rec.autos.simulators

by **J. Todd Wass** » Tue, 05 Aug 2003 07:06:46

>Date: 8/2/2003 8:28 PM Central Daylight Time

>(J.
>Todd Wasson) writes:

>>Thanks a lot for the links though! Everything is working great. GPL is
>MUCH
>>easier to drive at higher resolution and 3x the frame rate. It only took
>>about
>>one hour to get a new PB at Zandvoort (my new favorite after visiting the
>>real
>>track a couple months ago ;-))

>Higher resolution? What were you running at, and what are you running now?
>I'm at 1024x768, but my system won't let me crank the graphics any...

>Eldred

The resolution was only bumped a little bit from I think 524x?? to 640x480.
Don't remember the exact one. How are you getting 1024x768?
What's helping the most is the higher frame rate though, of course, although
it'd be nice to see in 1024x768 or higher. netKar runs great on this at
1400x1050.

Todd Wasson
Racing Software
http://www.racesimcentral.net/
http://www.racesimcentral.net/

by **J. Todd Wass** » Tue, 05 Aug 2003 07:12:44

>Date: 8/3/2003 7:59 AM Central Daylight Time

> PS - Plug computer into mains, turn on. Same for Monitor (the small TV
>thing) On the front of your computer you should find a button marked
>"POWER". Push it! Same for Monitor (yep, that small TV thingy again). Now,
>...................................................

>> FFS buddy, are you kidding??????

>> Here fido - http://www.papyrusracing.com/gpl/download.html

>> Whoda thought you'd find it there aye!!!???

>> > >Date: 8/1/2003 3:15 PM Central Daylight Time

>> > >LOL,

>> > >But I usually read questions like the above, and go "Jesus, he cant
>even
>> > >check with the software vender or google or even yahoo? What will he
>do
>> if
>> > >he has to edit the .ini file?" and so I wont open that can of worms...

>> > I
>> > >mean there is a lot of info he could use, like that there are hundreds
>of
>> > >tracks, new cars & textures to be found, but he cant even do a google
>> > >search?

>> > >I wish him good luck adding anything to that game... Sheesh! LOL

>> > The reason I asked is because someone else did so recently and was
>flooded
>> with
>> > links. I was hoping for similar treatment since I didn't save that
>> thread, but
>> > I guess "gosh, you must be stupid, here ya go" comments work too ;-)

>> > Last I heard was the 1+GHz patch was written by a Papy guy independently
>> and
>> > wasn't available at their site. That was a long time ago, I guess. I
>> thought
>> > I'd save myself some trouble in case that wasn't all that was necessary
>to
>> get
>> > things running on the new system.

>> > I stand corrected :-)

>> > >Here are 2 good sites for GPL but don't ask me, Im not holding your
>hand
>> > >through it, as I could slip and drag both of us off that cliff :P

>> > >http://magnust.d2g.com/ Tracks out the wazoo!

>> > Saw that one already, thanks though!

>> > >http://gplpp.com/index.htm not the best site? but good starter with
>> links
>> > >to other sites and add-ons and, and... (I think its great, But YMMV)

>> > >Plowboy...

>> > Todd Wasson
>> > Racing Software
>> > http://PerformanceSimulations.com
>> > http://performancesimulations.com/scnshot4.htm

Well, Einstein, since this is a laptop your instructions don't help much. I
can't find the power cable to plug into the monitor. Any ideas? ;-)

This reminds me of a tech support call wav file passed my way a year or two
ago. The guy called to say that he moved the mouse to the left side of the
mouse pad, but still needed the cursor to go a little bit further to the left
and wasn't sure what to do. He left a message and said he'd wait for the
return phone call..

