I'm running Ace with no help at all and it's
easier than I think it should be, aside from
being able to ride lots of kerbs with no
effect and the car seems to be almost
indestructible.
I'm hoping some forthcoming editors will
make it possible to alter hp and handling
characteristics.
Does anyone think GP2 is easier than GP3 perhaps?
BTW, I'm using a crapped out, waiting-for-LWFF, T2.
-Nick
I was thinking the same thing. I mean if I run GP2 on ace with all helps off
there's no way I would qualify on pole. But in GP3 I was surprised of how
fast I was running straight away. Also, I feel my car is quicker on ace than
on semi-pro... I mean... that it becomes quicker without me changing
anything in the setup. ( Sorry, cant say it in english very good ).
And the car is v e r y solid... Im sure there will be some editors along
shortly...
Frank
The simple truth is that many of the best sims of the past, and yes I
include GPL, have been unrealistically difficult, to my mind - though
wonderfully challenging of course.
The genius of GP3 is that it allows you to put consistently lappery, but it
still punishes you for the slightest error on your part - a big difference
in comparison to GPL.
Seriously, if the cars were as difficult to drive in real life as they are
in GPL, the already unacceptable death rate in that era of F1 would have
descended into the realms of mass carnage.
The more I play GP3, the more of its genius is revealed. The weather effects
are a devastating addition to the race sim genre.
Why are so many people dwelling on the faults of the game? You don't hear
too many squeals about the lack of weather in GPL - or indeed its inability
to save a race in progress...
The simple truth is that many of the best sims of the past, and yes I
include GPL, have been unrealistically difficult, to my mind - though
wonderfully challenging of course.
The genius of GP3 is that it allows you to put consistently lappery, but it
still punishes you for the slightest error on your part - a big difference
in comparison to GPL.
Seriously, if the cars were as difficult to drive in real life as they are
in GPL, the already unacceptable death rate in that era of F1 would have
descended into the realms of mass carnage.
The more I play GP3, the more of its genius is revealed. The weather effects
are a devastating addition to the race sim genre.
Why are so many people dwelling on the faults of the game? You don't hear
too many squeals about the lack of weather in GPL - or indeed its inability
to save a race in progress...
All the best,
Lorne
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Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you
with experience...
Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.
agreed. Much harder to do those *perfect* laps consistently.
If F1 cars were so easy to drive we would all be F1 pilots (who needs a
day job?).
% The simple truth is that many of the best sims of the past, and yes I
% include GPL, have been unrealistically difficult, to my mind - though
% wonderfully challenging of course.
If one just wants to plop into a seat and drive like it was their family
sedan, yes they would appear "unrealistically difficult". But a F1 car
is not a family sedan.
% The genius of GP3 is that it allows you to put consistently lappery, but it
% still punishes you for the slightest error on your part - a big difference
% in comparison to GPL.
That's Geoff's approach to simulation (more game play -- less realism).
There is nothing wrong with this, it's just different....
% Seriously, if the cars were as difficult to drive in real life as they are
% in GPL, the already unacceptable death rate in that era of F1 would have
% descended into the realms of mass carnage.
We've been there and debated this to death....
% The more I play GP3, the more of its genius is revealed. The weather effects
% are a devastating addition to the race sim genre.
% Why are so many people dwelling on the faults of the game? You don't hear
% too many squeals about the lack of weather in GPL - or indeed its inability
% to save a race in progress...
Well when GPL came out we did bemoan these missing features, but we also
accepted the fact that Papy wasn't going to give us weather or alter
their no save race in progress approach... We opted to get on with life
and enjoy GPL for what it did give us.... Great physics, online play
and an ever challenging race car simulator.
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>> I'm running Ace with no help at all and it's
>> easier than I think it should be, aside from
>> being able to ride lots of kerbs with no
>> effect and the car seems to be almost
>> indestructible.
>> I'm hoping some forthcoming editors will
>> make it possible to alter hp and handling
>> characteristics.
>> Does anyone think GP2 is easier than GP3 perhaps?
>> BTW, I'm using a crapped out, waiting-for-LWFF, T2.
>> -Nick
Chris
On Thu, 3 Aug 2000 09:40:22 +0100, "Chris Wright"
>The simple truth is that many of the best sims of the past, and yes I
>include GPL, have been unrealistically difficult, to my mind - though
>wonderfully challenging of course.
>The genius of GP3 is that it allows you to put consistently lappery, but it
>still punishes you for the slightest error on your part - a big difference
>in comparison to GPL.
>Seriously, if the cars were as difficult to drive in real life as they are
>in GPL, the already unacceptable death rate in that era of F1 would have
>descended into the realms of mass carnage.
>The more I play GP3, the more of its genius is revealed. The weather effects
>are a devastating addition to the race sim genre.
>Why are so many people dwelling on the faults of the game? You don't hear
>too many squeals about the lack of weather in GPL - or indeed its inability
>to save a race in progress...
>> Does anyone feel that GP3 is easier than GP2?
>> I'm running Ace with no help at all and it's
>> easier than I think it should be, aside from
>> being able to ride lots of kerbs with no
>> effect and the car seems to be almost
>> indestructible.
>> I'm hoping some forthcoming editors will
>> make it possible to alter hp and handling
>> characteristics.
>> Does anyone think GP2 is easier than GP3 perhaps?
>> BTW, I'm using a crapped out, waiting-for-LWFF, T2.
>> -Nick
I may be totally off base in these assumptions but that's definately the
impression I get.
Regards
PH
<SNIP>
Well, there is a thing about this racing simulators, They can't be too real,
like
GPL is, because you don't have perception of the speed , if it was real, you
would
go a lot slower into the corners. GPL is too real, but unreal at the same
time, because
you don't feel the speed. That's where playability cames, a game needs to
combine
the reality but also the fact that it is a computer game, in order to be a
good game,
and I think GP2 and GP3 do that. GPL don't. But that's My opinion off
course.
Regars
imho, they should throw out pause too.
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