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kronbrandt
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After taking into account what I read here and in rattle's tips thread (link in first answer by casualsto, thanks!) I managed to figure it out. To make it succinct:
Idiot's guide to the frustrating-est race on ice:
- start by looking in the right direction and press run buttons while still rooted (there is a lag of sorts there before the game accepts the command after "starting" the race) - this will give You a headstart, especially as the first part is a pretty straight run.
- try to avoid the snow unless You want to break - it slows You down noticeably
- to stop and reorientate jump >without pressing any direction<. You will still move a full jump length by "inertia", then stop when hitting ground. Try changing direction mid-flight for the next corner. (instant recovery after land, unlike rolling)
- You can cut corners and overshoot a little (maybe half a jump length off the markers) but try not to as snow-stepping eats up time. Only cut corners where it actually saves time.
- the evil snowmen are >not< part of the race. Don't race while they are around.
- if nothing else helps, run off the track immediately, fail, and restart till You have no competitor.
- equipment and Q-forms have no noticeable effect on the slide mechanic. Q-forms are sometimes smaller and thus easier to keep on track.
Original Post:
Greetings,
like everyone I'd like to get my Christmas ship, like, it seems, many others (as it is even mentioned in the wiki...) I am too stupid to do the friggin' race. Please help me.
While I got better at navigating the course with some practice I am totally unable to outrace the competitors (So far mainly spiders, one furry thing, a fat breen and a skinny breen...). The statement on the wiki that my normal, non-run "jog" is faster than their movement is plain wrong. Don't know what kind of buffs people are using, but as they are mentioned seperately I was assuming a normal, non-winterlympics-trained toon could do it without special equipment... but I have to run, and even doing so I can barely keep up. What's the trick? Walking backwards? (I already manage to slide the corners running well enough, stay out of the snow, mostly, cut corners I am allowed to cut and have tried getting a Q transformation. Still too slow.) Compared to the other events of this sort this one seems rediculously hard (as in an actual challenge...) - so where's my mistake? Special event shoes mandatory?
Idiot's guide to the frustrating-est race on ice:
- start by looking in the right direction and press run buttons while still rooted (there is a lag of sorts there before the game accepts the command after "starting" the race) - this will give You a headstart, especially as the first part is a pretty straight run.
- try to avoid the snow unless You want to break - it slows You down noticeably
- to stop and reorientate jump >without pressing any direction<. You will still move a full jump length by "inertia", then stop when hitting ground. Try changing direction mid-flight for the next corner. (instant recovery after land, unlike rolling)
- You can cut corners and overshoot a little (maybe half a jump length off the markers) but try not to as snow-stepping eats up time. Only cut corners where it actually saves time.
- the evil snowmen are >not< part of the race. Don't race while they are around.
- if nothing else helps, run off the track immediately, fail, and restart till You have no competitor.
- equipment and Q-forms have no noticeable effect on the slide mechanic. Q-forms are sometimes smaller and thus easier to keep on track.
Original Post:
Greetings,
like everyone I'd like to get my Christmas ship, like, it seems, many others (as it is even mentioned in the wiki...) I am too stupid to do the friggin' race. Please help me.
While I got better at navigating the course with some practice I am totally unable to outrace the competitors (So far mainly spiders, one furry thing, a fat breen and a skinny breen...). The statement on the wiki that my normal, non-run "jog" is faster than their movement is plain wrong. Don't know what kind of buffs people are using, but as they are mentioned seperately I was assuming a normal, non-winterlympics-trained toon could do it without special equipment... but I have to run, and even doing so I can barely keep up. What's the trick? Walking backwards? (I already manage to slide the corners running well enough, stay out of the snow, mostly, cut corners I am allowed to cut and have tried getting a Q transformation. Still too slow.) Compared to the other events of this sort this one seems rediculously hard (as in an actual challenge...) - so where's my mistake? Special event shoes mandatory?
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Many of us here have been doing this for so long we do it on auto pilot pretty much, but unless you can learn to take the slipperiness of ice into account you wont do well at this one.
Looking at your OP you are hindering yourself as well by keeping away from the snow as you can cross some bits of snow without penalty and in many cases it is best to do so.
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Double click to roll for better time.
Jump for and even better time. This one takes practice as u need to take your fingers off the movement keys when u do it.
You can also cut some points of the track(it's not as strict as the pvp race) and run round some at full pelt.
With a bit of practice you can try and beat the npc that spawn with the player starts b4 u.
If all else fails eventually u'll get no opponent.
the winter boots won't make much of a dif as they give u aprox the same effect as running on the ice.
