rec.autos.simulators

>I was at Dover Downs today for the Busch Grand National race.
>(congrats to Randy Lajoie <-sp.)  :)
>I got to thinking on the way home tonite, Ok so papyrus for
>various reasons can't duplicate all the specific billboards
>graphics etc. at the actual tracks.... for licensing rights etc.
>Couln't they or a talented racer make some sort of utility
>like the car painting options that would allow us to paint
>the billboards, etc.  ourselves?
>If papyrus did this I suspect it wouldn't be till Version 3.0 or later
>I would imagine anything they intend on putting into Nascar 2
>has already been finalized.
>Just a thought....
>Andy A
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> I haven't been able to try the demo myself, but someone who has sent
> me some information.  One thing they said was there were PCX files in
> the TRACKS directories that represented the various billboards and
> whatnot at the tracks.  He said (and I agree) that if they're set up
> that way in the full release, then it would be rather simple to
> replace the billboards that come witht the game with anything we want.

>> I haven't been able to try the demo myself, but someone who has sent
>> me some information.  One thing they said was there were PCX files in
>> the TRACKS directories that represented the various billboards and
>> whatnot at the tracks.  He said (and I agree) that if they're set up
>> that way in the full release, then it would be rather simple to
>> replace the billboards that come witht the game with anything we want.

>There aren't .pcx files of the billboards, just the event logo's(ie. Napa
>500).  Supposedly if you purchase a video card with the new "verite chip",
>you can make your own billboards, and it will automatically put it in the
>game.
>--
>Brian Fox
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>When I die, I want to go peacefully, like my grandfather in his sleep,
>not screaming like the other passengers in his car.