rec.autos.simulators

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> > I enjoyed reading that - both times!  :)
> > Some very reasonable opinions there from someone who obviously has
> > *realistic* expectations.  That very much fits with my thinking towards
> GP3.
> > I was never expecting it to have a physics engine to match GPL, and from
> > when I saw the first screenshots, I could see there was the odd little
> area
> > that wasn't quite state-of-the-art.
> > As long as the GP2 gameplay is there with the close racing and top-notch
> AI,
> > I will be satisfied.
> > Simon.

> THE FINAL RELEASED VERSION OF THIS GAME IS ALL THAT MATTERS - AS THE OLD
> RACING SAYING GOES "THE BS STOPS WHEN THE CHEQUERED FLAG DROPS"

> Those of you who have taken the warez plunge may not be seeing the final
> version of GP3 - I read on this ng that FF is not supported in this code, so
> this probably means this is quite an old version, as FF has been publicised
> by Hasbro for a month or two.

> The problem we are all going to have with this game is that we have
> patiently - very patiently - waited four years for the next instalment in
> the Geoff Crammond legend. How can there be anything but hyperbole given the
> biblical proportions of the wait we have all endured?Anyway let's face it,
> how often does a game totally exceed your expectations? - apart from the
> ubiquitous GPL of course.

> I have said on many previous r.a.s posts that I would personally be happy
> with a 3D version of GP2 - anything else would be a bonus. From what I can
> see on the videos that have come out of Italy in the past couple of days, we
> are going to get considerably more than that.

> Let's take weather for a start. It is clear from just a minute or so of mpeg
> footage that the wet weather implementation in GP3 is absolutely
> revolutionary. Bearing in mind the appalling efforts we have seen to
> replicate rain conditions in the past, this has to be seen as an incredibly
> big step forward. And weather implementation is something that all us GPL
> devotees can only dream of.

> Comments have already been made about "blockiness" of graphics. Having not
> played the game, I cannot speak authoritatively on this, but I would
> strongly make the point that I would gladly exchange a bit of eye candy for
> a consistent and impressive frame rate any day of the week.

> As we all know, the chief cause of irritation in the sim community is the
> inability of several otherwise interesting sims to cut the mustard in terms
> of frame rates. All postings have praised this aspect of GP3 - does anyone
> really want to invest in a Kray to run what is, after all, leisure
> software? - the game speed debacle of F12K is still fresh in our minds!!!

> Like everyone, I have my own portfolio of concerns borne out of my own wish
> list not being fully satisfied i.e. apparently identical pit crews to GP2;
> no 10 second pit penalties; no 107% rule; identical car shapes. However, we
> must remember that the perfect game has yet to be published,  and it
> probably never will.

> The gist of this probably too long but heartfelt posting is that we should
> all be feeling positive about this exciting new addition to our race sim
> collections. As far as I'm concerned, the movies from Italy have made me
> even more impatient for next Friday to come around.

> Let's not talk the game down before it's even officially released...