rec.autos.simulators

cons    -physic engine *seems* only comparable to CPR, I'd give it a chance
with a wheel    but i get a really shitty frame rate
        -i got only a health frame to half a frame a second, the install wasn't
much            faster either
        -i was about to *** about the sound, but it was flawed because of the
fps

I don't know how my opinion will stand, but with my computer; give F1-2k
this games graphics, keep the EA's frame rate (rough guesstimate being
18/.5... 36 times faster), and F1-2k with sound patches isn't all that
bad. And that would make the better of the F1 games, sim doesn't quite
apply, to date.
The 'but with my computer' supposed to imply for optimum performance
with my system. I seem to get an unusually high fps with F1-2k compared
to better systems. On a p3 450, 128, tnt 1 16 i get +/-18 with F1-2k and
the .5-1 with F1WGP.

oops, I forgot something really, really important:

it sucks, because it's not GPL  ;o)

cheers,
Alex

I just couldn't get the hang of the panning into the corners before I
even wanted to look that way.  Also the downside to this is that one of
your mirrors will disappear during sharp corners (this will make for
alot of online wrecks).

The car also seemed almost impossible to steer if you where on the
brakes at the same time for slow corners.  And I don't mean locked up,
just on the brakes....

I never could figure out how to "smooth" out the steering, it seemed
awfully notchy in the middle.

However, it does look like a good F1 sim that is weighted more to the
arcade racer with enough sim attributes for some.

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**************************** Michael E. Carver *************************
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