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  A couple of you wanted to see some screenshots from my race sim project.  The
base OpenGL graphics engine only took about 3 days to get and running, then
longer of course to decide on textures and make a couple cars, get the physics
engine plugged in, etc..  Right now, this is just what I use to develop the
physics for an RC car racing game that'll be a free download for everybody
(whenever we finish ;-))  After that, work will continue on this.  Perhaps I
can "borrow" some of Ruud's cars!  

http://www.racesimcentral.net/

  FWIW,
Todd Wasson
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Warlock!

PC

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Fester

How do you mean 'plugged-in', have you purchased a 3rd-party physics engine?
Just curious.

(btw looks like your tex coords are in the wrong order on the second tri of
each track section)

Good luck! Like the tire marks! :)

Ruud van Gaal, GPL Rank +53.25
Pencil art    : http://www.marketgraph.nl/gallery/
Free car sim  : http://www.marketgraph.nl/gallery/racer/

Thanks :-)  

  No, my physics engine IS a 3rd-party engine :-)  

  >

  It sure looks like it.  I've tried it every which way and it always seems to
have a seam (seams to have a seem?)  Part of my difficulty is I've made a
little track editor that generates all the triangles automatically based on
inputs like track width and corner radius, etc..  So it's tricky making it work
the same way as the graphics part.  Any suggestions?  Is it probably just a
couple numbers flipped around somewhere?

  Thanks,

Todd Wasson
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Drag Racing and Top Speed Prediction
Software
http://PerformanceSimulations.Com

  Thanks, Parke :-)
Todd Wasson
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  Thanks, Fester :-)  No, the odometer was disconnected to keep the value of
the simulated cars from depreciating as the race continues.  Don't tell anyone
:-)

Todd Wasson
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Performance Simulations
Drag Racing and Top Speed Prediction
Software
http://PerformanceSimulations.Com

  Thanks, Matt :-)
Todd Wasson
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  Who, me?  The yellow stripe and red car?  That's not from your Ferrari,
really, honest 0;-)

  I put a picture of a Hooter's girl on the hood once.  Makes it too hard to
drive though!  lol  
Todd Wasson
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Software
http://PerformanceSimulations.Com

| Thanks :-)

| >Tis looking nice :)

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|   Who, me?  The yellow stripe and red car?  That's not from your Ferrari,
| really, honest 0;-)
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|   I put a picture of a Hooter's girl on the hood once.  Makes it too hard
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| drive though!  lol
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I have a question about the suspension geometry which is clearly
visible in some of the shots, how would you be calculating your
wishbones? Are you using constraints or some other ( string / mirrors
maybe :-) ) method?

Colin

P.s. 'Tis looking good, and I say this from the point of view that the
physics are clearly visible in the shots ( if that is possible :-) )

Nice work Todd, I'm looking forward to testing your first beta release :0)

As for your texture problem, if you assume the texture U axis is "the width
of the road" and the V axis is "the road centreline" then I think you have
the U coords the wrong way around for the "second" triangle in each triangle
pair....

Cheers
Jim