rec.autos.simulators

by **David Butte** » Mon, 20 Aug 2001 21:38:26

...heaven knows, this NG could do with a bit of light relief.

Anyhow: how about a steam car sim? Don't laugh (much) - in the early
years of the 20th C, they were forever breaking records - the "Jamais
Contente" held the Land Speed Record for a while. Hey, just think, you
could race around hotlapping[1] the Gordon Bennett tracks or summat...

[1] Argh! I used the words "hotlapping" and "racing" in close
proximity. I grovel in utter submission at my terrible act.

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"After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,
really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.
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by **Jack W. Rocchi** » Mon, 20 Aug 2001 21:59:51

I agree with your idea of "***" sims but the jamais contente was electric
and not steam, BTW it is the first car ever driven above 100 kph.

by **David Butte** » Tue, 21 Aug 2001 00:55:07

Oh damn. Exposed as a "look at one website and assume it's right" fool
yet again...

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"After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,
really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.
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by **BRH** » Tue, 21 Aug 2001 01:14:41

Microsoft recently releaased "Train Simulator". At least I thnk that's what it's
called. Don't know much about it, but you're friend might be interested.......

> Got a friend who's really keen on seeing a "train driving sim". I
> guess he doesn't want too much challenge in it :D

> Rafe Mc

> On Sun, 19 Aug 2001 12:59:51 GMT, "Jack W. Rocchio"

> >I agree with your idea of "***" sims but the jamais contente was electric
> >and not steam, BTW it is the first car ever driven above 100 kph.

> >> ...heaven knows, this NG could do with a bit of light relief.

> >> Anyhow: how about a steam car sim? Don't laugh (much) - in the early
> >> years of the 20th C, they were forever breaking records - the "Jamais
> >> Contente" held the Land Speed Record for a while. Hey, just think, you
> >> could race around hotlapping[1] the Gordon Bennett tracks or summat...

> >> [1] Argh! I used the words "hotlapping" and "racing" in close
> >> proximity. I grovel in utter submission at my terrible act.

> >> --
> >> "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,
> >> really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.
> >> Nominations for the rest of this sig are currently being accepted...

--
Bert

by **Dave Henri** » Tue, 21 Aug 2001 01:17:22

Microsoft train simulator
dh

> Got a friend who's really keen on seeing a "train driving sim". I
> guess he doesn't want too much challenge in it :D

> Rafe Mc

> On Sun, 19 Aug 2001 12:59:51 GMT, "Jack W. Rocchio"

> >I agree with your idea of "***" sims but the jamais contente was
electric
> >and not steam, BTW it is the first car ever driven above 100 kph.

> >> ...heaven knows, this NG could do with a bit of light relief.

> >> Anyhow: how about a steam car sim? Don't laugh (much) - in the early
> >> years of the 20th C, they were forever breaking records - the "Jamais
> >> Contente" held the Land Speed Record for a while. Hey, just think, you
> >> could race around hotlapping[1] the Gordon Bennett tracks or summat...

> >> [1] Argh! I used the words "hotlapping" and "racing" in close
> >> proximity. I grovel in utter submission at my terrible act.

> >> --
> >> "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,
> >> really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.
> >> Nominations for the rest of this sig are currently being accepted...

by **Rafe McAulif** » Tue, 21 Aug 2001 01:00:03

Got a friend who's really keen on seeing a "train driving sim". I
guess he doesn't want too much challenge in it :D

Rafe Mc

On Sun, 19 Aug 2001 12:59:51 GMT, "Jack W. Rocchio"

>I agree with your idea of "***" sims but the jamais contente was electric
>and not steam, BTW it is the first car ever driven above 100 kph.

>> ...heaven knows, this NG could do with a bit of light relief.

>> Anyhow: how about a steam car sim? Don't laugh (much) - in the early
>> years of the 20th C, they were forever breaking records - the "Jamais
>> Contente" held the Land Speed Record for a while. Hey, just think, you
>> could race around hotlapping[1] the Gordon Bennett tracks or summat...

>> [1] Argh! I used the words "hotlapping" and "racing" in close
>> proximity. I grovel in utter submission at my terrible act.

>> --
>> "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,
>> really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.
>> Nominations for the rest of this sig are currently being accepted...

by **Goy Larse** » Tue, 21 Aug 2001 06:55:07

> Microsoft recently releaased "Train Simulator". At least I thnk that's what it's
> called. Don't know much about it, but you're friend might be interested.......

