rec.autos.simulators

> "Some feedback from our friend Greg Driskill tells us he found Nascar 4
> to be disappointing. Words such as "George Jetson" and "Hovercraft" were
> used as well as noticing there is no longer an in race save feature.
> Greg reminded me that Nascar 2 had the same problem as far as the save
> goes, but was later patched. I'm sure the same will eventually be true
> for this version, but those looking for high realism may want to hold
> off on spending those sheckles just yet."

> Comments?

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> > It's realistic in the sense that we have to answer telephones,
door-bells,
> > calls of nature, children's demands, etc. etc.
> > Real enough for you?

> Nope.  You can always pause it.

> > > ... but those looking for high realism may want to hold
> > > off on spending those sheckles just yet."

> > > Comments?

> > Yeah, I'd comment that Dale Earnhardt Jr disagrees:

> > "Ive been asked many times how close these games come to real life. N4
is
> > all over it. My first wakeup call while playing the game was the effects
> > changes to the setup had on my car. Someone did there homework here. You
> > will experience much more body roll than in the past games of the Nascar
> > series. Something else we havent seen in the past is the real to life at
> > times aggrivating pull to the left caster setting. Yes, this is the way
> our
> > cars drive every week. It is caused by the frontend settings, mainly
> caster.
> > Closing the caster split will reduce this effect but tighten the car up
on
> > entrance of the corner. Everything in the game seems to have been beefed
> up,
> > from the setup screen to the draft effects. With the two tracks in the
> demo,
> > we can see some that some gains have been made on realism and geometry."

> > Dale Jr, I've heard of. Greg Driskell I have not.

> --

> > Because maybe he's being paid for his opinions? ;-)

> > > > ... but those looking for high realism may want to hold
> > > > off on spending those sheckles just yet."

> > > > Comments?

> > > Yeah, I'd comment that Dale Earnhardt Jr disagrees:

> > > "Ive been asked many times how close these games come to real life. N4
> is
> > > all over it. My first wakeup call while playing the game was the
effects
> > > changes to the setup had on my car. Someone did there homework here.
You
> > > will experience much more body roll than in the past games of the
Nascar
> > > series. Something else we havent seen in the past is the real to life
at
> > > times aggrivating pull to the left caster setting. Yes, this is the
way
> > our
> > > cars drive every week. It is caused by the frontend settings, mainly
> > caster.
> > > Closing the caster split will reduce this effect but tighten the car
up
> on
> > > entrance of the corner. Everything in the game seems to have been
beefed
> > up,
> > > from the setup screen to the draft effects. With the two tracks in the
> > demo,
> > > we can see some that some gains have been made on realism and
geometry."

> > > Dale Jr, I've heard of. Greg Driskell I have not.