rec.autos.simulators

Walked around in some computer shops this weekend and found a copy of
RT (Literally, I'm in Hong Kong after all.). Couldn't resist, so I
picked it up together with a copy of Rally championship extreme.

What is the point of having a codriver? He's supposed to tell you what
is ahead, right? That moron in RT will tell you that you ruined his
paintjob when you miss a turn, but won't bother telling you about the
turn as you approach it. Or he will flip the numbers around a bit, 3
right might be sharper than the 4 left a little later. Doesn't really
matter since he says it after you've braked and turned into the turn
anyway. If he had managed to say "long" or "into ..." it might still
have been useful I guess.

I guess I could have put up with this as I've never driven much rally
sims so I don't really have anything to compare it to, except: I had
tried the demo for RCX and it sucked big time. I managed better stage
times with the keyboard than with my wheel. It was that undriveable.
Since the copy was only about $2 I picked it up anyway. Cool. Steering
was much improved, no huge deadzone anymore, car control was
difficult.  In RT I could pretty much float along in the general
direction of the track even if I made mistakes. RCX is much harder,
I'll have to drive more bafore I give a verdict about the physics.
But the huge difference was in the codriver. No cheesy comments, and
good detailed notes. Not only that, but before you drive a stage, you
can do sighting laps and adjust/add/remove notes where you want. I
haven't actually adjusted any notes yet, and I dont know if you change
them permanently or anything, but it still seemed like the way to go.

RT will still get my money once I manage to find a "real" copy, but
I was a bit disappointed and very frustrated by the codriver.
And before you start flaming me for getting warez.:
No way would I have bought RCX after testing the demo, it felt like
crap. After trying the full version, I'll definately give them my money.

Oh, well, fingers are numb..
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  -Sandman

Eh?? I won that RX championship in one day and didn't touch it since
then.. don't plan to touch it ever again by the way.
But Rally Trophy.. The first cars are quite easy to drive, the Saab is
a treat, but try the Alfa GTV or the Alpine on expert mode..
these cars are h-a-r-d to drive at top speed!!
If you -really- want a challenge, give the Fiat 600 a try.. have fun
:)

Agree with your co-driver comments. I too wish I could kick him out of
the car.

You gave them $2? You're too good for this world :)))

Anyway, I had a good time with RT, but I allready got bored with it..
Back to.. yep ;)

Andre

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Gunnar
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I played it for a couple of hours on monday and I'm starting to see
where you're coming from. Physics aren't that great, the codriver is
also a bit slow at times, still better than RT, though. I can't turn
off the signs showing which way to turn, and at the checkpoints, I
flashes "checkpoint" across the screen at just such a height that you
can't see the road... brilliant. And the stages are way bumpy. I'd
thought the cars were earthbound at least 50% of the time.

I've got about 6 months of updates to catch up on, gotta get started
one of these days I guess.
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  -Sandman

RX is a nice arcade racer, the in-car cam is fun yet annoying at the
same time - you get shaken up so much in-car that you can't see the
road half of the time.

You do have a lot to catch up on then - don't miss GPLEA's new Eagle,
Darkgreens 16-bit textures and the hires skies.. they're awesome!

Andre