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by **John Moor** » Fri, 05 Feb 1999 04:00:00

I see some sites listing the release date as february, but no demo at
GT's site yet.
Anybody know anything positive?
JM

by **hido** » Sat, 06 Feb 1999 04:00:00

8/15, according to EB's release date list.

>I see some sites listing the release date as february, but no demo at
>GT's site yet.
>Anybody know anything positive?
>JM

by **Walk Walke** » Sat, 06 Feb 1999 04:00:00

For the best information out there, go to http://www.simracingnews.com and
check out the Trans Am Racing forum. Lots of great info right from the
source...

-/-WW

>I see some sites listing the release date as february, but no demo at
>GT's site yet.
>Anybody know anything positive?
>JM

by **Chris Schlette** » Sat, 06 Feb 1999 04:00:00

Its been pushed back. For more info on it, check out www.simracingnews.com
and the forums there. Todd Heckel has been kind enough to take time out
from working on TAR to answer questions as he can.

>I see some sites listing the release date as february, but no demo at
>GT's site yet.
>Anybody know anything positive?
>JM

by **Todd Hecke** » Sat, 06 Feb 1999 04:00:00

>I see some sites listing the release date as february, but no demo at
>GT's site yet.
>Anybody know anything positive?
>JM

Because of concerns about performance, and a firm commitment to running at
30 fps on a P200 with hardware 3D and at least 12 cars, we've recently taken
a step back and reviewed the status of the project and the amount of work
remaining and decided that a February release date was just WAY too
optimistic. We've made great strides in the last month or so on performance
and have completely revamped the collision system, so things are progressing
well. However, to avoid further disappointment and an ever-changing release
date, we're being EXTREMELY conservative in our estimates as to when we can
absolutely, positively get it done. I want to thank everyone for their
understanding and continued interest in Trans Am Racing and want you to know
that we are working all-out, balls-to-the-wall to get this thing done and
done right.

Todd Heckel
Lead Programmer
Trans Am Racing '68-'72
Engineering, Animation, Inc.

by **pqt2** » Sat, 06 Feb 1999 04:00:00

Horse hockey, if MGI can get VR to run at 40+ with a PII200 with 7 cars in the
frame anyone can, I get in excess of 50 with every thing max on a 266 so it can
be done unless lazy programing is exceptable then a 400 might not cut the
mustard. Paul

by **Jeff Vince** » Sun, 07 Feb 1999 04:00:00

Todd, thanks for the update and I hope things go well for you. GPL
has really gotten me in the mood for '60s racing, and I look forward
to your sim.

One thing which I wonder about, though, is your spec cited above.
While that may have been a good goal based on an earlier release date,
is it a bit conservative now? I don't want to sound like one of those
Celeron 300/450 snobs (even though I am one :), but is a P200 too low
to aim for? GPL (or GP2), although CPU-hogs on their release, should
have (or have had) a long life as CPUs become capable enough to run
these sims to their fullest extent. Hopefully you're not cutting too
many corners and designing out that future potential.

Again, looking forward to Camaro's and Mustangs and Mark Donohue
and Riverside and... :)

"But in a way, fear is a big part of racing, because if there was
nothing to be frightened of, and no limit, any fool could get into
a motor car and racing would not exist as a sport." -- Jim Clark

by **ymenar** » Sun, 07 Feb 1999 04:00:00

Comparing a company programming to another one is just not adequate in this
situation.

Depends on the rasterizer, game engine, physics, AI, etc... In that case,
GPL is a real bad case of programming, and that's a false statement. Just
be happy it will come out someday or another geeze.

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by **pqt2** » Sun, 07 Feb 1999 04:00:00

Well, I certainly will not be happy if it takes a PIII600 to run it with
everthing on max. Paul

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