rec.autos.simulators

        Our league has a couple of dedicated servers but I'm assuming that to
keep the replay downloads small, the dedicated servers have the skid
marks turned off.  I'm just wondering how much bigger a replay would be
if the skid marks were turned on.  Or for that matter, each option..
Smoke, dirt, dust, ect..  I know that it would all depend on how many
skid marks there were.  But, If it would only make a small enough
difference to warrant it.. I'd like to see the skid marks, the smoke,
dust, dirt....

        I believe that each of papy's Sims, The NASCAR series, GPL, and I would
assume the Indycar series.. When recording a replay, the car position,
taco, RPM, are recorded in that replay.  Also, unfortunately, the Skid
marks are recorded.  I wish they didn't record the Skid marks but
instead let the computer graphic options that's viewing the replay
decide if the skid marks where to be displayed.  I don't know what other
graphics options are also included in the replay, but it would be nice
to not have them in the replay for download, but rather, again, have the
viewing computer decide if it's to be displayed.

        If they did that, The download size would be a whole lot smaller!  So
that's why I'm asking, how much does the skid mark, dust, dirt, ect,
take?
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well, it seems like ubi-soft did just that ... how else can you explain
that the smoke and water fountains go into the other direction when you
play the replay reverse? :-)

Lio

Well that would be an easy answer since It's Ubisoft so.. Naw, enough
***ing for me, heck, there isn't even sound in the replay in MGPRS2 ;-)

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