rec.autos.simulators

>      I got it today and pretty much love it!  I've played it just as much
as
> Janes F-15 which I also picked up today (EB's $60 bucks for both after 2
$10
> mail in rebates... pretty damn good :)
> LOVE THE GAME though!  I've had some great crashes.  One time I purposely
> left before the green light, went into my opponents lane and slammed into
> the wall (wanting to see how he'd react to my being there).  He came
> barreling down and SLAMMED into me!  It was soooo cool.  I really didn't

Mhz,
> it runs super smooth (and Voodoo 1 of course).

> Pete Hawk

>Pete,

>how old are you? (just curious)

>Christian

>>      I got it today and pretty much love it!  I've played it just as much
>as
>> Janes F-15 which I also picked up today (EB's $60 bucks for both after 2
>$10
>> mail in rebates... pretty damn good :)

>> LOVE THE GAME though!  I've had some great crashes.  One time I purposely
>> left before the green light, went into my opponents lane and slammed into
>> the wall (wanting to see how he'd react to my being there).  He came
>> barreling down and SLAMMED into me!  It was soooo cool.  I really didn't

>Mhz,
>> it runs super smooth (and Voodoo 1 of course).

>> Pete Hawk

> Well, when going down the track the engine NEVER
> reaches a very high (sound wise) roar.  It's always so low pitched and
> doesn't seem like I'm going fast at all (usually around 125).  I know I
> should be going near 200 MPH.  Don't any of the preset cars go really fast?
> I just want to go go go and not spend a lot of time tweaking...

> LOVE THE GAME though!  I've had some great crashes.  One time I purposely
> left before the green light, went into my opponents lane and slammed into
> the wall (wanting to see how he'd react to my being there).  He came
> barreling down and SLAMMED into me!  It was soooo cool.  I really didn't

> it runs super smooth (and Voodoo 1 of course).

> Pete Hawk

>> Well, when going down the track the engine NEVER
>> reaches a very high (sound wise) roar.  It's always so low pitched and
>> doesn't seem like I'm going fast at all (usually around 125).  I know I
>> should be going near 200 MPH.  Don't any of the preset cars go really
fast?
>> I just want to go go go and not spend a lot of time tweaking...

>> LOVE THE GAME though!  I've had some great crashes.  One time I purposely
>> left before the green light, went into my opponents lane and slammed into
>> the wall (wanting to see how he'd react to my being there).  He came
>> barreling down and SLAMMED into me!  It was soooo cool.  I really didn't

Mhz,
>> it runs super smooth (and Voodoo 1 of course).

>> Pete Hawk

>R:

>Pete I get the same exact thing. This reminds me of X-Car in a way. I
>want a very good setup right out of the box just for the sake of seeing
>if this game rocks or not. I know my setups right now are horrendous but
>I have a gut feeling even a good setup isn't gonna be very fullfilling
>in the adreneline department. The sensation of speed is terrible and the
>engine sounds are just as bad. Now the question is why go to all of this
>trouble and then make the actual race a bit of a letdown this should be
>fairly easy to do after X-car?

>To give the speed sensation a quick kick in the pants they need a point
>of view variable like quake (fov 120) or so. This would at least give
>the user a great speed sensation without messing up the timing of the
>game. Why the engines revs like it's only running on a few cylinders is
>beyond me, unless it is only running on a few. Then I come back to my
>first question why not have a very good setup out of the box so we can
>judge this game. As it stands this is gonna go back like X-Car unless I
>can get a real high revvin beast. I wan't a killer drag game badly if
>this fails we only have NHRA left.

>Q.B.M.

>I agree.  What someone needs to do (who has a killer setup that goes well
>over 200 mph) is share it with the rest of us who want a quick thrill, and
>are not out to compete in the internet ladders.  I just wanna see this
thing
>scream!!!

>Btw, I setup the Quaker funny car with a 12 cylinder engine and it works!

>Pete

>My top speed so far is only a measly 150 ish or so.

>>> Well, when going down the track the engine NEVER
>>> reaches a very high (sound wise) roar.  It's always so low pitched and
>>> doesn't seem like I'm going fast at all (usually around 125).  I know I
>>> should be going near 200 MPH.  Don't any of the preset cars go really
>fast?
>>> I just want to go go go and not spend a lot of time tweaking...

>>> LOVE THE GAME though!  I've had some great crashes.  One time I
purposely
>>> left before the green light, went into my opponents lane and slammed
into
>>> the wall (wanting to see how he'd react to my being there).  He came
>>> barreling down and SLAMMED into me!  It was soooo cool.  I really didn't

>Mhz,
>>> it runs super smooth (and Voodoo 1 of course).

>>> Pete Hawk

>>R:

>>Pete I get the same exact thing. This reminds me of X-Car in a way. I
>>want a very good setup right out of the box just for the sake of seeing
>>if this game rocks or not. I know my setups right now are horrendous but
>>I have a gut feeling even a good setup isn't gonna be very fullfilling
>>in the adreneline department. The sensation of speed is terrible and the
>>engine sounds are just as bad. Now the question is why go to all of this
>>trouble and then make the actual race a bit of a letdown this should be
>>fairly easy to do after X-car?

>>To give the speed sensation a quick kick in the pants they need a point
>>of view variable like quake (fov 120) or so. This would at least give
>>the user a great speed sensation without messing up the timing of the
>>game. Why the engines revs like it's only running on a few cylinders is
>>beyond me, unless it is only running on a few. Then I come back to my
>>first question why not have a very good setup out of the box so we can
>>judge this game. As it stands this is gonna go back like X-Car unless I
>>can get a real high revvin beast. I wan't a killer drag game badly if
>>this fails we only have NHRA left.

>>Q.B.M.

>     I got it today and pretty much love it!  I've played it just as much
as
>Janes F-15 which I also picked up today (EB's $60 bucks for both after 2
$10
>mail in rebates... pretty damn good :)

>Pete I get the same exact thing. This reminds me of X-Car in a way. I
>want a very good setup right out of the box just for the sake of seeing
>if this game rocks or not. I know my setups right now are horrendous but
>I have a gut feeling even a good setup isn't gonna be very fullfilling
>in the adreneline department. The sensation of speed is terrible and the
>engine sounds are just as bad. Now the question is why go to all of this