[Bass GS]

Wow, the trailer's awesome. I like it! Cool effects with the beat, too.

[aotsukisho]

The Nadeshico project (well, my side at least) is put on hold til at least this weekend... I have to work something out to rerecord the first two races, and possibly the rest as well.

Keep up the work on the script, Shin!

If I have time, I'm gonna fiddle with Premiere Pro's export settings to see if I can get the bitrate better.

[Bass GS]

Cool, can't wait til it comes out...

[katsu]

GAH now I am working on the script in an episode format so itll take longer!! Its not just something you see on the internet...it'll be like a real episode...just different...you know what I mean...

[Bass GS]

What do you mean, episode format? How's that different from other things?

[katsu]

longer story...like...idk like longer more story to go with the races...wa more

[Bass GS]

oh, okay.

by the way Shonen, how's the work coming along? Did it go well that weekend?

[Sayonara]

Bass, I think when Shin means episode format and more stories, he probably means an OVA format, sorta like story arcs.

Keep up the good work you guys! w00t! ^__^;;

[katsu]

Yes yes we're working on the character intro...it'll have the information about Sho and Nadeshico. Might be out tomorrow.

[aotsukisho]

lol, 'tomorrow' means 'a week later'.

direct from Shin said:

Aotsuki Nadeshico (青月 なでしこ)
Car-AE85 Levin SR
Color-Grey
Team-Akina SpeedStars
Age-18
Gender-Female
Birthdate-March 28
Favorite Color(s)-Whatever looks good!!
Music Genre-Eurobeat, anything that sounds good
Measurements- 36-24-32
Likes-Driving! Looking for hot guys...but usually hot guys find her... Takumi
Dislikes-Crappy driving, eggplants, hot guys who're assholes

Aotsuki Sho (青月 少)
Car-FD3S
Color-White
Team-???
Age-22
Gender-Male
Birthdate-September 16
Favorite Color(s)-White, Black, Silver
Music Genre-Eurobeat and Classical
Likes-Being at the top, driving,his little sister and how hard she works to ovrcome him, poetry
Dislikes-Fangirls...unless their beauty isn't just skin deep...they have to be nice...REALLY nice, anyone who tries to harm Nadeshico

[Sayonara]

Haha, I have a feeling Sho Aotsuki sounds like someone I know...but it looks like it's turning out really great you guys! ^__^

[katsu]

Thanks! I've kinda been slacking off a bit, but i'll be working on it to make it full of content! Again thanks for your support!!

[Bass GS]

I can't wait til this summer, lol. The first ep should be awesome, keep up the good work!

By the way, Shonen, you said you have all the sounds set up? Mind posting up samples or sneak previews?

ps. I hate eggplants too.

ps. number 2. Shininamaru, it may just be my crappy monitor, but your sig is really dark, and it looks like there's a huge blank black spot in the middle of your signature.

[aotsukisho]

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By the way, Shonen, you said you have all the sounds set up? Mind posting up samples or sneak previews?

Uh, I don't have any samples to post up yet. I haven't started the actual recording, I have to figure out which way would be the best way first.

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ps. number 2. Shininamaru, it may just be my crappy monitor, but your sig is really dark, and it looks like there's a huge blank black spot in the middle of your signature.

It's your crappy monitor lol, it works fine on all three monitors I tested it on (one lcd and two crt)

Here's the specs for Nadechan and Shokun's cars, by the way:

NADESHICO
Make: Toyota
Model: 1984 Corolla SR5
Chassis: AE85 Levin
Engine: 4A-GEC DOHC 1587cc 16v I4 (swap from AE86)
Mods: Single bolt-on turbo and upgraded exhaust on engine swap
Power: 192hp, 146 lb-ft
Background: A college freshman, Nadechan spends her free time either studying, looking for hot guys, and driving or fixing up her beloved SR5.
Trivia: Really loves her older brother, and is really happy when he helps her out with homework, chores, her car, etc. but also has an intense rivalry with him. She's trying to find him a girlfriend though (without him knowing), cause Sho never seems to get out of the house much other than to race....
More about the engine: Sho offered Nadeshico an experimental 13B-MSP/RE twin-rotor multiported Wankel for use in her Hachi Go, but she declined because she wanted to put a Toyota engine into her Toyota. She currently runs a 4A-GE swapped from a AE86 Levin Sho found in a junkyard. Sho helped her tune it up, port it, and add the turbo.

