rec.autos.simulators

> > N5 wish-list summary

> > I think we can take it as a given that there will be some degree of
> > overall improvement to the graphics engine.  Here is a summary of all
> > the comments thus far (in roughly chronological order):

> > - improved vehicle damage model, more realistic damage when hitting
> > the wall, etc.

> > - debris on track causes cut tires, more realistic tire wear, more
> > useful tire wear indicators / ability to see whilch part of a tire
> > that get's worn first.

> > - blown engines drop oil

> > - dynamic weather during race, dynamic time of day, fix the Daytona
> > sunset (what, exactly is wrong with it, anyway?)

> > - larger textures for cars / ability to paint wheels individually (per
> > car).

> > - more setup options, ability to change the brake bias during race.

> > - customizable drivers seating position (height, fore-aft) from
> >***pit view

> > - Hatswitch controls drivers view

> > - being able to see other driver's pitcrew's

> > - the ability to use worn ("scrubbed") tires during practise sessions

> > - improved spotter / crewchief i.e. give the spotter more "AI" (care
> > to expand on that?)

> > - better engine-damage model / ability to loose one cylinder and still
> > be able to complete the race (I think we get something close to this
> > now, at least until you enter your pits)

> > - a better solution to the "wall-riding problem" (any suggestions on
> > specifics?)

> > - option to force qualifying to make race.

> > - real time qualifying

> > - a trim tab for the controller...

> > - track editor

> > - console server app

> > - make car flipping / collision physics more realistic

> > - Get rid of cheesey WON and do something more like VROC (I've never
> > played using VROC, how is WON cheesy in comparison?)

> > - More road courses.  (Well, we only have the two, you know)

> > - Allow us to add more "blank" skins to be used when we don't have
> > another online driver's car file.

> > - include the 2002 schedule (can't we sort of do this already by
> > editing the season.ini?)

> > - Chicagoland and Kansas.

> > - include a screen that shows when others pitted last.

> > If I left any out or summarized incorrectly, I apologize.  Please feel
> > free to expand on any of these comments or make some new ones.

> > Gerald

> - improved spotter / crewchief i.e. give the spotter more "AI" (care
> to expand on that?)

> > 1st wish is that they don't make it. It's painful to know that they are
> > going to waste time on that NASCAR ***while they could be working on
> GPL2.

> > > N5 wish-list summary

> > > I think we can take it as a given that there will be some degree of
> > > overall improvement to the graphics engine.  Here is a summary of all
> > > the comments thus far (in roughly chronological order):

> > > - improved vehicle damage model, more realistic damage when hitting
> > > the wall, etc.

> > > - debris on track causes cut tires, more realistic tire wear, more
> > > useful tire wear indicators / ability to see whilch part of a tire
> > > that get's worn first.

> > > - blown engines drop oil

> > > - dynamic weather during race, dynamic time of day, fix the Daytona
> > > sunset (what, exactly is wrong with it, anyway?)

> > > - larger textures for cars / ability to paint wheels individually (per
> > > car).

> > > - more setup options, ability to change the brake bias during race.

> > > - customizable drivers seating position (height, fore-aft) from
> > >***pit view

> > > - Hatswitch controls drivers view

> > > - being able to see other driver's pitcrew's

> > > - the ability to use worn ("scrubbed") tires during practise sessions

> > > - improved spotter / crewchief i.e. give the spotter more "AI" (care
> > > to expand on that?)

> > > - better engine-damage model / ability to loose one cylinder and still
> > > be able to complete the race (I think we get something close to this
> > > now, at least until you enter your pits)

> > > - a better solution to the "wall-riding problem" (any suggestions on
> > > specifics?)

> > > - option to force qualifying to make race.

> > > - real time qualifying

> > > - a trim tab for the controller...

> > > - track editor

> > > - console server app

> > > - make car flipping / collision physics more realistic

> > > - Get rid of cheesey WON and do something more like VROC (I've never
> > > played using VROC, how is WON cheesy in comparison?)

> > > - More road courses.  (Well, we only have the two, you know)

> > > - Allow us to add more "blank" skins to be used when we don't have
> > > another online driver's car file.

> > > - include the 2002 schedule (can't we sort of do this already by
> > > editing the season.ini?)

> > > - Chicagoland and Kansas.

> > > - include a screen that shows when others pitted last.

> > > If I left any out or summarized incorrectly, I apologize.  Please feel
> > > free to expand on any of these comments or make some new ones.

> > > Gerald

>> N5 wish-list summary

>> - improved spotter / crewchief i.e. give the spotter more "AI" (care to
>expand on that?)

