliss can make a .trk file from a teapot.
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afulloYes, but the problem I mentioned does not concern the internal track editor, it arises while racing regardless of the editor used to build the track...
Aug 13
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Victor NarlAlain's new online competition is available here https://hyperionracingteam.rf.gd/fsc25/index.php
Aug 14
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AlecuRaced on the original 1997 Valhalla track! Link to video:
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AlainGreat tune! Great lap! WHEELS OF DOOM CRUSH BONE AND SKULL!
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Victor Narl@Chulk, hi. if you are here and are going to come back then i invite you to our team
Aug 15
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AlainHey @Stingray86 I wanted to remind you about the exciting and unmissable job opportunity that was offered to you by Hyperion Racing Team. This is a unique chance to join a dynamic and innovative team, and we believe your skills and experience would make you a perfect fit. If you haven’t already, I encourage you to review the offer and let us know if you have any questions or need further details. We’d love to have you on board!
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Victor NarlHappy birthday, @Ayrton!
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AlainMy greatest opponent! ❤️🔥 We miss you Ayrton!
Aug 16
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AlainTL;DR: A long whistleblowing message. I know someone (long in the past) already tried to hack zakstunts website. Let's publish a page covering the issue. As a non-exhaustive outline, such a page might cover: Access policy for replays Publication rules for .RPL files (private during the race, public after closing?). Storage location and access method (ideally outside the webroot, served via a controlled script rather than direct folder access). Non-predictable file naming (UUIDs) and, if applicable, signed or time-limited links. Server hardening & updates Regular updates (OS, PHP, CMS/plugins), least-privilege permissions, firewall/WAF, tested backups and restores. Protected administrative access (SSH keys, 2FA for admin/FTP/panels). Web-layer protections Site-wide HTTPS with HSTS, directory listing disabled, security headers (CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, etc.), download rate limiting and abuse detection. Integrity & auditability Checksums to verify the integrity of published replays. Logging and retention policy: what is logged, for how long, and for what purpose. Privacy & compliance What personal data is collected (accounts, IPs, emails), legal basis, retention period, data-subject rights, and a contact for requests. Vulnerability handling A dedicated security contact (e.g., security@…), responsible disclosure process, and indicative timelines for acknowledgement/fix; mention of any community bug-bounty initiative. Continuity of service Backup frequency, off-site storage and (if used) encryption, plus an incident recovery plan. We believe a concise public page covering these points would reinforce confidence, make collaboration with technical contributors easier, and serve as a reference whenever questions arise. Several retro-gaming communities are moving this way; as a historical reference, ZakStunts could lead by example.
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dreadnautHey @Alain, this is an interesting topic, in line with the long term project of opening up the ZakStunts source. Far too big to discuss in the shoutbox, want to open a forum thread, and we start from a list of problems to solve?
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MiDiaNSomething I have been wondering is, who has access to all the replays (including non-public) and all the forum sections (including team forums)?
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dreadnautZak, myself and Duplode have full access to code and data. Zak can also admin the hosting (or contact the hosting service, at least)
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MiDiaNOK it would be best to have team strategy talk outside of this site then, and upload replays on the last minute of the competition.
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AlainThanks for your answers!
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dreadnautIndeed, the whole ZakStunts community is built on trust, not technical perfection. And the competition itself, after all, is a cooperative game against the complexity of Stunts and life itself. But if one takes it strongly as a contest, well, contest culture is about zero-sum ethics, and no-one can be trusted. Not the world I want to live in, though, or the culture I hope to see reflected in this community.
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Alain"We are all shepherds", they say. Some people are born competitive and ethicless. Whistleblowing about critical vulnerabilities, I did my homeworks on the topic of building rock-bottom solid trust. No worst existential horror for a community than cooperating on sinking sands. I am waiting.
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Duplode@MiDiaN and @Alain I have posted a reply on the Forum, focusing on the site governance aspects: Notes on site adminship . Feel free to ask any follow-up questions you might have!
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AlainTo sum up my forum answer, 1. Open at least read only access to the github + 2. Deliver a page on zak.stunts.hu to present the website anti-vulnerabilities policy, and governance integrity practices. While also opening a contact link to heads up admins on any potential security breach.
