rec.autos.simulators

>First I would like to thank Ed for bringing everyone up to speed with the
>message to IVGA.  Screenshots are great, but actual info from the
>programmers is better.
>Anyway, you said that NR2 will have an audio spotter built in.  I'm
>assuming this will only be for crashes or other necessities.  I was
>wondering if it would be too hard to add a crew chief message whenever we
>wanted one.  Flipping through the radio menus is fairly easy a Talladega,
>but at smaller, more difficult tracks it would be easier if we could just
>hit a button, the spacebar for example, and have the crew chief tell us
>current position, the interval, and one or two important pieces of info
>like projected fuel stops or if one particular tire is warm.  This may be
>too much to ask for, but at places like North Wilkesboro, if you can't
>pause the game during the NRL, this would help out alot.

>You guys could even see if Robert Duvall is available(Harry Hogg in Days
>of Thunder) to do the voices.
>--
>Brian Fox                           Nass '96 BGN 'A' Driver

>http://www.4w.com/pages/fox
>Fox Motorsports
> _______________________/\/\_____
> \_ /////// __            __'_--/           "Sly as a Fox"
>   \-------/ / /\______/ /                Speed doesn't always  
>            /_/       /_/                     win the race!
>\\\\\\    // ||\\   // ||
>\\\\\\\\\||_//\\\\\||_//_________________________________________________
>__

> >First I would like to thank Ed for bringing everyone up to speed with the
> >message to IVGA.  Screenshots are great, but actual info from the
> >programmers is better.

> >Anyway, you said that NR2 will have an audio spotter built in.  I'm
> >assuming this will only be for crashes or other necessities.  I was
> >wondering if it would be too hard to add a crew chief message whenever we
> >wanted one.  Flipping through the radio menus is fairly easy a Talladega,
> >but at smaller, more difficult tracks it would be easier if we could just
> >hit a button, the spacebar for example, and have the crew chief tell us
> >current position, the interval, and one or two important pieces of info
> >like projected fuel stops or if one particular tire is warm.  This may be
> >too much to ask for, but at places like North Wilkesboro, if you can't
> >pause the game during the NRL, this would help out alot.

> >You guys could even see if Robert Duvall is available(Harry Hogg in Days
> >of Thunder) to do the voices.

> >--

> >Brian Fox                              Nass '96 BGN 'A' Driver

> >http://www.4w.com/pages/fox
> >Fox Motorsports
> > _______________________/\/\_____
> > \_ /////// __            __'_--/           "Sly as a Fox"
> >   \-------/ / /\______/ /                Speed doesn't always
> >            /_/       /_/                     win the race!
> >\\\\\\    // ||\\   // ||
> >\\\\\\\\\||_//\\\\\||_//_________________________________________________
> >__

> First, I want to say that the "message to IVGA" was not "to IVGA", it
> was to everyone.  Someone at IVGA (who will remain nameless) took it
> upon themself to alter the opening of the message to make it look like
> it was written to IVGA only.  What was posted on the IVGA web page was
> simply the NRL_0696.txt file that is automatically downloaded when you
> log onto Hawaii.

> As for the spotter/crew chief, you are correct with the spotter, but
> off a little on the crew chief.  The crew chief will be used for
> things like "hey... pit on the next lap... you're low on fuel".

> Ed Martin
> Producer, Series Director
> NASCAR Racing League
> Papyrus / Sierra On-Line, Inc.

>Anyway, you said that NR2 will have an audio spotter built in.  I'm
>assuming this will only be for crashes or other necessities.  I was
>wondering if it would be too hard to add a crew chief message whenever we
>wanted one.  Flipping through the radio menus is fairly easy a Talladega,
>but at smaller, more difficult tracks it would be easier if we could just
>hit a button, the spacebar for example, and have the crew chief tell us
>current position, the interval, and one or two important pieces of info
>like projected fuel stops or if one particular tire is warm.  This may be
>too much to ask for, but at places like North Wilkesboro, if you can't
>pause the game during the NRL, this would help out alot.

> =

ites:

> >Anyway, you said that NR2 will have an audio spotter built in.  I'm
> >assuming this will only be for crashes or other necessities.  I was
> >wondering if it would be too hard to add a crew chief message whenever w=
e
> >wanted one.  Flipping through the radio menus is fairly easy a Talladega=
,
> >but at smaller, more difficult tracks it would be easier if we could jus=
t
> >hit a button, the spacebar for example, and have the crew chief tell us
> >current position, the interval, and one or two important pieces of info
> >like projected fuel stops or if one particular tire is warm.  This may b=
e
> >too much to ask for, but at places like North Wilkesboro, if you can't
> >pause the game during the NRL, this would help out alot.

> First of all, I think we're pretty lucky being able to have tire temps du=
ring
> a race...  the real guys don't get that, so I'm not so much in favor of h=
aving
> a CC tell you when a tire is getting too hot/worn out.  Have someone give=
> the lap times and know that you want to pit when your lap times go off a
> certain amount.  It WOULD be nice, however, for the CC to call you in whe=
n
> he's figured it's time for a fuel stop.  I know the real racers don't hav=
e
> fuel gauges like we have in the sim, but they've got calculators in the p=
its.
> Of course it's sometimes a pain to see the full fuel readout (those f-key=
s),
> so the CC telling you when you have 5 laps left (or 2 or something like t=
hat)
> on fuel would help.
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> =
> Ron Steve          "You hear people talk, well, he's 44, so he's lookin' =
to
> #24  #3             slow down.  Well they can kiss my butt.  I'm having a=
 damn
>   AB28              good time, and I'm just gettin' good at this."
>                                                         -Dale Earnhardt
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>>Anyway, you said that NR2 will have an audio spotter built in.  I'm
>>assuming this will only be for crashes or other necessities.  I was
>>wondering if it would be too hard to add a crew chief message whenever we
>>wanted one.  Flipping through the radio menus is fairly easy a Talladega,
>>but at smaller, more difficult tracks it would be easier if we could just
>>hit a button, the spacebar for example, and have the crew chief tell us
>>current position, the interval, and one or two important pieces of info
>>like projected fuel stops or if one particular tire is warm.  This may be
>>too much to ask for, but at places like North Wilkesboro, if you can't
>>pause the game during the NRL, this would help out alot.

>First of all, I think we're pretty lucky being able to have tire temps during
>a race...  the real guys don't get that, so I'm not so much in favor of having
>a CC tell you when a tire is getting too hot/worn out.  Have someone give
>the lap times and know that you want to pit when your lap times go off a
>certain amount.  It WOULD be nice, however, for the CC to call you in when
>he's figured it's time for a fuel stop.  I know the real racers don't have
>fuel gauges like we have in the sim, but they've got calculators in the pits.