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by **TlgtrPr** » Wed, 11 Jun 2003 09:31:10

I am going to attempt to run my first full length race and have a question on
the 'save game feature.' With two kids in the house taking 3-4 hours
uninteruppeted on the game is not likely to happen. Looked thru the book and
couldn't find it, so here is my question.

If I save a race during the race and then have a problem does it allow me to
restart from the 'save point'? Just where/when should I do the 'save'?

If I restart a saved game can I go all the way back and restart the race again
from the beginning?

Thanks in adavance for any help.....

Kevin (aka tlgtr)
****
"A GOOD friend will come bail you out of jail... but, a TRUE friend will be
sitting next to you saying, "Damn we screwed up!!!!."

by **Cliff Roma** » Wed, 11 Jun 2003 09:36:19

As far as I know, there is no way to save a race in the middle and still
continue

by **William Bradsha** » Wed, 11 Jun 2003 09:59:46

> I am going to attempt to run my first full length race and have a question on
> the 'save game feature.' With two kids in the house taking 3-4 hours
> uninteruppeted on the game is not likely to happen. Looked thru the book and
> couldn't find it, so here is my question.

> If I save a race during the race and then have a problem does it allow me to
> restart from the 'save point'? Just where/when should I do the 'save'?

> If I restart a saved game can I go all the way back and restart the race again
> from the beginning?

> Thanks in adavance for any help.....

> Kevin (aka tlgtr)
> ****
> "A GOOD friend will come bail you out of jail... but, a TRUE friend will be
> sitting next to you saying, "Damn we screwed up!!!!."

Nope, NR2002 does not have a save game system. (They can save replays
from the start of the race up to the end, including speed, position,
fuel amount, etc, but can't find a way to save games during a race. hehe)

If you want a game that allows you to save games mid-race, I'd recommend
you build a DOS box and find a copy of NASCAR Racing 2. It has a dual
use: you get to play a sim with a save game, /and/ get to play a bunch
of old (and great) DOS titles that refuse to play on XP. :)

-Will

by **TlgtrPr** » Wed, 11 Jun 2003 11:03:29

I would have swore there was one..oh well....
Kevin (aka tlgtr)
****
"A GOOD friend will come bail you out of jail... but, a TRUE friend will be
sitting next to you saying, "Damn we screwed up!!!!."

by **Larr** » Wed, 11 Jun 2003 11:50:13

And many people have sworn at Papy because there isn't :)

-Larry

by **Edgecrushe** » Wed, 11 Jun 2003 20:34:22

The only way you can do it is put the computer in standby, of course it cannot be used for anything between driving shifts.

--

Steve

"In the old days, the Irish used to blow up our pubs, now they refit them tastefully"

The Pub Landlord.

> I am going to attempt to run my first full length race and have a question on
> the 'save game feature.' With two kids in the house taking 3-4 hours
> uninteruppeted on the game is not likely to happen. Looked thru the book and
> couldn't find it, so here is my question.

> If I save a race during the race and then have a problem does it allow me to
> restart from the 'save point'? Just where/when should I do the 'save'?

> If I restart a saved game can I go all the way back and restart the race again
> from the beginning?

> Thanks in adavance for any help.....

> Kevin (aka tlgtr)
> ****
> "A GOOD friend will come bail you out of jail... but, a TRUE friend will be
> sitting next to you saying, "Damn we screwed up!!!!."

by **Steve Whitt** » Wed, 11 Jun 2003 08:42:24

the only save feature is saving your practise and qual sessions. other than
that, you're out of luck. I'd like to do a full race, but with a wife and a
4 year old, like you say, it aint going to happen....:o)

steve

by **Biz** » Thu, 12 Jun 2003 00:35:22

It isnt a full race if you can stop whenever you need time to do other things....whats the point of
setting up the full race if you run 50 laps at a time? It completely defeats the whole purpose of
running the full length race in the 1st place.

> the only save feature is saving your practise and qual sessions. other than
> that, you're out of luck. I'd like to do a full race, but with a wife and a
> 4 year old, like you say, it aint going to happen....:o)

> steve

> > I am going to attempt to run my first full length race and have a question
> on
> > the 'save game feature.' With two kids in the house taking 3-4 hours
> > uninteruppeted on the game is not likely to happen. Looked thru the book
> and
> > couldn't find it, so here is my question.

