MattyDienhoff's Mafia Car Guide

by **Csu** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 3:08 pm

Hey Matty, awesome progress so far, this is looking very hopeful, I hope it'll be soon finished. As for some addition, I'd like to advice you including the Real Car Names as well, I mean what are the names of these cars in reality.

Also, as far as I know the cars have an 'official' top speed, yet their actual top speed is different. Which did you include, and what about including both?

Sights · by **MattyDienhoff** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 12:48 pm

I forgot all about the real names.

But that's a good idea.

The top speeds, yes. I'm using the correct ones from the Car Top Speed List by d00d. (I hope you don't mind d00d!)

I see no sense in including the official ones from the carcyclopedia. They're wrong. But I will probably include a note detailing this in the guide. :o--

by **Csu** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 2:55 pm

Yeah never mind that was just a suggestion but I realise now that it is wrong. It would be useless to have two maximum speeds, the real one is perfectly enough, you are right. :WT

But I think the other idea with the Real car names is a good one!

Sights · by **MattyDienhoff** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 12:20 am

Okay, the Lassiters have been added, 'cept for the V16 Police, I forgot to take it's picture, lazy me!

!

by **Mobster666** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:55 am

Very interesting stuff about the cars.

by **Mustang440** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:22 am

Go Matty

This car guide is wonderful. Maybe you could add the pictures of real cars?

by **Fruffles** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:08 pm

Very interesting idea... |:)

If Matty could get the info on that, I could find the cars for him...it's easy... :WT

Sights · by **MattyDienhoff** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 2:54 pm

Mustang440 wrote:Go Matty This car guide is wonderful. Maybe you could add the pictures of real cars?

Perhaps.

As I go along I reorder the way it's laid out. I'll take your suggestion into consideration.

by **Mafioshi** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 11:18 pm

Awesome Matty, truly a marvle! I just read the Lassiter section. I'm sure the game creators would be proud!

Hope you add the Police soon!

Regards,

M.Y.

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*EDIT: If you don't mind Matty, I could search the web for good car pics! It'll save you some time. :WT

As long as you credit me for finding them, of course! :)P

I'll PM you as I find them... I'll send you the Fords(Bolts) first, and so on...

Mafia Yoshi

by **Fruffles** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 12:48 am

He hasn't decided if he's going to that stage yet, Yoshi. So don't start before he says yes, otherwise you could be wasting a lot of time...

by **Mafioshi** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 5:14 am

Well, if he dosen't want to, then I suppose I'll make my own topic for the real life pictures of the cars instead...

But like you said, he hasn't decided yet...

Sights · by **MattyDienhoff** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 9:25 am

No, I don't think I will. It's a bit hard to explain, but it's because I don't know how i'd fit it into the layout.

If anyone has any ideas though, I'd like to hear them. What I was thinking was maybe have the pictures of the cars at the end. Or along side of the in-game picture. But I'm still not quite sure.

by **Csu** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 9:34 am

The way it is designed currently is good, though I think implementing the real car pictures would be a nice idea as well. You'd just need to change the whole layout for that.

As I said earlier, seeing how big would this database be, I'd say the best layout is a kind of 'book' form, and not a simple top->botton list of cars. The book would contain just one brand of cars on one page and another brand on another page. Then the page would look like this:

[align=center]BRAND NAME
Descriptions
in-game car photo ---------------------------------- real car photo[/align]

What do you think? Surely, for that you'd need to have it in a .doc or .pdf form, and not as a forum topic...

Sights · by **MattyDienhoff** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 6:37 am

I've added the two Ulver's and their related information.

by **Mustang440** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:16 am

Csu suggested a good layout and I think I could help you with the pictures (and if you need the real car values like the engine, top speed and ect.). If you decide to do it just email me spitfire@splius.lt :)^