Questions From The Internets

One cool thing you get to do when running a blogo-site is you can see search engine terms people use to get to your little corner of the Internets. Often, these are lost souls on a wayward journey, searching for answers in this crazy mixed up world. According to my information, 99% of them just want to know how to hit 200 MPH at that one track. Still, I'm a nice guy, so I figure if Google decreed that my site provided the best answer to a question, I should probably actually answer that question. Without further ado:

"nascar the game inside line how to get the gen 6 cars"
According to rumor, Gen6 paint schemes and body styles will become available very shortly after the release of the first patch. Since the patch came out today, that should mean we get it any day now. Try to forget the fact that the patch was 3 months late. Aaaannnny day now.

For more information on how the Gen6 DLC will work, try to decipher this official news post.


"how to make a texaco racing car on nascar the game inside line"
The Texaco Havoline car is an iconic NASCAR paint scheme. It's relatively simple to make, but there is one hang up - the Texaco star logo. You could manually make a 5 point star, but there's an easier option. Using the in-game fake money/credits you earn in career mode, you can purchase decal-packs under the "Rewards" menu. Purchase the "All Stars" pack to get different star shapes, including a basic star that works perfectly for the Texaco logo.

When designing your custom paint scheme, create a custom brush. The bottom layer should be a large red circle. Then add your recently purchased star decal on top in white. Then add a capital "T" in Red on top of that. From there, you just need some yellow and/or red-orange trim, basic yellow text saying Havoline, a number, and whatever manufacturer style you prefer. Easy peezy.

 Thunderbird grill not included.

Unless, of course, you're one of those people who remember Davey Allison's old white and black paint scheme. Then things get a bit more complicated.

Shit.

That's it for now. Except for questions about that track which rhymes with Zalladega.

#28 Texaco Havoline Ford Thunderbird

Here's a paint scheme test using the new paint shop in NASCAR The Game: Inside Line. I decided to go with a relatively simple scheme like the old Davey Allison/Ernie Irvan #28 Texaco Havoline Ford Thunderbird. It was fairly easy to make a custom "brush" for the front grill and Texaco star logo. The fonts in the game are still somewhat limited, however. It would take a lot of fiddling about to make this quick mockup look better. Still, not a bad start.

Once again, I found I had to make a custom Ford logo, because apparently it hasn't occurred to Eutechnyx that we might want to include manufacturers in our custom paint schemes. Also, the different manufacturers still have different body styles, even though they are supposed to be the uniform COT, rather than the new Gen6 car. As a result, this Ford is actually a Chevy in game, because the Ford body style includes annoying grill indentations that mess with logos on the nose.

One good thing NTG:IL has going for it with custom paint schemes is the option to include all of those small contingency sponsors on the side/nose of the car automatically. They can be turned on or off, and they even thoughtfully left room for you to include more if you want. They definitely deserve credit for that. It was a pain to put them in place for NTG:2011.