rec.autos.simulators

I have fixed the Homestead track (created with David Noonan's
ICR2&N2>GPL converter) so the cars don't appear as if they are
traveling through walls.  The solid surface now match the image you
see on screen!  Helps a lot to determine where the limits are!

The exact URL is:

http://www.racesimcentral.net/***world/gpl/utilities/hmstdfix.zip

Oh and don't forget to download Brian Fox's flagman fix, if you don't
already have it!

I am also currently working on other tracks, so stay tuned!  Watch our
news section for future releases!

Enjoy!

Francois Dubuc,

Simulator ***world,
http://www.racesimcentral.net/***world/

I'm not sure I understand your question, but what I did is I moved the
physical definition of walls to fit the image, not the other way
around.  So the image you'll see is the same as it is right now,
except that walls are solid!

Frank

Francois Dubuc,

Simulator ***world,
http://www.racesimcentral.net/***world/

Remco

Hi Remco,

Thank you for the kind words!  You are right, those that don't use
that patch will benefit from a few feets of extra track.  But you know
there's always some way of cheating.  What's important is to decide
wether you want to have more realism and less chances for cheating, or
the other way around.

Some will argue that it is not cheating, well personnally all I can
say is I'm not cumfortable with driving thru walls to get better
times.  It makes ME feel like I'm cheating.  You know, I could've done
it the other way around and give more room outside from those walls,
but there's no point.

Those who want new tracks to have as much as possible the same quality
as the ones that came with the game will enjoy this patch.  Leagues
can use it and it'll be easy to track down those who don't use it.

About open online racing, I just hope Papy will include some sort of
checksum algorithm so you'd only be able to participate in a race if
you have exactly the same track file as the host.  GP2 does this, and
it even checks out the executable to see if it's the same on both
sides.  I think this is the way to go for fair online racing.

Frank

Francois Dubuc,

Simulator ***world,
http://www.racesimcentral.net/***world/

I was under the impression that you didn't need a track file to race it
online? I thought all the data came from the host. I guess this is my
explanation as to why with the European version you don't need the CD in
the drive to race online.

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Cheers!
Graeme Nash

http://www.karisma1.demon.co.uk
ICQ# 11257824
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And why should GPL? Normally everybody has all the tracks.

Remco

Oops, good point :-)

Ah well, even the best of us make mistakes... And so do I :-)

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Cheers!
Graeme Nash

http://www.karisma1.demon.co.uk
ICQ# 11257824
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