rec.autos.simulators

> --Steve Smith

> > For all you fans of historic racing, the Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod for
> > NASCAR Heat is available NOW at Big Ben's site:

> > http://www.thebigben.racesim.net/

> > From the readme file:

> > ========================

> > Spirit Of Heat 1937 -- Dedicated to the memory of Neil Bainbridge, who
> > first brought these cars to life on the PC.

> > Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod is a full conversion for NASCAR Heat by Hasbro
> > Interactive, featuring vintage Grand Prix cars 1930s.  We have not
> > attempted to simulate any particular era, but many of the cars present
> > in this mod were active on the Grand Prix circuit in or around the
> > 1937 timeframe.

> > ========================

> > ENJOY!

> > :-D

> > -- JB

>One question (actually I notice the saem with your 50s truck mod)

>I have the following confg:
>AMD 1.4 - 512MB RAM
>Geforce 3 - - Drivers 23.11
>Win XP Pro
>SB Audigy - Gamer

>I run at max resolution 1280 etc however when the cars pass me (or the
>trucks) the tires disappear in the distance.  In the truck mod the trucks
>will appear to disintegrate.

>So what I see in the Spirit mod is the body of the car flying off in the
>distance - with no wheels.

>Any ideas?

>Thanks

>Brad

>> Thanks, John!  Looks great.  Hope it's a big success.

>> --Steve Smith

>> > For all you fans of historic racing, the Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod for
>> > NASCAR Heat is available NOW at Big Ben's site:

>> > http://www.racesimcentral.net/

>> > From the readme file:

>> > ========================

>> > Spirit Of Heat 1937 -- Dedicated to the memory of Neil Bainbridge, who
>> > first brought these cars to life on the PC.

>> > Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod is a full conversion for NASCAR Heat by Hasbro
>> > Interactive, featuring vintage Grand Prix cars 1930s.  We have not
>> > attempted to simulate any particular era, but many of the cars present
>> > in this mod were active on the Grand Prix circuit in or around the
>> > 1937 timeframe.

>> > ========================

>> > ENJOY!

>> > :-D

>> > -- JB

> > Awesome!

> > Thanks John, Big Ben and everyone for putting this mod on the web for
> > everyone to enjoy!

> Downloaded all files and installed fine as directed. Click on
> SpiritofHeat.bat and nothing happens. I have all the fixes for Nascar Heat
> installed.

> Chuck

>> Awesome!

>> Thanks John, Big Ben and everyone for putting this mod on the web for
>> everyone to enjoy!

>Downloaded all files and installed fine as directed. Click on
>SpiritofHeat.bat and nothing happens. I have all the fixes for Nascar Heat
>installed.

>Chuck

> http://www.thebigben.racesim.net/

> From the readme file:

> ========================

> Spirit Of Heat 1937 -- Dedicated to the memory of Neil Bainbridge, who
> first brought these cars to life on the PC.

> Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod is a full conversion for NASCAR Heat by Hasbro
> Interactive, featuring vintage Grand Prix cars 1930s.  We have not
> attempted to simulate any particular era, but many of the cars present
> in this mod were active on the Grand Prix circuit in or around the
> 1937 timeframe.

> ========================

> ENJOY!

> :-D

> -- JB

>I downloaded all of the files, but when I try installing, I get the
>following error at the 13% of Total Process mark:

>Decompression failed: Invalid Compressed data

>and the file that it chokes on is paint.res.

>I have applied all of the patches, and I have also successfully installed,
>and run, IRL Heat (Great Mod, BTW....)

>Any advice on what I need to do to suuccessfully install Spirit of Heat?

>Bert

>> For all you fans of historic racing, the Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod for
>> NASCAR Heat is available NOW at Big Ben's site:

>> http://www.thebigben.racesim.net/

>> From the readme file:

>> ========================

>> Spirit Of Heat 1937 -- Dedicated to the memory of Neil Bainbridge, who
>> first brought these cars to life on the PC.

>> Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod is a full conversion for NASCAR Heat by Hasbro
>> Interactive, featuring vintage Grand Prix cars 1930s.  We have not
>> attempted to simulate any particular era, but many of the cars present
>> in this mod were active on the Grand Prix circuit in or around the
>> 1937 timeframe.