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Victor Narl
Alain's new site for online competition is available here https://www.hyperionracingteam.win/fsc25/
Aug 17
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dreadnautI've updated the link on the portal. Note that you can start messages with [[fs25]] to include banner and link
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Victor Narl@Stingray86, hi. if you are here, Alain and I would like to invite you to join our new team
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Argammon@VictorNarl, I would like to invite you to the Stunts channel on Telegram. Many racers are there including your teammate @Alain. Would be great to see you there.
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Victor Narl@Argammon , although telegram is a russian messenger, paradoxically i don't have an account there yet. as soon as I register I will keep it in mind, thanks
Aug 18
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Shoegazing Leo1st later
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Shoegazing LeoSecond
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Shoegazing LeoThird
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Shoegazing LeoHmmmm
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Aug 19
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Duplode@Stingray86 Hyperion (Alain + Victor) has a message for you -- check the Aug 15 shoutbox archive, or your Forum PMs
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Aug 20
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AlecuAlso posted on Youtube 2 tricks I did in Stunts!
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Alan RotoiOh great! The two challenges! #rotoichallenge and the Leap of Faith! Congratulations @Alecu!
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DuplodeHappy birthday, @SteinViterbo!
Aug 21
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AlecuThank you @Alan Rotoi! I did them, but didn't posted them on Youtube! I have the replays also for them.
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Alain🌞 This is a great lap, @VictorNarl! ❤️🔥
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HerrNove@VictorNarl : I just PM'd you
Aug 22
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AlecuAlso I posted today this Stunts clip!
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AlecuAlso posted today another Stunts clip! Like I was playing it for 1st time in 2008!
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AlecuAlso found my old April 2014 replay, on the ZCT153 track. This replay dates from 21 April 2014. I posted it because of nostalgia. Car used is McLaren Honda MP4/4. Also as a fact, I raced on the Second Day of Orthodox Easter.
Aug 23
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Victor NarlI wonder who will win this time? Argammon again? Let's place our bets, gentlemen
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AlainFirst of all, let's all praise Mark Nailwood, and MiDiaN (AKA Tom Israels), our Divine Ancestral Stunts Gods. They were playing on 90s Stunts Contests and are still gently holding that wheel and massaging that sweet throttle like never before. Thank you! 💎🙌🏻
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Argammon@VictorNarl: I do not know who is going to win, but I think that @MiDiaN deserves his first Zakstunts victory. He has worked hard and improved considerably since the beginning of this season.
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DuplodeLive quiet replays reveal in half an hour at the chatroom!
Aug 24
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Mortimer McMireWow, surprising result carwise by Rolling Stunts! Guess everybody else missed some clues or we didn’t do our homework right!
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AlainAnother victory for Hyperion Racing Team! Congratulations @VictorNarl, champaign and Lambo! 🥂
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KyLiECongratulations to @Argammon and @MiDiaN!
This result reminds me of ZCT261.
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Victor Narl@Alain, thanks for the congratulations.
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AlainA great read and fuel for thoughts: Plaidoyer: Maintaining Fairness and Skill in Stunts
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MiDiaNWow, never thought of PG. Congrats to team Rolling Stunts! The huge bonus % on Audi and Lambo blinded me
But I'm happy with my sub 0:50 lap with Lambo. Also impressive run with Audi by @Duplode and @Alain, worth watching!
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AlainNowhere do I find a GAR season standing. Some racers would invest more time in GAR racing if there was one! Help me find the page if you know one! 🙏
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Alain"not less than 50% on the highway/above the highway" Notes Toward Fixing a Broken Meta: Plaidoyer: Maintaining Fairness and Skill in Stunts
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MiDiaNIf you are a mapmaker you can always put huge negative bonus on pg cars to eliminate the unorthodox style of driving.
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FrieshansenCongrats to all the guys on the podiums. What an awesome and surprising winning run - great work from Rolling Stunts!
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KyLiEThanks @Frieshansen and @MiDiaN!
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ArgammonThanks everyone! @MiDiaN posted a great lap once again, well done. Some context: The average "balanced bonus" difference between the Audi and the Countach is about 5 percentage points, but MiDiaN's driven time is much closer to the Audis than that. A special mention goes to my teammate @KyLie who managed to pull off a quite difficult PG lap. Last but not least, congratulations to @HerrNove for once again being the strongest amateur. Well done guys!
