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public apology to the West brothers

Andre Warrin

public apology to the West brothers

by Andre Warrin » Thu, 24 May 2001 16:32:34



>> Didn't GPal have screenshots of its menu system? :)

>Now, that's ***! Expect a howling cry from somewhere in the
>Netherlands :)

Nah, I've got GEM+ now, my life is complete :)

Andre

Andre Warrin

public apology to the West brothers

by Andre Warrin » Thu, 24 May 2001 16:36:10



Why do I immediately think of SoS'37? I really wanted that one because
it looked gorgeous on the screenshots.. (and because the ads told me
it had 'real life physics'.. the lying bastards :)

Andre

Ruud van Ga

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by Ruud van Ga » Thu, 24 May 2001 20:36:01





>>It's not background work; it's foreground work. If you played GPL with
>>little boxes on a flat-shaded track, it would still feel great. But
>>look awful. The other way round is a bit easier; have great models,
>>render them with all your builtin options on, and the audience is more
>>easily convinced.

>Why do I immediately think of SoS'37? I really wanted that one because
>it looked gorgeous on the screenshots.. (and because the ads told me
>it had 'real life physics'.. the lying bastards :)

Perhaps it was programmed on Mars and those were really 'real life
physics'. :) It seems CJGT gets you better results, but I won't invest
in it no more. Unless I can just pluck out some models or tracks. ;-)
But indeed, the gfx and GPL-in-the-back-of-your-mind was enough to
have me buy it without looking further.

Ruud van Gaal, GPL Rank +53.25
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Eldre

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by Eldre » Thu, 24 May 2001 21:28:44




>> Pardon my ignorance but what is the WSC that you speak of?

>It's the second coming of the Christ ;-)

Then I *won't* see it...I'm an atheist...<g>

Eldred
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Gaul

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by Gaul » Fri, 25 May 2001 00:15:31





> >> Pardon my ignorance but what is the WSC that you speak of?

> >It's the second coming of the Christ ;-)

> Then I *won't* see it...I'm an atheist...<g>

> Eldred

What a shame, now they'll have to rename the "St Eldred's Cup"
Peter Ive

public apology to the West brothers

by Peter Ive » Fri, 25 May 2001 02:44:39



Sorry, perhaps I didn't make myself clear.  I too want it to be as
realistic, if not moreso, as GPL.  However, the learning curve for GPL
was one of the factors that seemed to contribute to its lack of sales as
many were put off by the immediate difficulty of the sim.  What I was
suggesting was that they had *also* catered for those who wanted to just
jump in and race which would hopefully generate more sales making it
potentially more of a long-term sim (not just a one-off) that would
benefit all types of racer.

Personally, I would only be playing it at full realism, but there are
those (less fortunate) who are put off by this kind of realism and the
last thing I would want to see is another great sim being burnt sales-
wise because it hadn't thought of the larger buying public who just want
a quick fix.

>On Wed, 23 May 2001 01:29:27 +0100, Peter Ives

>>In some ways it's great to hear that they are listening to the ***
>>element of sim racing such as ourselves, but in others it worries me a
>>little.  After the poor sales performance of GPL that catered directly
>>to the *** sim racer I am hoping that WSC doesn't end up going the
>>same way and, when it is finally released, turns out to be just too
>>difficult to get into unless you devote many, many hours to it.  As much
>>as I am looking forward to this title I am also hoping that it is
>>successful enough to encourage many add-ons, follow-ups, ugrades etc in
>>the future.  Does anyone know whether they are intending to allow those
>>not-so-skilled individuals (not myself of course :)) to want to rush out
>>and buy this title along with the rest of us?

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Peter Ives
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Eldre

public apology to the West brothers

by Eldre » Fri, 25 May 2001 03:17:00



>> Then I *won't* see it...I'm an atheist...<g>

>> Eldred

>What a shame, now they'll have to rename the "St Eldred's Cup"

Ironic, ain't it? :-)

Eldred
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rik anthra

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by rik anthra » Fri, 25 May 2001 03:52:27


All this public ass kissing is kind of nauseating.

Thom j

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by Thom j » Fri, 25 May 2001 11:39:56

Confucius say: he who kisses "her" ass will get more ass then others :-)
Ooops sorry wrong NG.. hahahahaha

| All this public ass kissing is kind of nauseating.


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