I'd like to see it more open architecture, so that different car types can
be added, sort of like plug-ins. If it was structured well, you could have a
huge database of tracks (as GPL now has), and allocate each of them to a
given years calendar, along with the car types appropriate to that year. We
could then race pretty much whatever season we wanted, even 1967, but with
better modelling in all aspects. Alternatively, we could race whatever cars
we wanted on any choice of tracks, like an F2002 Ferrari at Bremgarten, etc.
However, this may not be easy!
Dreams, dreams, dreams,
Andrew.
> >If indeed DK is going to surprise us someday with a GPL2, what do you
wish you
> >could see in this title?
> I think i posted this before, but...
> Technology wise, I'd like to see the upcoming N2003 model which
> apparently features debris and high frequency bump modelling. In
> addition, I'd want a better brake model (temperature/wear). Also, I'd
> want the option of DNQ's and the 107% rule.
> Time period wise, there are so many years I'd love. 1958, with the
> introduction of the rear engined Cooper. 1967 redone with more
> detail. 1968 with the primitive wing cars. 1988 with the great
> Senna/Prost battle and the last of the turbos plus a few normally
> aspirated cars. 1980ish (1979-1982) just so we'd have a game with
> Jacques Villeneuve in it, even if the turbo Ferrari had the worst lag
> of any F1 car.
> My favorite by far, however, is 1976. Witness:
> Cars/Drivers:
> Ferrari 312T2 - Niki Lauda, Clay Regazzoni
> McLaren M23 - James Hunt, Jochen Mass
> Tyrrell P34 - Jody Scheckter, Patrick Depailler
> Lotus 77 - Mario Andretti, Gunnar Nilsson (Andretti also drove the
> Parnelli VPJ4B for 2 races)
> Ligier JS5 - Jacques Lafitte
> Penske PC4 - John Watson
> March 761 - Ronnie Peterson, Vittorio Brambilla
> Shadow DN8 - Tom Pryce, Jean Pierre Jarier
> Brabham BT45 - Carlos Reutemann, Carlos Pace
> Surtees TS19 - Alan Jones, Noritake Takahara
> Williams FW05 - Jacky Ickx, Hans Binder
> Fittipaldi FD04 - Emerson Fittipaldi, Ingo Hoffman
> Hesketh 308D - Harald Ertl
> Kojima KE007 - Masahiro Hasemi
> Maki F102A - Tony Trimmer
> BRM P201 - Ian Ashley
> Ensign N174 - Chris Amon
> Tracks:
> Interlagos
> Kyalami
> Long Beach
> Jarama
> Zolder
> Monte Carlo
> Anderstorp
> Paul Ricard
> Brands Hatch
> Nurburgring
> Osterreichring
> Zandvoort
> Monza
> Mosport
> Watkins Glen
> Fuji
> Jason