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1998-12-19 15:52:00
Another Member and some stuff - Errol
We have yet another member, Bucko, he has made one of the biggest discoveries so far, this will totally change editing. This is the discovery:
You don't need to make Pix files, at all, as soon as you've edited the tif file to your liking, save it as a TIF into a directory call tiffrgb. Then, when you start up carma2 it'll make all the pix files for you, saves ages of editing. Also, it makes the pix files the correct size, thusly reducing filesize. Our new member is also a dab hand a java and has made the random logo thing, which is pretty sweet. Oh, before I forget, you can download FatMax by clicking HERE, you can get Seths new car, the Carmageddon Spirit by clicking HERE. There's probably some more stuff which I've forgotten, so check back later. Oh, here are some pics of the Carmageddon Spirit :

1998-12-18 22:40:00
Oh yeah, I forgot - Errol
I have a few cars here ready for testing and then they will be posted for download, but until the below problem is sorted I can't test them, we also have a few new members, WHobbs is the guy who made the Eagle GTS, what I thought was the first skin for the demo version of Carma 2. I have been told that it was the Black Magic which was the first demo skin. And B.G. Z.j. my little newshound, who's gonna be snooping around other C2 sites to find me some info for my updates :)

1998-12-18 22:23:00
Why ? Why ?? Why ??? - Errol
Well, it seems that the phone bill wasn't enough, now my computer is turning against me. Everytime it try to run Carmageddon 2 I get an error. Anyone know what's causing this error or how to fix it ?? I've tried uninstalling it and reinstalling a few times now, all I can think of is a complete format and then reinstall everything, I don't want to do this as otherwise everythings running perfectly, whoops, just jinxed myself. Errol over and out, probably forever knowing my luck. Oh, before I go, I've been making some more logos, check out the Toxic Rager logo page, this will probably be updated once a week with more logos. Now, Errol Over and Out.

1998-12-18 15:07:00
Jabbering, lots and lots of it. Maybe - Errol
The site is getting more and more festive by the day, not only do we have christmas lights we now have a slightly more festive logo, festive in that the white stuff is supposed to be snow :) Coming soon is some more crazy christmas crap, maybe even a new skin. You just don't know :) Anyhoo, we now have a trouble shooting section, this should help all you people having problems getting the Green Machine and the Blue Rat working. Seths skin is nearly done, he hasn't finalised a name as yet and Ratty is doing some screenshots at the moment, so I have no more info on this car. That's about it, Errol over and out

1998-12-17 19:18:00
New Member and Festivity - Errol
We have a new member, Firgt 2wipe is our ped guy, he'll also be helping with the car side too. Do you like the lights ?? They work in 800x600 res but I doubt in anything else, anyhoo, Errol over and Out

1998-12-17 09:20:00
Oh My God, How Much ????? - Errol
Well, the phone bill arrived this morning. My part of the phone bill was a wopping £171.23, this has put a serious hole in my savings and kinda screwed Christmas as I was going to buy all my presents this week and I only have 73p to do it with. Hmmmmmmm, well, due to this my time online is going to be seriously cut back, daily updates will still continue but files will only be uploaded on weekends. This means that cars, peds and other stuff will only be available to download from the weekend onwards. I'll be online between the times of 11pm (GMT) and 12pm (GMT), so if you've emailed me, that's when I'll be replying and be available for talking to on ICQ.
Fat Max will be available from download this weekend as well as a guide to creating peds, if you found making a new skin hard then I'd keep away from ped editing, talk about longwinded. Anyhoo, Errol over and out.

1998-12-16 23:33:00
Ped Pack - Errol
Work has already begun on our first ped pack, this is as much information as I'm going to divulge, for now anyway :) Editing peds is alot harder than editing cars due to he lack of templates among other things. We still haven't been able to make a new animal. I think I'm now able to edit any artwork within the game, I'll get back to you on this. Only problem is we can't view the artwork before altering it which is a major setback, so, any programmers out there, please please please try and make a pix/p8/p16 file viewer, it'll make editing sooo much easier. I'm redoing the Fat Max and then I'm going to release him, he'll probably be ready for download by the end of the week, but you know how I am for sticking to release dates :) Anyhoo, that's about it, Errol Out

1998-12-16 20:20:00
Fat Max ?? Who the hell is Fat Max ??? - Errol
Well, once again, I do a post saying it'll be a long time before ped editing is possible and look what happens :) Fat Max is the first new ped for Carmageddon 2, it's still pretty, very in fact, basic. Just the Driver of the Eagle 3 as a ped, he replaces the Fat Bloke in the Junkyard levels. If you don't believe me, check out these crappy screenshots:

