rec.autos.simulators

by **Steve Smit** » Fri, 22 Apr 2005 06:51:38

From 10tacle:

*****************

New York, NEW YORK - April 20th, 2005 - Viva Media and 10tacle studios
announced today that GTR - FIA GT Racing Game is ready to release in the
United States and will ship to major retail locations on May 3rd, 2005. GTR
is the new ultra-realistic simulation based on the FIA GT Championship
racing series featuring the most exciting sport cars of the world as well as
the prestigious "24 Hours of Spa" race.

"GTR is the ultimate race car simulation, offering gamers the heart
pounding-adrenalin pumping sensation that can only come from a truly
realistic racing experience," said Carlo Voelker, CEO of Viva Media. He
further comments, "By bringing this game to market, Viva Media marks its new
partnership with 10tacle AG, and adds another extraordinary game to its
catalogue of fine multimedia products."

Exceptional attention to details was paid by the SimBin Development Team,
from recorded motor sounds to weather conditions and ground waves on the
tracks; together with the best cars for an unparalleled experience. In fact,
this game is so real that professional drivers use it to train before real
races.

"We pulled out all the stops and completely loaded GTR with high-end assets
to please casual gamers and the professionals as well. In other words,
nothing has been spared to make this the best ever race car sim," said Frank
Holz, 10tacle Studios Marketing and Sales Director. He continues, "Developed
and tested by real race drivers GTR breaks all barriers by delivering a new
level of real race feeling."

Featuring the real GT racing teams, you can race the Chrysler Viper GTS-R,
Porsche 996 GT3, Ferrari 575 Maranello, Corvette C5-R and many more cars in
the original FIA GT Championship first-hand on your PC. Pit your skills
against over 70 different opponents on legendary racecourses such as Monza,
Donington Park, Magny-Cours and Barcelona.

Quick Facts:
Co-published by Viva Media and 10tacle Studios, AG
Developed by SimBin Development Team AB
UPC Code: 8-3863900195-8
Recommended Retail Price: $39.99
Minimum System Requirements:
Windows ME/2000/XP
1.2 GHz CPU (AMD/Intel), 384 MB RAM
DirectX 8.1 compatible graphics card with 32 MB 4x CD-ROM, 1 GB free hard
disk space

Developed by racing professionals, GTR lets you GET REAL! For more
information, visit: www.gtr-game.com.

by **Gary Robinso** » Fri, 22 Apr 2005 09:36:21

That's strange...

I bought my copy at Fry's Electronics in Phoenix last Saturday
(4/16/2005). Just happened to see it on the shelf and picked it right
up.

What did I get? The British version? Is there a British version?
Do I need to return it and get the new US version?

-Gary Robinson

On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 21:51:38 GMT, "Steve Smith"

>From 10tacle:

>*****************

>New York, NEW YORK - April 20th, 2005 - Viva Media and 10tacle studios
>announced today that GTR - FIA GT Racing Game is ready to release in the
>United States and will ship to major retail locations on May 3rd, 2005.

by **Dave Henri** » Fri, 22 Apr 2005 10:46:43

hmmm could this be a violation of import/export laws? Who knows. I
certainly don't.
From what I have read, and that is not a guarentee, there will be NO
difference between the two versions. There could be some minor content
variation like you may get the Simbin Ovals included with the USA disk,
while owners of the Brit disk may have to dload instead. But the
functionality of the two programs 'should' be identical.

We'd have to get Eden or some of the other Simbin connected simmers to
chime in and verify this.

I for one have been waiting for this release for a long time. I don't even
know if I will have the time needed to really dig into the sim properly.
But the fact that Simbin share our roots, they are simmers, and modders and
grown up kids just like us. I have heard they still have some of the ISI
problems that all the ISI coded sims seem to share, but I also have heard
they have stepped beyond the limits of the orignal code by a goodly margin.

My poor weary depleted checkbook is standing by,

I'd far rather give back to those who have been amongst us than some
faceless crew of code monkeys.

dave henrie

by **Gary Robinso** » Fri, 22 Apr 2005 11:48:36

What little I have had time to try GTR.... I find the most frustrating
to be finding the right tweak for my TSW. I use an Audigy2 ZS game
port and just haven't found a good setting. My setup works perfect on
Papy sims.

You have to hand it to Papy.. they still seemed to have had the best
in game controller setup and calibrate routine.

And, with my limited experience, the GTR online play has a way to go
yet. Pray for a patch.

I haven't tried all the cars yet, but the little Lotus GT3 is tons of
fun to drive. When my TSW is "just right".

-Gary Robinson

On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 20:46:43 -0500, Dave Henrie

>> That's strange...

>> I bought my copy at Fry's Electronics in Phoenix last Saturday
>> (4/16/2005). Just happened to see it on the shelf and picked it right
>> up.

>> What did I get? The British version? Is there a British version?
>> Do I need to return it and get the new US version?

>> -Gary Robinson

> hmmm could this be a violation of import/export laws? Who knows. I
>certainly don't.
>From what I have read, and that is not a guarentee, there will be NO
>difference between the two versions. There could be some minor content
>variation like you may get the Simbin Ovals included with the USA disk,
>while owners of the Brit disk may have to dload instead. But the
>functionality of the two programs 'should' be identical.

