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Has it ever been better for sim-racers?

Goy Larse

Has it ever been better for sim-racers?

by Goy Larse » Sun, 17 Aug 2003 07:01:51




> >There are a ton of great games coming out for PC in the next few
> >months.  Here are just the ones I'm looking forward to:

> You missed the little discussed Half Life 2!

Not to mention the *slightly* On Topic, Full Throttle 2 :-)

Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"goyl at nettx dot no"

http://www.racesimcentral.net/

"A man is only as old as the woman he feels........"
--Groucho Marx--

Goy Larse

Has it ever been better for sim-racers?

by Goy Larse » Sun, 17 Aug 2003 07:03:31


> "Goy Larsen"  skrev

> > I see that my efforts in this area have not been wasted :-)

> > However, I'm getting my AussieV8 sim now with the T/A physics and Stan
> > Allen's AussieV8 mod for N2003 :-)

> Anywhere we can see/hear more of Stan's mod?

> No, I'm not e***d at all about this.
> No, I'm not e***d at all about this.
> No, I'm not e***d at all about this.
> No, I'm not e***d at all about this.
> No, I'm not e***d at all about this.
> No, I'm not e***d at all about this.
> No, I'm not e***d at all about this.
> No, I'm not e***d at all about this.
> No, I'm not e***d at all about this.
> No, I'm not e***d at all about this.

http://www.racesimcentral.net/

Where else ? :-)

Not much to read or see though, basically it will use the T/A mod with a
few possible tweaks

Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"goyl at nettx dot no"

http://www.racesimcentral.net/

"A man is only as old as the woman he feels........"
--Groucho Marx--

ae

Has it ever been better for sim-racers?

by ae » Sun, 17 Aug 2003 07:07:48

On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 00:01:51 +0200, Goy Larsen


>Not to mention the *slightly* On Topic, Full Throttle 2 :-)

You didn't see the announcements that it has been canned then?

Andrew.

Goy Larse

Has it ever been better for sim-racers?

by Goy Larse » Sun, 17 Aug 2003 07:15:57


> On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 00:01:51 +0200, Goy Larsen

> >Not to mention the *slightly* On Topic, Full Throttle 2 :-)

> You didn't see the announcements that it has been canned then?

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the ONE game I've been looking forward to !!!

Excuse me while I dig out my Gone Jackals CD's and drink myself silly,
maybe there is a god after all and he's got it in for me

Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"goyl at nettx dot no"

http://www.theuspits.com

"A man is only as old as the woman he feels........"
--Groucho Marx--

Alan

Has it ever been better for sim-racers?

by Alan » Sun, 17 Aug 2003 07:12:36


> http://www.tptcc.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=615

> Where else ? :-)

> Not much to read or see though, basically it will use the T/A mod with a
> few possible tweaks

> Beers and cheers
> (uncle) Goy
> "goyl at nettx dot no"

> http://www.theuspits.com

> "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........"
> --Groucho Marx--

At the risk of sounding *utterly* evangelistic I'd say that NRS2003
w/Trans Am physics has the potential to be the new GPL.

I'm gobsmacked, absolute ear-to-ear grin inspiring speed demonistic funness.

Spa has never been so much fun, drifting thru Les Combes at 100mph and
catching it and flooring away, Malmedy in 5th gear holding 160mph all
the way thru but make no mistake, let your co ncentration lapse and you
get *bitten* - and the handling does seem to inspire overconfidence.

My top speed so far approaching Stavelot has hit 213mph but you *really*
don't want to enter it at that speed lest you find yourself embedding
unceremoniously in the wall :P

Alan.

Andre Warring

Has it ever been better for sim-racers?

by Andre Warring » Sun, 17 Aug 2003 08:14:21

On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 00:15:57 +0200, Goy Larsen


>Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>This is the ONE game I've been looking forward to !!!

>Excuse me while I dig out my Gone Jackals CD's and drink myself silly,
>maybe there is a god after all and he's got it in for me

"LucasArts has decided to stop production on Full Throttle: Hell on
Wheels. "

"We do not want to disappoint the many fans of Full Throttle, says
Simon Jeffery, president of LucasArts, and hope everyone can
understand how committed we are to delivering the best quality ***
experience that we possibly can."

I don't understand - by stopping the production there ARE disapponting
the many fans of Full Throttle :-/

Andre

Damien Smit

Has it ever been better for sim-racers?

by Damien Smit » Sun, 17 Aug 2003 08:29:49

I haven't touched my Xbox for 2 or 3 months now.....
jason moy

Has it ever been better for sim-racers?

by jason moy » Sun, 17 Aug 2003 09:21:30

On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 09:29:49 +1000, "Damien Smith"


>I haven't touched my Xbox for 2 or 3 months now.....

I sold mine, ffs.

Jason

Tim Paulli

Has it ever been better for sim-racers?

by Tim Paulli » Sun, 17 Aug 2003 11:06:30


> On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 13:22:16 -0400, "Mike Beauchamp"

> >Enjoy it while it lasts.. Other than the Sim games mentioned,  PC games
have
> >been completely SHIT this past while. Consoles are completely taking
over...

> There are a ton of great games coming out for PC in the next few
> months.  Here are just the ones I'm looking forward to:

> August:

> Aquanox 2
> Tron 2.0

> September:

> Rugby 2004
> Nascar Thunder 2004
> Jedi Academy
> Tiger Woods 2004
> Lock On
> Halo

> October:

> XIII
> Max Payne 2
> Civ 3 Conquests

> November:

> No One Lives Forever 2 Expansion
> Indycar Series
> Xpand Rally
> Knights of the Old Republic

> December:

> Deus Ex 2
> Thief 3

> More than enough to keep me busy until summer 2004...

