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Woah, now that looks sweet!  Look forward to running some laps this evening.


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Head over to the MXB-Mods website and grab one of the bike paints that includes custom rim.

MXB-Modes Bike Paints

You need to extract the contents of the RAR file you downloaded in order for the game to find/load the track upon initialization.  I would suggest installing 7Zip, it's free and will open/extract any type of compressed file.
7-zip Downloads

Download the track and copy the RAR file to your tracks folder, then right click and choose "Extract Here".  You can then delete the RAR file after the content has been extracted. 

That's it, the track will now be playable in MXB.

I have no problem with others playing in 3rd person.  Hell, you can play in 2D view as long as you keep churning out such killer track renditions:).

Your note about the cam being locked sparked a thought.  If Piboso could still have it target the same part but when accelerating, maybe having the cam zoom slightly backwards and then opposite (zoom in under braking) that might really enhance the cam?  Or at least add this as an optional view option for 3rd person.  Off = Fixed, On = Float?

I agree with being able to adjust FOV and/or cam position to something like Close, Standard, Far.  I think multiple choices rather than one stock 3rd person would be a nice feature. 

I understand that the majority of players prefer either of the 1st person camera views, myself included. 1st person provides the best simulated look/feel of being on a bike and IMO is a far more exhilarating experience in MX Bikes. In fact, currently it's the ONLY way I can recommend anyone to play the game.  1st person is able to convey the feel of riding on the edge when really pushing the bike, especially when hammering the bike out of a corner.  That sensation of acceleration is superb!! Along with the incredible depth to the learning curve, this game beckons me to play every day. 

Conversely, 3rd person does just the opposite . It almost seems like you are riding in slight slow motion.  Kind of like an old school racing game where the only cue between driving at high vs low speed at full throttle was the rate at which your surroundings were passing by IE: Road Rash, LOL. That's the best way I can describe this view mode.  I've been desperately trying to convince a group of "casual gamer" friends to purchase MX Bikes for a while now but more than half of them will only play in 3rd person.  Unfortunately, after trying the demo (some several times over the past few years), they just can't stand the 3rd person cam.  I don't know what can be done to improve the feel of this camera but I have to think it could result in a fair number of new sales for Piboso if the experience was even close to 1st person.

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Hell yeah, can't wait to spin some laps on this tonight after work .

Want to first say major props to Piboso and the wonderful mod creators.  Been playing MXB off/on since B5 but the current version is just wonderful .  To the point that all I think about during the work day is getting home and running tons of laps.

Find myself following the Steam page reviews/discussions daily and one common topic that comes up is "where do I download tracks, bikes, paints, etc and how to install them".  I know that several users have kindly offered instructions, which is great and I truly appreciate the MXB-Mods website.  However, I think that the process may be frustrating for newcomers that aren't exactly PC savvy.  Hell, I'll admit that when I first start playing, having to wade thru pages of forum posts trying find a particular mod was never the most fun, especially after finally locating the post and discovering the download link was broken.   

So..... my suggestion is for Piboso to utilize the Steam Workshop option for many reasons.
- It provides a centralized location to download all approved MOD content and the user doesn't have to venture outside of Steam.
- Any mod the user wants to install is a simple one-click add to the game, brain dead simple.
- The user is auto-notified of revision updates to any installed mod. 
- Users can post comments for a mod, providing feedback for others and the mod creator.
- If a user attempts to join a server running mods they don't have, they can quickly install them from the workshop in a few minutes.
- Let the user choose drive and location of Mods folder to be used.  More on this below.

I know the recommended default mod installation process is to use the Mods folder under Documents.  However, this isn't the best solution IMO. It's still commonplace for PC's to have a smaller primary drive (OS and core software) and then larger secondary drive for storage/games.  Fortunately, I've found that you can install mods in the MB Bikes steam folder and this works perfectly.

Anyway, thanks again for this incredible game that provides so much depth.  For an old guy (51 ) who started riding in mid 70's (1st bike was a 73' KTM 100 GS shared with two older brothers) slowly progressing in MX Bikes brings back fond memories from my youth.

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Sweet!  You have been crowned .

Had the same problem and was able to completely fix the issue with a thorough cleaning of the stick(s) per the following YouTube video.  Honestly didn't think it would work but much to my surprise it did .  Amazing how a tiny but of grime build up can cause this issue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqHJFEnbZLQ


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