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by Jo » Sun, 13 Jun 1999 04:00:00

No, it's not the difficulty, or the CPU-hungry physics engine. It's
the God-damn INI files. I tinker with GPL every month or two, but
don't play it all the time. So it seems like every time I do I'm
scurrying off to the net to find reminders on how to edit ini files
(to change basic things like the AI strength, whether I'm racing
F1/F3s, etc.).

Why on eath a GPal-like interface wasn't included for tweaking these
files I'll never understand. Hell, just having a slider for AI
strength alone probably would have doubled GPL sales.

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by **Paul Harringto** » Sun, 13 Jun 1999 04:00:00

Sorry to be cynical, but just how much is Jack paying you? No offense Jack -
keep up the good work, but a slider doubling sales? - I'm not so sure.

Paul

by **Schlom** » Sun, 13 Jun 1999 04:00:00

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I think it might have increased them....doubling may be pushing it but im sure
it would have sold at least another half the units GPL has sold to date.

Chris

by **JAY** » Sun, 13 Jun 1999 04:00:00

i dont think it would cuz i didnt read a review of the game or try the demo
i just saw it on the shelf and bought it cuz it looked good and i wanted to
drive rounf the ring and spa!
am i just an impulse buyer!

by **Stephen Barnet** » Sun, 13 Jun 1999 04:00:00

There is just such an AI Tweaker available at
http://www.grandprix2.com/gpl/patches
written by Kar Ikonen. This is a brilliant utility for tweaking not only the
AI's, but track files, and mechanical reliability, and it has more sliders
than you can shake a stick at.
Steve

>No, it's not the difficulty, or the CPU-hungry physics engine. It's
>the God-damn INI files. I tinker with GPL every month or two, but
>don't play it all the time. So it seems like every time I do I'm
>scurrying off to the net to find reminders on how to edit ini files
>(to change basic things like the AI strength, whether I'm racing
>F1/F3s, etc.).

>Why on eath a GPal-like interface wasn't included for tweaking these
>files I'll never understand. Hell, just having a slider for AI
>strength alone probably would have doubled GPL sales.

by **Tim Wheatle** » Sun, 13 Jun 1999 04:00:00

Hmm... not so sure, I've got a very big stick here, a tree trunk infact...

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by Jo » Mon, 14 Jun 1999 04:00:00

>There is just such an AI Tweaker available at
>http://www.racesimcentral.net/
>written by Kar Ikonen. This is a brilliant utility for tweaking not only the
>AI's, but track files, and mechanical reliability, and it has more sliders
>than you can shake a stick at.

Thx!

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by **ddjhenri** » Mon, 14 Jun 1999 04:00:00

I can see the updated Sierra Box art now....
GPL2 now with AI sliders....
whoo boy the crowds are gonna pack them stores..:)
dave henrie

by **Ronald Stoeh** » Mon, 14 Jun 1999 04:00:00

ddjhenrie schrieb:

Those poor sales clerks, being bombarded 300 times a
day with the question: "Sir, what the hell are AI sliders???"

"Hmmm, well, eeh, I don't know!"

l8er
ronny

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by **Mark** » Tue, 15 Jun 1999 04:00:00

I reckon if you could adjust AI strength and, more significantly, race
seasons in the lower classes there would have been a -lot- more sales. Not
least of all because reviewers would have had a less hard time with it and
wouldn't have scared so many people off. Of course, the main reason it didn't
sell so well was because it didn't have a tasty NASCAR/F1/CART licence. Damn
shame, really, as it more than likely means there'll not be a GPL 2.

N3 on hold, TAR canned, is GPL the last of breed?

Mark

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by **David G Fishe** » Tue, 15 Jun 1999 04:00:00

I think what Joe means is that there would of been less people returning GPL
to the stores.

David G Fisher

by Jo » Tue, 15 Jun 1999 04:00:00

Party, and that it would have gotten better reviews.

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by **ddjhenri** » Tue, 15 Jun 1999 04:00:00

I'm wondering if GT Interactive or whomever had the TAR project, got wind
of the GPL sales figures, then took a look at the supposedly "real as GPL"
Trans Am project and just pulled the plug....Anyone?
dave henrie

by **Tim (fusio** » Wed, 16 Jun 1999 04:00:00

> I'm wondering if GT Interactive or whomever had the TAR project, got wind
>of the GPL sales figures, then took a look at the supposedly "real as GPL"
>Trans Am project and just pulled the plug....Anyone?

I'm a fan of the Trans Am era, and think I'd LOVE that sim.
I'm also in the small (either that, or very quiet) minority that likes
race sims but isn't infatuated with GPL.
Basically, I love the realism, but the game doesn't grab me.
I still bought GPL, but there might be a lot of people like me who
didn't.

I also think fans of the cars modeled in Trans Am Racing and muscle
cars probably outnumber fans of late 60's Gran Prix cars by a
multitude.

In other words, I don't think it was strictly the realism/difficulty
of GPL that hurt its sales.
I wouldn't have purchased it *at all* if it had anything less than the
most incredible physics model yet.

Just one Heretics opinion. =8^P

Tim

by **Mark** » Wed, 16 Jun 1999 04:00:00

> I'm a fan of the Trans Am era, and think I'd LOVE that sim.
> I'm also in the small (either that, or very quiet) minority that likes
> race sims but isn't infatuated with GPL.
> Basically, I love the realism, but the game doesn't grab me.
> I still bought GPL, but there might be a lot of people like me who
> didn't.

Fair enough. Personally, I've never felt so much satisfaction at just not
coming last - I feel like I have to deal with all of the pressures a real
race driver has to (other than the physical ones, of course)

Probably do in the States. I'd be interested to find out what sales figures
of GPL were like in the UK. I'll bet it did a lot better (relatively
speaking) than it did in the US. It's just that a NASCAR/CART licence here
wouldn't have anything like the draw it would in the US, and I'm betting that
there's more of a following of classic GP stuff here given it's pre***ly
European heritage. I'd love to have seen TAR too, though.

Good to hear it.

Mark
Reading, UK

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