The World of Cars Online
The World of Cars Online is a new virtual world based on the Cars film series. The game is still under development with Open Beta which launched on March 1, 2010[2]. There was a sneak peek of the World of Cars called the Test Track which started in October 2008 and ended in November 2009 to make way for Open Beta [3].The site launched on June 29, 2010.Each car was given 2,010 coins,an Open Beta Participant Badge,and a Founder Badge.
Test Tracks
Old ones
There were two tracks which users were allowed to race on.
- Carburetor County Speedway
- Twistin' Tailfin Track
- There was also a practice track in which there are four turns to the left giving it its oval shape.
New Ones
There are 4 tracks which users are allowed to race on.
- Carburetor County Speedway
- Willy's Butte Rally
- Fillmore's Field Rally
- Twistin' Tailfin Trails
Places
- Downtown Radiator Springs
- Willy's Butte
- Fillmore's Fields
- Redhood Valley
- Tailfin Pass (Not yet opened)[4]
- Tired Flats (Not yet opened)
- Overheat Park (Not yet opened)
- Double Clutch Gulch not yet opened
Money and Racing Points
Racing
Carberator County Speedway | Willy's Butte Rally | Fillmore's Field Rally | Twistin' Tailfin Trails | |||||
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Doc Hudson's Training Excercise | Lightning McQueen's Racing Series | Doc Hudson's Training Excercise | Lightning McQueen's Racing Series | Doc Hudson's Training Excercise | Lightning McQueen's Racing Series | Doc Hudson's Training Excercise | Lightning McQueen's Racing Series | |
1st place | 200 coins and 400 racing points | 210 coins and 420 racing points | 125 coins and 250 racing points | 131 coins and 262 racing points | 250 coins and 500 racing points | 262 coins and 525 racing points | 300 coins and 600 racing points | 315 coins and 630 racing points |
2nd place | 150 coins and 300 racing points | 98 coins and 196 racing points | 225 coins and 450 racing points | 236 coins and 338 racing points | ||||
3rd place | 100 coins and 200 racing points | 105 coins and 210 racing points | 150 coins and 300 racing points | 157 coins and 315 racing points | ||||
4th place | 50 coins and 100 racing points | 75 coins and 150 racing points | 78 coins and 158 racing points |
Junk for Mater
- Oil can - $50 - They can be found in Downtown.
- Old cone - $20 - Only found in downtown.
- Busted Spring - $10 - Only found in downtown.
- Rusty Drum - $10 - Only found in Fillmore's Field.
Origanic Ingredients for Fillmore
- Blue Cactus Flower - $20 -They can be found in Downtown and Willy's Butte
- Pink Cactus Flower - $20 - Willy's Butte
- Orange Cactus Flower - $50 - Willy's Butte
- Golden cactus Flower - $10 -Downtown and Willy's Butte
- Corn - $10 - Fillmore's Field
Other
Tip a tractor when you first enter - $50
Checkpoints
- 60,000 points - Tailgator Speedway
- 200,000 points - Big Heartland Speedway
- 380,000 points - Backfire Canyon Speedway
- 640,000 points - Petrolium City Super Speedway
- 1,000,000 points - Motor City Speedway of the South
- ? - Los Angeles International Speedway
Stores
Lightning's Pro-Race Shop
- A-Racing Wide Mouth Scoop - $1,000
- AIR-IN Superbloc XS - $4,000
- FASTAKE Air Wolf - $3,000
- FASTAKE Boss Hoggin' - $4,000
- Flashy Wow Wing - $3,000
- SKY-LITE Inverted Wing - $2,000
- Speediers Deluxe - $3,000
- Boom Parts Double Ought - $3,000
- Boom Parts Whistle Tip $1,000
- D-CENT Single-Chrome Exhaust - $1,000
- N2O Cola Boost - $100
Tow Mater
Fountains
- Gear Fountain - $3,000
- Mater's Oil Pan Fountain $3,000
Stuff
- Mater's Windmill - $5,000
Junk
- Large Tire Stack - $500
- Medium Tire Stack - $300
- Oil Drum - $300
Fillmore's Origanic Fuel
Fizzy Fuels
- FLURP - $100
- FLURRRRP - $100
- Gastro Blastro - $200
- SBD ENERGY - $200
Now these things can be bought at Redhood Valley. When you burp or fart at a fire, the fire will get bigger for a couple of seconds.
Sarge's Surplus Hut
Hazards
- Oil Slick - $100
- Smoke Screen Blast - $100
Cozy Cone Gift Shop
Fountains
- Cozy Cone Fountain - $4,000
Landscape
- Cozy Tail Light Cone - $500
- Tail Light Bouquet - $300
Ramone's House of Body Art
Lights
- ILLUM-NX Classy Cruisinf - $1,000
- ILLUM-NX Sleek Lights - $3,000
- Right Bright Euro Headlights - $4,000
- Right Bright Sport Tail Lights - $3,000
Spoilers
- Flashy gee-Whiz Spoiler - $4,000
- Triton Hyper Fin - $4,000
Paints
- Astro Aquamarine - $500
- Boo Blue - $500
- Gray Vee - $500
- Groove Green - $500
- Lavender Loco - $500
- Octagonal Orange - $500
- Pink Perfection - $500
- Plum Crazy - $500
- Powerhouse Purple - $500
- Rascal Red - $500
- Turbo Turquoise - $500
- Yellin' Yellow - $500
Paint Jobs
- Classic Racing Stripe - $1,000
- Double Stripe - $1,000
- Tidal Waves - $3,000
- True Victory - $3,000
- Two Tone - $1,000
Ornaments
- Speed Sharp - $4,000
- The O Wings - $1,000
- The Supreme Floater - $3,000
Luigi's Casa Della Tires
Wheels
- NKE Alloy Multi-Spokes - $3,000
- Revolve Classics - $1,000
- Revolve Rounders - $4,000
Tires
- Fettuccini Alfredo - $1,000
- Superfino Super Fines - $3,000
Great Outdoors
Landscape
- A Nice Tree - $300
- Beautiful Boulder - $500
- Radiator Redwood - $500
- Restful Rock - $300
Gameplay
The World of Cars Online allows users to customize their own car, chat with other players, decorate your own yard, race against friends, and complete different quests with all of your favorite movie characters. There will also be different mini games to earn coins such as Mater's Tractor Tipping [5]. As you explore and play games you'll earn different badges such as a Tractor Tipping Badge [6]. The website has also hinted that it might be possible to be other veichle like trains and fire trucks.
Racing
Racing is a main component of the World of Cars Online. Besides racing for different quests against computer players, you'll also be able to participate in multi-player racing against your friends. The Pit Crew has revealed some information about racing such as "Hazards" which will be used to slow down other players behind you. Examples of a Hazards would be an oil spill and a hay bale. You'll be able to obtain different Hazards from Sarge [7].
References
- ^ Happy Holidays! : World of Cars: Pit Crew News, posted on December 23, 2009.
- ^ Happy Holidays! : World of Cars: Pit Crew News, posted on December 23, 2009.
- ^ IT'S SPARKING TIME! : World of Cars: Pit Crew News, posted on November 20, 2009.
- ^ Mystery of Tailfin Pass : World of Cars: Pit Crew News, posted on October 22, 2009.
- ^ Playing With Cars : World of Cars: Pit Crew News, posted on October 6, 2009.
- ^ Bragging Badges : World of Cars: Pit Crew News, posted on December 17, 2009.
- ^ Slipping, Blasting, and Booming : World of Cars: Pit Crew News, posted on December 10, 2009.