rec.autos.simulators

by **Alex Kihuran** » Sat, 17 Jun 2000 04:00:00

You serious!!!! I downloaded the demo of GPL with a P120 and an 8mb V2 card
and I got .5fps a second! :) Viper Racing ran at the highest of any game, 17
fps :)

Yeah, you eventually get used to it, I did 12 minutes in the RC2K demo when
it came out running it at 1.5fps a sec :) When you revved up the car, you
could here it go to 9,000RPM in 3 different pitches. (vrom Vrom VROM)

Lol, good luck, once you upgrade your computer, you'll have even more fun,
and good job on the 1:39 at Monza, that's what I ran when I started in
December and I got 36 fps!

Thanks,
Alex

by **Alex Kihuran** » Sat, 17 Jun 2000 04:00:00

Yep, in 95 we paid 2,000 for my old P120, thought it was awesome, it also
had 16mb of RAM! :) In fact, it was so fast, I couldn't even run Test Drive:
The Duel (was that the one) :) But I was a bit dissapointed how GP2 ran,
then it ran as smooth as silk on my friends 233 MMX when it came out :)

> I went from a 386 with math co-processor to a P90 when it first came out,
> gave over 2,000 for that P90, and boy did it seem like a screamer - hard
to
> believe now :)

> --
> Don Burnette
> Dburn in N3 and Legends
> ICQ# 74084566

> > >That's remain the first time i've played "4D sports driving" on a
> PC1512,
> > >about
> > >1fps, with no opponent, quite difficult to stay on road and it was with
> > >keyboard,
> > >and about 20 seconds per frame with an opponent :o)

> > >What a shock when 2 month after i've got my new brand PC 486SX 25 !!!!

> > >:o)

> > >Seb

> > 486SX25 ? That's a screamer too! I remember when my friend went from
his
> > 386/33 to a 486/50. It was the absolute hottest thing we'd ever seen.
We
> were
> > playing racing games at an astonishing 12-15 fps !! We finally had
> "perfect
> > smoothness!"

> > 8o)
> > Todd Wasson

by **Alex Kihuran** » Sat, 17 Jun 2000 04:00:00

Do you have a replay of your 1:39?

by **Alex Kihuran** » Sat, 17 Jun 2000 04:00:00

I used to be like that, until I learned a little trick called trailbraking
:) Got me from 1:36 to 1:29 in 2-3 weeks, and from 1:36 yo 1:31 in 3 days.

Thanks,
Alex

by **JTW620** » Sat, 17 Jun 2000 04:00:00

lol. :-) This just in... Trus, you won't like this... Got 2 laps in the
1:37.7x range, then a 1:36.74 and a 1:36.72 shortly after. Weee!!!

Todd Wasson

by **JTW620** » Sat, 17 Jun 2000 04:00:00

Thanks, Alex. Yes, I get about 2.5-3 fps with ALL the detail and sound turned
off/down to the bare minimum. Also run it in 320x200 mode. The sound is
pretty outrageous too. When shifting up a gear, I hear some pretty funky
techno engine music coming at me. I don't know whether to keep driving or get
up and dance!

Todd Wasson :-)
P.S.. Just dropped the fuel load to about 6 gallons (was full for the 1:39),
and ran a 1:33.62 a minute ago. :-) Can't wait to get a fast computer!

by **JTW620** » Sat, 17 Jun 2000 04:00:00

>What else are you into besides GPL, sado-***??? =)

>What you really need to play GPL: CPU in 400-something range (Celerons work
>quite well), 64MB RAM, and a Voodoo2. That's all you really need (that's
>all I've got! =) but considering how cheap stuff is now I would get a Celery
>in the 500-something range, a good mobo, good RAM, and o/c the ***out of
>it!! (Best bet might be to look into the Celeries based off of the PIII
>core...)

>--
>Kirk Lane

>GPLRank: 229.48
>ICQ: 28171652
>AIM: Kirker64
>(IM me twice so I can reply...using a beta client)

>"The time has come for me to kill this game
>Now open wide and say my name"
>- "Space Lord", Monster Magnet

Haha!! It's still fun, even at 2.5-3 fps using the chase cam. I've been
looking in the paper lately for a faster system. Stuff is cheap nowadays. I
may be moving back home to Minnesota soon, so will probably put off buying
anything right now. Can't wait though!

