rec.autos.simulators

My systems that I've tested on:

A = P200, 48MB RAM, STB Velocity 128, T2 wheel.

B = P166, 32MB RAM, Stealth Video 2001 (2MB DRAM) + Monster3D, CH Flightstick

Issues:

FRAME RATE

System A went from about 12fps on an empty track to around 24fps.  Awesome
improvement, playability wise.  This is with all eye candy on.  System B went
from 12fps to about 20 or 21fps with all eye candy on.  Over 25fps toned down.
 Overall good job MS -- we'd all like to see 30fps, but this will hold us for
a while.

YELLOW FLAGS:

None.  Morons.

BRIGHTNESS:

Completely fixed on both systems.  You can make it so bright you'd think
you were racing on Mercury on a clear day.

AI:

Better.  You still can't control their speed well as you can with Papy games,
but they don't wreck you, they don't wreck themselves, they get the heck out
of the way if you're faster (and you will be).  Needs work still, especially
on the competition front.

STEERING JITTERS:

The "null zone" slider worked very well on both the wheel and joystick.  No
more jerking the nose of the car around all the way down the frontstretch at
Long Beach trying to get centered.  Fixed.

STEERING LOCK:

I'm indifferent on this one.  Doesn't seem to have changed much.  I didn't
really want it to change much.

Any questions?

-- ML

P.S.  Don't flame me and tell me that I'm stupid if you haven't tested it
yourself..... okay?

Is that a final patch for CPR?  Or a beta version for the public?

--
Victor Chan

It's a public release of the beta version.  The first 500 people to download
it from the Apex get it, after that, everyone has to wait for the final
release.  Head over to http://cart.gamestats.com to try and get a copy of
the patch.

Mike McCloskey
CART P.R. Playground
http://www.msu.edu/user/mcclosk6/cart/cart.htm

When will the public get it?

--

Remove "arghhh" when replying

Head over to The APEX at http://cart.gamestats.com  The patch may still be
up.

Thanks
John

+AD4-When will the public get it?
+AD4-
+AD4---
+AD4-
+AD4-Remove +ACI-arghhh+ACI- when replying
+AD4APg-My systems that I've tested on:
+AD4APg-
+AD4APg-A +AD0- P200, 48MB RAM, STB Velocity 128, T2 wheel.
+AD4APg-
+AD4APg-B +AD0- P166, 32MB RAM, Stealth Video 2001 (2MB DRAM)  Monster3D, CH
+AD4-Flightstick
+AD4APg-
+AD4APg-Issues:
+AD4APg-
+AD4APg-FRAME RATE
+AD4APg-
+AD4APg-System A went from about 12fps on an empty track to around 24fps.  Awesome
+AD4APg-improvement, playability wise.  This is with all eye candy on.  System B
+AD4-went
+AD4APg-from 12fps to about 20 or 21fps with all eye candy on.  Over 25fps toned
+AD4-down.
+AD4APg- Overall good job MS -- we'd all like to see 30fps, but this will hold us
+AD4-for
+AD4APg-a while.
+AD4APg-
+AD4APg-YELLOW FLAGS:
+AD4APg-
+AD4APg-None.  Morons.
+AD4APg-
+AD4APg-BRIGHTNESS:
+AD4APg-
+AD4APg-Completely fixed on both systems.  You can make it so bright you'd think
+AD4APg-you were racing on Mercury on a clear day.
+AD4APg-
+AD4APg-AI:
+AD4APg-
+AD4APg-Better.  You still can't control their speed well as you can with Papy
+AD4-games,
+AD4APg-but they don't wreck you, they don't wreck themselves, they get the heck
+AD4-out
+AD4APg-of the way if you're faster (and you will be).  Needs work still,
+AD4-especially
+AD4APg-on the competition front.
+AD4APg-
+AD4APg-STEERING JITTERS:
+AD4APg-
+AD4APg-The +ACI-null zone+ACI- slider worked very well on both the wheel and joystick.
No
+AD4APg-more jerking the nose of the car around all the way down the frontstretch
+AD4-at
+AD4APg-Long Beach trying to get centered.  Fixed.
+AD4APg-
+AD4APg-STEERING LOCK:
+AD4APg-
+AD4APg-I'm indifferent on this one.  Doesn't seem to have changed much.  I didn't
+AD4APg-really want it to change much.
+AD4APg-
+AD4APg-
+AD4APg-Any questions?
+AD4APg-
+AD4APg--- ML
+AD4APg-
+AD4APg-P.S.  Don't flame me and tell me that I'm stupid if you haven't tested it
+AD4APg-yourself..... okay?
+AD4-
+AD4-

It's an almost final beta. You better get it now because it will be gone
soon.

Dave

You can download now.  As an agreement, you have to submit a feed back to
the site author about the difference between the patch and the retail
version of CART.  Go here  http://cart.gamestats.com/

--
Victor Chan

The public has already got the original (beta) version.

Dan.

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