Heart of China

Heart of China

Author:	Wingcapman
Version:	v2.0.3
Date of latest version:	2020-05-10
Editors used:	BrawlBox, CTools, KMP Cloud, Paint, Photoshop, SketchUp, SZS Modifier, Wiimms SZS Tools
WBZ files:	ct.wiimm.de
Download:	Icedrive Icedrive (Mario Kart Fusion version)

Overview

Heart of China is Wingcapman's first custom track. It was not originally designed as a race track, so it is quite similar to ports of other non-race track levels in that it does not have a clearly defined layout. This track is based on a story written by the author. Normally, there is not a race path for this area, but he decided to make a Mario Kart Wii race-compatible track of it.

Ever since this track was showcased and eventually published, many players and people outside of the community were very confused about the connection between the track's name and the language that is being used inside the track's design. The author had to jump in to explain why the name seems to show that it is located in China, but the text inside its design is Japanese:

Click to reveal the reason

Originally the name of this area is Heart of Khan, Khan is an Eastern dragon (specifically a Chinese dragon) who was going to leave his country (China) with his parents because of some war between those two countries (Khan being the child at the time).

Eventually his parents and his ideas shared they decided to live in this other country to find peace, which is why the text is written in Japanese; to accept the country and want to show that his country does have some good and fun ideas, and showing that Khan and his parents don't want to cause any trouble; hence why this whole area feels like an outdoor recreation center (it has a restaurant, a swimming pool, a gym, and the list goes on).

Those characters accepted to be in another country and want to adapt; they learned Japanese and wanted to entertain everyone and want to give everyone a good time.

The reason why I didn't change this in this dreadful custom track is because most people outside Asia still don't see the difference due similarities to the buildings. And if they didn't observe the language; the way how everything's built up, I chose just leaving it at that. So again, there's a whole backstory behind this whole track and I explained it several times while people kept thinking '>Heart of China > Japanese text' for the ones who do know the difference.

This custom Mario Kart Wii track or location as a whole was not meant to be any form of attack towards anyone or any culture. I am sorry for the confusion. This detail had to be thrown in the track's model.

While I did explain this to several people in all those years, what I should have done is writing this specific detail on Custom Mario Kart Wiiki. - Wingcapman 16:00, December 21 2021 (UTC)

Media

v2.0 VS Race

v1.6.1 VS Race

v1.5.3b Time Trial

Version History

v1.0 – v2.0.beta5

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Version	Date of release	Information
v1.0	2012-12-25	Test version
v1.1	2012-12-28	First release
v1.3	2013-02-27	Adjusted some textures. Fixed checkpoints. Fixed most respawn points. Fixed sky shortcut. Remade KCL. Added advertisements. Changed long wide gray bridge into a connecting mountain path. Changed template of the underground part a bit.
v1.3.1	2013-03-16	Minor fixes. Placed advertisements and small textures into one image. Fixed a respawn point. Remade Chinese vase model.
v1.4.2	2013-04-10	Added underwater and Mirror Palace exploration paths. Removed unneeded faces and remade a few faces to make driving easier. Changed fall boundary for the water in the underground. Added a new item box. Changed laptop location. The big yellow building has a static elevator now. Changed several object positions. The elevator is fixed and now functional. Added more texture animations. Added minimap shading.
v1.5	2013-05-04	Edited some paths. Gave first bridge more details. Removed bridge at the red building and added a mushroom. Changed most billboards. Replaced palm trees with ones from Mushroom Gorge. Added scrolling clouds. Changed a respawn point. Changed some item box locations. Fixed and added some textures. Added sunset blur. Remade KCL. Remade checkpoints. Remade enemy routes.
v1.5.night	2013-06-03	Test version
v1.5.1	2013-07-08	Added pub. Added grassy edges at some parts. Changed mushroom path after the red buildings into a viaduct.
v1.5.3	≤ 2013-08-12	Removed some textures. Improved enemy and item routes. Fixed some respawn points. Fixed beginning checkpoint.
v1.5.3b	2013-08-12	Ninth release
v1.5.3b.ctgp	2014-04-02	Update by MrBean35000vr: Fixed Ultra Shortcut.
v1.5.3c	2021-03-15	Update by Optllizer: Fixed invalid respawn point link.
v1.6	2014-04-07	Removed many polygons. Tweaked model. Added a restaurant and some extra paths. Replaced cannon launchers with springboards. Attempted to fix a respawn point. Added several areas. Changed underground tunnel section at the gray building. Fixed some textures.
v1.6.1	2015-12-18	Added more exploration. Added compatibility with Battle Mode. Fixed Slow Motion Bug for split-screen. Improved checkpoints. Improved textures.
v2.0.beta	2017-09-25	Test version
v2.0.beta2	2017-09-30	Test version (with Sniki)
v2.0.beta3	2017-10-02	Test version (with Sniki)
v2.0.beta4	2017-10-05	Test version (with Sniki)
v2.0.beta5	2018-06-10	Test version

