rec.autos.simulators

I race another person by modem, and both of us have painted our cars how we
like them. He sent me his car over the modem, I placed it in the cars
directory, and he did the same with my car. We both named the cars (mine
being J_DENIKE.CAR, and his being D_DENIKE.CAR). We placed the car files in
the MULTI.LST list, and connected. Knowing that if he calls me I will have
the 1st car on the list, and him the second. When he calls me, he does
indeed have the second car, but he is also listed as "Jim DeNike". So it
looks as though J DeNike is racing J DeNike.

What is the proper way to do this so we both have our correct car AND
correct names?

Also, when racing over the modem, the only option I have for car groups is
MULTI, is there a way to have one for when I am the host, such as MULTI,
and another one that I would use that could be used when I am the caller
(such as MULTI2.LST). A side question to this, if my MULTI.LST file is
different from the caller, which one is used?

When racing with the F2 screen active, sometimes I am able to see second by
second where people are in relation to me, most of the times I am only able
to get an update when the other cars cross the start/finish line. Should
the constant updating in F2 be working all of the time?

Thank you,
--
Jim De Nike

Happy Lappin'
Wade Tschida

<<< When he calls me, he does indeed have the second car, but he is also
listed as "Jim DeNike". So it looks as though J DeNike is racing J DeNike.

What is the proper way to do this so we both have our correct car AND
correct names? >>>

Jim,

   After a little trial and error, myself and a friend of mine figured out
the complex multi-player car problem.  ;-)  For the answering machine, the
entry list is straightforward... the answerers car is first and the
dialers car is second in the list and all pertinent information (driver
name and car number) is as it should be.

   However, on the dialing machine.... the entry list on the dialers
machine MUST also have the answerers car FIRST in the list and then the
dialers car second.  But the information must be altered just a little
bit.  The drivers' names must be reversed... so, in your case...for the
dialer, he would have your car first in his entry list with your number,
but it would have HIS name listed.  The second car in his list would be
his car with his number but YOUR name.

   When the entry lists are set up like this and you go into a race, you
will be in your car... your friend will be in his.... and the names and
car numbers on the leader board will be correct and will correspond with
the proper car.

   Hope this helps.

~Michael

                                John

   I'll take this easy one...  The F2 box works in two modes:
everyone's time behind the leader updated at the S/F line (the old
method) or time +/- the player's car updated continuously.  Toggle
between the two modes by hitting the ENTER key when the F2 box is
displayed.

Before you send me UCE, I know what you're thinking...  Did he complain
to five or six postmasters last month?  Now, you must ask yourself one
question: "Do I feel lucky?"  Well, do you, punk?

If you've got different entry lists selected, you should see the correct
driver names on both sides (each dialer's name comes from their first entry
in MULTI.LST, and the names should be the same on each machine).  Driver
numbers and graphics may not match on the two machines; however,
information on each machine is self-consistent.    Also, if you're running
more than two human players and you send chat to a specific user by car
number, your chat should only be seen on the remote machine you requested
even if the car numbers aren't the same across machines.

The relative time display for F2 is toggled on and off when you hit the
<Enter> key while F2 is displayed.

Charlie Heath
Papyrus Design Group

The answerer always gets the first car in the list, the dialer the second.
You need to setup the dialer's list so the answerer's car is first and the
dialer's is second. If you take turns dialing each other, then you need two
lists.

During the beta, it seemed like the answer's list is used, except for the
name on the second car. We ran into problems if the dialer didn't have one
of the cars on the answerer's list. This might have changed in the release.

The F2 screen has two modes. One always gets you the last split time at the
s/f line. The other gives you instantaneous split times. Hit Enter to
toggle between the two modes.

Dave Sparks
IWCCCARS Project: http://www.theuspits.com/iwcccars/index.html
Late Night League: http://www.sequoia-dev.com/Hawaii/latenite.html
Hawaii Handle: davids

If you've got different entry lists selected, you should see the correct
driver names on both sides (each dialer's name comes from their first entry
in MULTI.LST, and the names should be the same on each machine).  Driver
numbers and graphics may not match on the two machines; however,
information on each machine is self-consistent.    Also, if you're running
more than two human players and you send chat to a specific user by car
number, your chat should only be seen on the remote machine you requested
even if the car numbers aren't the same across machines.

The relative time display for F2 is toggled on and off when you hit the
<Enter> key while F2 is displayed.

Charlie Heath
Papyrus Design Group