rec.autos.simulators

Playing a computer simulation you are missing out on various cues that you
get from reality.
 The sim racer is at a disadvantage and my feeling is that arcade view
compensates for
some of the stuff you miss by looking at a 2d screen...

what problems will i encounter, if i persist with arcade view?.

thanks

steve.

Remco

Expect much fire and brimstone from those who cannot tolerate anything other
than the regular***pit view, however! :o)

Driving in arcade view (I prefer the term "elevated view" - grin), I
found that I could see the turns better, and that made me faster, which
translated into being more competitive online.

As far as realism, I'm not as interested in that aspect as I am in
finishing a race on the lead lap.  As far as not having any mirrors, I
haven't found that to be a problem, as I use my *ears* to detect when a
car is behind me.  Works just as well as mirrors.

As a side note, I would never consider driving Nascar2 in arcade mode.  
To each his own...

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I've found it useful to watch replay's of my laps (done from the in-car
perspective) from the provided camera views. To sort of compare where I was
to where I think I was.

Jan.
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Dolle Dolf

Andre

same with me: it does not only give me a better car feeling (especially
with force-feedback!), but it also makes the whole racing-feeling more
authentic: you can almost smell the exhausts of the car in from when you
are just some metres behind him. I will take advantage of every such
option to increase this feeling :-)

Lio

FYI, my comment about "spoiling the fun of racing" was only aimed
to not having mirrors. I agree you can indentify a car being behind
you by sound, but AFAIK you can't determine the position of that car.
And that's in my view needed for racing. But, I agree with you, to
each his own....

Remco

I found that using the outside view helped while learning the tracks. Once I
knew what to expect, driving from the***pit became easier. I suggest that
you occasionally switch to***pit and see if you like it.

Jason.

I find it handy to use the following command line with v1.1

.........\gpl.exe -ko"20:personal information:drivingview:12"
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Alan Goss

I completely agree with that!
Racing arcade and simulation games only for half a year now, GPL is the
first game which I can play better in***pit view, because of the very good
visual feedback of the very lively***pit.
While I found Viper Racing much easier in "chase" view (sounds better than
arcade ;-)) because here the car-movements provide a great feedback, in GPL
this view is very flat and not of great help.
FF seems to be a lot better in***pit-view too!
So I guess sooner or later you'll switch to***pit-view. Until then: play
how it feels good to you...

Keep on truckin'!
Zolli

In NASCAR 99 and SCGT though, I always use***pit view. It's just easier to
race that way for some reason...

Jan, I believe that this is caused by the fact that the collision detection
zone actually extends beyond the "physical" bounds of the car and wheels.