rec.autos.simulators

>> I have been 160mph on my Yam and I don't remember any wind noise.  A good
>> helmet and being tucked behind windscreen doesn't get any louder then when
>> going slower.

>Poorly stated on my part.  The 747 bit was referring to the noise from an
>onlooker's perspective.  It's amazing how loud GP bikes are coming AT you,
>due to the wind blast they produce.  It's a really unique sound.  F1's, on
>the other hand, really get your attention when they're pointed the other
>way.  As to on-bike wind noise at 160, I've never been above 140's myself,
>so I can't go there.  Maybe you just outran it! :-)  The tuck does matter,
>of course, as does the helmet, and perhaps fairings have gotten a lot better
>too; it 's been a few years for me.  Older and wiser now.  But I remember it
>as being rather noisy, wind-wise.  Anyone?

>Cheers,

>Steve B.

> gday eric ... just wanted to point out a  couple of things mentioned in the
> thread that are already taken care of ... if you read the trouble shooting
> text that is in the gp500 dir ... you'll find these things ... one is that
> you can limit entry to multiplayer games to simulation only .... its a true
> / false entry ... there is also a forceonbikeview = true ...

> what from what ive heard from the developers in the #gp500 chat rooom the
> multi axis is already in place but for some reason it isnt working in the
> demo. It has also been mentioned that the code in the demo is 2 - 3 months
> old and not really representitive of the current/release code. there are
> going to be many pleasantly surprised simmer's when it comes out

> also you can rename the replays that you save in the game but im not sure
> about the auto replay ... and as that seems to be the only way to save a
> whole race ...*shrug ... not too sure ... in the trouble shooting text ...
> which has the settings for the gp500.ini which you have to make yourself ...
> there is a setting for allocatin memory for the replay so you can get larger
> replays ...the default is about 4 mg i think and just not    quite big
> enough for a 6 lap race with 8 ai bikes

> regards
> Shane

> >> I have been 160mph on my Yam and I don't remember any wind noise.  A good
> >> helmet and being tucked behind windscreen doesn't get any louder then when
> >> going slower.

> >Poorly stated on my part.  The 747 bit was referring to the noise from an
> >onlooker's perspective.  It's amazing how loud GP bikes are coming AT you,
> >due to the wind blast they produce.  It's a really unique sound.  F1's, on
> >the other hand, really get your attention when they're pointed the other
> >way.  As to on-bike wind noise at 160, I've never been above 140's myself,
> >so I can't go there.  Maybe you just outran it! :-)  The tuck does matter,
> >of course, as does the helmet, and perhaps fairings have gotten a lot better
> >too; it 's been a few years for me.  Older and wiser now.  But I remember it
> >as being rather noisy, wind-wise.  Anyone?

> I've been riding for over 30yrs on 15 different bikes and wind noise has
> been my single biggest problem,  besides cops.  After about 100kph you start to
> loose the sound of your engine. At really high speeds, 160-250kph, it starts to
> get so loud it hurts, even with custom ear plugs and a full coverage helmet. So
> yes wind noise is a big reality,  but I DON'T want it included in the sim as
> there is nothing positive about it whatsoever.