SHO
Make: Mazda
Model: 2002 RX-7 RZ Type-A
Chassis: FD3S
Engine: Three rotor 1962cc Wankel (experimental Mazda engine)
Mods: ENGINE, custom ECU and upgraded exhaust. Triple-plate clutch and custom trasmission with adjustible gear ratios. Also has race suspension and sway bars, full custom body kit that reduces drag coefficient.
Power: 364hp, 378 ft-lbs
Background: Sho has been working as a rotary mechanical engineer for Mazda for a year, and has access to various testing equipment that he uses. However, with all the work he's doing, he hardly gets time to race anymore....
Trivia: Loves his sister dearly, and will do just about everything for her (except lose on purpose ). He spends a lot of his money on his sister, and help her out with lots of things (especially automotive). ie. he's a rich smart guy. He's single, but makes no real attempt to get a girlfriend..
More about the engine: It's an experimental engine based on the 20B-REW from the Eunos Cosmo. Sho is currently R&D'ing this engine apart from this job at Mazdaspeed, but if it's successful he'll integrate it into his work. He had originally salvaged a 20B-REW from a junkyard some years back, but found that part of it (especially the two outside rotor chamber walls) was damaged. Following the example of the RENESIS sideporting, he then custom made his own, side-ported outer chamber housings. The middle chamber remains peripheral ported. Sho used the lighter rotors from the RENESIS in his 20B, and got a race-spec ECU which is programmed to provide variable timing depending on rpm. This, and the composite alloy housing/eccentric shaft allow this engine to rev up to 9000rpm, whereas the original 20B-REW's redline was at 8k. The forced induction is done by a (custom) medium-boost sequential twin turbo. This is the max output of his car, but since he prefers drifting this is kind of overkill. He usually detunes his car to around 300hp for a mountain pass race.

[Sayonara]

Wow, you really have their bios up and running. Pretty soon these can actually be real people. Keep it up you guys!

P.S. (haha, I stole Bass's line) Can't wait until summer than!

[Unyo-kun]

omg rofl 3 rotors whoaaa.... *starts car* *BOOM~!*

[viper2681]

You guys should totally have a n00b driver trying to learn how to attack the mountain passes by copying Sho. He'd be like Itsuki, only worse, but never crashes. He could drive the RPS13 180SX. I'm no good with names, though...

[aotsukisho]

^ Heh, good idea. I wonder if Shin can incorporate that into the story.

http://initiald.sega...ss/car/all.html
List of all the cars in the game. I'd suggest either a 180SX (RPS13) for a poser, or if you wanna go with a guy with money but no skillz, then an Impreza STi (GDB) or Lancer EvoIII (CE9A).

[katsu]

Okay I came up with a girl. She buys a yellow Altezza in hopes of getting Sho's attention.

[aotsukisho]

^ did you figure out her name yet?

Yellow RS200 burns eyes! Ricer! lol

I need to find a better video management program, apparently the one I'm using right now doesn't allow both that and Premiere Pro to be open at the same time. :\

Oh, and pin FTW.

[Bass GS]

What's an RS200?

And I thought the RX-7 series was stopped in 1995? Is the 2002 model made up or what?

[aotsukisho]

2002 was the last year for the RX-7, it was a Japan-only release of the best and final RX-7. There was three 'tunes' for it, the Type-A, Type-B and Type-C. I can go into further detail, but let's just say that from the factory, the Type-A RX-7 Spirit R (RZ) was the best car Mazda ever made. Quite possibly the best stock FR car ever made in Japan.

and an RS200 is a Toyota Altezza, known in the US as the Lexus RS300. Look here, it's on the Initial D Special Stage website.
http://initiald.sega.../car/sxe10.html

[Bass GS]

Oh cool. What's the specs on the Spirit R? from the factory, I mean. and what's the tunes?

I want one.

Nobody's gonna drive the SW20 in Nadeshico? I like the SW20.

[katsu]

Uh no. SW20 is a very good car, but sorry it's a car I don't like very much and I want my characters driving harder-to-drive cars than normal people. ......Ok thw SW20 is a pretty hard car to drive ,but there's Kogashiwa. He's quite big in the story. Unlike Nobuhiko. Nobu is quite minor and less known. His car also has six gears and is looked at as a luxary car more than a race-type car. The Altezza also matches the "rich girl" look for the new character. I might put in a SW20, but that's only as the Altezza's opponent. BUT, It's gonna look exactly like the one Kogashiwa drives.

[aotsukisho]

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The Altezza also matches the "rich girl" look for the new character.

NSX? lol.... yeah, yeah, I know there's no NSX in SS...

First ep under way... slowly under way...

[Bass GS]

Hey guys, I'm back. Spring Break wasn't too much fun, no computer. No SW20? Oh well, that's ok. I like the Altezza too, so that's good with me.

[viper2681]

This reminds me when I went to visit Sho the other day. I had seen a Lexus RS300 earlier that morning with the Lexus name stuffs taken off and replaced with Altezza. One slight problem with this:

It still had Lexus rims.

Same thing with an Infiniti G35 I saw about three minutes before getting to Sho's room to have m4d Trojan Rabbit..umm...watching....thing...

[aotsukisho]

^ lol, usually the first thing ricers do is swap rims. Usually to some fugly ass, rediculously large shiny as hell thing.

Ew, G35. My uncle has one, and I still don't like it. : <

By the way, the sound recordings from Nadeshico have to be postponed until I'm finished with midterms... which is next week, hopefully...

[katsu]

No problem. Speaking of the noob driver that gets really good there's gonna be three and they will own the shiznizzleforizzle outta the people at Irohazaka.

They are
Sakura/桜-Kinda rich and wants to learn to race like Nade-chan. (Altezza)
Arashi/アラシ (translates roughly into storm)-Shy, reserved girl that thought drifting was beautiful.(AP1)
Lili/リリ (pronounced riri)- likes cute looking things and thought drifting a Cappuccino and outrunning them would be cute.

[aotsukisho]

Arashi reminds me of Mako.

....and what happened to the noob 180SX driver?