Thursday, August 8, 2019
Crowdfunding for PT accomplished.
Finally, the crowdfunding for Project torque rivive is accomplished by the many backer who donate the campaign!
https://projecttorque.racing/product/project-torque/#wpneo-tab-baker_list
IT is not sure but someone said it is at leaset about 2 to 4 weeks to relaunch the game itself.
Also it maybe no real car for license contract issue.
Anyway, congrats!
Friday, August 2, 2019
Project Torque CrowdFunding
It has passed already 10 years since Level/R start the service and 5 years since LeverlR/Heatonline discontinued.
During these period, some users try to start new community and crowd fund for leverl-R like game like Tuning Evolution and so on but it is finally failed.
this year, 12th of JULY 2019 it is announced for Project torque crowdfund on the web i witnessed on FB. They need $10000 to buying the publishing right.
https://steamcommunity.com/games/1112400/announcements/detail/2536008342723904427
FB https://www.facebook.com/ProjectTorqueRacing/
Stream community https://steamcommunity.com/games/1112400/announcements/detail/1592502868843934659
But stream community they call it Go Fast ONline. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1112400/Go_Fast_Online/
I wonder the issue of territorial license and licensed cars, server maintainance cost. Anyway I hope It will be well back with like Creo version. They should omit Sumo mode or archade ,and fun mode which ruined Level-R.
*クラウドファンドは、失敗した場合は諸経費を除いて払い戻しされますので、この際昔のLRの住人の方は試されてはいかがでしょうか？ 現在のところ、4500＄/＄10000とのことで、進捗50％との事です。
https://steamcommunity.com/games/1112400/announcements/detail/2536008342723904427
FB https://www.facebook.com/ProjectTorqueRacing/
Stream community https://steamcommunity.com/games/1112400/announcements/detail/1592502868843934659
But stream community they call it Go Fast ONline. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1112400/Go_Fast_Online/
I wonder the issue of territorial license and licensed cars, server maintainance cost. Anyway I hope It will be well back with like Creo version. They should omit Sumo mode or archade ,and fun mode which ruined Level-R.
*クラウドファンドは、失敗した場合は諸経費を除いて払い戻しされますので、この際昔のLRの住人の方は試されてはいかがでしょうか？ 現在のところ、4500＄/＄10000とのことで、進捗50％との事です。
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Kickstartar campaign of Street Tuning Evolution.
It has passed one year and half since Heat Online had closed their service
https://heatonline.wordpress.com/
And These years there are some small movement to take back levelR/project torque/Heat Online.
One of the famous campaign is Street Tuning Evolution kick startar campaign. During the movie of kickstartar campaign of the Street Tuning Evolution , there are some LevelR movie, track and cars though they emphasiss on it is new SLRR. with "UNREAL ENGINE4"
other youtube video bout STE https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Street+tuning+evolution)
the campaign had cancelled because of less fund, 538 backers $23788/$150000
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/473961744/street-tuning-evolution
811 people 34689usd/150000USD
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/street-tuning-evolution-car-building-racing
On the facebook still some ppl want to take back Levelr or more.....
https://heatonline.wordpress.com/
And These years there are some small movement to take back levelR/project torque/Heat Online.
One of the famous campaign is Street Tuning Evolution kick startar campaign. During the movie of kickstartar campaign of the Street Tuning Evolution , there are some LevelR movie, track and cars though they emphasiss on it is new SLRR. with "UNREAL ENGINE4"
other youtube video bout STE https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Street+tuning+evolution)
the campaign had cancelled because of less fund, 538 backers $23788/$150000
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/473961744/street-tuning-evolution
811 people 34689usd/150000USD
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/street-tuning-evolution-car-building-racing
On the facebook still some ppl want to take back Levelr or more.....
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Level R German closed?
According to the HEAT Online official forum, Level-R EU run by Gamigo Hamburg will shut down their Level-R server ;(Feb-10-2012 11:08)
http://heatonline.com/index.php?option=com_agora&task=topic&id=1883&Itemid=93
http://assets.cdn.gamigo.com/maintenance/de/forum/showthread.php?t=16138
Personally, It means it is no profitable to run Level-R service for publishers that is the reason why they all shut down altough they spent huge investment on it. So-called Owa-con.
I sometimes suggested that this game free-to-play nerd cars is faster than money-paid real car.
So, the so-called refugees where do they go? Maybe heat online? Im not sure.When Speed online Russian server service had closed, they did account transfer. It is good idea.
http://migration.heatonline.com/
http://heatonline.com/index.php?option=com_agora&task=topic&id=1228&Itemid=93
German Level-R server they didnt procedure account transfer for Japanese when Level-R original server Japan closed ,although They did "welcome campaign" for ex-PT players.
