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As the title says, I got kicked because I went idle for a couple of rounds.

I'm the host, I started the missions, these level 200+ guys join and they have these ridiculous vehicles that can spawn in as your personal vehicle! All I get is my shitty supercar. Where's my buzzard? Why can't I call it? Why do they get these Sci fi vehicles and I can't call my damn chopper?

So, in light of this we go through about 5-6 games and I'm just driving to target, find out they already killed them, and I drive away again. Or I get a 3 star before I've even arrived and just lose the cops and we're done.

So on I think "you know what, I'm pretty hungry. I'll make some lunch" now normally I'd quit and go make lunch. But since I'm doing literally nothing on these missions anyway, I just thought I'd go idle. They won't even notice.

1st game, fine. 2nd game, I get kicked right after they've killed the target. I get sent a message that says they're just carrying me. Of course you're carrying me! I physically can't get there quick enough to contribute!!

I'm noticing this problem with a lot of games. If someone joins with a Deluxo or an Oppressor. You may as well not get in your car. They'll have the mission over with before you arrive. This is awesome for you without these vehicles! But c'mon, if I'm not able to contribute anyway why kick me for idling??

We need an unspoken agreement that if you join one of these missions with one of these vehicles, you're basically doing the mission yourself. So don't cry about it and just do it. It saves us players who don't have untold millions lying around and don't buy shark cards left and right from just playing driving simulator for however long we're grinding.



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He got a cool Honda, but I cannot recall the Supercar. I guess someone around here knows what it is :)



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2019 KTM X-Bow R Review: Just Speedin’ Away

“She said, ‘Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side. …’”

—Lou Reed, 1972

What does Ol’ Lou singing tales of gender-bending ’70s Manhattan have to do with me telling you about a genre-bending racetrack performance car?

To get straight to the point: Compared to the KTM X-Bow (say “crossbow”), your prized supercar languishing in the garage is morbidly obese. That’s right. Porsche GT Whatever, Ferrari Speciale Blah Blah, McLaren Anything, you name it. Fatsos. Porkers. The KTM is the 1,400-pound not-elephant in the room. No offense—KTM most definitely has entered automobilia’s wild side.

Sure, your porcine supercar has 500, 600, even 700 horsepower. And that’s just thrilling when you’re rocketing straight ahead; the power can overcome that extra load, for the most part. But when you turn or stop? There’s just no denying Sir Isaac’s Second Law of Motion. The greater the mass, the greater the force needed to move it. Or as the glass-half-full kind of guy that I am: The less the mass, the less the force required to move it.

In the high-performance automotive world, adding lightness just makes everything better, especially when it comes to changing directions. Corners. Twisties. My reasons for living. And if you’re reading this, you’re attracted to such things, too. You want to turn that wheel and feel those g-forces tug at you.

Your favorite supercars weigh well over 3,000 pounds. Now consider the relative freedom from the surly bonds of earth every time you charge into your favorite bend. But let’s go one step further: Let’s remove the cockpit. No windshield, no top. The wind/speed factor. Like my beloved motorcycles, the sensuality cranks up another notch but without the looming risk of road rash pain and injury. Just keeps getting better, you gotta agree. You’re walking on the wild side now, kiddo.

The X-Bow is constructed on a complete carbon monocoque tub that wraps clear up to shoulder height—incredibly strong and quite superior to steel tube frames. Fortunately, it also has deformable structures to dissipate crash energy, built to FIA GT racing standards. You sit in that tub and move the steering and pedals for fit. It’s twice as good at resisting twist as your lovely convertible is. I can feel that rigidity on track. Only the suspension moves; it’s a revelation.

And you can see that suspension working because it’s the pushrod type, partially exposed, with shocks mounted over the driver’s knees. This design reduces weight and aero drag in the suspension and allows sophisticated control of the spring rates through the angles of the rockers. Very race car. Not surprising because KTM worked with competition chassis manufacturer Dallara in creating its first four-wheeler.