> Jason

Madden 2004  :-)

tim

Larr

Has it ever been better for sim-racers?

by Larr » Sun, 17 Aug 2003 12:15:42

Console games sure aren't taking over because of their quality, that's for
sure.

Larry


> Enjoy it while it lasts.. Other than the Sim games mentioned,  PC games
have
> been completely SHIT this past while. Consoles are completely taking
over...

> Mike
> http://mikebeauchamp.com



> > F1 Challenge
> > (An F1 title worthy of Sim status IMO)

> > Live For Speed
> > (Everyday cars and a Caterham-like, wanted a Caterham sim for a long
> > time, and still with time to develop *hopes for the same from its
> > community* *ducks and runs*)

> > Privateer projects
> > (netKar is my personal 'fave' And again with time to develop into
> > something great)

> > Nascar 2003 Busch Mod
> > (Great on the Small ovals which I didn't like in cup cars)

> > Nascar 2003 Trans-Am Mod
> > (Awesome once I figure out how to make 5th & 6th gear useable, gonna be
> > drift and floor-outta-the-corner fun wheeee!)

> > Nascar 2003 Truck Mod
> > (Reserving judgement, but willing to give it a try)

> > I'm actually gonna have to try and decide on one or two to master rather
> > than messing about with them all, but I cannot honestly remember being
> > spoilt for choice like this :)

> > So from voiced fears not many years ago about sim racing dying from lack
> > of development of titles we seem to have reached a self-sustaining level
> > of development *growth* for our hobby, which is a good thing in my book.

> > :)

> > Alan.

Mike Beaucham

Has it ever been better for sim-racers?

by Mike Beaucham » Sun, 17 Aug 2003 15:47:06

No they aren't..  they're taking over because of the profit they are able to
generate no doubt.

Mike
http://mikebeauchamp.com


> Console games sure aren't taking over because of their quality, that's for
> sure.

> Larry



> > Enjoy it while it lasts.. Other than the Sim games mentioned,  PC games
> have
> > been completely SHIT this past while. Consoles are completely taking
> over...

> > Mike
> > http://mikebeauchamp.com



> > > F1 Challenge
> > > (An F1 title worthy of Sim status IMO)

> > > Live For Speed
> > > (Everyday cars and a Caterham-like, wanted a Caterham sim for a long
> > > time, and still with time to develop *hopes for the same from its
> > > community* *ducks and runs*)

> > > Privateer projects
> > > (netKar is my personal 'fave' And again with time to develop into
> > > something great)

> > > Nascar 2003 Busch Mod
> > > (Great on the Small ovals which I didn't like in cup cars)

> > > Nascar 2003 Trans-Am Mod
> > > (Awesome once I figure out how to make 5th & 6th gear useable, gonna
be
> > > drift and floor-outta-the-corner fun wheeee!)

> > > Nascar 2003 Truck Mod
> > > (Reserving judgement, but willing to give it a try)

> > > I'm actually gonna have to try and decide on one or two to master
rather
> > > than messing about with them all, but I cannot honestly remember being
> > > spoilt for choice like this :)

> > > So from voiced fears not many years ago about sim racing dying from
lack
> > > of development of titles we seem to have reached a self-sustaining
level
> > > of development *growth* for our hobby, which is a good thing in my
book.

> > > :)

> > > Alan.

Goy Larse

Has it ever been better for sim-racers?

by Goy Larse » Mon, 18 Aug 2003 00:27:34


> "LucasArts has decided to stop production on Full Throttle: Hell on
> Wheels. "

> "We do not want to disappoint the many fans of Full Throttle, says
> Simon Jeffery, president of LucasArts, and hope everyone can
> understand how committed we are to delivering the best quality ***
> experience that we possibly can."

> I don't understand - by stopping the production there ARE disapponting
> the many fans of Full Throttle :-/

Go figure....unless the game was completely shite, not releasing it is
an insult to the many fans who have DL'ed screen shots and trailers and
looked forward to the release of this game

Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"goyl at nettx dot no"

http://www.racesimcentral.net/

"A man is only as old as the woman he feels........"
--Groucho Marx--

jason moy

Has it ever been better for sim-racers?

by jason moy » Mon, 18 Aug 2003 02:01:44


>M2004 is worse than M2003 from what I have read.

Based on the demo it seems a lot better.  Granted it's probably on
'rookie' difficulty but I noticed a few things I hadn't seen in Madden
before:

1. Cornerbacks actually attempt to keep their bodies between the QB
and the receivers.

2. The "call a slant play every down" trick that has worked for at
least 5 years doesn't work anymore.  I tried it in the demo and threw
4 interceptions in 4 minutes.

3. Really, the secondary defense is vastly improved.  I promised
myself no Madden this year, but it's hard to fight the urge.

Jason

Andre Warring

Has it ever been better for sim-racers?

by Andre Warring » Mon, 18 Aug 2003 09:35:07


>Obviously the sequel was looking like ***to them. Sometimes the
>publisher of a game will stop development of a game if they think it
>is shaping up to be ***and will lose them money.

I agree, better no sequel than a crappy sequel.
Just like Matrix Reloaded never should have been released :-/

Andre

Tim Paulli

Has it ever been better for sim-racers?

by Tim Paulli » Tue, 19 Aug 2003 11:48:51

Me too,  I usually only buy every other year but I'm not sure I'll be able
to resist if it ever hits the shelves out here in the sticks.<Iowa>

Tim


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