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AlainI rated your map one star @Frieshansen, it was allowing huge distortion between skilled and shortcut finder lap times. On a side note, still tracking the probable cheats and loopholes a cheater might exploit to undermine a fair and balanced competition: if you are a mapmaker don't share your maps in advance with other racers. It would be just lamentable and incredibly unfair to collude with a racer so that he knows the track in advance. But don't be pessimistic ("there's no fix to that") or naive (thinking it never happened in the past)! There is a simple fix to that collusion possibility: competition managers must -at least- change the first tiles of the map they receive. 🌞
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dreadnautI rated your map four stars, @Frieshansen: while I had little time to race I enjoyed the length, which made it easy to start a new lap when needed, and the well placed loops — not something to avoid, but an opportunity. I found the corner-tunnel-corner on the hill in line with the spirit of the track, but a bit frustrating! Interesting someone managed to find a viable PG route, something we had both reviewed and considered unlikely. Well, lesson learnt for next time, not something to beat ourselves up with. On to design other interesting tracks!
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Alain"something we had both reviewed and considered unlikely." I feel for you. But a simple solution is to use more unjumpable waterwalls my friends. ❤️🔥
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Duplode@Alain Have I unwittingly stepped into a time machine and landed back in 2002, for trying to frame shortcuts one dislikes as cheating to be back on fashion? Next we'll be debating the identity of Shortcut Finder... I'll reply about the suggestion to management at the end in a moment, on the adminship thread at the Forum: Notes on site adminship
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AlainThank you 🙏 (praying the Stunts Oracle to give us a balanced track for ZCT290)
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DuplodeResults confirmed! Congratulations to @Argammon, @MiDiaN and @KyLiE (this one does resemble ZCT261 a lot, including you beating me to a podium step by a whisker 😅), and to @HerrNove, @VictorNarl (also on the top of the GAR scoreboard with a very nice Countach lap!) and @MortimerMcMire on the Am podium. The new track will be up later today, so stay tuned!
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Victor Narl@Duplode, thanks for the congratulations.
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DuplodeThe final PTB chart for ZCT289 has been posted! ZCT290 will be uploaded shortly
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DuplodeUpdate finally complete! ZCT290 — Abandoned mine by @AlanRotoi is open for racing!
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AlainRace like the sun never sets! 🌞 Godspeed everyone!
Aug 25
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Shoegazing LeoThis is a paradox. It's abandoned, but it's mine.
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Shoegazing Leoaff
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AlecuRaced today on ZCT290 track! Again with my Porsche 962 IMSA!
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Alain@LeoRamone you remember I quit the game in 2007 because of the introduction of bonuses. I knew I was the canari in the abandoned mine game. Before them, impossible winning streaks were impossible and everyone had a balanced chance every month. Now look at the meta in 2025! The mine will soon be deserted without reform. Mark my words.
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AlainThe meta is broken. "There's a need to make non PG cars able to win the race." Again.
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Victor Narl@Argammon, I will really look forward to your Quiet RH in R4K, it ends today, I have already sent my RH
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AlainWe don't have many years of competition left, go to Dosreloaded https://dosreloaded.de/forum/thread/8169-4d-sports-driving-stunts-jahrescontest-2025/?pageNo=1 and Race for kicks https://raceforkicks.com/, take part at Dos game club https://www.dosgameclub.com/stunts-leaderboard/?page=overview create content like @Alecu and @Alanrotoi https://www.youtube.com/@alanrotoi or we will disappear slowly.
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dreadnautExploring 🌄
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Duplode@Alain I'm a bit confused now. I thought you had stepped back from Stunts at the end of 2006, right before I joined in 2007, and stayed away in 2008 (when ZakStunts rose from the ashes on the wings of a brand new and still experimental bonus system) and beyond, except for a brief comeback in 2009 (ZCT100 and ZCT101, two races with not a whiff of powergear, one of them won by your teammate at the time, the great Renato Biker)?
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HerrNoveI'm also confused, but because my time with the Lancia was 9 seconds slower than the one with the 962, effort being equal. And yet we see the yellow car on top. Now, @Duplode is obviously on another level than me, but I'm usually able to beat his showcase lap. I must have missed something big...
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AlainIt was a nice fight on ZCT289 @Duplode! I sent my quiet replay on the morning of saturday and you stroke back with a pride lap 20 hours later! Good job! Until next month, let's see who will be the best on the Abandoned Mine (I know I have a fair competition against you)!
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ArgammonHere comes the tractor...
