RAS :-)
> Ah, glad to see you've been appointed ras spokesman.
> Ah, glad to see you've been appointed ras spokesman.
Grrrrrrrrrr,
DN
1. It isn't exporting results files yet.
2. No F2 Style info in multiplayer.
3. As of yet, you can only run one instance of the dedicated server per box
(AAAAK!)
4. No ADMIN commands available in the dedicated server code.
I am hearing that the multi-code contact detection is good as well, but they
have a few things IMHO that need to get fixed or people will just not switch
(Multiplayer/Dedicated Server).
Bill Bollinger
www.gsxn.com
> Most of the features in that list are typical public-relation stuff th
> at EA does at it's best. There's about half of the thing in that list
> that are simply normal things you expect in even an arcade racing NASCAR
> game. I mean, never thought you would have stuff like tracks, audio,
> replays and multiplayer in a racing game hehehe.
> Anyway it'll be ***and we all know it.
> --
> -- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard>
> -- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimago-Dominguez
> Corporation - helping America into the New World...
That's nothing - you should check out the GPL forum over at Racesim central.
Some of the ignorant dribble that's posted over there is pure gold.
Hehe, so very, very true.
From the point of view of someone who helps administer a league, sounds like
this will be a stunning single player / pickup racer experience and if the
promise is fulfilled I will no doubt purchase.
My league hopes are all with FIRST-Racing and rFactor. FR tech is proven in
this field, rF is an unkown quantity.
Future looks bright, tho :)
Well I find nothing strange with that, I often did it with Nascar Replay
Analyzer and NR2003 and it actually works.
You save a replay of one of your good laps, you load it in the analyzer and you
compare it to the best lap of, say, Huttu, which you previously downloaded.
You can then merge the laps and see them together in-game; you can analyze all
sort of graphs: traction, brake, grip, gear shifting and readily sort out what
you're doing wrong, where you're braking too early, where you're accelerating
too late, what's wrong with your setup, and so on. It's a wonderful tool,
actually.
M.
Btw the console version has been out for some months now, and I find it to be
the best console driving simulator overall. That doesn't say much actually,
because of the lack of competition.... but it shows that EAS is definitely
aiming at a simulation style of game, not an arcade.
After all, previous versions of Nascar Thunder for PC were not that bad,
although showing more potential than actual quality... but I've always thought
that, with some effort, this could challenge Papy's NR one day.
M.
Tim
>> EA SPORTST presents the new standard in NASCAR PC racing: NASCAR
>> SimRacing.
>> Created by NASCAR veterans and tested by NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series drivers
>> like Ryan Newman and Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR SimRacing is the perfect
>> combination of realism, true racing 'feel', depth, and advanced EA SPORTS
>> presentation. Thunder down the straightaway at Daytona International
>> Speedway? alongside 42 other live drivers online as Voice Over IP smack
>> talk
>> mixes with the roar of V8 engines in glorious surround sound.
>> * Race Tested, Driver Approved: The all-new racing engine in NASCAR SIM
>> RACING is crafted by NASCAR racing veterans from EA SPORTS and previous
>> NASCAR sims, and then tested by top NASCAR drivers including Ryan Newman
>> and
>> Dale Earnhardt Jr. So when you brake to enter a corner, you experience
>> the
>> same physics that real NASCAR drivers experience-neither arbitrarily hard
>> or
>> easy, just real.
>> * Career Mode with Three NASCAR Racing Series: NASCAR Craftsman Trucks,
>> National Series, and NEXTEL Cup competition-work your way up from tough
>> truck racing to the big show in Career mode.
>> * Cut to the Chase: NASCAR Sim Racing is the first PC game to feature the
>> new NASCAR NEXTEL Cup points system-compete to make the field of 10
>> drivers
>> competing for the championship in the Chase for the Cup.
>> * EA SPORTS Authenticity and Depth: Over 60 drivers, real teams, 28
>> tracks,
>> current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup rules, and a full complement of game modes from
>> pick-up-and play single races to Chase for the Cup shootouts and multiple
>> Seasons.
>> High Definition Presentation and Cutting Edge Technology
>> * Online Racing with 43 Live Drivers: Compete with up to 42 other drivers
>> or
>> fill in the field with AI drivers-the largest fields in any racing game.
>> Talk to your opponents with Voice Over IP (microphone and broadband
>> Internet
>> connection required), compete in Hot Lap leagues and Tournaments, and
>> compare your results in online rankings. You can even watch races as a
>> spectator to check out the competition.
>> * Hone Your Skills with Advanced Telemetry: Analyze setups and lap times
>> and
>> compare them against those of real NASCAR drivers, or exchange data to
>> compare notes with other sim racers.
>> * Thundering 3D Audio: Hear the sweet sound of 750+ horses roaring by in
>> Dolby? Pro Logic II audio, so close you can almost smell the hot oil and
>> burning ***.
>> * High Resolution, Dynamic Tracks: Race on the tracks featured in the
>> NASCAR
>> NEXTEL Cup series including Daytona International Speedway, Indianapolis
>> Motor Speedway, and Bristol Motor Speedway. In addition, experience
>> Nazareth
>> Speeway, Milwaukee Mile, Indianapolis Raceway Park, and three exclusive
>> EA
>> SPORTS fantasy tracks.
>> * Relive and Analyze Races with Replay Studio: Replay entire races and
>> save
>> highlights and hot laps to relive later or show to your friends.
>> Navigate the high banks of Bristol Motor Speedway then watch full race
>> replays and analyze your telemetry against that of real drivers to
>> improve
>> your skills as you progress through Career mode. Live the life of a
>> NASCAR
>> driver as you rise through the ranks to Chase for the Cup in the most
>> realistic NASCAR game ever created.
>> --
>> David G Fisher