Tried it......:-), kinda enjoyed it, driving the "Orient Express"
through the Austrian Alps (that's the mountains for you geographically
challenged :-) as well as the "Flying Scotsman".....somewhere :-)

I can't really imagine shelling out 50+ dollars for this one though as
there's very little to keep my interest going....I mean, how much can
you shave off your lap times when you have a schedule to keep :-))), but
you know me, if it's got wheels and I don't have to push it, I'll race
it....or something

Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy

http://www.theuspits.com
http://www.teammirage.com

"A woman is an occasional pleasure but a cigar is always a smoke"
--Groucho Marx--

by **Uncle Feste** » Tue, 21 Aug 2001 09:36:47

> > Microsoft recently releaased "Train Simulator". At least I thnk that's what it's
> > called. Don't know much about it, but you're friend might be interested.......

> Tried it......:-), kinda enjoyed it, driving the "Orient Express"
> through the Austrian Alps (that's the mountains for you geographically
> challenged :-) as well as the "Flying Scotsman".....somewhere :-)

M$TS is a real blast. It really seems to be drawing in a real
cross-section of simmers too. I've seen quite a few Flight Simmers in
the MSTS ranks as well as numerous racing sim folks, like Marc Nelson &
Bruce Kennewell(!). I'd wondered what happened to 'ol Bruce. <g> I got
it on sale the first week for $30, don't think I'd pay the MSRP of
$54.99 either but 30 was well worth it.

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Fester

by **Rafe McAulif** » Tue, 21 Aug 2001 11:35:02

Well I'll let him know, he'd be pretty keen. What kind of setup
options are available? Shock/spring setups? And is there an F10 view?

Rafe Mc

>> > Microsoft recently releaased "Train Simulator". At least I thnk that's what it's
>> > called. Don't know much about it, but you're friend might be interested.......

>> Tried it......:-), kinda enjoyed it, driving the "Orient Express"
>> through the Austrian Alps (that's the mountains for you geographically
>> challenged :-) as well as the "Flying Scotsman".....somewhere :-)

>M$TS is a real blast. It really seems to be drawing in a real
>cross-section of simmers too. I've seen quite a few Flight Simmers in
>the MSTS ranks as well as numerous racing sim folks, like Marc Nelson &
>Bruce Kennewell(!). I'd wondered what happened to 'ol Bruce. <g> I got
>it on sale the first week for $30, don't think I'd pay the MSRP of
>$54.99 either but 30 was well worth it.

by **Uncle Feste** » Tue, 21 Aug 2001 13:14:25

> Well I'll let him know, he'd be pretty keen. What kind of setup
> options are available? Shock/spring setups? And is there an F10 view?

Nah. I reckon the trains are IROC because they run fixed setup. <g>
But you *do* have a timetable to meet with the passenger activities, and
also plenty of freight switch & set out if your into the down & dirty
stuff. More & more 3rd party skins & routes are coming out, and anyone
with access to 3ds Max can design their own locomotive. If not,
http://www.train-sim.com/msts/forum.htm has plenty of downloads
available. (Free registration required) The sim comes with it's own
track editor. Sure wish GPL/N4 did!

--

Fester

by **Alan Stile** » Wed, 22 Aug 2001 05:53:43

If you wanted to (mis)spend far too much of your free time you could play
around with the data files for the trains, etc. I saw one where the engine
force had been upped by a factor of about 10^5 - the Flying Scotsman lived
up to its name at that point! :)

<snip>

by **David Butte** » Wed, 22 Aug 2001 09:03:11

Huh - in the UK, MS Train Sim is 50 *pounds* - greatly overpriced, but
it's still up there in the charts. Odd.

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"After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,
really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.
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by **Rafe McAulif** » Wed, 22 Aug 2001 13:56:26

Hehehe, Flugplatz for trains, eh?

Landing would be difficult tho I'm sure :D

Rafe Mc

On Mon, 20 Aug 2001 21:53:43 +0100, "Alan Stiles"

>If you wanted to (mis)spend far too much of your free time you could play
>around with the data files for the trains, etc. I saw one where the engine
>force had been upped by a factor of about 10^5 - the Flying Scotsman lived
>up to its name at that point! :)

>>Well I'll let him know, he'd be pretty keen. What kind of setup
>>options are available? Shock/spring setups? And is there an F10 view?
> <snip>

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