rec.autos.simulators

> Here's something for Papy to consider that, from an ignoramus'
> standpoint, doesn't seem too hard to implement.  It would recognize
> all the fantastic work the *** community has done to improve and
> expand on their great sim.

> 1.  Add scrollbars to the Best Laps page so more circuits can be
> included.  Exported results would reflect additional tracks too.

> 2.  Add scrollbars to the World Championship menus so more than 11 GPs
> can be added to the schedule (gp.ini).

> 3.  Allow for more cars in the field.  The computer muscle exists now
> to comfortably run a field of 19 AI at full frame rates, so why not
> boost the field to some # like 24?  Historical accuracy doesn't need
> to be adhered to that stringently (and if it did we'd be racing
> Bugatti).  Besides, Silverstone had 21 entrants so there's a
> precendent for at least 1 more. <g>

> 4.  Enable F2/F3 world championship modes (this currently isn't
> possible from what I gather).

> 5.  Allow for an entry in app.ini (or wherever) that will allow a
> custom # of car makes so drivers can be assigned BT20s or BT24s, for
> example.  This one is perhaps not achievable easily.

> I think it would be really nice to see Papy come out with something
> like this - a patch to improve existing code without requiring
> significant retooling of the game engine (except perhaps for #5).

> Just my thoughts after *** around O'ring.

> Bill.

> Here's something for Papy to consider that, from an ignoramus'
> standpoint, doesn't seem too hard to implement.  It would recognize
> all the fantastic work the *** community has done to improve and
> expand on their great sim.

> 1.  Add scrollbars to the Best Laps page so more circuits can be
> included.  Exported results would reflect additional tracks too.

> 2.  Add scrollbars to the World Championship menus so more than 11 GPs
> can be added to the schedule (gp.ini).

> 3.  Allow for more cars in the field.  The computer muscle exists now
> to comfortably run a field of 19 AI at full frame rates, so why not
> boost the field to some # like 24?  Historical accuracy doesn't need
> to be adhered to that stringently (and if it did we'd be racing
> Bugatti).  Besides, Silverstone had 21 entrants so there's a
> precendent for at least 1 more. <g>

> 4.  Enable F2/F3 world championship modes (this currently isn't
> possible from what I gather).

> 5.  Allow for an entry in app.ini (or wherever) that will allow a
> custom # of car makes so drivers can be assigned BT20s or BT24s, for
> example.  This one is perhaps not achievable easily.

> I think it would be really nice to see Papy come out with something
> like this - a patch to improve existing code without requiring
> significant retooling of the game engine (except perhaps for #5).

> Just my thoughts after *** around O'ring.

> Bill.

> Four cars in a line and my camera is trained on the first. In order to
>focus on the last car, I have to click through all the others in order.

> My camera is focused on the first of eight cars.  The third car spins.
>In order to focus on the spinning car I have to not only click through
>the second car, I also have to click through the cars that pass.  Then I
>have to be sure to stop clicking when I reach that spinning car.  I I
>don't, I'll focus on a car that's on the other half of the track and
>miss all the action with the spinning car.

> I could just use pause and click to that car but I'd rather see it as
>it's happening.  Maybe give us a Joy Stick controllability for each
>camera?  All we would need is Zoom, Pan L/R, and selecting the next or
>previous cameras.  Forward/Back for Zoom, Left/right for Left/Right, A
>Button for the next camera and another for the previous camera.  And
>maybe a keyboard key to select between the "AI camera man" and "User
>control"

> Of course this also would be a whole lot to code in...
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> (snip)
> Besides, Silverstone had 21 entrants so there's a
> precendent for at least 1 more.
> ================
> Silverstone had 20 _starters_ in the 1967 GP.

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> Canberra, Australia.
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>         Four cars in a line and my camera is trained on the first. In order to
> focus on the last car, I have to click through all the others in order.

>         My camera is focused on the first of eight cars.  The third car spins.
> In order to focus on the spinning car I have to not only click through
> the second car, I also have to click through the cars that pass.  Then I
> have to be sure to stop clicking when I reach that spinning car.  I I
> don't, I'll focus on a car that's on the other half of the track and
> miss all the action with the spinning car.

>         I could just use pause and click to that car but I'd rather see it as
> it's happening.  Maybe give us a Joy Stick controllability for each
> camera?  All we would need is Zoom, Pan L/R, and selecting the next or
> previous cameras.  Forward/Back for Zoom, Left/right for Left/Right, A
> Button for the next camera and another for the previous camera.  And
> maybe a keyboard key to select between the "AI camera man" and "User
> control"

>         Of course this also would be a whole lot to code in...
> --

> > 6. Manual controls over the cameras!

> >         Four cars in a line and my camera is trained on the first. In order to
> > focus on the last car, I have to click through all the others in order.

> >         My camera is focused on the first of eight cars.  The third car spins.
> > In order to focus on the spinning car I have to not only click through
> > the second car, I also have to click through the cars that pass.  Then I
> > have to be sure to stop clicking when I reach that spinning car.  I I
> > don't, I'll focus on a car that's on the other half of the track and
> > miss all the action with the spinning car.

> >         I could just use pause and click to that car but I'd rather see it as
> > it's happening.  Maybe give us a Joy Stick controllability for each
> > camera?  All we would need is Zoom, Pan L/R, and selecting the next or
> > previous cameras.  Forward/Back for Zoom, Left/right for Left/Right, A
> > Button for the next camera and another for the previous camera.  And
> > maybe a keyboard key to select between the "AI camera man" and "User
> > control"

> >         Of course this also would be a whole lot to code in...
> > --

> It would do fine (for me, at least) to allow the user to assign numbers to the
> cameras around the track, and letting the user select them, so the user would be
> able to "follow" the field just as a director for TV would.

> Christoph

>--
>Regards,
>Bruce Kennewell,
>Canberra, Australia.
>---------------------------

>> > (snip)
>> > Historical accuracy doesn't need
>> > to be adhered to that stringently (and if it did we'd be racing
>> > Bugatti).
>> > ================
>> > Bugatti??  In 1967??  Please explain!