Honestly, this is the only 'trick' I ever need. Makes the race impossible to fail. Just run normally like the NPC isn't even there and when you start to lose control, double tap into a roll and start running again.
You'll be surprised at just how easy it becomes.
Good luck!
I’m happy to hear you got it down.
It’s the same every year too, so once you have it down.. you’re set year after year.
Things I want in STO:
1) More character customization options such as more clothing options, letting the toon complexion affect the entire body, not just the head. Also a true RGB color picker applied to all costume and appearance options, which would allow for true appearance customization and homogenous colors instead of "this same exact color looks vastly different on two different pieces."
2) Bridge customization, not bridge packs. Let us pick a general layout and adjust the color palette, console appearance, and chair types, as well as more ready room layout options.
3) Customizable ground weapons, i.e. The aesthetic look of phaser dual pistols but they shoot antiproton bolts. For obvious reasons this would only apply to standard ground weapons.
4) For the love of Q please revamp Plasma Ground Weapons. They look like demented Supersoakers right now.
5) True Vanity Impulse and Deflector effects similar to Vanity Shields.
6) A greater payout for hitting T6 Reputations. Currently it takes more time and resources to get from T5 to T6 than it does to get from nothing to T5. Make that grind really pay out at the end.
7) Mirrorverse Refugee event similar to AoY/Delta/Gamma, complete with new Mirrorverse recruits for all factions.
8) Independent Faction, because yo ho yo ho a pirate's life for me!
This protection is not extended to you if you attempt to race without an NPC opponent, because it's "untimed" you are given full freedom to engage the snowmen, etc., but are still bound by the restriction of staying on track...
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This is the big one - you can 'run' just fine and do a roll anytime you need to change direction.
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Step 2: Run in straight lines
Step 3: Jump just prior to each curve
Step 4: Turn while mid jump
Step 5: Let off throttle mid jump
Step 6: Repeat in straight lines until finish.
You can beat the NPC just doing straight lines. The competitive race requires drifting and other skills.
Just keep disqualifying yourself till you have no opponent then you can walk the whole race.
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Tried it last year they are immune.
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Your NPC opponent will be quite close behind you and might actually briefly pass you a few times but you should win. A bit more practice and you will be able to time your jump and make your turn in mid air so you are ready to run in the new direction as soon as you land. The key is that you must quit running before you land, and not resume running until you touch down. If you have a movement key pressed at the moment of landing you will just slide, negating the instant stop effect of the jump, only now you are even closer to the boundary than before.
As others have mentioned, you can practice the race any time you like as the track is always there. It took me a number of tries to finally get it down, but once I did, it's now second nature. I regularly pass the opponent of the person ahead of me now.
To me, the worst part is where the pop-up comes saying "They're entering the final stretch!" when you are only half way done! Half the course is not the 'final stretch'!!! And it's been saying that for years!!!!
...Seriously, this game's input lag is just so that it's a 50/50 shot, with the exact same timing, that I'll either clear the pit or backslide straight in. It's recoverable, but anyone with a clean run will get ahead of you. Gotta hope one of those ice barriers throws them off or they misjudge a turn.
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Pretty sure this is for the 'other' race to get Q tokens and not the PvP one to get Eppoh tags.
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Things I want in STO:
1) More character customization options such as more clothing options, letting the toon complexion affect the entire body, not just the head. Also a true RGB color picker applied to all costume and appearance options, which would allow for true appearance customization and homogenous colors instead of "this same exact color looks vastly different on two different pieces."
2) Bridge customization, not bridge packs. Let us pick a general layout and adjust the color palette, console appearance, and chair types, as well as more ready room layout options.
3) Customizable ground weapons, i.e. The aesthetic look of phaser dual pistols but they shoot antiproton bolts. For obvious reasons this would only apply to standard ground weapons.
4) For the love of Q please revamp Plasma Ground Weapons. They look like demented Supersoakers right now.
5) True Vanity Impulse and Deflector effects similar to Vanity Shields.
6) A greater payout for hitting T6 Reputations. Currently it takes more time and resources to get from T5 to T6 than it does to get from nothing to T5. Make that grind really pay out at the end.
7) Mirrorverse Refugee event similar to AoY/Delta/Gamma, complete with new Mirrorverse recruits for all factions.
8) Independent Faction, because yo ho yo ho a pirate's life for me!
I agree. This race is as un-fun as anything I have encountered so far in STO - and that's saying alot.
I'm not going to get the stupid Breen ship, either.
And from now until the event ends I can run the race on any character to collect 40 marks of my choice... I will probably only do this for the two characters I created in 2017 though.