Beta Backyard Kart 0.17.6

This is the most expansive update yet. It took a lot of frustration in trying to get the tires to perform at speeds in excess of 100mph properly, but it seems that these tiny tires just cannot handle it, so I got them to be stable until around 140 without sacrificing low speed performance. I have some ideas for allowing for larger tires without raising the center of gravity, but we'll see how it looks before I seriously attempt it.

Changes:

• Standard Frame
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  • Standard Front Suspension
    • Adjusted coilovers to react better to the lower weight
    • Retuned weights and beams
  • Rear Axle
    • Redid Jbeam to reduce weight
  • Raised Rear Axle
    • Redid Jbeam to reduce weight
  • Frame
    • Reweighted nodes to reflect reality
    • Retuned Jbeams
  • New Items
    • Electric Rear Axle
      • Electric Motors
        • 7KW
        • 18KW
        • 30KW
        • Crazy

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• Independent Rear Frame
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  • Standard Front Suspension
    • Adjusted coilovers
    • Adjusted Beams
    • Adjusted weights and positions of some nodes
  • Welded Suspension
    • Adjusted weights
    • Adjusted beams
  • Rear Suspension
    • Adjusted node weights
    • Adjusted beams
    • Adjusted coilovers
  • Frame
    • Adjusted weights and positions of some nodes
  • Engines
    • Adjusted weights of the engines to match standard frame versions
    • Adjusted torque curves to match standard versions
    • Adjusted powertrains to match standard versions
    • Adjusted positions

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• Engines
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  • 250cc
    • Adjusted weights to better match the center of gravity of the real engine (this is estimated based on several forum posts)
    • Adjusted slots to reduce confusion
  • 350cc
    • Adjusted weights
    • Adjusted slots
  • 450cc
    • Changed stats to match a Honda CRF450
    • Adjusted weights to match
  • 500cc
    • Changed stats to match a Honda CBR500 Four
  • Predator 212cc
    • This engine is based on the real engine
  • V10
    • Adjusted position

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• Transmissions
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  • Adjusted part slots
  • Adjusted some cvt values
  • Added Predator CVT that pairs with the Predator Engine
    • It is a better transmission for racing, but has a lower top speed due to the lower top gear

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• General
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  • Added skins
    • You can now switch between a clean paint job and a weathered one.
  • Configs
    • Added 7 new configs
      • 3 electric configs
      • V10 race config
      • configs with dummy
  • Wheels
    • Removed wheels that were not created for this kart
    • Adjusted values to make the remaining wheels more stable
  • Tires
    • Removed tires that were not created for this kart
    • Adjusted values to make the tires perform better at normal kart speeds
    • Added Kart Tires
      • These are much softer than the others and provide much better grip without using unrealistic friction values
    • Added Super Kart Tires
      • These are the same as the Kart Tires with a slightly higher friction coefficient.
  • Dummy
    • Added a camera to the head of the Dummy. It moves with the Dummy's head, but follows the kart's facing.