@VictorNarl: I decided not to upload a RH replay to R4K this month. I am not sure whether or not I give NORH another go.
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AlainI will always remember your last day commitment! That's a good, healthy, close combat fight that I find very enjoyable ❤️🔥
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HerrNoveThe chromatic combination on the scoreboard keeps getting better, but I'm increasingly puzzled
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dreadnautLove the colours, I drove the Audi to add a cyan row earlier today. But now I should try and place it between the two same-colour cars 🤔 [edit] no, not happening with the Audi 😅
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Victor Narl@Argammon, what happened? are you scared of losing to a newbie from Russia in R4K? and what about your betting-promise?
Aug 26
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AlainThanks for bringing the domain back! Compensation for the downtime?
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AlainIf any racer want to applicate, two slots are free at our home, feel free to applicate, if you think you fit our high values at https://hyperionracingteam.win for building brotherhood & race memories!
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FrieshansenThanks for the Server upgrade an all the work you put in here @dreadnaut!
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Mark NailwoodJust a quick ride to see my name on the scoreboard.
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Mark NailwoodAnd a little improvement, with the tractor.
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Aug 27
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AlainThank you for refreshing my defective memory @Duplode ! meta was completely broken in 2008 anyway. Ayrton won 11 times, 80% of PG cars. I am waiting for your comment about that.
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Victor Narl@Alain, it was already clear that @Ayrton is the best lawn mower in the world, and is an absolute record holder in this regard!
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AlainLawn care workers deserve respect, Victor. They keep the field —and the scoreboards— neat! Where a lawnmower passes, young shoots dare not grow, as if Attila himself had decreed: 'Let no blade rise against me!' Ponder this wisdom, you stunt racers.
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AlecuAlso today I opened the nostalgia box and I driven on some old tracks made by me in the past, to be specifcally in 2008. Check out those in the video!
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Victor Narl@Alecu you should post a link where I can download your tracks. For example, Daniel3D and I collect tracks from different years
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Alan RotoiHe did @Victor. Here is the link: Some old tracks designed by me in the past Also if you like tracks you have a big collection here: https://zak.stunts.hu/downloads
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AlecuAlso for commodity and for who requested them, I posted the tracks on MediaFire! Download link for the tracks: https://www.mediafire.com/file/5swkjkw6ori3egt/My+1st+created+Stunts+Tracks.zip/file
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Victor Narl@AlanRotoi, thanks i downloaded it. Daniel3D has an even bigger collection than Zaktrackpak, I sent him a link to my tracks in PM but he still hasn't appeared on the forum
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AlecuAlso any opinion about my tracks? Did you enjoyed what can made a 7 year old Stunts Player in 2008? That Stunts Player was me!
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Victor Narl@Alecu, very good, decent and fun tracks. good for training certain elements
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AlecuAlso @Victor Narl, did you archived them? Also about the tries is because i forgot how to drive on them.
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Victor Narl@Alecu, yes my tracks are here https://files.webmoney.com/files/Okccd1Wn only they are very difficult and slow, almost not suitable for racing
Aug 28
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HerrNoveI think it's worth mentioning that the discussion on the rules for next season has started. Even racers who do not come to the forum regularly might want to have a look. ZakStunts 2026 could be the only chance to drive a new car without having to get a mortgage for that
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Victor Narlunfortunately i am disappointed in the game policy of this competition and have to leave the resource. i will leave today exactly at midnight in my local time (GMT+3) and no one will ever see me here again. i wish you to be kinder to each other and stay happy
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Alan RotoiI'm sorry about that @Victor. You have a great potential to exploit. Fortunately, this community exceeds ZakStunts so we can see you in the forum or other competitions, live races and, why not, testing a custom car you could build
Aug 29
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RyomaI saw that you speak about the XM for next year. I think, it's not a good idea. It's a comfortable car with 200HP but it's not design for the race. I'm afraid that this car will not in its element on Stunts and will useless.
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HerrNoveI see. I'd still like to see a Citroën in the lot, they are so rare in racing games. I'm sure we can find a good one among your creations.
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Erik BarrosHappy birthday @VictorNarl!
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ArgammonHappy Birthday @VictorNarl!
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ArgammonI see that you posted some impressive P962 replays @HerrNove!
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HerrNoveThanks @Argammon. I'm going to give it all to get those XPs!
Aug 30
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KyLiEGo for it @HerrNove! Nice work!
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