Use the original computer drivers, car collisions and towing

Decoded from SKIDMARKS_CD32:

- Computer drivers: the path of nodes laid 2 game units apart along
  the middle of the road, with side points 1 unit in from each wall.
  Drivers aim four nodes past where they'll be in four frames, or cut
  to the other side two nodes on at 70% throttle when running wide.
  Replaces the pure-pursuit AI; laps are quicker on every track.
- Collisions: six points on the player's car (corners and sides, from
  .set words 6 and 7, now known to be half-length and half-width) are
  tested against the other car's box. Hits push the cars apart with a
  strength that grows with their speed difference, and spin the car.
  As in the original, only human players' cars collide; cars at
  different heights don't.
- Towing: the hitch is at the car's back, the caravan sits 0.656 units
  behind it, and past 90 degrees both car and caravan bend back.

The reconstructed collision weight (`mass`) is gone; old asset files
with it still load.

assets/README.md

@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ The display name, driver and handling:
 | `driver`  | driver's name, shown next to it |
 | `trailer` | `yes` for something towed behind cars (the caravan) rather than driven |
 | `handling`| the 16 values from the original `.set` file, used as the original game uses them (below) |
-| `mass`    | weight when cars collide; not from the original data |
 
 The `handling` values, counting from 1:
 
@@ -113,8 +112,8 @@ The `handling` values, counting from 1:
 | 9, 10, 11 | human drivers: drag, grip, power |
 | 3 | steering: 16 = 1/64 of a turn per frame at full lock |
 | 5 | gravity: 8 = 1 pixel per frame² |
-| 7 | tow hitch distance behind the car: 2 = 1 world unit |
-| 4, 8, 12–16 | unused |
+| 7, 8 | half the car's length and width, for collisions: 2 = 1 world unit. The tow hitch is at the back. |
+| 4, 12–16 | unused |
 
 What the driving values do:
 - **Drag** (below 64): how much of the engine's speed survives each frame.
@@ -128,9 +127,9 @@ What the driving values do:
 The menu's **Handling** option can replace every car's values with one of
 the original's presets.
 
-Older files with `original`, `top`, `accel`, `brake`, `grip`, `turn` and
-`offroad` lines still load: `original` is read as `handling`, and the
-others are ignored. To add a car, add a new `<id>.png` / `<id>.txt` pair.
+Older files with `original`, `top`, `accel`, `brake`, `grip`, `turn`,
+`offroad` and `mass` lines still load: `original` is read as `handling`,
+and the others are ignored. To add a car, add a new `<id>.png` / `<id>.txt` pair.
 
 ## Sounds: `sounds/*.wav`
 

assets/vehicles/camaro.txt

@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ trailer no
 # original game does. Counting from 1:
 #   1 2 6    computer drivers: drag, grip, power
 #   9 10 11  human drivers: drag, grip, power
-#   3 steering, 5 gravity, 7 tow hitch distance; the rest are unused.
+#   3 steering, 5 gravity, 7 and 8 half the car's length and width
+#   (for collisions; the tow hitch is at the back). The rest are unused.
 # Top speed = power * drag / (64 - drag) / 32 world units per frame,
 # 50 frames a second (drag below 64). Higher grip, less sliding.
 handling 54 35 32 8 7 22 22 16 49 14 53 0 0 0 0 0
-# weight when cars collide (not from the original data)
-mass 1

assets/vehicles/caravan.txt

@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ trailer yes
 # original game does. Counting from 1:
 #   1 2 6    computer drivers: drag, grip, power
 #   9 10 11  human drivers: drag, grip, power
-#   3 steering, 5 gravity, 7 tow hitch distance; the rest are unused.
+#   3 steering, 5 gravity, 7 and 8 half the car's length and width
+#   (for collisions; the tow hitch is at the back). The rest are unused.
 # Top speed = power * drag / (64 - drag) / 32 world units per frame,
 # 50 frames a second (drag below 64). Higher grip, less sliding.
 handling 2 65532 65532 1 12 10 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-# weight when cars collide (not from the original data)
-mass 1

assets/vehicles/cow.txt

@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ trailer no
 # original game does. Counting from 1:
 #   1 2 6    computer drivers: drag, grip, power
 #   9 10 11  human drivers: drag, grip, power
-#   3 steering, 5 gravity, 7 tow hitch distance; the rest are unused.
+#   3 steering, 5 gravity, 7 and 8 half the car's length and width
+#   (for collisions; the tow hitch is at the back). The rest are unused.
 # Top speed = power * drag / (64 - drag) / 32 world units per frame,
 # 50 frames a second (drag below 64). Higher grip, less sliding.
 handling 15 14 34 8 4 598 15 12 13 4 2003 0 0 0 0 0
-# weight when cars collide (not from the original data)
-mass 1.4