If Heat online will accept account transfer for ex-Project Torque and Level-R Japan players they will have more and more player.
http://heatonline.com/index.php?option=com_agora&task=topic&id=1883&Itemid=93
http://assets.cdn.gamigo.com/maintenance/de/forum/showthread.php?t=16138
Personally, It means it is no profitable to run Level-R service for publishers that is the reason why they all shut down altough they spent huge investment on it. So-called Owa-con.
I sometimes suggested that this game free-to-play nerd cars is faster than money-paid real car.
So, the so-called refugees where do they go? Maybe heat online? Im not sure.When Speed online Russian server service had closed, they did account transfer. It is good idea.
http://migration.heatonline.com/
http://heatonline.com/index.php?option=com_agora&task=topic&id=1228&Itemid=93
German Level-R server they didnt procedure account transfer for Japanese when Level-R original server Japan closed ,although They did "welcome campaign" for ex-PT players.
If Heat online will accept account transfer for ex-Project Torque and Level-R Japan players they will have more and more player.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
IP Ban Rebel Alliance ?
It had passed 9 months since I had made a post. These years I no longer play n follow the issue of Level-R, I got to know new statement in April by Invictus.
-----quote :http://www.invictus.hu/news/ip-ban-rebel-alliance-----
IP Ban Rebel Alliance
Issued: 14 April 2011
Invictus Ltd. has decided to free Level-R and its look-alike variants from the chains of the IP Ban.
"When we started Level-R with Gamepot Inc. in Japan back in 2005 we had no idea where it will grow. All our contracts were IP-limited and it worked well until one of the operators broke the rules. After a long fight players were the ones who suffered the most. And it was our company to drive the nails into them according to legal regulation. Now rights are back in our hands and we would like to ask our players forgiveness with a present they have always desired: free access to their game." said Ákos Diviánszky, the producer of Level-R at Invictus-Games Ltd.
It is a hard job as the current exclusive licenses are still in effect. - some of them for years!
So Invictus-Games is calling this Rebel Alliance into being - Invictus-Games offer all joining operators free access to the so far unlicensed territories. In addition members of the alliance grant free access to each others exclusive territories.
The first operator joining the Rebel Alliance is Innologin Ltd. with Heat Online. Shared territories will certainly introduce race between operators - to protect them Invictus-Games will limit server location and if requested, language selection.
-----quote end-----
There are too many question in their annoucements.
Im not sure which company they refer to ? All our contracts were IP-limited and it worked well until one of the operators broke the rules. Maybe, A*** game e******* in the United States or not ?
Now rights are back in our hands;
It can assumed that So-net/Gamepot withdraw from Level-R and they would finished the contract with Invictus, judging from the So-net IR releases I will show as follows . I dont have any primary sources which the contract between Gamepot (the rightholder except north America, (2005-2010?)) and Invictus(developper2005-) had finished or not.
・2010.06.26 so-net IR release of 2009.
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/corporation/IR/individual/presentation/pdf/20100626.pdf
P30 Level-R description http://levelrs-projecttorque.blogspot.com/2010/07/so-net-ir-press-release-and-level-r.html
・2010.07.31 So-net commentary IR release
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/corporation/IR/event/individual/pdf/20100731.pdf
Page 30. they still introduce about Level-R
・2010.10.27 Secondary/midium IR release
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/corporation/IR/library/presentation/pdf/10_2q_handout.pdf
P17”不採算タイトルからの撤退”(Withdrawal from a games which have no profit)
P18-20 Level-R no longer in their line up in the page
・2011.05.09. IR release report on March 2011
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/corporation/IR/library/presentation/pdf/10_4q_handout.pdf
P24 ”不採算タイトルからの撤退”(Withdrawal from a games which have no profit)
P25-29 Level-R no longer in their line up in the page
There are still question about the gampot and level R. The other publishers which they had contracted and published level-R in their local servers, they still use Gamepot logomark. As far as I know the last cooperate/distribute contract procedure between Gamepot and Unalis. (Taipei/Taiwan company) http://lvr.unalis.com.tw/ and Gamepot commits the contract. Also, those Level-R's website, they still use Gamepot logomark, except North America server of Heat-online.
Checking each Level-R official sites, they still use Gamepot logomark too.
