rec.autos.simulators

So that's what GPL is really like

<t..

So that's what GPL is really like

by <t.. » Mon, 29 Mar 1999 04:00:00

Having struggled with GPL on my Cyrix 200 since the day the demo was
released, I borrowed my PII 400 from work for the weekend, stuck in my
Voodoo2 and loaded GPL. All detail, maximum sounds, 19 cars and I get 36 fps
except at the start. Everything is sooooo much easier! I actually feel as if
I can race the car. Even my crappy wheel/pedals are less of a problem. I
don't think all of this is down to the frame rate, I can brake much later
too. I suspect that if the processor is overloaded it screws up the handling
of the driver inputs. Anyway, it amounts to a whole new learning curve,
albeit rather less steep than the one I've been trying to climb.

So my definitive answer to all the questions about "What hardware do I need
to run GPL" is that you can spectate using low-spec hardware but if you want
to really know what the game is about you need the fastest you can get your
hands on.

Tony Whitley
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Driver

So that's what GPL is really like

by Driver » Mon, 29 Mar 1999 04:00:00

A Pentium MMX 233 (pentium one), would help things out alot, plus you would
not need a new mother board. It would be a cheap upgrade.

<t..

So that's what GPL is really like

by <t.. » Tue, 30 Mar 1999 04:00:00

Thanks but my even cheaper m/b wouldn't even run a P200 when I tried it.
I'll be getting a new PC soon (this one started life in 1991 as a 386SX16
and has had its last upgrade).

I really just wanted to make it plain that with less than 36 fps GPL just
doesn't work and getting that with enough detail to make it look realistic
requires some serious hardware.

Tony Whitley
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