rec.autos.simulators

> > Well I never played GPL, so maybe someone else can add his comments in
> here
> > concerning 'gpl'. Ofcourse it should be nice to copy this and give your
> own
> > comments on a scale from +  till  +++++

> > I think you should use the word "realism" as a criterium !!

> > + = bad      +++++ = great

> >                                          F1 2000                     GP3
> > GPL
> > Physics                             + + + + +                     + + +
> > Graphics background        + + + +                        + +
> > Graphics foreground         + + + +                        + + +
> > Colors                              + + +                           + +
+
> +
> > Gameplay                         + + +                           + + + +
+
> > Car behaviour (sim)          + + + + +                     + +
> > Framerate                        + + +                            + + +
+
> >***pitview                    + + +                            + + +
> > Carsound                         + + +                            + +
> > Sound other cars              + + +                            Nothing
> > Carshape                         + + + +                         + + +
> > AI behaviour                    + + +                            + + +
> > Force feedback                + +                               + + + +
> > Track reality                     + + + +                         + + +
> > Review performance         Nothing                        + + + + +
> > Internet play                     + + +
Nothing
> > Lan / ipx / ..                     Dunno                           Dunno
> > Pitlane crew/objects         + + + +                         + +
> > Weather(rain)                  Nothing                         + + + + +
> > Radio traffic                     + + + +
Nothing
> > Laptime reality                 + + + + +                      Dunno yet

> > Playability on
> > 'recommended PC'         + +                                 + + + +

> > Performance on:
> > P3 500, 128mb,
> > TNT2 M64                     + + + +                          + + + +

> > I agree with some of those scores, but in my opinion-

> > -f1 2000 has less accurate circuits

> VERY true

> > -you've scored both games too high for physics, but the ratio is about
> right

> A matter of taste more than anything.

> > -the colours in GP3 more closely match the real sport

> True

> > -the pitcrew in both games look terrible

> TOO true

> > -the engine note is way too high in both games

> The egine note in both games is about right.  12 - 16,000 rpm doesn't tend
> to sound like GPL! Take a listen to in-car footage at this weekends German
> GP (Pedro de la Rossa's car has one that's fed into the normal
(non-digital)
> feed)

> > -laptime reality isn't there in either game

> True

> > -f1 2000 needs either patching, or half the details turned off to get
> > acceptable frame rates

> VERY VERY VERY True.
> ..
> > -GP3 has better AI out of the box, but both games feature way too many
> > crashes

> GP3 hasn't been to bad, I've found. If there are crashes, they tend to be
my
> fault.  F12000 AI is utterly moronic. How it could be released with AI
cars
> being unable to driver round a damn track without falling off is a greater
> sin than anything GP3 has failed to do.

> > I don't think it's worth putting my GPL scores here, but needless to say
> it
> > would be ahead of both games in quite a few areas.  It's all just
opinions
> > though... :)

> Of course, just opinions.

> Doug

> > > Comparison  GP3 / F1 2000 / GPL,     i like it if you copy this and
add
> > your
> > > own opinion....

> > > Well I never played GPL, so maybe someone else can add his comments in
> > here
> > > concerning 'gpl'. Ofcourse it should be nice to copy this and give
your
> > own
> > > comments on a scale from +  till  +++++

> > > I think you should use the word "realism" as a criterium !!

> > > + = bad      +++++ = great

> > >                                          F1 2000
GP3
> > > GPL
> > > Physics                             + + + + +                     + +
+
> > > Graphics background        + + + +                        + +
> > > Graphics foreground         + + + +                        + + +
> > > Colors                              + + +                           +
+
> +
> > +
> > > Gameplay                         + + +                           + + +
+
> +
> > > Car behaviour (sim)          + + + + +                     + +
> > > Framerate                        + + +                            + +
+
> +
> > >***pitview                    + + +                            + + +
> > > Carsound                         + + +                            + +
> > > Sound other cars              + + +                            Nothing
> > > Carshape                         + + + +                         + + +
> > > AI behaviour                    + + +                            + + +
> > > Force feedback                + +                               + + +
+
> > > Track reality                     + + + +                         + +
+
> > > Review performance         Nothing                        + + + + +
> > > Internet play                     + + +
> Nothing
> > > Lan / ipx / ..                     Dunno
Dunno
> > > Pitlane crew/objects         + + + +                         + +
> > > Weather(rain)                  Nothing                         + + + +
+
> > > Radio traffic                     + + + +
> Nothing
> > > Laptime reality                 + + + + +                      Dunno
yet

> > > Playability on
> > > 'recommended PC'         + +                                 + + + +

> > > Performance on:
> > > P3 500, 128mb,
> > > TNT2 M64                     + + + +                          + + + +

>GP3 hasn't been to bad, I've found. If there are crashes, they tend to be my
>fault.  F12000 AI is utterly moronic. How it could be released with AI cars
>being unable to driver round a damn track without falling off is a greater
>sin than anything GP3 has failed to do.