I'm a great autosport fan and I have always been interested in and
fascinated by autosport history. For me, the _old days_ are magic. The old
cars, the old tracks, the drivers... I love it. And that's one of the
reasons why I also love GPL.
So, wouldn't it be great if Papyrus started a _Legends Series_...! Old but
beautifull, powerfull, pre-1968 cars with no aerodynamic aids (so that they
can use the physics engine of GPL), fascinating tracks, great drivers!
People have already been talking on this newsgroup about an _Indy 500
Legends_. That would be great!
But what would be even more fantastic is a _Le Mans 24 hours Legends_!!!
The period would have to be the 50ies (Jaguar, Mercedes, Ferrari, Aston
Martin) or 60ies (Ford, Ferrari etc.) and the track shouldn't have any Ford,
Porsche or other chicanes (so, pre-68 I think).
Only two drivers are allowed on one car like it used to be in those days. It
would be great if you could ride with a kind of VROC co-pilot on the other
side of the world. You would only have to login during the drivers change.
All race data could be transferred during that pitstop. After the drivers
change, the co-pilot could logout again or stay on-line and follow the race
standings or race pictures as a TV-broadcast or with the on-board camera of
this team mate. Of course, an AI-co pilot should also be possible.
There should be plenty of possibilities to make decisions during a pit-stop.
You should be able to decide to repair a failure and lose a lot of time in
the pits or not to repair it and have to drive much slower on the track with
an increased risk of final retirement.
For a _Le Mans 24 hours Legends_, changing weather conditions are absolutely
necessary. Rain or fog over the whole track or just on certain parts of it,
temperature of the track should have an effect on the driving conditions,
the sun should have to change position during the day. The decision of
having rain would have to be completely random. No rain at all, several
periods of rain, followed by sunny wheather, one large period of rain for
several hours etc. Fog should randomly appear in the morning.
All this stuff, together with the fact that the PC would have to control
about 50 AI cars, makes me conclude that this is Pentium III stuff.
With such a _Legends Series_, we can all really become Graham Hill, Bruce
McLaren or AJ Foyt! We drive GPL until the Monaco GP. Then, we drive the
Indy 500, go back to GPL for the Dutch and Belgian GP. Then, it's June and
we drive the Le Mans 24 hours to finally go back to GPL for the rest of the
season.
I think I would never leave my PC again...
danny
> > > How about if it encompassed a span of several eras? I don't think I
> > > would be much interested in a game that was based on a single race
> > > unless they did something like that. If you could pick a race from
> > > each decade (i.e. 50's, 60's, 70's, etc...), it could make a good
> > > game.
> > > Oh, and you should be able to save the game during the race. :-)
> > Definitely a big "YES" to both those suggestions! :o)
> Unless your name is Papyrus, I think it's not a good idea:-)
> For such a game to work, we would need a very good physics model..
> Considering the fact that each race had 50 entries shared by about
> 20-30 manufacturers each year, ranging from the Rover turbine to
> a Peugeot 905 3-litre V10, it would be better to not do it than try
> a vague attempt...
> However, how about the ultimate sportscar sim:-)
> That would be:
> -Based on the 70s, Can Am & Euro Sports cars.
> There were so many incredible tracks to choose from...what if Sierra did
> this?
> Changing the physics model to create a 90s World Sports Car set would be
> "easy"...:-)
> Anyway, I just can't wait for that Le Mans demo! Heck, I even got scared
> riding my bicycle
> around that track...
> Matt:-)
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> Matthew Knutsen
> "The Art of Legends" - GPL add-ons
> www.cheekracing.electra.no/GPL/simrace1.htm
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