Todd Wasson :-)

by **JTW620** » Sat, 17 Jun 2000 04:00:00

I think my mom paid about $2-3,000 for our...(snicker!) IBM PCjr when I was
a kid. It was a HUGE step above my TRS-80. This thing had a 4.88 Mhz
processor and I think 128Kb of ram. We bought an accelerator card for about
$150-200 that upped it to about 8Mhz. Was incredible how much faster that was!
For only $150-200 more, we got a big cartridge that you plugged into the side,
to upgrade the ram to 640Kb. Unheard of!! Nobody needed that much memory!

I remember laughing at my friend's suggestion that I get something called a
"hard disk drive". What for? My games were on only one or two disks! You'd
pay another $150-200 just so you don't have to swap disks now and then? lol

The TRS-80 was great too. It had just over 1Mhz of processing power and 4 Kb
of Ram. The big upgrade was a cassette tape drive. This way, you could save
your Basic programs. :-)

Fond computer memories,
Todd Wasson

>Yep, in 95 we paid 2,000 for my old P120, thought it was awesome, it also
>had 16mb of RAM! :) In fact, it was so fast, I couldn't even run Test Drive:
>The Duel (was that the one) :) But I was a bit dissapointed how GP2 ran,
>then it ran as smooth as silk on my friends 233 MMX when it came out :)

>> I went from a 386 with math co-processor to a P90 when it first came out,
>> gave over 2,000 for that P90, and boy did it seem like a screamer - hard
>to
>> believe now :)

>> --
>> Don Burnette
>> Dburn in N3 and Legends
>> ICQ# 74084566

>> > >That's remain the first time i've played "4D sports driving" on a
>> PC1512,
>> > >about
>> > >1fps, with no opponent, quite difficult to stay on road and it was with
>> > >keyboard,
>> > >and about 20 seconds per frame with an opponent :o)

>> > >What a shock when 2 month after i've got my new brand PC 486SX 25 !!!!

>> > >:o)

>> > >Seb

>> > 486SX25 ? That's a screamer too! I remember when my friend went from
>his
>> > 386/33 to a 486/50. It was the absolute hottest thing we'd ever seen.
>We
>> were
>> > playing racing games at an astonishing 12-15 fps !! We finally had
>> "perfect
>> > smoothness!"

>> > 8o)
>> > Todd Wasson

by **JTW620** » Sat, 17 Jun 2000 04:00:00

Nope. Didn't save it since I didn't think it looked too impressive! Just a
few minutes ago, I dropped the fuel load down to 6 gallons and had another go
at it. After about 5 bad/crashing/burning laps or so, I clicked off a 1:33.62.

The 1:33xx replay is saved. If you'd like to see it (and the constantly
locking front right wheel, resulting in about a 320 degree running temp by the
end of the lap), I'll send it. Do I email it to you or post it in
alt.binaries.simulators.autos?

Todd Wasson

>Do you have a replay of your 1:39?

>> >Hi, Todd --

>> >Well, Todd, you certainly get the GPL Optimist Award for the month. With
>a
>> >frame rate that low, it must be like driving with sunglasses, mittens and
>> >lumberjack boots. Hope you're able to upgrade hardware soon. An amazing
>> >world awaits.

>> >Regards,

>> >Kurt

>> Will happily accept the award. Thank you, Kurt. :-) I'd say it's a
>lot
>> like using the force.... Obi-Wan was riding shotgun....

>> Todd Wasson

by **Alex Kihuran** » Sat, 17 Jun 2000 04:00:00

post it on alt.binaries.simulators.autos

Thanks,
Alex

> Nope. Didn't save it since I didn't think it looked too impressive!
Just a
> few minutes ago, I dropped the fuel load down to 6 gallons and had another
go
> at it. After about 5 bad/crashing/burning laps or so, I clicked off a
1:33.62.

