This is a major pet peeve of mine -- developers seem to think that we
LIKE looking at a dashboard rather than the road. As a "sim racer," I
DO enjoy SEEING a dashboard, rather than arcade-like heads-up displays,
BUT I don't need to see UNDER the dash as well.
Case in point: N3 -- you not only see the TOP of the dash, but you can
also see the BOTTOM of the dash, and THEN some real estate inside the
car BELOW the dash. Gimme a break!
Typically, the bumper-cam gives the best sensation of speed, but the
dash is necessary for that "in-car" sim racer feeling.
Best compromise: DTR -- if you pay attention, you'll see that there are
not one but TWO in-car views in DTR; one with a "normal" in-car dash
(read "high" dash/hood), and one "low" in-car dash view (with the dash
pushed to the bottom of the screen for maximum forward visibility and
enhanced sensation of speed). This was included by Ratbag at my
suggestion </blowing my own horn>, and I wish more developers would show
this level of attention to detail. (Ratbag has included a VERY nice
"in-car" view in Leadfoot, BTW.)
I like the in-car view in NFSPU from an aesthetic standpoint
(nicely-done), but if I REALLY wanted to see ALL that much of the dash,
I'd visit a dealership and just sit in the car for a while. Now, if I
were to take one out for a test drive, you can bet that the ROAD would
receive more of my attention (and focus) than the dash, regardless of
how nice the gauges/dials/wheel/dashboard were.
I think GPL's "in-car" view works very nicely, BTW -- open-wheel sims
seem to keep in-car dash display low, which helps a lot with visibility
and sense of speed, IMO.
If only they'd figure out that this works well with "conventional" car
sims, too.
Just my $0.02.
-- JB
> I tried the bumper cam setting and you are correct. I get a much
greater
> sensation of speed with this view as opposed to the dashboard view.
After
> messing around with this game a little more, I find myself liking it
better.
> > Well, couldn't have said it better actually. But rrevved, you are
the
> > second one to mention that the feeling of speed is too slow.
> > I noticed that, just as in most driving games, when driving with the
> > bumper cam you have a real sense of speed (go get that Boxster and
> > drive through heavy traffic), but from the dash view the speed looks
> > much slower.
> > I don't like the dashview by the way. In a real Porsche, your head
> > surely must stick out above the wheel? In NFS5 half of the screen is
> > filled with the dash!
> > Turning the music off was one of the first things I did by the way.
> > Andre
> > >On Mon, 20 Mar 2000 17:07:11 -0800, "don hodgdon"
> > >>Andre, this is a bit off the topic, but I was really interested in
how
> this
> > >>title looks and sounds. I'm not a big fan of the NFS series, but I
drove
> a
> > >>356 for many years (356A Coupe), and the idea of having one to
play with
> on
> > >>the computer is intriguing, although if it doesn't sound right or
if the
> > >>dash isn't correct, then I'll pass.
> > >Dash is pretty darn realistic for each car and the engine sound,
> > >particularly exterior sound, is *perfect*.
> > >I owned a '53 356 , and have driven a lot of them through the
> > >years including a lot of time in my son-in-law's twin-turbo 930 ..
:)
> > >The only problem is that the sense of speed is somewhat low. Other
> > >than that, this is a GAW-GEOUS title and a steal for $29.99 at
> > >www.ebworld.com .
> > >BTW, the driving physics, while not perfect are a *lot* better
> > >than the previous NFS titles. The AI is also much better and
> > >no longer swerves back and forth to keep you from passing.
> > >The cars are beautiful and the tracks are beautiful. The only
> > >let-down for me is the piss-poor (IMO) rave / hiphop music.
> > >I think you can play your own CD's with it though.
> > >If you like Porsches, as I do, my advice would be to pre-order it
> > >real quick. It will ship next week.
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