rec.autos.simulators

> I have played the demo of SCGT and am awaiting the games release here in the
> UK on Friday, but I have a couple of questions.
> 1) what is the speed compensation option?
> 2)  I am playing the game using 3dfx (D3D is very dark coloured, even
> playing around with the gamma slider) but notice that when watching a replay
> from 'trackside' the cars are drawn from low to high resolution as they pass
> the camera but this is done in a very 'jerky' way, rather than a smooth
> transition. Is this the case with the retail game (for information, I have a
> P450 with 2xDiamond 3dfx cards and 256mb ram).
> Thanks
> PJ

>The speed compensationa allows the game to drop framerates rather than make
the
>"real" time longer than the lap time as happens with Nascar Revolution.
Thats
>what I can gather anyway.

> The speed compensationa allows the game to drop framerates rather than make the
> "real" time longer than the lap time as happens with Nascar Revolution. Thats
> what I can gather anyway.

> The speed compensationa allows the game to drop framerates rather than
make the
> "real" time longer than the lap time as happens with Nascar Revolution.
Thats
> what I can gather anyway.

> I reckon the frame rate for the game is well below what it should be. I
have no
> problems running GPL, Viper, Superbikes, Toca 2 and dozens of other games
at
> their respective full res and graphics options. However with SCGT I get
jerky
> graphics. I have a Xeon 500MHZ, 2 X Voodoo 2 (STB) and a BETA TNT 2.

> > I have played the demo of SCGT and am awaiting the games release here in
the
> > UK on Friday, but I have a couple of questions.
> > 1) what is the speed compensation option?
> > 2)  I am playing the game using 3dfx (D3D is very dark coloured, even
> > playing around with the gamma slider) but notice that when watching a
replay
> > from 'trackside' the cars are drawn from low to high resolution as they
pass
> > the camera but this is done in a very 'jerky' way, rather than a smooth
> > transition. Is this the case with the retail game (for information, I
have a
> > P450 with 2xDiamond 3dfx cards and 256mb ram).
> > Thanks
> > PJ

> >The speed compensationa allows the game to drop framerates rather than make
> the
> >"real" time longer than the lap time as happens with Nascar Revolution.
> Thats
> >what I can gather anyway.

> I don't believe that is true. I am almost certain that speed compensation
> speeds up the AI if you are too far ahaed or slows them down if you are too
> far behind.

> Jim

> Dumbass.
> Speed Compensation is whether or not you want the AI to be able to "catch up
> to the pack" when it gets behind.

> > The speed compensationa allows the game to drop framerates rather than
> make the
> > "real" time longer than the lap time as happens with Nascar Revolution.
> Thats
> > what I can gather anyway.

> > I reckon the frame rate for the game is well below what it should be. I
> have no
> > problems running GPL, Viper, Superbikes, Toca 2 and dozens of other games
> at
> > their respective full res and graphics options. However with SCGT I get
> jerky
> > graphics. I have a Xeon 500MHZ, 2 X Voodoo 2 (STB) and a BETA TNT 2.

> > > I have played the demo of SCGT and am awaiting the games release here in
> the
> > > UK on Friday, but I have a couple of questions.
> > > 1) what is the speed compensation option?
> > > 2)  I am playing the game using 3dfx (D3D is very dark coloured, even
> > > playing around with the gamma slider) but notice that when watching a
> replay
> > > from 'trackside' the cars are drawn from low to high resolution as they
> pass
> > > the camera but this is done in a very 'jerky' way, rather than a smooth
> > > transition. Is this the case with the retail game (for information, I
> have a
> > > P450 with 2xDiamond 3dfx cards and 256mb ram).
> > > Thanks
> > > PJ

> Computer, dump this rude child into permanent non-existence.

> > Dumbass.

> > Read the manual... That's not what this option does. What is does is the
> > following: it helps slower cars get "speed boosts" in order to stay
> > competitive, kinda like an arcade racer. When you get in front, the
> > other cars you passed go a bit faster.

> I actually thought this would be a very useful option (for beginners and
> pros alike) until I got to see the extremely unrealistic side of it...

> I had set the Speed Compensation to "Low" and was putting out good lap
> times consistently at Sardian Park and slightly pulling away from the
> pack.

> The guy occupying the last place had to make an extra pitstop because of
> some racing incident which allowed me to catch and lap him. From the
> mirror I could see him pulling away from the pits. To my surprise, this
> backmarker had soon caught me and zoomed past my BMW like his wife was in
> labor or something. He probably had fresh tires but mine weren't bad
> either (94% IIRC). He was simply too fast - phenomenally so.

> What made the situation ridiculous was that at the same time I was
> pulling away from number 2 and number 12 was now pulling away from me,
> faster than anything I had seen during the race so far. Needless to say,
> I felt quite overwhelmed by this "divine intervention". Having fought
> hard for the 1st place it didn't particularly add to the feeling of
> accomplishment to see a backmarker leave me like standing.

> And btw, another minor thing that doesn't affect the racing itself but
> which somehow annoys the hell outta me is how the AI cars seem to
> continue fighting for position when the race has ended. It's like they're
> simply using a slightly tuned down version of the racing algorithm.

> ---
> Antti Markus Peteri

>        15 miles. your dim light shines from so far away

>                                  - Soul Asylum, Promises Broken