>> I'm beginning to think you have shares in GTR stock. ;o)
>> Elrikk
> well think about it. Tiburion, an arcade type console company is hired
> to port an ISI product. Simbin, a group of sim racers pays ISI to port
> their own product. Both use an ISI code-base. But one has access to
> actual engine sounds sampled at various tracks all over Europe.(I know
> there is lots more but SOUND was the topic after-all)
> I haven't purchased either one, but I have driven the GTR demo,
> although
> not the NSR demo as yet. But I would think underneath they are very
> similar, but the tiny details are probably mainly in Simbin's favor.
> Simbin also has more freedom to rewrite code or to take advantage of ISI
> improvements, For example the multiplayer codec. I'd bet real money the
> Simbin code is more sophisticated than Tibur's.
> When ISI worked for EA, they NEVER had a travel budget to visit and map
> tracks and record cars. Simbin went to every round of the last years FIA
> events. I'd think Tiburion's budget more closely resembles the old ISI
> model than the Simbin program.
> just some thoughts from a lonely old fart. :)
> dave henrie
I think you nailed it again DH.
Corperate greed vs passionate simming ;)
Mitch
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