rec.autos.simulators

by **Larr** » Sun, 06 Mar 2005 03:40:43

I'm a lot more e***d about rFactor than I am GTR...

Now, what IS this TrackIR thing?

-Larry

> Hi Don,

> NSR is NASCAR SimRacing, the latest NASCAR game from EA. You can get a
demo
> of it at 3dgamers:
> http://www.racesimcentral.net/

> It was developed by Tiburon using the ISI engine. Also, there were several
> people from Papyrus and also from ISI involved in the development.

> It's getting mixed reviews and there are a lot of us hoping for a patch
> which apparently is being promised and currently worked on.

> There's another sim that getting pretty universal praise that's coming out
> soon - GTR. It also supports TrackIR and the international release on
March
> 11 is supposed to include the vector expansion.

> It looks like the "international" release is not going to include the US,
so
> we'll probably have to get it thru an import.

> More info here:
> http://www.racesimcentral.net/

> Demo here:
> http://www.racesimcentral.net/

> Bill

> >> I am loving it. I just ordered NSR because it works with the Vector
> >> Expansion. Hope the game runs on my PC! Can't wait!

> >> Thanks,

> >> -pw
> >> remove astericks (*) from e-mail address
> >> (use paulwilliamson at spamcop dot net)

> > Damn, now I am going to have to order the Vector to add to my TIR3
Pro...

> > And, get NSR... btw, what the hell is NSR??

> > Yeah, I been flight simmin a while.
> > :)

> > --
> > Don Burnette

> > "When you decide something is impossible to do, try to stay out of the
> > way of the man that's doing it."

by **Mitch_** » Sun, 06 Mar 2005 06:12:31

> I'm a lot more e***d about rFactor than I am GTR...

> Now, what IS this TrackIR thing?

GTR seriously rocks. Ive been battling the (very impressive AI) at 94%
Psycotic and its about the best racing experience to date imo.

Maybe if the RFactor team would give us a more powerful car to try Id agree.
As it is now RFactors rice rockets (LFS'ish) are fun but the GT's are real
race cars that require finesse, patience and skill not bonzai ;)

Track IR is an Infrared tracking device. The standard TrackIR uses single
reflective dots and gives you right/left up/down tracking. The vector
expansion uses 3 dots and gives 6 full degrees of freedom. Id suggest if
youre interested dont even bother with the standard and get the higher
resolution of the pro. Big difference in lag between the two.

The only games I have that support VE are MS-FS2004, MS-CFS3 and NSR. It
really is impressive moving about in the virtual***pit, though it takes a
bit of getting used to.

GTR will support VE when it ships in a few weeks. Not sure about RFActor
though.

Mitch
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