Although there is a version that’s street-legal in Europe, the official launch here in the U.S. is for the X-Bow Comp R, intended only for the racetrack. Thus, the American version includes a fire extinguisher system, a front/rear brake balance adjuster, full safety harness and headrest, and more track-specific touches. MSRP is $104,500, which isn’t terrible for a full-on track weapon.

The triple-adjustable WP-brand shocks are also racy. Best to stick to factory settings or get a real race engineer. The potential is tremendous. A good shock tuner can get it just where you like it.

And I liked it. I sampled the X-Bow at Sonoma Raceway, an ideal circuit for this featherweight. This place almost never goes straight and hardly ever flat, either. The ups and downs and lefts and rights are relentless and greatly magnify what’s best about the car: its agility. Compared with the supercars of the world that I’ve hot-lapped with MotorTrend, it’s an entirely different experience, one much more akin to the Norma FIA P3 prototype with which we won the 25 Hours of Thunderhill just a couple years back.

The KTM is low and open. My sightline is only a bit higher than the green grasses of the Bay Area’s wet winter season. Wind rushes and whistles over my helmet, my face shield the only windscreen. With the center of gravity at about my belly button, I feel very much a part of the monocoque, not like I’m riding atop it. The minimal roll happens around me, not beneath me.

The steering is unassisted, like most everything on this KTM and like the Norma prototype’s steering. Response is instantaneous, but the ratio is not terribly quick. A good thing, in fact, because it might be too much. With the transverse mid-engine and short wheelbase, there is little polar moment. In other words, the X-Bow will change direction at the speed of thought. It enters quickly enough that higher-speed corners must be treated with some respect, lest ye get more than ye request. The downforce from the splitter and aero underbody helps keep it glued the rest of the way to the exit.

At lower speeds, I found the car a driftable delight. With some purposeful patience before going to throttle, the tail would begin a predictable slide through the middle of the corner, which I could then maintain with the copious midrange torque of the turbo 2.0-liter. Ever exit a corner and find yourself hoping a camera caught it? All I got was applause from the KTM instructor watching from Turn 11.

KTM claims the X-Bow scales at under 1,800 pounds; its Audi-sourced engine makes 300 horses in the Comp R and a tad more lb-ft of torque. For reference, the Lotus Elise Sport comes in about 200
pounds heftier with 83 less hp and a whopping 126 lb-ft less torque. So yes,
the X-Bow will pin your ears back coming off the slow corners. That TFSI direct-
injected engine has a broad 3,200-rpm gap between torque and power peaks, so it’s not picky about your gear choice, either.

And although there are six gears, the Audi box and shifter combo is not a high point of the car. Longish and rather vague throws lack the quick reflexes of most of the package. But there’s also a DSG dual-clutch version to try, well suited to keep up the boost and prevent costly and dangerous shift mistakes.

Big Brembos haul the wild thing down to corner speed, with that bias knob to fine-tune the setting. It’s all about the driver in the CrossBow, oops, X-Bow. There’s no ABS or traction/stability control. All you. It’s the real world, and there is even a race series planned for testing talents against your compatriots.

Its weight means it uses less of everything: brakes, tires, fuel, engine, tranny. Efficient speed and a real racing car experience, that’s the KTM X-Bow. I said, hey, babe, take a drive on the wild side.

2019 KTM X-Bow R
BASE PRICE $104,500
VEHICLE LAYOUT Mid-engine, RWD, 1-pass open roadster
ENGINE 2.0L/300-hp/309-lb-ft, turbo DOHC, 16-valve I-4
TRANSMISSIONS 6-speed manual, 6-speed twin-clutch auto
CURB WEIGHT 1,750 lb
WHEELBASE 95.6 in
LENGTH X WIDTH X HEIGHT 147.2 x 75.4 x 47.3 in
0-60 MPH 3.9 sec (mfr est)
EPA CITY/HWY/COMB FUEL ECON 30.2 mpg (mfr est)
ENERGY CONSUMPTION, CITY/HWY 109 kW-hr/100 miles (mfr est)
CO2 EMISSIONS, COMB 0.62 lb/mi (mfr est)
ON SALE IN U.S. Currently

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What was the first song everyone listened to when they bought their first supercar? Maybe I'm the only one like this but personally when I bought my first (Ferrari 458 Spider) I listened to Famous by Puddle of Mudd.



