WATERTOWN, Mass.?August 31, 1999?Papyrus Design Group,
the leading developer of auto racing simulations for the PC, will
ship NASCAR? Racing 3, the next title in their award-winning NASCAR?
series, in early fall. NASCAR? Racing 3 will offer fans new
technology advances and significant enhancements to the graphics,
sound, artificial intelligence and multiplayer systems, making it the
most intense, heart-pounding racing simulation on the market.
In addition to racing against some of NASCAR?s top teams and drivers
in both the NASCAR? Winston Cup and NASCAR? Busch Grand National
Series, players will be able to build their own racing dynasties with
free Internet racing. Players will be holding on for control as the
new force feedback support reacts to every move they make.
Additional features include:
? New positional 3D audio, supporting A3D v 2.0 and
DirectSound3D, that allows players to hear the competition swarm
around them as other drivers close in on the final laps, as well as
audio from the separate spotter and crew chief.
? Dynamic new engine sounds that capture the roar of the 750
horsepower engine at full throttle.
? High-resolution graphics system, supporting 1024 x 768 and
800 x 600 resolutions and 3Dfx and Direct3D hardware accelerators
that bring the action into crisp, vivid detail.
? New effects such as shaded groove, specular highlighting and
dynamic shadows and skids that dramatically enhance the racing
experience. Translucent smoke effects will have drivers racing
through big walls of smoke.
? Enhanced aggressive Artificial Intelligence that requires
players to race harder and smarter to keep up with their competition.
Although Papyrus had previously announced plans to develop NASCAR?
Racing 3 around the physics engine in Grand Prix Legends, it was
determined that the system requirements needed to support that model
with a 43 car field would exceed that of virtually all systems on the
market today. An enhanced version of the physics from previous
NASCAR? titles will be used in NASCAR? Racing 3. Papyrus will
continue developing its next generation physics engine for use in
future NASCAR? products.
Papyrus Design Group
Papyrus is the motorsports software development division of Sierra
Sports. Developers of the most compelling software-based racing
experiences possible, Papyrus best-selling products include the
NASCAR? Racing and CART racing lines. NASCAR? Racing 2 was the fifth
best-selling entertainment title in the nation in 1997, according to
PC Data reports.
Sierra On-Line
Sierra On-Line is one of the original developers and largest
worldwide publishers of interactive entertainment and productivity
software. Sierra, a division of Havas Interactive, is comprised of a
family of brands: Sierra Attractions?, Sierra Home?, Sierra Sports?,
Sierra Studios? and Dynamix?, a Sierra Company. Havas Interactive
holdings also include Knowledge Adventure?, Blizzard Entertainment?,
and WON.net?.