rec.autos.simulators

by **Michael Staa** » Fri, 17 Dec 1999 04:00:00

Hi there,

ok, GPL is the greatest racing sim ever ( as I mentioned before ).I
downloaded the Demo in April 98, couldn't wait for the full version, got the
full Version the first day it was out in Germany ( to be true, got it the
day before because i bought the english version, which was out one day
before the german one ). Spend hundreds of hours on it, spend hundreds of
Deutschmarks for proper Equipment, Books, Videos, Modelcars ( 1:12 Scale
from Tamiya are great ).

Then i made an Website about GPL, met other GPL-Enthusiasts. In March '99 I
became an Member of an GPL-LAN-League here in Germany in which we reace 100%
Grand Prix's with 19 Drivers every 4 Weeks. So most of my time in front of
my computer im training GPL or doing things related to GPL. Did not by an
Game since the release of GPL, just dont have the time for Games ( the
exception was NASCAR 3 and NASCAR Legends, but they are collecting dust... )
and I' m still very pleased with GPL.

So GPL did not sell well, it sold bad. How can we show our enthusiasm to
Sierra/ Papy ? Just by an second Copy of GPL. Its an way to back up the much
used GPL-CD and to thank Papy. Since GPL is an budget Title now its not an
expensive way to say thank you :-)

And remember: You know, you race to much GPL when in your real life

GPL

clutch only for the start

pressing on the horn left and right on your steering-wheel

car

jfk, but to the Nuerburgring

going to win, Schumacher or H?kkinen, you just don't know what the hell he
is talking about and just answer Jim Clark

Greetings,

Michael Staab
--
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" To race is to live, everything else is just waiting"

by J » Fri, 17 Dec 1999 04:00:00

Jan,
you can be sure that the guys from Papy have seen this thread. They're following
r.a.s.
So I don't want to stay back:
Thanks to Papy for this fantastic sim. Also to anybody, who supports GPL with
their effort, patches, programs, setups,....

Jens

>Hello John,

>Did you see what you started with your post?

>I think it's time somebody should inform guys at Papyrus about this thread! I
>myself don't have any addresses of thos guts but I'm sure somebody out here
>does.

>Jan.

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by **Gary Stephenso** » Fri, 17 Dec 1999 04:00:00

> ps. now about that sim engine... do the words CAN-AM mean anything to you?
> (please...please...please)

YES...YES...YES!!!! What a blast it would be running a Porche 917 around
Road America, Watkins Glen, or Riverside. Or better yet, driving a
McLaren with one of those *** burning big-block V8's!!! Giddy-up!

Gary Stephenson

by **Gary Youn** » Fri, 17 Dec 1999 04:00:00

Best racing sim I have played, although I still cannot master it ;-))

Love all the add-ons for this game which go to make it make it even better.

Gary Young

by **Mac1** » Fri, 17 Dec 1999 04:00:00

Hehe great idea,

I already had to buy a second copy as my first wasnt working anymore
(carelessness and scratches)
I wasn't to bothered as it is more than worth it for the months of pleasure
Ive had with it, not to mention all the online friends ive made through
racing on GSB/WinVROC!

As someone posted in the "GPLFansread this" thread:
PAPYRUS please make a sequel to GPL with my money!!! :o)

Ross

Michael Staab a crit dans le message

by **Richard San Jos** » Fri, 17 Dec 1999 04:00:00

I along with so many other sim racers from around the world totally agree!
This is simply "The Best Driving Simulator Ever!" Thanks to everyone who
spent their time making this sim better with each new addition.
Richard San Jose
Nolanville, Texas
P.S. I can't wait to move up (early next year) from a P166MMX, Matrox
Millennium, and 32 MB RAM to an Athlon 500, 128 mb RAM, and a V3!
Yeehawwww!

> I'm sure I am not the only one who would like to publicly express
> my gratitude to the few people who have babied GPL along since it came
> out. The number of addons and sites (200+) are amazing considering that
> GPL is considered by the industry to be a loser. Well we know it's not.
> I wish I knew the names of all the people at Papyrus who have stuck
> with it and given us the 1.2 patch. They get blamed for Sierra's
> decisions falsely when they should get our appreciation instead.
> As for VROC, SpyBoy and now WinVROC.. These people deserve
> recognition and a great deal of thanks from all of us for the efforts
> they have put in on their own time. Even if I knew how I'm not sure I
> could show the dedication that has been demonstrated over the past year
> and a half.
> Although it would be easy to name a few of the more well known
> folks I will not because that would detract from the knowledge that
> there are probably 10, 20 100?who we don't know.
> So, for all those people who have slaved over a hot keyboard (or
> wheel :o)..............
> THANK YOU! THANKYOU! THANK YOU!
> I call on every GPL driver to make this the longest thread ever on
> ras with your2cents worth.
> And again, thank you.
> Sincerely,
> John Moore

by **Matthias Flat** » Fri, 17 Dec 1999 04:00:00

On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 08:41:29 +0100, "Michael Staab"

>So GPL did not sell well, it sold bad. How can we show our enthusiasm to
>Sierra/ Papy ? Just buy an second Copy of GPL.

Did that: I had ordered a US version by mail, but they set me an UK
one. Later, I got the German version, too.
I would have bought GPL in the US recently, but there were none
available anymore.

Both the UK and German version require the CD, but one can use a US
version of the gpl.exe with doesn't.

Too bad this joke does not work in english translation ...

--
Matthias Flatt

by **john moor** » Fri, 17 Dec 1999 04:00:00

> I along with so many other sim racers from around the world totally agree!
> This is simply "The Best Driving Simulator Ever!" Thanks to everyone who
> spent their time making this sim better with each new addition.
> Richard San Jose
> Nolanville, Texas
> P.S. I can't wait to move up (early next year) from a P166MMX, Matrox
> Millennium, and 32 MB RAM to an Athlon 500, 128 mb RAM, and a V3!
> Yeehawwww!