> We'd have to get Eden or some of the other Simbin connected simmers to
>chime in and verify this.

>I for one have been waiting for this release for a long time. I don't even
>know if I will have the time needed to really dig into the sim properly.
>But the fact that Simbin share our roots, they are simmers, and modders and
>grown up kids just like us. I have heard they still have some of the ISI
>problems that all the ISI coded sims seem to share, but I also have heard
>they have stepped beyond the limits of the orignal code by a goodly margin.

> My poor weary depleted checkbook is standing by,

>I'd far rather give back to those who have been amongst us than some
>faceless crew of code monkeys.

>dave henrie

by **Steve Smit** » Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:46:28

I would think Viva Media would have its name somewhere on the box if it's an
official U.S. release - they're the new element. I've never heard of them,
but they're apparently a well-known publisher of children's titles (like
"Fritz 8," a chess game). From their site:

"Viva Media, LLC is a privately owned New York company dedicated to
publishing a wide array of interactive content of the highest standards. The
company's collection of more than 40 multimedia titles tout more than 35
awards for excellence in publishing."

> That's strange...

> I bought my copy at Fry's Electronics in Phoenix last Saturday
> (4/16/2005). Just happened to see it on the shelf and picked it right
> up.

> What did I get? The British version? Is there a British version?
> Do I need to return it and get the new US version?

> -Gary Robinson

> On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 21:51:38 GMT, "Steve Smith"

> >From 10tacle:

> >*****************

> >New York, NEW YORK - April 20th, 2005 - Viva Media and 10tacle studios
> >announced today that GTR - FIA GT Racing Game is ready to release in the
> >United States and will ship to major retail locations on May 3rd, 2005.

by **Steve Smit** » Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:48:52

C'mon, Gary, nobody but pre-Jurassic trogdolytes uses a game port anymore.
Contact TSW in re a USB conversion kit.

> What little I have had time to try GTR.... I find the most frustrating
> to be finding the right tweak for my TSW. I use an Audigy2 ZS game
> port and just haven't found a good setting. My setup works perfect on
> Papy sims.

> You have to hand it to Papy.. they still seemed to have had the best
> in game controller setup and calibrate routine.

> And, with my limited experience, the GTR online play has a way to go
> yet. Pray for a patch.

> I haven't tried all the cars yet, but the little Lotus GT3 is tons of
> fun to drive. When my TSW is "just right".

> -Gary Robinson

> On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 20:46:43 -0500, Dave Henrie

> >> That's strange...

> >> I bought my copy at Fry's Electronics in Phoenix last Saturday
> >> (4/16/2005). Just happened to see it on the shelf and picked it right
> >> up.

> >> What did I get? The British version? Is there a British version?
> >> Do I need to return it and get the new US version?

> >> -Gary Robinson

> > hmmm could this be a violation of import/export laws? Who knows. I
> >certainly don't.
> >From what I have read, and that is not a guarentee, there will be NO
> >difference between the two versions. There could be some minor content
> >variation like you may get the Simbin Ovals included with the USA disk,
> >while owners of the Brit disk may have to dload instead. But the
> >functionality of the two programs 'should' be identical.

> > We'd have to get Eden or some of the other Simbin connected simmers to
> >chime in and verify this.

> >I for one have been waiting for this release for a long time. I don't
even
> >know if I will have the time needed to really dig into the sim properly.
> >But the fact that Simbin share our roots, they are simmers, and modders
and
> >grown up kids just like us. I have heard they still have some of the ISI
> >problems that all the ISI coded sims seem to share, but I also have heard
> >they have stepped beyond the limits of the orignal code by a goodly
margin.

> > My poor weary depleted checkbook is standing by,

> >I'd far rather give back to those who have been amongst us than some
> >faceless crew of code monkeys.

> >dave henrie

by **Daru** » Fri, 22 Apr 2005 20:16:36

Good idea Steve, but USB isn't supported on Windows 3.1 as I
recall....;-)

by **Steve Smit** » Fri, 22 Apr 2005 21:20:15

Well, Gary has an Audigy ZS, so he isn't a total Luddite. Maybe he could
spring for a clean one-owner ver of SE, only used on weekends.

by **Gary Robinso** » Fri, 22 Apr 2005 23:32:55

The only "names" on the box are Atari, Simbin and 10Tacle Studios.

So I guess Fry's somehow got the Euro version?

Like I said, I just happened to see it on the shelf and was a little
surprised. But I haven't kept up a close watch on the GTR world so I
just thought "here it is, I'll grab it".

-Gary Robinson

On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 10:46:28 GMT, "Steve Smith"

>I would think Viva Media would have its name somewhere on the box if it's an
>official U.S. release - they're the new element. I've never heard of them,
>but they're apparently a well-known publisher of children's titles (like
>"Fritz 8," a chess game). From their site:

>"Viva Media, LLC is a privately owned New York company dedicated to
>publishing a wide array of interactive content of the highest standards. The
>company's collection of more than 40 multimedia titles tout more than 35
>awards for excellence in publishing."

