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Just in time too - a friend's father who used to race & rally in that time
period is arriving in town tomorrow. I wonder if he drove any of the cars
included in the game... Now if you'll excuse me, I have to chase some cows
over the countryside! <grin>

        ...Klinn

Too late. I already cancelled my RT order at EB and bought N2002 instead. I
figure RT is just like every other rally game, different cars, but still on
on fantasy tracks that only last a minute or two.

I'm also getting these annoying little pauses every once in a while. I
assume it's swapping textures or something, but I don't know why, my PC
ought to handle it OK:

TBird 1.3, GF2 Ultra, 256MB RAM - 1024x768x16 with pretty much everything
maxed and 2x FSAA on. Win98 with nothing but Explorer and Systray running.

Try to drive in expert mode......maybee the 'Stratos' or 'Alpine' then i
think you will see it is not at all like 'NFS'......Also I assume you
understand that you have to drive these cars at the 'limit' not like a
Sunday drive.... LOL
Cheers
leesee

I've only had it 2 days, I'm sure it'll grow on me.

I tried the Stratos, I need some more practice before I try that again.
Right now I really like the Opel Kadet for some reason...

Marc

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CompuSmart in Victoria for me. I have been getting the "pauses" too. Usually
last for half a second or so, just enough to put me into a tree or a wall.
No lockups, except when I chose "A3D 2.0" from the sound provider. Then it
wouldn't even load. Plain old "A3D" works fine.

I'm just generally unimpressed with it. It's pretty but shallow, and the
cars just don't feel quite right. Spins seem canned too (I know that's
always gonna generate a flame but that's how it seems to me). I'm not gonna
return it; it was only $40 and I'm sure some more patches are on their way.
It has potential.

"> You're right! :)  Yah hoo!  Unfortunately, I have a N4 league race today

Let me know how long it works on your system with a TMFF.....

http://forum.jowood.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=26966&t=6472#post26966

My throttle spring broke during my N4 race -- I tried to fix it while in
the pits with an external spring, but figured I didn't have enough laps
;)  Besides, I want to use a bungee instead.

I should be back in action on Saturday for some testing.  A difference
between my system and those other guys on the forum is that I'm using
the original drivers off the CD (2.0.16).  They've proved stable and
workable for all my sim-driving needs.

I'll keep you posted (posted! LOL, bad pun :)

Jason.

1. One time I had no gas/throttle reponse (I forget if I had gear
selection) for about 4 seconds, then it worked.  This might be due to
the timeout on the Act-lab shifter software??  Not sure.  Since I lost 4
seconds on the stage, I just restarted.

2. When I exit the game -- everytime so far -- It gives me a
KERNAL32.DLL error.  I just reboot after playing it.

So was it worth $35 CAD?  Sure.  Driving your first night stage in Kenya
is pretty wild! :)

Physics wise, you cannot shift into neutral that's not a game-killer.
It's pretty darn fun that when you are driving on the edge you can
control the rear of the RWD car with the throttle.

Jason.

I tested it with my Ferrari FF v2.016 software and Act-labs shifter v2.1
software and it worked fine for 3 hours when driving the Alfa.  There
was 1 incident where the gas didn't come in for about 4 seconds after
the countdown, but it did come in.  Later went to try the Mini and the
game would crash (just disappear actually) when I shifted into 1st using
the Act-Labs shifter.  I have yet to try it with just the TMFF.

Jason.

-random pauses every once in awhile
-anything more than a very small slide will cause the car to swap ends.  No
amount of opposite lock, same-direction lock, throttle/brake combo will save
it.  Unrealistic IMHO after watching all 9 hours of the WRC this year, and I
don't buy that it's just because they are older cars.
-car feels floaty, like it is a hovercraft or something
-At the start, the game will not allow you to shift until it decides to
release the controls, which is about 1/4 second after the countdown
finishes - extremely annoying
-in some sections the pace notes are waaay too late, especially (it seems)
when there is a hill and you can't see anything

All IMO, of course.

    -Phasor

Yup, very annoying esp. in Switzerland where the roads are very narrow!

I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. Seems like past a certain
point the game switches to "canned spin" mode. I know I'm not Colin McRae,
but some of the spins I've gotten into I'm SURE I should have been able to
save.

I feel like the car is just too tall, somehow.

That's normal in most racing games. Serious racing "sims" should allow you
to shift whenever you want, and false starts should be part of the game.

I have yet to play a rally game where the pace notes were always reliable.
Probably mirrors real life to some extent.