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I‘ve seen so many by now and I‘m always asking myself: how? They‘re around 20 years old and drive a car I could never afford in a lifetime.



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I’ve seen these questions come up over and over. Maybe this will help.

1.How do I get on the server?

You have to apply for a whitelist at Nopixel.net. Applications are currently closed but should reopen in some small way soon. (They said 1-2 weeks from the community meeting last week.) Put time and thought into your application if you want a chance. Many of the 4000 apps they got were thrown together and easy to deny.

You don’t have to be a streamer or have previous roleplay to be accepted.

2a Why only 32 slots?

No Pixel uses 5M framework which only allows 32 players. The OneSync mod which allows 64 players is currently unstable for No Pixel.

No Pixel will be migrating at some point to the Rage framework used by servers mostly in Europe which will probably start with 100 or 150 slots but it’s still being coded.

2b Why not more servers?

Servers need staff especially cops and admins to keep the quality high. Koil does put up 2 servers. It’s just not that simple to throw up mod servers.

  1. Who is Koil?

Koil is the server owner, developer and community leader. He coded ~80% of the current server last year over about 2000 plus hours. He’s owned No Pixel servers since Arma 3 if not before.

  1. Is No Pixel mod available on other servers or for sale?

No. It’s only in Koil’s servers and he can’t sell it under the 5M agreement with Rockstar if he even wanted to.

  1. What is priority?

No pixel has different levels of priority queue. Certain jobs like judge, cop, EMS have priority. Other players have priority levels based on roleplay. Certain streamers have priority as well.

  1. Why does the server scuff?

Koil thinks it’s poor internet connections and packet loss from some players. I have no idea.

  1. Who runs the server?

Koil and the No Pixel admins (Hon and Jesse) and staff (don’t know them all) There is a trusted group of players that meet weekly with Koil to discuss the state of the server. (I’m not listing them because i don’t know them all.)

  1. Who codes the server? Can I help?

Koil is the lead and codes the server onstream.TheSin01,Slash, Blurry Penguin, Slb2k makes3D environments. (Sorry if I forgot anyone let me know)

If you want to help, make something cool for the server and post it to Koil’s discord as your application.

General RP questions: 1a What is roleplaying?

Roleplaying is collaborative, improvisational storytelling created by players who create and play their characters in the story. The story is the point in RP, not winning or losing a situation. RP also develops and changes relatively unpredictably.

1b What are the fundamental rules?

a. Value your life. (NVL) If someone has a gun to your head act accordingly.

b. Value the lives of others (RDM or VDM) Initiate a situation with the other players if you intend to use potentially lethal force. No shooting, stabbing, etc (Random Death Match) or running someone with a vehicle (vehicle death match) without talking/warning first.

c. Don’t abuse game mechanics (powergaming) pretty obvious but one example would be killing an AI to get their gun.

d. Certain areas like the military base are off limits. Police stations are assumed to be staffed so no attacks on the police station.

  1. Is [___] streamsniping?

No. Built into the game are alarms and AI alerts for police. News reporters get alerts of crimes. Viewers think players are hard to find, but they truly aren’t.

  1. Can I tell a streamer what’s happening in another stream they aren’t currently part of?

No. That’s metagaming. Players can and should only use information they find out in game for themselves. Don’t ruin the story for them or their chat by spoiling what is happening elsewhere. You may think you’re helping but you aren’t.

  1. Can there be dirty cops?

No, not allowed and the cop would be removed.

  1. Will the cops get faster cars?

No. Criminals can get away from cops and get warrants. It only becomes aids for the server if people stop playing their characters and everyone becomes a supercar driving bank robber. That’s GTA online, not storytelling.