assets/vehicles/f1.txt

@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ trailer no
 # original game does. Counting from 1:
 #   1 2 6    computer drivers: drag, grip, power
 #   9 10 11  human drivers: drag, grip, power
-#   3 steering, 5 gravity, 7 tow hitch distance; the rest are unused.
+#   3 steering, 5 gravity, 7 and 8 half the car's length and width
+#   (for collisions; the tow hitch is at the back). The rest are unused.
 # Top speed = power * drag / (64 - drag) / 32 world units per frame,
 # 50 frames a second (drag below 64). Higher grip, less sliding.
 handling 60 71 30 0 6 16 24 12 58 42 29 0 0 0 0 0
-# weight when cars collide (not from the original data)
-mass 0.9

assets/vehicles/midget.txt

@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ trailer no
 # original game does. Counting from 1:
 #   1 2 6    computer drivers: drag, grip, power
 #   9 10 11  human drivers: drag, grip, power
-#   3 steering, 5 gravity, 7 tow hitch distance; the rest are unused.
+#   3 steering, 5 gravity, 7 and 8 half the car's length and width
+#   (for collisions; the tow hitch is at the back). The rest are unused.
 # Top speed = power * drag / (64 - drag) / 32 world units per frame,
 # 50 frames a second (drag below 64). Higher grip, less sliding.
 handling 51 21 30 16 3 45 16 13 44 13 93 0 0 0 0 0
-# weight when cars collide (not from the original data)
-mass 0.85

assets/vehicles/mini.txt

@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ trailer no
 # original game does. Counting from 1:
 #   1 2 6    computer drivers: drag, grip, power
 #   9 10 11  human drivers: drag, grip, power
-#   3 steering, 5 gravity, 7 tow hitch distance; the rest are unused.
+#   3 steering, 5 gravity, 7 and 8 half the car's length and width
+#   (for collisions; the tow hitch is at the back). The rest are unused.
 # Top speed = power * drag / (64 - drag) / 32 world units per frame,
 # 50 frames a second (drag below 64). Higher grip, less sliding.
 handling 56 24 30 12 3 24 20 12 46 10 100 0 0 0 0 0
-# weight when cars collide (not from the original data)
-mass 0.8

assets/vehicles/police.txt

@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ trailer no
 # original game does. Counting from 1:
 #   1 2 6    computer drivers: drag, grip, power
 #   9 10 11  human drivers: drag, grip, power
-#   3 steering, 5 gravity, 7 tow hitch distance; the rest are unused.
+#   3 steering, 5 gravity, 7 and 8 half the car's length and width
+#   (for collisions; the tow hitch is at the back). The rest are unused.
 # Top speed = power * drag / (64 - drag) / 32 world units per frame,
 # 50 frames a second (drag below 64). Higher grip, less sliding.
 handling 56 34 22 6 2 15 19 11 49 14 44 0 0 0 0 0
-# weight when cars collide (not from the original data)
-mass 1.2

assets/vehicles/porsche.txt

@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ trailer no
 # original game does. Counting from 1:
 #   1 2 6    computer drivers: drag, grip, power
 #   9 10 11  human drivers: drag, grip, power
-#   3 steering, 5 gravity, 7 tow hitch distance; the rest are unused.
+#   3 steering, 5 gravity, 7 and 8 half the car's length and width
+#   (for collisions; the tow hitch is at the back). The rest are unused.
 # Top speed = power * drag / (64 - drag) / 32 world units per frame,
 # 50 frames a second (drag below 64). Higher grip, less sliding.
 handling 56 34 22 6 2 15 21 12 49 14 44 0 0 0 0 0
-# weight when cars collide (not from the original data)
-mass 1

assets/vehicles/truck.txt

@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ trailer no
 # original game does. Counting from 1:
 #   1 2 6    computer drivers: drag, grip, power
 #   9 10 11  human drivers: drag, grip, power
-#   3 steering, 5 gravity, 7 tow hitch distance; the rest are unused.
+#   3 steering, 5 gravity, 7 and 8 half the car's length and width
+#   (for collisions; the tow hitch is at the back). The rest are unused.
 # Top speed = power * drag / (64 - drag) / 32 world units per frame,
 # 50 frames a second (drag below 64). Higher grip, less sliding.
 handling 55 26 28 18 2 29 20 17 54 19 35 0 0 0 0 0
-# weight when cars collide (not from the original data)
-mass 1.8

assets/vehicles/vw.txt

@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ trailer no
 # original game does. Counting from 1:
 #   1 2 6    computer drivers: drag, grip, power
 #   9 10 11  human drivers: drag, grip, power
-#   3 steering, 5 gravity, 7 tow hitch distance; the rest are unused.
+#   3 steering, 5 gravity, 7 and 8 half the car's length and width
+#   (for collisions; the tow hitch is at the back). The rest are unused.
 # Top speed = power * drag / (64 - drag) / 32 world units per frame,
 # 50 frames a second (drag below 64). Higher grip, less sliding.
 handling 57 28 32 12 3 29 20 14 51 15 63 0 0 0 0 0
-# weight when cars collide (not from the original data)
-mass 1