rec.autos.simulators

by TC » Thu, 29 Mar 2001 18:51:54

Can anyone tell me how to play N4 online? Is there a "winvroc-like"
communety for N4?
TS

by **Kevin Anderso** » Thu, 29 Mar 2001 20:49:06

just click on the red "Seirra" when in Multiplayer in the game.

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Kevin Anderson

by **Bob Gedde** » Thu, 29 Mar 2001 22:26:24

Click on Multiplayer and then select the Sierra.com logo in the upper
center of the screen. Once you register, you will be taken to the lobby
screen showing available races. You have to have your CD in.

> Can anyone tell me how to play N4 online? Is there a "winvroc-like"
> communety for N4?
> TS

by **Mike Grand** » Fri, 30 Mar 2001 01:18:07

There should be intructions in the manual and also in the readme file.

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Michael Grandy
NSCSE

by **Kevin Anderso** » Fri, 30 Mar 2001 01:58:15

I think people just don't notice that you can click on the Sierra logo.

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Kevin Anderson

> There should be intructions in the manual and also in the readme file.

> --

> Michael Grandy
> NSCSE

> > Can anyone tell me how to play N4 online? Is there a "winvroc-like"
> > communety for N4?
> > TS

by **Mike Grand** » Fri, 30 Mar 2001 05:39:04

LOL, maybe it should have read Race Online Here

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Michael Grandy
NSCSE

> I think people just don't notice that you can click on the Sierra logo.

> --
> Kevin Anderson

> > There should be intructions in the manual and also in the readme file.

> > --

> > Michael Grandy
> > NSCSE

> > > Can anyone tell me how to play N4 online? Is there a "winvroc-like"
> > > communety for N4?
> > > TS

by **Dave Henri** » Fri, 30 Mar 2001 06:29:36

I think the PROBLEM with that screen is twofold. The Sierra logo looks
like a logo,
not a clikable button AND the manual says you have to register at
Flipside.com(another Havas step-child) but NOWHERE in the multiplayer
screens do you see the flipside
logo.
also they changed the way you connect slightly. before you went to the
WON.net servers first then if you chose, used an ip address to connect or
use the displayed races via Won. But now it's reversed, you immeadiately
are at the address screen with nothing
displayed that moves you on to the next item...i.e. flashing arrows pointing
at the Sierra logo...The Sam & Max people could have made a very interesting
menu display for this...:)
dave henrie

by **PHYDEAUX** » Fri, 30 Mar 2001 08:50:08

There are lots of things that didn't get into the manual or readme file. Like
what the column headdings mean. You are just left to figure it out for
yourself. I still don't know what two of the three left hand columns
mean.....I figgured out that P is password and + means you need one to join the
race but what do the others mean.

Maybe a lot of folks don't realize that when you click on the column title it
sorts the available races alternately in ascending and descending order by that
factor....If you are looking for a certain track you can have races in
alphabetical order....or for latency minimums or current pings to look for
races that you might be able to r;un with little warp....or even to sort by
whether or not you need a password.

Why didn't Pappy put any worthwhile info and instructions in the game?????

(Don't gimme NO***in E-mail)

by **Eric Kruge** » Fri, 30 Mar 2001 09:26:46

If you right-click on a column heading, you will get a pop-up description of
the column.

by **Alan Bernard** » Fri, 30 Mar 2001 11:04:18

Don't you think that this is all common sense? I mean, if I see a column or
multiple columns, my immediate instinct is to see if I can sort a column
though clicking it. Who really doesn't know this? I'd guess that most of
us do. The ones who don't are the ones who ask such questions as, "How do I
play N4 online"?

In writing a manual one has to consider what to include and what not to
include. If you try from the onset to include everything, you'll be writing
until the Second Coming. You must therefore assume a certain amount of
common knowledge from your readers, and I consider sortable columns and
other things in N4 common knowledge, which would, as a matter of course, not
be included in the manual.

Alanb

by **ymenar** » Fri, 30 Mar 2001 15:49:45

> Don't you think that this is all common sense?

Yes, but unfortunately they need to think about the MTV Generation and their
15-second attention span.

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by **PHYDEAUX** » Sat, 31 Mar 2001 12:02:58

>Subject: Re: N4 online

>Date: 03/28/2001 7:26 PM Eastern Standard Time

>If you right-click on a column heading, you will get a pop-up description of
>the column.

>> There are lots of things that didn't get into the manual or readme file.
>Like
>> what the column headdings mean. You are just left to figure it out for
>> yourself. I still don't know what two of the three left hand columns
>> mean.....I figgured out that P is password and + means you need one to
>join the
>> race but what do the others mean.

Hey thanks....that's why you get the big bucks. But I still contend that Papy
could have given a lot more documentation on multiplayer. Geez look at how
many pages in the manual they devoted to bios on "Heros of the information
superspeedway." while this is entertaining reading for the bathroom it doesn't
help the beginner at all with internet play.

(Don't gimme NO***in E-mail)

by **ymenar** » Sat, 31 Mar 2001 12:06:35

> Hey thanks....that's why you get the big bucks. But I still contend that
Papy
> could have given a lot more documentation on multiplayer. Geez look at
how
> many pages in the manual they devoted to bios on "Heros of the information
> superspeedway." while this is entertaining reading for the bathroom it
doesn't
> help the beginner at all with internet play.

LMAO. JEALOUSY ALERT!!!!!!

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Corporation - helping America into the New World...

by **Ben Colema** » Sat, 31 Mar 2001 18:17:40

Steady on fella! My attention span is that short and _I_ don't have MTV!

What were we talking about again?

Ben

>> Don't you think that this is all common sense?

>Yes, but unfortunately they need to think about the MTV Generation and
their
>15-second attention span.

>--
>-- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard>
>-- May the Downforce be with you...
>-- http://www.ymenard.com/
>-- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimato Dominguez
>Corporation - helping America into the New World...