・European Championship Level-R http://levelr.gamigo.com/
http://levelr.gamigo.com/images/gamepot_logo.jpg
・Taiwan Level-R called "R進化”（Level-R Evolution） they use Gamepot logomark too.
http://lvr.unalis.com.tw/
http://lvr.unalis.com.tw/images/index/cop.jpg
・Russian Level-R called Speed Online (Скорость Онлайн) use Gamepot logomark too.
http://www.zzima.com/so/
http://www.zzima.com/files/upload/12069.png
・Indonesian Level-R called "fast black, they use Gamepot logomark too.
http://www.onelife.web.id/fastblack/front.php
http://www.onelife.web.id/fastblack/images/companies.png
・Level-R Thailand , which is already closed, still use Gamepot logomark.
http://levelx.winner.co.th/guide/ShowGuide.asp?id=15
IP Ban Rebel Alliance
It would Invictus's ambitious to deprive customer from local exclusive license holder present days. To joining IP ban Rabel Allience it promotes small local market player join to the big market servers. I think no one want to play small local server unless they have no ip-ban restrictions. For local publishers, the allience is bad for their profit. It seems that Invictus name being mad unless Invictus should buy up or pay back money which local publisher invested so far, if they claim IP Ban Rebel Alliance. The Rebel alliance seems the sneak trap by Invictus for the invictus of the Invictus for their profit.
Finally, I no longer plays and follows the issue of Level-R. My loving STi Impreza on Project Torque wasn't transfered to EU Server when Gamigo level-R lifted the ip-block for Japanese. The game is no longer worth playing because it becomes too childish and arcade like and no fun, no exciting to race. . So It may last post about this Level-R blog
Original Opening Movie of Level-R.
It was sure that Level-R was the one of great game till Creo version so far. The game got super-high reputation with cool opening movie. If they still have Creo version phisics with many real cars it would be great game and It still attracts many racers. But...Finally matured Japanese player and the game market answered NO to level-R. Thank you for Gampepot and Invictus giving us the wonderful opportunities. Also Thank you all who following my blog so far.
-----quote :http://www.invictus.hu/news/ip-ban-rebel-alliance-----
IP Ban Rebel Alliance
Issued: 14 April 2011
Invictus Ltd. has decided to free Level-R and its look-alike variants from the chains of the IP Ban.
"When we started Level-R with Gamepot Inc. in Japan back in 2005 we had no idea where it will grow. All our contracts were IP-limited and it worked well until one of the operators broke the rules. After a long fight players were the ones who suffered the most. And it was our company to drive the nails into them according to legal regulation. Now rights are back in our hands and we would like to ask our players forgiveness with a present they have always desired: free access to their game." said Ákos Diviánszky, the producer of Level-R at Invictus-Games Ltd.
It is a hard job as the current exclusive licenses are still in effect. - some of them for years!
So Invictus-Games is calling this Rebel Alliance into being - Invictus-Games offer all joining operators free access to the so far unlicensed territories. In addition members of the alliance grant free access to each others exclusive territories.
The first operator joining the Rebel Alliance is Innologin Ltd. with Heat Online. Shared territories will certainly introduce race between operators - to protect them Invictus-Games will limit server location and if requested, language selection.
-----quote end-----
There are too many question in their annoucements.
Im not sure which company they refer to ? All our contracts were IP-limited and it worked well until one of the operators broke the rules. Maybe, A*** game e******* in the United States or not ?
Now rights are back in our hands;
It can assumed that So-net/Gamepot withdraw from Level-R and they would finished the contract with Invictus, judging from the So-net IR releases I will show as follows . I dont have any primary sources which the contract between Gamepot (the rightholder except north America, (2005-2010?)) and Invictus(developper2005-) had finished or not.
・2010.06.26 so-net IR release of 2009.
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/corporation/IR/individual/presentation/pdf/20100626.pdf
P30 Level-R description http://levelrs-projecttorque.blogspot.com/2010/07/so-net-ir-press-release-and-level-r.html
・2010.07.31 So-net commentary IR release
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/corporation/IR/event/individual/pdf/20100731.pdf
Page 30. they still introduce about Level-R
・2010.10.27 Secondary/midium IR release
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/corporation/IR/library/presentation/pdf/10_2q_handout.pdf
P17”不採算タイトルからの撤退”(Withdrawal from a games which have no profit)
P18-20 Level-R no longer in their line up in the page
・2011.05.09. IR release report on March 2011
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/corporation/IR/library/presentation/pdf/10_4q_handout.pdf
P24 ”不採算タイトルからの撤退”(Withdrawal from a games which have no profit)
P25-29 Level-R no longer in their line up in the page
There are still question about the gampot and level R. The other publishers which they had contracted and published level-R in their local servers, they still use Gamepot logomark. As far as I know the last cooperate/distribute contract procedure between Gamepot and Unalis. (Taipei/Taiwan company) http://lvr.unalis.com.tw/ and Gamepot commits the contract. Also, those Level-R's website, they still use Gamepot logomark, except North America server of Heat-online.
