rec.autos.simulators

> > I really wish I could sneak a picture, but then again if he claims there web
> > site is going live in 2 weeks then we should all have the fun of sharing
> > it...

> They didn't have a housecat and a bunch of teddy bears laying around,
> did they?

> Don McCorkle

>> Wow...

>> I killed OE's newsgroups just weeks ago, so i dont have the link handy,
>> maybe Ill find it on google, but seems yahoo or someone had info on this
>> (possibly similiar) tittle?  racking my brain, but I posted the thing
>> here, and I could be mistaken.

>> headed to google.

>> Plowboy

>> Paulinho enlightened us with:
>>> This may be all hot air.... but where I live (UK) I work on a
>>> trading/business estate. You all know the sort, lots of units in a big
>>> building as well as units with big doors for vans etc etc.
>>> Well for the last 8 months the unit opposite me has been filled with
>>> about 6-8 guys and 1 women. They all own fast cars (scoobys etc)
>>> apart from the women ( no pun ), well anyhow after months of me being
>>> interested in what they do curiosity got the better of me.
>>> Andy the guy that seems to run it came over to me to ask a favour (
>>> moving some stuff ). So off I trotted and inside I went.

>>> Basically it was a room with lots of computers and a few consoles
>>> in.. a normal office with desks and a front desk. I gave him a hand
>>> dragging this large boxed and proceeded to help set up a huge and I
>>> mean huge plasma screen ( this was late last night ).

>>> Andy then asked me if I played games much, I said well I do, but I'm
>>> more into Sims on me old PC. He said "that's great", we chatted for a
>>> while about what I liked and what I thought was good and what wasn't
>>> ( I thought here we go another sim head ). I also talked about the
>>> fact that there doesn't seem to be many true Sims coming out on the
>>> PC apart from Live For Speed and what every the West's are doing.
>>> He said it was interesting and asked if I wanted to see something, We
>>> walked into a smaller side room and in side was a full frex set-up
>>> with a 42" plasma screen. He switched on the pc and proceeded to load
>>> up a sim that only I can describe as draw droopingly good.
>>> It's was a racing game called " Racing Elite " ( working title ).
>>> There where no real menus and some of the track side graphics where
>>> not apparent but there where two cars I could choose from. One was
>>> the 6 wheeled Tyrell and the other was a Ferrari.. I chose the
>>> Tyrell.. and all I can say is that it made 100% of the Sims I've seen
>>> today totally crap. The way the car drove was way beyond most Sims, and
>>> talk about being
>>> hugely fast.. and even the sound put GTR plus GT4 to shame.
>>> Having crashed more times than I could imaging Andy then showed my
>>> how to drive the Ferrari.. and yes the game moves...

>>> He explained that the game is due out in about 18 months and would
>>> utilise fully the 64bit windows system ( huh more money ). As yet
>>> they didn't have a publisher but he promised it would be a sim and
>>> not a GAME.... they were looking at doing a X-box2 version and PS3
>>> but the main development would be for the PC. He explained that most
>>> of them had come from major UK games companies and decided to set up
>>> for them self's after becoming saddened by the way Sims have been
>>> forced to become more of a market friendly orientation.
>>> Andy also explained that they are working on a web site and hope to go
>>> public in the next 2 weeks or so...

>>> He said there's still about 70% left to do, but things like menus etc
>>> etc would all drop into the SIM at the end.
>>> He said he didn't mind me going public about it as there so close to
>>> making an announcement that it wouldn't matter and the more hype they
>>> can generate the better. He seemed a very nice guy and also
>>> apparently does a lot of small time motor sport..?
>>> He did explain about some of the physics engine ( all there own work
>>> ) as well as the 3d engine ( again all there own work ).

>>> Unlike most Sims it uses a new 4 wheel dynamic suspension system,
>>> these include tyre wear and tyre temp and tyre pressure + camber etc
>>> etc. He said that it would have a real time weather system with
>>> moving clouds... but none of this would take anything away from what
>>> he said will be the next big racing SIM...

>>> But it's hard to explain what I played. I mean I've been playing
>>> Sims/games since I was 10 years old in 1981.. I have a Frex set-up
>>> myself and I love GTR/GPL/Richard Burns etc etc as well as GT4 on the
>>> PS2...but I can't stress enough how much this sim blew me away.
>>> The track layout seemed to be the old silverstone but there wasn't
>>> much in the sense of background detail... but this sim was so live..
>>> kind of imaging a new GPL on steroids... with a huge turbo fitted.. I
>>> could wheel spin the car in the 1st 4 gears on corners.. so throttle
>>> control was amazingly hard.. I can't wait 18 months.

>>> I'm not at work today so I can't go and see him... plus I don't want
>>> to come across as a nerd.. but more than likely he's going to read
>>> this on here..

> Ok I'm hopefully gonna get a picture tomorrow on my phone.. it won't be to
> good, but it's a start !!

>> He said there's still about 70% left to do, but things like menus etc
>> etc would all drop into the SIM at the end.
>> He said he didn't mind me going public about it as there so close to
>> making an announcement that it wouldn't matter and the more hype they
>> can generate

> True or not, this would make a perfect April Fools Day post. I am
> copying it, spell/grammar checking it and maybe add to it a bit. April
> 1st 2006, lookout!

> MRSisson

> >> He said there's still about 70% left to do, but things like menus
etc
> >> etc would all drop into the SIM at the end.
> >> He said he didn't mind me going public about it as there so close
to
> >> making an announcement that it wouldn't matter and the more hype
they
> >> can generate

> > True or not, this would make a perfect April Fools Day post. I am
> > copying it, spell/grammar checking it and maybe add to it a bit.
April
> > 1st 2006, lookout!

> > MRSisson

>    The thing that 'caught' my eye's attention was the mention that
the
> programmer had A) a huge plasma screen at home, and b) the exact same
wheel
> pedal kit as the poster.  Mighty coincidental that two high end wheel
pedal
> combos are almost next-door neighbors.
> curiouser and curiouser

> dave henrie

> > >> He said there's still about 70% left to do, but things like menus
> etc
> > >> etc would all drop into the SIM at the end.
> > >> He said he didn't mind me going public about it as there so close
> to
> > >> making an announcement that it wouldn't matter and the more hype
> they
> > >> can generate

> > > True or not, this would make a perfect April Fools Day post. I am
> > > copying it, spell/grammar checking it and maybe add to it a bit.
> April
> > > 1st 2006, lookout!

> > > MRSisson

> >    The thing that 'caught' my eye's attention was the mention that
> the
> > programmer had A) a huge plasma screen at home, and b) the exact same
> wheel
> > pedal kit as the poster.  Mighty coincidental that two high end wheel
> pedal
> > combos are almost next-door neighbors.
> > curiouser and curiouser

> > dave henrie

> It didn't say the programmer had a huge plasma screen at home.  It was
> in the office where this supposed sim is being developed -- which is a
> bit more believable.

> -Patrick