> > If I save a race during the race and then have a problem does it allow me
> to
> > restart from the 'save point'? Just where/when should I do the 'save'?

> > If I restart a saved game can I go all the way back and restart the race
> again
> > from the beginning?

> > Thanks in adavance for any help.....

> > Kevin (aka tlgtr)
> > ****
> > "A GOOD friend will come bail you out of jail... but, a TRUE friend will
> be
> > sitting next to you saying, "Damn we screwed up!!!!."

by **Bria** » Thu, 12 Jun 2003 01:03:19

Don't need to. Nascar Racing 3 HAS a save game, and it runs fine on D3D. You
can even upgrade your cars to 2003 here:

http://dtechusa.m4driving.sm/dt/

> > I am going to attempt to run my first full length race and have a
question on
> > the 'save game feature.' With two kids in the house taking 3-4 hours
> > uninteruppeted on the game is not likely to happen. Looked thru the
book and
> > couldn't find it, so here is my question.

> > If I save a race during the race and then have a problem does it allow
me to
> > restart from the 'save point'? Just where/when should I do the 'save'?

> > If I restart a saved game can I go all the way back and restart the race
again
> > from the beginning?

> > Thanks in adavance for any help.....

> > Kevin (aka tlgtr)
> > ****
> > "A GOOD friend will come bail you out of jail... but, a TRUE friend
will be
> > sitting next to you saying, "Damn we screwed up!!!!."

> Nope, NR2002 does not have a save game system. (They can save replays
> from the start of the race up to the end, including speed, position,
> fuel amount, etc, but can't find a way to save games during a race. hehe)

> If you want a game that allows you to save games mid-race, I'd recommend
> you build a DOS box and find a copy of NASCAR Racing 2. It has a dual
> use: you get to play a sim with a save game, /and/ get to play a bunch
> of old (and great) DOS titles that refuse to play on XP. :)

> -Will

by **Ian** » Thu, 12 Jun 2003 05:04:50

> Don't need to. Nascar Racing 3 HAS a save game, and it runs fine on
> D3D. You can even upgrade your cars to 2003 here:

> http://dtechusa.m4driving.sm/dt/

Maybe he wants a physics engine...

--

Ian P
<email invalid due to spammers>

by **Bria** » Thu, 12 Jun 2003 06:02:37

Maybe, but, it is better than Nascar 2, you can have a full race with save
game, and, why not have both, I do.

Brian

> > Don't need to. Nascar Racing 3 HAS a save game, and it runs fine on
> > D3D. You can even upgrade your cars to 2003 here:

> > http://dtechusa.m4driving.sm/dt/

> Maybe he wants a physics engine...

> --

> Ian P
> <email invalid due to spammers>

by **Ian** » Thu, 12 Jun 2003 07:58:52

> Maybe, but, it is better than Nascar 2, you can have a full race with
> save game, and, why not have both, I do.

> Brian

Not much better, except for the graphics ;)
Personally, I'd rather do a shorter race with real people online using a
state of the art physics engine, than be able to do a race offline against
the AI and spread it over several days. That's just me though :)

--

Ian P
<email invalid due to spammers>

by **Kevin Web** » Thu, 12 Jun 2003 08:47:02

Run in Windowed mode, then pause and minimize. Clumsy way to do it, and
yeah, Papy seriously dropped the ball leaving a save game feature out.
Amazes me that they would omit such a fundamental feature to those of us who
like to run full length race seasons, but wft, I guess no developer or game
is impervious to mistakes.

by **Bruce Kennewel** » Thu, 12 Jun 2003 13:12:22

It's a ***y GAME, not real life!! It's ENTERTAINMENT, not a livelihood!
(Jeez - this argument has been around ever since GPL was released.)

Bruce.

things....

by **William Bradsha** » Thu, 12 Jun 2003 14:39:27

> It isnt a full race if you can stop whenever you need time to do other things....whats the point of
> setting up the full race if you run 50 laps at a time? It completely defeats the whole purpose of
> running the full length race in the 1st place.

It's also unrealistic to be able to pause a single player race. Drivers
can't do that in reality. Gotta pee? Hold it or***in your pants. Have
to do something for your significant other or children? Tell them to
wait until after the checkered flag drops.

If you're not wearing a drivers suit, helmet, NASCAR accepted wheel and
4 speed shifter, using the keyboard, then you're just a arcade racer.
Let's not forget about cranking the heater up to about 200 degrees.

;)

-Will

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