Todd Wasson
Racing Software
http://PerformanceSimulations.com
http://performancesimulations.com/scnshot4.htm

by **Eldre** » Tue, 05 Aug 2003 11:22:44

Ti4600 video card. I *think* GPL will led me go up to 1280 x 1024(can't
remember at the moment), but then the frame rate is unacceptable.
I wonder if the higher resolution helps people drive better? One of these
years, I'll be able to afford to replace my 17" Compaq monitor...then I'll be
invincible! :-)

Eldred
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by **J. Todd Wass** » Wed, 06 Aug 2003 07:44:01

>Date: 8/3/2003 9:22 PM Central Daylight Time

>(J.
>Todd Wasson) writes:

>>The resolution was only bumped a little bit from I think 524x?? to 640x480.
>>Don't remember the exact one. How are you getting 1024x768?

>Ti4600 video card. I *think* GPL will led me go up to 1280 x 1024(can't
>remember at the moment), but then the frame rate is unacceptable.
>I wonder if the higher resolution helps people drive better? One of these
>years, I'll be able to afford to replace my 17" Compaq monitor...then I'll be
>invincible! :-)

>Eldred

For me, a fast frame rate is proving to be the biggest help. It's really a
huge difference going from around 12 to 33-36 fps (software mode). I can throw
the car around a lot more aggressively than before and still keep ahold of it
(most of the time). It's much easier to drive now than I thought it would be,
and it's much easier to tell when the setup is understeering/oversteering too
much and what the car is really doing.

In regards to higher resolution: I'm running netKar now at 1400x1050x32 and
it's smooth as silk, although for me anything over 1024x768 is pretty much
helping the eye candy more than my driving, it seems.

Everyone's different though. We've both read threads where folks can't drive
unless the frame rate is over 50 or so. I'll never understand that one... My
first 1:30 lap at Monza was on a P-60 running 3-4 fps. Maybe it's from
starting out on old computers where if you have maybe 30 or so polygons running
at 12 fps, things looked pretty impressive even without the textures :-)

Todd Wasson
Racing Software
http://PerformanceSimulations.com
http://performancesimulations.com/scnshot4.htm

by **Eldre** » Wed, 06 Aug 2003 09:06:06

I haven't tried NetKar yet. I can't remember if that or LFS needed DX9, which
I haven't loaded yet.

You ran a 1:30 lap at 3FPS?!? You da MAN! It took me...well, longer.
But in N2003 and F1C, my car control improved as I lowered graphics to gain
FPS. I first noticed in N2003, after David gave me some suggestion on what
settings to tweak. I went from about 35-45 fps to 65-70 fps. I'm still slow
as hell, but I don't spin as often now. <g>

Eldred
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by **J. Todd Wass** » Wed, 06 Aug 2003 15:55:41

>Date: 8/4/2003 7:06 PM Central Daylight Time

>(J.
>Todd Wasson) writes:

>>In regards to higher resolution: I'm running netKar now at 1400x1050x32 and
>>it's smooth as silk, although for me anything over 1024x768 is pretty much
>>helping the eye candy more than my driving, it seems.

>I haven't tried NetKar yet. I can't remember if that or LFS needed DX9,
>which
>I haven't loaded yet.

I'm not sure, but I think NetKar is the one that needs DX9, if one of them
doesn't. NetKar's really good. I'm impressed with Stefano's work on this.
It's quite a bit better than I expected (and I expected it to be quite good
:-)) It was definately was worth the download and it'll see many hours of
playtime on my end. I only hope it picks up so I can find somebody in the
states or Canada to race with. The ping is too high from Europe. LFS has been
my only online racing experience of this type (aside from the late 80's through
a 1200 baud modem with Stunt Driver, of course ;-))

It's well worth the download!

Thanks ;-) There was a big time warp going on there though that helped me
substantially. The sim was running at about 1/2 speed, which effectively gave
me Superman reflexes to combat the hideous frame rate and bouncing engine
sound.

That's one I'll have to pick up too. I'm of course a road racing guy, but
think I'd have a ball with N2003 anyway :-)

Todd Wasson
Racing Software
http://PerformanceSimulations.com
http://performancesimulations.com/scnshot4.htm

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