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On the following date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 04:45:53 GMT, said person(s)

I asked the same question.
Looked like a big "pat on the back" to me.
I did see a disappointing part in there about Leadfoot being more
arcade though.
So, one good title and Ratbag is already going the way of all the
other developers huh?

- James "Gunslinger" Wohlever

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From what I understand, the Leadfoot prototype featured the DTR physics
engine, which is a step FORWARD from Ratbag's "arcade" engine used in
Powerslide.  Also, I think that Leadfoot is going to seem "arcade-like"
compared to DTR in the same way that many people think that DTR is
"arcade-like" compared to GPL -- but that doesn't mean that what we're
going to see is going to be on a par with something like Daytona USA or
NFS.  Leadfoot will feature things like crossover jumps, which is bound
to seem somewhat unrealistic compared to a "***" racing sim like
GPL, DTR, or WSC, but that doesn't mean that the physics are going to
be lacking, necessarily.  I'd bet that Leadfoot will be an evolution of
DTR's physics engine, in fact -- an in-between building block to bridge
the gap between DTR and Ratbag's rumored Sprints game.

Plus, since Leadfoot will presumably include both 4X4 trucks and CORR-
type racing buggies (which are open-wheel), I would bet that Leadfoot
will also be the proving ground for an improved collision model that
will take into account open wheels rather than fenders.  This is
something that isn't modeled in either Powerslide or DTR, and it's
something that Ratbag will have to include in any Sprint Car title, so
Leadfoot seems like an ideal proving ground.

Ratbag surprised all of us with DTR, I think, and I doubt that they're
going to simply rest on their laurels.

-- JB

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John, I think the problem is that Don titled his post:
" Racing Sim World Is About To Change... Forever..."
and then provided only a link to an interview w/Ratbag
which described their trials and tribulations as a
games developer. A very good article, BTW.

Unfortunately, the only new thing in the interview,
concerning racing sims, was the brief description of
'Leadfoot' which, by any stretch, doesn't sound like
a step forward, sim-wise, from DTR.

Don then, as usual, follows his post with a detailed
9 or 10 line .sig advertising his marketing and other
activities:

   Donald  Wilshe, Tampa, Florida  813 641-2572

   Automotive Services: Marketing, Sales, ***, Support, E-Commerce

   Games-Advertising www.games-advertising.com
   Pro-Beta www.proapproved.com
   DASCAR Dirt Racing  www.ivga.com
   WHRA Drag Racing www.whra.com
   Martel Brothers Performance www.martelbros.com  
   You Can Sell Performance Parts
   Howtofofast www.howtogofast.com

What exactly does Don mean with the "Racing Sim
World Is About To Change... Forever..." hype?

Was the post intended to get us to merely view his
massive (and silly) .sig ?

FWIW, if he were doing some sort of 'Marketing' for
-my- product, I would tell him to cool his jets.. ;)

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