Checking each Level-R official sites, they still use Gamepot logomark too.
・European Championship Level-R http://levelr.gamigo.com/
http://levelr.gamigo.com/images/gamepot_logo.jpg
・Taiwan Level-R called "R進化”（Level-R Evolution） they use Gamepot logomark too.
http://lvr.unalis.com.tw/
http://lvr.unalis.com.tw/images/index/cop.jpg
・Russian Level-R called Speed Online (Скорость Онлайн) use Gamepot logomark too.
http://www.zzima.com/so/
http://www.zzima.com/files/upload/12069.png
・Indonesian Level-R called "fast black, they use Gamepot logomark too.
http://www.onelife.web.id/fastblack/front.php
http://www.onelife.web.id/fastblack/images/companies.png
・Level-R Thailand , which is already closed, still use Gamepot logomark.
http://levelx.winner.co.th/guide/ShowGuide.asp?id=15
IP Ban Rebel Alliance
It would Invictus's ambitious to deprive customer from local exclusive license holder present days. To joining IP ban Rabel Allience it promotes small local market player join to the big market servers. I think no one want to play small local server unless they have no ip-ban restrictions. For local publishers, the allience is bad for their profit. It seems that Invictus name being mad unless Invictus should buy up or pay back money which local publisher invested so far, if they claim IP Ban Rebel Alliance. The Rebel alliance seems the sneak trap by Invictus for the invictus of the Invictus for their profit.
Finally, I no longer plays and follows the issue of Level-R. My loving STi Impreza on Project Torque wasn't transfered to EU Server when Gamigo level-R lifted the ip-block for Japanese. The game is no longer worth playing because it becomes too childish and arcade like and no fun, no exciting to race. . So It may last post about this Level-R blog
Original Opening Movie of Level-R.
It was sure that Level-R was the one of great game till Creo version so far. The game got super-high reputation with cool opening movie. If they still have Creo version phisics with many real cars it would be great game and It still attracts many racers. But...Finally matured Japanese player and the game market answered NO to level-R. Thank you for Gampepot and Invictus giving us the wonderful opportunities. Also Thank you all who following my blog so far.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Heat Online around the world?
On 17th August Heat Online will starts their open beta test.
This is the announcement on Facebook Heat Online Page...but we cannot judge who announces this? Innologin or Invcictus? Still lack of information of company details.HEAT Online Official opening time around the word: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fi
This World Clock shows what time will be in cities all over the world at a given time in past or future
They announces HEAT Online Official opening time around the word" ,although they had annouced Heat online it is only for United States, Canada, and Mexico at the "officiall" website without any detailed company informations. Those announce makes another misunderstandings against players around the world.
Now It reminds us what another company did;
08/09/2007Aerea announceed that project torque closed beta, only for Last Chaos User.
Thank you for your interest in the United States Closed Beta for Project Torque, the brand new MMORG (Massive Multiplayer Online Racing Game). (cache)
09/21/2007Aeria Games to Open the Closed Beta of Project Torque to the Public
California, U.S.A. (September 21, 2007) – Aeria Games announced today that the closed beta for Project Torque has been opened up to the public (.........omits..........) Project Torque is one of the first MMORGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Racing Game) to hit North America. (.doc)
Friday, July 30, 2010
HEAT ONLINE, new North America service
http://www.invictus-games.com/downloads.html?view=17
29 July 2010 Today Invictus-Games Ltd. made an arrangement with Innologin Ltd. so that players in North America can access a Level-R service as the existing service running under the local title "Project Torque" is ending on 30 July 2010. "Heat Online" is going to be available in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
http://www.heat-online.net/
Innologin :Domain serch.
Domain Name: HEAT-ONLINE.NET
Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
Name Server: NS1.SAXONSOFT.HU
Name Server: NS2.SAXONSOFT.HU
Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Status: clientRenewProhibited
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Updated Date: 27-jul-2010
Creation Date: 27-jul-2010
Expiration Date: 27-jul-2011
The company would be Hungaryan? Im not sure detail of the company infomation.
Here is the Game's hell report about Heat online as follows;
http://www.gamershell.com/companies/innologin_ltd_/752284.html
-------quote------
Company: Innologin Ltd.
Date: 30 Jul 2010
Innologin Ltd. is pleased to announce the release of HEAT Online, thier new free-to-play MMORG (Massively Multiplayer Online Racing Game) for players in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
HEAT Online is offering an exciting and fun alternative besides other upcoming new games like Need for Speed World.
