rec.autos.simulators

Now if only someone could tell me if 1:42 is sorely lacking or if it's
time to move up to a BRM GP1 car.

Hoping Papy comes out with the following in a patch:

1.  Variable weather.  I don't mean animated rain drops or anything,
but why is Monza always sunny for example?  Didn't weather extremes
(overcast/cold-sunny/warm) affect these old cars?

2.  Overhead replay cam.  Been in every Papy sim I know of.  Why is it
missing now?

3.  Able to load/save/delete replays from within the replay screen.
Annoying to have to go back to the main menu to load/delete replays.

4.  A comment section in race setups ala N2.

BTW, what are most people using as an input driver - the DirectInput
or Generic driver?  I'm using the DirectInput driver with the
Linearity slider set about 3/4s of the way to the right using a TSW
wheel.  Wonder if changing the driver makes much of a diff.

Bill.

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% 3)It would be nice if at 0:00 on the practice clock, it would just click over
% to the starting grid without waiting for people to pit.  If you didn't have
% enough time to complete a qualifying lap, that's your fault people shouldn't
% have to sit there and wait.  And if you drive into the pit, it's easy to think
% you're off the track when actually you're not.  At least make this an option in
% multiplayer.

In reality this does happen.  It is not instantly, but eventually the
clock will automatically head to race time, even with cars on the track.
I think the delay is to give everyone a chance to check their race
setups just one more time for joining the grid.  Be patient and it
happens.  This happened last night on an unattended host, and a beta
tester also backed this up.

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: 3.  Able to load/save/delete replays from within the replay screen.
: Annoying to have to go back to the main menu to load/delete replays.

What I would like is, after saving a complete race, run a utility
(standalone or part of GPL) that plays a 2+ hour racing "show", complete
with commentary; intelligent use of camera angles, switching camera angles
once in a while and occasionally putting focus on the lead driver;
"instant replays", showcasing some cool manuevers once in a while for a
few seconds and then returns back to the race; and commercials.  :)

Commercials include adverti***ts of old games, e.g. Indy 500 !!, recent
games, e.g. GPL -- advertise a game which you already have ;), and
upcoming, and "vaporware" games, e.g. Nascar 3, "Grand Prix Legends 7",
"Indy Car Racing 13", "Drag Strip Racing 2", and everyone's favorite, "Pit
Stop Challenge 2: Under 12 Seconds."  :)

George

I second that one. BTW, the cam is already there. You can select it as
the driver's perspective (pretty useless for driving, though:) when
you tweak one of the ini-files. The only reason for leaving it out I
can think of is that it allows looking behind the scenery at times.

Yes, why not.

If you compare "generic" and "DI" calibration, you'll see that generic
shows a much wider range of steps between full right and full left.
With a quality wheel such as your TSW, this should translate into more
precise steering.

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Trips

Not sure if it is curently this way but maybe in a patch???  Start a
count down based of the slowest current qualifying position.

Geoff Stahl