rec.autos.simulators

by **Kevin Clar** » Sat, 21 Apr 2001 20:17:05

I've just bought N4 (UK).

Are there any essential addons that I should install straight away?
Updated graphics or sounds or anything?

thanks

Kev

by **Douglas Elliso** » Sat, 21 Apr 2001 21:03:39

Yeah, an AI with the slightest bit of I in it

Doug

by **Kevin Anderso** » Sat, 21 Apr 2001 21:28:40

None that I would recommend

--
Kevin Anderson

by **T.A. Mille** » Sat, 21 Apr 2001 22:55:31

More (DDR) ram, faster CPU, Geforce3...

by **Don Chapma** » Mon, 23 Apr 2001 01:05:44

Wow, you guys are real helpful.

For starters, try the 2001 Winston Cup carsets from either The Pit Wagon
http://thepitwagon.hypermart.net/index.html
or High Compression http://www.high-compression.com/

You could also try the AI fix posted April 7 by (Mike Pounders) to Black
Hole Motorsports http://www.bhmotorsports.com/
It is a work in progress and your results may vary, but it is a definite
improvement for me at some tracks.

Don Chapman

by **Mika Takal** » Mon, 23 Apr 2001 01:57:37

The BH-motorsports' ini files adjust player grip too, thus making it
impossible for the player to join online games on those tracks.

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Mika Takala

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> Wow, you guys are real helpful.

> For starters, try the 2001 Winston Cup carsets from either The Pit Wagon
> http://thepitwagon.hypermart.net/index.html
> or High Compression http://www.high-compression.com/

> You could also try the AI fix posted April 7 by (Mike Pounders) to Black
> Hole Motorsports http://www.bhmotorsports.com/
> It is a work in progress and your results may vary, but it is a definite
> improvement for me at some tracks.

> Don Chapman

> > I've just bought N4 (UK).

> > Are there any essential addons that I should install straight away?
> > Updated graphics or sounds or anything?

> > thanks

> > Kev

by **Hena H?kk?ne** » Tue, 24 Apr 2001 21:02:33

Sure about that? I installed the BH Ai fix, and afterwards when I joined an
online race a dialog appeared saying something like: "The race director is
sending you information. You cannot enter the track before download has
finished". After that, everything worked fine. Now, I'm not sure the dialog
box was related to the modified ini files, but it would make sense for the
server to upload valid ini files to a client, wouldn't it?

Hena

> The BH-motorsports' ini files adjust player grip too, thus making it
> impossible for the player to join online games on those tracks.

> --
> Mika Takala

> Please remove the invalid parts from my email address if replying by
email.

> > Wow, you guys are real helpful.

> > For starters, try the 2001 Winston Cup carsets from either The Pit Wagon
> > http://thepitwagon.hypermart.net/index.html
> > or High Compression http://www.high-compression.com/

> > You could also try the AI fix posted April 7 by (Mike Pounders) to Black
> > Hole Motorsports http://www.bhmotorsports.com/
> > It is a work in progress and your results may vary, but it is a definite
> > improvement for me at some tracks.

> > Don Chapman

> > > I've just bought N4 (UK).

> > > Are there any essential addons that I should install straight away?
> > > Updated graphics or sounds or anything?

> > > thanks

> > > Kev

by **Mika Takal** » Tue, 24 Apr 2001 21:55:17

I stand corrected. When connection online, the game informs that it has
altered your track grip to server settings. This will, however, make your
own setups unuseful, because the grips are different.

--
Mika Takala

Please remove the invalid parts from my email address if replying by email.

by **PHYDEAUX** » Wed, 25 Apr 2001 06:14:45

>Subject: Re: N4 essential add ons?

>Date: 04/23/2001 8:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time

>> Sure about that? I installed the BH Ai fix, and afterwards when I joined
>an
>> online race a dialog appeared saying something like: "The race director is
>> sending you information. You cannot enter the track before download has
>> finished". After that, everything worked fine. Now, I'm not sure the
>dialog
>> box was related to the modified ini files, but it would make sense for the
>> server to upload valid ini files to a client, wouldn't it?

>I stand corrected. When connection online, the game informs that it has
>altered your track grip to server settings. This will, however, make your
>own setups unuseful, because the grips are different.

>--
>Mika Takala

>Please remove the invalid parts from my email address if replying by email.

I have encounterd the race director sending info twice and have NEVER installed
an AI fix. I am not sure but I think I had just joined a race which was using
multiple computer opponents....I assumed that it was updating information on
which cars were included, practice times etc.

Doug B.

(Don't gimme NO***in E-mail)

by **Hena H?kk?ne** » Wed, 25 Apr 2001 22:09:50

> I have encounterd the race director sending info twice and have NEVER
installed
> an AI fix. I am not sure but I think I had just joined a race which was
using
> multiple computer opponents....I assumed that it was updating information
on
> which cars were included, practice times etc.

Yeah, I was wrong too. It's actually a different dialog that comes up when
the server has to modify client's ini settings. Something like "Tech
Inspection" :)

Hena