The Beta version of HEAT Online is set to launch in middle of August 2010.
About the game
Players can race against thousands of fellow players across the streets of Tokyo, on the racetracks of Germany or the Hungarian and Mexican off-road tracks, in the English countryside, on the rooftops of Shanghai and many more.
The game developer, Invictus' latest game engine offers a realistic real-time damage model. The vehicles are user-customizable both in appearance and performance. Racers win points with racing, they can buy items in-game and tune their ride.
This game does not require professional driving skills; we’d like to see players having fun!
It is FREE TO DOWNLOAD and FREE TO PLAY. It means there is NO subscription fee. Almost all items in the item mall are available for free (for points earned by playing the game) but players can also get them fast for real money what Innologin spend on improving the service and the game further.
Players can try new game modes like SUMO with cars in the Open Beta. Furthermore, players will have the usual race mode on circuit tracks, street racing, drift mode with drift cars, stock car racing mode with specialized tracks and more to come later…
Other game features
Racing Crews (teams)
Crew Tournaments and ladders
In-game item mall for cars and upgrades
Championships, cups & Events
Single player career mode
Community features
System requirements
CPU: 1800 MHz single core (P4)
Memory: 768 Mb
GFX Card: Ati 9600 / GeFORCE 6600
Internet: 128 kbps in/out
URL:
http://www.heat-online.net
See ya on the track!
Copyright (C) 2010 Innologin Ltd.
-----quote end-----
From the official page , we can now judges.
1. Sumo mode on PT beta February.
2. No real car image there. Only fantasy cars image shown in their screen shot.(30/07/2010 19;17GMT+7)
3. NO company detail information, no adress and so on. It means, the management would be noob.
29 July 2010 Today Invictus-Games Ltd. made an arrangement with Innologin Ltd. so that players in North America can access a Level-R service as the existing service running under the local title "Project Torque" is ending on 30 July 2010. "Heat Online" is going to be available in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
http://www.heat-online.net/
Innologin :Domain serch.
Domain Name: HEAT-ONLINE.NET
Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
Name Server: NS1.SAXONSOFT.HU
Name Server: NS2.SAXONSOFT.HU
Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Status: clientRenewProhibited
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Updated Date: 27-jul-2010
Creation Date: 27-jul-2010
Expiration Date: 27-jul-2011
The company would be Hungaryan? Im not sure detail of the company infomation.
Here is the Game's hell report about Heat online as follows;
http://www.gamershell.com/companies/innologin_ltd_/752284.html
-------quote------
Company: Innologin Ltd.
Date: 30 Jul 2010
Innologin Ltd. is pleased to announce the release of HEAT Online, thier new free-to-play MMORG (Massively Multiplayer Online Racing Game) for players in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
HEAT Online is offering an exciting and fun alternative besides other upcoming new games like Need for Speed World.
The Beta version of HEAT Online is set to launch in middle of August 2010.
About the game
Players can race against thousands of fellow players across the streets of Tokyo, on the racetracks of Germany or the Hungarian and Mexican off-road tracks, in the English countryside, on the rooftops of Shanghai and many more.
The game developer, Invictus' latest game engine offers a realistic real-time damage model. The vehicles are user-customizable both in appearance and performance. Racers win points with racing, they can buy items in-game and tune their ride.
This game does not require professional driving skills; we’d like to see players having fun!
It is FREE TO DOWNLOAD and FREE TO PLAY. It means there is NO subscription fee. Almost all items in the item mall are available for free (for points earned by playing the game) but players can also get them fast for real money what Innologin spend on improving the service and the game further.
Players can try new game modes like SUMO with cars in the Open Beta. Furthermore, players will have the usual race mode on circuit tracks, street racing, drift mode with drift cars, stock car racing mode with specialized tracks and more to come later…
Other game features
Racing Crews (teams)
Crew Tournaments and ladders
In-game item mall for cars and upgrades
Championships, cups & Events
Single player career mode
Community features
System requirements
CPU: 1800 MHz single core (P4)
Memory: 768 Mb
GFX Card: Ati 9600 / GeFORCE 6600
Internet: 128 kbps in/out
URL:
http://www.heat-online.net
See ya on the track!
Copyright (C) 2010 Innologin Ltd.
-----quote end-----
From the official page , we can now judges.
1. Sumo mode on PT beta February.
2. No real car image there. Only fantasy cars image shown in their screen shot.(30/07/2010 19;17GMT+7)
3. NO company detail information, no adress and so on. It means, the management would be noob.
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