rec.autos.simulators

> Thanks,

> Marc.

> > > I was not aware that DE Jr. commented on the***pit view.

> > Well he did, be sure of that ;-)

> > N4 is 99.5% like reality.  Everything some people have problems with
> (small
> >***pit view, pull to the left) is things that real-life WC driver cope
up
> > each week.

> > > Don't assume because he praised the overall physics and design of the
> game
> > (which are
> > > great) that everything is perfect or as good as it could be.  Or that
a
> > few
> > > more options couldn't be offered.

> > Perfection will never be achieved with a software that simulates a real
> > thing.  Only the real thing will achieve such thing.  The only way a
> > software like N4 can be "perfect" is if it models a totally unique
series
> > proper to it's own virtual environment.

> > --
> > -- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard>
> > -- May the Downforce be with you...
> > -- http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> > -- People think it must be fun to be a genius, but they don't realise
how
> > hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.

> Yeah, I'm sure those Papy guys read this NG everyday and consider it as
the
> premium of customer opinions ;-)    "Oh, look that Marc guy has a good
> point, N4 is quite crappy we'll need to patch it for his needs".

> > And real race car drivers don't stare at
> > computer monitors to drive, so displaying a race car driver's actual
> > field of view probably isn't the best idea for a game since our
> > peripheral vision is filled with speakers, lamps, a stack of cd's,
> > clothes on the floor, hmmm ... time to do laundry.

> LOL ;-)

> --
> -- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard>
> -- May the Downforce be with you...
> -- http://www.ymenard.com/
> -- People think it must be fun to be a genius, but they don't realise how
> hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.

>Marc.

> The***pit view is extremely restrictive.  It may be an accurate
> representation of a photograph of the view while sitting in a WC car, but it
> is a damned inferior view to try to sim. race from.  In real life, we don't
> have to push buttons to flail our heads from one side to the other to get a
> bit better perspective.  We can also lean forward or backward a bit to see
> past the gigantic A pillar...like you need to do to navigate the curved pit
> lanes.

> The bumper cam is a far more dramatic and useful view, but it is useless to
> race in traffic as you are down at bumper level.  Unless you want to
> simulate racing in your car with only tractor trailer sized opponents, it is
> dangerous and ineffective as you can't see up the track any further than the
> next rear bumper in front of you.