>> That's strange...

>> I bought my copy at Fry's Electronics in Phoenix last Saturday
>> (4/16/2005). Just happened to see it on the shelf and picked it right
>> up.

>> What did I get? The British version? Is there a British version?
>> Do I need to return it and get the new US version?

>> -Gary Robinson

>> On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 21:51:38 GMT, "Steve Smith"

>> >From 10tacle:

>> >*****************

>> >New York, NEW YORK - April 20th, 2005 - Viva Media and 10tacle studios
>> >announced today that GTR - FIA GT Racing Game is ready to release in the
>> >United States and will ship to major retail locations on May 3rd, 2005.

by **Gary Robinso** » Fri, 22 Apr 2005 23:45:49

LOL!
Well, I had an old Rockfire USB/Gameport converter that I was using
before. Finally just gave up on it. The gameport has MUCH better
precision control than does the Rockfire, at least in Papy sims like
NR2003 and GPL. I actually bought (recently) the Audigy FOR it's
gameport. The old SoundBlaster Live was giving WindowsXP fits.

But, I would certainly entertain the idea of installing the new TSW
USB kit if I was certain it performed better than the Rockfire and at
least as well as the gameport.

I've only been back in sims a few months now after about a 3 year
layoff. Then I was running 98SE and using gameports and sometimes the
Rockfire. WindowsXP seems to be a little more finicky about the
gameports so I realize I am a fossil in this regard.

I miss my old PDPI L4 digital game port. Now THAT was precision!
Alas, only if ISA slots still walked with us trogs :)

-Gary Robinson

On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 10:48:52 GMT, "Steve Smith"

>C'mon, Gary, nobody but pre-Jurassic trogdolytes uses a game port anymore.
>Contact TSW in re a USB conversion kit.

by **Steve Smit** » Fri, 22 Apr 2005 23:56:39

I kept my PDPI for years (up to and including a 1.3-GHz Athlon mobo), but it
doesn't work w. XP, so...poof! I have a Momo Force (red) w. TSW pedals (the
Momo pedals bolt right onto the stalks!), all USB. Works like crazy!

> LOL!
> Well, I had an old Rockfire USB/Gameport converter that I was using
> before. Finally just gave up on it. The gameport has MUCH better
> precision control than does the Rockfire, at least in Papy sims like
> NR2003 and GPL. I actually bought (recently) the Audigy FOR it's
> gameport. The old SoundBlaster Live was giving WindowsXP fits.

> But, I would certainly entertain the idea of installing the new TSW
> USB kit if I was certain it performed better than the Rockfire and at
> least as well as the gameport.

> I've only been back in sims a few months now after about a 3 year
> layoff. Then I was running 98SE and using gameports and sometimes the
> Rockfire. WindowsXP seems to be a little more finicky about the
> gameports so I realize I am a fossil in this regard.

> I miss my old PDPI L4 digital game port. Now THAT was precision!
> Alas, only if ISA slots still walked with us trogs :)

> -Gary Robinson

> On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 10:48:52 GMT, "Steve Smith"

> >C'mon, Gary, nobody but pre-Jurassic trogdolytes uses a game port
anymore.
> >Contact TSW in re a USB conversion kit.

by **Steve Smit** » Sat, 23 Apr 2005 00:00:00

There have been rumors that the International (American) release would
contain a) a 1.4 patch (the Fry's copy oughtta have at least 1.3), b) the
oval-track pack, or c) both. No confirmation that I've seen.

> The only "names" on the box are Atari, Simbin and 10Tacle Studios.

> So I guess Fry's somehow got the Euro version?

> Like I said, I just happened to see it on the shelf and was a little
> surprised. But I haven't kept up a close watch on the GTR world so I
> just thought "here it is, I'll grab it".

> -Gary Robinson

> On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 10:46:28 GMT, "Steve Smith"

> >I would think Viva Media would have its name somewhere on the box if it's
an
> >official U.S. release - they're the new element. I've never heard of
them,
> >but they're apparently a well-known publisher of children's titles (like
> >"Fritz 8," a chess game). From their site:

> >"Viva Media, LLC is a privately owned New York company dedicated to
> >publishing a wide array of interactive content of the highest standards.
The
> >company's collection of more than 40 multimedia titles tout more than 35
> >awards for excellence in publishing."

> >> That's strange...

> >> I bought my copy at Fry's Electronics in Phoenix last Saturday
> >> (4/16/2005). Just happened to see it on the shelf and picked it right
> >> up.

> >> What did I get? The British version? Is there a British version?
> >> Do I need to return it and get the new US version?

> >> -Gary Robinson

> >> On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 21:51:38 GMT, "Steve Smith"

> >> >From 10tacle:

> >> >*****************

> >> >New York, NEW YORK - April 20th, 2005 - Viva Media and 10tacle studios
> >> >announced today that GTR - FIA GT Racing Game is ready to release in
the
> >> >United States and will ship to major retail locations on May 3rd,
2005.

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