1998-12-16 17:02:00
Stuff, lots of stuff, NOT - Errol
Well, pretty slow news as such, our ped template is still very sketchy and to make a decent ped from it is near impossible. We're not having much luck on the other fronts either. Without a template it is very hard to do anything. Seth has started work on his new skin, I have no idea what it's called but when I do, I'll let you know. As of 1pm (GMT) Friday I finish work for Christmas, expect updates a plenty as I become more and more bored :) On my Total Annihilation site, Tonic Ragers, I got a name for myself by doing updates that had absolutely nothing to do with anything, I'm gonna carry this on here. Soooooo, if you think Ricky Lake is a complete babe and know of a groovy picture site email me. Thanks guys :)

1998-12-15 17:24:00
Editing Section, anyone seen an Editing Section ??? - Errol
Give me an E, give me an D, give me an I, give me an T, give me an I, give me all the other letters, and what have you got ??? ELEPHANT, umm, no, EDITING SECTION. As you may have guessed, the Editing Section is up and running. It'll take you through the creation of a new door for the Eagle3, from which it is easy to work out how to make the rest of the car. So, all you people who've been gagging for a chance to make a new skin, get your asses over there :)
Slowly, but surely the site is nearing completion. All old news is in the News Archives, the downloads are in the Car Editing Tools section and the Green Machine and the Blue Rat are in the Our Cars section.
And finally, if you create a new skin, or you work something out that will benefit the Carmageddon 2 editing community. Email me. I'll set some new sections up as the emails start pouring in :) Thats about it, ummm, yeah, that's it. Just email me and stuff, I need some feedback. Errol Out

1998-12-14 21:50:00
9pm? What was I thinking ? And! A new member - Errol
Me and my big mouth. I said I'd never finish the Green Machine and guess what ?? I've finished it :) The Green Machine is made up of about 90% new or edited textures. Please, let me know what you think. Anyhoo, this is what you want, the link. Get the Green Machine by clicking HERE. Oh, and, before I forget, click HERE to download the Blue Rat. In all respects the Blue Rat is the FIRST skin for the full Carmageddon 2 but I didn't feel like releasing it before mine :) Anyhoo, the editing section is under construction and should be up this weekend at the latest, along with the rest of the site. Plus, Seth has joined us here at Toxic Ragers, he will be helping with our future skins and such

1998-12-14 16:52:00
Taking longer than expected - Errol
Well, due to factors unknown to me when I started this car, my Green Machine ain't gonna be finished any time soon. This week at least. So, should I tell you guys how to edit or not ??? Hmmm, this is a tough question. Should I finish my car first, thus being the first person in the world to release a new skin, and at the same time be a selfish eejit. Or, should I tell you guys and risk becoming an unknown member of a games editing life. This has already happened to me twice, I helped in the creation of editing utilities for both Grand Theft Auto and Total Annihilation and then became one of the unknown thousands of game editors out there. I really need some sort of mental uplift at the moment. This would give me that required boost. I know, I'll talk to Ratty, and then tonight, about 9pm GMT, come back to see what I have decided to do. Probably be a new section up and running, tutorials or How to or summit, I ain't decided yet. Anyhoo, you know how I feel, please don't hold this against me. Errol over and out.

1998-12-13 22:49:00
Long Time, No Update - Errol
When I said an example of your work, I didn't mean a skin, any pic will do, so, send them in if you wanna be a Toxic Rager. The Green Machine is VERY near done, sooooo, keep on coming back. Ummm, we had a mention :) check out Livewire Gaming Network.

1998-12-10 22:18:00
Work Continues - Errol
The Green Machine is nearing completion, should be available for download this weekend. Ratty is currently making me some screenshots so these should be better quality than mine. If you want to join Toxic Ragers, please send an example of your work to me, this'll make my decision easier. That about wraps it up, oh yeah, this is the only page of the site that's up, the navbar is really just to hold the counter at the moment :) The site'll be completely up when the GM is finished

1998-12-09 19:56:00
The Green Machine and the Blue Rat - Errol
Well, work on the first two new skins for Carma 2 is groovy, below are the latest pics for the Blue Rat and the Green Machine, please, we need more artists, drop me a line. We are working on many ideas at the moment, the best of which is being able to change the skins for other cars that the Eagle 3. Sweet. :) Anyhoo, here are the pics of those cars, I don't have a groovy 3d card so my screenies are crap, soooo, if you want to give me a Voodoo 2 or some money, email me ;)

1998-12-08 18:27:00
Alive And Kicking - Errol
Online and looking good, yep, we hit the net today, the FIRST Carmageddon 2 skin editing group. I'll try and update the site every day with progress on my car, The Green Machine, and other stuff. We have also worked out how to edit peds, although not well :) We're looking for artists, if you wanna join Toxic Ragers, drop me a line. That's about it, keep on Raging :)

1998-12-06 20:18:00
Toxic Ragers, the First and the Best - Errol
Well, here we are, Toxic Ragers, the first editing group for Carmageddon 2. For all you people who play Total Annihilation, you may notice a similarity between this site and the unit editing group, Tonic Ragers. This is because Tonic Ragers is our sister site. Half the site isn't up yet, actually, this is the only page, so keep coming back. Ummm, not much news as yet, the Green Machine is doing quite well, check out the below screenshots.