v2.0 – v2.0.3

Version	Date of release	Information
v2.0	2019-11-10	Remade with help from several authors.
v2.0.1	2020-03-15	Update by Zachruff: Fixed a broken respawn point. Cleaned KMP and KCL. Added off-road to some areas of the sky shortcut to prevent it from being done shroomless.
v2.0.2	2020-05-09	Update by bento and Zachruff: Added an invisible wall to prevent players from going over the wall that falls on lap two. Added item routes to the mushroom shortcut. Attempted to fix a slight Position Jump Bug. Fixed a broken respawn point.
v2.0.3	2020-05-10	Update by bento: Fixed transparency.
v2.0.3.mkf	2021-07-02	Update by CrisDark64: Removed most coins.

The author's final words for this custom track

After 7 long years of experiencing the world of 3D modelling and experimenting with it, my very first custom Mario Kart Wii track is finally done. Aside from the small details that are a bit questionable, I'll say it's finished. Eventually stuff became too much for me and I needed to ask some help to finish this project, and now that it's finally done, this project can now rest in peace... On my end at least. For everyone who's currently reading this message, thanks for reading and thanks for playing. If you have an idea to change stuff around, feel free to share the ideas! I can't wait to see what everyone has in mind when it comes to modifications. And the same goes for ideas for stuff like Mission mode, or even battle. Sharing is caring! - Wingcapman 19:30, November 10 2019 (UTC)

Custom Track Distributions

This track is part of the following Custom Track Distributions:

• 3hunts's Custom Track Pack (Details)
• Best of the Worst (Details)
• Boshi Kart GP (Details)
• Cam, Tom and Troy's CTGP Pack (Details)
• Chis Kart Wii (Details)
• CTGP Revolution (Details)
• CTGP Revolution Classic (Details)
• Evil Pack (Details)
• Fancy's CT Pack (Details)
• Graciie Kart Wii (Details)
• Hide and Seek Extreme Pack (Details)
• Insane Kart Wii (v2.0.3)
• ISC's Top 50 Pack (Details)
• Kiwi's Hide and Seek Pack (Details)
• Krash's Hide and Seek CT Collection (Details)
• Luma's CT Pack (v1.5.3b.ctgp)
• Man-O-Wii's Least Favorites Pack (Details)
• Mario Kart Cris (Details)
• Mario Kart Fusion (Details)
• Mario Kart Infinite (Details)
• Mario Kart Virtual Night (Details)
• Mario Kart Wii Faraphel (Details)
• Mario Kart Wii: The Top 100 (Details)
• MKW Hack Pack (Details)
• MKWii CT Origins (Details)
• Navi's HNS CT Pack (Details)
• Nitro CT Pack (v2.0.3)
• OptPack (Details)
• Pro CT Pack (Details)
• The Puzzling Hotel (v2.0.3)
• ShouToad's Hide and Seek CT Pack (v2.0.3)
• Wiimms Mario Kart Fun (Details)
• Wine's CT Pack (Details)
• Xenøn's HNS CT Collection (Details)
• Yosh's Battle Distribution (Details)
• ZPL Kart Wii (Details)

Names in Other Languages

Dutch:	Hart van China
French:	Cœur de Chine
German:	Herz von China
Italian:	Cuore della Cina
Japanese:	ハートオブチャイナ
Korean:	하트 오브 차이나
Portuguese:	Coração da China
Russian:	Сердце Китая
Spanish:	Corazón de China
Greek:	Καρδιά της Κίνας
Polish:	Serce Chin
Finnish:	Kiinan Sydän
Swedish:	Hjärtat av Kina
Czech:	Srdce Číny
Danish:	Hjertet af Kina

Trivia

• The track is compatible with Battle Mode, though the CPUs follow VS race routes.
• Though the track is meant to be raced on, many consider it to be more of an exploring track with all its secrets and open areas as shown here.

By the same author: Wingcapman

Custom Tracks:
Heart of China – Item Mode Test Track – Inside the Dreamcatcher – Warp Pipe Island

Remakes:
Kinoko Cave

Characters:
Gold Mii & Gold Vehicles

Other Mods:
Lap Texture Fix – Wingcapman's Custom Menus