>Assuming this is directed to me...  What I wish for is to basicly have a
>better and smarter spotter and crewchief...  Or even better - one damn good
>spotter and ond damn smart crewchief :-)
>Meaning:  I would like to have some or better intellegence put into them..
>so that the spotter will call out those importat calls - instead of telling
>you who's a lap down or leading when you're 3 wide thru turn 4. It would
>also be nice if he could be better at predicting/anticeipating stuff.. ..
>Examples:
>"That car's going to catch up with you soon"
>"You got one looking on the left" (What ever happend to this one btw? )
>"Leader's catching up on you -  he'll pass low"
>"Leader's coming thru - let him go low"
>"Watch it in Turn 2 - there's some debris down low"
>"Take it easy there hotshot - you never win these things on the firstl lap!"
>etc. etc.

>As for the Crew chief...  I would like him to be more of a crewchief
>aswell...  to be smarter, give better advices etc..
>"If you can save a few more gallons - we might make it on 1 stop"
>"Left side tires looked fine - no use changing them next time"
>etc. etc.

>On Wed, 14 Nov 2001 01:06:29 +0100, "Ed Solheim"

>>This thing is probably what I'm missing the most at the moment...   browsing
>>thru 100's of Daytona and Talladega races with 1 or 2 drivers in them is
>>quite annoying when all you want to race is a road course.

>You can always click track on the menu bar to sort by track name. Not
>quite the solution you want, but it works until something better comes
>along.

>               Tim Wortman
>      North American Simulation Series
>             www.nasscar.com

> > - improved spotter / crewchief i.e. give the spotter more "AI" (care to
> expand on that?)

> Assuming this is directed to me...  What I wish for is to basicly have a
> better and smarter spotter and crewchief...  Or even better - one damn good
> spotter and ond damn smart crewchief :-)
> Meaning:  I would like to have some or better intellegence put into them..
> so that the spotter will call out those importat calls - instead of telling
> you who's a lap down or leading when you're 3 wide thru turn 4. It would
> also be nice if he could be better at predicting/anticeipating stuff.. ..
> Examples:
> "That car's going to catch up with you soon"
> "You got one looking on the left" (What ever happend to this one btw? )
> "Leader's catching up on you -  he'll pass low"
> "Leader's coming thru - let him go low"
> "Watch it in Turn 2 - there's some debris down low"
> "Take it easy there hotshot - you never win these things on the firstl lap!"
> etc. etc.

> As for the Crew chief...  I would like him to be more of a crewchief
> aswell...  to be smarter, give better advices etc..
> "If you can save a few more gallons - we might make it on 1 stop"
> "Left side tires looked fine - no use changing them next time"
> etc. etc.

> > If I left any out or summarized incorrectly, I apologize.  Please feel
> > free to expand on any of these comments or make some new ones.

> I just thought of one more thing I'de like to see fixed if Papy choose to
> keep  the WON-system....
> I would like some options that give me some control as to what parts of the
> race list that is displayed...  So that it's possible to "filter" races
> being shown based on:

> - Type of track (SS, ST, SW, RC)
> - Type of race (Arcade or Sim)
> - Avalible/un availible races (ie. races that are unavailible for some
> reason (Full field, race started, Skill or latency restirctions not meet)
> are automaticly removed from the list (displayed on my screeen)
> - Type of host
> - Skill level required
> - Latency restrictions
> - Number of drivers in the race.

> This thing is probably what I'm missing the most at the moment...   browsing
> thru 100's of Daytona and Talladega races with 1 or 2 drivers in them is
> quite annoying when all you want to race is a road course.   Giving us - the
> users the ability to "filter" the unwanted races on our own race-list -
> would be a huge "relief" Imho...   More people would be able to find the
> races that interrest them which inturn mean that more people would  be
> racing instead of browsing an ever changing list.

> --
> ed_
> The GPLEA
> --------------------------------------
> - My name is Elliott Forbes Robinson.
> Spell it, please.
> - E-F-R.
> No, no, spell your name.
> - E-F-R!!

> > - improved spotter / crewchief i.e. give the spotter more "AI" (care
> > to expand on that?)

>      I have another one along these lines...you know those hotkeys
> you use during an online race to communicate with other drivers
> ("I'm going low!" "Will pit on this lap" etc.)?  Well, it would be
> extremely helpful and would make the game more immersive if they
> also worked during offline races, both ways (human to AI as well
> as vice-versa).  I am always banging into the car ahead of me
> when they decide to pit without warning-in real NASCAR there
> is a lot of chat going on and it would make you feel like you really
> are in a real NASCAR race.  I like the idea of making racing
> 'deals' ("Draft with me" so we both can catch back up to the leaders).