> The 1:33xx replay is saved. If you'd like to see it (and the constantly
> locking front right wheel, resulting in about a 320 degree running temp by
the
> end of the lap), I'll send it. Do I email it to you or post it in
> alt.binaries.simulators.autos?

> Todd Wasson

> >Do you have a replay of your 1:39?

> >> >Hi, Todd --

> >> >Well, Todd, you certainly get the GPL Optimist Award for the month.
With
> >a
> >> >frame rate that low, it must be like driving with sunglasses, mittens
and
> >> >lumberjack boots. Hope you're able to upgrade hardware soon. An
amazing
> >> >world awaits.

> >> >Regards,

> >> >Kurt

> >> Will happily accept the award. Thank you, Kurt. :-) I'd say it's a
> >lot
> >> like using the force.... Obi-Wan was riding shotgun....

> >> Todd Wasson

by **JTW620** » Sat, 17 Jun 2000 04:00:00

Whoops! Never posted a file in a newsgroup before. How do I post it there?

by **Suppor** » Sat, 17 Jun 2000 04:00:00

Post it, please!

J. P. Hovercraft

> Nope. Didn't save it since I didn't think it looked too impressive! Just a
> few minutes ago, I dropped the fuel load down to 6 gallons and had another go
> at it. After about 5 bad/crashing/burning laps or so, I clicked off a 1:33.62.

> The 1:33xx replay is saved. If you'd like to see it (and the constantly
> locking front right wheel, resulting in about a 320 degree running temp by the
> end of the lap), I'll send it. Do I email it to you or post it in
> alt.binaries.simulators.autos?

> Todd Wasson

> >Do you have a replay of your 1:39?

> >> >Hi, Todd --

> >> >Well, Todd, you certainly get the GPL Optimist Award for the month. With
> >a
> >> >frame rate that low, it must be like driving with sunglasses, mittens and
> >> >lumberjack boots. Hope you're able to upgrade hardware soon. An amazing
> >> >world awaits.

> >> >Regards,

> >> >Kurt

> >> Will happily accept the award. Thank you, Kurt. :-) I'd say it's a
> >lot
> >> like using the force.... Obi-Wan was riding shotgun....

> >> Todd Wasson

by **Suppor** » Sat, 17 Jun 2000 04:00:00

Zip the replay file and save it where you can find it. If you're using Netscape,
click the "New Message" button while in the alt.binaries.simulators.autos
newsgroup. Type a message and subject identifying the file, then click the
"Attach" button. Choose "File", then navigate to where you saved the zipped file
and double-click on it. Then click the "Send" button and wait for it to finish
uploading.

In Outlook Express, while in the alt.binaries.simulators.autos group, click the
"New Post" button. Again, message and subject, then click "Insert" and choose
"File Attachment". Again, navigate to the file, double-click it, and then click
the "Send/Receive" button and wait for it to upload.

Hope this helps. Can't wait to see it.

J. P. Hovercraft

> Whoops! Never posted a file in a newsgroup before. How do I post it there?

by **JTW620** » Sun, 18 Jun 2000 04:00:00

I'm using AOL here... I can post a new thing, but the only options I see are
help (doesn't say anything about uploading) and send! What now?

>Zip the replay file and save it where you can find it. If you're using
>Netscape,
>click the "New Message" button while in the alt.binaries.simulators.autos
>newsgroup. Type a message and subject identifying the file, then click the
>"Attach" button. Choose "File", then navigate to where you saved the zipped
>file
>and double-click on it. Then click the "Send" button and wait for it to
>finish
>uploading.

>In Outlook Express, while in the alt.binaries.simulators.autos group, click
>the
>"New Post" button. Again, message and subject, then click "Insert" and choose
>"File Attachment". Again, navigate to the file, double-click it, and then
>click
>the "Send/Receive" button and wait for it to upload.

>Hope this helps. Can't wait to see it.

>J. P. Hovercraft

>> Whoops! Never posted a file in a newsgroup before. How do I post it
>there?

by **Eldre** » Sun, 18 Jun 2000 04:00:00

I really don't think you CAN attach a file to a newsgroup message in AOL. You
can do it it an e-mail, though. When I uploaded something to the binary group,
I had to use Netscape... If you have netscape, try that..

Eldred
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