  1. What is the 4 person rule?

To keep the server balanced, only 4 people are allowed to be acting together in a group in an active situation. A hostage doesn’t count because they are acting against their will. Note: “fake” hostages break the NVL rule.



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As the title says, I got kicked because I went idle for a couple of rounds.

I'm the host, I started the missions, these level 200+ guys join and they have these ridiculous vehicles that can spawn in as your personal vehicle! All I get is my shitty supercar. Where's my buzzard? Why can't I call it? Why do they get these Sci fi vehicles and I can't call my damn chopper?

So, in light of this we go through about 5-6 games and I'm just driving to target, find out they already killed them, and I drive away again. Or I get a 3 star before I've even arrived and just lose the cops and we're done.

So on I think "you know what, I'm pretty hungry. I'll make some lunch" now normally I'd quit and go make lunch. But since I'm doing literally nothing on these missions anyway, I just thought I'd go idle. They won't even notice.

1st game, fine. 2nd game, I get kicked right after they've killed the target. I get sent a message that says they're just carrying me. Of course you're carrying me! I physically can't get there quick enough to contribute!!

I'm noticing this problem with a lot of games. If someone joins with a Deluxo or an Oppressor. You may as well not get in your car. They'll have the mission over with before you arrive. This is awesome for you without these vehicles! But c'mon, if I'm not able to contribute anyway why kick me for idling??

We need an unspoken agreement that if you join one of these missions with one of these vehicles, you're basically doing the mission yourself. So don't cry about it and just do it. It saves us players who don't have untold millions lying around and don't buy shark cards left and right from just playing driving simulator for however long we're grinding.



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2019 KTM X-Bow R Review: Just Speedin’ Away

“She said, ‘Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side. …’”

—Lou Reed, 1972

What does Ol’ Lou singing tales of gender-bending ’70s Manhattan have to do with me telling you about a genre-bending racetrack performance car?

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Sure, your porcine supercar has 500, 600, even 700 horsepower. And that’s just thrilling when you’re rocketing straight ahead; the power can overcome that extra load, for the most part. But when you turn or stop? There’s just no denying Sir Isaac’s Second Law of Motion. The greater the mass, the greater the force needed to move it. Or as the glass-half-full kind of guy that I am: The less the mass, the less the force required to move it.

In the high-performance automotive world, adding lightness just makes everything better, especially when it comes to changing directions. Corners. Twisties. My reasons for living. And if you’re reading this, you’re attracted to such things, too. You want to turn that wheel and feel those g-forces tug at you.

Your favorite supercars weigh well over 3,000 pounds. Now consider the relative freedom from the surly bonds of earth every time you charge into your favorite bend. But let’s go one step further: Let’s remove the cockpit. No windshield, no top. The wind/speed factor. Like my beloved motorcycles, the sensuality cranks up another notch but without the looming risk of road rash pain and injury. Just keeps getting better, you gotta agree. You’re walking on the wild side now, kiddo.

The X-Bow is constructed on a complete carbon monocoque tub that wraps clear up to shoulder height—incredibly strong and quite superior to steel tube frames. Fortunately, it also has deformable structures to dissipate crash energy, built to FIA GT racing standards. You sit in that tub and move the steering and pedals for fit. It’s twice as good at resisting twist as your lovely convertible is. I can feel that rigidity on track. Only the suspension moves; it’s a revelation.

And you can see that suspension working because it’s the pushrod type, partially exposed, with shocks mounted over the driver’s knees. This design reduces weight and aero drag in the suspension and allows sophisticated control of the spring rates through the angles of the rockers. Very race car. Not surprising because KTM worked with competition chassis manufacturer Dallara in creating its first four-wheeler.

Although there is a version that’s street-legal in Europe, the official launch here in the U.S. is for the X-Bow Comp R, intended only for the racetrack. Thus, the American version includes a fire extinguisher system, a front/rear brake balance adjuster, full safety harness and headrest, and more track-specific touches. MSRP is $104,500, which isn’t terrible for a full-on track weapon.

