What I would like to know is..
What do the more experienced simmers think of it? Is it realistic? And what
about Steam? I never heard of it. How does that impact the driving
experience? Any downside?
Any input would be appreciated before I make a commitment.
TIA
> What I would like to know is..
> What do the more experienced simmers think of it? Is it realistic?
The open wheelers have a more mixed response. I don't have enough
experience to say though I think they lack the overall polish of the
WTCC cars (as if less time was spent on them)
And what
Steam is simply a software distribution and authentication system - it
makes no difference to the driving experience. It is handy for patches
and means you don't need a CD/DVD in the drive. You do need an internet
connection though (although there is an offline mode once authenticated)
Cheers
Tony
I like it. The online play is about as good or better than any I have ever
experienced and the offline AI are also very good. I was leary about the
Steam thing, but once I got it installed I now launch most my racing sims
there (GTR, GTR2, GTL, N2003 and rfactor). It is nice to just have one icon
to click and then launch what I want. It has no effect at all as far as
gameplay is concerned. Back to Race 07. I like running the sedans and coupes
much better than open wheel cars, but the F3000 series in the sim is
actually a lot of fun. I got Race 07 through Steam (yea.....spent too
much.....again) and it updated it with the new patch and you can have it do
that with all sims that you register through them that they support.
Ed
> >I was leary about the
> > Steam thing, but once I got it installed I now launch most my racing
sims
> > there (GTR, GTR2, GTL, N2003 and rfactor).
> How do you launch non-steam games from within Steam?
>> >I was leary about the
>> > Steam thing, but once I got it installed I now launch most my racing
> sims
>> > there (GTR, GTR2, GTL, N2003 and rfactor).
>> How do you launch non-steam games from within Steam?
> Open steam and go to the My Games tab. At the bottom of the screen is a
> button for add non-steam games and one to activate a product. I think the
> Simbin games can be added in this manner, not sure of others.
Ed
> >> >I was leary about the
> >> > Steam thing, but once I got it installed I now launch most my racing
> > sims
> >> > there (GTR, GTR2, GTL, N2003 and rfactor).
> >> How do you launch non-steam games from within Steam?
> > Open steam and go to the My Games tab. At the bottom of the screen is a
> > button for add non-steam games and one to activate a product. I think the
> > Simbin games can be added in this manner, not sure of others.
> You can launch virtually any program from Steam. Some will not activate of
> course. All the above sims and FSX and CFS3 work just fine as far as having
> a central point to launch them. It is more of just a convenience than
> anything else. I have fewer shortcuts/quick launch stuff to worry about.
> Ed
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>> >> >I was leary about the
>> >> > Steam thing, but once I got it installed I now launch most my racing
>> > sims
>> >> > there (GTR, GTR2, GTL, N2003 and rfactor).
>> >> How do you launch non-steam games from within Steam?
>> > Open steam and go to the My Games tab. At the bottom of the screen is
>> > a
>> > button for add non-steam games and one to activate a product. I think
>> > the
>> > Simbin games can be added in this manner, not sure of others.
>> You can launch virtually any program from Steam. Some will not activate
>> of
>> course. All the above sims and FSX and CFS3 work just fine as far as
>> having
>> a central point to launch them. It is more of just a convenience than
>> anything else. I have fewer shortcuts/quick launch stuff to worry about.
>> Ed
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> Pardon my ignorance, as I've never used Steam before... How is having
> a central location to launch games from (Steam) any more convenient
> than having a central location to launch games from (my PC desktop).
> I currently just click on a single icon and go... Is Steam more
> convenient than that!???
> Ed
>> You can launch virtually any program from Steam. Some will not activate
>> of course. All the above sims and FSX and CFS3 work just fine as far as
>> having a central point to launch them. It is more of just a convenience
>> than anything else. I have fewer shortcuts/quick launch stuff to worry
>> about.
>> Ed
> Vista comes with it's own game launcher too.
Ed
> Ed
>> Pardon my ignorance, as I've never used Steam before... How is having
>> a central location to launch games from (Steam) any more convenient
>> than having a central location to launch games from (my PC desktop).
>> I currently just click on a single icon and go... Is Steam more
>> convenient than that!???
>Putting icons all over the desktop looks messy and makes for a slower
>boot up time. I like game launchers.