>> ========================

>> ENJOY!

>> :-D

>> -- JB

> > I downloaded all of the files, but when I try installing, I get the
> > following error at the 13% of Total Process mark:
> > Decompression failed: Invalid Compressed data
> > and the file that it chokes on is paint.res.
> > I have applied all of the patches, and I have also successfully installed,
> > and run, IRL Heat (Great Mod, BTW....)

> > Any advice on what I need to do to suuccessfully install Spirit of Heat?

> > Bert
>   one VERY IMPORTANT POINT ABOUT ALL HEAT MODS!!!  You MUST install on your
> boot C drive.  If you do not install on C, with the defaul pathing, you will
> be in for constant headaches.  I know that sucks, I know we should have
> complete control over our hard drive allocation, but trust me...install and
> fully patch heat on your C drive.
> dave henrie

> Did you download the files from Big Ben's site or from the second site
> on the BHMS server (http://irlheat.bhmotorsports.com/spiritofheat/)?
> Much as I hate to say it, you might try grabbing the files from the
> OTHER site, just to see if there's a problem.  I downloaded the files
> from Big Ben's site, and they all worked fine.

> Do you have any download accelerators running or such?  Sometimes they
> can corrupt compressed files during downloads.

> :-(

> -- JB

> On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 03:36:47 GMT, BRH

> >John,

> >I downloaded all of the files, but when I try installing, I get the
> >following error at the 13% of Total Process mark:

> >Decompression failed: Invalid Compressed data

> >and the file that it chokes on is paint.res.

> >I have applied all of the patches, and I have also successfully installed,
> >and run, IRL Heat (Great Mod, BTW....)

> >Any advice on what I need to do to suuccessfully install Spirit of Heat?

> >Bert

> >> For all you fans of historic racing, the Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod for
> >> NASCAR Heat is available NOW at Big Ben's site:

> >> http://www.thebigben.racesim.net/

> >> From the readme file:

> >> ========================

> >> Spirit Of Heat 1937 -- Dedicated to the memory of Neil Bainbridge, who
> >> first brought these cars to life on the PC.

> >> Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod is a full conversion for NASCAR Heat by Hasbro
> >> Interactive, featuring vintage Grand Prix cars 1930s.  We have not
> >> attempted to simulate any particular era, but many of the cars present
> >> in this mod were active on the Grand Prix circuit in or around the
> >> 1937 timeframe.

> >> ========================

> >> ENJOY!

> >> :-D

> >> -- JB

>> Bert,

>> Did you download the files from Big Ben's site or from the second site
>> on the BHMS server (http://irlheat.bhmotorsports.com/spiritofheat/)?
>> Much as I hate to say it, you might try grabbing the files from the
>> OTHER site, just to see if there's a problem.  I downloaded the files
>> from Big Ben's site, and they all worked fine.

>> Do you have any download accelerators running or such?  Sometimes they
>> can corrupt compressed files during downloads.

>> :-(

>> -- JB

>> On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 03:36:47 GMT, BRH

>> >John,

>> >I downloaded all of the files, but when I try installing, I get the
>> >following error at the 13% of Total Process mark:

>> >Decompression failed: Invalid Compressed data

>> >and the file that it chokes on is paint.res.

>> >I have applied all of the patches, and I have also successfully installed,
>> >and run, IRL Heat (Great Mod, BTW....)

>> >Any advice on what I need to do to suuccessfully install Spirit of Heat?

>> >Bert

>> >> For all you fans of historic racing, the Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod for
>> >> NASCAR Heat is available NOW at Big Ben's site:

>> >> http://www.thebigben.racesim.net/

>> >> From the readme file:

>> >> ========================

>> >> Spirit Of Heat 1937 -- Dedicated to the memory of Neil Bainbridge, who
>> >> first brought these cars to life on the PC.

>> >> Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod is a full conversion for NASCAR Heat by Hasbro
>> >> Interactive, featuring vintage Grand Prix cars 1930s.  We have not
>> >> attempted to simulate any particular era, but many of the cars present
>> >> in this mod were active on the Grand Prix circuit in or around the
>> >> 1937 timeframe.

>> >> ========================

>> >> ENJOY!

>> >> :-D

>> >> -- JB