The triple-adjustable WP-brand shocks are also racy. Best to stick to factory settings or get a real race engineer. The potential is tremendous. A good shock tuner can get it just where you like it.

And I liked it. I sampled the X-Bow at Sonoma Raceway, an ideal circuit for this featherweight. This place almost never goes straight and hardly ever flat, either. The ups and downs and lefts and rights are relentless and greatly magnify what’s best about the car: its agility. Compared with the supercars of the world that I’ve hot-lapped with MotorTrend, it’s an entirely different experience, one much more akin to the Norma FIA P3 prototype with which we won the 25 Hours of Thunderhill just a couple years back.

The KTM is low and open. My sightline is only a bit higher than the green grasses of the Bay Area’s wet winter season. Wind rushes and whistles over my helmet, my face shield the only windscreen. With the center of gravity at about my belly button, I feel very much a part of the monocoque, not like I’m riding atop it. The minimal roll happens around me, not beneath me.

The steering is unassisted, like most everything on this KTM and like the Norma prototype’s steering. Response is instantaneous, but the ratio is not terribly quick. A good thing, in fact, because it might be too much. With the transverse mid-engine and short wheelbase, there is little polar moment. In other words, the X-Bow will change direction at the speed of thought. It enters quickly enough that higher-speed corners must be treated with some respect, lest ye get more than ye request. The downforce from the splitter and aero underbody helps keep it glued the rest of the way to the exit.

At lower speeds, I found the car a driftable delight. With some purposeful patience before going to throttle, the tail would begin a predictable slide through the middle of the corner, which I could then maintain with the copious midrange torque of the turbo 2.0-liter. Ever exit a corner and find yourself hoping a camera caught it? All I got was applause from the KTM instructor watching from Turn 11.

KTM claims the X-Bow scales at under 1,800 pounds; its Audi-sourced engine makes 300 horses in the Comp R and a tad more lb-ft of torque. For reference, the Lotus Elise Sport comes in about 200
pounds heftier with 83 less hp and a whopping 126 lb-ft less torque. So yes,
the X-Bow will pin your ears back coming off the slow corners. That TFSI direct-
injected engine has a broad 3,200-rpm gap between torque and power peaks, so it’s not picky about your gear choice, either.

And although there are six gears, the Audi box and shifter combo is not a high point of the car. Longish and rather vague throws lack the quick reflexes of most of the package. But there’s also a DSG dual-clutch version to try, well suited to keep up the boost and prevent costly and dangerous shift mistakes.

Big Brembos haul the wild thing down to corner speed, with that bias knob to fine-tune the setting. It’s all about the driver in the CrossBow, oops, X-Bow. There’s no ABS or traction/stability control. All you. It’s the real world, and there is even a race series planned for testing talents against your compatriots.

Its weight means it uses less of everything: brakes, tires, fuel, engine, tranny. Efficient speed and a real racing car experience, that’s the KTM X-Bow. I said, hey, babe, take a drive on the wild side.

2019 KTM X-Bow R
BASE PRICE $104,500
VEHICLE LAYOUT Mid-engine, RWD, 1-pass open roadster
ENGINE 2.0L/300-hp/309-lb-ft, turbo DOHC, 16-valve I-4
TRANSMISSIONS 6-speed manual, 6-speed twin-clutch auto
CURB WEIGHT 1,750 lb
WHEELBASE 95.6 in
LENGTH X WIDTH X HEIGHT 147.2 x 75.4 x 47.3 in
0-60 MPH 3.9 sec (mfr est)
EPA CITY/HWY/COMB FUEL ECON 30.2 mpg (mfr est)
ENERGY CONSUMPTION, CITY/HWY 109 kW-hr/100 miles (mfr est)
CO2 EMISSIONS, COMB 0.62 lb/mi (mfr est)
ON SALE IN U.S. Currently

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