Holy cow, GPL runs ok on that? I had a 200 then immediately built a new
machine just for GPL.
JM

> > I'm sure I am not the only one who would like to publicly express
> > my gratitude to the few people who have babied GPL along since it came
> > out. The number of addons and sites (200+) are amazing considering that
> > GPL is considered by the industry to be a loser. Well we know it's not.
> > I wish I knew the names of all the people at Papyrus who have stuck
> > with it and given us the 1.2 patch. They get blamed for Sierra's
> > decisions falsely when they should get our appreciation instead.
> > As for VROC, SpyBoy and now WinVROC.. These people deserve
> > recognition and a great deal of thanks from all of us for the efforts
> > they have put in on their own time. Even if I knew how I'm not sure I
> > could show the dedication that has been demonstrated over the past year
> > and a half.
> > Although it would be easy to name a few of the more well known
> > folks I will not because that would detract from the knowledge that
> > there are probably 10, 20 100?who we don't know.
> > So, for all those people who have slaved over a hot keyboard (or
> > wheel :o)..............
> > THANK YOU! THANKYOU! THANK YOU!
> > I call on every GPL driver to make this the longest thread ever on
> > ras with your2cents worth.
> > And again, thank you.
> > Sincerely,
> > John Moore

by **Mark Seer** » Fri, 17 Dec 1999 04:00:00

And where did you spring from may I ask. Some of us have been enjoying a bit
of humour in here for many years now. I would respectfully ask you to get to
know who you are talking to before YOU start flaming people please.

As it happens, John sent a private mail to me and we had quite a laugh about
it!

Mark Seery

GPMLF3 League director.
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/mark.seery/

by mg » Fri, 17 Dec 1999 04:00:00

> THANK YOU! THANKYOU! THANK YOU!
> I call on every GPL driver to make this the longest thread ever on
> ras with your 2cents worth.

Well said. This subject deserves a nickel's worth so here goes:

David Kaemmer:

Should be nominated for a couple of Nobel's. One for coding the
masterpiece GPL & one for promoting world peace. After all, the online
racing community is international in nature. All seem to be getting
along quite well.

Papy:

Kudos for producing GPL.

Randy Cassidy:

Standing O for the 1.2 patch.

Sierra:

Kudos for publishing GPL. Too bad it was a financial flop.

Alison Hine:

It was Alison's superb website that inspired me to purchase GPL.

Excellent prose & tons of help. Also, it was Alison's original
Coventry setups ( with some tweaking ) that transformed the Lotus from
a hideous, demanding beast into a hideous, demanding *driveable*
beast.

Alison & Nate Hine, Larry Holbert & John O'Keefe:

For VROC, SpyBoy & WinVROC.

The crowd goes wild.

Schubi:

The Hotshoes website is like a shrine. Viewing the astounding replays
at this site is akin to a religious experience. How on *Earth* do
these people drive so fast?

Ian Lake:

Hotshoe setups that I can actually drive.

GPLEA:

For producing the superb Ferrari & Brabham. Can't wait for the Lotus.

Patrick:

For producing those great engine sounds.

My SO:

For the excellent coffee required for GPL mania.

--
" Why bother..." - R. Crumb -

by **Cheng Chi San** » Sat, 18 Dec 1999 04:00:00

Ooops I must have missed something here. No offense intended. Must have been hit
by other stupid flame war on other NG. Sorry.

Enjoy GPL!

> And where did you spring from may I ask. Some of us have been enjoying a bit
> of humour in here for many years now. I would respectfully ask you to get to
> know who you are talking to before YOU start flaming people please.
> As it happens, John sent a private mail to me and we had quite a laugh about
> it!
> Mark Seery
> GPMLF3 League director.
> http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/mark.seery/

>> There is always somebody in the USENET who like messing things up and
>> starts flame wars. Forget about thi ppl and spend your life better
>> somewhere else.

by **Darko Juva** » Sat, 18 Dec 1999 04:00:00

I'm going to do that, and keep that copy in safe (for grandson 18th bithday
???).

Maybe GPL community can really do something and help GPL selling better. My
experience tells me that whoever tried GPL at my home was amazed by realism
of sim and many of them bought a copy. Also, I always try to tell them all I
know about sim (history background, level of realism involved in racing, car
setups, intelligence of AI cars, tracks (Nurburgring, Monaco...), online
racing...).

Should be a kind of a mission for all GPL fans. Doing that we will make a
sim world better, we will help real quality products like GPL and help
people realizing that and enjoying in them.

Darko

by **Rikanthr** » Sat, 18 Dec 1999 04:00:00

indeed!!
Rik Anthrax
-
-
"trust the government?? what are you, some kind of moron?"

by **john moor** » Sat, 18 Dec 1999 04:00:00

> And where did you spring from may I ask. Some of us have been enjoying a bit
> of humour in here for many years now. I would respectfully ask you to get to
> know who you are talking to before YOU start flaming people please.

> As it happens, John sent a private mail to me and we had quite a laugh about
> it!

> Mark Seery

Thanks Mark,
I'll go back and read that again, I need a good laugh right now.
John Moore
I still can't believe it....

by **ymenar** » Sat, 18 Dec 1999 04:00:00

To everybody involved with ANYTHING related to GPL, third party utilities,
the Papyrus programmers, producers, artists, testers, etc.. All the setup
creator, car graphic enhancers, track modelers, online community creators,
etc... All I can say is "May the FORCE be with you". It is so ahead of
everything else it is difficult for some people to actually see how good it
is.

-- ;)
-- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard>
-- May the Downforce be with you...

"People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise
how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."

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